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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 717 films · Page 12.
Vampirfilm, crime film, horror film, mystery film, vampire film
Sir Karell Borotyn is found murdered in his house, with two tiny pinpoint wounds on his neck. The attending doctor, Dr. Doskil, and Sir Karell's friend Baron Otto von Zinden are convinced that he was killed by a vampire.
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Crime Comedy, comedy film, comedy thriller, crime film
Nick and Nora Charles are attending a charity ball sponsored by David I. Thayar and staged aboard the S.S. Fortune, Phil Orval Brant's gambling ship.
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Crime, Detective Film, Drama, Romance Film
In San Francisco, private investigator Sam Spade and his partner Miles Archer are hired by Ruth Wonderly to follow Floyd Thursby, a man that allegedly ran off with her younger sister. Later that night, police detective Tom Polhaus informs …
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Horror, Thriller, drama film, giallo, horror film, mystery film, slasher film, suspense film, thriller film
Turin, Italy: French flight attendant Linda and Italian-American detective Enzo Avolfi team up to find Linda's younger sister Celine. Celine, a model, has been abducted by a serial killer. Known only as "Yellow" ("Giallo" in Italian), he k…
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Crime Comedy, blaxploitation film, buddy film, heist film
Dave Anderson and Manny Durrell are two high-class criminals in Chicago who have never been caught. Dave is shown at the beginning of the film displaying his expert safecracking skills and burglarizing a large firm, obtaining a large sum o…
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Detective Film, comedy film, crime comedy film, mystery film
While travelling by train, Miss Marple witnesses the strangling of a young woman in another train on a parallel track. The police find nothing to support her story, so she conducts her own investigation, and with the aid of her close frien…
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Crime Comedy, comedy film, comedy thriller, mystery film, neo-noir
Ira Wells, an aging Los Angeles private detective, is writing his memoir at his boarding house when his ex-partner Harry Regan appears, mortally wounded, and dies shortly after. At Harry's funeral, Ira is introduced to Margo Sperling by a …
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Drama, Komödie, comedy film, comedy thriller, crime film, mystery film
Nick and Nora Charles return to New York City with Asta and their infant son Nickie Jr. when they are invited by Colonel Burr MacFay, a former business partner of Nora's father, to spend the weekend at his country house on Long Island. Als…
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Drama, War Film, drama film, propaganda film, spy film, war film
A silhouetted narrator connects the film to recent events, beginning in a quiet corner of Scotland in 1937. A postman delivers letters from all over the world to a Mrs. MacLaughlin, who forwards the contents of one envelope to Dr.
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comedy film, mystery film
Police Inspector Ghote lives a middle-class life in Bombay along with his wife, Pratima. He has been employed with the Bombay Police for many years. His wife is generally disgruntled and wants a better life.
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Animation, comedy film, comedy horror, detective film, mystery film
In flashbacks, an ancient warrior asked swordsmith Masamune to craft a sword of great mystical power. Masamune agreed, but stated that the process will take a year. Masamune's apprentice Muramasa subsequently offered to make a similarly po…
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Komödie, comedy film, parody film, science fiction film
The film's opening titles announce it is set "possibly around 1933." The story concerns the 168-year-old Fu Manchu, who must duplicate the ingredients to the elixir vitae that extends his life after the original is accidentally destroyed b…
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Blaxploitation, Gangster Film, blaxploitation film, gangster film
Slaughter (Jim Brown), a fierce Vietnam veteran and ex-Green Beret, had avenged the death of his parents by killing in Mexico the gangster responsible. He is now relocated in Los Angeles, California, where Slaughter sought to escape the pa…
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Adventure, Computeranimation, Komödie, adventure film, comedy film, comedy horror, detective film, family film, mystery film, pirate film
While making a star map in the Bermuda Triangle, astrocartographer Rupert Garcia's ship is attacked by ghost pirates led by Captain Skunkbeard. Garcia successfully hides from them, but the pirates sink his ship, kidnap his crew, and leave …
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Psychological Thriller, drama film, thriller film
The film follows two parallel stories, one being about a troubled detective (Molina) who plays a cat-and-mouse game with an unknown killer and the other being about an emotionally disturbed landlady and her relationship with an enigmatic "…
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Detective Film, crime film, mystery film
In 1894, Moriarty and Sherlock Holmes verbally spar on the steps outside the Old Bailey, where Moriarty has just been acquitted on a charge of murder owing to lack of evidence. Holmes remarks, "You have a magnificent brain, Moriarty. I adm…
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Film Noir, crime film, drama film, film noir, mystery film
After falling for Janet Henry, the daughter of reform candidate for governor Ralph Henry, shady political boss Paul Madvig is determined to help Henry get elected. Paul's right-hand man, Ed Beaumont, distrusts both Janet and her father, an…
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Thriller, thriller film
In the dark alleys of London, the notorious Jack the Ripper is committing a series of gruesome murders. Holmes and Watson, already intrigued by reports of the Jack the Ripper murders, become involved when they receive a parcel from Whitech…
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Blaxploitation, Detective Film, action film, blaxploitation film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, mystery film, neo-noir
At home in his New York City apartment, John Shaft is tranquilized, then kidnapped and persuaded by threats of physical force, the promise of money, and the lure of a pretty tutor to travel to Africa, assuming the identity of an indigenous…
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Detective Film
Margaret McGinty, a barmaid and former actress, is found hanged in her home. Her lodger, Harold Taylor, is discovered at the scene, appearing guilty. The evidence seems overwhelming, and Taylor is quickly tried.
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Action, Adventure, action film, thriller film
A wealthy playboy/private investigator named Cody Abilene is hired by a government intelligence operative to investigate a lead into who is selling computer technology to the Russians. While investigating rich socialites, amorous naked vix…
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Horror, Thriller, thriller film
Jane and Cathy are two young nurses from Nottingham who are taking a cycling holiday through rural France. While having lunch at a busy restaurant, Cathy notices a handsome man drinking alone at an adjacent table. Shortly after the women d…
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Cartoon, Komödie, adventure film, comedy film, comedy horror, detective film, family film, mystery film
College professor Jeffries tasks a Sherpa guide named Pemba with helping him in his quest to find Shangri-La. However, Pemba soon grows reluctant to continue for fear of intruding in the Yeti's territory. An undeterred Jeffries continues a…
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Detective Film, LGBTQ-related film, action film, mystery film, thriller film
Ned Cruz (Antonio Banderas) is a Los Angeles private investigator trying to find Lexie Persimmon (Sienna Guillory). The reclusive and eccentric billionaire Simon Kestral (Sam Elliott) is obsessed with finding "the god particle" by recreati…
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