In sleepy Santa Rosa, restless young Charlie’s world brightens when her sophisticated Uncle Charlie arrives for a long visit. But as his behavior grows increasingly strange, she begins to suspect that her beloved uncle may be hiding a terrible secret—and that danger has quietly entered her home.

Iron Man

1951

English

6.1

♡ 7

Joseph Pevney Director

Henry Corden as Gambler

Angela Stevens as Girl

Elmo Lincoln as Minor Role

John Indrisano as Referee at Chicago Arena

In Coaltown, Pennsylvania, miner Coke Mason hopes to better himself, buy a radio store, and marry Rose Warren. His gambler brother George thinks Coke can be more successful as a boxer, knowing that when he fights he's consumed with a murderous rage that makes him an "iron man." Seeing dollar signs in Rose's eyes, Coke reluctantly agrees, though he's fearful of the "killer instinct" that makes him a knockout success in the ring...and brings him the booing hatred of the fans. Will Coke throw off his personal demon before he kills someone?

The House on Telegraph Hill

1951

English

6.9

♡ 5

62%

san francisco, california

Thriller

Robert Wise Director

Richard Basehart as Alan Spender

Glen Walters as Bit Role

Harry Carter as Detective Ellis

Valentina Cortese as Victoria Kowelska

Concentration camp survivor Victoria Kowelska finds herself involved in mystery, greed, and murder when she assumes the identity of a dead friend in order to gain passage to America.

Nora Prentiss

1947

English

7.1

♡ 5

70%

Vincent Sherman Director

Kent Smith as Dr. Richard Talbot

Rosemary DeCamp as Lucy Talbot

Robert Alda as Phil Dinardo

John Alvin as San Francisco Bay Ferry Boat Dispatcher

Quiet, organised Dr Talbot meets nightclub singer Nora Prentiss when she is slightly hurt in a street accident. Despite her misgivings they become heavily involved and Talbot finds he is faced with the choice of leaving Nora or divorcing his wife. When a patient expires in his office, a third option seems to present itself.

A Strange Adventure

1956

English

5.7

♡ 4

William Witney Director

Thomas Browne Henry as Criminal Attorney

Ben Cooper as Harold Norton

Peter Miller as Luther Dolgin

Marla English as Lynn Novak

A trio of thieves make their getaway by kidnapping a young hot-rodder, and take over a mountain cabin for a hideout after overpowering its occupants.

The Prowler

1951

English

7.1

♡ 14

100%

los angeles, california

Joseph Losey Director

Herbert Anderson as Reporter

Bess Flowers as Spectator at Coroner's Inquest

Evelyn Keyes as Susan Gilvray

Van Heflin as Webb Garwood

Los Angeles, California. A cop who, unhappy with his job, blames others for his work problems, is assigned to investigate the case of a prowler who stalks the home of a married woman.

The Last Crooked Mile

1946

English

6.1

♡ 4

96%

Philip Ford Director

Sheldon Leonard as Ed 'Wires' MacGuire

Nestor Paiva as Ferrara

Ben Welden as Haynes

George Chandler as Roller Coaster Operator

A mystery grows after a bank robbery car leads investigators to a carnival sideshow.

I, the Jury

1953

English

6.1

♡ 3

40%

Harry Essex Director

Peggie Castle as Charlotte Manning

John Qualen as Dr. R.H. Vickers

Frank Richards as Killer Thompson

Nestor Paiva as Manuel

After his best friend and war buddy is mysteriously gunned down, Mike Hammer will stop at nothing to settle the score for the man who sacrificed a limb to save his own life during combat. Along the way, Hammer rides a fine line between gumshoe and a one-man jury, staying two-steps ahead of the law—and trying not to get bumped off in the process.

The 39 Steps

1935

English

7.6

♡ 47

96%

85%

Action

based on novel or book

Alfred Hitchcock Director

Robert Donat as Hannay

Lucie Mannheim as Miss Smith

Madeleine Carroll as Pamela

Alfred Hitchcock as Passerby Near the Bus

Richard Hanney has a rude awakening when a glamorous female spy falls into his bed - with a knife in her back. Having a bit of trouble explaining it all to Scotland Yard, he heads for the hills of Scotland to try to clear his name by locating the spy ring known as The 39 Steps.

The Sound of Fury

1950

English

7.2

♡ 3

Cy Endfield Director

Kathleen Ryan as Judy Tyler

Harry Shannon as Mr. Yaeger

Mack Williams as Professor Martin

Cliff Clark as Sheriff Lem Demig

A family man – desperate for a job – latches onto a friend who encourages him into being a criminal.

Outside the Law

1956

English

6.3

♡ 4

Jack Arnold Director

Judson Pratt as Agent Maury Saxton

Jess Kirkpatrick as Bill MacReady

Ray Danton as Johnny Salvo

Raymond Bailey as Philip Bormann

A government agent's son wins respect and love when he challenges counterfeiters.

Murder, My Sweet

1944

English

7.5

♡ 17

94%

Edward Dmytryk Director

John Indrisano as Amthor's Chauffeur

Claire Trevor as Helen Grayle / Velma Valento

Mike Mazurki as Joe 'Moose' Malloy

Fred Graham as Undetermined Role

After being hired to find an ex-con's former girlfriend, Philip Marlowe is drawn into a deeply complex web of mystery and deceit.

Flamingo Road

1949

English

7.0

♡ 3

83%

Michael Curtiz Director

Kenneth Gibson as Nightclub Patron

Pierre Watkin as Senator on Power Commission

Dale Robertson as Tunis Simms

Douglas Kennedy as Voice of Police Radio Broadcaster

A stranded carnival dancer takes on a corrupt political boss when she marries into small-town society.

The Damned Don't Cry

1950

English

7.1

♡ 10

80%

Vincent Sherman Director

Rory Mallinson as Johnny Enders

Kent Smith as Martin Blackford

Ric Roman as Sam Loman - Syndicate Boss

Ned Glass as Taxi Driver

Fed up with her small-town marriage, a woman goes after the big time and gets mixed up with the mob.

In a Lonely Place

1950

English

7.9

♡ 43

96%

Nicholas Ray Director

John Mitchum as Bar Patron

Humphrey Bogart as Dixon Steele

David Bond as Dr. Richards

Gloria Grahame as Laurel Gray

A violent screenwriter and a female neighbor fall in love after she clears him of murder, but she begins to have second thoughts.

The Uninvited

1944

English

7.2

♡ 19

95%

80%

Action

based on novel or book

Lewis Allen Director

Queenie Leonard as Mrs. Taylor

Ruth Hussey as Pamela Fitzgerald

Ray Milland as Roderick Fitzgerald

Gail Russell as Stella Meredith

A brother and sister move into an old seaside house that has been abandoned for many years on the Cornwellian coast. They soon discover that it is haunted by the ghost of the mother of their neighbor's granddaughter, with whom the brother has fallen in love.

Nightmare Alley

1947

English

7.7

♡ 21

87%

86%

Action

based on novel or book

Edmund Goulding Director

George Chandler as Hobo at Stan's Left Hand

Helen Walker as Lilith Ritter

Gene Roth as Masseur

Cy Schindell as Roustabout

Roustabout Stanton Carlisle joins a traveling carny and unsuccessfully schemes to figure out the mind-reading act of Mademoiselle Zeena and her alcoholic husband, Pete.

Fallen Angel

1945

English

7.0

♡ 9

85%

Otto Preminger Director

William Haade as 1st Bus Driver

Robert Adler as Coroner at Murder Scene

Hal Taggart as Man at Madley's Show

John Carradine as Professor Madley

An unemployed drifter, Eric Stanton wanders into a small California town and begins hanging around the local diner. While Eric falls for the lovely waitress Stella, he also begins romancing a quiet and well-to-do woman named June Mills. Since Stella isn't interested in Eric unless he has money, the lovelorn guy comes up with a scheme to win her over, and it involves June. Before long, murder works its way into this passionate love triangle.