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American cinema: All genres
The Curse of the Cat People (1944)
Gunther von Fritsch
Concerned that his daughter Amy is living in a world of her own, Oliver Reed tries to persuade the six-year-old girl to make some new friends...
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Gunther von Fritsch
Cymbeline [TV] (1982)
Elijah Moshinsky
In Ancient Britain, King Cymbeline reigns at a time of fragile peace with the Roman Empire. Since his two sons were stolen from him in childhood, Cymbeline has but one surviving heir, his daughter Imogen...
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Elijah Moshinsky
D.O.A. (1950)
Rudolph Maté
A man walks into an urban police station to report his own murder. He is Frank Bigelow, an accountant from a small Californian town who recently went missing after learning he had ingested a fatal dose of a luminous poison...
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Rudolph Maté
The Damned Don't Cry (1950)
Vincent Sherman
Investigating the murder of a notorious gangster, the police make a connection between the dead man and the wealthy socialite Lorna Hansen Forbes, a woman with an uncertain past...
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Vincent Sherman
Dance of the Vampires (1967)
Roman Polanski
For years, Professor Abronsius has devoted himself to obtaining tangible proof of the existence of vampires, and finally he believes he has found just that...
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Roman Polanski
Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
Stephen Frears
France, circa 1760. Behind a façade of scrupulous respectability, the Marquise de Merteuil delights in inflicting cruelty on those who do her wrong through her meticulously calculated romantic intrigues... [More...]
Stephen Frears
France, circa 1760. Behind a façade of scrupulous respectability, the Marquise de Merteuil delights in inflicting cruelty on those who do her wrong through her meticulously calculated romantic intrigues... [More...]
The Dark Corner (1946)
Henry Hathaway
Shortly after opening a private detective agency in New York, Bradford Galt's unlucky past begins to catch up with him. One evening, whilst dating his attractive secretary, Kathleen, he notices that he is being trailed by a strange man in a white suit... [More...]
Henry Hathaway
Shortly after opening a private detective agency in New York, Bradford Galt's unlucky past begins to catch up with him. One evening, whilst dating his attractive secretary, Kathleen, he notices that he is being trailed by a strange man in a white suit... [More...]
The Dark Mirror (1946)
Robert Siodmak
When a doctor is found dead, stabbed to death in his apartment, Lieutenant Stevenson soon assembles three witnesses who are willing to testify that the killer is the victim's girlfriend, Terry Collins... [More...]
Robert Siodmak
When a doctor is found dead, stabbed to death in his apartment, Lieutenant Stevenson soon assembles three witnesses who are willing to testify that the killer is the victim's girlfriend, Terry Collins... [More...]
Dark Passage (1947)
Delmer Daves
Wrongly convicted for the murder of his wife, Vincent Parry escapes from prison with the intention of bringing the real culprit to justice... [More...]
Delmer Daves
Wrongly convicted for the murder of his wife, Vincent Parry escapes from prison with the intention of bringing the real culprit to justice... [More...]
The Dark Past (1948)
Rudolph Maté
Psychiatrist Dr Andrew Collins is spending a peaceful weekend at his country house with his wife and a few friends when gangster Al Walker walks in, looking for a hideout for a few hours... [More...]
Rudolph Maté
Psychiatrist Dr Andrew Collins is spending a peaceful weekend at his country house with his wife and a few friends when gangster Al Walker walks in, looking for a hideout for a few hours... [More...]
Dark Victory (1939)
Edmund Goulding
Long Island society heiress Judith Traherne has an appetite for fast living - parties, horses and cars being just three of her interests... [More...]
Edmund Goulding
Long Island society heiress Judith Traherne has an appetite for fast living - parties, horses and cars being just three of her interests... [More...]
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
George A. Romero
The world is in the grip of an unexplained pandemic. The bodies of the dead have become reanimated and are preying on the flesh of the living, creating worldwide pandemonium... [More...]
George A. Romero
The world is in the grip of an unexplained pandemic. The bodies of the dead have become reanimated and are preying on the flesh of the living, creating worldwide pandemonium... [More...]
Day of the Dead (1985)
George A. Romero
Human civilization is virtually at an end, obliterated by a mysterious plague that is animating the dead, turning them into flesh-eating zombies with disgusting table manners... [More...]
George A. Romero
Human civilization is virtually at an end, obliterated by a mysterious plague that is animating the dead, turning them into flesh-eating zombies with disgusting table manners... [More...]
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Robert Wise
The world falls under a spell of expectant dread when a flying saucer appears in orbit above the Earth before landing in Washington D.C... [More...]
Robert Wise
The world falls under a spell of expectant dread when a flying saucer appears in orbit above the Earth before landing in Washington D.C... [More...]
Dead Reckoning (1947)
John Cromwell
After World War II, paratroopers Rip Murdock and Johnny Drake are on their way back to Washington, looking forward to their return to civilian life... [More...]
John Cromwell
After World War II, paratroopers Rip Murdock and Johnny Drake are on their way back to Washington, looking forward to their return to civilian life... [More...]
Deadline at Dawn (1946)
Harold Clurman
Alex Winkley, a sailor on leave in New York City, wakes up to find he has a large wad of cash on his person. He vaguely recalls that he visited a woman, Edna Bartelli, earlier that evening and concludes he must have taken the money from her... [More...]
Harold Clurman
Alex Winkley, a sailor on leave in New York City, wakes up to find he has a large wad of cash on his person. He vaguely recalls that he visited a woman, Edna Bartelli, earlier that evening and concludes he must have taken the money from her... [More...]
Death of a Salesman (1951)
Laslo Benedek
Willy Loman is a 63-year-old travelling salesman who can no longer cope with the physical demands of his job. As he reflects on his life in his darker moments he struggles to comprehend where it all went wrong... [More...]
Laslo Benedek
Willy Loman is a 63-year-old travelling salesman who can no longer cope with the physical demands of his job. As he reflects on his life in his darker moments he struggles to comprehend where it all went wrong... [More...]
Death of a Salesman (1985)
Volker Schlöndorff
Travelling salesman Willy Loman has lived his life convinced that he and his family are destined for success. Now aged 63 he realises the hollowness of his dreams... [More...]
Volker Schlöndorff
Travelling salesman Willy Loman has lived his life convinced that he and his family are destined for success. Now aged 63 he realises the hollowness of his dreams... [More...]
Death of a Scoundrel (1956)
Charles Martin
Clementi Sabourin, a prominent businessman, is found dead at his home. Bridget Kelly, probably the only person who understood him, relates everything she knows about her dead employer to the police... [More...]
Charles Martin
Clementi Sabourin, a prominent businessman, is found dead at his home. Bridget Kelly, probably the only person who understood him, relates everything she knows about her dead employer to the police... [More...]
Deception (1946)
Irving Rapper
It has been many years since Christine Radcliffe last saw her lover Karel Novak, in Europe during WWII. Convinced that Karel is dead, Christine has attempted to build a new life for herself as a musician in New York, supported by her wealthy new lover, the world famous composer Alexander Hollenius... [More...]
Irving Rapper
It has been many years since Christine Radcliffe last saw her lover Karel Novak, in Europe during WWII. Convinced that Karel is dead, Christine has attempted to build a new life for herself as a musician in New York, supported by her wealthy new lover, the world famous composer Alexander Hollenius... [More...]
Deconstructing Harry (1997)
Woody Allen
Harry Block is a writer in crisis. Afflicted with a severe case of writer's block, he is struggling to come up with an original idea for his next novel... [More...]
Woody Allen
Harry Block is a writer in crisis. Afflicted with a severe case of writer's block, he is struggling to come up with an original idea for his next novel... [More...]
The Deer Hunter (1978)
Michael Cimino
A small working class town in Western Pennsylvania in the late 1960s. Michael, Nick and Steven are three close friends, in their late twenties, early thirties, who work at a steel mill... [More...]
Michael Cimino
A small working class town in Western Pennsylvania in the late 1960s. Michael, Nick and Steven are three close friends, in their late twenties, early thirties, who work at a steel mill... [More...]
The Defiant Ones (1958)
Stanley Kramer
A party of convicts in a chain-gang are being transported under armed guard when their van falls over the edge of a ravine... [More...]
Stanley Kramer
A party of convicts in a chain-gang are being transported under armed guard when their van falls over the edge of a ravine... [More...]
Desk Set (1957)
Walter Lang
Bunny Watson runs the reference department of the Federal Broadcasting Network, leading a team that provides answers swiftly and accurately on a whole range of topics to anyone else in the company... [More...]
Walter Lang
Bunny Watson runs the reference department of the Federal Broadcasting Network, leading a team that provides answers swiftly and accurately on a whole range of topics to anyone else in the company... [More...]
Detective Story (1951)
William Wyler
Jim McLeod is a hard-nosed career detective who carries out his duties with a cold, steely professionalism that might almost be mistaken for zeal... [More...]
William Wyler
Jim McLeod is a hard-nosed career detective who carries out his duties with a cold, steely professionalism that might almost be mistaken for zeal... [More...]
Detour (1945)
Edgar G. Ulmer
Al Roberts works as a piano player in a two-bit New York nightclub with his girlfriend Sue, an aspiring singer. The two plan to marry but Sue, confident she is star material, leaves Al to try to make a name for herself in Hollywood... [More...]
Edgar G. Ulmer
Al Roberts works as a piano player in a two-bit New York nightclub with his girlfriend Sue, an aspiring singer. The two plan to marry but Sue, confident she is star material, leaves Al to try to make a name for herself in Hollywood... [More...]
The Devil Doll (1936)
Tod Browning
After spending seventeen years in an island prison for crimes he did not commit, disgraced banker Paul Lavond escapes with fellow convict Marcel and takes refuge at the latter's house... [More...]
Tod Browning
After spending seventeen years in an island prison for crimes he did not commit, disgraced banker Paul Lavond escapes with fellow convict Marcel and takes refuge at the latter's house... [More...]
The Devil Is a Woman (1935)
Josef von Sternberg
In the midst of a busy carnival in Spain, a young revolutionary named Antonio is attracted to Concha, a beautiful and elusive woman... [More...]
Josef von Sternberg
In the midst of a busy carnival in Spain, a young revolutionary named Antonio is attracted to Concha, a beautiful and elusive woman... [More...]
Dial M for Murder (1954)
Alfred Hitchcock
When former tennis champion Tony Wendice discovers that his wife Margot has been having an affair with writer Mark Halliday he concocts what he believes to be the perfect crime... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
When former tennis champion Tony Wendice discovers that his wife Margot has been having an affair with writer Mark Halliday he concocts what he believes to be the perfect crime... [More...]
The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946)
Jean Renoir
In the early 1900s, a young chambermaid, Célestine, arrives from Paris to take up her new post at a country house in Normandy... [More...]
Jean Renoir
In the early 1900s, a young chambermaid, Célestine, arrives from Paris to take up her new post at a country house in Normandy... [More...]