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    Shoot the Piano Player 1960 POSTER

    Shoot the Piano Player

    1960

    French

    5

    90%

    88%

    based on novel or book

    black and white

    Crime

    Drama

    jazz

    jazz club

    jazz singer or musician

    organized crime

    Thriller

    François Truffaut François Truffaut Director Charles Aznavour Charles Aznavour as Charlie Koller / Edouard Saroyan Michèle Mercier Michèle Mercier as Clarisse Marie Dubois Marie Dubois as Léna Catherine Lutz Catherine Lutz as Mammy
    Charlie is a former classical pianist who has changed his name and now plays jazz in a grimy Paris bar. When Charlie's brothers, Richard and Chico, surface and ask for Charlie's help while on the run from gangsters they have scammed, he aids their escape. Soon Charlie and Lena, a waitress at the same bar, face trouble when the gangsters arrive, looking for his brothers.
    What Did Jack Do? 2017 POSTER

    What Did Jack Do?

    2017

    English

    6.4

    5

    black and white

    chicken

    Comedy

    Crime

    detective

    Drama

    interrogation

    monkey

    Mystery

    surreal

    Thriller

    David Lynch David Lynch Director David Lynch David Lynch as Detective Jack Cruz Jack Cruz as Jack Cruz Toototabon Toototabon as Toototabon Emily Stofle Emily Stofle as Waitress
    In a locked down train station, a homicide detective conducts an interview with a tormented monkey who is suspected of murder.
    Berlin: Symphony of Metropolis 1927 POSTER

    Berlin: Symphony of Metropolis

    1927

    German

    7.6

    6

    86%

    81%

    Action

    avant-garde

    berlin, germany

    black and white

    city portrait

    Documentary

    silent film

    train

    Walter Ruttmann Walter Ruttmann Director Paul von Hindenburg Paul von Hindenburg as Himself
    A day in the city of Berlin, which experienced an industrial boom in the 1920s, and still provides an insight into the living and working conditions at that time. Germany had just recovered a little from the worst consequences of the First World War, the great economic crisis was still a few years away and Hitler was not yet an issue at the time.
    The Housemaid 1960 POSTER

    The Housemaid

    1960

    Korean

    7.2

    14

    100%

    77%

    Action

    black and white

    Crime

    Drama

    horror

    Horror

    infidelity

    music teacher

    piano lessons

    poison

    Thriller

    Ki-young Kim Ki-young Kim Director Jeong-hee Ok Jeong-hee Ok as Ok-joo Le Ok-joo Le as Nam-hyeon Choi Nam-hyeon Choi as Yoo-ri Lee Yoo-ri Lee as Ae-soon Kim
    A piano composer's family moves into a new house; when his pregnant wife collapses from working to support the family, he hires a housemaid to help with housework.
    Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff 1949 POSTER

    Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff

    1949

    English

    6.7

    8

    Action

    attempted murder

    black and white

    blackmail

    Comedy

    Crime

    crossdressing

    Horror

    hotel

    Mystery

    slapstick comedy

    Thriller

    Charles Barton Charles Barton Director Bobby Barber Bobby Barber as Dry Cleaning Man Murray Alper Murray Alper as Joe, Reporter Alan Mowbray Alan Mowbray as Melton Marjorie Bennett Marjorie Bennett as Second Maid
    Lost Caverns Hotel bellhop Freddie Phillips is suspected of murder. Swami Talpur tries to hypnotize Freddie into confessing, but Freddie is too stupid for the plot to work. Inspector Wellman uses Freddie to get the killer (and it isn't the Swami).
    Cléo from 5 to 7 1962 POSTER

    Cléo from 5 to 7

    1962

    French

    7.8

    43

    93%

    89%

    Action

    algerienkrieg

    black and white

    cancer

    Comedy

    Drama

    individual

    Music

    paris, france

    singer

    Agnès Varda Agnès Varda Director Corinne Marchand Corinne Marchand as Florence 'Cléo' Victoire Sami Frey Sami Frey as Le croque-mort Jean-Luc Godard Jean-Luc Godard as L'homme aux lunettes noires / Actor in silent film Jean-Claude Brialy Jean-Claude Brialy as L'infirmier
    Agnès Varda eloquently captures Paris in the sixties with this real-time portrait of a singer set adrift in the city as she awaits test results of a biopsy. A chronicle of the minutes of one woman’s life, Cléo from 5 to 7 is a spirited mix of vivid vérité and melodrama, featuring a score by Michel Legrand and cameos by Jean-Luc Godard and Anna Karina.
    Gertrud 1964 POSTER

    Gertrud

    1964

    Danish

    7

    based on play or musical

    black and white

    Drama

    flashback

    love

    lover

    Romance

    Carl Theodor Dreyer Carl Theodor Dreyer Director Karl Gustav Ahlefeldt Karl Gustav Ahlefeldt as Anna Malberg Anna Malberg as Kanning's mother Edouard Mielche Edouard Mielche as The Rector Magnificus Carl Johan Hviid Carl Johan Hviid as (uncredited)
    Hopeless romantic Gertrud inhabits a turn-of-the-century milieu of artists and musicians, where she pursues an idealized notion of love that will always elude her. She abandons her distinguished husband and embraces an affair with a young concert pianist, who falls short of her desire for lasting affection. When an old lover returns to her life, fresh disappointments follow, and Gertrud must try to come to terms with reality.
    Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1953 POSTER

    Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    1953

    English

    6.4

    15

    63%

    62%

    Action

    black and white

    Comedy

    double life

    Horror

    horror spoof

    jekyll and hyde

    london, england

    Mystery

    Sci-Fi

    Charles Lamont Charles Lamont Director Henry Corden Henry Corden as Actor in Javanese Costume Carmen De Lavallade Carmen De Lavallade as Javanese Actress Marjorie Bennett Marjorie Bennett as Militant Woman on Soapbox Eddie Parker Eddie Parker as Mr. Hyde
    As American policemen in London, Bud and Lou meet up with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
    Steamboat Bill, Jr. 1928 POSTER

    Steamboat Bill, Jr.

    1928

    English

    7.8

    13

    96%

    91%

    Action

    black and white

    Comedy

    Drama

    Family

    girlfriend

    jail

    river

    Romance

    steamboat

    wind

    Buster Keaton Buster Keaton Director Joe Keaton Joe Keaton as Barber James T. Mack James T. Mack as Minister Buster Keaton Buster Keaton as William Canfield Jr. Ernest Torrence Ernest Torrence as William 'Steamboat Bill' Canfield
    The just-out-of-college, effete son of a no-nonsense steamboat captain comes to visit his father whom he's not seen since he was a child.
    Blackmail 1929 POSTER

    Blackmail

    1929

    English

    6.9

    22

    88%

    65%

    Action

    based on play or musical

    black and white

    blackmail

    boyfriend girlfriend relationship

    Crime

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    london, england

    Mystery

    scotland yard

    Thriller

    Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock Director Anny Ondra Anny Ondra as Alice White Phyllis Monkman Phyllis Monkman as Gossip Woman Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock as Man on Subway Cyril Ritchard Cyril Ritchard as The Artist
    London, 1929. Frank Webber, a very busy Scotland Yard detective, seems to be more interested in his work than in Alice White, his girlfriend. Feeling herself ignored, Alice agrees to go out with an elegant and well-mannered artist who invites her to visit his fancy apartment.
    How Green Was My Valley 1941 POSTER

    How Green Was My Valley

    1941

    English

    7.7

    18

    93%

    81%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    black and white

    Drama

    Family

    family relationships

    gossip

    rural area

    wales

    John Ford John Ford Director Maureen O'Hara Maureen O'Hara as Angharad Barry Fitzgerald Barry Fitzgerald as Cyfartha Mary Field Mary Field as Eve Louis Jean Heydt Louis Jean Heydt as Miner
    A man in his fifties reminisces about his childhood growing up in a Welsh mining village at the turn of the 20th century.
    Sanjuro 1962 POSTER

    Sanjuro

    1962

    Japanese

    8.0

    75

    100%

    95%

    Action

    black and white

    Comedy

    corruption

    Crime

    Drama

    fighter

    japan

    samurai

    temple

    Thriller

    Akira Kurosawa Akira Kurosawa Director Reiko Dan Reiko Dan as Chidori, Mutsuta's daughter Hiroshi Tachikawa Hiroshi Tachikawa as Samurai Tatsuyoshi Ehara Tatsuyoshi Ehara as Samurai Toshirô Mifune Toshirô Mifune as Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The Samurai
    Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifully composed "Sanjuro." In this companion piece and sequel to "Yojimbo," jaded samurai Sanjuro helps an idealistic group of young warriors weed out their clan's evil influences, and in the process turns their image of a proper samurai on its ear.
    The Midnight Patrol 1933 POSTER

    The Midnight Patrol

    1933

    English

    7.1

    10

    20%

    20%

    black and white

    Comedy

    police

    short film

    Lloyd French Lloyd French Director Oliver Hardy Oliver Hardy as Officer Oliver Hardy Stan Laurel Stan Laurel as Officer Stanley Laurel Edgar Dearing Edgar Dearing as Policeman Charlie Hall Charlie Hall as Tire Thief's Partner
    Novice policemen Stan and Ollie bungle a burglary investigation.
    Me and My Pal 1933 POSTER

    Me and My Pal

    1933

    English

    7.2

    7

    29%

    29%

    black and white

    Comedy

    Family

    short film

    Charley Rogers Charley Rogers Director Mary Kornman Mary Kornman as Bridesmaid Carroll Borland Carroll Borland as Bridesmaid Charlie Hall Charlie Hall as Delivery Boy Oliver Hardy Oliver Hardy as Oliver Hardy
    On the morning of his wedding to oil baron Peter Cucumber's daughter, Ollie receives a jigsaw puzzle from Stan as a wedding gift. The boys soon become absorbed in the puzzle. A taxi driver, butler, policeman and messenger boy join in as well.
    Pursuit to Algiers 1945 POSTER

    Pursuit to Algiers

    1945

    English

    6.7

    8

    60%

    60%

    Adventure

    algiers, algeria

    assassin

    black and white

    Crime

    heir to the throne

    knife throwing

    Mystery

    ocean liner

    Romance

    Roy William Neill Roy William Neill Director Nigel Bruce Nigel Bruce as Dr. John H. Watson John Abbott John Abbott as Jodri Martin Kosleck Martin Kosleck as Mirko Gordon Jackson Gordon Jackson as Steward
    After the King of Rovenia has been assassinated, Holmes and Watson are engaged to escort his son to Europe via Algiers, aboard a transatlantic ocean liner which also carries a number of suspicious persons, any of whom may be involved in a plot to also assassinate him.
    Following 1998 POSTER

    Following

    1998

    English

    7.4

    80

    82%

    85%

    Action

    black and white

    Crime

    london, england

    Mystery

    robbery

    stalker

    stalking

    thief

    Thriller

    Christopher Nolan Christopher Nolan Director Emma Thomas Emma Thomas as Lucy Russell Lucy Russell as The Blonde John Nolan John Nolan as The Policeman Jeremy Theobald Jeremy Theobald as The Young Man
    Bill, an idle, unemployed aspiring writer, walks the crowded streets of London following randomly chosen strangers, a seemingly innocent entertainment that becomes dangerous when he crosses paths with a mysterious character.
    Song of the Thin Man 1947 POSTER

    Song of the Thin Man

    1947

    English

    6.9

    7

    91%

    71%

    Action

    black and white

    Comedy

    Crime

    Musical

    Mystery

    thin man

    Edward Buzzell Edward Buzzell Director Keenan Wynn Keenan Wynn as Clarence 'Clinker' Krause Gloria Grahame Gloria Grahame as Fran Ledue Page Jayne Meadows Jayne Meadows as Janet Thayar Amzie Strickland Amzie Strickland as Nightclub Patron
    Society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles investigate a murder in a jazz club.
    Brats 1930 POSTER

    Brats

    1930

    English

    7.3

    7

    74%

    74%

    Action

    adult as a child

    bathtub

    black and white

    child play

    Comedy

    Family

    parent child relationship

    singing lullaby

    James Parrott James Parrott Director Oliver Hardy Oliver Hardy as Ollie Sr. / Oliver Jr. Stan Laurel Stan Laurel as Stan Sr. / Stanley Jr.
    Stanley and Oliver are trying to spend a relaxing night at home playing checkers, but the antics of their mischievous sons keep interrupting their recreation.
    The Suspect 1944 POSTER

    The Suspect

    1944

    English

    7.3

    10

    78%

    78%

    Action

    black and white

    detective inspector

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    london, england

    noir

    thriller

    Thriller

    Robert Siodmak Robert Siodmak Director Ella Raines Ella Raines as Mary Lillian Bronson Lillian Bronson as Miss Crevy Henry Daniell Henry Daniell as Mr. Simmons Keith Hitchcock Keith Hitchcock as William Crummit
    Genial shopkeeper Philip has to endure the constant nagging of a shrewish wife while he secretly yearns for a pretty young stenographer. When the henpecking gets to be too much, Philip murders his wife and manages to make her death look like an accident. A ruthless blackmailer and a low-key detective both discover Philip's secret, and he has to decide which of them poses the more dangerous threat.
    Cairo Station 1958 POSTER

    Cairo Station

    1958

    Arabic

    7.5

    34

    100%

    87%

    black and white

    cairo

    Crime

    Drama

    knife

    obsession

    top 100 egyptian movies

    violence against women

    Youssef Chahine Youssef Chahine Director Nadia Lutfi Nadia Lutfi as Farid Shawqi Farid Shawqi as Abu Siri Hind Rustum Hind Rustum as Hanuma Youssef Chahine Youssef Chahine as Qinawi
    Qinawi, a physically challenged peddler who makes his living selling newspapers in the central Cairo train station, is obsessed with Hanuma, an attractive young woman who sells drinks. While she jokes with him about a possible relationship, she is actually in love with Abu Siri, a strong and respected porter at the station who is struggling to unionize his fellow workers to combat their boss' exploitative and abusive treatment.
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