7.5
Detective Story
IMDb: 7.5 1951 103 min
Tells the story of one day in the lives of the various people who populate a police detective squad. An embittered cop, Det. Jim McLeod, leads a ...
8.1
Ace in the Hole
IMDb: 8.1 1951 111 min
An arrogant reporter exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to revitalize his career.
8.4
Sunset Boulevard
IMDb: 8.4 1950 110 min
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
8.1
The Heiress
IMDb: 8.1 1949 115 min
In 1840s New York, the uneventful and boring days of the daughter of a wealthy doctor come to an end when she meets a dashing poorer man — who ...
7.1
The Blue Dahlia
IMDb: 7.1 1946 96 min
Soon after a veteran returns from war, his cheating wife is found dead. He evades police in an attempt to find the real murderer.
7.9
The Lost Weekend
IMDb: 7.9 1945 101 min
Don Birnam, a long-time alcoholic, has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst… but his craving has just become more ...
8.3
Double Indemnity
IMDb: 8.3 1944 107 min
A rich woman and a calculating insurance agent plot to kill her unsuspecting husband after he signs a double indemnity policy.
7.3
Five Graves to Cairo
IMDb: 7.3 1943 96 min
The British Army, retreating ahead of victorious Rommel, leaves a lone survivor on the Egyptian border who finds refuge at a remote desert hotel. ...
7.3
The Major and the Minor
IMDb: 7.3 1942 100 min
Returning to her hometown from New York, Susan Applegate learns that she hasn’t enough for the train fare and disguises herself as a ...
6.4
Lucky Jordan
IMDb: 6.4 1942 84 min
Lucky Jordan is a gangster living in New York City and when he’s drafted into the army, he tries to escape duty by using an old con woman ...
7.1
Nothing But the Truth
IMDb: 7.1 1941 90 min
A stockbroker bets his new partners $10,000 that he can tell the truth, and only the truth, for twenty-four hours.
7.8
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
IMDb: 7.8 1936 115 min
Longfellow Deeds lives in a small town, leading a small town kind of life. When a relative dies and leaves Deeds a fortune, Longfellow moves to ...
7.3
Twentieth Century
IMDb: 7.3 1934 91 min
A temperamental Broadway producer trains an untutored actress, but when she becomes a star, she proves a match for him.
8.1
It Happened One Night
IMDb: 8.1 1934 105 min
A runaway heiress makes a deal with the rogue reporter trailing her but the mismatched pair end up stuck with each other when their bus leaves ...
6.5
So This Is Africa
IMDb: 6.5 1933 65 min
Broke lion tamers travel to Africa to make a movie about Amazon women, from a distance.
6.9
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
IMDb: 6.9 1932 88 min
An American missionary is gradually seduced by a courtly warlord holding her in Shanghai.
