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Directed by Wallace MacDonald,
Robert FloreyOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Horror,
Noir,
CrimeThemes Théâtre,
Films based on playsActors Peter Lorre,
Evelyn Keyes,
Don Beddoe,
George E. Stone,
John Tyrrell,
Cy SchindellRating70%
The film is the story of a hopeful new immigrant, Janos Szabo (Peter Lorre), who, on his first day in New York City, is trapped in a hotel fire that leaves his face hideously scarred. Refused employment due to his appearance although he possesses tremendous skill as a watchmaker, the only way he can survive is by turning to theft, using his skilled hands to disable alarms. Eventually he becomes the leader of a gang of thieves, and raises enough money to commission and wear a realistic latex mask of his own face., 1h58
Directed by Frank CapraOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Crime,
RomanceThemes Assassinat,
Théâtre,
Serial killer films,
Films based on playsActors Cary Grant,
Josephine Hull,
Jean Adair,
Raymond Massey,
Peter Lorre,
Priscilla LaneRating78%
The plot revolves around the Brewster family of Brooklyn, New York, descended from the Mayflower and composed of illustrious White Anglo-Saxon Protestant ancestors whose portraits line the walls. The religious theme is repeatedly mentioned, and Elaine is the daughter of the minister who lives next door, with some scenes held in its ancient cemetery. Today the Brewster clan comprises insane murderers. , 1h9
Directed by Howard Bretherton,
William KeighleyOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Crime,
RomanceThemes Prison films,
Films about sexuality,
Erotic films,
Sexploitation films,
Women in prison films,
Films based on playsActors Barbara Stanwyck,
Preston Foster,
Lyle Talbot,
Dorothy Burgess,
Lillian Roth,
Maude EburneRating65%
Nan Taylor (Barbara Stanwyck) is a member of a gang of bank robbers, posing as an regular customer to distract the security guard while her accomplices take the money. Her cover is blown by a policeman who had arrested her before, and she is arrested. Reform-minded radio star David Slade (Preston Foster) falls in love with her and gets her released as a favor from District Attorney Simpson (Robert McWade). However, when she confesses that she is guilty, Simpson has her imprisoned. , 1h55
Directed by Baz LuhrmannOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Crime,
RomanceThemes Films about suicide,
Théâtre,
Romeo and Juliet,
Films based on plays,
Films based on works by William Shakespeare,
Children's films,
Gangster filmsActors Leonardo DiCaprio,
Claire Danes,
Brian Dennehy,
John Leguizamo,
Harold Perrineau, Jr.,
Pete PostlethwaiteRating67%
In the fictional "Verona Beach", the Capulets and the Montagues are arch-rivals. The animosity of the older generation—Fulgencio and Gloria Capulet and Ted and Caroline Montague—is felt by their younger relatives. A gunfight between the Montague boys led by Benvolio, Romeo's cousin, and the Capulet boys led by Tybalt, Juliet's cousin, creates chaos in the city. The Chief of Police, Captain Prince, reprimands the families, warning them that if such behavior continues, their lives "shall pay the forfeit of the peace"., 1h40
Directed by Robert Malcolm YoungOrigin USAGenres Drama,
CrimeThemes Prison films,
Films based on playsActors Bruce Davison,
Nathan George,
Mark Margolis,
Luis Guzmán,
Shawn Elliott,
Henry Judd BakerRating69%
Short Eyes is set in an unnamed prison in New York City, whose inmates are predominantly black or Puerto Rican. One day, Clark Davis, a young, middle-class white man accused of raping a young girl, arrive. His fellow prisoners immediately turn on him — pedophiles are considered the lowest form of prison life — except for Juan, one of the institution's older prisoners, who treats him with dignity. While Davis insists he doesn't remember raping the girl, he admits that he has molested several other children., 1h48
Directed by Andrew DavisOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
CrimeThemes Films about sexuality,
Théâtre,
Films based on playsActors Michael Douglas,
Gwyneth Paltrow,
Viggo Mortensen,
David Suchet,
Constance Towers,
Sarita ChoudhuryRating65%
Steven Taylor (Michael Douglas) is a Wall Street hedge fund manager whose investments and speculations allow him to live an extravagant upper class lifestyle with his much younger wife Emily (Gwyneth Paltrow). Unfortunately for Taylor, his illegal investments are unraveling; to alleviate the pressure being put on him by large upcoming margin payments he will need his wife's personal fortune (roughly 100 million dollars) to maintain that status and lifestyle., 1h50
Directed by Carlos DieguesOrigin BresilGenres Drama,
Fantasy,
Musical,
Crime,
RomanceThemes Films based on mythology,
Théâtre,
Films based on Greco-Roman mythology,
Films based on plays,
Films based on Greco-Roman mythologyActors Murilo Benício,
Patrícia França,
Milton Gonçalves,
Isabel Fillardis,
Stepan Nercessian,
Cássio Gabus MendesRating55%
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Directed by Richard LesterOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Action,
Musical,
CrimeThemes Films about sexuality,
Théâtre,
LGBT-related films,
Films based on plays,
LGBT-related films,
LGBT-related filmActors Jack Weston,
Rita Moreno,
Jerry Stiller,
Kaye Ballard,
F. Murray Abraham,
Treat WilliamsRating68%
The farce is set in a gay bathhouse in Manhattan, where unsuspecting heterosexual Cleveland businessman Gaetano Proclo has taken refuge from his homicidal mobster brother-in-law, Carmine Vespucci. There Gaetano stumbles across an assortment of oddball characters, including a rabid chubby chaser, go-go boys, a squeaky-voiced detective, and Googie Gomez, a third-rate Puerto Rican entertainer with visions of Broadway glory who mistakes him for a famous producer and whom he mistakes for a man in drag. Further complications arise when Gaetano's wife Vivian tracks him down and jumps to all the wrong conclusions about his sexual orientation., 1h55
Directed by Andrzej BartkowiakOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Martial arts,
Comedy,
Action,
Adventure,
Crime,
Romance,
Martial artsThemes Films about sexuality,
Sports films,
Films about suicide,
Théâtre,
Martial arts films,
Romeo and Juliet,
Films based on plays,
Films based on works by William Shakespeare,
Gangster films,
LGBT-related film,
Lesbian-related filmsActors Jet Li,
Aaliyah,
Isaiah Washington,
Russell Wong,
DMX,
Delroy LindoRating61%
Po Sing (Jon Kit Lee) is waiting for someone in a club in a predominantly African American neighborhood when a group of angry patrons try to start a fight with him. His father's right-hand man Kai (Russell Wong) and his Asian henchmen pull Po out of the club after a brief fight with the bouncers before the meeting can take place. The next day, Po is found murdered.