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  • The Stranger in Between (1952)

    1. The Stranger in Between

    19521h 24mApproved
    7.3 (1.5K)
    A violent fugitive and a mistreated small boy team up to flee from authority.
    DirectorCharles CrichtonStarsDirk BogardeJon WhiteleyElizabeth Sellars
  • Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy in Adam's Rib (1949)

    2. Adam's Rib

    19491h 41mApproved87Metascore
    7.4 (24K)
    Domestic and professional tensions mount when a husband and wife work as opposing lawyers in a case involving a woman who shot her husband.
    DirectorGeorge CukorStarsSpencer TracyKatharine HepburnJudy Holliday
  • The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

    3. The Manchurian Candidate

    19622h 6mPG-1394Metascore
    7.9 (83K)
    An American POW in the Korean War is brainwashed as an unwitting assassin for an international Communist conspiracy.
    DirectorJohn FrankenheimerStarsFrank SinatraLaurence HarveyJanet Leigh
  • Cary Grant, Rita Hayworth, and Jean Arthur in Only Angels Have Wings (1939)

    4. Only Angels Have Wings

    19392h 1mApproved86Metascore
    7.6 (17K)
    At a remote South American trading port, the manager of an air-freight company is compelled to risk the lives of his pilots in order to win an important contract as a traveling American showgirl/harlot stops in town.
    DirectorHoward HawksStarsCary GrantJean ArthurRita Hayworth
  • Humphrey Bogart and Ida Lupino in High Sierra (1941)

    5. High Sierra

    19411h 40mApproved
    7.5 (20K)
    After being released from prison, notorious thief Roy Earle is hired by his old boss to help a group of inexperienced criminals plan and carry out the robbery of a California resort.
    DirectorRaoul WalshStarsIda LupinoHumphrey BogartAlan Curtis
  • Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame in In a Lonely Place (1950)

    6. In a Lonely Place

    19501h 34mApproved
    7.9 (38K)
    A potentially violent screenwriter is a murder suspect until his lovely neighbor clears him. However, she soon starts to have her doubts.
    DirectorNicholas RayStarsHumphrey BogartGloria GrahameFrank Lovejoy
  • Lauren Bacall, Humphrey Bogart, and Edward G. Robinson in Key Largo (1948)

    7. Key Largo

    19481h 40mApproved74Metascore
    7.7 (46K)
    A drifter visits the family hotel of a war buddy who was killed in action only to find that a Chicago mobster and his gang have taken over the place. As a hurricane approaches, a confrontation ensues.
    DirectorJohn HustonStarsHumphrey BogartEdward G. RobinsonLauren Bacall
  • Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor in The Maltese Falcon (1941)

    8. The Maltese Falcon

    19411h 40mApproved97Metascore
    7.9 (172K)
    San Francisco private detective Sam Spade takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar and their quest for a priceless statuette, with the stakes rising after his partner is murdered.
    DirectorJohn HustonStarsHumphrey BogartMary AstorGladys George
  • Edward G. Robinson, Barbara Stanwyck, and Fred MacMurray in Double Indemnity (1944)

    9. Double Indemnity

    19441h 47mApproved95Metascore
    8.3 (176K)
    An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.
    DirectorBilly WilderStarsFred MacMurrayBarbara StanwyckEdward G. Robinson
  • Grace Kelly and Anthony Dawson in Dial M for Murder (1954)

    10. Dial M for Murder

    19541h 45mPG75Metascore
    8.2 (199K)
    A London playboy plots the perfect murder of his rich, unfaithful Wife.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsRay MillandGrace KellyRobert Cummings
  • All About Eve (1950)

    11. All About Eve

    19502h 18mApproved98Metascore
    8.2 (146K)
    A seemingly timid but secretly ruthless ingénue insinuates herself into the lives of an aging Broadway star and her circle of theater friends.
    DirectorJoseph L. MankiewiczStarsBette DavisAnne BaxterGeorge Sanders
  • Deborah Kerr in Black Narcissus (1947)

    12. Black Narcissus

    19471h 41mApproved86Metascore
    7.7 (30K)
    A group of nuns struggle to establish a convent in the Himalayas, while isolation, extreme weather, altitude, and culture clashes all conspire to drive the well-intentioned missionaries mad.
    DirectorsMichael PowellEmeric PressburgerStarsDeborah KerrDavid FarrarFlora Robson
  • William Holden, Nancy Olson, and Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard (1950)

    13. Sunset Boulevard

    19501h 50mApproved94Metascore
    8.4 (251K)
    A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.
    DirectorBilly WilderStarsWilliam HoldenGloria SwansonErich von Stroheim
  • Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift, and Shelley Winters in A Place in the Sun (1951)

    14. A Place in the Sun

    19512h 2mApproved76Metascore
    7.7 (26K)
    A poor boy gets a job working for his rich uncle and ends up falling in love with two women.
    DirectorGeorge StevensStarsMontgomery CliftElizabeth TaylorShelley Winters
  • Doris Day and James Stewart in The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)

    15. The Man Who Knew Too Much

    19562hPG76Metascore
    7.4 (74K)
    An American doctor and his wife, a former singing star, witness a murder while vacationing in Morocco, and are drawn into a twisting plot of international intrigue when their young son is kidnapped.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJames StewartDoris DayBrenda de Banzie
  • John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Ray Milland, Paulette Goddard, Raymond Massey, Lynne Overman, and Robert Preston in Reap the Wild Wind (1942)

    16. Reap the Wild Wind

    19422h 3mApproved
    6.6 (3.7K)
    Florida ship salvager Loxi falls for Jack, captain of a ship wrecked on the Key West shore. However, their romance is complicated by the arrival of another suitor.
    DirectorCecil B. DeMilleStarsRay MillandJohn WaynePaulette Goddard
  • Lifeboat (1944)

    17. Lifeboat

    19441h 37mApproved78Metascore
    7.6 (33K)
    Several survivors of a torpedoed merchant ship in World War II find themselves in the same lifeboat with one of the crew members of the U-boat that sank their ship.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsTallulah BankheadJohn HodiakWalter Slezak
  • Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

    18. Witness for the Prosecution

    19571h 56mApproved76Metascore
    8.4 (152K)
    A veteran British barrister must defend his client in a murder trial that has surprise after surprise.
    DirectorBilly WilderStarsTyrone PowerMarlene DietrichCharles Laughton
  • Humphrey Bogart, Pat O'Brien, Gabriel Dell, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Billy Halop, Bobby Jordan, Bernard Punsly, and The Dead End Kids in Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)

    19. Angels with Dirty Faces

    19381h 37mApproved
    7.9 (24K)
    A priest tries to stop a gangster from corrupting a group of street kids.
    DirectorMichael CurtizStarsJames CagneyPat O'BrienHumphrey Bogart
  • Cary Grant, Alfred Hitchcock, Eva Marie Saint, and Philip Ober in North by Northwest (1959)

    20. North by Northwest

    19592h 16mApproved98Metascore
    8.3 (363K)
    A New York City advertising executive goes on the run after being mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and falls for a woman whose loyalties he begins to doubt.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsCary GrantEva Marie SaintJames Mason
  • James Mason and Kathleen Ryan in Odd Man Out (1947)

    21. Odd Man Out

    19471h 56mApproved87Metascore
    7.6 (12K)
    A wounded Irish nationalist leader attempts to evade police following a failed robbery in Belfast.
    DirectorCarol ReedStarsJames MasonRobert NewtonCyril Cusack
  • James Mason and Ava Gardner in Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951)

    22. Pandora and the Flying Dutchman

    19512h 4mApproved81Metascore
    6.9 (5.1K)
    A seductive woman falls in love with a mysterious ship's captain.
    DirectorAlbert LewinStarsJames MasonAva GardnerNigel Patrick
  • Judy Garland and James Mason in A Star Is Born (1954)

    23. A Star Is Born

    19542h 34mPG89Metascore
    7.5 (20K)
    A fading matinee idol helps a young singer and actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career on a downward spiral.
    DirectorGeorge CukorStarsJudy GarlandJames MasonJack Carson
  • Bigger Than Life (1956)

    24. Bigger Than Life

    19561h 35mApproved
    7.4 (8.6K)
    A seriously-ill schoolteacher becomes dependent on a miracle drug that begins to affect his sanity.
    DirectorNicholas RayStarsJames MasonBarbara RushWalter Matthau
  • Paul Newman and Geraldine Page in Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)

    25. Sweet Bird of Youth

    19622hApproved53Metascore
    7.1 (9K)
    A drifter and a faded film star, both traumatized by Hollywood, arrive to the guy's hometown, where the old bitter memories revive again.
    DirectorRichard BrooksStarsPaul NewmanGeraldine PageShirley Knight

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