In the 1920s, Tennessee schoolteacher Bertram Cates (Dick York) is put on trial for violating the Butler Act Read More »
Drama
Make Your Own Bed (1944) Peter Godfrey, Jack Carson, Jane Wyman, Irene Manning, Comedy, Drama
Walter and Vivian live in the country and have a difficult time keeping servants. Walter hires an private detective who has been fired for arresting the District Attorney. Read More »
The Swimmer (1968) Frank Perry, Sydney Pollack, Burt Lancaster, Janet Landgard, Janice Rule, Drama
Neddy Merrill has been away for most of the Summer. He reappears at a friend’s pool. Read More »
The Upturned Glass (1947) Lawrence Huntington, James Mason, Rosamund John, Pamela Mason, Crime, Drama
A prominent neurosurgeon relates to his students in medical school a story about an affair he had with a married woman and how, after the affair was over Read More »
Five Star Final (1931) Mervyn LeRoy, Edward G. Robinson, Marian Marsh, H.B. Warner, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Hinchcliffe, the ruthless publisher of a sleazy New York tabloid, is concerned that the ethical journalistic policies of City Editor Randall have caused a drop in circulation. Read More »
Fear (1954) Roberto Rossellini, Ingrid Bergman, Mathias Wieman, Renate Mannhardt, Drama
Irene Wagner, the wife of prominent scientist Albert Wagner, finds herself blackmailed about her affair by her lover’s jealous ex-girlfriend. Read More »
Eight Hours Dont Make a Day (1972) Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Gottfried John, Hanna Schygulla, Luise Ullrich, Drama
The young toolmaker Jochen fights with his colleagues to a performance bonus. Read More »
The Medicine Seller (2013) Antonio Morabito, Claudio Santamaria, Isabella Ferrari, Evita Ciri, Drama
Bruno is a drug rep. His company, the ‘Zafer’, is going through a difficult time. So as not to lose his job, Bruno is willing to bribe doctors Read More »
The World (2004) Zhangke Jia, Tao Zhao, Taishen Cheng, Jue Jing, Drama
“The World” is a theme park on the outskirts of Beijing, sixteen kilometers from the Chinese capital Read More »
Prisoner of Rio (1988) Lech Majewski, Steven Berkoff, Paul Freeman, Peter Firth, Biography, Drama, Thriller
In 1981, Ronald Biggs was kidnapped by agents from Scotland Yard from his Brazilian hideout for his participation in the 1964 British train robbery. Read More »
Black City (1961) Duilio Coletti, Ernest Borgnine, Max Cartier, Guido Celano, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Based on a true story, Neapolitan gangster Giuseppe (Peppino) Navarra is credited with feeding the poor and needy during WW2 and in the years that followed. Read More »
Laughter in the Dark (1969) Tony Richardson, Nicol Williamson, Anna Karina, Jean-Claude Drouot, Drama
A married middle-aged art critic and 16-year-old Margot begin an affair and develop a troublesome mutually parasitic relationship. Read More »
The Human Jungle (1954) Joseph M. Newman, Gary Merrill, Jan Sterling, Regis Toomey, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
Danforth is assigned to take over the police department in a section of a large city saddled with juvenile delinquency, petty crimes, graft and also a recent unsolved murder of a strip-tease dancer. Read More »
Black God White Devil (1964) Glauber Rocha, Geraldo Del Rey, Yoná Magalhães, Othon Bastos, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Western
Fictionalized account of the adventures of hired gunman Antonio das Mortes, set against the real life last days of rural banditism. Read More »
Crime and Punishment (1935) Josef von Sternberg, Edward Arnold, Peter Lorre, Marian Marsh, Crime, Drama
Roderick Raskolnikov, a brilliant criminology student and writer, becomes embittered by poverty and his inability to support his family. Read More »