1Sunset Boulevard
TMDB8.3
1950·2.9K votes
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
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2The Asphalt Jungle
TMDB7.5
1950·537 votes
Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big jewel heist.
3Monsieur Verdoux
TMDB7.7
1947·475 votes
The film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining income. While being both loyal and competent in his work, Verdoux has been laid-off. To make money for his wife and child, he marries wealthy widows and then murders them. His crime spree eventually works against him when two particular widows break his normal routine.
4Detective Story
TMDB7.0
1951·164 votes
Tells the story of one day in the lives of the various people who populate a police detective squad. An embittered cop, Det. Jim McLeod, leads a precinct of characters in their grim daily battle with the city's lowlife. The characters who pass through the precinct over the course of the day include a young petty embezzler, a pair of burglars, and a naive shoplifter.
5Adam's Rib
TMDB7.1
1949·336 votes
A woman's attempted murder of her uncaring husband results in everyday quarrels in the lives of Adam and Amanda, a pair of happily married lawyers who end up on opposite sides of the case in court.
6Act of Violence
TMDB6.9
1949·106 votes
A former prisoner of war, Frank Enley is hailed as a hero in his California town. However, Frank has a shameful secret that comes back to haunt him when fellow survivor Joe Parkson emerges, intent on making Frank pay for his past deeds.
7Champion
TMDB6.7
1949·101 votes
An unscrupulous boxer fights his way to the top, but eventually alienates all of the people who helped him on the way up.
8Emperor of the North
TMDB6.8
1973·141 votes
Hobos encounter a sadistic railway conductor that will not let anyone "ride the rails" for free.
9Pocketful of Miracles
TMDB7.3
1961·186 votes
A New York gangster and his girlfriend attempt to turn street beggar Apple Annie into a society lady when the peddler learns her daughter is marrying royalty.
10The War of the Worlds
TMDB6.8
1953·700 votes
The residents of a small town are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills, until they discover it is the first of many transport devices from Mars bringing an army of invaders invincible to any man-made weapon, even the atomic bomb.
11Hello, Dolly!
TMDB7.0
1969·387 votes
Dolly Levi is a strong-willed matchmaker who travels to Yonkers, New York in order to see the miserly "well-known unmarried half-a-millionaire" Horace Vandergelder. In doing so, she convinces his niece, his niece's intended, and Horace's two clerks to travel to New York City.
12The Joker is Wild
TMDB8.1
1957·155 votes
A Prohibition-era nightclub crooner has his career is cut short when his throat is slashed by a mob boss.
13Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
TMDB6.3
1951·118 votes
As novice detectives, Bud and Lou come face to face with the Invisible Man.
14Valley of the Dolls
TMDB6.0
1967·146 votes
Lured by their dreams of fame and fortune, three ambitious young women enter the world of show business and discover how easy it is to sink into a celebrity nightmare of ego, alcohol and pills — the beloved "dolls."