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The Ladykillers (1955) Alexander Mackendrick, Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers, Cecil Parker

A gang of thieves rent a room upstairs from an old woman, who thinks they’re a musical band. Read More »
Keep It Quiet / Pas de scandale (1999) Benoît Jacquot, Fabrice Luchini, Isabelle Huppert, Vincent Lindon

In this low key satirical farce, a CEO is released from prison and rejoins his family Read More »
Life Is Cheap… But Toilet Paper Is Expensive (1989) Wayne Wang, Spencer Nakasako, Wan Kin Cheng, John Chan, Kwan-Min Cheng

A man is hired by a group of people he believes to be gangsters to escort a briefcase Read More »
The Prowler (1951) Joseph Losey, Van Heflin, Evelyn Keyes, John Maxwell

In a fancy suburb in California, the gorgeous housewife Susan Gilvray finds a prowler Read More »
Rear Window (1954) Alfred Hitchcock

Professional photographer L.B. “Jeff” Jeffries breaks his leg while getting an action shot at an auto race. Read More »
When the Cat Comes / Az prijde kocour (1963) Vojtech Jasný, Jan Werich, Emília Vásáryová, Vlastimil Brodský

Some people with a strange cat arrive in a small village. The cat wears glasses, and when someone takes Read More »
Messiah of Evil (1973) Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz, Michael Greer, Marianna Hill, Joy Bang

A young woman goes searching for her missing artist father. Read More »
Le beau Serge (1958) Claude Chabrol, Gérard Blain, Jean-Claude Brialy, Michèle Méritz

Francois comes back to his home village in France after more than a decade. Read More »
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) Elia Kazan, Dorothy McGuire, Joan Blondell, James Dunn

In Brooklyn circa 1900, the Nolans manage to enjoy life on pennies despite great poverty Read More »
Ninety Degrees in the Shade (1965) Jirí Weiss, Anne Heywood

In a Prague shop, an assistant has been carrying on an affair with the dishonest, married manager. Read More »
The Neptune Factor (1973) Daniel Petrie, Ben Gazzara, Walter Pidgeon, Ernest Borgnine

Aboard the R/V Triton, the Project Neptune team is doing oceanographic research. Read More »
The Navy vs. the Night Monsters (1966) Michael A. Hoey, Jon Hall, Arthur C. Pierce, Mamie Van Doren, Anthony Eisley, Billy Gray

Operation Deep Freeze, a scientific expedition to Antarctica discovers Read More »
Closed Circuit / Circuito chiuso (1978) Giuliano Montaldo, Giovanni Di Benedetto, Umberto Gradi, Elisabetta Virgili

After a man is shot dead in his seat during a matinee showing of a Spaghetti Western Read More »
The Leather Boys (1964) Sidney J. Furie, Rita Tushingham, Colin Campbell, Dudley Sutton

Reggie and Dot are a young South London couple who get married before they really get to know each other. Read More »