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American cinema: All genres
On Golden Pond (1981)
Mark Rydell
Norman Thayer is a retired college professor who been happily married to Ethel for almost five decades. As they have done for the past 48 years, the couple return to their summer cottage on Golden Pond, this time to celebrate Norman's eightieth birthday...
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Mark Rydell
On the Town (1949)
Stanley Donen
Once their ship has docked in New York Harbour, three sailors - Gabey, Chip and Ozzie - head straight for the thundering heart of the city, determined not to waste one second of their 24 hours' shore leave...
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Stanley Donen
On the Waterfront (1954)
Elia Kazan
His dreams of becoming a professional boxer dashed, Terry Malloy finds work on the docks around New York. His brother Charley is the lawyer for Johnny Friendly, a racketeer whose underworld activities allow him to control every aspect of life on the docks...
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Elia Kazan
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Milos Forman
Convicted of statutory rape, Randle Patrick McMurphy is sentenced to work on a prison farm. When he rebels against the prison regime, McMurphy is sent to a mental institution for a period long enough for the experts to assess whether he has a mental illness...
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Milos Forman
One, Two, Three (1961)
Billy Wilder
C.P. MacNamara is the head of Coca-Cola's operation in West Berlin and has a reputation for ruthless efficiency. His well-ordered world begins to crumble when his boss lands his 17-year old daughter, Scarlett, on him during her visit to Germany...
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Billy Wilder
Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
Howard Hawks
In the South American port of Barranca, Geoff Carter runs a two-bit air freight company, employing a small but dedicated team who fly mail over the treacherous Andes... [More...]
Howard Hawks
In the South American port of Barranca, Geoff Carter runs a two-bit air freight company, employing a small but dedicated team who fly mail over the treacherous Andes... [More...]
Orphans of the Storm (1921)
D.W. Griffith
18th century Paris. An aristocratic woman is forced to abandon her infant daughter on the steps of a cathedral. The child, Louise, is found by a man who takes her home and rears her with his own daughter, Henriette... [More...]
D.W. Griffith
18th century Paris. An aristocratic woman is forced to abandon her infant daughter on the steps of a cathedral. The child, Louise, is found by a man who takes her home and rears her with his own daughter, Henriette... [More...]
Othello (1952)
Orson Welles
Othello is a courageous general in the Venetian army, renowned for his many military victories against Venice's enemies. But not everyone approves of his success... [More...]
Orson Welles
Othello is a courageous general in the Venetian army, renowned for his many military victories against Venice's enemies. But not everyone approves of his success... [More...]
Our Hospitality (1923)
John G. Blystone
The McKays and Canfields are two families in a southern US state who have been at war for so long that they cannot recall how their feud started... [More...]
John G. Blystone
The McKays and Canfields are two families in a southern US state who have been at war for so long that they cannot recall how their feud started... [More...]
Our Relations (1936)
Harry Lachman
Stan and Ollie are two happily married men who, one day, are reminded of their twin brothers, Alf and Bert. These two were the black sheep of their respective families, ruffians who ran away to sea and were then hanged for mutiny... [More...]
Harry Lachman
Stan and Ollie are two happily married men who, one day, are reminded of their twin brothers, Alf and Bert. These two were the black sheep of their respective families, ruffians who ran away to sea and were then hanged for mutiny... [More...]
L'Ours (1988)
Jean-Jacques Annaud
British Columbia, 1885. When his mother is killed in a rock-fall, a young bear cub must learn to fend for himself. The cub attempts to befriend a giant grizzly bear, but the latter, irritated by the youngster's attentions, pushes him away... [More...]
Jean-Jacques Annaud
British Columbia, 1885. When his mother is killed in a rock-fall, a young bear cub must learn to fend for himself. The cub attempts to befriend a giant grizzly bear, but the latter, irritated by the youngster's attentions, pushes him away... [More...]
Out of the Past (1947)
Jacques Tourneur
Jeff Bailey is leading a contented if uneventful life as a petrol station owner in a backwater town when his murky past suddenly catches up with him... [More...]
Jacques Tourneur
Jeff Bailey is leading a contented if uneventful life as a petrol station owner in a backwater town when his murky past suddenly catches up with him... [More...]
The Outlaw (1943)
Howard Hughes
Doc Holliday is delighted to meet up with his old friend Pat Garrett but is surprised to find him wearing a sheriff's badge... [More...]
Howard Hughes
Doc Holliday is delighted to meet up with his old friend Pat Garrett but is surprised to find him wearing a sheriff's badge... [More...]
Pack Up Your Troubles (1932)
George Marshall
When America enters WWI in 1917, Stan and Ollie try to avoid being drawn into the fray by pretending to be crippled war veterans... [More...]
George Marshall
When America enters WWI in 1917, Stan and Ollie try to avoid being drawn into the fray by pretending to be crippled war veterans... [More...]
Pal Joey (1957)
George Sidney
Arriving in San Francisco, two-bit cabaret singer Joey Evans soon talks his way into a night club spot, although his reputation as a serial philanderer precedes him... [More...]
George Sidney
Arriving in San Francisco, two-bit cabaret singer Joey Evans soon talks his way into a night club spot, although his reputation as a serial philanderer precedes him... [More...]
The Palm Beach Story (1942)
Preston Sturges
After five years, Tom and Gerry Jeffers find that the spark has gone out of their marriage. Their life together is a constant struggle to make ends meet whilst Tom looks around for a backer to finance his ambitious project to build a rooftop airport in New York City... [More...]
Preston Sturges
After five years, Tom and Gerry Jeffers find that the spark has gone out of their marriage. Their life together is a constant struggle to make ends meet whilst Tom looks around for a backer to finance his ambitious project to build a rooftop airport in New York City... [More...]
Panic in the Streets (1950)
Elia Kazan
When a dead body is found on the New Orleans waterfront, its gunshot wounds leave no doubt as to the cause of death. But the man would have died even if he had not been shot, as he was infected with pneumonic plague, a lethal strain of bubonic plague... [More...]
Elia Kazan
When a dead body is found on the New Orleans waterfront, its gunshot wounds leave no doubt as to the cause of death. But the man would have died even if he had not been shot, as he was infected with pneumonic plague, a lethal strain of bubonic plague... [More...]
Papillon (1973)
Franklin J. Schaffner
In the 1930s, a large group of prisoners are shipped from France to a tough penal colony in French Guiana. The party includes convicted murderer Henri Charrière, nicknamed Papillon, and big time stock swindler Louis Dega... [More...]
Franklin J. Schaffner
In the 1930s, a large group of prisoners are shipped from France to a tough penal colony in French Guiana. The party includes convicted murderer Henri Charrière, nicknamed Papillon, and big time stock swindler Louis Dega... [More...]
The Paradine Case (1947)
Alfred Hitchcock
Maddalena Paradine is surprised when, one evening, the police call at her London home and charge her with the murder of her recently deceased husband, Colonel Paradine... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
Maddalena Paradine is surprised when, one evening, the police call at her London home and charge her with the murder of her recently deceased husband, Colonel Paradine... [More...]
Party Girl (1958)
Nicholas Ray
Chicago, in the early 1930s. Thomas Farrell is a lawyer who makes a healthy living defending the town's mobsters, most notably the feared gangster boss Rico Angelo... [More...]
Nicholas Ray
Chicago, in the early 1930s. Thomas Farrell is a lawyer who makes a healthy living defending the town's mobsters, most notably the feared gangster boss Rico Angelo... [More...]
The Party (1968)
Blake Edwards
Hrundi V. Bakshi is an Indian actor who has high hopes of making his fortune in Hollywood. Unfortunately, on his first day at work he accidentally blows up the set and is summarily dismissed... [More...]
Blake Edwards
Hrundi V. Bakshi is an Indian actor who has high hopes of making his fortune in Hollywood. Unfortunately, on his first day at work he accidentally blows up the set and is summarily dismissed... [More...]
Pat and Mike (1952)
George Cukor
College physical education instructor Pat Pemberton appears destined for a successful career as an all-round professional sportswoman - at least she would be if it weren't for her disparaging fiancé, who saps her resolve at every tournament she attends... [More...]
George Cukor
College physical education instructor Pat Pemberton appears destined for a successful career as an all-round professional sportswoman - at least she would be if it weren't for her disparaging fiancé, who saps her resolve at every tournament she attends... [More...]
Paths of Glory (1957)
Stanley Kubrick
By 1916, the war in Europe has arrived at a virtual impasse. On both sides, the progress made in one year is measured in metres and paid for by tens of thousands of soldiers' lives... [More...]
Stanley Kubrick
By 1916, the war in Europe has arrived at a virtual impasse. On both sides, the progress made in one year is measured in metres and paid for by tens of thousands of soldiers' lives... [More...]
The Pearl of Death (1944)
Roy William Neill
Sherlock Holmes makes the blunder of his career when he unwittingly allows master criminal Giles Conover to steal a priceless pearl which is on display at a London museum... [More...]
Roy William Neill
Sherlock Holmes makes the blunder of his career when he unwittingly allows master criminal Giles Conover to steal a priceless pearl which is on display at a London museum... [More...]
Penguin Pool Murder (1932)
George Archainbaud
Gwen Parker meets Philip Seymour, an old flame of hers, at a New York aquarium to ask for money so that she can leave her tyrannical husband, stockbroker Gerald Parker... [More...]
George Archainbaud
Gwen Parker meets Philip Seymour, an old flame of hers, at a New York aquarium to ask for money so that she can leave her tyrannical husband, stockbroker Gerald Parker... [More...]
Penny Serenade (1941)
George Stevens
Julie Gardiner has decided to leave her husband. As she sorts through her old record collection she remembers their life together and the tragic events that have led to their inevitable separation... [More...]
George Stevens
Julie Gardiner has decided to leave her husband. As she sorts through her old record collection she remembers their life together and the tragic events that have led to their inevitable separation... [More...]
People Will Talk (1951)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Dr Noah Praetorius is a successful medical practitioner who enjoys great popularity and respect at the university where he teaches... [More...]
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Dr Noah Praetorius is a successful medical practitioner who enjoys great popularity and respect at the university where he teaches... [More...]
Persepolis (2007)
Vincent Paronnaud
Teheran, 1978. The dreams of 8-year-old Marjane are fractured but not crushed when the Shah is deposed and the Islamic Revolution begins... [More...]
Vincent Paronnaud
Teheran, 1978. The dreams of 8-year-old Marjane are fractured but not crushed when the Shah is deposed and the Islamic Revolution begins... [More...]
The Petrified Forest (1936)
Archie Mayo
Alan Squier, a failed British writer, ends up hitchhiking his way across North America. Whilst crossing the Arizona desert he comes across a diner when he strikes up an immediate rapport with Gabrielle, the daughter of the eatery's owner... [More...]
Archie Mayo
Alan Squier, a failed British writer, ends up hitchhiking his way across North America. Whilst crossing the Arizona desert he comes across a diner when he strikes up an immediate rapport with Gabrielle, the daughter of the eatery's owner... [More...]
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
Rupert Julian
Midway through a production of Gounod's Faust, the Paris Opera House is about to change hands, but its new owners are unconcerned by the rumours that the building is haunted by a sinister phantom... [More...]
Rupert Julian
Midway through a production of Gounod's Faust, the Paris Opera House is about to change hands, but its new owners are unconcerned by the rumours that the building is haunted by a sinister phantom... [More...]