Movie star Charlie Castle draws the ire of Hollywood producer Stanley Hoff when he refuses to sign a new seven-year contract. Castle is sick of the low quality of the studio's films and wants to start a new life. While his estranged wife supports him in the decision, Castle's talent agent urges him to reconsider. When Castle continues to be uncooperative, Hoff resorts to blackmail in order to get his way.

The Grissom Gang

1971

English

6.8

♡ 4

46%

Robert Aldrich Director

Kim Darby as Barbara Blandish

Hal Baylor as Chief McLaine

Tony Musante as Eddie Hagan

Raymond Guth as Farmer

The Grissom Gang is a remake of the notorious 1949 British melodrama No Orchids For Miss Blandish. Kim Darby plays a 1920s-era debutante who is kidnapped and held for ransom. Her captors are the Grissoms, a family comprised of sadists and morons, and headed by Ma Barker clone Irene Dailey. One of the Grissoms, played by Scott Wilson, takes a liking to his prisoner, which results in a bloody breakdown of the family unit. Both The Grissom Gang and the original No Orchids For Miss Blandish were inspired by the best-seller by James Hadley Chase, though neither film retains Chase's original ending.

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.

Ulzana's Raid

1972

English

7.0

♡ 10

90%

Robert Aldrich Director

Jorge Luke as Ke-Ni-Tay

Margaret Fairchild as Mrs.Ginsford

Jerry Gatlin as Trooper

Neil Summers as Trooper

After fierce war chief Ulzana and a small war party jump the reservation bent on murder and terror, an inexperienced young lieutenant is assigned to track him down.

Vera Cruz

1954

English

7.0

♡ 6

93%

Robert Aldrich Director

Jack Lambert as Charlie

Burt Lancaster as Joe Erin

James McCallion as Little-Bit

Charles Bronson as Pittsburgh

After the American Civil War, mercenaries travel to Mexico to fight in their revolution for money. The former soldier and gentleman Benjamin Trane meets the gunman and killer Joe Erin and his men, and together they are hired by the Emperor Maximillian and the Marquis Henri de Labordere to escort the Countess Marie Duvarre to the harbor of Vera Cruz.

The Killing of Sister George

1968

English

7.0

♡ 8

59%

older woman younger woman relationship

Robert Aldrich Director

Susannah York as Alice 'Childie' McNaught

Madeline Smith as Nun

Sam Kydd as Taxi Driver

Cyril Delevanti as Ted Baker

When June Buckridge arrives at her London flat and announces 'They are going to murder me', her long-time lover and doll-cuddling flat mate Alice 'Childie' McNaught realizes that things are going to change. For June is referring to her character 'Sister George', a lovable nurse she portrays in a popular daytime serial. To make matters worse, the widowed executive at the BBC responsible for the decision to kill off Sister George - Mercy Croft is also a predatory lesbian who is after Childie and will stop at nothing to get what she wants.

The Choirboys

1977

English

5.6

♡ 6

40%

los angeles, california

police

Robert Aldrich Director

Perry King as Baxter Slate

James Woods as Harold Bloomguard

Don Stroud as Sam Lyles

Bill Walker as Tilden

A group of Los Angeles cops decide to take off some of the pressures of their jobs by engaging in various forms of after-hours debauchery.

Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte

1964

English

7.5

♡ 22

84%

Robert Aldrich Director

Bill Walker as Chauffeur

Joseph Cotten as Drew

Robert Adler as Mr. Howard - 1927 Party Guest

Agnes Moorehead as Velma

An aging, reclusive Southern belle plagued by a horrifying family secret descends into madness after the arrival of a lost relative.

Apache

1954

English

6.3

♡ 10

70%

Robert Aldrich Director

Burt Lancaster as

John McIntire as Al Sieber

Rory Mallinson as Citizen Noticing Handcuffs

Charles Bronson as Hondo

Following the surrender of Geronimo, Massai, the last Apache warrior is captured and scheduled for transportation to a Florida reservation. On the way he manages to escape and heads for his homeland to win back his girl and settle down to grow crops. His pursuers have other ideas though.

Twilight's Last Gleaming

1977

English

6.7

♡ 11

80%

71%

based on novel or book

Robert Aldrich Director

Joseph Cotten as Arthur Renfrew - Secretary of State

Gerald S. O'Loughlin as Brig. Gen. O'Rourke

William Smith as Hoxey

Bill Walker as Willard

A renegade USAF general, Lawrence Dell, escapes from a military prison and takes over an ICBM silo near Montana and threatens to provoke World War 3 unless the President reveals details of a secret meeting held just after the start of the Vietnam War between Dell and the then President's most trusted advisors.

The Frisco Kid

1979

English

6.3

♡ 21

54%

philadelphia, pennsylvania

rabbi

Western

Robert Aldrich Director

Ian Wolfe as Father Joseph

David Bradley as Julius Rosensheine

Frank De Vol as Piano Player - Old Timer

Harrison Ford as Tommy

Rabbi Avram arrives in Philadelphia from Poland en route to San Francisco where he will be a congregation's new rabbi. An innocent and inexperienced traveller, he is tricked by con men to pay for the trip to go west, then they leave him and his belongings scattered along a deserted road. He is befriended by a stranger, Tommy, who is a bank robber and have many adventures during their journey.

Sodom and Gomorrah

1962

English

5.7

♡ 16

50%

Robert Aldrich Director

Emilio Messina as

Pietro Ceccarelli as Officer in Sodom

Anthony Steffen as The Captain

Valentino Macchi as (uncredited)

Lot leads his people to a fertile valley adjacent to the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, hotbeds of vice and corruption ruled by the merciless Queen Bera. When Lot orders a dam to be busted in order to prevent the destruction of the cities by the attacking Helamites, the queen, in gratitude, allows Lot's people to settle in Sodom. Soon, however, the veneer of civilization begins crumbling as Lot and the Hebrews become corrupted by the Sodomites.

The Last Sunset

1961

English

6.7

♡ 10

60%

Robert Aldrich Director

Dorothy Malone as Belle Breckenridge

Joseph Cotten as John Breckenridge

Carol Lynley as Melissa 'Missy' Breckenridge

Regis Toomey as Milton Wing

At a Mexican ranch, fugitive O'Malley and pursuing Sheriff Stribling agree to help rancher Breckenridge drive his herd into Texas where Stribling could legally arrest O'Malley, but Breckenridge's wife complicates things.

The Longest Yard

1974

English

7.1

♡ 25

76%

Robert Aldrich Director

Joe Dorsey as Bartender

Malcolm Atterbury as Bit Part

Burt Reynolds as Paul Crewe

Chuck Hayward as Trooper I

A football player-turned-convict organizes a team of inmates to play against a team of prison guards. His dilemma is that the warden asks him to throw the game in return for an early release, but he is also concerned about the inmates' lack of self-esteem.

Autumn Leaves

1956

English

6.9

♡ 1

90%

Robert Aldrich Director

Cliff Robertson as Burt Hanson

Kenneth Gibson as Concert Attendee

Vera Miles as Virginia Hanson

Marjorie Bennett as Waitress

A woman falls for a younger man with severe mental problems.

Hustle

1975

English

6.2

♡ 15

50%

Robert Aldrich Director

Chuck Hayward as Morgue Attendant

Catherine Deneuve as Nicole Britton

Ron Nyman as Pan Am Clerk

Catherine Bach as Peggy Summers

The body of teenager Gloria Hollinger is found dead on a Los Angeles beach, and Lt. Phil Gaines is in charge of the investigation. Gaines learns that the girl, a stripper and prostitute, committed suicide, but he ignores the connection between her and a powerful mob lawyer, Leo Sellers. Hollinger's father, however, is not satisfied with Gaines's results, and attempts to investigate the case on his own.

Ten Seconds to Hell

1959

English

6.5

♡ 3

31%

Robert Aldrich Director

Jack Palance as Eric Koertner

Richard Wattis as Maj. Haven

Martine Carol as Margot Hofer

Michael Pate as Narrator

Two rivals from a German bomb squad are left to deactivate duds in postwar Berlin.

World for Ransom

1954

English

5.8

♡ 1

36%

Robert Aldrich Director

Gene Lockhart as Alexis Pederas

Douglass Dumbrille as Inspector McCollum

Keye Luke as Lee Wong

Dan Duryea as Mike Callahan

In Singapore, a private detective and the British authorities are on the trail of a crime syndicate that kidnaps a nuclear physicist with the aim of selling him to the highest bidder.