The Roaring Twenties

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The Roaring Twenties (1939)

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5 Against the House

5 Against the House

1955 ★ 5.9

Former war-time Army buddies now students in college decide to rip off a Reno casino.

Each Dawn I Die

Each Dawn I Die

1939 ★ 6.8

A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in order to silence him.

The Damned Don't Cry

The Damned Don't Cry

1950 ★ 7.0

Fed up with her small-town marriage, a woman goes after the big time and gets mixed up with the mob.

The Glass Key

The Glass Key

1942 ★ 6.6

A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.

Little Caesar

Little Caesar

1931 ★ 6.9

A small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?

The Web

The Web

1947 ★ 7.1

A brash young lawyer takes a short-term, high-paying job as bodyguard for a slick business exec being threatened by a former partner, and quickly realizes he may be in over his head.

Knock on Any Door

Knock on Any Door

1949 ★ 6.2

An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court.

Framed

Framed

1947 ★ 6.5

Truck driver Mike Lambert is a down-and-out mining engineer searching for a job. When his rig breaks down in a small town, he happens upon a venomous seductress. When her boyfriend robs a bank, they intend to frame Lambert.

No Name on the Bullet

No Name on the Bullet

1959 ★ 6.6

When hired killer John Gant rides into Lordsburg, the town's folk become paranoid as each leading citizen has enemies capable of using the services of a professional killer for personal revenge.

Hollow Triumph

Hollow Triumph

1948 ★ 6.6

Pursued by the big-time gambler he robbed, John Muller assumes a new identity—with unfortunate results.

Plunder Road

Plunder Road

1957 ★ 7.0

A spectacular heist starts to unravel as the crooks take it on the lam.

Battleground

Battleground

1949 ★ 6.7

Members of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division are fighting for their country amidst the rugged terrain of Bastogne, Belgium, in December 1944. Holley and his American compatriots have already seen one of their own, Roderigues, perish under enemy fire. The men try to rebuff another series of Nazi attacks, but what they really need is a change in the weather. Without clear skies, they'll never get the air support they need.

The Unholy Three

The Unholy Three

1925 ★ 6.7

Three sideshow performers form a conspiracy known as "The Unholy Three" - a ventriloquist, midget, and strongman working together to commit a series of robberies.

Indemnity

Indemnity

2022 ★ 6.7

An ex-fireman with PTSD goes on the run when accused of a crime he doesn't even remember committing, leading him down a rabbit hole of conspiracy to the highest degree.

Johnny Eager

Johnny Eager

1941 ★ 6.2

A charming racketeer seduces the DA's stepdaughter for revenge, then falls in love.

House of Bamboo

House of Bamboo

1955 ★ 6.2

Eddie Kenner is given a special assignment by the Army to get the inside story on Sandy Dawson, a former GI who has formed a gang of fellow servicemen and Japanese locals.

Thunder Road

Thunder Road

1958 ★ 6.1

Unrepentant Tennessee moonshine runner Luke Doolin makes dangerous high-speed deliveries for his liquor-producing father, Vernon, but won't let his younger brother Robin join the family business. Under pressure from both out-of-town gangster Kogan, who wants a piece of the local action, and Treasury agent Barrett, who wants to destroy the moonshine business, Luke fights for his fast-fading way of life.

Emperor of the North

Emperor of the North

1973 ★ 6.8

Hobos encounter a sadistic railway conductor that will not let anyone "ride the rails" for free.

Point Blank

Point Blank

1967 ★ 7.0

After being double-crossed and left for dead, a mysterious man named Walker single-mindedly tries to retrieve the rather inconsequential sum of money that was stolen from him.

The Public Enemy

The Public Enemy

1931 ★ 7.3

Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blooded killers. But with street notoriety and newfound wealth, the duo feels the heat from the cops and rival gangsters both. Despite his ruthless criminal reputation, Tom tries to remain connected to his family, however, gang warfare and the need for revenge eventually pull him away.

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