Ninotchka (1939)

6.9

Drama
1971
Movie

Nicholas and Alexandra

6.9
1971

Tsar Nicholas II, the inept last monarch of Russia, insensitive to the needs of his people, is overthrown and exiled to Siberia with his family.

6.6

History
1935
Movie

Anna Karenina

6.6
1935

In 19th century Russia a woman in a respectable marriage to a senior statesman must grapple with her love for a dashing soldier.

Genre : History

7.4

Adventure
1928
Movie

The Mysterious Lady

7.4
1928

A beautiful Russian spy seduces an Austrian military officer in order to obtain secret plans. When she falls in love with him, both are placed in danger.

Genre : Adventure

6.4

Drama
1959
Movie

The Journey

6.4
1959

A Communist officer falls hard for a married woman trying to escape from Hungary.

5.2

Comedy
1927
Movie

The Adventures of Villar

5.2
1927

Originally thought of as the oldest surviving Greek feature film, before it was discovered that it wasn't released in 1924, but in 1927. Burlesque comedian Sfakianos, who had trained in France, stars as Villar. Villar gets a job at a dry cleaner’s and wanders through Athens. He makes one gaffe after the other and gets involved in various adventures.

4.7

Drama
1931
Movie

Tarnished Lady

4.7
1931

Nancy Courtney, a once wealthy socialite, has had to struggle to maintain a facade of prosperity ever since her father's death. Although she loves writer DeWitt Taylor, who is indifferent to amassing a fortune, her mother urges her to marry stockbroker Norman Cravath instead. Nancy acquiesces to her mother's wishes but, despite the fact her new husband does everything he can to please her, she is miserable in her marriage.

Documentary
1933
Movie

Land Without Bread

7
1933

An exploration —manipulated and staged— of life in Las Hurdes, in the province of Cáceres, in Extremadura, Spain, as it was in 1932. Insalubrity, misery and lack of opportunities provoke the emigration of young people and the solitude of those who remain in the desolation of one of the poorest and least developed Spanish regions at that time.

Genre : Documentary

7.1

Romance
1948
Movie

A Foreign Affair

7.1
1948

In occupied Berlin, a US Army Captain is torn between an ex-Nazi cafe singer and the US Congresswoman investigating her.

Genre : Romance

7.2

Drama
1939
Movie

Young Mr. Lincoln

7.2
1939

In this dramatized account of his early law career in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln is born into a modest log cabin, where he is encouraged by his first love, Ann Rutledge, to pursue law. Following her tragic death, Lincoln establishes a law practice in Springfield, where he meets a young Mary Todd. Lincoln's law skills are put to the test when he takes on the difficult task of defending two brothers who have been accused of murder.

6.6

Drama
1981
Movie

Absence of Malice

6.6
1981

Megan Carter is a reporter duped into running an untrue story on Michael Gallagher, a suspected racketeer. He has an alibi for the time his crime was allegedly committed—but it involves an innocent party. When he tells Carter the truth and the newspaper runs it, tragedy follows, forcing Carter to face up to the responsibilities of her job when she is confronted by Gallagher.

6.8

Comedy
1982
Movie

Diner

6.8
1982

Set in 1959, Diner shows how five young men resist their adulthood and seek refuge in their beloved Diner. The mundane, childish, and titillating details of their lives are shared. But the golden moments pass, and the men shoulder their responsibilities, leaving the Diner behind.

7.1

Comedy
1933
Movie

Design for Living

7.1
1933

An independent woman can't choose between the two men she loves.

7.1

Drama
1965
Movie

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

7.1
1965

British agent Alec Leamas refuses to come in from the Cold War during the 1960s, choosing to face another mission, which may prove to be his final one.

6.6

Thriller
1937
Movie

Young and Innocent

6.6
1937

Robert Tisdall finds on the beach the corpse of a woman he knew. Others wrongly conclude that he is the murderer. Fleeing, he desperately attempts to prove that he is not the killer. A young woman becomes embroiled in the effort.

Genre : Thriller

7.3

Crime
1940
Movie

The Letter

7.3
1940

After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.

Genre : Crime

6.3

Crime
1965
Movie

Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!

6.3
1965

A trio of thrill-seeking go-go dancers kidnap a young girl and attempt to seduce an old rancher and his two sons out of their small fortune, but their scheme doesn't play out as intended.

Genre : Crime

7.8

Comedy
1942
Movie

To Be or Not to Be

7.8
1942

During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.