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1) Diabolique
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The headmaster of a Parisian boarding school is murdered by his wife and mistress.
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When a popular toymaker goes missing, famous supersleuth Basil of Baker Street and his trusty assistant Dr. Dawson discover that Basil's archenemy Professor Ratigan is behind the disappearance; it takes Basil's finest detective work to locate the toymaker and reunite him with his daughter Olivia.
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About an artist obsessed with the past. He surrounds himself with Renaissance artwork, infatuated with the notion that he and his lover are reincarnations of the lovers in a centuries-old painting. His delusions have deadly consequences. One of the most unusual British films of the 1940s incorporates aspects of gothic horror, film noir, melodrama, fantasy, romance, and thrillers
9) Vertigo
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San Francisco police detective Scottie Ferguson is forced to retire when a freak accident gives him a severe fear of heights. When a rich shipbuilder hires Scottie to follow his wife, who may be suicidal, Scottie finds himself falling in love with her. Eventually Ferguson becomes obsessed with the chance to re-create her in another woman.
12) Knives out
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A tribute to mystery mastermind Agatha Christie and a fun, modern-day murder mystery where everyone is a suspect. When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth...
13) The 39 steps
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The 39 Steps is a heart-racing spy story by Alfred Hitchcock, following Richard Hannay, who stumbles into a conspiracy that thrusts him into a hectic chase across the Scotish moors. A chase in which he is both the pursuer and the pursued, as well as into an expected romance with the cool Pamela.
14) Z
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A Greek pacifist leader is murdered at a rally. Despite the official police report of accidental death, a journalist's persistent questioning leads to a full-scale investigation, revealing corruption in high places.
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Caterina is a young woman suffering from amnesia who finds herself in a small town without remembering how or why she got there. She soon joins forces with Tommaso Carta, a local novelist, to try and discover the secret of her identity. Together, the two become involved in a strange murder mystery that may be the key connection to Caterina's lost memory.
16) The big sleep
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L.A. private detective Philip Marlowe takes on a blackmail case and follows a trail peopled by murderers, pornographers, nightclub rogues, the spoiled rich - just to name a few. Marlowe is hired to protect a young woman and in the process, he falls in love with the woman's older sister.
17) Naked alibi
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Murder suspect Al Willis, released for lack of evidence, vows vengeance on the cops who brutalized him. When one of those cops turns up dead, his partner Chief Joe Conroy hunts down Al who has skipped town for a border city. Both men end up in thrall to bad girl Marianna, whose unique sexiness is on full display in this film noir potboiler.
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After the dawn of sound and before the Production Code, Hollywood ran wild and free. Fearlessly and frankly tackling subjects and scenes that would quickly become forbidden to a generation of filmmakers, these seldom-seen pre-Code wonders are both revelatory and sin-sational. This fifth volume takes a walk on the wild side.
Hard to handle: Con leads to con when the prize money for a rigged dance marathon is stolen.
Ladies they talk about: "Nan Taylor,...
19) Arrival
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When mysterious spacecraft touch down around the world, a team, including linguist Louise Banks, is brought together to investigate. As mankind teeters on the verge of global war, Banks and the team race against time for answers, and to find them, she will take a chance that could threaten her life, and quite possibly humanity.
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