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The Fearmakers (1958) Jacques Tourneur, Dana Andrews

A Korean War veteran discovers his Washington-based PR firm has been taken over by Communist infiltrators. Read More »
Good Times (1967) William Friedkin, Sonny Bono, Cher

Done in a similar style to the musical duo’s TV show “The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour” Read More »
La désenchantée / The Disenchanted (1990) Benoît Jacquot

Seventeen-year-old Beth is just finishing school, and lives in Paris with her bedridden mother and younger brother. Read More »
Rambling Rose (1991) Martha Coolidge, Laura Dern

Rose, is taken in by the Hillyer family to serve as a 1930s housemaid so that she can avoid falling into a life of prostitution. Read More »
Midnight (1939) Mitchell Leisen, Claudette Colbert

Showgirl Eve, stranded in Paris without a sou, befriends taxi driver Tibor Czerny, then gives him the slip to crash a party. Read More »
Shadow Girl / Yin juan nu xia (1971) Chi Hsin, Lily Li

A young girl swordsman has stealth capability and loves to play pranks. Read More »
Crash and Burn (1990) Charles Band, Paul Ganus, Megan Ward

Unicom is a powerful organization overseeing most of the world after its economic collapse. Read More »
Vigilante Force (1976) George Armitage, Kris Kristofferson

After oil is found in a small town and local factory shut down, violent crime skyrockets. Read More »
Finger Man (1955) Harold D. Schuster, Frank Lovejoy

Treasury agents, desperate to get evidence on syndicate kingpin Dutch Becker Read More »