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Amazon Prime Video
87
8.1
/76604/
77
/977/
77
/707/
4.2
/44695/
98
/97/
93
/868/
93
/17/
cc age 13+

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has arrived. But for each man, the dream is about to become a nightmare.
poster
87
8.3
/366729/
80
/6020/
79
/4357/
4.2
/309906/
97
/119/
94
/5404/
98
/16/
cc age 11+

North by Northwest (1959)
Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
poster
85
7.9
/113414/
77
/2280/
75
/1169/
3.9
/49598/
92
/51/
93
/2434/
86
/20/
cc age 14+

Patton (1970)
"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with Patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third Reich. Side plots also speak of Patton's numerous faults such his temper and habit towards insubordination.
poster
Hoopla
80
7.9
/82946/
78
/2535/
77
/1772/
3.8
/51499/
84
/44/
87
/2572/
cc age 9+

The Ten Commandments (1956)
Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of his true heritage, Moses embarks on a personal quest to reclaim his destiny as the leader and liberator of the Hebrew people.
poster
MGM Plus
77
76
7.5
/19708/
74
/389/
71
/308/
3.8
/16404/
90
/58/
88
/253/
69
/8/

The Defiant Ones (1958)
Two convicts—one white, one black—escape while chained to each other.
poster
79
76
7.7
/16632/
74
/285/
71
/153/
3.7
/5353/
96
/25/
86
/223/
cc age 13+

Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
In the early days of daylight bombing raids over Germany, General Frank Savage must take command of a 'hard luck' bomber group. Much of the story deals with his struggle to whip his group into a disciplined fighting unit in spite of heavy losses, and withering attacks by German fighters over their targets.
poster
77
72
7.2
/13949/
72
/221/
71
/229/
3.6
/12852/
96
/25/
81
/184/

Julius Caesar (1953)
The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar but both have sorely underestimated Mark Antony.
poster
81
68
7.6
/5994/
74
/77/
75
/94/
3.7
/2946/
100
/7/
90
/30/

5 Fingers (1952)
During WWII, the valet to the British Ambassador to Ankara sells British secrets to the Germans while trying to romance a refugee Polish countess.
poster
MGM Plus
73
68
7.2
/13953/
66
/204/
69
/184/
3.5
/9575/
88
/25/
75
/179/

D.O.A. (1949)
Frank Bigelow is about to die, and he knows it. The accountant has been poisoned and has only 24 hours before the lethal concoction kills him. Determined to find out who his murderer is, Frank, with the help of his assistant and girlfriend, Paula, begins to trace back over his last steps. As he frantically tries to unravel the mystery behind his own impending demise, his sleuthing leads him to a group of crooked businessmen and another murder.
poster
75
67
7.3
/7750/
72
/118/
71
/95/
3.4
/4241/
89
/9/
78
/118/

People Will Talk (1951)
A successful, unorthodox doctor befriends a young woman with suicidal ideations due to her pregnancy by her ex, a military reservist killed in action.
poster
70
62
6.7
/5177/
65
/79/
64
/88/
3.5
/3856/
92
/12/
64
/47/

Whirlpool (1950)
The wife of a psychoanalyst falls prey to a devious quack hypnotist when he discovers she is an habitual shoplifter. Then one of his previous patients now being treated by the real doctor is found murdered, with her still at the scene, and suspicion points only one way.
poster
60
45
6.3
/2850/
62
/82/
60
/59/
3.1
/1267/
56
/132/

Roswell (1994)
Based on the book "UFO Crash at Roswell" by Kevin Randle and Donald Schmitt, Roswell follows the attempts of Major Jesse Marcel to discover the truth about strange debris found on a local rancher's field in July of 1947. Told by his superiors that what he has found is nothing more than a downed weather balloon, Marcel maintains his military duty until the weight of the truth, however out of this world it may be, forces him to piece together what really occurred.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
65
43
7.0
/2686/
66
/44/
63
/45/
3.4
/1248/
59
/29/

Illegal (1955)
A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to find out later he was innocent. Now the drunken attorney only seems to represent criminals and low lifes.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
66
41
6.8
/1065/
65
/26/
68
/32/
3.5
/2356/
80
/5/
47
/8/

Not Wanted (1949)
After a beautiful but unsophisticated girl is seduced by a worldly piano player and gives up her out-of-wedlock baby, her guilt compels her to kidnap another child.
poster
MGM Plus
61
31
5.8
/1439/
69
/58/
54
/40/
3.1
/276/
80
/5/
42
/10/

Geronimo (1962)
In 1883, the Apache Indians lead by Geronimo reluctantly surrender to the attacks of American and Mexican troops, in exchange for a territory and food for their warriors. Soon though, Geronimo escapes the camps and declares war against the Americans.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
56
25
6.3
/871/
61
/23/
61
/27/
3.2
/1600/
33
/8/

Never Fear (1950)
A dancer who has just gotten engaged to her partner and choreographer and is about to embark on a major career is devastated to learn that she has contracted polio.
poster
56
24
5.8
/1131/
68
/16/
63
/55/
3.1
/598/
31
/16/

The Cabinet of Caligari (1962)
A delirious young woman feels trapped in a remote mansion at the mercy of a madman.
poster
61
22
6.4
/1505/
58
/28/
54
/22/
3.3
/533/

The Midnight Man (1974)
An ex-convict, and ex-cop, finds himself in the midst of drama as a murder, of a female student, is commited at the university where he works as a night watchman. He is reluctantly drawn into the criminal investigation and eventually becomes a suspect in the case. Will he be able to find the real murderer and clear his own name, or not?
poster
67
21
6.7
/824/
70
/13/
70
/7/
3.4
/242/
62
/417/

The Gene Krupa Story (1959)
The story of legendary jazz drummer, Gene Krupa. Since his youth, all Gene ever wanted to do is play the drums and make music. This is something his parents would not approve of- they want him to be a priest. When Gene's father dies he promises to enter the priesthood. He soon realizes that he doesn't belong there and leaves to join his friend, Eddie's band. Ethel, Eddie's girlfriend, convinces Gene to go to New York and make it big. The 3 of them head to New York. Here Ethel and Gene soon fall in love and Gene makes a name for himself. Gene starts to live in the fast lane, with drugs, alcohol, women and parties. Ethel, unhappy with Gene's lifestyle, leaves him. Gene soon "hits rock bottom" where he has to face reality and choose where to take his life.
poster
65
18
6.9
/1450/
67
/23/
61
/17/
3.3
/286/
62
/8/

Above and Beyond (1953)
The story of Colonel Paul Tibbets, the pilot that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Although unaware of the full potential of this new weapon, he knows that it can do tremendously more damage than any other weapon used before, and that the death toll resulting from it will be huge. He is reluctant to be the person who will end so many lives, but as time goes on, the pressure upon him only increase.
poster
37
18
4.6
/1931/
51
/23/
44
/36/
2.7
/658/
13
/8/
16
/21/

The Silver Chalice (1954)
A Greek artisan is commissioned to cast the cup of Christ in silver and sculpt around its rim the faces of the disciples and Jesus himself. He travels to Jerusalem and eventually to Rome to complete the task. Meanwhile, a nefarious interloper is trying to convince the crowds that he is the new Messiah by using nothing more than cheap parlor tricks.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
52
16
6.4
/894/
62
/23/
55
/21/
3.2
/388/
15
/73/

Loan Shark (1952)
A vicious loan shark ring has been preying on factory workers. When several workers at a tire factory suffer violence at the hands of the loan sharkers, a union leader and the factory owner try to recruit ex-con Joe Gargan to infiltrate to the gang. At first Joe does not want to get involved, but changes his mind when his brother-in-law dies at the hands of a savage loan shark hood. Joe works his way into the mob, but in order to keep his cover, Joe can't tell anyone what he is up to. This results in him being disowned by his sister and girl friend.
poster
Hoopla
44
13
5.1
/1136/
45
/14/
46
/14/
2.9
/251/
20
/35/

The Lost Missile (1958)
A missile from parts unknown enters an orbit only 5 miles above Earth's surface and, due to friction from its intense speed through our atmosphere, proceeds to incinerate everything in its immediate wake.
poster
70
13
6.4
/625/
64
/12/
57
/11/
100
/7/

Frenchie (1950)
Frenchie Fontaine sells her successful business in New Orleans to come West. Her reason? Find the men who killed her father, Frank Dawson. But she only knows one of the two who did and she's determined to find out the other.
poster
?
6.9
/96/
35
/2/

Day of Triumph (1954)
A film about the last days of Jesus Christ.
poster
?
9.1
/18/
10
/1/

The Restless Sea (1964)
The Restless Sea is a 1964 educational animated feature-length film. It was produced by Disney as the final entry in the Bell Telephone Science Hour series. Animated sequences illustrate the work of oceanographers in searching out complex and interwoven relationships of nature in the sea integrating the marine applications of many sciences. Filmed action from above and below the surface shows instruments which plunge through layers of sediment to obtain geological records and oceanographic equipment ranging from underwater television to research vessels.
poster
?
5.5
/30/
10
/1/

The Big Moment (1954)
Three individual stories that give an account of crucial moments in the lives of three different people: one is a young thief from Casablanca, another is an immigrant doctor brought to the United States and the third is a girl who survived the Holocaust. All three are given a chance to live with dignity and self-respect.
poster
?
10
/1/

Chain of Circumstance (1951)
A childless couple adopts a baby girl, but a crime committed by the husband's secretary could cause them to lose custody of the infant.
poster
?
5.2
/19/
10
/1/

African Manhunt (1955)
Kirby, Davis and Drover escort the wanted criminal Rene Carvel from central Africa to the coast, stopping every so often to watch wild animals attack one another.
poster
61
?
5.9
/237/
85
/2/
40
/4/

Rock Hudson (1990)
Biography of actor Rock Hudson focuses on his struggle with his homosexuality. Based on the book by his ex-wife, Phyllis Gates, and on the court records from the civil suit brought by his former lover, Marc Christian.
poster
48
?
5.6
/186/
48
/5/
40
/4/

Jump Into Hell (1955)
Arriving in IndoChina by parachute, Captain Guy Bertrand and his comrades make a courageous stand against the Communist forces. Jump into Hell is one of the first films to deal with the ongoing conflict in Vietnam or, as it was still known in 1955, French IndoChina.
poster
57
?
5.8
/180/
53
/3/
60
/1/

The Badge of Marshal Brennan (1957)
Jim Davis is a man on the run. He comes across the body of a dead man wearing the badge of a marshal. He buries the body and takes the badge and rides on. At the next town, he is mistaken for the dead man, a legendary marshal named Brennan. The town sent for Marshal Brennan because they were facing a crisis that includes among other things an epidemic. The Stranger decides to stay as a way of hiding from the men chasing him. What he does not realize is that when he takes on the Badge of Marshal Brennan, he takes on the responsibilities of Marshal Brennan.
poster
?
6.4
/33/
10
/1/

Tokyo After Dark (1959)
An American serviceman stationed in Tokyo, who's engaged to a local singer, faces both a military court-martial and a trial in the Japanese courts after an accidental shooting in which a teenager is killed.
poster
?
4.4
/70/
10
/1/
50
/1/

Hotwire (1980)
A hard drinking old man and a cocky street-wise drifter are blackmailed into repossessing a Rolls-Royce from a local gangster, and all hell breaks loose.
poster
32
?
5.6
/162/
10
/1/
30
/1/

Kiss of Fire (1955)
In 1700, a Spanish princess travels from New Mexico to California with ruthless outlaw El Tigre as guide.
poster
41
?
3.9
/148/
43
/3/

In Search of Historic Jesus (1979)
This examination of historical sources speculates on the accuracy of the biblical depiction of Jesus.
poster
MGM Plus
49
?
5.7
/286/
45
/5/
47
/7/

Raiders of Old California (1957)
A villainous cavalry officer is trying to force the owner of a hacienda to give him his land when a courageous settler comes to the rescue.
poster
53
?
5.7
/206/
60
/4/
45
/2/

The Rape of Doctor Willis (1991)
A drama directed by Lou Antonio.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
36
?
4.1
/238/
27
/4/
41
/6/

Sabaka (1955)
A fire worshipping cult of Indian is disbanded by a man, his elephant and tiger.
poster
52
?
5.4
/979/
47
/17/
55
/14/

Riders to the Stars (1954)
Three men gamble their lives in space to change the history of the world
poster
Kanopy
56
?
6.0
/372/
45
/9/
58
/6/
3.1
/228/

Portland Exposé (1957)
The owner of a tavern is pressured by the local mob to go into business with them, and figures it's better all around if he does that rather than cause trouble. However, when he starts to see what kind of place his nice little neighborhood bar is turning into, and when one of the mob's goons tries to rape his daughter, he decides to fight them.
poster
?
6.1
/100/
80
/1/
30
/2/

Mysteries from Beyond Earth (1975)
Narrator Lawrence Dobkin examines unusual paranormal activities and conspiracy theories in several eerie segments. Subjects include flying saucers and alien encounters, the disappearance of Atlantis, the Bermuda Triangle and the origins of Bigfoot, telekinesis, witchcraft, and the unusual notion that human evolution and technology might have been moved forward with assistance from intelligent extraterrestrial beings.
poster
?
5.5
/55/
50
/6/
55
/2/

Steel and America (1965)
A short film by Disney in which Donald Duck is involved in showing the history of Steel and America.
poster
60
?
6.4
/425/
62
/9/
58
/11/

The Big Operator (1959)
A power-mad union boss resorts to murder to eliminate witnesses scheduled to testify against him. The eclectic cast includes Mickey Rooney, Mamie Van Doren, Mel Torme, Jay North, Vampira, Charles Chaplin Jr., Jackie Coogan and Norman Grabowski.
poster
Starz Apple TV Channel
50
?
5.6
/207/
52
/4/
45
/2/

Wild Heritage (1958)
Travails of a family heading West in a covered wagon.
poster
57
?
6.2
/258/
53
/3/
57
/3/

Remains to Be Seen (1953)
A singer and her apartment manager get mixed up in a creepy Park Avenue murder and find themselves facing danger at every turn.
poster
54
?
5.7
/174/
46
/3/
60
/3/

Bannerline (1951)
A young crusading reporter in a small town tackles civic corruption.
poster
46
?
5.2
/295/
50
/4/
48
/8/

Curiosity Kills (1990)
An apartment block janitor stumbles upon a deadly secret after one of the residents seemingly commits suicide and a mysterious new tenant arrives.


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