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    Tokyo Joe 1949 POSTER

    Tokyo Joe

    1949

    English

    6.3

    7

    40%

    40%

    Action

    blackmail

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    japan

    noir

    pre-code

    Thriller

    treason

    Stuart Heisler Stuart Heisler Director Jerome Courtland Jerome Courtland as Danny Humphrey Bogart Humphrey Bogart as Joseph 'Joe' Barrett Harold Goodwin Harold Goodwin as Maj. J.F.X. Loomis Alexander Knox Alexander Knox as Mark Landis
    An American veteran returns to Tokyo to try to pick up the threads of his pre-World War II life there, but finds himself squeezed between criminals and the authorities.
    Tapeheads 1988 POSTER

    Tapeheads

    1988

    English

    5.7

    6

    60%

    46%

    Action

    blackmail

    Comedy

    cult film

    midnight movie

    Music

    music video

    Bill Fishman Bill Fishman Director Tim Robbins Tim Robbins as Josh Tager Clu Gulager Clu Gulager as Norman Mart Lee Arenberg Lee Arenberg as Norton 'Weird Al' Yankovic 'Weird Al' Yankovic as 'Weird' Al
    The story of Ivan and Josh, two dimwitted ex-security guards who love music videos. Out of work, with no job prospects, they form a music video production company. They soon learn the ins and outs of the business in LA, and with some help from Mo Fuzz, they soon become hot property. But not all goes smoothly when they try to resurrect the career of their favorite R&B duo, the Swanky Modes.
    The Cat's Meow 2001 POSTER

    The Cat's Meow

    2001

    English

    6.4

    8

    76%

    51%

    Action

    blackmail

    Crime

    Drama

    kiss

    love

    mistress

    murder

    Romance

    yacht

    Peter Bogdanovich Peter Bogdanovich Director Victor Slezak Victor Slezak as George Thomas Jennifer Tilly Jennifer Tilly as Louella Parsons Kirsten Dunst Kirsten Dunst as Marion Davies Cary Elwes Cary Elwes as Thomas Ince
    Semi-true story of the Hollywood murder that occurred at a star-studded gathering aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht in 1924.
    Lens 2016 POSTER

    Lens

    2016

    Malayalam

    6.6

    7

    Action

    blackmail

    cybercrime

    cyber thriller

    Drama

    Mystery

    Thriller

    Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan Director Misha Ghoshal Misha Ghoshal as Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan as Aravind Kulothungan Udayakumar Kulothungan Udayakumar as Police Inspector munar Anand Sami Anand Sami as Yohan
    A porn addict is threatened by a hacker, who orders the guy to witness him commit suicide online.
    Tick Tock 2000 POSTER

    Tick Tock

    2000

    English

    5.6

    6

    44%

    44%

    Action

    blackmail

    Crime

    Drama

    murder

    Thriller

    Kevin Tenney Kevin Tenney Director Hedy Burress Hedy Burress as Anne Avery David Dukes David Dukes as Holden Avery Megan Ward Megan Ward as Rachel Avery Linden Ashby Linden Ashby as Travis Brewer
    Stunning trophy wife Rachel Avery is stuck in a cold, loveless marriage with her millionaire husband, Holden. So when Holden goes away on a trip, Rachel hooks up with her close friend Carla, and the two hatch a plan to murder Holden and collect on his vast assets. But the girls don't want to commit the crime themselves, so at a bar they seduce a stranger, Travis Brewer, and convince him to do their bidding.
    Out of the Blue 1947 POSTER

    Out of the Blue

    1947

    English

    6.4

    4

    40%

    40%

    Action

    black and white

    blackmail

    Comedy

    german shepherd

    mannequin

    misunderstanding

    screwball comedy

    Leigh Jason Leigh Jason Director Turhan Bey Turhan Bey as David Galleo Elizabeth Patterson Elizabeth Patterson as Miss Spring Ann Dvorak Ann Dvorak as Olive Jensen Charles Perry Charles Perry as Waiter
    Set in an apartment building whose occupants include Arthur Earthleigh, a meek and mild type married to the beautiful-but-domineering Mae; a Bohemian artist, David Galleo and his always-there model, Deborah Tyler; and Olive Jensen, a Greenwich Village type who is always slightly-but-continuously inebriated, and whose motto is "love and let love." She calls on George while his wife is out, and when she passes out during his attempts to get her out before his wife returns, he thinks she is dead and deposits her on Galleo's terrace. Galleo takes advantage of the situation by using it in a blackmail scheme against Arthur, which is shaky, at best, as Olive refuses to stay dead.
    0.5 mm 2014 POSTER

    0.5 mm

    2014

    Japanese

    7.3

    7

    Action

    blackmail

    con man

    Drama

    elderly couple

    retired

    stolen bicycle

    suicide of mother

    Momoko Andô Momoko Andô Director Miyoko Asada Miyoko Asada as Hisako, Professor Makabe's Niece Masahiro Higashide Masahiro Higashide as Karaoke Clerk Masahiko Tsugawa Masahiko Tsugawa as Professor Makabe Midori Kiuchi Midori Kiuchi as Yukiko Kataoka, Shozo's Wife
    Sawa Yamagishi worked as a nursing-care helper. The family for an old man asked Sawa to sleep with him, which led her to lose her job. Now, she has nowhere to go. Sawa finds elderly people in trouble and gets involved in their lives. Meeting them, Sawa's own wounds start to heal.
    A Guy Thing 2003 POSTER

    A Guy Thing

    2003

    English

    5.6

    21

    25%

    35%

    Action

    blackmail

    Comedy

    friends

    infidelity

    liar

    police

    Romance

    truth

    Chris Koch Chris Koch Director Julia Stiles Julia Stiles as Becky Ron Selmour Ron Selmour as Doc Lochlyn Munro Lochlyn Munro as Ray Keith Dallas Keith Dallas as Spend Mart Clerk
    Paul Morse is a good guy. When his friends throw him a wild bachelor party, he just wants to keep his conscience clean -- which is why he's shocked when he wakes up in bed with a beautiful girl named Becky and can't remember the night before. Desperate to keep his fiancée, Karen, from finding out what may or may not be the truth, he tells her a teensy lie. Soon his lies are spiraling out of control and his life is a series of comical misunderstandings.
    These Three 1936 POSTER

    These Three

    1936

    English

    7.4

    6

    100%

    76%

    Action

    blackmail

    Drama

    lie

    Music

    Romance

    scandal

    secret

    spoiled child

    teacher

    William Wyler William Wyler Director Margaret Hamilton Margaret Hamilton as Agatha Joel McCrea Joel McCrea as Dr. Cardin Ann Bupp Ann Bupp as Minor Role Alma Kruger Alma Kruger as Mrs. Tilford
    Close friends Martha and Karen build a private boarding school together with the aid of the local doctor Joe. The school takes off and many students enroll, one of whom is a trouble-maker who tells a scandalous lie that threatens to destroy the trio's lives.
    Petla 2020 POSTER

    Petla

    2020

    Polish

    3.6

    5

    Action

    anti hero

    blackmail

    brothel

    corruption

    Crime

    Drama

    hidden camera

    sensacyjny

    Patryk Vega Patryk Vega Director Piotr Pamula Piotr Pamula as Wojciech Michalak Wojciech Michalak as Krzysztof Bochenek Krzysztof Bochenek as Heniek Tomasz Dedek Tomasz Dedek as Szkutnik
    A seeming coincidence makes the paths of a police officer Daniel and two twin brothers from Ukraine cross. Thanks to the information acquired from Zenia and Alex and their contacts with the local underworld, the young policeman is quickly promoted and becomes an officer of the Central Anticorruption Bureau.
    Five Miles to Midnight 1962 POSTER

    Five Miles to Midnight

    1962

    English

    6.2

    11

    Action

    airplane

    blackmail

    Crime

    Drama

    husband wife relationship

    love triangle

    newspaper

    staged death

    Anatole Litvak Anatole Litvak Director Gig Young Gig Young as David Barnes Sophia Loren Sophia Loren as Lisa Macklin Anthony Perkins Anthony Perkins as Robert Macklin Jacques Marin Jacques Marin as (uncredited)
    American ex-Air Force man and current businessman Bob Macklin is married to the impoverished Italian-born Lisa. Bob’s jealousy and immaturity irks Lisa, who tells him she’s planning to file for a divorce before his plane departs on a business trip for Casablanca.
    The Great Manhunt 1950 POSTER

    The Great Manhunt

    1950

    English

    7.0

    8

    Action

    assassination

    based on novel or book

    blackmail

    dictator

    Drama

    letter

    operation

    Romance

    Thriller

    Sidney Gilliat Sidney Gilliat Director Richard Marner Richard Marner as 2nd Officer at Billin Police Headquarters Leonard Sachs Leonard Sachs as Dr. Poldoi Peter Illing Peter Illing as Macco, the magician Robert Cawdron Robert Cawdron as State Policeman
    While working in England, an American surgeon Dr. John Marlowe is invited to Vosnia (a fictitious East-European country) to receive an award and demonstrate his life-saving surgery. Unwittingly caught in the middle of a dangerous and corrupt series of political events, Marlowe then becomes the object of a shoot-to-kill, vicious pursuit. Fleeing, he seeks help from an English-speaking actress, Lisa Robinson, and the two attempt to escape across the treacherous mountains of Vosnia.
    Gorilla Gang 1968 POSTER

    Gorilla Gang

    1968

    German

    5.1

    2

    Action

    blackmail

    Crime

    gorilla

    Horror

    Mystery

    soho london

    Alfred Vohrer Alfred Vohrer Director Claus Holm Claus Holm as Dr. Jeckyll Ralf Schermuly Ralf Schermuly as Edgar Bird Albert Lieven Albert Lieven as Henry Parker Uschi Glas Uschi Glas as Susan McPherson
    When another dead elderly gentleman is fished out of the Thames, Inspector David Perkins is convinced that the gorilla gang is active again. On a doll found with the body, characters of an African language are discovered. Together with Sergeant Pepper and language specialist Susan MacPherson, the search for the head of the gang begins.
    High Heels and Low Lifes 2001 POSTER

    High Heels and Low Lifes

    2001

    English

    6.1

    4

    20%

    51%

    Action

    bank robbery

    best friend

    blackmail

    Comedy

    Crime

    Drama

    nurse

    Romance

    teacher

    Mel Smith Mel Smith Director John Sessions John Sessions as Director James Cameron James Cameron as Reporter Minnie Driver Minnie Driver as Shannon Tom Ellis Tom Ellis as Uniformed officer
    A nurse eavesdrops with a friend on a cell phone conversation that describes a bank heist. She and the friend then conspire to blackmail the robbers for $2 million.
    Down Town 1975 POSTER

    Down Town

    1975

    German

    4.7

    9

    blackmail

    Comedy

    Crime

    deception

    female homosexuality

    film noir

    murder

    narration

    Jesús Franco Jesús Franco Director Roman Huber Roman Huber as Jesús Franco Jesús Franco as Al Pereira Martine Stedil Martine Stedil as Lola Raymond Hardy Raymond Hardy as Pepe
    A private eye who's over his head in debt takes on a job snapping photos of his client's rich husband in bed with another woman. But when the husband winds up with three bullet holes that seem to have come from the private eye's own gun, he's got to prove he's not the murderer meanwhile getting tangled deeper in a web of deceit, lies, and steamy night club dancers!
    Girl Gang 1954 POSTER

    Girl Gang

    1954

    English

    4.6

    3

    14%

    14%

    Action

    blackmail

    Crime

    Drama

    drug overdose

    drugs

    gang

    heroin

    marijuana

    Thriller

    Robert C. Dertano Robert C. Dertano Director Bernard Carroll Bernard Carroll as Ray Morton Ray Morton as Marie Metier Marie Metier as Gang Girl Thelma Montgomery Thelma Montgomery as Gang Girl
    A gangster hooks gangs of young women on drugs and has them commit robberies and prostitution.
    Revolver 1973 POSTER

    Revolver

    1973

    Italian

    10

    Action

    assassination

    blackmail

    Crime

    Drama

    friendship

    male friendship

    prison

    Thriller

    Sergio Sollima Sergio Sollima Director Carla Mancini Carla Mancini as Marco Mariani Marco Mariani as Carlo DeGregori Peter Berling Peter Berling as Grappa Oliver Reed Oliver Reed as Vito Cipriani
    An Italian prison official's wife is kidnapped, and the kidnappers demand that a notorious prisoner be released in order for the man to get his wife back. He gets the man released - but then kidnaps him himself, in order to ensure that the man's colleagues don't kill his wife. Enraged, the gang sets out to free their compatriot and kill the man who took him.
    52 Pick-Up 1986 POSTER

    52 Pick-Up

    1986

    English

    6.4

    14

    58%

    47%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    blackmail

    Crime

    Drama

    infidelity

    los angeles, california

    murder

    porn actor

    Thriller

    John Frankenheimer John Frankenheimer Director John Glover John Glover as Alan Raimy Michelle Walker Michelle Walker as Counter Girl Alex Henteloff Alex Henteloff as Dan Lowenthal Blackie Dammett Blackie Dammett as Drug Dealer
    Harry Mitchell is a successful Los Angeles manufacturer whose wife is running for city council. His life is turned upside down when three blackmailers confront him with a videotape of him with his young mistress and demand $100,000. Fearing that the story will hurt his wife's political campaign if he goes to the police, Harry pretends that he will pay the men, but does not follow through.
    Black Jack 1979 POSTER

    Black Jack

    1979

    English

    6.7

    7

    73%

    73%

    Action

    Adventure

    apprentice

    based on novel or book

    blackmail

    carnival

    Comedy

    hunderennen

    northern england

    Ken Loach Ken Loach Director Andrew Bennett Andrew Bennett as Hatch Doreen Mantle Doreen Mantle as Mrs. Carter David Rappaport David Rappaport as Tom Thumb's Army Tiny Ross Tiny Ross as Tom Thumb's Army
    When honest young Tolly is forced on the run with ‘Black Jack’, a villainous ruffian, adventure and mishap are never far away. As the two enter a world of body-snatchers, private lunatic asylums, and traveling fairs they find friendship in the most unlikely places.
    Sleep Tight 2011 POSTER

    Sleep Tight

    2011

    Spanish

    7.2

    46

    91%

    78%

    Action

    Adventure

    barcelona, spain

    blackmail

    concierge

    Crime

    Drama

    Horror

    jealousy

    letter

    manipulation

    Thriller

    Jaume Balagueró Jaume Balagueró Director Luis Tosar Luis Tosar as César Marta Etura Marta Etura as Clara Alberto San Juan Alberto San Juan as Marcos Pep Tosar Pep Tosar as Padre de Úrsula
    César, an unhappy concierge, maintains a peculiar relationship with the very diverse inhabitants of the upper-class apartment building where he works in Barcelona.
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