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Amazon Prime Video
91
8.5
/561681/
82
/9209/
83
/6913/
4.4
/737341/
99
/134/
95
/8880/
100
/18/
cc age 10+

Rear Window (1954)
A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
89
8.2
/453805/
80
/8105/
82
/6114/
4.2
/721950/
93
/98/
92
/6508/
100
/32/
cc age 13+

Vertigo (1958)
A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
89
8.6
/541784/
84
/8965/
83
/4659/
4.4
/598520/
94
/97/
95
/14066/
89
/17/
cc age 9+

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.
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fuboTV
88
8.1
/87364/
78
/1597/
78
/1231/
4.3
/83458/
95
/56/
92
/1200/
94
/10/

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Questions arise when Senator Stoddard attends the funeral of a local man named Tom Doniphon in a small Western town. Flashing back, we learn Doniphon saved Stoddard, then a lawyer, when he was roughed up by a crew of outlaws terrorizing the town, led by Liberty Valance. As the territory's safety hung in the balance, Doniphon and Stoddard, two of the only people standing up to him, proved to be very important, but different, foes to Valance.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
87
8.0
/42651/
79
/1098/
81
/786/
4.2
/81015/
99
/96/
91
/809/
96
/15/

The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand one another, without realising that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal.
poster
86
8.0
/76708/
78
/1632/
78
/1101/
4.2
/76897/
100
/53/
91
/824/
95
/15/
cc age 13+

Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Semi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a local innkeeper after his wife claimed that he raped her. Over the course of an extensive trial, Biegler parries with District Attorney Lodwick and out-of-town prosecutor Claude Dancer to set his client free, but his case rests on the victim's mysterious business partner, who's hiding a dark secret.
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85
7.8
/77639/
77
/1257/
76
/933/
4.0
/87443/
100
/104/
92
/2645/
96
/13/
cc age 11+

The Philadelphia Story (1940)
When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.
poster
83
8.1
/128148/
77
/1729/
78
/1136/
4.1
/67018/
97
/98/
94
/2708/
73
/9/
cc age 8+

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
After the death of a United States Senator, idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. Soon, the naive and earnest new senator has to battle political corruption.
poster
82
7.8
/5641/
74
/93/
74
/65/
3.7
/4172/
100
/16/
85
/111/
73
/10/

That's Entertainment! (1974)
Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.
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Starz Apple TV Channel
81
7.6
/23831/
74
/535/
72
/380/
3.9
/20868/
100
/33/
86
/244/
83
/15/

Winchester '73 (1950)
Lin McAdam rides into town on the trail of Dutch Henry Brown, only to find himself in a shooting competition against him. McAdam wins the prize, a one-in-a-thousand Winchester rifle, but Dutch steals it and leaves town. McAdam follows, intent on settling his old quarrel, while the rifle keeps changing hands and touching a number of lives.
poster
81
7.9
/60396/
78
/994/
77
/656/
4.0
/33618/
88
/32/
92
/2174/
79
/8/
cc age 8+

Harvey (1950)
The story of Elwood P. Dowd who makes friends with a spirit taking the form of a human-sized rabbit named Harvey that only he sees (and a few privileged others on occasion also.) After his sister tries to commit him to a mental institution, a comedy of errors ensues. Elwood and Harvey become the catalysts for a family mending its wounds and for romance blossoming in unexpected places.
poster
81
7.8
/29883/
76
/525/
75
/427/
3.8
/23003/
94
/78/
88
/620/
cc age 8+

You Can't Take It with You (1938)
Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with Tony Kirby, but his wealthy banker father and snobbish mother strongly disapprove of the match. When the Kirbys are invited to dinner to become better acquainted with their future in-laws, things don't turn out the way Alice had hoped.
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80
79
7.6
/12886/
79
/344/
73
/186/
3.8
/11293/
96
/27/
90
/209/
76
/12/

After the Thin Man (1936)
Nick and Nora Charles investigate when Nora's cousin reports her disreputable husband is missing, and find themselves in a mystery involving the shady owners of a popular nightclub, a singer and her dark brother, the cousin's forsaken true love, and Nora's bombastic and controlling aunt.
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MGM Plus
78
7.6
/28816/
74
/510/
70
/366/
3.7
/13039/
81
/26/
88
/537/
77
/10/

The Shootist (1976)
Afflicted with a terminal illness John Bernard Books, the last of the legendary gunfighters, quietly returns to Carson City for medical attention from his old friend Dr. Hostetler. Aware that his days are numbered, the troubled man seeks solace and peace in a boarding house run by a widow and her son. However, it is not Books' fate to die in peace, as he becomes embroiled in one last valiant battle.
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78
7.9
/163062/
78
/3562/
79
/2893/
4.1
/290797/
93
/58/
90
/2495/
73
/10/

Rope (1948)
Two young men attempt to prove they committed the perfect murder by hosting a dinner party for the family of a classmate they just strangled to death.
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Apple TV
77
7.4
/925/
72
/112/
66
/24/
3.7
/1887/
98
/53/
79
/8/
80
/13/
cc age 15+

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022)
Never-before-heard personal recordings and archival footage tell the story of Louis Armstrong's life from his perspective. From musical phenom to civil rights activist to world-renowned artist, this illuminating film shows sides of Armstrong few have seen.
poster
77
7.4
/74923/
73
/1751/
75
/1496/
3.7
/85755/
89
/44/
84
/1159/
76
/10/
cc age 10+

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
An American doctor and his wife, a former singing star, witness a murder while vacationing in Morocco, and are drawn into a twisting plot of international intrigue when their young son is kidnapped.
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77
7.6
/13294/
73
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71
/181/
3.8
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/23/
82
/171/
81
/9/

Destry Rides Again (1939)
Tom Destry, son of a legendary frontier peacekeeper, doesn’t believe in gunplay. Thus he becomes the object of widespread ridicule when he rides into the wide-open town of Bottleneck, the personal fiefdom of the crooked Kent.
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78
76
7.3
/12936/
74
/314/
71
/246/
3.8
/10879/
100
/12/
79
/132/

The Man from Laramie (1955)
Will Lockhart arrives in Coronado, an isolated town in New Mexico, in search of someone who sells rifles to the Apache tribe, finding himself unwillingly drawn into the convoluted life of a local ranching family whose members seem to have a lot to hide.
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76
7.5
/23658/
74
/458/
72
/350/
3.7
/9182/
86
/22/
81
/282/

The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
A cargo aircraft crashes in a sandstorm in the Sahara with less than a dozen men on board. One of the passengers is an airplane designer who comes up with the idea of ripping off the undamaged wing and using it as the basis for a replacement aircraft they need to build before their food and water run out.
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Starz
78
74
7.2
/10760/
76
/250/
69
/195/
3.7
/8459/
100
/10/
80
/102/

Bend of the River (1952)
Two men with questionable pasts, Glyn McLyntock and his friend Cole, lead a wagon-train load of homesteaders from Missouri to the Oregon territory...
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fuboTV
77
74
7.3
/13663/
71
/275/
69
/238/
3.8
/12536/
100
/21/
76
/167/

The Naked Spur (1953)
A bounty hunter trying to bring a murderer to justice is forced to accept the help of two less-than-trustworthy strangers.
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7.7
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74
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72
/89/
3.9
/5541/
100
/15/
85
/67/

The Mortal Storm (1940)
The Roth family leads a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930s. After the Nazis come to power, the family is divided and Martin Breitner, a family friend, is caught up in the turmoil.
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73
7.3
/10293/
73
/225/
69
/152/
3.5
/3593/
100
/6/
80
/187/

Shenandoah (1965)
Charlie Anderson, a farmer in Shenandoah, Virginia, finds himself and his family in the middle of the Civil War he wants nothing to do with. When his youngest boy is taken prisoner by the North, the Civil War is forced upon him.
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72
7.3
/2556/
74
/61/
69
/39/
3.5
/1926/
75
/8/
78
/48/
67
/9/

That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical numbers.
poster
76
72
7.3
/10391/
75
/242/
69
/155/
3.5
/5362/
89
/9/
80
/203/

The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
A vibrant tribute to one of America's legendary bandleaders, charting Glenn Miller's rise from obscurity and poverty to fame and wealth in the early 1940s.
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71
7.0
/436/
61
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61
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3.4
/240/
100
/42/
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/607/

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.
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Starz
76
71
7.1
/9359/
71
/216/
69
/161/
3.6
/7777/
100
/12/
75
/76/

The Far Country (1954)
During the Klondike Gold Rush, a misanthropic cattle driver and his talkative elderly partner run afoul of the law in Alaska and are forced to work for a saloon owner to take her supplies into a newly booming but lawless Candian town.
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71
7.1
/25041/
72
/564/
70
/468/
3.5
/13766/
88
/25/
74
/376/
56
/6/

How the West Was Won (1962)
The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one pioneer family.
poster
70
7.2
/1205/
65
/19/
70
/19/
3.4
/634/
70
/17/

That's Dancing! (1985)
A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the movie camera, over the movie musical from the late 20s, 30s, 40s 50s and 60s up to the break dance and the music videos from the 80s.
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The Roku Channel
73
70
7.1
/10555/
72
/294/
67
/213/
3.4
/6502/
91
/11/
71
/87/

Broken Arrow (1950)
Indian scout Tom Jeffords is sent out to stem the war between the American settlers and Apaches in the late 1870s Arizona. He learns that the Indians kill only to protect themselves, or out of retaliation for white atrocities.
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78
69
7.1
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73
/103/
70
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3.7
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100
/7/
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/59/

Vivacious Lady (1938)
College town life gets turned upside down after a button-down botany professor secretly weds a sizzling night-club singer.
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73
69
7.4
/11274/
74
/231/
67
/166/
3.6
/7280/
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/21/
74
/147/

Call Northside 777 (1948)
In 1932, a cop is killed and Frank Wiecek sentenced to life. Eleven years later, a newspaper ad by Frank's mother leads Chicago reporter P.J. O'Neal to look into the case. For some time, O'Neal continues to believe Frank guilty. But when he starts to change his mind, he meets increased resistance from authorities unwilling to be proved wrong.
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69
7.9
/2878/
80
/302/
76
/242/
3.9
/8663/

La Classe américaine (1993)
George Abitbol, the classiest man in the world, dies tragically during a cruise. The director of an American newspaper, wondering about the meaning of these intriguing final words, asks his three best investigators, Dave, Peter and Steven, to solve the mystery. (Sixteen French actors dub scenes from various Warner Bros. films to create a parody of Citizen Kane, 1941.)
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69
68
6.8
/14344/
68
/344/
65
/236/
3.4
/21489/
81
/16/
66
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Bell, Book and Candle (1958)
A modern-day witch likes her neighbor but despises his fiancée, so she enchants him to love her instead... only to fall in love with him for real.
poster
66
6.8
/4343/
71
/100/
63
/72/
3.4
/1203/
56
/782/
65
/8/

Firecreek (1968)
A peace-loving, part-time sheriff in the small town of Firecreek must take a stand when a gang of vicious outlaws takes over his town.
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Hoopla
72
65
7.1
/9191/
70
/141/
66
/139/
3.4
/4311/
83
/23/
75
/115/

The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
Charles Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his 1927 New York to Paris flight the first solo trans-Atlantic crossing.
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Hoopla
69
63
6.8
/6231/
72
/177/
64
/90/
3.3
/2611/
80
/15/
68
/111/

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)
Banker Roger Hobbs wants to spend his vacation alone with his wife, Peggy, but she insists on a family vacation at a California beach house that turns out to be ugly and broken down. Daughter Katey, embarrassed by her braces, refuses to go to the beach, as does TV-addicted son Danny. When the family is joined by Hobbs' two unhappily married daughters and their husbands, he must help everyone with their problems to get some peace.
poster
63
6.5
/29845/
68
/1258/
63
/770/
3.2
/26247/
59
/17/
62
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cc age 5+

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)
Some time after the Mousekewitz's have settled in America, they find that they are still having problems with the threat of cats. That makes them eager to try another home out in the west, where they are promised that mice and cats live in peace. Unfortunately, the one making this claim is an oily con artist named Cat R. Waul who is intent on his own sinister plan.
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Apple TV
80
62
7.5
/2856/
77
/352/
71
/39/
3.6
/2005/
100
/5/
86
/4/
cc age 10+

The Bloody Hundredth (2024)
Meet the real-life airmen who inspired Masters of the Air as they share the harrowing and transformative events of the 100th Bomb Group.
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67
62
6.7
/7548/
67
/190/
63
/145/
3.5
/5034/
86
/7/
52
/42/

Two Rode Together (1961)
Two tough westerners bring home a group of settlers who have spent years as Comanche hostages.
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Kanopy
61
59
6.5
/17081/
64
/320/
63
/260/
3.0
/10277/
50
/42/
53
/313/
76
/12/
cc age 12+

The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
To ensure a full profitable season, circus manager Brad Braden engages The Great Sebastian, though this moves his girlfriend Holly from her hard-won center trapeze spot. Holly and Sebastian begin a dangerous one-upmanship duel in the ring, while he pursues her on the ground.
poster
fuboTV
58
6.4
/1823/
58
/23/
65
/25/
3.2
/641/
60
/125/

Fools' Parade (1971)
When a trio of ex-convicts led by Mattie Appleyard is released from prison, they hope to open a general store using money Mattie has saved during his 40-year sentence. This attempt is met with great resistance from a corrupt prison official and the banker who issued Mattie the check.
poster
69
57
7.1
/4878/
73
/76/
69
/59/
3.4
/1781/
68
/581/

No Highway in the Sky (1951)
James Stewart plays aeronautical engineer Theodore Honey, the quintessential absent-minded professor: eccentric, forgetful, but brilliant. His studies show that the aircraft being manufactured by his employer has a subtle but deadly design flaw that manifests itself only after the aircraft has flown a certain number of hours. En route to a crash site to prove his theory, Honey discovers that he is aboard a plane rapidly approaching his predicted deadline.
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75
57
7.1
/3548/
78
/46/
65
/33/
3.4
/1200/
89
/9/
79
/46/

The Stratton Story (1949)
Star major league pitcher Monty Stratton loses a leg in a hunting accident, but becomes determined to leave the game on his own terms.
poster
68
56
7.0
/4181/
66
/52/
67
/53/
3.4
/2484/
70
/1060/

Wife vs. Secretary (1936)
Linda, the wife of a publishing executive, suspects that her husband Van’s relationship with his attractive secretary Whitey is more than professional.
poster
69
55
6.8
/3644/
71
/58/
63
/44/
3.2
/2816/
78
/847/

It's a Wonderful World (1939)
Detective Guy Johnson's client, Willie Heywood, is framed for murder. While Guy hides him so he can catch the real killer, both of them are nabbed by the police, tried, convicted and sentenced to jail: Guy for a year with Willie to be executed. On the way to jail, Guy comes across a clue and escapes from the police.
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62
55
6.7
/6902/
68
/137/
67
/138/
3.4
/3817/
60
/15/
43
/57/

Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
A reluctant cavalry Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyenne.


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