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Schoolgirls in Chains (1973) Donald M. Jones, Gary Kent, John Parker, Stafford Morgan

Two deranged brothers, who are under the domineering influence of their crazed mother Read More »
Vice Squad (1982) Gary Sherman, Season Hubley

A single mother prostitute, who goes by the name Princess, finds herself forced to work undercover Read More »
Time for Dying (1969) Budd Boetticher

In Silver City, naive farm boy Cass and newcomer saloon girl Nellie Read More »
A Dandy in Aspic (1968) Anthony Mann, Laurence Harvey

Double-agent Alexander Eberlin is assigned by the British to hunt out a Russian spy, known to them as Krasnevin. Read More »
Sherlock Jr. (1924) Buster Keaton, Kathryn McGuire

A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when Read More »
Hustle (1975) Robert Aldrich, Burt Reynolds

Phil Gaines is a bitter, cynical cop who investigates the case of a dead stripper/porno actress found on the beach. Read More »
Michael Collins (1996) Neil Jordan, Liam Neeson, Aidan Quinn

After the disastrous defeat of Irish rebels by superior UK forces during the Easter Rising Read More »
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 »