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poster
Amazon Prime Video
89
8.6
/550522/
84
/9398/
83
/4755/
4.4
/711728/
94
/97/
95
/14105/
89
/17/
cc age 9+

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
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.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
89
8.5
/283357/
82
/4511/
82
/3970/
4.3
/255991/
98
/113/
95
/1797/
96
/4/
cc age 6+

Modern Times (1936)
A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time..
poster
fuboTV
88
8.4
/1102098/
82
/30020/
79
/13341/
4.2
/1180406/
94
/157/
96
/26533/
86
/17/
cc age 11+

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.
poster
MGM Plus
88
8.1
/374098/
79
/6376/
79
/4133/
4.3
/452989/
98
/144/
93
/5231/
92
/23/
cc age 15+

Chinatown (1974)
Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together.
poster
Fandor
84
7.7
/60864/
75
/1274/
74
/996/
3.9
/65929/
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
Criterion Channel
84
7.8
/51078/
75
/822/
78
/1178/
4.1
/67485/
88
/49/
90
/772/
cc age 17+

Amarcord (1973)
In an Italian seaside town, young Titta gets into trouble with his friends and watches various local eccentrics as they engage in often absurd behavior. Frequently clashing with his stern father and defended by his doting mother, Titta witnesses the actions of a wide range of characters, from his extended family to Fascist loyalists to sensual women, with certain moments shifting into fantastical scenarios.
poster
Peacock Premium
82
8.6
/1542436/
86
/32174/
85
/18767/
4.3
/1159479/
78
/134/
94
/31677/
61
/36/
cc age 16+

The Green Mile (1999)
A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cell block's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, recognizes Coffey's miraculous gift, he tries desperately to help stave off the condemned man's execution.
poster
Hoopla
82
8.3
/349502/
79
/5118/
79
/2782/
4.1
/247011/
93
/69/
93
/7705/
88
/16/
cc age 12+

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected lawyer, defends a black man named Tom Robinson against fabricated rape charges, the trial and tangent events expose the children to evils of racism and stereotyping.
poster
MGM Plus
82
7.6
/58775/
74
/1094/
73
/1111/
4.0
/75981/
93
/41/
88
/960/
75
/7/
cc age 12+

The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mundane reality is the movie theatre. After losing her job, Cecilia goes to see 'The Purple Rose of Cairo' in hopes of raising her spirits, where she watches dashing archaeologist Tom Baxter time and again.
poster
Kanopy
82
81
7.8
/20437/
76
/409/
76
/460/
4.0
/19852/
97
/37/
88
/242/

Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
The film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining income. While being both loyal and competent in his work, Verdoux has been laid-off. To make money for his wife and child, he marries wealthy widows and then murders them. His crime spree eventually works against him when two particular widows break his normal routine.
poster
80
7.6
/25425/
76
/558/
73
/439/
3.9
/26951/
97
/36/
86
/697/
84
/12/
cc age 14+

Victor/Victoria (1982)
A struggling female soprano finds work playing a male female impersonator, but it complicates her personal life.
poster
Disney Plus
79
8.1
/288336/
79
/7177/
77
/3534/
4.2
/599562/
83
/78/
91
/27238/
63
/11/
cc age 6+

The Sound of Music (1965)
In the years before World War II, a tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey is hired as a governess in the home of a widowed naval captain with seven children and brings a new love of life and music into the home.
poster
The Roku Channel
79
7.6
/10515/
76
/307/
73
/241/
3.8
/22975/
96
/25/
91
/219/
69
/23/

Butterfly (1999)
The film centres on Moncho and his coming-of-age experience in Galicia in 1936. Moncho develops a close relationship with his teacher Don Gregorio who introduces the boy to different things in the world. While the story centres on Moncho's ordinary coming-of-age experiences, tensions related to the looming Spanish Civil War periodically interrupt Moncho's personal growth and daily life.
poster
Kanopy
78
7.4
/31499/
72
/674/
69
/379/
3.5
/19266/
87
/143/
86
/1232/
80
/31/
cc age 10+

Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)
In 1931, three Aboriginal girls escape after being plucked from their homes to be trained as domestic staff, and set off on a trek across the Outback.
poster
Kanopy
78
7.3
/8702/
73
/193/
73
/145/
3.7
/8590/
97
/31/
85
/12/
79
/7/

Sami Blood (2016)
Elle Marja, 14, is a reindeer-breeding Sami girl. Exposed to the racism of the 1930s and phrenological examinations at her boarding school, she starts dreaming of another life. To achieve this other life she has to become someone else and break all ties with her family and culture.
poster
77
7.1
/70429/
69
/1519/
68
/999/
3.4
/44458/
84
/114/
80
/1663/
78
/19/
cc age 11+

Chariots of Fire (1981)
In the class-obsessed and religiously divided UK of the early 1920s, two determined young runners train for the 1924 Paris Olympics. Eric Liddell, a devout Christian born to Scottish missionaries in China, sees running as part of his worship of God's glory and refuses to train or compete on the Sabbath. Harold Abrahams overcomes anti-Semitism and class bias, but neglects his beloved sweetheart in his single-minded quest.
poster
fuboTV
76
7.5
/563816/
76
/19921/
73
/9893/
3.6
/732302/
77
/138/
82
/22502/
57
/14/
cc age 11+

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees – and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacombs of an ancient palace.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
75
6.9
/18300/
70
/849/
67
/446/
4.7
/253/
86
/106/
77
/75/
68
/19/
cc age 15+

Mr. Jones (2019)
In 1933, Welsh journalist Gareth Jones travels to Ukraine, where he experiences the horrors of a famine. Everywhere he goes he meets henchmen of the Soviet secret service who are determined to prevent news about the catastrophe from getting out. Stalin’s forced collectivisation of agriculture has resulted in misery and ruin—the policy is tantamount to mass murder.
poster
Kanopy
74
7.1
/19552/
68
/376/
68
/298/
3.0
/14891/
84
/25/
72
/471/

Triumph of the Will (1935)
A showcase of German chancellor and Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler at the 1934 Nuremberg Rally.
poster
74
7.0
/17930/
69
/476/
69
/324/
3.7
/22301/
88
/41/
75
/517/

The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
After a team of surgeons botches his beloved wife's operation, the distraught Dr. Phibes unleashes a score of Old-Testament atrocities on his enemies.
poster
Hoopla
80
74
7.4
/12086/
76
/796/
78
/1336/
3.9
/38904/
94
/17/
84
/20/

See You Up There (2017)
In November 1918, a few days before the Armistice, when Lieutenant Pradelle orders a senseless attack, he causes a useless disaster; but his outrageous act also binds the lives of two soldiers who have nothing more in common than the battlefield: Édouard saves Albert, although at a high cost. They become companions in misfortune who will attempt to survive in a changing world. Pradelle, in his own way, does the same.
poster
MGM Plus
74
7.2
/73953/
72
/2189/
71
/1529/
3.6
/80076/
89
/46/
79
/826/
62
/7/
cc age 12+

Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
In 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before.
poster
Kanopy
73
7.0
/14592/
68
/405/
67
/291/
3.5
/30855/
97
/30/
70
/193/

The Old Dark House (1932)
In a remote region of Wales, five travelers beset by a relentless storm find shelter in an old mansion.
poster
71
6.9
/32974/
67
/921/
67
/678/
3.3
/53825/
89
/47/
71
/562/
cc age 9+

The Mummy (1932)
An ancient Egyptian priest named Imhotep is revived when a British archaeological expedition finds his mummy and one of the researchers accidentally reads an ancient life-giving spell. Imhotep escapes from the field site and searches for the reincarnation of the soul of his lover.
poster
fuboTV
70
7.2
/7665/
71
/155/
67
/137/
3.7
/4464/
67
/9/
84
/117/

Emperor of the North (1973)
Hobos encounter a sadistic railway conductor that will not let anyone "ride the rails" for free.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
70
6.9
/2744/
63
/25/
61
/38/
3.4
/505/
70
/76/
72
/49/
74
/25/

Liam (2001)
A morality tale of xenophobia, religious prejudice, mob violence, poverty, and their effect on two children in Liverpool during the Depression. When a shipyard closes, Liam and Teresa's dad loses his job. Liam, who's about 8, making his first Holy Communion, gets a regular dose of fire and brimstone at church. Teresa, about 13, has a job as a maid to the Jewish family that owns the closed shipyard. The lady of that house is having an affair, and Teresa becomes an accomplice. Liam stutters terribly, especially when troubled. Dad comes under the sway of the Fascists, who blame cheap Irish labor and Jewish owners. A Molotov cocktail brings things to a head.
poster
Criterion Channel
78
68
7.7
/5675/
73
/116/
68
/119/
3.7
/5868/
89
/9/
85
/35/

Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations (1938)
Starting with a long and lyrical overture, evoking the origins of the Olympic Games in ancient Greece, Riefenstahl covers twenty-one athletic events in the first half of this two-part love letter to the human body and spirit, culminating with the marathon, where Jesse Owens became the first track and field athlete to win four gold medals in a single Olympics.
poster
Netflix
75
68
7.2
/7792/
73
/509/
68
/258/
3.7
/10095/
88
/25/
82
/13/
73
/4/
cc age 16+

The Endless Trench (2019)
A small village in Huelva, Andalusia, Spain, 1936. Higinio and Rosa have been married only for a few months when the Civil War breaks out. Higinio, being afraid of possible reprisals from the rebel faction, decides to use a hole dug in his own house as a temporary hideout.
poster
67
6.9
/7579/
72
/688/
70
/302/
3.4
/15041/
70
55
/4/

While at War (2019)
Salamanca, Spain, 1936. In the early days of the military rebellion that began the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), writer Miguel de Unamuno supports the uprising in the hope that the prevailing political chaos will end. But when the confrontation becomes bloody, Unamuno must question his initial position.
poster
67
7.3
/65711/
74
/2481/
73
/1432/
3.4
/26163/
58
/153/
79
/864/
51
/31/
cc age 12+

Woman in Gold (2015)
Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the Austrian government to recover a world famous painting of her aunt plundered by the Nazis during World War II, she believes rightfully belongs to her family. She did so not just to regain what was rightfully hers, but also to obtain some measure of justice for the death, destruction, and massive art theft perpetrated by the Nazis.
poster
Disney Plus
66
6.6
/65233/
69
/2310/
64
/1015/
3.4
/51706/
67
/66/
65
/1662/
58
/9/
cc age 11+

The Rocketeer (1991)
A stunt pilot comes across a prototype jetpack that gives him the ability to fly. However, evil forces of the world also want this jetpack at any cost.
poster
70
65
6.8
/7560/
68
/168/
64
/148/
3.4
/10934/
93
/14/
63
/108/

Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
A wax sculptor opens a new museum years after he is severely injured during a fire that destroyed his original collection. The disappearance of both people and corpses coincides with this grand reopening and leads a reporter to start investigating.
poster
Criterion Channel
78
64
7.7
/4866/
75
/62/
70
/91/
4.0
/3467/
90
/10/
76
/26/

Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)
In the fascist Italy of 1935, a painter trained as a doctor is exiled to a remote region near Eboli. Over time, he learns to appreciate the beauty and wisdom of the peasants, and to overcome his isolation.
poster
Hoopla
64
6.1
/89997/
62
/2757/
59
/1337/
2.8
/32004/
71
/204/
46
/4007/
64
/36/
cc age 8+

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
When gigantic robots attack New York City, "Sky Captain" uses his private air force to fight them off. His ex-girlfriend, reporter Polly Perkins, has been investigating the recent disappearance of prominent scientists. Suspecting a link between the global robot attacks and missing men, Sky Captain and Polly decide to work together. They fly to the Himalayas in pursuit of the mysterious Dr. Totenkopf, the mastermind behind the robots.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
63
6.4
/9474/
60
/147/
58
/133/
3.1
/5259/
76
/126/
52
/264/
63
/34/
cc age 15+

The Cat's Meow (2001)
Semi-true story of the Hollywood murder that occurred at a star-studded gathering aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht in 1924.
poster
MGM Plus
61
6.3
/13801/
71
/443/
63
/220/
3.1
/5681/
43
/21/
65
/294/
50
/17/

Hoodlum (1997)
In 1934, the second most lucrative business in New York City was running 'the numbers'. When Madam Queen—the powerful woman who runs the scam in Harlem—is arrested, Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson takes over the business and must resist an invasion from a merciless mobster.
poster
Kanopy
79
61
7.8
/8124/
74
/95/
71
/62/
3.9
/3719/
100
/5/
78
/8/

Little England (2013)
Τwo sisters from the island of Andros, dubbed Little England because of its affluence, are both in love with the same man. Set in the Greek Civil War period and ending in the 1950s, the movie is based on the homonymous novel by Ioanna Karystiani.
poster
60
6.2
/3953/
63
/40/
61
/62/
3.0
/1783/
67
/15/
51
/36/

Agatha (1979)
England, 1926. An American journalist looks for mystery writer Agatha Christie when she suddenly disappears without explanation, leaving no trace.
poster
Kanopy
60
6.8
/25062/
66
/663/
69
/741/
3.2
/26401/
28
/25/
79
/524/
59
/25/

The Lover (1992)
A poor French teenage girl engages in an illicit affair with a wealthy Chinese heir in 1920s Saigon. For the first time in her young life she has control, and she wields it deftly over her besotted lover throughout a series of clandestine meetings and torrid encounters.
poster
59
6.5
/318766/
69
/20752/
67
/10359/
3.1
/528956/
60
/300/
54
/1999/
52
/46/
cc age 13+

Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
Genius Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of an American tycoon aboard the Orient Express train.
poster
59
5.9
/2105/
66
/71/
57
/49/
2.9
/1169/
68
/73/

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975)
Escaping from China with a microfilm of the formula for the mysterious "Lotus X", Lord Southmere, a Queen's Messenger, is chased by a group of Chinese spies.
poster
63
57
6.3
/6063/
65
/124/
61
/141/
3.1
/6652/
86
/14/
46
/92/

Mark of the Vampire (1935)
Sir Borotyn, a prominent Prague resident, is discovered murdered in his home, with all indications pointing to a vampire assault. The victim's friend, Baron Otto, and the physician who analyzes the body, are certain that the vampire is the mysterious Count Mora or his daughter. Receiving little help from the law, Professor Zelen, an expert in the occult, is called in to assist with their investigation.
poster
MGM Plus
57
5.9
/4383/
60
/103/
53
/77/
3.3
/5419/
33
/6/
49
/33/
63
/10/

Eureka (1983)
After striking it rich on a large gold strike, a prospector retires to the quiet life on a Caribbean island but ends up coping with an alcoholic wife, a headstrong daughter, and Miami mobsters who want to build a casino.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
57
6.6
/5581/
65
/122/
68
/164/
3.1
/1713/
21
/48/
78
/672/
35
/17/
cc age 16+

Outlaws - For Greater Glory (2012)
A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against the Mexican government's attempt to secularize the country.
poster
Kanopy
57
6.5
/71687/
67
/2336/
63
/1464/
3.1
/25806/
64
/74/
51
/860/
53
/24/

The Awakening (2011)
In post–War England, a writer and sometime-ghost hunter investigates a reported haunting at a boys boarding school.
poster
70
55
7.5
/2300/
74
/124/
66
/66/
3.8
/3871/
59

The Heifer (1985)
During the Spanish Civil War a platoon of mismatched Republican soldiers cross the front-line to steal the bull that the enemy is going to fight on the local holiday of the nearby village. In addition to ruining the Nationalist faction's celebration they want the animal in order to butcher it and feed their famished troops. They get caught in the process and have to go through a series of funny and pathetic incidents before they can get back to their side.
poster
Hoopla
54
6.3
/9981/
66
/192/
58
/131/
3.0
/8234/
25
/69/
49
/653/
41
/20/
cc age 17+

Little Ashes (2008)
About the young life and loves of artist Salvador Dalí, filmmaker Luis Buñuel and writer Federico García Lorca.
poster
Hoopla
53
5.1
/37366/
56
/996/
52
/599/
2.6
/20583/
43
/46/
31
/1113/
53
/22/
cc age 10+

The Phantom (1996)
The 21st successor to the role of Bengalla's resident superhero must travel to New York to prevent a rich madman from obtaining three magic skulls that would give him the secret to ultimate power.


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