Drama

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99 River Street (Special Edition)

99 River Street (Special Edition)

Crime · Thriller · Film Noir

In this classic film noir, a down-on-his-luck former boxing contender (John Payne, The Crooked Way, Hidden Fear), turned cab driver has to hide from the police when he’s accused of murdering his badgering wife when her lifeless body turns up in the back of his cab.

Against All Flags

Against All Flags

Drama · Adventure · Action

Onboard a 1700s merchant ship, determined British naval officer Lieutenant Brian Hawke bravely endures twenty lashes with the intent of using the wounds to help him go undercover on the pirate island of Libertania.

Alaska Seas

Alaska Seas

Crime · Drama · Adventure

Matt Kelly is hired by his old pal Jim Kimmerly, the head of the local salmon fishermen who have formed a canning co-operative. Matt, however, short on cash and morals, aims to join up with a ruthless gang of fishing-trap robbers and steal Jim’s fiancée.

All I Desire

All I Desire

Drama

classic melodrama starring screen legend Barbara Stanwyck as a stage actress who returns to the small town and family she once abandoned.

Anatahan

Anatahan

War · Based on True Story · History

NEW RESTORATION!  Inspired by an actual event during WWII, Josef von Sternberg's Anatahan, tells the story of a dozen Japanese sailors who are stranded on the remote island of Anatahan during the waning days of the war. The war ends, unbeknownst to the men, and they engage in their ow…

Barbara Stanwyck Collection [Internes Can't Take Money / The Great Man's Lady / The Bride Wore Boots]

Barbara Stanwyck Collection [Internes Can't Take Money / The Great Man's Lady / The Bride Wore Boots]

Drama · Box Set

This collection feature three classic films starring screen legend Barbara Stanwyck.

Beauty of the Devil

Beauty of the Devil

World Cinema · Drama

Michel Simon and Gérard Philipe star in this imaginative retelling of the Faust legend. Approaching the end of his life, a prominent professor of alchemy makes a bargain with the Devil that will gain him youth, fame and riches in exchange for his soul.

Bend of the River

Bend of the River

Action & Adventure · Action · Adventure

When the settlers are cheated out of their supplies and cattle, James Stewart crosses rivers, climbs mountains and out-guns greedy hijackers to ensure their survival through the first winter. Along the way, he is double-crossed by ally Arthur Kennedy and assisted by handsome San Francisco gambler Ro…

The Blue Angel (Deluxe Blu-ray)

The Blue Angel (Deluxe Blu-ray)

RT Certified Fresh · World Cinema · Drama

This landmark early sound film, directed by Josef von Sternberg, stars Marelene Dietrich and the great Emil Jannings. THE BLUE ANGEL is an exquisite parable of one man's fall from respectability, and the film that catapulted Marlene Dietrich to international stardom. It is presented here in both the…

The Blue Angel

The Blue Angel

RT Certified Fresh · World Cinema · Drama

The crowning achievement of the Weimar cinema, The Blue Angel is an exquisite parable of one man's fall from respectability.

The Blue Lamp (Special Edition)

The Blue Lamp (Special Edition)

Thriller · Drama · Crime

A veteran cop is murdered by small-time delinquents Tom Riley and Spud. Rookie cop Andy Mitchell, who looked up to the veteran policeman as a father figure, embarks on a perilous search to bring his mentor’s killers to justice.

The Blue Light

The Blue Light

Drama · Fantasy · Mystery

An eccentric mountain girl whom the villagers believe to be a witch, befriends a painter and leads him to a forbidden grotto, not realizing the tragic repercussions of having disturbed a cache of ethereal crystals.

Borderline

Borderline

Drama · Silent

When a Black couple rent a room above a tavern, it ignites the fears and jealousies simmering in a rural Swiss village.

Botany Bay

Botany Bay

Drama · Adventure · Romance

In 1787, American medical student Hugh Tallant and British convicts are sent from London to New South Wales on a ship commanded by the evil Captain Gilbert.

The Bridges at Toko-Ri (Special Edition)

The Bridges at Toko-Ri (Special Edition)

War · Drama · Adventure

This masterful story of a war-weary World War II veteran who must leave his family to fight again combines moving drama with surefire, bombs-away aerial action.

Brit Noir Collection IV

Brit Noir Collection IV

Crime · Suspense · Thriller

Three 4K Restorations by StudioCanal! These nerve-jangling tales of mystery and espionage reflect the darkened psyche of post-WWII Britain.

Broken Lullaby

Broken Lullaby

Pre-Code · Drama

French violinist Paul Renard has returned from World War I triumphant, but is haunted by the death of a German soldier at his hands.

Carole Lombard Collection I [Fast and Loose / Man of the World / No Man of Her Own]

Carole Lombard Collection I [Fast and Loose / Man of the World / No Man of Her Own]

Comedy · Pre-Code · Box Set

This collection includes three 1930s Pre-Code classics starring screen legend Carole Lombard.

Cast a Dark Shadow/Wanted For Murder

Cast a Dark Shadow/Wanted For Murder

Crime · Drama · Film Noir

Death and seduction are the themes of these newly-restored thrillers from the golden age of British noir.

The Cheat (1931)

The Cheat (1931)

Pre-Code · Drama

Elsa Carlyle is an impulsive and charismatic gambler who has fallen on hard times and owes a large sum of money. A wealthy playboy promises to help her but his price may be more than Elsa is prepared to give.

Come Back, Africa/Black Roots

Come Back, Africa/Black Roots

History · World Cinema · Drama

Working secretly with activists and ordinary Africans, Lionel Rogosin created the first film exposing apartheid. He then took the fight for equality home to the US with the astonishing Black Roots.

Come Back, Little Sheba (Special Edition)

Come Back, Little Sheba (Special Edition)

Drama

The life of a recovering alcoholic and his slovenly wife, takes a dramatic turn when the couple take in a charming boarder.  

The Conqueror

The Conqueror

War · Biography · Adventure

Hollywood icon John Wayne stars as the Mongol ruler Genghis Khan in this lavish period epic.

Counsellor at Law

Counsellor at Law

Pre-Code · Drama · Comedy

After allowing one of his former clients to commit perjury to win a case, a successful attorney from a Jewish ghetto realizes he could be disbarred.

The Country Girl (70th Anniversary Edition)

The Country Girl (70th Anniversary Edition)

Drama

A director hires an alcoholic has-been and strikes up a stormy relationship with the actor's wife, who he believes is the cause of all the man's problems.

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (Special Edition)

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (Special Edition)

Biography · History · Drama

A dramatization of the American general and his court martial for publically complaining about High Command's dismissal and neglect of the aerial fighting forces.

The Cruel Sea

The Cruel Sea

War · Drama

The Cruel Sea is an unflinching portrayal of life at sea during WWII, on a boat tasked with protecting convoys and seeking and destroying German U-boats.

The Crusades

The Crusades

History · Drama · Adventure

In order to obtain supplies for his soldiers, England’s king, Richard the Lion-Hearted, is forced to marry a princess he has never met. The two are soon involved in a treacherous battle for survival of the Holy City of Jerusalem—and of their love.

Cry, The Beloved Country

Cry, The Beloved Country

Drama

A Black minister journeys to Johannesburg to search for his missing son and comes face to face with the squalor and poverty of the Johannesburg slums.

 The David O. Selznick Collection

The David O. Selznick Collection

Period Drama · Drama

Five masterworks culled from the personal collection of producer David O. Selznick, authorized by the Selznick Estate and preserved by the George Eastman House Motion Picture Department. Includes A FAREWELL TO ARMS (1932), NOTHING SACRED (1937), A STAR IS BORN (1937), BIRD OF PARADISE (1932) and LIT…

Deluge

Deluge

Thriller · Pre-Code · Drama

Triggered by a series of earthquakes on the West Coast of the United States, a massive tidal wave circles the globe and-in a prolonged and spectacular special effects sequence-wipes out New York City. Sidney Blackmer stars as a man who, separated from his family, must begin to rebuild civilization i…

Deported

Deported

Crime · Thriller · Film Noir

Vic Smith is an American “undesirable citizen” who is shipped back to his native country of Italy. There, he gets wrapped up in a black-market ring and a romance with a beautiful widow, who may help put an end to Vic’s immoral ways.

The Devil Strikes at Night

The Devil Strikes at Night

World Cinema · Drama

The murder of a Hamburg barmaid seems an open-and-shut case until a recently demobilized Nazi soldier, reassigned to the police force, suspects it’s the work of a serial killer.

Devil and the Deep

Devil and the Deep

Pre-Code · Drama

This sultry Pre-Code melodrama serves up a deadly love triangle with a thrilling climax set aboard a submarine that is trapped at the bottom of the sea.

Disputed Passage

Disputed Passage

War · Drama

A medical student struggles to fully surrender to his teacher’s philosophy of keeping the sterility of science separate from the warmth of the human spirit after he falls in love with a Chinese woman of American descent raised in Shanghai.

The Eagle and the Hawk

The Eagle and the Hawk

War · Pre-Code · Drama

The Eagle and the Hawk is a powerful anti-war drama in which Cary Grant and Fredric March play rival pilots with opposing codes of honor.

The Edge of the World

The Edge of the World

Drama · Romance

Two families living on a remote island off of Scotland are torn asunder by a race between their sons in this thrilling romantic drama from director Michael Powell (The Red Shoes, Stairway to Heaven).

Exclusive

Exclusive

Crime · Thriller · Action

In a big city, two dueling newspaper editors try to out-scoop each other using different methods of journalistic integrity.

Expresso Bongo

Expresso Bongo

Drama · Music

In this saucy bit of "Brit Beat" cinema, Laurence Harvey stars as a talent agent who discovers a bongo player (pop icon Cliff Richard) and sends him on a path to stardom...and corruption.

Farewell (Abschied)

Farewell (Abschied)

World Cinema · Drama

In a return to the realistic “Street films” of the German silent era, Robert Siodmak  directed this comedy drama of intersecting lives within the rooms of a working-class boarding house.

A Farewell To Arms (1932)

A Farewell To Arms (1932)

Based on Literature · Drama · Academy Award Winners

An Academy Award nominee for Best Picture, A FAREWELL TO ARMS is a ravishing adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's legendary novel, starring Gary Cooper (High Noon) as Lt. Frederic Henry, a young ambulance driver for the Italian army in WWI, more interested in chasing women than the enemy. When seeking c…

Fear and Desire (4KUHD)

Fear and Desire (4KUHD)

Thriller · War · 4K UHD DISC

In this existential drama—which has the feeling of a waking dream rather than a conventional war film—four soldiers return to their senses after crash-landing in a forest behind enemy lines.

Female on the Beach (Special Edition)

Female on the Beach (Special Edition)

Crime · Drama · Film Noir

A widow who moves into a beach house where the former owner has fallen to her death. What had seemed like an accident turns to suspicion of murder as she finds herself drawn into a torrid affair with a handsome beachcomber who may be harboring a sinister secret.

Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema V [Because of You / Outside the Law / The Midnight Story]

Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema V [Because of You / Outside the Law / The Midnight Story]

Crime · Film Noir · Box Set

This collection features three film noir classics.

Girl Gang/Pin-Down Girl (Forbidden Fruit: The Golden Age of the Exploitation Picture, Vol. 11)

Girl Gang/Pin-Down Girl (Forbidden Fruit: The Golden Age of the Exploitation Picture, Vol. 11)

Crime · Drama

<span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"By the late 1940s, exploitation producers such as George Weiss (Test Tube Babies, Glen or Glenda?) drifted away from the pseudo-educational framework of the genre and began producing risqué crime melodramas. No films better represent the “mainstre…

Damaged Lives / Damaged Goods (Forbidden Fruit: The Golden Age of the Exploitation Picture, Vol. 13)

Damaged Lives / Damaged Goods (Forbidden Fruit: The Golden Age of the Exploitation Picture, Vol. 13)

Drama

Eugène Brieux’s play Les Avaries endeavored to bring syphilis out of the shadows and erase the stigma surrounding it.

REEFER MADNESS / SEX MADNESS (FORBIDDEN FRUIT: THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE EXPLOITATION PICTURE Volume 2)

REEFER MADNESS / SEX MADNESS (FORBIDDEN FRUIT: THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE EXPLOITATION PICTURE Volume 2)

Drama

No films better represent the 1970s midnight movie phenomenon as Reefer Madness and Sex Madness: two finger-wagging camp classics that hysterically warned the public of the horrors of marijuana and syphilis.

UNASHAMED: A ROMANCE / ELYSIA (VALLEY OF THE NUDE) (FORBIDDEN FRUIT: THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE EXPLOITATION PICTURE    Volume 3)

UNASHAMED: A ROMANCE / ELYSIA (VALLEY OF THE NUDE) (FORBIDDEN FRUIT: THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE EXPLOITATION PICTURE    Volume 3)

Drama

In an unusual reversal of the usual exploitation formula—in which scenes of sex, violence, and drug abuse were wrapped in a dire warning of moral degradation—the nudist film took a more positive approach to its subject matter.

Tomorrow’s Children / Child Bride (Forbidden Fruit Vol. 5)

Tomorrow’s Children / Child Bride (Forbidden Fruit Vol. 5)

Drama · Cult

Exploitation films of the 1930s didn’t only warn citizens of the dangers of drugs and venereal disease. The genre brazenly confronted on a wide array of distasteful issues, as evidenced in this double feature of two of the most bizarre entries in the exploitation canon. Tomorrow’s Childr…

The Lash of the Penitentes (Forbidden Fruit: The Golden Age of the Exploitation Picture, Vol 9)

The Lash of the Penitentes (Forbidden Fruit: The Golden Age of the Exploitation Picture, Vol 9)

Drama

Los Hermanos Penitentes celebrated Lent by enacting elaborate tableaus of flagellation, self-mutilation, and crucifixion. Envisioning the box-office potential of such a spectacle, cinematographer Roland Price shot several reels of footage of the rituals, then teamed with producer Harry Revier to fas…

Four Frightened People

Four Frightened People

Pre-Code · Drama · Adventure

When a deadly bubonic plague breaks out on a coastal steamer ship, four passengers steal a lifeboat and set sail on a mission of survival.

Il Generale Della Rovere

Il Generale Della Rovere

Based on True Story · War · World Cinema

Winner of the Golden Lion at the 1959 Venice Film Festival, directed by Roberto Rossellini and featuring world cinema icon Vittoria de Sica (The Bicycle Thief), IL GENERALE DELLA ROVERE is a film based on the true story of Emanuele Bardone, who, during the height of WWII, exploits his fellow Italian…

The Glass Web (3-D)

The Glass Web (3-D)

Crime · Thriller · Film Noir

Television writer Don has been having an affair with ice-cold actress Paula. When Paula demands a ransom to keep the affair from Don’s wife, he agrees. However, as he arrives to deliver the money, he finds Paula dead.

The Golden Coach

The Golden Coach

Drama · Comedy

Renoir's gorgeous fantasy about a Commedia Dell'Arte troupe in 18th century South America explores Renoir's love of the theater and acting. Anna Magnani stars as a troupe member torn between three admirers, as captured in lush color photography by Renoir's nephew Claude.

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (4KUHD)

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (4KUHD)

4K UHD DISC · Biography · Drama

When lawman Wyatt Earp and gunfighter John “Doc” Holliday ride into town, they find themselves pitted against one of the biggest foes ever encountered, in the form of Ike Clanton and his posse of cutthroats.

Hell's House

Hell's House

Drama

An exposé of the American penal system, HELL'S HOUSE stars Junior Durkin as a wholesome farmboy who moves to the city after the death of his mother. Dazzled by the smooth talk and beautiful girlfriend (Davis) of a wily bootlegger (O'Brien), the lad runs afoul of the law and is sentenced to a …

Hi-Jack Highway (Gas-Oil)

Hi-Jack Highway (Gas-Oil)

Thriller · Drama · Crime

After spending the night with his girlfriend, a trucker encounters a dead body on the road home. He reports the incident to the police but they suspect that he is responsible for the death.

The Hitch-Hiker

The Hitch-Hiker

Drama · Film Noir · National Film Registry

Remembered as one of the most nightmarish motion pictures of the 1950s, Ida Lupino's THE HITCH-HIKER remains the only classic film noir directed by a woman. Inspired by the true-life murder spree of Billy Cook, this is the tension-laden saga of two men on a camping trip who are held captive by a hom…

The Holly and the Ivy

The Holly and the Ivy

Drama · Christmas

A recently widowed minister's zeal for attending to his parishioners leads him to neglect the needs of his own family, until emotions boil over one Christmas.

Hot Saturday

Hot Saturday

Pre-Code · Drama

Cary Grant, Nancy Carroll and Randolph Scott star in the Pre-Code scorcher about small-town gossip that leads to enormous damage.