All Recommendations

Street of Shame
7.7

Street of Shame

1956

The lives of five sex workers employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation is debating the passage of an anti-prostitution law.

The Fugitive Kind
6.9

The Fugitive Kind

1960

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.

Where the Sidewalk Ends
7.2

Where the Sidewalk Ends

1950

A police detective's violent nature keeps him from being a good cop.

A Patch of Blue
7.6

A Patch of Blue

1965

A blind, uneducated white girl is befriended by a black man, who becomes determined to help her escape her impoverished and abusive home life.

The Girl Can't Help It
6.2

The Girl Can't Help It

1956

A down-and-out gangster hires a down-on-his-luck agent to make his girlfriend a recording star within six weeks.

Undefeated
7.4

Undefeated

2011

Set against the backdrop of a high school football season, Dan Lindsay and T.J. Martin’s documentary UNDEFEATED is an intimate chronicle of three underprivileged student-athletes from inner-city Memphis and the volunteer coach trying to help them beat the odds on and off the field. For players and coaches alike, the season will be not only about winning games — it will be about how they grapple with the unforeseeable events that are part of football and part of life.

The Crowd
7.6

The Crowd

1928

John, an ambitious but undisciplined New York City office worker, meets and marries Mary. They start a family, struggle to cope with marital stress, financial setbacks, and tragedy, all while lost amid the anonymous, pitiless throngs of the big city.

Separate Tables
7.0

Separate Tables

1958

The lives of a disparate group of unfulfilled people converge at a small, seaside English hotel in this adaptation of Terence Rattigan's classic play.

The Scarlet Pimpernel
6.7

The Scarlet Pimpernel

1982

During the French Revolution, a mysterious English nobleman known only as The Scarlet Pimpernel (a humble wayside flower), snatches French aristos from the jaws of the guillotine, while posing as the foppish Sir Percy Blakeney in society. Percy falls for and marries the beautiful actress Marguerite St. Just, but she is involved with Chauvelin and Robespierre, and Percy's marriage to her may endanger the Pimpernel's plans to save the little Dauphin

The Search
7.0

The Search

1948

In postwar Germany, a displaced Czech boy, separated from his family during wartime, is befriended by an American GI while the boy's mother desperately searches for him.

Fires on the Plain
7.6

Fires on the Plain

1959

In the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier afflicted with tuberculosis is abandoned by his company and left to wander the Philippine island of Leyte.

Sexion d'Assaut - L'apogée a Bercy
5.8

Sexion d'Assaut - L'apogée a Bercy

2013

The Cincinnati Kid
7.0

The Cincinnati Kid

1965

An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game.

Leave Her to Heaven
7.4

Leave Her to Heaven

1945

A socialite marries a prominent novelist, which spurs a violent, obsessive, and dangerous jealousy in her.

Forbidden Games
7.8

Forbidden Games

1952

Orphaned after a Nazi air raid, Paulette, a young Parisian girl, runs into Michel, an older peasant boy, and the two quickly become close. Together, they try to make sense of the chaotic and crumbling world around them, attempting to cope with death as they create a burial ground for Paulette's deceased pet dog. Eventually, however, Paulette's stay with Michel's family is threatened by the harsh realities of wartime.

I Confess
7.1

I Confess

1953

Unable, due to the seal of the confessional, to be forthcoming with information that would serve to clear himself during a murder investigation, a priest becomes the prime suspect.

About Dry Grasses
7.6

About Dry Grasses

2023

A young art teacher hopes to be transferred to Istanbul after completing his mandatory duty in a remote village school in Anatolia. After accusations of inappropriate contact with a student surface, his hopes of escape fade and he descends further into an existential crisis.

Red Joan
6.7

Red Joan

2018

London, England, May 2000. The peaceful life of elderly Joan Stanley is suddenly disrupted when she is arrested by the British Intelligence Service and accused of providing information to communist Russia during the forties.

The Best Years of Our Lives
7.8

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946

It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has arrived. But for each man, the dream is about to become a nightmare.

The Big Sleep
7.6

The Big Sleep

1946

Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy General Sternwood regarding a matter involving his youngest daughter Carmen. Before the complex case is over, Marlowe sees murder, blackmail, deception, and what might be love.