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.

Johnny Cool

1963

English

6.4

♡ 9

50%

William Asher Director

Douglass Dumbrille as Corrupt City Council Member

Sammy Davis Jr. as Educated

Joey Bishop as Holmes - Used Car Salesman

Telly Savalas as Vincenzo 'Vince' Santangelo

A deported gangster trains an Italian convict to take over his operations in the U.S.

Black Angel

1946

English

6.9

♡ 12

62%

Roy William Neill Director

Peter Lorre as Marko

Dan Duryea as Martin Blair

Kenneth Gibson as Nightclub Patron

John Roy as Police Officer

A falsely convicted man's wife, Catherine, and an alcoholic composer and pianist, Martin team up in an attempt to clear her husband of the murder of a blonde singer, who is Martin's wife.

The Flower in Hell

1958

Korean

6.5

♡ 1

Sang-ok Shin Director

Hae-won Jo as Dong-sig

Seon-hui Gang as Judy

Eun-hie Choi as Sonia Hak Kim

Hak Kim as Young-shik

In post-Korean War Seoul, a young man from the countryside discovers that his older brother has become romantically involved in a prostitute and has no intentions of returning home.

The Garment Jungle

1957

English

6.6

♡ 6

68%

manhattan, new york city

noir

Thriller

Robert Aldrich Director

Robert Ellenstein as Fred Kenner

Joseph Wiseman as George Kovan

Kenneth Gibson as Male Operator

Eve Brent as Receptionist

Alan Mitchell returns to New York to work for his father Walter, the owner of a fashion house that designs and manufactures dresses. To stay non-union, Walter has hired Artie Ravidge, a hood who uses strong-arm tactics to keep the employees in line.

My Gun Is Quick

1957

English

6.1

♡ 5

28%

Victor Saville Director

John Dennis as Al

Booth Colman as Det. Pat Chambers

Robert Bray as Mike Hammer

Pamela Duncan as Velda, Hammer's Secretary

Detective Mike Hammer's investigation of a murder puts him in the middle between warring jewel thieves.

Twist of Fate

1954

English

5.9

♡ 3

David Miller Director

Carl Duering as 2nd Sailor

Aileen Lewis as Casino Patron

John Le Mesurier as Man at Baccarat Table

Roger Delgado as Police Officer

An ex-chorus girl lives on the Riviera, supported by a married man she doesn't know is a crook.

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

1946

English

7.4

♡ 7

100%

husband wife relationship

noir

Romance

Lewis Milestone Director

Ann Doran as Bobbi St. John

Walter Baldwin as Dempsey

Amzie Strickland as Nightclub Patron

Darryl Hickman as Sam - As a Child

Three childhood friends, Martha, Walter and Sam, share a terrible secret. Over time, the ambitious Martha and the pusillanimous Walter have married. She is a cold businesswoman; he is the district attorney: a perfect combination to dominate the corrupt city of Iverstown at will. But the unexpected return of Sam, after years of absence, deeply disturbs the life of the odd couple.

This Gun for Hire

1942

English

7.4

♡ 12

94%

Frank Tuttle Director

Frank Ferguson as Albert Baker

Harry Harvey as Passenger

Patricia Farr as Ruby

Kenneth Gibson as Tour Group Member

Sadistic killer-for-hire Philip Raven becomes enraged when his latest job is paid off in marked bills. Vowing to track down his double-crossing boss, nightclub executive Gates, Raven sits beside Gates' lovely new employee, Ellen, on a train out of town. Although Ellen is engaged to marry the police lieutenant who's hunting down Raven, she decides to try and set the misguided hit man straight as he hides from the cops and plots his revenge.

Julie

1956

English

6.2

♡ 4

38%

Andrew L. Stone Director

Carleton Young as Airport Control Tower Official

Jack Kelly as Jack - Co-Pilot

Doris Day as Julie Benton

Pamela Duncan as Peggy Davis

A terrified stewardess is stalked by her psychotic estranged husband.

Leave Her to Heaven

1945

English

7.6

♡ 13

85%

86%

Action

based on novel or book

John M. Stahl Director

Addison Richards as Bedford

Darryl Hickman as Danny Harland

Gene Lockhart as Dr. Saunders

Vincent Price as Russell Quinton

A socialite marries a prominent novelist, which spurs a violent, obsessive, and dangerous jealousy in her.

He Walked by Night

1948

English

7.0

♡ 5

82%

los angeles, california

Anthony Mann Director

Ann Doran as Dispatcher

Thomas Browne Henry as Dunning

Harry Harvey as Liquor Store Proprietor

Richard Basehart as Roy Martin / Roy Morgan

Roy Martin aka Roy Morgan is a burglar and former war-time Radio & Electronics Engineer who listens in to radio police calls, allowing him to stay one step ahead of the cops.

The Set-Up

1949

English

7.8

♡ 8

85%

Robert Wise Director

Frank Richards as Bat - Program Vendor

John Indrisano as Corner Man

Darryl Hickman as Shanley

Phillip Pine as Souza

Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.

Panic in the Streets

1950

English

7.2

♡ 11

97%

new orleans, louisiana

Elia Kazan Director

Jack Palance as Blackie

Emile Meyer as Capt. Beauclyde

Paul Douglas as Capt. Tom Warren

Barbara Bel Geddes as Nancy Reed

A medical examiner discovers that an innocent shooting victim in a robbery died of bubonic plague. With only 48 hours to find the killer, who is now a ticking time bomb threatening the entire city, a grisly manhunt through the seamy underworld of the New Orleans Waterfront is underway.

Force of Evil

1948

English

7.2

♡ 5

100%

Abraham Polonsky Director

William Challee as Gunman #1

John Indrisano as Henchman

Thomas Gomez as Leo Morse

Arthur O'Connell as Link Hall

Lawyer Joe Morse wants to consolidate all the small-time numbers racket operators into one big powerful operation. But his elder brother Leo is one of these small-time operators who wants to stay that way, preferring not to deal with the gangsters who dominate the big-time.

Ruthless

1948

English

6.8

♡ 4

100%

Edgar G. Ulmer Director

Charles Evans as Bruce McDonald

Robert J. Anderson as Horace Vendig

Forbes Murray as Lawyer

Diana Lynn as Martha Burnside / Mallory Flagg

Horace Vendig always gets what he wants. Even as a poor youth, he charmed his way into high society by getting the father of his friend, Martha, to foot the bill for his Harvard education. When Vic, another childhood pal, is invited to Horace's mansion for a party, he brings along Mallory Flagg, who happens to bear a striking resemblance to Martha. As Vic and Horace reunite, old resentments rise to the surface.

The Crooked Web

1955

English

6.0

♡ 5

Nathan Juran Director

Carl Sklover as Ballistics Expert

Duke Green as Bar Patron

Mari Blanchard as Joanie Daniel

Frank Lovejoy as Stanley E. 'Stan' Fabian

Following WWII, ex-G.I. Stan opened up a drive-in restaurant. His girlfriend, Joanie, is one of the car hops. They want to get married someday, but the less-than-stellar business the restaurant takes in puts a hold on that plan. One day, Joanie's ne’er-do-well brother Frank blows into town with a money-making scheme. She's against it, but Stan - an inveterate gambler - finds the promise of riches too seductive to resist…

The Mob

1951

English

7.1

♡ 7

80%

Robert Parrish Director

Carleton Young as District Attorney

Charles Bronson as Jack - Longshoreman

Robert Foulk as Thug Beating Mary

John Marley as Tony

An undercover officer tracks waterfront corruption from California to New Orleans and back.

Tight Spot

1955

English

6.6

♡ 2

67%

Phil Karlson Director

John Larch as First Detective

Edward G. Robinson as Lloyd Hallett

Brian Keith as Vince Striker

Helen Wallace as Warden

A former model, serving time in prison, becomes a key witness in a trial against a notorious gangster. She is put under protective watch by the District Attorney in a posh hotel, but the crime kingpin makes attempts to get to her. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. in 1997.