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Kanopy
88
8.0
/39033/
77
/685/
76
/554/
4.2
/57808/
98
/61/
91
/531/
100
/5/

Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
New York City newspaper writer J.J. Hunsecker holds considerable sway over public opinion with his Broadway column, but one thing that he can't control is his younger sister, Susan, who is in a relationship with aspiring jazz guitarist Steve Dallas. Hunsecker strongly disapproves of the romance and recruits publicist Sidney Falco to find a way to split the couple, no matter how ruthless the method.
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Kanopy
82
7.6
/33558/
74
/672/
72
/511/
3.8
/28746/
100
/34/
87
/585/
91
/7/
cc age 10+

The Ladykillers (1955)
Five oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical musicians.
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Kanopy
77
72
7.2
/11477/
71
/223/
69
/195/
3.6
/8534/
100
/15/
81
/168/
cc age 9+

The Man in the White Suit (1951)
The unassuming, nebbishy inventor Sidney Stratton creates a miraculous fabric that will never be dirty or worn out. Clearly he can make a fortune selling clothes made of the material, but may cause a crisis in the process. After all, once someone buys one of his suits they won't ever have to fix them or buy another one, and the clothing industry will collapse overnight. Nevertheless, Sidney is determined to put his invention on the market, forcing the clothing factory bigwigs to resort to more desperate measures...
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71
7.1
/7197/
74
/184/
68
/145/
3.5
/5721/
96
/24/
84
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Whisky Galore! (1949)
Based on a true story. The name of the real ship, that sunk Feb 5 1941 - during WWII - was S/S Politician. Having left Liverpool two days earlier, heading for Jamaica, it sank outside Eriskay, The Outer Hebrides, Scotland, in bad weather, containing 250,000 bottles of whisky. The locals gathered as many bottles as they could, before the proper authorities arrived, and even today, bottles are found in the sand or in the sea every other year.
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43
7.3
/1205/
64
/23/
70
/31/
3.6
/832/
95
/64/

Mandy (1952)
London, the early 1950s. Born deaf, Mandy is mute for most of her childhood. As she reaches school age her family itself is in danger of breaking up. Christine, Mandy's mother, has heard of a residential school for the oral education of the deaf.
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41
6.5
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63
/42/
3.4
/1047/
51
/131/

A High Wind in Jamaica (1965)
In 1870, a Jamaican colonial family sends its children to Britain for proper schooling, but their ship is taken over by pirates, who become fond of the kids.
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39
6.9
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69
/30/
63
/38/
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/837/
80
/5/
67
/12/

The 'Maggie' (1954)
The poor, elderly—and the wily, when it comes to parting those who can afford it from their money—Scottish skipper of a broken-down old 'puffer' boat tricks an American tycoon into paying him to transport his personal cargo. When the tycoon learns of the trick, he attempts to track down the boat and remove his possessions.
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33
5.8
/2101/
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/28/
51
/36/
2.9
/1267/
42
/247/

Don't Make Waves (1967)
Carlo Cofield vacations to Southern California, where he quickly becomes immersed in the easy-going local culture, getting entangled in two beachside romances.
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20
7.0
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46
/3/
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3.5
/246/
70
/10/
71
/1/

Sammy Going South (1963)
After he is orphaned by an air raid on Port Said during the Suez Crisis, a young boy attempts to go by himself from the Suez Canal to Durban in South Africa where his nearest relative, Aunt Jane, lives. On the way he meets a variety of different people who help or hinder his journey - including an ageing diamond smuggler.
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3.8
/11/

The Pocket Cartoon (1941)
A political satire, the first film made by Halas and Batchelor.
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Contraries (1943)
A plea to the public to sort out metal objects from their waste paper.


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