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HBO Max Amazon Channel
91
8.5
/647202/
82
/9134/
81
/5822/
4.3
/701291/
99
/135/
95
/19587/
100
/18/
cc age 10+

Casablanca (1943)
In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.
poster
89
8.2
/488892/
79
/7362/
79
/5829/
4.2
/578429/
99
/132/
90
/11624/
100
/19/
cc age 12+

Citizen Kane (1941)
Newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.
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
Amazon Prime Video
81
7.6
/124928/
74
/2871/
73
/1526/
3.9
/131056/
95
/60/
88
/3026/
84
/30/

Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
Times are tough at Premiere Properties. Shelley "the machine" Levene and Dave Moss are veteran salesmen, but only Ricky Roma is on a hot streak. The new Glengarry sales leads could turn everything around, but the front office is holding them back until these "losers" prove themselves. Then someone decides to take matters into his own hands, stealing the Glengarry leads and leaving everyone wondering who did it.
poster
Criterion Channel
84
80
8.0
/15245/
78
/263/
77
/271/
4.1
/23000/
100
/19/
91
/265/

The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the crippled daughter of company vice president Iwabuchi. At the reception, the wedding cake is a replica of their corporate headquarters, but an aspect of the design reminds the party of the hushed-up death of Nishi's father. It is then that Nishi unleashes his plan to avenge his father's death.
poster
82
79
8.0
/10449/
79
/244/
77
/140/
4.0
/13618/
90
/52/
86
/258/
87
/5/
cc age 13+

A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
Walter Lee Younger is a young man struggling with his station in life. Sharing a tiny apartment with his wife, son, sister and mother, he seems like an imprisoned man. Until, that is, the family gets an unexpected financial windfall.
poster
MGM Plus
76
7.5
/497674/
75
/11361/
73
/6972/
3.7
/419545/
72
/210/
81
/11176/
72
/39/
cc age 17+

Gangs of New York (2002)
In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting's inner circle. Vallon's journey becomes a fight for personal survival and to find a place for the Irish people.
poster
Disney Plus
76
7.8
/206625/
78
/9327/
78
/5201/
4.0
/1030354/
90
/368/
87
/1150/
82
/55/
cc age 11+

Isle of Dogs (2018)
In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads the mayor of a Japanese city to banish all dogs to an island used as a garbage dump. The outcasts must soon embark on an epic journey when a 12-year-old boy arrives on the island to find his beloved pet.
poster
Kanopy
75
6.9
/7859/
68
/163/
68
/160/
3.7
/7450/
86
/131/
66
/545/
84
/32/

A Christmas Tale (2008)
When their regal matriarch falls ill, the troubled Vuillard family come together for a hesitant Christmastime reunion. Among them is rebellious ne'er-do-well Henri and the uptight Elizabeth. Together under the same roof for the first time in many years, their intricate, long denied resentments and yearnings emerge again.
poster
Hoopla
74
7.2
/58683/
71
/873/
71
/695/
3.5
/24444/
75
/125/
83
/2061/
70
/31/

Quills (2000)
In early 19th-century France, the Marquis de Sade is confined to an asylum where his forbidden writings continue to circulate beyond its walls. As the authorities tighten control, a clash unfolds between the Marquis’ unyielding imagination, the reformist ideals of the Abbé in charge, and the repressive measures of a doctor sent to silence him. Desire, power, and censorship collide in a battle over freedom of expression.
poster
73
7.5
/222395/
76
/7430/
74
/3927/
3.7
/185289/
75
/57/
84
/4036/
56
/21/
cc age 16+

Falling Down (1993)
An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.
poster
72
7.5
/358767/
74
/9359/
73
/5458/
3.6
/440616/
70
/253/
79
/10167/
63
/41/
cc age 14+

Les Misérables (2012)
An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th-century France. Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
poster
fuboTV
78
71
7.5
/9753/
74
/149/
73
/117/
3.7
/7309/
89
/18/
85
/119/

The Talk of the Town (1942)
Hilarity ensues when a falsely accused fugitive from justice hides at the house of his childhood friend, which she has recently rented to a high-principled law teacher.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
70
6.9
/1624/
65
/35/
53
/21/
3.4
/557/
90
/10/
85
/48/
61
/11/

The Idolmaker (1980)
Based on the life of rock promoter/producer Bob Marucci, who discovered, among others, Frankie Avalon and Fabian.
poster
69
7.1
/21013/
74
/697/
70
/504/
3.6
/9814/
74
/23/
74
/195/
54
/11/

Brubaker (1980)
The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.
poster
68
6.8
/65571/
70
/3623/
66
/1533/
3.2
/46760/
65
/220/
80
/677/
60
/36/
cc age 16+

Motherless Brooklyn (2019)
New York City, 1957. Lionel Essrog, a private detective living with Tourette syndrome, tries to solve the murder of his mentor and best friend, armed only with vague clues and the strength of his obsessive mind.
poster
79
68
7.5
/5472/
72
/80/
71
/76/
3.8
/1657/
100
/5/
84
/70/

King Rat (1965)
When Singapore surrendered to the Japanese in 1942, the Allied POWs, mostly British but including a few Americans, were incarcerated in Changi prison. Among the American prisoners is Cpl. King, a wheeler-dealer who has managed to establish a pretty good life for himself in the camp. King soon forms a friendship with an upper-class British officer who is fascinated with King's enthusiastic approach to life.
poster
65
5.6
/298702/
60
/19118/
64
/6202/
2.7
/465860/
83
/209/
85
/1307885/
63
/57/
cc age 15+

The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
Plagued by strange memories, Neo's life takes an unexpected turn when he finds himself back inside the Matrix.
poster
73
64
7.1
/6497/
72
/87/
65
/77/
3.4
/3137/
92
/13/
71
/95/

San Francisco (1936)
A beautiful singer and a battling priest try to reform a Barbary Coast saloon owner in the days before the great earthquake and subsequent fires in 1906.
poster
63
6.4
/24339/
64
/598/
62
/492/
3.5
/18665/
64
/98/
51
/289/
58
/31/

The Yards (2000)
In the rail yards of Queens, contractors repair and rebuild the city's subway cars. These contracts are lucrative, so graft and corruption are rife. When Leo Handler gets out of prison, he finds his aunt married to Frank Olchin, one of the big contractors; he's battling with a minority-owned firm for contracts.
poster
73
61
6.8
/3106/
66
/45/
64
/53/
3.4
/2132/
100
/5/
72
/43/

Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935)
Romance strikes when a vacationing millionairess and her daughter and son spend their vacation at a posh New England resort.
poster
66
61
6.9
/7369/
71
/291/
66
/138/
3.4
/4487/
63
/29/
60
/7/

Walking Tall (1973)
Ex-wrestler and Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser walks tall and carries a big stick as he tussles with county-wide corruption and moonshining thugs.
poster
72
60
6.8
/3553/
66
/85/
65
/80/
3.5
/4352/
100
/7/
67
/27/

Buchanan Rides Alone (1958)
Passing through a border town, a man is caught up in a Mexican's murder of a member of the town's most powerful family.
poster
72
58
7.1
/3888/
70
/51/
70
/57/
3.5
/2575/
83
/6/
71
/27/

Flamingo Road (1949)
A stranded carnival dancer takes on a corrupt political boss when she marries into small-town society.
poster
The Roku Channel
72
58
7.3
/5681/
76
/258/
68
/148/
3.4
/6995/
78
/13/

Two Rabbits (2012)
Edgar is a young upper-middle class man, close to completing 30 years old, he lives a full life crisis and is in a position common to the vast majority of Brazilians. On the one hand the power, represented by a corrupt state, abusive and absent in their taxes before their obligations. On the other, crime increasingly organized violence became a constant in the lives of citizens in large cities. Edgar responds to all this as a modern vigilante. With the help of ingredients such as technology, counter-information and manipulation, Edgar concocts a brilliant plan, using the greed of their opponents as the reason for its destruction. As the plot unfolds, we know more about the dark past of each character as Edgar fit the pieces together in an intriguing puzzle that makes up the film's plot.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
67
56
7.2
/4130/
74
/67/
68
/59/
3.5
/1888/
50
/6/
71
/42/

Each Dawn I Die (1939)
A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in order to silence him.
poster
65
56
6.4
/4339/
72
/319/
66
/157/
3.9
/79378/
46
/11/

Helter Skelter (2012)
Top model Lilico, having recently undergone multiple cosmetic surgeries, begins to experience troubling side effects. As she desperately tries to retain her perfect image, Lilico descends into a world of nightmares and makes those around her miserable.
poster
64
49
6.4
/3464/
72
/43/
62
/51/
3.2
/1787/
60
/1010/

Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942)
A radio correspondent tries to rescue a burlesque queen from her marriage to a Nazi official.
poster
The Roku Channel
46
45
6.1
/26385/
59
/408/
58
/324/
2.8
/5072/
12
/156/
40
/1408/
37
/37/
cc age 14+

All the King's Men (2006)
The story of an idealist's rise to power in the world of Louisiana politics and the corruption that leads to his ultimate downfall. Based on the 1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel written by Robert Penn Warren, loosely based on the story of real-life politician Huey Long.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
73
43
7.3
/1414/
76
/143/
70
/36/
3.5
/351/
80
/10/
84
/6/
63
/4/

A Good American (2015)
A Good American tells the story of the best code-breaker the USA ever had and how he and a small team within NSA created a surveillance tool that could pick up any electronic signal on earth, filter it for targets and render results in real-time while keeping the privacy as demanded by the US constitution.
poster
Hoopla
66
36
6.6
/1585/
68
/53/
62
/25/
3.3
/610/
70
/54/

Dante's Inferno (2007)
A darkly comedic travelogue of the underworld - set against an all-too-familiar urban backdrop of used car lots, gated communities, strip malls, and the U.S. Capitol. And populated with a contemporary cast of reprobates, including famous - and infamous - politicians, presidents, popes, pimps. And the Prince of Darkness himself.
poster
Kanopy
64
28
6.9
/421/
66
/28/
58
/15/
3.4
/345/
75
/8/
47
/2/
68
/6/

Frank Serpico (2017)
In 1972, officer Frank Serpico exposes the corruption which poisons the roots of the NYPD and becomes famous in 1973 when director Sidney Lumet tells his story in the classic film “Serpico,” starring Al Pacino.
poster
66
25
6.1
/585/
66
/6/
66
/10/
73
/111/

Louisiana Purchase (1941)
A bumbling senator investigating graft in Louisiana is the target of a scheme involving a Viennese beauty.
poster
67
24
7.1
/1164/
70
/10/
61
/14/
3.3
/264/
67
/33/

A Stranger in Town (1943)
In the small town of Crownport local attorney Bill Adams is trying to break up the ring of corrupt town officials by running for mayor. The cards seemed stacked against him when he gets help from a visiting hunter who, unknown to Adams and the rest of the town, is actually vacationing supreme court justice John Josephus Grant.
poster
51
24
6.4
/599/
61
/42/
75
/21/
3.3
/327/
16
/88/
48
/2674/
28
/21/

47 Ronin (1994)
Kon Ichikawa's retelling of the classic true story of Samurai honor. When a young clan lord is forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide), his loyal followers (now Ronin, masterless Samurai) dedicate their lives to avenging his death.
poster
65
22
6.6
/1547/
68
/16/
63
/20/
3.3
/511/

Crime School (1938)
In the slums, teenager Frankie Warren hangs out with a rowdy gang who one day knock him out in a fight. In court, the boys refuse to reveal who struck the knockout blow, and all are subsequently sentenced to a reformatory, cruelly run by two corrupt guards. New deputy commissioner Mark Braden arrives determined to change things, but despite the help of Frankie's sister, Mark's reform plans -- and Frankie's future -- may be sabotaged from within.
poster
61
22
6.4
/1007/
56
/9/
62
/9/
3.2
/274/
62
/127/

Key to the City (1950)
At a mayors convention in San Francisco, ex-longshoreman Steve Fisk meets Clarissa Standish from New England. Fisk is mayor of "Puget City" and is proud of his rough and tumble background. Standish is mayor of "Winona, Maine", and is equally proud of her education and dedication to the people who elected her. Thrown together, the two opposites attract and their escapades during the convention get each of them in hot water back home. Written by Ron Kerrigan
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
57
21
6.5
/1353/
64
/25/
50
/16/
3.4
/677/
38
/21/

The Gangster (1947)
Based on the novel Low Company. One of the most peculiar film noirs of the 1940s stars Barry Sullivan as a small-time hood who suffers a mental breakdown as his big plans begin to crumble. Beautiful Belita is his singer girlfriend who only fuels his paranoia.
poster
52
20
5.8
/734/
55
/18/
48
/10/
3.0
/1067/
37
/147/

Fighting Mad (1976)
An evil corporation tries to pressure a bunch of Arkansas farmers and ranchers to sell their land so they can strip-mine it for coal. The fiercely proud and stubborn Hunter family refuse to give in. This leads to a bitter conflict that results in several casualties. Eventually the take-charge no-nonsense Tom Hunter exacts a harsh revenge on the villains with the help of his bow and arrow.
poster
48
17
5.6
/896/
41
/7/
49
/15/
3.1
/429/
35
/94/

99 and 44/100% Dead (1974)
Uncle Frank Kelly calls on Harry Crown to help him in a gang war. The war becomes personal when Harry's new girlfriend is kidnapped by Uncle Frank's enemy, Big Eddie.
poster
67
16
6.7
/657/
70
/3/
61
/6/
73
/19/

The Great Man Votes (1939)
In 1923, Gregory Vance, a widower with two children, is a former scholar who has turned from book to bottle. He works, slightly, as a night-watchman, and his children, who know him for what he is and what he isn't, are his only admirers. Then, it is discovered that he is the only registered voter in a key precinct and the politicians, from both parties, arrive in droves bearing inducements. What he does about this situation, and the relatives who want to take his children away from him make up the story.
poster
64
14
6.5
/652/
65
/7/
59
/14/
3.3
/435/

Mary Stevens, M.D. (1933)
A woman doctor decides to have a baby without benefit of marriage.
poster
55
14
5.9
/689/
59
/13/
56
/15/
49
/12/

Press for Time (1966)
Norman is quite happy selling newspapers outside Westminster station but his Grandfather (the Prime Minister) wants to get him "a more responsible job". A few favours are called in and Norman becomes the newest reporter at the seaside town of Tinmouth. After causing chaos at a local council meeting and causing the demolition of a new house he tries to organise a beauty pageant. A slapstick tale of corruption in high and low places
poster
47
14
5.9
/403/
20
/1/
60
/1/
50
/338/

The Clandestine Marriage (1999)
A period film, set around an English country house whose owners want to arrange a marriage of convenience between their elder daughter and an aristocratic heir of a hard-up noble family.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
42
13
4.7
/341/
45
/5/
32
/10/
40
/43/

The Hard Truth (1994)
A suspended cop and his girlfriend blackmail an electronics expert into helping them break into the safe of the girlfriend's boss, a corrupt city councilman who's on the local mob's payroll.
poster
56
13
6.6
/706/
56
/8/
51
/13/
3.3
/210/
38
/21/

The Sellout (1952)
A small-town newspaper editor risks everything to expose a corrupt sheriff.
poster
59
13
6.2
/887/
72
/17/
56
/11/
3.2
/320/
43
/11/

The Falcon in Danger (1943)
Two industrialists disappear from an airplane while the plane is in the air. Also missing is $100,000. The Falcon investigates and discovers a plot against the government.
poster
51
13
6.4
/438/
56
/3/
53
/9/
30
/79/

Old San Francisco (1927)
In San Francisco, a villainous landowner with underworld connections seeks to steal the property of an old Spanish family.


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