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Algiers -- NR -- DV196
An elegant and efficient master criminal (Charles Boyer) avoides every snare set by the police, but falls for an alluring Parisienne played by Hedy Lamaar. 1938

Call It Murder -- PG -- DV201
A jury foreman is tormented by family, the public and himself after sentencing a woman to death in this suspenseful psychodrama. Stars Humphrey Bogart, Helen Flint and Sidney Fox. 1934

Cast a Dark Shadow -- NR -- DV172
Charming young Edward "Teddy" Bare (Dirk Bogarde) kills his wealthy older wife only to find himself left out of her will. His next wealthy widow (Margaret Lockwood) proves more of a match than he had bargained for in this suspenseful and surprising thriller. 1957

Charade -- NR -- DV173
Cary Grant is the mystery man intent on helping Audrey Hepburn find a fortune hidden by her murdered husband – if she can survive the lethal competition from his ex-partners in crime. 1963

Fatal Attraction -- R -- DV34
Glenn Close plays a single woman who becomes psychotic when a married man (Michael Douglas) rejects her after they have a brief affair. 1987

Fugitive -- PG-13 -- DV39
An action-filled remake of the television show about Dr. Richard Kimball, wrongly accused of killing his wife. Stars Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones. 1993

Ghost -- PG-13 -- DV41
The ghost of a young man killed in a robbery attempt returns to comfort his widow. Stars Demi Moore, Patrick Swayze and Whoopi Goldberg. 1996

Inside Man -- NR -- DV304
A cold war thriller starring Dennis Hopper as a U.S. military man involved in a conspiracy involving Soviet submarines in Swedish waters. 1984

Insomnia -- R -- DV189
Set in a small Alaska town with an ever-shining midnight sun, this psychological thriller stars Al Pacino and Hilary Swank as detectives trying to crack a murder, while Robin Williams gives a creepy performance as the chief suspect. 2002

Jack The Ripper -- R -- DV207
As public terror mounts, a respected Jekyll-like doctor struggles with his secret compulsion to dismember young prostitutes. This darkly provocative drama contains nudity and graphic violence. 1976

Jamaica Inn -- NR -- DV233
Destiny leads a young woman seeking refuge to a gang of cutthroats on the coast of Cornwall. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Charles Laughton and Maureen O’Hara. 1939

L. A. Confidential -- R -- DV59
The police encounter corruption as they try to solve a brutal murder. Danny DeVito, Kevin Spacey, and Kim Basinger headline this dark film. 1997

Love From a Stranger -- NR -- DV305
Basil Rathbone and Ann Harding star in this thriller about a young woman who wins the lottery, marries impulsively, and quickly comes to fear the man she has married. 1937

Man Who Knew Too Much -- NR -- DV211
A British society couple becomes tangled in an assassination plot while their kidnapped daughter’s life hangs in the balance. An Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece from 1934

Meet John Doe -- NR -- DV244
A big-city reporter and a corrupt politician manipulate an honest man into fronting in a national scam in this Frank Capra classic starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. 1941

Murder by Decree -- NR -- DV277
A Jack the Ripper tale that features the legendary Sherlock Holmes and stars Christopher Plummer, James Mason, Donald Sutherland and Sir John Gielgud. 1978

Mystic River -- R -- DV265
Three men who experienced a tragedy together when they were children are reunited when a daughter of one of them is murdered. Stars Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, and Kevin Bacon. 2003

Night Train To Munich -- NR -- DV212
A dashing young Brit (Rex Harrison) attempts to rescue a scientist and the scientist’s lovely daughter (Margaret Lockwood) kidnapped by a Nazi agent (Paul Heinreid). 1940

Psycho -- R -- DV82
Hitchcock's classic horror film stars Janet Leigh and Anthony Perkins. 1960

Second Woman -- NR -- DV182
A beautiful young woman is deeply drawn to a talented and charming architect who is troubled by the still-recent death of his fiancée. She soon finds her own life at risk in this brooding, suspenseful drama starring Betsy Drake and Robert Young. 1951

Sneakers -- PG-13 -- DV96
A techno-thriller starring Robert Redford, River Phoenix, Dan Ackroyd, and Sidney Poitier as a team of hackers coerced by the government into stealing a secret computer code. 1992

Tell-Tale Heart -- NR -- DV184
In this harrowing adaptation of Poe’s classic horror story, a shy and reclusive bachelor is driven by jealous rage to an act of brutal violence. He covers up his crime but finds himself hounded to the brink of madness by guilt. 1962

Third Man -- NR -- DV110
Author Holly Martins (Joseph Cotton) searches for his friend (Orson Welles) in post war Vienna. Holly's suspicions of foul play lead him into murkier depths and more trouble than he ever imagined. 1949

True Lies -- R -- DV118
Schwarzenegger stars as a secret spy whose family believes he leads a mundane life. Jamie Lee Curtis is the wife who uncovers his secret in this spoof of spy films. 1994

Witness For The Prosecution -- NR -- DV220
Charles Laughton, Marlene Dietrich and Tyrone Power plus a plot full of surprises makes this one of the best courtroom dramas ever. Directed by Billy Wilder in 1957.

 

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