A greedy, scheming woman is found murdered in her studio, and the police find that there is no shortage of suspects who wanted to see her dead--among them a rich husband she wouldn't divorce unless he paid her a huge settlement, a lover she caused to be fired from his job and an assistant whose fiancé she tried to seduce.

The Lady from Shanghai

1947

English

7.5

♡ 39

san francisco, california

shanghai, china

Thriller

Orson Welles Director

Everett Sloane as Arthur Bannister

John Elliott as Court Clerk

Errol Flynn as Man in Background Outside of Cantina

Ted de Corsia as Sidney Broome

A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.

Cape Fear

1962

English

7.7

♡ 23

88%

J. Lee Thompson Director

Mack Williams as Dr. Lowney

Martin Balsam as Police Chief Mark Dutton

Telly Savalas as Private Detective Charles Sievers

Gregory Peck as Sam Bowden

Sam Bowden witnesses a rape committed by Max Cady and testifies against him. When released after 8 years in prison, Cady begins stalking Bowden and his family but is always clever enough not to violate the law.

Elevator to the Gallows

1958

French

7.9

♡ 27

93%

Louis Malle Director

Jeanne Moreau as Florence Carala

Maurice Ronet as Julien Tavernier

Charles Denner as L'adjoint du commissaire Cherrier

Lino Ventura as Le commissaire Cherrier

A self-assured businessman murders his employer, the husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.

The Night of the Hunter

1955

English

8.0

♡ 54

93%

90%

Action

based on novel or book

Charles Laughton Director

John Dennis as Prison Guard

Lillian Gish as Rachel Cooper

Frank Mills as Townsman

Don Beddoe as Walt Spoon

In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.

High Sierra

1941

English

7.5

♡ 17

92%

Raoul Walsh Director

Louis Jean Heydt as Bob - Tourist at Robbery

Barton MacLane as Jake Kranmer

Cornel Wilde as Louis Mendoza

Ida Lupino as Marie

Given a pardon from jail, Roy Earle gets back into the swing of things as he robs a swanky resort.

Monsieur Verdoux

1947

English

♡ 15

97%

inspired by a true story

Charles Chaplin Director

Addison Richards as Bank Manager

Ethelreda Leopold as Garden Party Guest

Irving Bacon as Pierre Couvais

Wheaton Chambers as Val Bert - Pharmacist

The film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining income. While being both loyal and competent in his work, Verdoux has been laid-off. To make money for his wife and child, he marries wealthy widows and then murders them. His crime spree eventually works against him when two particular widows break his normal routine.

Where the Sidewalk Ends

1950

English

7.5

♡ 19

100%

man woman relationship

Otto Preminger Director

Robert Foulk as Fenney

Karl Malden as Lt. Thomas

Robert Patten as Medical Examiner

Lou Krugman as Mike Williams

A police detective's violent nature keeps him from being a good cop.

Kansas City Confidential

1952

English

7.3

♡ 10

79%

Phil Karlson Director

William Haade as Detective Mullins

Carleton Young as Martin

Helen Kleeb as Mrs. Crane

Lee Van Cleef as Tony Romano

An ex-convict sets out to uncover who framed him for an armored car robbery.

Brute Force

1947

English

7.5

♡ 15

95%

Jules Dassin Director

Ella Raines as Cora Lister

John Roy as Guard

Gene Roth as Hoffman

Howard Duff as Robert 'Soldier' Becker

Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's chains?

House by the River

1950

English

7.0

♡ 10

60%

Fritz Lang Director

Kathleen Freeman as Effie Ferguson - Party Guest

Peter Brocco as Harry - Coroner

Will Wright as Inspector Sarten

Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer as Walter Herbert

Wealthy writer Stephen Byrne tries to seduce the family maid, but when she resists, he kills her. Long jealous of his brother John, Stephen does his best to pin the blame for the murder on his sibling. Also affected by Stephen's arrogant dementia is his long-suffering wife Marjorie.

Dark City

1950

English

6.7

♡ 16

52%

William Dieterle Director

Don DeFore as Arthur Winant

James J. Casino as Casino Patron

Lizabeth Scott as Fran Garland

Walter Burke as George - Bartender

Gamblers who "took" an out-of-town sucker in a crooked poker game feel shadowy vengeance closing in on them.

Killer's Kiss

1955

English

6.5

♡ 8

82%

woman between two men

Stanley Kubrick Director

Phil Stevenson as Bouncer #2

David Vaughan as Conventioneer #1

Irene Kane as Gloria Price

Frank Silvera as Vinnie Rapallo

Davey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria's violent boss, Vincent Rapallo, who has eyes for Gloria. The two decide to skip town, but before they can, Vincent and his thugs abduct Gloria, and Davey is forced to search for her among the most squalid corners of the city, with his enemy hiding in the shadows.

Notorious

1946

English

7.9

♡ 90

96%

Alfred Hitchcock Director

Ingrid Bergman as Alicia Huberman

Francis McDonald as Man

Alfred Hitchcock as Man Drinking Champagne at Party

George Lynn as Photographer

In order to help bring Nazis to justice, U.S. government agent T.R. Devlin recruits Alicia Huberman, the American daughter of a convicted German war criminal, as a spy. As they begin to fall for one another, Alicia is instructed to win the affections of Alexander Sebastian, a Nazi hiding out in Brazil. When Sebastian becomes serious about his relationship with Alicia, the stakes get higher, and Devlin must watch her slip further undercover.

The Big Heat

1953

English

7.9

♡ 32

95%

Fritz Lang Director

Gloria Grahame as Debby Marsh

Carolyn Jones as Doris

Howard Wendell as Police Commissioner Higgins

Lee Marvin as Vince Stone

After the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the law into his own hands when he sets out to smash a vicious crime syndicate.

Niagara

1953

English

7.0

♡ 19

78%

husband wife relationship

Henry Hathaway Director

Joseph Cotten as George Loomis

John Brascia as Lodge Guest

Henry Beckman as Motorcycle Cop

Sean McClory as Sam

Rose Loomis and her older, gloomier husband, George, are vacationing at a cabin in Niagara Falls, N.Y. The couple befriend Polly and Ray Cutler, who are honeymooning in the area. Polly begins to suspect that something is amiss between Rose and George, and her suspicions grow when she sees Rose in the arms of another man. While Ray initially thinks Polly is overreacting, things between George and Rose soon take a shockingly dark turn.

White Heat

1949

English

8.1

♡ 25

94%

parent child relationship

Raoul Walsh Director

John Roy as Convict

Grandon Rhodes as Dr. Harris

Edmond O'Brien as Hank Fallon aka Vic Pardo

Robert Foulk as Oil Refinery Payroll Guard

A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy turn.