When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.
Denne filmen fremstiller krigens meningsløshet og ironi i skyttergravene under første verdenskrig. En kommanderende offiser i den franske hæren må håndtere et mytteri og en general på jakt etter heder og berømmelse etter at en del av styrken til offiseren trekker seg tilbake under ild under et angrep som er dømt til å mislykkes.
Handlingen foregår i San Francisco, James Stewart spiller en agorafobisk detektiv som er ansatt for å spore en kvinne som er suicidal. Etter at han vellykket redder henne fra å begå selvmord, begynner han etterhvert å bli besatt av den vakre, men forstyrrede kvinnen. Filmen er av mange, betraktet til å være Alfred Hitchcocks største prestasjon som regissør.
Crotchety retired doctor Isak Borg travels from Stockholm to Lund, Sweden, with his pregnant and unhappy daughter-in-law, Marianne, in order to receive an honorary degree from his alma mater. Along the way, they encounter a series of hitchhikers, each of whom causes the elderly doctor to muse upon the pleasures and failures of his own life. These include the vivacious young Sara, a dead ringer for the doctor's own first love.
Fjerde og siste gang Cary grant jobbet med Alfred Hitchcock var nettopp i North By Northwest, denne gnistrende gode spionthrilleren fra 1959. Grant spiller en reklamemann på Manhattan som plutselig blir kastet ut i en verden hvor spion står mot spion og ingen helt vet hvem som er fiende eller venn. Han blir selv kidnappet, anklaget for mord, jaktet på og - i en av filmhistoriens mest ikoniske scener - sprøytet ned av et småfly mens han er i fullt sprang over et jorde. North By Northwest er enkelt og greit et ekte mesterverk.
Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses him to speed up the rest of the spirit's prophecy by murdering his lord and usurping his place. Director Akira Kurosawa's resetting of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in feudal Japan is one of his most acclaimed films.
A photographer takes up newsreel shooting to impress a secretary.
Two Soviet partisans leave their starving band to get supplies from a nearby farm. The Germans have reached the farm first, so the pair must go on a journey deep into occupied territory, a voyage that will also take them deep into their souls.
A psychologist is sent to a space station orbiting a planet called Solaris to investigate the death of a doctor and the mental problems of cosmonauts on the station. He soon discovers that the water on the planet is a type of brain which brings out repressed memories and obsessions.
A married farmer falls under the spell of a slatternly woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife.
Questions arise when Senator Stoddard (James Stewart) attends the funeral of a local man named Tom Doniphon (John Wayne) in a small Western town. Flashing back, we learn Doniphon saved Stoddard, then a lawyer, when he was roughed up by a crew of outlaws terrorizing the town, led by Liberty Valance (Lee Marvin). As the territory's safety hung in the balance, Doniphon and Stoddard, two of the only people standing up to him, proved to be very important, but different, foes to Valance.
Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor, who looks out for him while they are in the camp together. Even though he is separated from his parents and in a hostile environment, Jamie maintains his dignity and youthful spirit, providing a beacon of hope for the others held captive with him.
En imponerende tropp skuespillere, deriblant George Clooney, Sean Penn, Nick Nolte og Woody Harrelson kastes ut i krigens inferno i denne intenst realistiske skildringen av militært og moralt kaos i stillehavsområdet i Andre Verdenskrig. Filmen som er nominert til syv Oscar i 1998, for bl.a. beste film og beste regissør (Terrence Malick), er et enestående mesterverk, og Gene Siskel omtalte den som "Briljant... En ypperlig prestasjon... Våre dagers beste krigsfilm"
Middle-aged suburban husband Richard abruptly tells his wife, Maria, that he wants a divorce. As Richard takes up with a younger woman, Maria enjoys a night on the town with her friends and meets a younger man. As the couple and those around them confront a seemingly futile search for what they've lost -- love, excitement, passion -- this classic American independent film explores themes of aging and alienation.
A documentary about the closure of General Motors' plant at Flint, Michigan, which resulted in the loss of 30,000 jobs. Details the attempts of filmmaker Michael Moore to get an interview with GM CEO Roger Smith.
Politimennene Martin Riggs, og Robert Murtaugh kjemper mot en gjeng sørafrikanere som benytter sin diplomatstatus til hvitvasking av store pengesummer.
Austin's hottest DJ, Jungle Julia, sets out into the night to unwind with her two friends Shanna and Arlene. Covertly tracking their moves is Stuntman Mike, a scarred rebel leering from behind the wheel of his muscle car, revving just feet away.
Holden and Banky are comic book artists. Everything is going good for them until they meet Alyssa, also a comic book artist. Holden falls for her, but his hopes are crushed when he finds out she's a lesbian.
The film tells a story speaks of "Yusuf ", a plumbing Man, who is exposed to many pranks by his friends.
Philo takes part in a bare knuckle fight - as he does - to make some more money than he can earn from his car repair business. He decides to retire from fighting, but when the Mafia come along and arrange another fight, he is pushed into it. A motorcycle gang and an orangutan called Clyde all add to the 'fun'.