The 39 Steps

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The 39 Steps (1935)

Mystery, Thriller

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Gaslight

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Arabesque

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Blackmail

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Midnight Lace

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In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.

Marlowe

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1969 ★ 6.1

Mysterious Orfamay Quest hires Los Angeles private investigator Philip Marlowe to find her missing brother. Though the job seems simple enough, it leads Marlowe into the underbelly of the city, turning up leads who are murdered with ice picks, exotic dancers, blackmailed television stars and self-preserving gangsters. Soon, Marlowe's life is on the line right along with his case.

The Invisible Man Returns

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The List of Adrian Messenger

The List of Adrian Messenger

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Adrian Messenger, a famous writer, asks his friend Anthony Gethryn, a former British agent, to help him investigate the whereabouts of the people who appear on a list, without asking him the reason why he should do so.

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

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Jack Ryan, as a young covert CIA analyst, uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy with a terrorist attack.

The Decoy Bride

The Decoy Bride

2011 ★ 6.0

A local woman is hired to draw paparazzi away from a Hollywood actress who has come to Scotland to get married.

Live and Let Die

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Mrs Brown

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1997 ★ 6.7

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Ministry of Fear

Ministry of Fear

1944 ★ 6.9

Stephen Neale is released into WWII England after two years in an asylum, but it doesn't seem so sane outside either. On his way back to London to rejoin civilization, he stumbles across a murderous spy ring and doesn't quite know to whom to turn.

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

1940 ★ 7.0

American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war. When he walks into the middle of an assassination and stumbles on a spy ring, he seeks help from a beautiful politician’s daughter and an urbane English journalist to uncover the truth.

Agatha

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England, 1926. An American journalist looks for mystery writer Agatha Christie when she suddenly disappears without explanation, leaving no trace.

Brannigan

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1975 ★ 6.0

A hard-nosed Chicago cop is sent to London to bring back an American mobster being held for extradition. Brannigan in his Irish-American way brings American law to the people of Scotland Yard but has to contend with a stuffy old London first.

Young and Innocent

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1937 ★ 6.6

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Dial M for Murder

Dial M for Murder

1954 ★ 8.0

When her American lover visits London, a wealthy woman’s jealous husband hatches a plan to murder her and inherit her fortune.

Nightfall

Nightfall

1956 ★ 6.9

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