A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
Casts William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson, Fred Clark, Lloyd Gough, Jack Webb, Franklyn Farnum, Larry J. Blake, Charles Dayton
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Scene of the Crime
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Don's Plum
5 Against the House
In Harm's Way
Bernard and Doris
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The Conscience
IMDB 10 | Nov , 1972
Kujtim works as a car mechanic. He makes a mistake and does not fix the brakes of a truck properly, which leads to a deadly accident. He feels guilty, but is unable to admit his mistake.The Social Network
IMDB 7.4 | Oct , 2010
In 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programmer Mark Zuckerberg begins work on a new concept that eventually turns into the global social network known as Facebook. Six years later, Mark is one of the youngest billionaires ever, but his unprecedented success leads to both personal and legal complications when he ends up on the receiving end of two lawsuits, one involving his former friend.Acqua Movie
IMDB 5.9 | Oct , 2019
A documentarist is convinced by her son to travel to Brazil's Northeast so she can throw his dad ashes at São Francisco river.Wrath of Man
IMDB 7.6 | Apr , 2021
A cold and mysterious new security guard for a Los Angeles cash truck company surprises his co-workers when he unleashes precision skills during a heist. The crew is left wondering who he is and where he came from. Soon, the marksman's ultimate motive becomes clear as he takes dramatic and irrevocable steps to settle a score.Nocturne
IMDB 5.9 | Oct , 1946
In 1940s Los Angeles, when womanizing composer Keith Vincent is found dead, the inquest concludes it was a suicide but police detective Joe Warne isn't so sure.Jamila, the Algerian
IMDB 7.2 | Dec , 1958
Djamila, a young Algerian woman living with her brother Hadi and her uncle Mustafa in the Casbah district of Algiers under the French occupation of Algeria, sees the full extent of injustice, tyranny and cruelty on his compatriots by French soldiers. Jamila's nationalist spirit will be strengthened when French forces invade her university to arrest her classmate Amina who commits suicide by ingesting poison. Shortly after the prominent Algerian guerrilla leader Youssef takes refuge with her, she realizes that her uncle Mustafa is part of this network of anti-colonial rebel fighters. Her uncle linked her to the National Liberation Front (FLN). A series of events illustrate Jamila's participation in resistance operations against the occupier before she was finally captured and tortured. Finally, despite the efforts of her French lawyer, Jamila is sentenced to death...Scene of the Crime
IMDB 6.1 | Jul , 1949
A cop investigates the shooting of another policeman... that may have been involved in crooked activities.Shanghai
IMDB 6.1 | Jun , 2010
An American man returns to a corrupt, Japanese-occupied Shanghai four months before Pearl Harbor and discovers his friend has been killed. While he unravels the mysteries of the death, he falls in love and discovers a much larger secret that his own government is hiding.The Tarnished Angels
IMDB 6.8 | Nov , 1957
In the 1930s, once-great World War I pilot Roger Shumann performs as a daredevil barnstorming pilot at aerial stunt shows while his wife, LaVerne, works as a parachutist. When newspaper reporter Burke Devlin arrives to do a story on the Shumanns’ act, he quickly falls in love with the beautiful--and neglected--LaVerne.Anhedonia
IMDB 7 | Sep , 2022
In a dystopian near future, a class of people are vaccinated with Anhedonia, a vaccine that causes the loss of pleasure and feelings in order to keep a population focused on farm work.The Locket
IMDB 6.4 | Dec , 1946
A dark personal secret drives a young woman to use every man she encounters.Appointment with a Shadow
IMDB 5.7 | Sep , 1957
George Nader plays a reporter whose career is ruined by liquor. A comeback opportunity presents itself when Nader is a bystander at the arrest of a well-known criminal.Don's Plum
IMDB 5.4 | Sep , 2002
A group of Los Angeles teenagers meets daily at their local diner hangout to discuss their latest misadventures and miserable lives.5 Against the House
IMDB 5.9 | Jun , 1955
Former war-time Army buddies now students in college decide to rip off a Reno casino.In Harm's Way
IMDB 6.6 | Apr , 1965
A Naval officer, reprimanded after Pearl Harbor, is later promoted to Rear Admiral and gets a second chance to prove himself against the Japanese.Bernard and Doris
IMDB 6.1 | Sep , 2006
Tobacco heiress Doris Duke develops an unlikely friendship with her butler, Bernard Lafferty.The Track
IMDB 2.5 | May , 1970
A successful doctor comes into conflict with his friends and family and is slowly driven towards suicide.Shrew's Nest
IMDB 6.8 | Sep , 2014
Spain, 1950s. Montse's agoraphobia keeps her locked in a sinister apartment in Madrid and her only link to reality is the little sister she lost her youth raising. But one day, a reckless young neighbor, Carlos, falls down the stairwell and drags himself to their door. Someone has entered the shrew's nest... perhaps he'll never leave.The Karate Kid
IMDB 6.6 | Jun , 2010
12-year-old Dre Parker could've been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying but the cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dre's feelings make him an enemy of the class bully, Cheng. With no friends in a strange land, Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han, who is a kung fu master. As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm, Dre realizes that facing down the bullies will be the fight of his life.Polish Wedding
IMDB 5.1 | Jan , 1998
The film centers on a big Polish family. Jadzia is the mother and the ruler of the Pzoniak family (she has five children). Though she's happily married to Bolek, she is also having a long-time affair with Roman. Her young daughter Hala is having an affair with neighbour cop Russell and becomes pregnant by him. Russell is pressed hard to marry Hala.