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American cinema: All genres
Mad Love (1935)
Karl Freund
Dr Gogol, an eminent surgeon, is obsessively in love with the actress Yvonne Orlac, who is presently performing at the Théâtre des Horreurs in Paris...
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Karl Freund
The Mad Miss Manton (1938)
Leigh Jason
Early one morning, Manhattan debutante Melsa Manton is out walking her dogs when she sees a playboy acquaintance, Ronnie Belden, run out of a house belonging to the wealthy financier George Lane...
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Leigh Jason
Madame Bovary (1949)
Vincente Minnelli
In 1857, a book is on trial in France, charged with being an affront to public morality. That book is 'Madame Bovary', and its author Gustave Flaubert gives an impassioned defence of his work, arguing that its heroine is not a monster, but a victim of a monstrous society...
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Vincente Minnelli
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
Orson Welles
In the later half of the 19th Century, the Ambersons have become one of the wealthiest and most revered families in Indianapolis...
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Orson Welles
Magnificent Obsession (1954)
Douglas Sirk
Bob Merrick is the archetypal rich playboy, selfishly squandering his time and his money in reckless leisure pursuits. One day, he comes close to drowning himself whilst chasing records in his souped-up speedboat...
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Douglas Sirk
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
John Sturges
When a Mexican village is raided by a party of bandits led by the ruthless Calvera, its inhabitants have no choice but to hand over their hard-earned harvest... [More...]
John Sturges
When a Mexican village is raided by a party of bandits led by the ruthless Calvera, its inhabitants have no choice but to hand over their hard-earned harvest... [More...]
Magnum Force (1973)
Ted Post
Shortly after being acquitted of a murder charge, the high-profile gangster Carmine Ricca is shot dead by a man dressed as a motorcycle traffic cop... [More...]
Ted Post
Shortly after being acquitted of a murder charge, the high-profile gangster Carmine Ricca is shot dead by a man dressed as a motorcycle traffic cop... [More...]
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
John Huston
One day, Brigid O'Shaughnessy enters the office of private detectives Sam Spade and Miles Archer to hire someone to find her missing sister... [More...]
John Huston
One day, Brigid O'Shaughnessy enters the office of private detectives Sam Spade and Miles Archer to hire someone to find her missing sister... [More...]
Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
Joseph Pevney
In 1930, Lon Chaney's untimely death at the age of 47 shocked the world and led those who knew him to offer heartfelt tributes to this, one of the undisputed giants of silent cinema... [More...]
Joseph Pevney
In 1930, Lon Chaney's untimely death at the age of 47 shocked the world and led those who knew him to offer heartfelt tributes to this, one of the undisputed giants of silent cinema... [More...]
The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)
William Keighley
A critic, public speaker and bon vivant, Sheridan Whiteside is one of America's top radio personalities. During a busy lecture tour, he allows himself to be talked into having dinner at the house of a prominent Ohio family, the Stanleys... [More...]
William Keighley
A critic, public speaker and bon vivant, Sheridan Whiteside is one of America's top radio personalities. During a busy lecture tour, he allows himself to be talked into having dinner at the house of a prominent Ohio family, the Stanleys... [More...]
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
Alfred Hitchcock
Whilst vacationing in Morocco, Dr Ben McKenna and his wife, Jo, make the acquaintance of a mysterious Frenchman, Louis Bernard... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
Whilst vacationing in Morocco, Dr Ben McKenna and his wife, Jo, make the acquaintance of a mysterious Frenchman, Louis Bernard... [More...]
The Man Who Laughs (1928)
Paul Leni
England, 1690. King James II is so offended by the rebellious nobleman Lord Clancharlie that he orders his execution. Before he dies, Clancharlie learns that his infant son Gwynplaine has been sold by the king's jester Barkilphedro to a gypsy surgeon, Dr Hardquannone, who has so disfigured the boy's face to give him a permanent clown-like smile... [More...]
Paul Leni
England, 1690. King James II is so offended by the rebellious nobleman Lord Clancharlie that he orders his execution. Before he dies, Clancharlie learns that his infant son Gwynplaine has been sold by the king's jester Barkilphedro to a gypsy surgeon, Dr Hardquannone, who has so disfigured the boy's face to give him a permanent clown-like smile... [More...]
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
John Ford
Senator Ransom Stoddard arrives in the small Midwest town of Shinbone to attend the funeral of a renowned local hobo, Tom Doniphon... [More...]
John Ford
Senator Ransom Stoddard arrives in the small Midwest town of Shinbone to attend the funeral of a renowned local hobo, Tom Doniphon... [More...]
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
Joel Coen
In 1949, Ed Crane works as a barber in a small American town, in a shop belonging to his brother-in-law. He is married to Doris, a bookkeeper at a department store owned by Big Dave Brewster... [More...]
Joel Coen
In 1949, Ed Crane works as a barber in a small American town, in a shop belonging to his brother-in-law. He is married to Doris, a bookkeeper at a department store owned by Big Dave Brewster... [More...]
The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
John Huston
Rudyard Kipling is working in his office in Lahore, where he is employed as a newspaper correspondent, when he is visited by a dishevelled wreck of a man... [More...]
John Huston
Rudyard Kipling is working in his office in Lahore, where he is employed as a newspaper correspondent, when he is visited by a dishevelled wreck of a man... [More...]
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
Otto Preminger
Frankie Machine returns to his home town after a spell in prison where he was cured of his heroine addiction. He soon runs into his old friend Sparrow, who earns a crust by selling stray dogs, and Schwiefka, who used to employ him as a dealer in illegal poker games... [More...]
Otto Preminger
Frankie Machine returns to his home town after a spell in prison where he was cured of his heroine addiction. He soon runs into his old friend Sparrow, who earns a crust by selling stray dogs, and Schwiefka, who used to employ him as a dealer in illegal poker games... [More...]
Man's Castle (1933)
Frank Borzage
During the Great Depression, a homeless young woman named Trina meets a dapper man in a New York park one evening. The man, Bill, takes pity on Trina and invites her to dine with him at an expensive restaurant... [More...]
Frank Borzage
During the Great Depression, a homeless young woman named Trina meets a dapper man in a New York park one evening. The man, Bill, takes pity on Trina and invites her to dine with him at an expensive restaurant... [More...]
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
John Frankenheimer
During the Korean War, a platoon of American soldiers are captured by Soviets and flown to Manchuria in Communist China. Several months later, the same soldiers return to their home country, to receive a hero's welcome... [More...]
John Frankenheimer
During the Korean War, a platoon of American soldiers are captured by Soviets and flown to Manchuria in Communist China. Several months later, the same soldiers return to their home country, to receive a hero's welcome... [More...]
Manhattan (1979)
Woody Allen
Isaac Davis is a television comedy writer who is so disgusted with his milieu that he decides to chuck it and start a new career as a serious writer... [More...]
Woody Allen
Isaac Davis is a television comedy writer who is so disgusted with his milieu that he decides to chuck it and start a new career as a serious writer... [More...]
Marathon Man (1976)
John Schlesinger
Babe Levy is a graduate student at Columbia University who is still haunted by the suicide of his father, an alleged victim of the McCarthy witchhunts... [More...]
John Schlesinger
Babe Levy is a graduate student at Columbia University who is still haunted by the suicide of his father, an alleged victim of the McCarthy witchhunts... [More...]
Mark of the Vampire (1935)
Tod Browning
Late one evening, Sir Karell Barotyn is murdered at his castle residence. From the pinpoint wounds on his neck and the fact that his body has been drained of blood, Dr Doskil concludes that he was killed by a vampire... [More...]
Tod Browning
Late one evening, Sir Karell Barotyn is murdered at his castle residence. From the pinpoint wounds on his neck and the fact that his body has been drained of blood, Dr Doskil concludes that he was killed by a vampire... [More...]
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
Rouben Mamoulian
Some time in the 19th Century, Don Diego de la Vega is at a military school in Spain when he is summoned back to his home in Southern California by his father, Don Alejandro Vega... [More...]
Rouben Mamoulian
Some time in the 19th Century, Don Diego de la Vega is at a military school in Spain when he is summoned back to his home in Southern California by his father, Don Alejandro Vega... [More...]
Marnie (1964)
Alfred Hitchcock
Marnie is a young woman with a troubled past who despises men and who tries desperately to buy her mother's love. Her personal demons compel her to adopt various aliases and steal from her employers... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
Marnie is a young woman with a troubled past who despises men and who tries desperately to buy her mother's love. Her personal demons compel her to adopt various aliases and steal from her employers... [More...]
Mary of Scotland (1936)
John Ford
In 1561, Mary Stuart, the widow of Francis II of France, makes herself two dangerous enemies when she opts to return to Scotland... [More...]
John Ford
In 1561, Mary Stuart, the widow of Francis II of France, makes herself two dangerous enemies when she opts to return to Scotland... [More...]
The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
Jean Negulesco
In 1938, the body of a dead man is found on a beach near Istanbul. He is identified as Dimitrios Makropoulos, a master criminal whose nefarious exploits include theft, espionage, smuggling and political assassination... [More...]
Jean Negulesco
In 1938, the body of a dead man is found on a beach near Istanbul. He is identified as Dimitrios Makropoulos, a master criminal whose nefarious exploits include theft, espionage, smuggling and political assassination... [More...]
The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)
Charles Brabin
Just before he sets out on his next expedition to find the lost tomb of Genghis Khan the archaeologist Sir Lionel Barton is warned by Sir Denis Nayland Smith of the British Secret Service that the criminal mastermind Dr Fu Manchu is after the same treasure... [More...]
Charles Brabin
Just before he sets out on his next expedition to find the lost tomb of Genghis Khan the archaeologist Sir Lionel Barton is warned by Sir Denis Nayland Smith of the British Secret Service that the criminal mastermind Dr Fu Manchu is after the same treasure... [More...]
The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
Roger Corman
12th Century Europe is being scourged by many plagues, the most fearsome of which is the Red Death. When Prince Prospero learns that this plague has reached the villages surrounding his castle, he orders his men to burn them to the ground... [More...]
Roger Corman
12th Century Europe is being scourged by many plagues, the most fearsome of which is the Red Death. When Prince Prospero learns that this plague has reached the villages surrounding his castle, he orders his men to burn them to the ground... [More...]
Max in a Taxi (1917)
Max Linder
When he returns home drunk, Max is thrown onto the street by his outraged father. Homeless and hungry, Max decides to kill himself by lying on a railway track and waiting for a train to run him over... [More...]
Max Linder
When he returns home drunk, Max is thrown onto the street by his outraged father. Homeless and hungry, Max decides to kill himself by lying on a railway track and waiting for a train to run him over... [More...]
Mean Streets (1973)
Martin Scorsese
Charlie works as a debt collector for his gangster uncle Giovanni in the Little Italy district of New York City. A devout Catholic, he has difficulty reconciling his criminal ambitions with his religious beliefs and constantly wonders how he is to atone for his sins... [More...]
Martin Scorsese
Charlie works as a debt collector for his gangster uncle Giovanni in the Little Italy district of New York City. A devout Catholic, he has difficulty reconciling his criminal ambitions with his religious beliefs and constantly wonders how he is to atone for his sins... [More...]
Meet John Doe (1941)
Frank Capra
When Henry Connell takes over as editor-in-chief of the newspaper The New Bulletin, his first act is to sack all of the staff on his payroll.... [More...]
Frank Capra
When Henry Connell takes over as editor-in-chief of the newspaper The New Bulletin, his first act is to sack all of the staff on his payroll.... [More...]