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Crime, mystery film, thriller
Television Film When his leading lady (and fiancée) Monica Welles (Redgrave) is found dead from an apparent suicide after the opening night of her Broadway stage debut, playwright Alex Dennison (Preston) is left heartbroken. On the first a…
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Horror, Mysterie, horror film, mystery film
Renovation expert Meg Hamilton, her husband Alec, and their children Penny and Harper move into a large country house on the Yorkshire Moors to supervise its restoration from a dilapidated B&B to its original Victorian grandeur. When Meg l…
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Drama, Horror, horror film, thriller film
English racing driver Alan Colby and his wife Denise were involved in a bad accident a year ago. Although they are both physically well, Alan struggles with mood swings and is increasingly violent. The couple travel to the Côte D'Azur on v…
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crime film, thriller film
Gloria (Dominique Swain) is the spoiled daughter of a Brazilian businessman who is bankrupt. Her father asks her to take Marcos (Sebastian DeVicente), the son of her father's business partner, out for a swim in the ocean. She does so, usin…
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Horror comedy, comedy horror, parody film
Mild-mannered insurance salesman Albert L. Tuttle (Jack Haley) visits eccentric millionaire Cyrus J. Rutherford, intent on selling him a $200,000 insurance deal.
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Crime, Horror, crime film, mystery film
drama film, fantasy film, mystery film, romance film
After completing his fourth novel, successful author Martin Frost (David Thewlis) travels to the vacant country house of his friends Jack and Diane to spend some time alone and "live the life of a stone." Secluded amidst a grove of trees, …
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drama film, mystery film
Having previously broken up with her boyfriend John, photographer Lee returns to John's house to retrieve her cameras. There, she discovers mounting evidence that John has not been home for a long time. Worried, she contacts the police, an…
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Thriller, mystery film, thriller film
When Beth (Mitchell) opens her remote roadside diner, she expects another slow day. But almost immediately, Jack (Watson), a handsome drifter bursts in, bleeding and on the run. Within moments, the three surfers Jack claims are chasing him…
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Crime, crime film, drama film, mystery film
Thomas Harley, an ex-convict, is wrongfully arrested for a bank robbery he did not commit. The police have found fingerprints on the crime scene, incriminating Harley. Harley claims to have been summoned to a theatrical warehouse by Dave W…
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drama film, mystery film, romance film
Ten years after a tragic train accident killed his girlfriend, Josh finds himself haunted by disturbing visions from somewhere between the world of the living and the dead—haunting memories that keep him from moving on. His buddy, back in …
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Theresa Hopkins is one of twelve jurors who have to decide about a case of assassination. She believes very strongly in the innocence of the young man, but cannot convince the others. During the discussions, she realizes that one member of…
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Drama, Mysterie, Sci-Fi, science fiction film
crime film
thumb|260px|right|Lobby card On an ocean liner making its way to New York, Simon Templar, "the Saint", rescues a fellow passenger from card cheats, though she refuses to give him her name and is offended when he kisses her without invitati…
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mystery film
In a voice-over narration, reporter Harry Mitchell wonders aloud how unnamed events could have all happened in 24 hours. A montage of sinister faces appears as he continues to wonder whether such people as these could have "come out of now…
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drama film, thriller film
The movie starts with Nicole Lauker saying goodbye to her husband as he and his friend leave to go fishing for three days. As the night comes, the doorbell rings and Nicole answers. It is the police, who inform Nicole that the boat has bee…
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spy film
Returning to New York City from Europe, Boston Blackie tries unsuccessfully to strike up a conversation with attractive fellow ocean liner passenger Marilyn Howard. He later rescues her when she is accosted by a man. However, when he tries…
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Crime, mystery film
Cole King's theatrical ensemble resides at a beach house in Malibu, California. Adelaide, one of the showgirls, challenges Cole's girl Marcia. Marcia retaliates by threatening to reveal Adelaide's secret marriage to disgraced doctor George…
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mystery film
Marielle is happily married to Charles Delauney, and they have a four-year-old son together, Andre. After being visited by Marielle's parents, who warn her about Charles, Marielle, Charles and Andre go on holiday in Switzerland. While Mari…
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mystery film
Lamont Granston assumes his secret identity as "The Shadow", to break up an attempted robbery at an attorney's office. When the police search the scene, Granston must assume the identity of the attorney, Chester Randall. Before he can leav…
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Horror, horror film
The story follows Alice Walker's spiral into insanity as she prepares to confront the Black Rose Killer.
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crime film, mystery film
It is a typical day at the main police headquarters in a large unnamed city. The press room is full of half-asleep cynical reporters, a busy switchboard, and small-time criminals who relish the attention of getting their mug shots and fing…
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Crime, Drama, Film Noir, crime film, film noir
Clara Calhoun is a beautician with a shop in New York. Her shop is in fact a front for a bookmaking operation. One evening when she closes up for the night, she gives a silent signal to two masked gunmen lurking outside.
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drama film, neo-noir
Claire (Juliette Lewis) is a woman from Quebec who gets in trouble with the vengeful heroin dealers she helped finger. They retaliate by burning her out of her apartment. Frightened and in need of refuge, she heads to Toronto for to stay w…
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