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The Shawshank Redemption (1994) Frank Darabont, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton

Chronicles the experiences of a formerly successful banker as a prisoner in the gloomy Read More »
Fist of Legend / Jing wu ying xiong (1994) Gordon Chan, Jet Li, Shinobu Nakayama, Siu-Ho Chin

Chen Zhen, a Chinese engineering student in Kyoto, who braves the insults Read More »
At Land (1944) Maya Deren, John Cage, Alexander Hammid

Silently, a woman wakes on a beach as the tides go in reverse. Read More »
Hot Honey (1978) William Lustig, Jamie Gillis

Sexually repressed young virgin Honey refuses to make love to her frustrated boyfriend Johnny. Read More »
Across 110th Street (1972) Barry Shear, Anthony Quinn, Yaphet Kotto, Anthony Franciosa

In Harlem, two Italian mobsters meet three black gangsters that work for the kingpin Read More »
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) Vincente Minnelli

St. Louis 1903. The well-off Smith family has four beautiful daughters, including Esther and little Tootie. Read More »
Visit to a Small Planet (1960) Norman Taurog, Jerry Lewis, Joan Blackman, Earl Holliman

Jerry Lewis is Kreton, a childish alien who, against his teacher’s will leaves Read More »
Dementia / Daughter of Horror (1955) John Parker, Bruno VeSota, Adrienne Barrett, Bruno VeSota, Ben Roseman

As the narrator invites us to explore the horrors of an insane mind Read More »
The Whole Shootin Match (1978) Eagle Pennell, Lou Perryman, Sonny Carl Davis, Doris Hargrave

Lloyd (Lou Perry) and Frank (Sonny Davis), two lifelong friends and self-styled Read More »
The Vengeance of She (1968) Cliff Owen, John Richardson, Olga Schoberová, Edward Judd

A beautiful young European girl, Carol, is taken over by the spirit of mysterious Ayesha Read More »
Raw Deal (1948) Anthony Mann, Dennis O’Keefe, Claire Trevor, Marsha Hunt

Joe Sullivan (Dennis O’Keefe) is itching to get out of prison. Read More »
Holiday Inn (1942) Mark Sandrich, Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Marjorie Reynolds

Lovely Linda Mason has crooner Jim Hardy head over heels, but suave stepper Ted Hanover Read More »
The Half-Breed (1916) Allan Dwan, Douglas Fairbanks, Alma Rubens, Sam De Grasse

An outcast named Lo Dorman encounters a young woman lost in the woods. Read More »
The Evil Dead (1981) Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Richard DeManincor

Five college students take time off to spend a peaceful vacation in a remote cabin. Read More »