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Kanopy
89
8.2
/198435/
79
/3654/
81
/2972/
4.2
/235499/
97
/140/
92
/3876/
98
/14/
cc age 12+

Metropolis (1927)
In a futuristic city sharply divided between the rich and the poor, the son of the city's mastermind meets a prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
88
8.1
/192964/
78
/3019/
79
/2014/
4.2
/174084/
99
/97/
93
/3386/
97
/30/
cc age 13+

The Third Man (1949)
In postwar Vienna, Austria, Holly Martins, a writer of pulp Westerns, arrives penniless as a guest of his childhood chum Harry Lime, only to learn he has died. Martins develops a conspiracy theory after learning of a "third man" present at the time of Harry's death, running into interference from British officer Major Calloway, and falling head-over-heels for Harry's grief-stricken lover, Anna.
poster
The Roku Channel
87
8.0
/17904/
77
/364/
74
/261/
4.2
/24878/
97
/37/
90
/298/
93
/20/
cc age 10+

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
General Candy, who's overseeing an English squad in 1943, is a veteran leader who doesn't have the respect of the men he's training and is considered out-of-touch with what's needed to win the war. But it wasn't always this way. Flashing back to his early career in the Boer War and World War I, we see a dashing young officer whose life has been shaped by three different women, and by a lasting friendship with a German soldier.
poster
Criterion Channel
85
8.0
/33436/
79
/616/
80
/948/
4.2
/61669/
100
/46/
92
/277/

Rome, Open City (1945)
In WWII-era Rome, underground resistance leader Manfredi attempts to evade the Gestapo by enlisting the help of Pina, the fiancée of a fellow member of the resistance, and Don Pietro, the priest due to oversee her marriage. But it’s not long before the Nazis and the local police find him.
poster
The Roku Channel
85
84
8.3
/21901/
80
/437/
79
/427/
4.4
/51709/
96
/26/
93
/249/
76
/9/

The Cranes Are Flying (1957)
Veronika and Boris come together in Moscow shortly before World War II. Walking along the river, they watch cranes fly overhead, and promise to rendezvous before Boris leaves to fight. Boris misses the meeting and is off to the front lines, while Veronika waits patiently, sending letters faithfully. After her house is bombed, Veronika moves in with Boris' family, into the company of a cousin with his own intentions.
poster
The Roku Channel
84
7.8
/27914/
73
/434/
72
/363/
3.8
/16330/
100
/30/
88
/427/
90
/15/
cc age 10+

Great Expectations (1946)
In this Dickens adaptation, orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.
poster
Criterion Channel
84
8.1
/21403/
78
/505/
77
/424/
4.1
/48610/
96
/25/
91
/607/
cc age 7+

The Red Balloon (1956)
A young boy discovers a stray balloon, which seems to have a mind of its own, on the streets of Paris. The two become inseparable, yet the world’s harsh realities finally interfere.
poster
Fandor
84
7.7
/60577/
75
/1265/
74
/988/
3.9
/63627/
98
/52/
88
/958/
98
/17/
cc age 12+

The Lady Vanishes (1938)
On a train headed for England a group of travelers is delayed by an avalanche. Holed up in a hotel in a fictional European country, young Iris befriends elderly Miss Froy. When the train resumes, Iris suffers a bout of unconsciousness and wakes to find the old woman has disappeared. The other passengers ominously deny Miss Froy ever existed, so Iris begins to investigate with another traveler and, as the pair sleuth, romantic sparks fly.
poster
MGM Plus
82
7.8
/66928/
76
/1358/
74
/890/
4.0
/104285/
99
/104/
90
/1515/
cc age 12+

His Girl Friday (1940)
Walter Burns is an irresistibly conniving newspaper publisher desperate to woo back his paper’s star reporter, who also happens to be his estranged wife. She’s threatening to quit and settle down with a new beau, but, as Walter knows, she has a weakness: she can’t resist a juicy scoop.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
81
7.3
/21513/
73
/548/
72
/388/
3.8
/41219/
98
/42/
77
/304/

Detour (1945)
The life of Al Roberts, a pianist in a New York nightclub, turns into a nightmare when he decides to hitchhike to Los Angeles to visit his girlfriend.
poster
Criterion Channel
81
7.6
/26353/
72
/566/
74
/536/
4.0
/49736/
84
/45/
87
/394/

The Trial (1962)
The surreal tale of an unassuming man who is accused of a never-specified crime and shambles through bizarre encounters to escape this nightmare.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
80
7.7
/45442/
75
/976/
74
/547/
3.8
/25193/
97
/29/
91
/1435/
77
/9/
cc age 12+

Zulu (1964)
In 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War, man-of-the-people Lt. Chard and snooty Lt. Bromhead are in charge of defending the isolated and vastly outnumbered Natal outpost of Rorke's Drift from tribal hordes.
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Kanopy
81
79
7.6
/17363/
73
/312/
72
/348/
3.8
/21214/
96
/47/
86
/264/
90
/9/

The Blue Angel (1930)
Prim professor Immanuel Rath finds some of his students ogling racy photos of cabaret performer Lola Lola and visits a local club, The Blue Angel, in an attempt to catch them there. Seeing Lola perform, the teacher is filled with lust, eventually resigning his position at the school to marry the young woman. However, his marriage to a coquette -- whose job is to entice men -- proves to be more difficult than Rath imagined.
poster
Kanopy
78
7.8
/404063/
76
/7828/
73
/4568/
3.8
/245687/
91
/253/
89
/11156/
79
/41/
cc age 16+

The Fighter (2010)
Boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being KO'd by drugs and crime.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
77
7.3
/33426/
73
/1017/
72
/605/
3.7
/25075/
94
/32/
86
/768/
70
/7/
cc age 11+

A Shot in the Dark (1964)
Inspector Jacques Clouseau, smitten with the accused maid Maria Gambrelli, unwittingly turns a straightforward murder investigation into a comedic series of mishaps, testing the patience of his irritable boss Charles Dreyfus as casualties mount.
poster
Fandor
77
7.3
/30383/
72
/591/
72
/614/
3.7
/35768/
97
/31/
80
/357/
76
/9/

The Stranger (1946)
An investigator from the War Crimes Commission travels to Connecticut to find an infamous Nazi, who may be hiding out in a small town in the guise of a distinguished professor engaged to the Supreme Court Justice’s daughter.
poster
Criterion Channel
79
76
7.5
/12543/
72
/234/
72
/197/
3.8
/14124/
95
/20/
87
/151/
80
/14/

Brute Force (1947)
Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's chains?
poster
75
7.3
/62331/
73
/1959/
73
/1250/
3.4
/29320/
85
/27/
84
/1962/
73
/6/
cc age 10+

The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)
A Coca-Cola bottle dropped from an airplane raises havoc among a normally peaceful tribe of African bushmen who believe it to be a utensil of the gods.
poster
Criterion Channel
81
74
7.8
/7389/
71
/99/
73
/96/
3.8
/4600/
100
/15/
85
/176/
89
/7/

Of Mice and Men (1939)
An intellectually disabled giant and his level headed guardian find work at a sadistic cowboy's ranch in depression era America.
poster
MGM Plus
73
7.0
/55072/
69
/1397/
69
/1064/
3.6
/111432/
83
/60/
74
/578/
74
/16/

Dressed to Kill (1980)
After witnessing a mysterious woman brutally slay a homemaker, prostitute Liz Blake finds herself trapped in a dangerous situation. While the police thinks she is the murderer, the real killer is intent on silencing her only witness.
poster
MGM Plus
76
73
7.6
/16088/
74
/267/
72
/272/
3.7
/12157/
92
/24/
82
/230/
63
/9/

Meet John Doe (1941)
As a parting shot, fired reporter Ann Mitchell prints a fake letter from unemployed "John Doe," who threatens suicide in protest of social ills. The paper is forced to rehire Ann and hires John Willoughby to impersonate "Doe." Ann and her bosses cynically milk the story for all it's worth, until the made-up "John Doe" philosophy starts a whole political movement.
poster
Kanopy
74
73
7.0
/20271/
68
/409/
67
/353/
3.5
/24807/
91
/11/
70
/241/
85
/9/

Sabotage (1937)
Karl Anton Verloc and his wife own a small cinema in a quiet London suburb where they live seemingly happily. But Mrs. Verloc does not know that her husband has a secret that will affect their relationship and threaten her teenage brother's life.
poster
73
8.0
/10435/
75
/160/
75
/118/
3.8
/2107/
78
/115/
88
/1016/
68
/32/

Why We Fight (2005)
Is American foreign policy dominated by the idea of military supremacy? Has the military become too important in American life? Jarecki's shrewd and intelligent polemic would seem to give an affirmative answer to each of these questions.
poster
AMC
75
71
7.1
/8060/
71
/258/
62
/152/
3.4
/5085/
100
/16/
78
/167/

Babes in Toyland (1934)
Ollie Dee and Stannie Dum try to borrow money from their employer, the toymaker, to pay off the mortgage on Mother Peep's shoe and keep it and Little Bo Peep from the clutches of the evil Barnaby. When that fails, they trick Barnaby, enraging him.
poster
MGM Plus
71
6.9
/6354/
67
/137/
65
/116/
3.6
/5033/
93
/15/
75
/78/
58
/8/

Dillinger (1973)
After a shoot-out kills five FBI agents in Kansas City the Bureau target John Dillinger as one of the men to hunt down. Waiting for him to break Federal law they sort out several other mobsters, while Dillinger's bank robbing exploits make him something of a folk hero. Escaping from jail he finds Pretty Boy Floyd and Baby Face Nelson have joined the gang and pretty soon he is Public Enemy Number One. Now the G-men really are after him.
poster
Hoopla
77
69
7.4
/6338/
71
/116/
68
/133/
3.7
/3020/
100
/8/
79
/63/

Attack (1956)
Battle of the Bulge, World War II, 1944. Lieutenant Costa, an infantry company officer who must establish artillery observation posts in a strategic area, has serious doubts about Captain Cooney's leadership ability.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
69
7.2
/20708/
71
/809/
70
/514/
3.4
/32809/
67
/12/
66
/343/
cc age 12+

Animal Farm (1954)
Animals on a farm lead a revolution against the farmers to put their destiny in their own hands. However this revolution eats their own children and they cannot avoid corruption.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
70
68
6.9
/13256/
67
/326/
65
/266/
3.4
/15946/
88
/24/
65
/218/
71
/10/

Blackmail (1929)
London, 1929. Frank Webber, a very busy Scotland Yard detective, seems to be more interested in his work than in Alice White, his girlfriend. Feeling herself ignored, Alice agrees to go out with an elegant and well-mannered artist who invites her to visit his fancy apartment.
poster
JustWatchTV
76
68
7.1
/5785/
71
/104/
69
/93/
3.5
/3816/
94
/18/
83
/127/

Passport to Pimlico (1949)
When an unexploded WWII bomb is accidentally detonated in Pimlico, it reveals a treasure trove and documents proving that the region is in fact part of Burgundy, France and thus foreign territory. The British government attempts to regain control by setting up border controls and cutting off services to the area.
poster
MGM Plus
74
68
7.3
/8986/
71
/187/
70
/139/
3.7
/7768/
79
/14/
76
/87/

Kansas City Confidential (1952)
An ex-convict sets out to uncover who framed him for an armored car robbery.
poster
MGM Plus
73
68
7.2
/13917/
66
/203/
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
Amazon Prime Video
71
68
6.9
/11513/
67
/282/
68
/197/
3.5
/23250/
94
/47/
63
/121/

The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
Roy and Gilbert's fishing trip takes a terrifying turn when the hitchhiker they pick up turns out to be a sociopath on the run from the law. He's killed before, and he lets the two know that as soon as they're no longer useful, he'll kill again. The two friends plot an escape, but the hitchhiker's peculiar physical affliction, an eye that never closes even when he sleeps, makes it impossible for them to tell when they can make a break for it.
poster
75
67
7.2
/6102/
73
/136/
72
/84/
3.6
/5176/
89
/18/
72
/87/

Night Train to Munich (1940)
Czechoslovakia, March 1939, on the eve of World War II. As the German invaders occupy Prague, inventor Axel Bomasch manages to flee and reach England; but those who need to put his knowledge at the service of the Nazi war machine, in order to carry out their evil plans of destruction, will stop at nothing to capture him.
poster
MGM Plus
74
67
7.3
/6400/
69
/122/
68
/89/
3.6
/5918/
100
/5/
67
/60/

Too Late for Tears (1949)
Through a fluke circumstance, a ruthless woman stumbles across a suitcase filled with $60,000, and is determined to hold onto it even if it means murder.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
67
7.1
/17938/
75
/463/
65
/248/
3.2
/6355/
50
/6/
85
/663/
62
/5/

McLintock! (1963)
Ageing, wealthy, rancher and self-made man, George Washington McLintock is forced to deal with numerous personal and professional problems. Seemingly everyone wants a piece of his enormous farmstead, including high-ranking government men and nearby Native Americans. As McLintock tries to juggle his various adversaries, his wife—who left him two years previously—suddenly returns. But she isn't interested in George; she wants custody of their daughter.
poster
MGM Plus
72
66
6.8
/7631/
66
/127/
62
/106/
3.3
/5845/
100
/12/
68
/79/
78
/13/

Nothing Sacred (1937)
When a small-town girl is incorrectly diagnosed with a rare, deadly disease, an unknowing newspaper columnist turns her into a national heroine.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
71
65
6.4
/7118/
66
/174/
62
/130/
3.5
/13835/
100
/20/
65
/95/

The Shooting (1966)
Two miners agree to guide a mysterious woman, who has appeared in their camp from nowhere, to a nearby town; but soon, because of her erratic behavior, they begin to suspect that her true purpose is quite different.
poster
65
5.9
/7027/
62
/242/
61
/211/
3.0
/7231/
88
/17/
56
/292/

Lassie (1994)
On their way to start a new life at a sheep farm in rural Virginia, the Turner family are halted by a wreck on the highway that has claimed the life of a truck driver. Spotting the trucker's now-abandoned collie on the side of the road, they take pity on the dog and adopt her. As the city family copes with the change to rural life, including a feud with a neighboring farm family who resent the city interlopers, the ever-loyal Lassie helps them adjust to their new surroundings.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
72
64
7.0
/5287/
67
/81/
63
/87/
3.4
/4323/
94
/18/
74
/67/

The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)
Renowned for his excess, King Henry VIII goes through a series of wives during his rule. With Anne Boleyn, his second wife, executed on charges of treason, King Henry weds maid Jane Seymour, but that marriage also ends in tragedy. Not one to be single for long, the king picks German-born Anne of Cleves as his bride, but their union lasts only months before an annulment is granted, and King Henry continues his string of spouses.
poster
MGM Plus
64
6.7
/4975/
69
/137/
63
/109/
3.4
/2809/
54
/13/
56
/49/
cc age 7+

Jungle Book (1942)
Mowgli, lost in the jungle when a toddler, raised by wolves, years later happens upon his human village and reconnects with its inhabitants, including his widowed mother. Continuing to maintain a relationship with the jungle, adventures follow.
poster
64
6.8
/18869/
69
/752/
71
/522/
3.2
/6334/
50
/14/
70
/381/
51
/17/
cc age 10+

The Gods Must Be Crazy II (1989)
Xixo is back again. This time, his children accidentally stow away on a fast-moving poachers' truck, unable to get off, and Xixo sets out to rescue them. Along the way, he encounters a couple of soldiers trying to capture each other and a pilot and passenger of a small plane, who are each having a few problems of their own.
poster
78
63
7.4
/4087/
71
/74/
69
/65/
3.7
/3123/
100
/6/
83
/21/

Scandal Sheet (1952)
A tabloid editor assigns a young reporter to solve a murder the editor committed himself.
poster
MGM Plus
70
63
6.7
/6574/
65
/113/
64
/104/
3.3
/5215/
91
/23/
69
/176/
cc age 8+

Royal Wedding (1951)
A brother and sister dance act encounter challenges and romance when booked in London during the Royal Wedding.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
67
63
6.7
/7531/
69
/220/
65
/139/
3.2
/4212/
75
/8/
66
/54/

Terror by Night (1946)
Holmes and Watson board a passenger train bound from London to Edinburgh, to guard the Star of Rhodesia, an enormous diamond worth a fortune belonging to an elderly woman of wealth; but within the first hour of the trip, the woman's son is murdered and the diamond stolen and any of the passengers in their car could be the killer thief.
poster
Criterion Channel
71
62
6.9
/4109/
60
/32/
67
/46/
3.5
/2372/
89
/19/
76
/64/

The Horse's Mouth (1958)
Gulley Jimson is a boorish aging artist recently released from prison. A swindler in search of his next art project, he hunkers down in the penthouse of would-be patrons the Beeders while they go on an extended vacation; he paints a mural on their wall, pawns their valuables and, along with the sculptor Abel, inadvertently smashes a large hole in their floor. Jimson's next project is an even larger wall in an abandoned church.
poster
MGM Plus
69
62
7.0
/7339/
68
/119/
66
/98/
3.4
/5614/
82
/11/
63
/51/

He Walked by Night (1949)
Roy Martin aka Roy Morgan is a burglar and former war-time Radio & Electronics Engineer who listens in to radio police calls, allowing him to stay one step ahead of the cops.
poster
The Roku Channel
68
61
6.4
/4867/
64
/109/
63
/98/
3.5
/7032/
93
/14/
60
/46/

Ride in the Whirlwind (1966)
Three cowboys, mistaken for members of an outlaw gang, are relentlessly pursued by a posse.
poster
MGM Plus
69
61
6.7
/3776/
63
/89/
64
/79/
3.3
/3812/
88
/16/
60
/45/
76
/8/

The Front Page (1931)
Hildy Johnson is an investigative reporter looking for a bigger paycheck. When an accused murderer escapes from custody, Hildy sees an opportunity for the story of a lifetime. But when he finds the criminal, he learns that the man may not be guilty. With the help of his editor, Hildy attempts to hide the convict, uncover the conspiracy and write the scoop of his career.


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