FILM REVIEWS:
MYSTERIES, FILM NOIR, COPS, & CRIME
See also the index page for films about:
Psychopaths
& see the separate index for Yakuza or Japanese gangster films:
Yakuza-eiga
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THE ACE OF HEARTS. 1921
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THE ADVENTURE OF THE HASTY ELOPEMENT. 1914
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THE ADVENTURE OF THE WRONG SANTA CLAUS. 1914
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ALBINO ALLIGATOR. 1996
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THE AMAZING MR. X; aka, THE SPIRITUALIST. 1948
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AMERICAN YAKUZA. 1993
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ANGEL FACE. 1953
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APARTMENT ZERO (CONVIVIENDO CON LA MUERTE) 1988
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THE APE. 1940
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ASPHALT. 1929
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THE ASSASSINATION OF RICHARD NIXON. 2004
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THE AURA (EL AURA) 2005
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BABY FACE MORGAN. 1942
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BABY'S DAY OUT. 1994
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BABYSITTER SEDUCTION. 1996
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BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK. 1954
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THE BAD SLEEP WELL. 1960
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A BALLROOM TRAGEDY. 1905
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BARTON FINK. 1991
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THE BAT. 1959
- THE BAT. 1926
- THE BAT WHISPERS. 1930
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THE BEAT THAT MY HEART SKIPPED (DA BATTRE MON COEUR S'EST ARRETE) 2005
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THE BIG CLOCK. 1948
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THE BIG HEAT. 1953
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BLACK ANGEL. 1946
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BLACK CADILLAC. 2003
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BLACK DRAGONS. 1942
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BLONDE ICE. 1948
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BLOOD SIMPLE. 1984
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THE BLOODY BROOD. 1959
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BLUEBEARD. 1944
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BOB LE FLAMBEUR. 1955
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BODY & SOUL. 1925
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BOILER ROOM. 2000
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BOUND. 1996
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BLIND SHAFT. 2003
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BLOOD LEGACY; aka, LEGACY OF BLOOD. 1971
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BLOOD RAIN (HYEOL-UI NU) 2005
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BORN YESTERDAY. 1950
- BORN YESTERDAY. 1993
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BOUND. 1996
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BOWERY AT MIDNIGHT. 1942
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A BRONX TALE. 1993
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BROTHER. 1997
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BRUTE FORCE. 1947
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BULLFIGHTER, 2000
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BUNNY LAKE IS MISSING. 1965
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THE BURGLAR ON THE ROOF. 1898
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THE BURGLAR'S SLIDE FOR LIFE. 1905
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BURY ME DEAD. 1947
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BUTTERFLY KISS. 1994
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CAPTURED. 1998
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THE CAT & THE CANARY. 1927
- THE CAT & THE CANARY. 1939
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CAUSE FOR ALARM! 1951
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A CAUSE TO KILL (SHA JI) 1970
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LE CERCLE ROUGE. 1970
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LA CEREMONIE. 1995
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THE CHASE. 1946
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CHOPPER. 2000
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THE CIRCLE 2005
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CITIZEN X. 1995
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CLAY PIGEONS. 1998
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CHLOE, LOVE IS CALLING YOU. 1934
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CHRISTMAS IN THE CLOUDS. 2001
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CLOSE YOUR EYES. 2002
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COLD & DARK, 2005
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COLLATERAL. 2004
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COLORS. 1988
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CONFESSIONS OF A TRICKBABY. 1999
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THE CONTRACTOR. 2007
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THE CORPSE VANISHES. 1942
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CRIME, INC. 1945
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THE CRYING GAME. 1992
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CURDLED. 1996
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DAMNATION (KARHOZAT) 1988
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DANCE HALL RACKET. 1953
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DANDELION DEAD. 1994
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DANGEROUS PASSAGE. 1947
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THE DARK CORNER. 1946
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A DATE WITH DEATH. 1959
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DEAD MAN WALKING. 1995
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DEAD OF WINTER, 1987
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DEAD OR ALIVE. 1999
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DEADLY OUTLAW: REKKA. 2002
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DEATH BY PROXY; aka, BURY ME DEAD. 1947
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DEATH BY HANGING (KOSHIKEI) 1968
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DEATH RAGE. 1976
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DEEP CRIMSON (PROFUNDO CARMESI) 1997
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DESERT COMMANDOS (ATTENTATO AI TRE GRANDI) 1967
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DESPARATE CARGOE. 1941
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A DESPERATE ENCOUNTER BETWEEN BURGLARS AND POLICE. 1905
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DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS. 1995
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THE DEVIL WITH SEVEN FACES (IL DIAVOLO A SETTE FACCE) 1971
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THE DEVIL'S DAUGHTER. 1939
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THE DEVIL'S PARTY. 1938
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LES DIABOLIQUES. 1955
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DIAMOND MEN. 2000
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THE DIARY OF A CHAMBERMAID (LE JOURNAL D'UNE FEMME DE CHAMBRE) 1964
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DIARY OF A HITMAN. 1991
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DOGVILLE, 2004
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DOLORES CLAIBORNE. 1995
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DON'T BOTHER TO KNOCK. 1952
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A DOUBLE LIFE. 1947
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DOUBLE VISION (SHUANG TONG) 2002
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THE DRAGON CREEK. 1967
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DRAGON PRINCESS. 1981
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11:14. 2003
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ELEVATOR TO THE GALLOWS (ASCENSEUR POUR L'ECHAFAUD) 1958
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EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH. 2004
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ENEMY OF THE STATE. 1998
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ESCAPE CLAUSE. 1996
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EVIDENCE OF LOVE. 1990
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THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE. 2005
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EXOTICA, 1994
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EYE OF THE STORM. 1991
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EYES IN THE NIGHT. 1942
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FALLING DOWN. 1993
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FARGO. 1996
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THE FATAL HOUR.
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FEAR IN THE NIGHT. 1947
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FEAR X, 2003
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FEMME FATALE, 2002
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FINGERS. 1978
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4 DOGS PLAYING POKER. 2000
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FREEWAY. 1996
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THE GAMBLER. 1974
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GANG WAR. 1940
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THE GHOST WALKS. 1934
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GIRLFRIENDS. 1993
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THE GOOD THIEF. 2003
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THE GORILLA. 1939
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GRAVESEND. 1997
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THE GREAT JEWEL MYSTERY. 1905
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THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY. 1903
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GRISBI (DON'T TOUCH THE LOOT) 1954
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GUARDING TESS. 1994
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GUEST IN THE HOUSE; aka, SATAN IN SKIRTS. 1944
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A GUN, A CAR, A BLONDE. 1997
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GUN CRAZY. 1950
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GUNCRAZY. 1992
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GUNMAN IN THE STREET (aka, LE TRAQUE, GANGSTER AT BAY, TIME RUNNING OUT) 1950
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THE GUNSAULUS MYSTERY. 1921, lost film
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HALF A SINNER. 1940
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HAPPINESS OF THE KATAKURAS, 2001
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HAUNTS. 1977
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HE WALKED BY NIGHT. 1948
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HEAD TRAUMA. 2005
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HEAVEN. 1998
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HELL'S HOUSE. 1932
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HI DI HO. 1947
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THE HIDDEN EYE. 1945
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HIGH & LOW (TENGOGKU TO JIGOKU) 1963
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THE HIGHWAYMAN. 2000
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A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE. 2005
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THE HOLE. 2001
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HOLLOW TRIUMPH; aka, THE SCAR. 1948
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HOLLYWOODLAND. 2006
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HONEYMOON KILLERS. 1969
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THE HOODLUM. 1951
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HOW AWFUL ABOUT ALLAN. 1970
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HOW THEY DO THINGS ON THE BOWERY. 1902
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I CAN'T SLEEP, 1995
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I CONFESS. 1953
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I RING DOORBELLS. 1946
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I WONDER WHO'S KILLING HER NOW; aka, KILL MY WIFE, PLEASE. 1975
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THE ICE HARVEST. 2005
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ICHI THE KILLER. 2001
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I'LL SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD. 2003
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I'M NOT SCARED (IO NON HO PAURA) 2003
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IMPACT. 1949
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THE IMPOSSIBLE CONVICTS. 1905
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IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH. 2007
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INCIDENT ON A DARK STREET. 1973
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INDESTRUCTIBLE MAN. 1956
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INTERNATIONAL CRIME. 1938
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IRON MAZE. 1991
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THE ISLAND MONSTER, 1954 (IL MOSTRO DEL'ISOLA, 1953)
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THE ITALIAN CONNECTION; aka, MANHUNT, 1973 (LA MALA ORDINA, 1972)
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JESSE STONE: STONE COLD. 2005
- JESSE STONE 2: DEATH IN PARADISE. 2006
- JESSE STONE 3: NIGHT PASSAGE. 2006
- JESSE STONE 4: SEA CHANGE. 2008
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JESSE STONE 5: THIN ICE. 2009
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THE JOB. 2003
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KAMIKAZE TAXI. 1995
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KANSAS CITY CONFIDENTIAL; aka, THE SECRET FOUR. 1952
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THE KEEPER. 2003
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KING OF THE ANTS. 2003
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LADY IN THE LAKE. 1947
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THE LADY OF BURLESQUE; aka, STRIPTEASE LADY. 1943
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LES VAMPIRES. 1915
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LEVITY. 2003
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A LIFE AT STAKE. 1954
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LIFE OF AN AMERICAN POLICEMAN. 1905
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THE LIMPING MAN, 1951
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LITTLE FISH. 2006
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LITTLE GEEZER, HIS RISE & FALL. 1932
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LIVING GHOST; aka, A WALKING NIGHTMARE; aka, LEND ME YOUR EAR. 1942
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LIVING WITH THE DEAD. 2002
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THE LODGER: STORY OF THE LONDON FOG. 1927
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LONELY HEARTS. 2006
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LOVE FROM A STRANGER; aka, NIGHT OF TERROR. 1937
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LUNA'S GAME (JUEGO DE LUNA) 2001
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LURED. 1947
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LYING IN WAIT. 2000
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LYING LIPS. 1939
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THE MACHINIST. 2004
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MADEMOISELLE. 1966
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THE MAIDS. 1974
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THE MAN ON THE EIFFEL TOWER. 1949
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THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE. 2001
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THE MAN WITH TWO LIVES. 1942
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A MAN IN UNIFORM; aka, I LOVE A MAN IN UNIFORM. 1994
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MAN IN THE ATTIC. 1953
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MAN ON THE TRAIN. 2002
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THE MAN WHO CHEATED HIMSELF. 1950
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THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE. 1962
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MANDARINE MYSTERY. 1936
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MANHUNT; aka, THE ITALIAN CONNECTION, 1973 (LA MALA ORDINA, 1972)
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MEDUSA. 1973
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MEMORIES OF MURDER (SALINUI CHUEOK) 2003
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THE MEMORY OF A KILLER (DE ZAAK ALZHEIMER) 2003
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MIDNIGHT FACES. 1926
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MIDNIGHT SHADOW. 1939
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MILLER'S CROSSING. 1990
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MILWAUKEE, MINNESOTA. 2003
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MIND HUNTERS. 2004
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MIRANDA. 2002
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MISTER SCARFACE; aka, SCARFAE KILLER, 1977 (I PATRONI DELLA CITTA, 1976)
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MONSIEUR VERDOUX. 1947
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MONSOON; aka, ISLE OF FORGOTTEN SINS. 1943
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THE MONSTER WALKS. 1932
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MPD-PSYCHO. 1994
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MR. MOTO'S LAST WARNING. 1939
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MURDER AT THE BASKERVILLES; aka, SILVER BLAZE. 1937
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MURDER IN HARLEM. 1935
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MURDER IN SWINGTIME. 1937
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THE MURDER IN THE MUSEUM. 1934
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THE MURDER OF MARY PHAGAN. 1988
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MURDEROUS MAIDS. 2000
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MYSTERIOUS MR. WONG. 1934
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THE MYSTERY OF THE LEAPING FISH. 1916
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NEVER TOO LATE TO MEND. 1937
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NEW YORK HARBOR POLICE BOAT CAPTURING PIRATES. 1903
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THE NEWTON BOYS. 1998
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NIGHT & THE CITY. 1950
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NIGHT TRAIN. 1999
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NIGHTMARE. 1956
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NIGHTMARE ALLEY. 1947
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NIGHTMARES & DREAMSCAPES: THE FIFTH QUARTER. 2006
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NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN. 2007
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NO WAY OUT. 1987
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NOISE. 2007
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OF FREAKS & MEN. 1998
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OLD DARK HOUSE. 1932
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OLDBOY. 2003
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OLIVIA. 1983
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ONE BODY TOO MANY. 1944
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ONE FRIGHTENED NIGHT. 1935
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ONE HOUR PHOTO. 2002
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THE OPPORTUNISTS. 2000
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OVER THE EDGE. 1979
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PAROLE, INC. 1948
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THE PHANTOM FIEND; aka, THE LODGER. 1932
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PHANTOM OF SOHO (DAS PHANTOM VON SOHO) 1964
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PHOENIX. 1998
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PLEASE MURDER ME. 1956
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POLICE. 1916
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POLICE CHASING SCORCHING AUTO. 1905
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THE POLICEMAN'S MISTAKE (LE ERRORE DEL POLICEMAN) 1904
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THE POLICEMEN'S LITTLE RUN (LA COURSE DES SERGENTS DE VILLE) 1907
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PORT OF NEW YORK. 1949
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PORT OF SHADOWS (LE QUAI DES BRUMES) 1939
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PRIMAL FEAR. 1996
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PRISON SHADOWS. 1936
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THE PROFESSIONAL (LEON) 1994
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PROOF OF A MAN (NINGEN NO SHOMEI) 1977
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THE PUBLIC ENEMY. 1931
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A QUESTION OF SILENCE (DE STILTE ROND CHRISTINE M.) 1982
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QUICKSAND. 1950
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THE QUIET. 2005
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RAILROADED. 1947
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RAINY DOG. 1997
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READ MY LIPS (SUR MES LEVRES) 2001
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THE RECKONING. 2004
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THE RED HOUSE. 1947
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REPULSION. 1965
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RIFIFI. 1955
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THE ROARING TWENTIES. 1939
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ROXIE HART. 1942
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RUMBLE FISH. 1983
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SABOTAGE. 1936
- SABOTEUR. 1942
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THE SADIST. 1963
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LE SAMOURAI. 1967
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THE SCAR; aka, HOLLOW TRIUMPH. 1948
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SCARFACE KILLER; aka, MISTER SCARFACE, 1977 (I PATRONI DELLA CITTA, 1976)
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SCARED TO DEATH. 1947
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THE SCHEMING GAMBLERS' PARADISE (LE TRIOT CLANDISTIN) 1905
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SCHERBEN (SHATTERED) 1921
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SCOTLAND, PA. 2001
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SECOND AWAKENING OF CHRISTINA KLAGES (DAS ZWEITE ERWACHEN DER CHRISTA KLAGES) 1977
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SECOND WOMAN. 1951
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SECRET LIVES. 2005
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THE SET-UP. 1949
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SEVEN. 1995
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THE SEVENTH VICTIM. 1943
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THE SHADOW. 1994
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SHADOW OF CHINATOWN; aka, YELLOW PHANTOM. 1936
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SHADOW OF FEAR, 2004
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THE SHADOW STRIKES. 1937
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SHAKEDOWN. 1988
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SHALLOW GRAVE, 1994
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SHERLOCK HOLMES BAFFLED. 1903
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SHOCK. 1946
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SHOOT TO KILL. 1947
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SHOT IN THE HEART. 2001
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A SHRIEK IN THE NIGHT. 1933
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SIGN OF THE FOUR. 1932
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SILENT RAGE. 1982
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SILVER BLAZE; aka, MURDER AT THE BASKERVILLES. 1937
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SIMON THE MAGICIAN (SIMON MAGUS) 1999
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SIMPLE MEN. 1992
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SIN CITY. 2005
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SIN YOU SINNERS. 1963
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THE SINGING DETECTIVE. 1986
- THE SINGING DETECTIVE. 2003
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SISTER MY SISTER. 1994
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SISTERHOOD OF DEATH. 1977
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6IXTYNIN9. 1999
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SKYSCRAPERS OF NEW YORK. 1905
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THE SLEEPING TIGER. 1954
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A SLIGHT CASE OF MURDER. 1938
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THE SOCIETY RAFFLES. 1905
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SPYING THE SPY. 1918
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THE STICK UP. 2002
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STONE COLD. 2005
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STRAIGHTHEADS; aka, CLOSURE. 2007
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STRANGE ILLUSION. 1945
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STRANGE LOVE OF MARTHA IVERS. 1946
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THE STRANGE WOMAN. 1946
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THE STRANGER. 1946
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STRANGER INSIDE. 2001
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STRAY DOG. 1949
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SUBUB SUPRISES THE BURGLAR. 1903
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SUBWAY. 1985
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SUCKER MONEY; aka, VICTIMS OF THE BEYOND. 1933
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SUDDEN FEAR. 1952
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SUDDENLY. 1954
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SUDDENLY, LAST SUMMER. 1959
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SUICIDE CLUB (JISATSU CIRCLE), 2002
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SUICIDE KINGS. 1997
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SUSPECT ZERO, 2004
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SUSPENSE. 1913
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SWAMP WOMEN. 1955
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SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET. 1936
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THE SWISS CONSPIRACY. 1976
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SYMPATHY FOR MR. VENGEANCE. 2002
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SYNESTHESIA (GIMI HEBUN) 2005
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TALKING TO HEAVEN. 2002
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TELL ME SOMETHING. 1999
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TEN MINUTES TO LIVE. 1932
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TENDERLOIN AT NIGHT. 1899
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TERROR IN THE HAUNTED HOUSE; aka, MY WORLD DIES SCREAMING. 1958
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THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT. 1940
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THEY MADE ME A CRIMINAL. 1939
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THEY MADE ME A FUGITIVE. 1947
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THIEF. 1981
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THIEVES' HIGHWAY. 1949
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THE THIEVING HAND. 1908
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TICK TOCK. 2000
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TO LIVE & DIE IN L.A. 1985
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TORTURE SHIP. 1939
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TOUCH OF EVIL. 1958
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TOUCHEZ PAS AU GRISBI. 1954
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THE TRAIN WRECKERS. 1905
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THE TRAINER'S DAUGHTER. 1907
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TRAPPED. 1949
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TRAUMA, 2004
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THE TRIUMPH OF SHERLOCK HOLMES. 1935
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TROUBLE IN PARADISE. 1932
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12 ANGRY MEN. 1957
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25th HOUR. 2002
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2 DAYS IN THE VALLEY. 1996
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UNCOVERED. 1994
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UNDEFEATED. 2003
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UNLEASHED; aka, DANNY THE DOG. 2005
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THE USUAL SUSPECTS. 1995
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THE VANISHING (SPOORLOOS) 1988
- THE VANISHING. 1993
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VERONICA GUERIN. 2003
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VICTIM. 1961
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THE WEIGHT OF WATER, 2001
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WHEN STRANGERS APPEAR. 2001
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THE WHITE CAPS. 1905
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WHITE COLLAR WORKER KINTARO. 1999
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WHITE SANDS. 1992
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WHO KILLED DOC ROBBIN?; aka, SINISTER HOUSE. 1948
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WINTERSET. 1936
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THE WOLF MAN. 1915, lost film
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THE WOMAN CONDEMNED. 1934
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WOMAN IN THE SHADOWS; aka, WOMAN IN THE DARK. 1934
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WOMAN ON THE RUN. 1950
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THE WORLD GONE MAD. 1933
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THE WRONG ROAD. 1937
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ZERO FOCUS. 1961
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