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Riot in Cell Block 11
1954 • Drama • Crime
A prisoner leads his counterparts in a protest for better living conditions which turns violent and ugly.
Why matched: genres Drama, Crime
Shield for Murder
1954 • Drama • Crime
A crooked police detective masterminds a robbery then fights to keep the stolen money.
Why matched: genres Drama, Crime
Silver Lode
1954 • Western
Dan Ballard, a respected citizen in the western town of Silver Lode, has his wedding interrupted by four men led by Ned McCarty, an old acquaintance who, as a US Marshal, arrest…
Why matched: genres Western
Man with the Gun
1955 • Western
A stranger comes to town looking for his estranged wife. He finds her running the local girls. He also finds a town and sheriff afraid of their own shadow, scared of a landowner…
Why matched: genres Western
The Lineup
1958 • Crime
In San Francisco, a psychopathic gangster and his mentor retrieve heroin packages carried by unsuspecting travelers.
Why matched: genres Crime
The Tall Men
1955 • Romance • Adventure • Western
Two brothers discharged from the Confederate Army join a businessman for a cattle drive from Texas to Montana where they run into raiding Jayhawkers, angry Sioux, rough terrain…
Why matched: genres Romance, Adventure
Blackboard Jungle
1955 • Drama • Crime
Richard Dadier is a teacher at North Manual High School, an inner-city school where many of the pupils frequently engage in anti-social behavior. Dadier makes various attempts t…
Why matched: genres Drama, Crime
Stranger on Horseback
1955 • Western
A circuit judge in the old west attempts to bring a suspected killer to justice. The judge runs afoul of the killer's rich cattle baron father in the process.
Why matched: genres Western
Shane
1953 • Drama • Western
A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler and rancher conflict forces him to act.
Why matched: genres Drama, Western
Drums Across the River
1954 • Western
When whites hunger after the gold on Ute Indian land, a bigoted young man finds himself forced into a peacekeeping role.
Why matched: genres Western
Sweet Smell of Success
1957 • Drama
New York City newspaper writer J.J. Hunsecker holds considerable sway over public opinion with his Broadway column, but one thing that he can't control is his younger sister, Su…
Why matched: genres Drama
The Big Night
1951 • Drama • Thriller
A young man zigzags through the sordid vortex of downtown Los Angeles while seeking vengeance on the man that beat his father.
Why matched: genres Drama, Thriller
Paths of Glory
1957 • Drama • War
A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.
Why matched: genres Drama, War
Macon County Line
1974 • Drama • Action
A vengeful Southern sheriff is out for blood after his wife is brutally killed by a pair of drifters. Low-budget film set in Georgia in 1953 and at the time of release, purporte…
Why matched: genres Drama, Action
The Man with the Golden Arm
1955 • Drama • Crime
When illegal card dealer and recovering heroin addict Frankie Machine gets out of prison, he decides to straighten up. Armed with nothing but an old drum set, Frankie tries to g…
Why matched: genres Drama, Crime
The Delicate Delinquent
1957 • Comedy
Sidney Pythias is a bumbling janitor picked up by cop Mike Damon as a teenage gang member worth saving from delinquency. With Damon's help, Sidney works his way through the Poli…
Why matched: genres Comedy
A Time for Killing
1967 • War • Western
During the Civil War, Confederate soldiers escape from a Union prison and head for the Mexican border. Along the way, they kill a Union courier bearing the news that the war is…
Why matched: genres War, Western
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
1955 • Drama • Romance
Broadway showgirl Evelyn Nesbit is the object of affection of two men: playboy architect Stanford White and the wealthy but unstable Harry Thaw. Nesbit marries Thaw, but White’s…
Why matched: genres Drama, Romance
The People Against O'Hara
1951 • Drama • Crime
A defense attorney jeopardizes his career to save his client.
Why matched: genres Drama, Crime
Baby Face Nelson
1957 • Drama • Crime
Famed Depression-era gangster “Baby Face Nelson” robs and kills while accompanied by his beautiful moll.
Why matched: genres Drama, Crime