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Moonfleet (1955)![]() Genre: Adventure / Drama Release: 1955 June, 1 Somewhere in the 18th century Great Britain, noble but penniless young boy John Mohune is sent by his dying mother to Moonfleet, to put himself under the protection of a certain Jeremy Fox... IMDb: 6.6/10 (4 048) |
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The Big Heat (1953)![]() Genre: Crime / Film-Noir / Thriller Release: 1953 October, 14 There's a satisfying sense of closure to the definitive noir kick achieved in The Big Heat: its director, Fritz Lang, had forged early links from German expressionism to the emergence of film noir, so it's entirely logical that the expatriate director would help codify the genre with this brutal 1953 film... IMDb: 7.9/10 (30 027) |
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Secret Beyond the Door... (1947)![]() Genre: Drama / Film-Noir / Mystery / Romance / Thriller Release: 1947 December, 24 In this Freudian version of the Bluebeard tale, a young, trust-funded New Yorker goes to Mexico on vacation before marrying an old friend whom she considers a safe choice for a husband... IMDb: 6.6/10 (5 845) |
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Cloak and Dagger (1946)![]() Genre: Adventure / Film-Noir / Romance / Thriller / War Release: 1946 September, 5 In WW2, the Allies race against time to persuade two nuclear scientists working for the Germans to switch sides... IMDb: 6.6/10 (3 533) |
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The Woman in the Window (1944)![]() Genre: Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Mystery / Thriller Release: 1944 October, 25 Gotham College professor Wanley and his friends become obsessed with the portrait of a woman in the window next to the men's club... IMDb: 7.6/10 (18 143) |
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Hangmen Also Die! (1943)![]() Genre: Drama / Film-Noir / Thriller / War Release: 1943 March, 27 On May 27, 1942 the Nazi Reichsprotector of Bohemia/Moravia, the "Hangman" Reinhard Heydrich, died from the bullets of unidentified resistance fighters... IMDb: 7.4/10 (6 578) |
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Confirm or Deny (1941)![]() Genre: Drama / War Release: 1941 November, 19 Newsman Mitch and teletype operator Jennifer, whose job is to see he doesn't send inappropriate stuff out of the country, dodge bombs during the blitz of London while falling in love... IMDb: 6.4/10 (321) |
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Man Hunt (1941)![]() Genre: Drama / Thriller / War Release: 1941 June, 13 British hunter Thorndike vacationing in Bavaria has Hitler in his gun sight... IMDb: 7.2/10 (6 551) |
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The Return of Frank James (1940)![]() Genre: Crime / History / Western Release: 1940 August, 10 Frank James, the brother of Jesse James, has been laying low, living as a farmer and taking care of Clem, the son of one of the members of the James gang... IMDb: 6.6/10 (3 746) |
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You and Me (1938)![]() Genre: Crime / Film-Noir / Romance Release: 1938 May, 29 Mr... IMDb: 6.8/10 (1 715) |
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You Only Live Once (1937)![]() Genre: Crime / Drama / Film-Noir Release: 1937 January, 23 Joan is the secretary to the public defender in a large city... IMDb: 7.2/10 (7 777) |
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M (1931)![]() Genre: Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller Release: 1931 May, 11 A psychotic child murderer stalks a city, and despite an exhaustive investigation fueled by public hysteria and outcry, the police have been unable to find him... IMDb: 8.3/10 (171 286) User Rating: /10 Votes: 4 |
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Frau im Mond. (1929)![]() Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance / Sci-Fi Release: 1929 October, 15 A scientist discovers that there's gold on the moon, he builds a rocket to fly there, but there's too much rivalry among the crew to have a sucessful expedition... IMDb: 7.2/10 (3 940) |
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Spione (1928)![]() Genre: Romance / Thriller Release: 1928 March, 22 Haghi is a criminal mastermind whose ubiquitous spy operation is always several steps ahead of the police and the government's secret service... IMDb: 7.5/10 (4 026) |
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Metropolis (1927)![]() Genre: Drama / Sci-Fi Release: 1927 January, 10 Sometime in the future, the city of Metropolis is home to a Utopian society where its wealthy residents live a carefree life... IMDb: 8.3/10 (188 413) User Rating: /10 Votes: 1 |
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Die Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Rache (1924)![]() Genre: Drama / Adventure / Fantasy Release: 1924 April, 26 After Siegfried's dead, Kriemhild marries Etzel, the King of the Huns... IMDb: 7.9/10 (5 095) User Rating: /10 Votes: 8 |
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Das Wandernde Bild (1920)![]() Genre: Romance Release: 1920 December, 25 Mia May has surrendered herself to a disciple of free love, and, having given birth to a child, marries the twin brother and Doppelgänger of her chosen lover... IMDb: 5.9/10 (610) |
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Harakiri (1919)![]() Genre: Drama Release: 1919 December, 18 The Buddhist priest wants the Daughter of the Daimyo to become a priestess at the Forbidden Garden... IMDb: 5.6/10 (848) |