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The Devil-Doll
6.8

The Devil-Doll

1936

Wrongfully convicted of a robbery and murder, Paul Lavond breaks out of prison with a genius scientist who has devised a way to shrink humans. When the scientist dies during the escape, Lavond heads for his lab, using the shrinking technology to get even with those who framed him and vindicate himself in both the public eye and the eyes of his daughter, Lorraine. When an accident leaves a crazed assistant dead, however, Lavond must again make an escape.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
6.8

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1920

A doctor's research into the roots of evil turns him into a hideous depraved fiend.

Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations
6.9

Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations

1938

Commissioned to make a propaganda film about the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, director Leni Riefenstahl created a celebration of the human form. This first half of her two-part film opens with a renowned introduction that compares modern Olympians to classical Greek heroes, then goes on to provide thrilling in-the-moment coverage of some of the games' most celebrated moments, including African-American athlete Jesse Owens winning a then-unprecedented four gold medals.

The Ugly Duckling
7.0

The Ugly Duckling

1939

An outcast duckling's search for a family to accept him leads to constant rejection before learning his true identity as a swan.

The Out-of-Towners
6.7

The Out-of-Towners

1970

George & Gwen Kellerman make a trip to New York, where George is going to start a new job, it turns out to be a trip to hell.

Phantom
6.8

Phantom

1922

Lorenz Lubota is a city clerk with no direction in life. One day on his way to work he is run over by a woman driving a chariot and he is immediately infatuated with her.

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
5.8

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp

1926

A poor cobbler's son enters a $25,000 cross-country hiking contest sponsored by the footwear company that has nearly bankrupted his father. He also has fallen in love with the girl on the company's billboards, the competition's daughter, and her sweet inspiration keeps him tramping along.

Sole Survivor
6.4

Sole Survivor

1970

In 1960, the ruins of an American bomber were found in the Libyan desert, but the remains of the crew were never located. In Guerdon Trueblood's teleplay, the ghosts of a bomber crew hang around their derelict plane, awaiting the day that their bones will be recovered and given a decent burial. The sole survivor, navigator Russell Hamner, has in the intervening 25 years become a General. He joins an investigation team that has come across the wreckage, while the ghosts, headed by Major Devlin, plot to expose Hamner as a coward who deserted his post and left his crew mates to die.

Spooks
6.0

Spooks

1931

Flip the Frog finds himself in a house haunted by crazy skeletons.

The Thief of Bagdad
7.3

The Thief of Bagdad

1924

A recalcitrant thief vies with a duplicitous Mongol ruler for the hand of a beautiful princess.

Phil Spector
5.7

Phil Spector

2013

A drama centered on the relationship between Phil Spector and defense attorney Linda Kenney Baden while the music business legend was on trial for the murder of Lana Clarkson.

Black Girl
7.3

Black Girl

1966

Eager to find a better life abroad, a Senegalese woman becomes a mere governess to a family in southern France, suffering from discrimination and marginalization.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
7.3

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1931

Dr. Henry Jekyll believes that there are two distinct sides to men - a good and an evil side. He believes that by separating the two, man can become liberated. He succeeds in his experiments with chemicals to accomplish this and transforms into Hyde to commit horrendous crimes. When he discontinues use of the drug, it is already too late.

Phantom of the Opera
6.2

Phantom of the Opera

1943

Following a tragic accident that leaves him disfigured, crazed composer Erique Claudin transformed into a masked phantom who schemes to make beautiful young soprano Christine Dubois the star of the opera and wreak revenge on those who stole his music.

The Philadelphia Experiment
6.1

The Philadelphia Experiment

1984

Based on an "actual event" that took place in 1943. About a US Navy Destroyer Escort that disappeared from the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, and sent two men 40 years into the future to 1984.

Battleship Potemkin
7.6

Battleship Potemkin

1925

A dramatized account of a great Russian naval mutiny and a resultant public demonstration, showing support, which brought on a police massacre. The film had an incredible impact on the development of cinema and is a masterful example of montage editing.

Onibaba
7.7

Onibaba

1964

While her son, Kichi, is away at war, a woman and her daughter-in-law survive by killing samurai who stray into their swamp, then selling whatever valuables they find. Both are devastated when they learn that Kichi has died, but his wife soon begins an affair with a neighbor who survived the war, Hachi. The mother disapproves and, when she can't steal Hachi for herself, tries to scare her daughter-in-law with a mysterious mask from a dead samurai.

Puppet Master
5.8

Puppet Master

1989

Alex Whitaker and three other gifted psychics investigate rumors that the secret of life has been discovered by master puppeteer, Andre Toulon, in the form of five killer puppets uniquely qualified for murder and mayhem.

The Gold Rush
8.0

The Gold Rush

1925

A gold prospector in Alaska struggles to survive the elements and win the heart of a dance hall girl.

The Adventures of Robin Hood
7.5

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1938

Robin Hood fights nobly for justice against the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne while striving to win the hand of the beautiful Maid Marian.