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American cinema: All genres
The Scarlet Claw (1944)
Roy William Neill
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are in Quebec to attend a conference on the occult chaired by the eminent specialist in the field, Lord Penrose...
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Roy William Neill
Scarlet Street (1945)
Fritz Lang
Mild-mannered store cashier Chris Cross relieves his humdrum life by painting in his spare time, which is just one of the things that irks his shrewish wife...
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Fritz Lang
Scream (1996)
Wes Craven
Shock and fear descend on a small American town when two high school students are brutally killed by a masked psycho-killer...
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Wes Craven
The Sea Hawk (1940)
Michael Curtiz
King Philip II of Spain plans to build an armada that will invade England, the one country that threatens his dream of world domination...
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Michael Curtiz
The Searchers (1956)
John Ford
In 1868, Ethan Edwards returns to his brother, Aaron, who lives on a frontier farmstead in northern Texas with his wife Martha and their three young children: Ben, Lucy and Debbie...
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John Ford
Seas Beneath (1931)
John Ford
In the summer of 1918, U.S. Navy Commander Bob Kingsley is given a special assignment: to pilot what appears to be an ordinary schooner into an area off the coast of Gibraltar that is patrolled by German U-boats... [More...]
John Ford
In the summer of 1918, U.S. Navy Commander Bob Kingsley is given a special assignment: to pilot what appears to be an ordinary schooner into an area off the coast of Gibraltar that is patrolled by German U-boats... [More...]
Secret Beyond the Door (1948)
Fritz Lang
When Celia, a young heiress, meets Mark Lamphere, a successful architect, it is love at first sight. They are in Mexico at the time and something about the atmosphere of this strange primitive land heightens Celia's romantic feelings and makes her sure that she has found herself the perfect husband... [More...]
Fritz Lang
When Celia, a young heiress, meets Mark Lamphere, a successful architect, it is love at first sight. They are in Mexico at the time and something about the atmosphere of this strange primitive land heightens Celia's romantic feelings and makes her sure that she has found herself the perfect husband... [More...]
Send Me No Flowers (1964)
Norman Jewison
George has everything a man could want. A nice house, a good job and an adoring wife, Judy. Yet every minute of his life is riddled with anxiety about his health... [More...]
Norman Jewison
George has everything a man could want. A nice house, a good job and an adoring wife, Judy. Yet every minute of his life is riddled with anxiety about his health... [More...]
September (1987)
Woody Allen
A chronic depressive in her mid-thirties, Lane hopes to recover her bearings by moving back to the country house in Vermont that she has inherited from her father... [More...]
Woody Allen
A chronic depressive in her mid-thirties, Lane hopes to recover her bearings by moving back to the country house in Vermont that she has inherited from her father... [More...]
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
Stanley Donen
Adam Pontipee is a woodsman who lives a rough life in the Oregon hills with his six equally rough brothers: Benjamin, Caleb, Daniel, Ephraim, Frank and Gideon... [More...]
Stanley Donen
Adam Pontipee is a woodsman who lives a rough life in the Oregon hills with his six equally rough brothers: Benjamin, Caleb, Daniel, Ephraim, Frank and Gideon... [More...]
Seven Days in May (1964)
John Frankenheimer
The decision of U.S. President Jordan Lyman to sign a nuclear disarmament treaty with the Soviet Union does not go down well... [More...]
John Frankenheimer
The decision of U.S. President Jordan Lyman to sign a nuclear disarmament treaty with the Soviet Union does not go down well... [More...]
The Seven Year Itch (1955)
Billy Wilder
Richard Sherman is a paperback publisher living in the Manhattan district of New York. During the hot summer months, he stays alone at home whilst his wife and young son take a holiday in Maine... [More...]
Billy Wilder
Richard Sherman is a paperback publisher living in the Manhattan district of New York. During the hot summer months, he stays alone at home whilst his wife and young son take a holiday in Maine... [More...]
Seven Years Bad Luck (1921)
Max Linder
With his wedding day just around the corner, Max is determined to make the most of his last few hours of bachelor freedom... [More...]
Max Linder
With his wedding day just around the corner, Max is determined to make the most of his last few hours of bachelor freedom... [More...]
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Alfred Hitchcock
Young Charlie Newton is delighted when she receives a telegraph from her Uncle Charlie notifying her that he intends spending some time with her family in the peaceful American town of Santa Rosa... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
Young Charlie Newton is delighted when she receives a telegraph from her Uncle Charlie notifying her that he intends spending some time with her family in the peaceful American town of Santa Rosa... [More...]
Shadows and Fog (1991)
Woody Allen
In the 1920s, a town swathed in fog is terrorised by a mysterious serial killer who roams the streets, strangling men and women unlucky enough to cross his path... [More...]
Woody Allen
In the 1920s, a town swathed in fog is terrorised by a mysterious serial killer who roams the streets, strangling men and women unlucky enough to cross his path... [More...]
Shane (1953)
George Stevens
Joe Starrett, his wife Marian and their little boy Joey are one of a number of families who intend to settle in the Wyoming valley... [More...]
George Stevens
Joe Starrett, his wife Marian and their little boy Joey are one of a number of families who intend to settle in the Wyoming valley... [More...]
Shanghai Express (1932)
Josef von Sternberg
Amid the throng of Peking train station, passengers board the crowded Shanghai Express, blissfully unaware of the ordeal that lies ahead... [More...]
Josef von Sternberg
Amid the throng of Peking train station, passengers board the crowded Shanghai Express, blissfully unaware of the ordeal that lies ahead... [More...]
The Shanghai Gesture (1941)
Josef von Sternberg
In the 1930s, Shanghai is a thriving city of commerce, a magnet for tourists and businessmen, but it has a darker side. In the less salubrious parts of the city, casinos, brothels and opium dens prosper, feeding on the westerners' appetite for all that is sordid, like maggots feasting on a rotting corpse... [More...]
Josef von Sternberg
In the 1930s, Shanghai is a thriving city of commerce, a magnet for tourists and businessmen, but it has a darker side. In the less salubrious parts of the city, casinos, brothels and opium dens prosper, feeding on the westerners' appetite for all that is sordid, like maggots feasting on a rotting corpse... [More...]
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)
Roy William Neill
During WWII, Musgrave Manor serves as a convalescent home for officers wounded in the war. When one of his colleagues is attacked by an unknown assailant one evening, Dr Watson invites his friend Sherlock Holmes to the house to investigate... [More...]
Roy William Neill
During WWII, Musgrave Manor serves as a convalescent home for officers wounded in the war. When one of his colleagues is attacked by an unknown assailant one evening, Dr Watson invites his friend Sherlock Holmes to the house to investigate... [More...]
The Shining (1980)
Stanley Kubrick
Jack Torrance is delighted when he is offered the job of winter caretaker at the Overlook, a sprawling luxury hotel set in a remote mountain location in Colorado... [More...]
Stanley Kubrick
Jack Torrance is delighted when he is offered the job of winter caretaker at the Overlook, a sprawling luxury hotel set in a remote mountain location in Colorado... [More...]
Shockproof (1949)
Douglas Sirk
Having served a five year stretch in prison for her part in a murder, Jenny Marsh is released into the custody of parole officer Griff Marat, who offers her the prospect of a new life with his support... [More...]
Douglas Sirk
Having served a five year stretch in prison for her part in a murder, Jenny Marsh is released into the custody of parole officer Griff Marat, who offers her the prospect of a new life with his support... [More...]
Show Boat (1951)
George Sidney
In 1890, the Show Boat is a paddleboat which transports a troupe of talented performers from town to town along the Mississippi River... [More...]
George Sidney
In 1890, the Show Boat is a paddleboat which transports a troupe of talented performers from town to town along the Mississippi River... [More...]
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Jonathan Demme
Clarice Starling is undergoing the rigours of an FBI training course when she is recruited by Jack Crawford, head of the Bureau's Behavioral Science Unit, to help track down a serial killer... [More...]
Jonathan Demme
Clarice Starling is undergoing the rigours of an FBI training course when she is recruited by Jack Crawford, head of the Bureau's Behavioral Science Unit, to help track down a serial killer... [More...]
Silent Movie (1976)
Mel Brooks
Mel Funn was once a great filmmaker, before changing audience tastes and galloping alcoholism took their toll. Determined to make a big comeback in the 1970s, Funn persuades the chief of Big Picture Studios to allow him to make a silent film... [More...]
Mel Brooks
Mel Funn was once a great filmmaker, before changing audience tastes and galloping alcoholism took their toll. Determined to make a big comeback in the 1970s, Funn persuades the chief of Big Picture Studios to allow him to make a silent film... [More...]
Silent Running (1972)
Douglas Trumbull
At the beginning of the 21st Century, every species of plant on Earth has become extinct. The last remaining specimens of plant life are housed in large dome-like structures attached to space freighters orbiting Saturn... [More...]
Douglas Trumbull
At the beginning of the 21st Century, every species of plant on Earth has become extinct. The last remaining specimens of plant life are housed in large dome-like structures attached to space freighters orbiting Saturn... [More...]
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Stanley Donen
In 1927, Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont are the toast of Hollywood. Their numerous films together have made them a national phenomenon and rumour has it that they are engaged to be married... [More...]
Stanley Donen
In 1927, Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont are the toast of Hollywood. Their numerous films together have made them a national phenomenon and rumour has it that they are engaged to be married... [More...]
Sleeper (1973)
Woody Allen
In 1973, Miles Monroe, a jazz musician and proprietor of the Happy Carrot health food store, goes into hospital for routine treatment on an ulcer... [More...]
Woody Allen
In 1973, Miles Monroe, a jazz musician and proprietor of the Happy Carrot health food store, goes into hospital for routine treatment on an ulcer... [More...]
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Tim Burton
New York City, 1799. Ichabod Crane is a young police officer whose new methods of forensic investigation have brought him into conflict with his superiors... [More...]
Tim Burton
New York City, 1799. Ichabod Crane is a young police officer whose new methods of forensic investigation have brought him into conflict with his superiors... [More...]
Small Time Crooks (2000)
Woody Allen
Ray is an ex-convict who has put his criminal past behind him and now earns a meagre crust as a dishwasher. When he sees a pizza restaurant up for sale next to a bank he sees an easy way to get rich quick, but can he persuade his wife Frenchy to stump up their life savings to buy the restaurant... [More...]
Woody Allen
Ray is an ex-convict who has put his criminal past behind him and now earns a meagre crust as a dishwasher. When he sees a pizza restaurant up for sale next to a bank he sees an easy way to get rich quick, but can he persuade his wife Frenchy to stump up their life savings to buy the restaurant... [More...]
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Billy Wilder
Chicago, 1929. Joe and Jerry are two unemployed musicians who are looking for work when they witness a gangland massacre... [More...]
Billy Wilder
Chicago, 1929. Joe and Jerry are two unemployed musicians who are looking for work when they witness a gangland massacre... [More...]