Plunder Road

Movie · 7.0 / 10 · 5 Dec 1957 · English

A spectacular heist starts to unravel as the crooks take it on the lam.

Force of Evil

Movie · 6.6 / 10 · 24 Aug 1950 · English

Lawyer Joe Morse wants to consolidate all the small-time numbers racket operators into one big powerful operation. But his elder brother Leo is one of these small-time operators who wants to stay that way, preferring not to deal with the gangsters who dominate the big-time.

Nightmare Alley

Movie · 7.2 / 10 · 9 Oct 1947 · English

A roustabout joins a traveling carny and schemes to figure out the mind-reading act of Mademoiselle Zeena and her alcoholic husband.

Dark City

Movie · 6.5 / 10 · 17 Oct 1950 · English

Gamblers who "took" an out-of-town sucker in a crooked poker game feel shadowy vengeance closing in on them.

Greed

Movie · 7.3 / 10 · 4 Dec 1924 · English

When housewife Trina wins the lottery, her comfortable life with her dentist husband John slowly deteriorates, in part by her own increasing paranoia and partly by the machinations of villainous acquaintance Marcus.

5 Against the House

Movie · 5.9 / 10 · 10 Jun 1955 · English

Former war-time Army buddies now students in college decide to rip off a Reno casino.

Double Indemnity

Movie · 8.1 / 10 · 6 Jul 1944 · English

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.

The Dark Corner

Movie · 6.7 / 10 · 9 Apr 1946 · English

Ex-con turned private investigator Bradford Galt suspects someone is following him and maybe even trying to kill him. With the assistance of his spunky secretary, Kathleen Stewart, he dives deep into a mystery in search of answers.

The Big Knife

Movie · 6.0 / 10 · 25 Oct 1955 · English

Movie star Charlie Castle draws the ire of Hollywood producer Stanley Hoff when he refuses to sign a new seven-year contract. Castle is sick of the low quality of the studio's films and wants to start a new life. While his estranged wife supports him in the decision, Castle's talent agent urges him to reconsider. When Castle continues to be uncooperative, Hoff resorts to blackmail in order to get his way.

Pitfall

Movie · 6.9 / 10 · 11 Aug 1948 · English

An insurance man wishing for a more exciting life becomes wrapped up in the affairs of an imprisoned embezzler, his model girlfriend, and a violent private investigator.

Angels with Dirty Faces

Movie · 7.5 / 10 · 26 Nov 1938 · English

Childhood chums Rocky Sullivan and Jerry Connelly grow up on opposite sides of the fence: Rocky matures into a prominent gangster, while Jerry becomes a priest, tending to the needs of his old tenement neighborhood.

Scarlet Street

Movie · 7.6 / 10 · 25 Dec 1945 · English

Cashier and part-time starving artist Christopher Cross is absolutely smitten with the beautiful Kitty March. Kitty plays along, but she's really only interested in Johnny, a two-bit crook. When Kitty and Johnny find out that art dealers are interested in Chris's work, they con him into letting Kitty take credit for the paintings. Cross allows it because he is in love with Kitty, but his love will only let her get away with so much.