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American cinema: Crime/Thriller
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Stanley Kubrick
Alex DeLarge is a Beethoven-loving juvenile delinquent who spends his evenings indulging in orgies of violence with his droogies...
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Stanley Kubrick
A Double Life (1947)
George Cukor
Anthony John is a renowned stage actor who, against his better judgement, allows himself to be coaxed into playing the lead role in Shakespeare's Othello...
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George Cukor
A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Charles Crichton
London gangster George Thomason has masterminded the perfect jewel robbery, which he is about to put into action with his henchman Ken Pile, an animal-lover with a crippling stutter, and a pair of Americans - Wanda Gerschwitz and Otto West...
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Charles Crichton
The Ace of Hearts (1921)
Wallace Worsley
The members of a secret society meet and agree to execute a man who has become a danger to the civilised world. A pack of playing cards is dealt, the member who draws the ace of hearts being the one who will carry out the assassination with a bomb disguised as a cigar case...
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Wallace Worsley
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)
Alfred L. Werker
When Professor Moriarty is acquitted of a murder charge, his arch-nemesis Sherlock Holmes vows to bring him to book. Moriarty rises to this challenge by concocting what he believes will be the crime of the century...
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Alfred L. Werker
And Then There Were None (1945)
René Clair
Eight men and women, all unknown to each other, accept a mysterious invitation to an island estate. They are welcomed by two domestic servants, Mr and Mrs Rogers, who appear to be as ignorant of the reason for the meeting as the guests are... [More...]
René Clair
Eight men and women, all unknown to each other, accept a mysterious invitation to an island estate. They are welcomed by two domestic servants, Mr and Mrs Rogers, who appear to be as ignorant of the reason for the meeting as the guests are... [More...]
The Anderson Tapes (1971)
Sidney Lumet
Once he has completed a ten year stretch in prison for burglary, John Anderson returns to his girlfriend Ingrid, who now resides in an upmarket New York apartment block, at the expense of her latest admirer... [More...]
Sidney Lumet
Once he has completed a ten year stretch in prison for burglary, John Anderson returns to his girlfriend Ingrid, who now resides in an upmarket New York apartment block, at the expense of her latest admirer... [More...]
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
Michael Curtiz
Jerry Connolly and Rocky Sullivan are two kids growing up in a poor area of New York. Their first attempt at robbery ends in failure - Jerry escapes but Rocky is caught and sent to a reform school... [More...]
Michael Curtiz
Jerry Connolly and Rocky Sullivan are two kids growing up in a poor area of New York. Their first attempt at robbery ends in failure - Jerry escapes but Rocky is caught and sent to a reform school... [More...]
Armored Car Robbery (1950)
Richard Fleischer
Dave Purvis leads a gang of hardened criminals who plan to ambush an armoured car when it makes a collection outside a baseball station in Los Angeles... [More...]
Richard Fleischer
Dave Purvis leads a gang of hardened criminals who plan to ambush an armoured car when it makes a collection outside a baseball station in Los Angeles... [More...]
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Frank Capra
Mortimer Brewster returns to Brooklyn to visit his elderly aunts Abby and Martha with the news that he has just got married... [More...]
Frank Capra
Mortimer Brewster returns to Brooklyn to visit his elderly aunts Abby and Martha with the news that he has just got married... [More...]
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
John Huston
Within hours of leaving prison, criminal mastermind Doc Riedenschneider is preparing his next robbery. To clean up on a million dollars' worth of jewels, he recruits a safecracker, Louis Ciavelli, getaway-driver Gus Minissi and hoodlum Dix Handley... [More...]
John Huston
Within hours of leaving prison, criminal mastermind Doc Riedenschneider is preparing his next robbery. To clean up on a million dollars' worth of jewels, he recruits a safecracker, Louis Ciavelli, getaway-driver Gus Minissi and hoodlum Dix Handley... [More...]
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
Jay Roach
In 1967, Britain's top secret agent and number one hipster, Austin Powers, is on the trail of his deadly archenemy Dr Evil, the world's greatest criminal mastermind... [More...]
Jay Roach
In 1967, Britain's top secret agent and number one hipster, Austin Powers, is on the trail of his deadly archenemy Dr Evil, the world's greatest criminal mastermind... [More...]
Badlands (1973)
Terrence Malick
Some time in the 1950s... In a small South Dakota town, 15-year-old Holly lives a dull but contented life with her father, a sign painter... [More...]
Terrence Malick
Some time in the 1950s... In a small South Dakota town, 15-year-old Holly lives a dull but contented life with her father, a sign painter... [More...]
Beat the Devil (1953)
John Huston
Billy Dannreuther and his wife Maria are on their way to make their fortune in Africa, but are held up in an Italian port whilst their steamboat undergoes some repair work... [More...]
John Huston
Billy Dannreuther and his wife Maria are on their way to make their fortune in Africa, but are held up in an Italian port whilst their steamboat undergoes some repair work... [More...]
The Big Clock (1948)
John Farrow
George Stroud is the editor-in-chief on Crimeways, a magazine that has a reputation for hunting down criminals more successfully than the police... [More...]
John Farrow
George Stroud is the editor-in-chief on Crimeways, a magazine that has a reputation for hunting down criminals more successfully than the police... [More...]
The Big Combo (1955)
Joseph H. Lewis
Police Lieutenant Leonard Diamond is determined to bring the notorious gangster boss Mr Brown to book. For Diamond, this is no longer work but a personal crusade against evil... [More...]
Joseph H. Lewis
Police Lieutenant Leonard Diamond is determined to bring the notorious gangster boss Mr Brown to book. For Diamond, this is no longer work but a personal crusade against evil... [More...]
The Big Heat (1953)
Fritz Lang
Investigating the apparent suicide of a fellow officer, detective Dave Bannion soon discovers he is about to lift the lid on something that reeks of vice and corruption... [More...]
Fritz Lang
Investigating the apparent suicide of a fellow officer, detective Dave Bannion soon discovers he is about to lift the lid on something that reeks of vice and corruption... [More...]
The Big Sleep (1946)
Howard Hawks
General Sternwood hires private detective Philip Marlowe to investigate a bookseller named Geiger who appears to be blackmailing his daughter, Carmen... [More...]
Howard Hawks
General Sternwood hires private detective Philip Marlowe to investigate a bookseller named Geiger who appears to be blackmailing his daughter, Carmen... [More...]
The Black Cat (1934)
Edgar G. Ulmer
The writer Peter Alison and his wife Joan are travelling across Hungary on their honeymoon when their path crosses that of Dr Vitus Werdegast, an eminent psychiatrist... [More...]
Edgar G. Ulmer
The writer Peter Alison and his wife Joan are travelling across Hungary on their honeymoon when their path crosses that of Dr Vitus Werdegast, an eminent psychiatrist... [More...]
The Blue Dahlia (1946)
George Marshall
Naval officer Johnny Morrison returns home after serving in the war with two of his colleagues, George Copeland and Buzz Wanchek... [More...]
George Marshall
Naval officer Johnny Morrison returns home after serving in the war with two of his colleagues, George Copeland and Buzz Wanchek... [More...]
The Blue Gardenia (1953)
Fritz Lang
When her fiancé writes her a letter ending their relationship Norah Larkin accepts a dinner date invitation from artist Harry Prebble at the Blue Gardenia night club... [More...]
Fritz Lang
When her fiancé writes her a letter ending their relationship Norah Larkin accepts a dinner date invitation from artist Harry Prebble at the Blue Gardenia night club... [More...]
Blue Velvet (1986)
David Lynch
Outwardly, Lumberton appears to be the model American small town - law abiding, tidy, peaceful. But surface impressions can be deceptive, as college student Jeffrey Beaumont discovers one fateful summer... [More...]
David Lynch
Outwardly, Lumberton appears to be the model American small town - law abiding, tidy, peaceful. But surface impressions can be deceptive, as college student Jeffrey Beaumont discovers one fateful summer... [More...]
Bluebeard (1944)
Edgar G. Ulmer
Paris is caught in a grip of terror. Several young women have been murdered, their bodies dumped in the River Seine, and the police search in vain to find the killer who has been dubbed Bluebeard... [More...]
Edgar G. Ulmer
Paris is caught in a grip of terror. Several young women have been murdered, their bodies dumped in the River Seine, and the police search in vain to find the killer who has been dubbed Bluebeard... [More...]
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Arthur Penn
In the early 1930s, America is in the grip of the Great Depression. Life is hard, but Clyde Barrow, a young man who has recently been released from prison, manages to scrape along by holding up the odd store and gas station... [More...]
Arthur Penn
In the early 1930s, America is in the grip of the Great Depression. Life is hard, but Clyde Barrow, a young man who has recently been released from prison, manages to scrape along by holding up the odd store and gas station... [More...]
Born to Kill (1947)
Robert Wise
After getting her divorce in Reno, Helen Brent is in a hurry to leave town and take the train to San Francisco, where she intends to marry her rich fiancé Fred... [More...]
Robert Wise
After getting her divorce in Reno, Helen Brent is in a hurry to leave town and take the train to San Francisco, where she intends to marry her rich fiancé Fred... [More...]
Brute Force (1947)
Jules Dassin
The inmates of Westgate Prison, a United States penitentiary, are growing increasingly fractious as the prison authorities gradually erode their privileges and make life more unbearable... [More...]
Jules Dassin
The inmates of Westgate Prison, a United States penitentiary, are growing increasingly fractious as the prison authorities gradually erode their privileges and make life more unbearable... [More...]
Bullets or Ballots (1936)
William Keighley
New York newspaper publisher Ward Bryant embarks on a one-man crusade against the racketeers who are, in his belief, wrecking the moral fabric of his country... [More...]
William Keighley
New York newspaper publisher Ward Bryant embarks on a one-man crusade against the racketeers who are, in his belief, wrecking the moral fabric of his country... [More...]
Bullitt (1968)
Peter Yates
What starts out as a routine assignment for San Francisco police lieutenant Frank Bullitt soon turns into something far deadlier... [More...]
Peter Yates
What starts out as a routine assignment for San Francisco police lieutenant Frank Bullitt soon turns into something far deadlier... [More...]
Call Northside 777 (1948)
Henry Hathaway
In 1932, in the era of prohibition, the police of Chicago are fighting a losing battle against the mobsters and the bootleggers... [More...]
Henry Hathaway
In 1932, in the era of prohibition, the police of Chicago are fighting a losing battle against the mobsters and the bootleggers... [More...]
Chinatown (1974)
Roman Polanski
Jake Gittes is a Los Angeles private investigator who specialises in adultery cases. He is hired by Mrs Mulwray to provide her with evidence that her husband, who happens to be the head of the city's water department, is having an affair with a young woman... [More...]
Roman Polanski
Jake Gittes is a Los Angeles private investigator who specialises in adultery cases. He is hired by Mrs Mulwray to provide her with evidence that her husband, who happens to be the head of the city's water department, is having an affair with a young woman... [More...]