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    Fail Safe 1964 POSTER

    Fail Safe

    1964

    English

    8.1

    39

    93%

    91%

    Action

    atomic bomb

    Drama

    general

    missile

    new york city

    russia

    Thriller

    usa president

    War

    Sidney Lumet Sidney Lumet Director Edward Binns Edward Binns as Colonel Grady Sorrell Booke Sorrell Booke as Congressman Raskob Dana Elcar Dana Elcar as Foster Frank Overton Frank Overton as General Bogan
    Because of a technical defect an American bomber team mistakenly orders the destruction of Moscow. The President of the United States has but little time to prevent an atomic catastrophe from occurring.
    The Fugitive Kind 1960 POSTER

    The Fugitive Kind

    1960

    English

    7.0

    17

    59%

    63%

    Action

    black and white

    Drama

    Romance

    Sidney Lumet Sidney Lumet Director Joanne Woodward Joanne Woodward as Carol Cutrere Victor Jory Victor Jory as Jabe Torrance R.G. Armstrong R.G. Armstrong as Sheriff Jordan Talbot Emory Richardson Emory Richardson as Uncle Pleasant, the Conjure Man
    Val Xavier, a drifter of obscure origins, arrives at a small town and gets a job in a store run by Lady Torrence. Her husband, Jabe M. Torrance, is dying of cancer. Val is pursued by Carol Cutere, the enigmatic local tramp-of-good-family.
    Long Day's Journey Into Night 1962 POSTER

    Long Day's Journey Into Night

    1962

    English

    7.5

    11

    95%

    85%

    Action

    actor

    addiction

    alcoholism

    based on play or musical

    connecticut

    Drama

    family relationships

    Sidney Lumet Sidney Lumet Director Dean Stockwell Dean Stockwell as Edmund Tyrone Ralph Richardson Ralph Richardson as James Tyrone Jason Robards Jason Robards as Jamie Tyrone Katharine Hepburn Katharine Hepburn as Mary Tyrone
    An Irish miser, his morphine addicted wife, their debauched older son, and a gravely ill younger son. A quiet Connecticut vacation home on one foggy day in August 1912 becomes the backdrop for domestic decline.
    Equus 1977 POSTER

    Equus

    1977

    English

    7.1

    11

    70%

    77%

    Action

    Drama

    horse

    Mystery

    psychiatrist

    Sidney Lumet Sidney Lumet Director Peter Firth Peter Firth as Alan Strang Colin Blakely Colin Blakely as Frank Strang Jenny Agutter Jenny Agutter as Jill Mason Richard Burton Richard Burton as Martin Dysart
    A psychiatrist, Martin Dysart, investigates the savage blinding of six horses with a metal spike in a stable in Hampshire, England. The atrocity was committed by an unassuming seventeen-year-old stable boy named Alan Strang, the only son of an opinionated but inwardly-timid father and a genteel, religious mother. As Dysart exposes the truths behind the boy's demons, he finds himself face-to-face with his own.
    The Offence 1973 POSTER

    The Offence

    1973

    English

    6.9

    16

    73%

    72%

    Action

    child molester

    Crime

    Drama

    interrogation

    london, england

    mental breakdown

    police brutality

    school

    Thriller

    Sidney Lumet Sidney Lumet Director Sean Connery Sean Connery as Detective Sergeant Johnson Ian Bannen Ian Bannen as Kenneth Baxter Trevor Howard Trevor Howard as Lieutenant Cartwright, Detective Superintendant John Hallam John Hallam as Panton
    A burned-out British police detective finally snaps while interrogating a suspected child molester.
    Before the Devil Knows You're Dead 2007 POSTER

    Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

    2007

    English

    7.3

    34

    89%

    72%

    Action

    career

    Crime

    daughter

    Drama

    drug addiction

    greed

    office

    sibling relationship

    Thriller

    Sidney Lumet Sidney Lumet Director Michael Shannon Michael Shannon as Dex Marisa Tomei Marisa Tomei as Gina Ethan Hawke Ethan Hawke as Hank Adrian Martinez Adrian Martinez as Security Guard
    When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents' jewelry store, the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that send them and their family hurtling towards a shattering climax.
    Power 1986 POSTER

    Power

    1986

    English

    5.7

    5

    50%

    44%

    Action

    Drama

    image maker

    legal drama

    political consultant

    political corruption

    politics

    Sidney Lumet Sidney Lumet Director Denzel Washington Denzel Washington as Arnold Billings Robert Fieldsteel Robert Fieldsteel as Assistant Director Janet Sarno Janet Sarno as Moderator Richard Gere Richard Gere as Pete St. John
    Pete St. John is a powerful and successful political consultant, with clients spread around the country. When his long-time friend and client Ohio senator Sam Hastings decides to quit politics, he is rapidly drafted to help with the campaign of the man destined to succeed him, unknown and mysterious businessman Jerome Cade...
    Night Falls on Manhattan 1996 POSTER

    Night Falls on Manhattan

    1996

    English

    6.6

    17

    71%

    64%

    Action

    corruption

    Crime

    district attorney

    Drama

    drug dealer

    Mystery

    nypd

    police

    police corruption

    Thriller

    Sidney Lumet Sidney Lumet Director Stephen Beach Stephen Beach as Cop #2 Louis Guss Louis Guss as Court Clerk Lena Olin Lena Olin as Peggy Lindstrom Andy Garcia Andy Garcia as Sean Casey
    A newly elected District attorney finds himself in the middle of a police corruption investigation that may involve his father and his partner.
    Child's Play 1972 POSTER

    Child's Play

    1972

    English

    6.2

    5

    50%

    50%

    Action

    boarding school

    boys' school

    Drama

    Mystery

    school teacher

    Thriller

    Sidney Lumet Sidney Lumet Director James Mason James Mason as Jerome Malley Robert Preston Robert Preston as Joseph Dobbs Beau Bridges Beau Bridges as Paul Reis Tom Leopold Tom Leopold as Shea
    At an exclusive boys' school, a new gym teacher is drawn into a feud between two older instructors, and he discovers that everything at the school is not quite as staid, tranquil and harmless as it seems.
    Daniel 1983 POSTER

    Daniel

    1983

    English

    6.6

    5

    43%

    52%

    1950s

    Action

    atomic secrets

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    Mystery

    Thriller

    Sidney Lumet Sidney Lumet Director Daniel Stern Daniel Stern as Artie Sternlicht Colin Stinton Colin Stinton as Dale Norman Parker Norman Parker as East Bronx Children's Shelter Director Alan Manson Alan Manson as Isaacson Rally Speaker
    The fictionalized story of Daniel, the son of Paul and Rochelle Isaacson, who were executed as Soviet spies in the 1950s. As a graduate student in New York in the 1960s, Daniel is involved in the antiwar protest movement and contrasts his experiences to the memory of his parents and his belief that they were wrongfully convicted.
    Critical Care 1997 POSTER

    Critical Care

    1997

    English

    5.9

    9

    59%

    31%

    Comedy

    Drama

    half sister

    hospital

    nun

    satire

    Sidney Lumet Sidney Lumet Director James Spader James Spader as Dr. Werner Ernst Wallace Shawn Wallace Shawn as Furnaceman Jackie Richardson Jackie Richardson as Mrs. Steckler Helen Mirren Helen Mirren as Stella
    Werner Ernst is a young hospital resident who becomes embroiled in a legal battle between two half-sisters who are fighting over the care of their comatose father. But are they really fighting over their father's care, or over his $10 million estate? Meanwhile, Werner must contend with his nutty supervisor, who insists that he only care for patients with full insurance. Can Werner sidestep the hospital's legal team and do what's best for the patient?
    Gloria 1999 POSTER

    Gloria

    1999

    English

    5.2

    28

    14%

    30%

    Action

    cigarette smoke

    comforting

    Crime

    Drama

    enchant

    moll

    on the run

    streetwise

    Thriller

    Sidney Lumet Sidney Lumet Director Cathy Moriarty Cathy Moriarty as Diane Sharon Stone Sharon Stone as Gloria Bobby Cannavale Bobby Cannavale as Jack Chuck Cooper Chuck Cooper as Male Guard
    After serving a prison term for her boyfriend, a streetwise, middle-aged moll named Gloria stands up against the mobs, which is complicated by a six-year-old urchin with a will of his own, whom she reluctantly takes under her wing after his family has been gunned down.
    The Hill 1965 POSTER

    The Hill

    1965

    English

    7.8

    16

    75%

    92%

    Action

    africa

    Drama

    libya

    prison

    sadism

    sahara

    War

    world war ii

    Sidney Lumet Sidney Lumet Director Ian Bannen Ian Bannen as Harris Ossie Davis Ossie Davis as Jacko King Sean Connery Sean Connery as Joe Roberts Roy Kinnear Roy Kinnear as Monty Bartlett
    North Africa, World War II. British soldiers on the brink of collapse push beyond endurance to struggle up a brutal incline. It's not a military objective. It's The Hill, a manmade instrument of torture, a tower of sand seared by a white-hot sun. And the troops' tormentors are not the enemy, but their own comrades-at-arms.
    Family Business 1989 POSTER

    Family Business

    1989

    English

    5.7

    24

    35%

    28%

    Action

    Comedy

    Crime

    criminal

    Drama

    heist

    life sentence

    Sidney Lumet Sidney Lumet Director BD Wong BD Wong as Jimmy Chiu Janet Carroll Janet Carroll as Margie Jack O'Connell Jack O'Connell as Police Lieutenant Luis Guzmán Luis Guzmán as Torres
    Jessie is an aging career criminal who has been in more jails, fights, schemes, and lineups than just about anyone else. His son Vito, while currently on the straight and narrow, has had a fairly shady past and is indeed no stranger to illegal activity. They both have great hope for Adam, Vito's son and Jessie's grandson, who is bright, good-looking, and without a criminal past.
    The Group 1966 POSTER

    The Group

    1966

    English

    6.5

    4

    75%

    61%

    1930s

    Action

    ambition

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    female friendship

    graduation

    Sidney Lumet Sidney Lumet Director Richard Mulligan Richard Mulligan as Dick Brown Joan Hackett Joan Hackett as Dottie Robert Emhardt Robert Emhardt as Mr. Andrews Peter Boyle Peter Boyle as (uncredited)
    It's 1933, and eight young women are friends and members of the upper- class group at a private girl's school, about to graduate and start their own lives. The film documents the years between their graduation and the beginning of the World War in Europe, and shows, in a serialized style, their romances and marriages, their searches for careers or meaning in their lives, their highs and their lows.
    The Morning After 1986 POSTER

    The Morning After

    1986

    English

    5.9

    17

    61%

    39%

    Action

    alcohol abuse

    blackout

    Crime

    dead body

    ex-cop

    head injury

    Mystery

    Romance

    set up

    Thriller

    Sidney Lumet Sidney Lumet Director Rick Rossovich Rick Rossovich as Detective Raul Julia Raul Julia as Joaquin Manero Kathleen Wilhoite Kathleen Wilhoite as Red Jeff Bridges Jeff Bridges as Turner Kendall
    Failed actress Alex Sternbergen wakes up hungover one morning in an apartment she does not recognize, unable to remember the previous evening -- and with a dead body in bed next to her. As she tries to piece together the events of the night, Alex cannot totally rely on friends or her estranged husband, Joaquin, for assistance. Only a single ally, loner ex-policeman Turner Kendall, can help her escape her predicament and find the true killer.
    A Stranger Among Us 1992 POSTER

    A Stranger Among Us

    1992

    English

    5.6

    10

    22%

    38%

    Crime

    diamond

    Drama

    Mystery

    new york city

    police

    Romance

    secret

    truth

    undercover

    Sidney Lumet Sidney Lumet Director Melanie Griffith Melanie Griffith as Emily Eden Mia Sara Mia Sara as Leah John Pankow John Pankow as Levine Jack Gill Jack Gill as Zap Goon
    Detective Emily Eden is a tough New York City cop forced to go undercover to solve a puzzling murder. Her search for the truth takes her into a secret world of unwritten law and unspoken power, a world where the only way out is deeper in.
    The Pawnbroker 1964 POSTER

    The Pawnbroker

    1964

    English

    7.6

    20

    88%

    87%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    holocaust (shoah)

    jew persecution

    pawnbroker

    Sidney Lumet Sidney Lumet Director Reni Santoni Reni Santoni as Junkie Selling Radio Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman as Man on Street Geraldine Fitzgerald Geraldine Fitzgerald as Marilyn Birchfield Charles Dierkop Charles Dierkop as Robinson
    A Jewish pawnbroker, a victim of Nazi persecution, loses all faith in his fellow man until he realizes too late the tragedy of his actions.
    Serpico 1973 POSTER

    Serpico

    1973

    English

    7.7

    131

    93%

    88%

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    corruption

    Crime

    Drama

    hippie

    idealism

    new york city

    police

    Thriller

    Sidney Lumet Sidney Lumet Director Tony Lo Bianco Tony Lo Bianco as Cop F. Murray Abraham F. Murray Abraham as Detective Partner Al Pacino Al Pacino as Serpico John Randolph John Randolph as Sidney Green
    New York cop Frank Serpico blows the whistle on the rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.
    Guilty as Sin 1993 POSTER

    Guilty as Sin

    1993

    English

    5.7

    10

    38%

    43%

    Action

    Crime

    đavo

    Drama

    odvjetnik

    Thriller

    Sidney Lumet Sidney Lumet Director Barbara Eve Harris Barbara Eve Harris as Kathleen Bigelow Luis Guzmán Luis Guzmán as Lt. Bernard Martinez Simon Sinn Simon Sinn as Mr. Loo Tom McCamus Tom McCamus as Ray Schiff
    Before a criminal lawyer knows what has happened, she is forced to defend a wife killer she knows is guilty.
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