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4.1
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91
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90
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98
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cc age 16+

The Wild Bunch (1969)
An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.
poster
81
7.7
/26262/
75
/582/
72
/399/
3.9
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97
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87
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cc age 10+

Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
One-armed war veteran John J. Macreedy steps off a train at the sleepy little town of Black Rock. Once there, he begins to unravel a web of lies, secrecy, and murder.
poster
79
7.7
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78
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76
/998/
3.8
/23627/
83
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90
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75
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cc age 12+

The Longest Day (1962)
The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall, notes to his officers that when the Allied invasion comes they must be stopped on the beach. "For the Allies as well as the Germans, it will be the longest day"
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78
7.7
/83516/
76
/2005/
75
/1282/
3.8
/44393/
82
/55/
90
/1364/
73
/11/
cc age 14+

The Dirty Dozen (1967)
12 American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded enemy château and kill the Nazi officers vacationing there. The soldiers, most of whom are facing death sentences for a variety of violent crimes, agree to the mission and the possible commuting of their sentences.
poster
77
7.2
/2051/
73
/36/
59
/29/
3.7
/1167/
92
/12/
74
/21/
76
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The Iceman Cometh (1973)
Set in 1912, inside a dive bar named The Last Chance Saloon, its destitute patrons eagerly await the arrival of Hickey, who arrives annually and props everyone up with free drinks and spirited stories of his travels. However, when Hickey does show up this year, it is with a message of temperance and an exhortation to give up hopeless dreams and face reality.
poster
76
7.3
/20515/
73
/494/
70
/329/
3.7
/12443/
89
/19/
81
/188/
75
/9/

The Professionals (1966)
An arrogant Texas millionaire hires four adventurers to rescue his kidnapped wife from a notorious Mexican bandit.
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80
74
7.8
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74
/193/
73
/175/
4.0
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85
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89
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The Set-Up (1949)
Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.
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YouTube TV
77
74
7.3
/13776/
71
/280/
69
/244/
3.8
/13813/
100
/21/
76
/167/

The Naked Spur (1953)
A bounty hunter trying to bring a murderer to justice is forced to accept the help of two less-than-trustworthy strangers.
poster
74
7.0
/6065/
69
/128/
67
/84/
3.6
/8683/
80
/5/
74
/33/

The Outfit (1973)
A two-bit criminal takes on the Mafia to avenge his brother's death. Earl Macklin is a small time criminal who is released from prison after an unsuccessful bank robbery only to discover that a pair of gunmen killed his brother.
poster
73
70
7.0
/9858/
73
/260/
72
/225/
3.4
/4312/
80
/20/
78
/174/

King of Kings (1961)
Who is Jesus, and why does he impact all he meets? He is respected and reviled, emulated and accused, beloved, betrayed, and finally crucified. Yet that terrible fate would not be the end of the story.
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The Roku Channel
70
6.6
/5186/
69
/122/
65
/99/
3.3
/2149/
88
/8/
53
/40/
68
/7/

Hour of the Gun (1967)
Marshal Wyatt Earp kills a couple of men of the Clanton-gang in a fight. In revenge Clanton's thugs kill the marshal's brother. Thus, Wyatt Earp starts to chase the killers together with his friend Doc Holliday.
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76
69
7.4
/6228/
72
/119/
68
/92/
3.8
/8166/
88
/16/
84
/51/

Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
An old-time crook plans a heist. When one of his two partners is found out to be a black man tensions flare.
poster
74
69
7.2
/9090/
67
/166/
66
/151/
3.7
/12641/
89
/19/
78
/88/
78
/10/

On Dangerous Ground (1951)
A big-city cop is reassigned to the country after his superiors find him too angry to be an effective policeman. While on his temporary assignment he assists in a manhunt of a suspected murderer.
poster
77
68
7.5
/6591/
72
/108/
69
/103/
3.8
/5818/
94
/17/
77
/57/

Act of Violence (1949)
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.
poster
Criterion Channel
73
68
7.2
/10782/
69
/174/
66
/157/
3.6
/11888/
88
/25/
75
/111/
cc age 12+

Crossfire (1947)
A man is murdered, apparently by one of a group of soldiers just out of the army. But which one? And why?
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67
6.8
/18980/
73
/545/
69
/273/
3.3
/4886/
63
/8/
67
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Battle of the Bulge (1965)
In the winter of 1944, the Allied Armies stand ready to invade Germany at the coming of a New Year. To prevent it, Hitler orders an all-out offensive to re-take French territory and capture the major port city of Antwerp.
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The Roku Channel
75
66
7.0
/4722/
68
/106/
65
/95/
3.7
/5940/
100
/9/
77
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Caught (1949)
Wide-eyed and poor young Leonora weds an obsessive millionaire named Ohlrig, but the marriage is loveless. Even worse, Ohlrig seems to have manic, violent tendencies. Eventually, young Leonora escapes her unhappy life and begins working with New York City doctor Larry Quinada, who she soon falls for. Unfortunately, Ohlrig refuses to grant his wife a divorce, and things get even darker for Leonora when she realizes she's pregnant with his child.
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The Roku Channel
75
64
7.3
/4870/
67
/123/
68
/104/
3.9
/6999/
100
/7/
71
/22/

Day of the Outlaw (1959)
Blaise Starrett is a rancher at odds with homesteaders when outlaws hold up the small town. The outlaws are held in check only by their notorious leader, but he is diagnosed with a fatal wound and the town is a powder keg waiting to blow.
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The Roku Channel
63
7.0
/6940/
71
/217/
64
/126/
3.4
/3015/
73
/11/
63
/49/
52
/6/

Lawman (1971)
While passing through the town of Bannock, a bunch of drunken cattlemen go overboard with their celebrating and accidentally kill an old man with a stray shot. They return home to Sabbath unaware of his death. Bannock lawman Jered Maddox later arrives there to arrest everyone involved on a charge of murder. Sabbath is run by land baron Vince Bronson, a benevolent despot, who, upon hearing of the death, offers restitution for the incident.
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Hoopla
61
6.7
/3695/
66
/69/
64
/46/
3.2
/2198/
60
/10/
57
/44/

Executive Action (1973)
Rogue intelligence agents, right-wing politicians, greedy capitalists, and free-lance assassins plot and carry out the JFK assassination in this speculative agitprop.
poster
69
60
6.8
/4425/
70
/79/
61
/67/
3.6
/6140/
85
/20/
58
/61/

House of Bamboo (1955)
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.
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67
60
7.0
/8119/
66
/132/
66
/130/
3.5
/7375/
61
/18/
69
/95/

Clash by Night (1952)
An embittered woman seeks escape in marriage, only to fall for her husband’s best friend.
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The Roku Channel
60
6.0
/4229/
67
/121/
56
/71/
3.0
/1254/
67
/6/
40
/43/

Anzio (1968)
American troops land unopposed on Italian beaches during World War II, but instead of pushing on to Rome, they dig in and the Germans fight back ferociously.
poster
66
59
6.3
/5956/
74
/126/
58
/67/
3.0
/1923/
75
/8/
62
/56/
75
/6/

Flying Leathernecks (1951)
Major Daniel Kirby takes command of a squadron of Marine fliers just before they are about to go into combat. While the men are well meaning, he finds them undisciplined and prone to always finding excuses to do what is easy rather than what is necessary. The root of the problem is the second in command, Capt. Carl 'Griff' Griffin. Griff is the best flier in the group but Kirby finds him a poor commander who is not prepared to make the difficult decision that all commanders have to make - to put men in harm's way knowing that they may be killed.
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80
58
7.8
/5360/
76
/79/
73
/72/
3.7
/2106/
92
/12/
88
/7/

Billy Budd (1962)
Billy is an innocent, naive seaman in the British Navy in 1797. When the ship's sadistic master-at-arms is murdered, Billy is accused and tried.
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Fandor
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58
7.1
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71
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66
/64/
3.7
/2050/
88
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Men in War (1957)
In Korea, on 6 September 1950, Lieutenant Benson's platoon finds itself isolated in enemy-held territory after a retreat. Soon they are joined by Sergeant Montana, whose overriding concern is caring for his catatonic colonel. Benson and Montana can't stand each other, but together they must get the survivors to Hill 465, where they hope the division is waiting. It's a long, harrowing march, fraught with all the dangers the elusive enemy can summon.
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YouTube TV
68
56
6.8
/4034/
69
/46/
62
/59/
3.5
/2688/
80
/5/
60
/33/

Berlin Express (1948)
In post-war Europe, a diverse group of passengers aboard a U.S. Army train to bombed-out Frankfurt becomes involved in a Nazi assassination plot.
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68
56
6.7
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72
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64
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The Tall Men (1955)
Two brothers discharged from the Confederate Army join a businessman for a cattle drive from Texas to Montana where they run into raiding Jayhawkers, angry Sioux, rough terrain and bad weather.
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FlixHouse
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55
6.7
/3507/
64
/49/
62
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3.3
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80
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The Boy with Green Hair (1948)
Peter, an orphaned boy, is adopted by Gramp Frye after his parents are killed in Europe while doing war relief work. The boy feels safe with his new caretaker, but when he is taunted for being an orphan, he gets demoralized. The next day Peter wakes up with green hair. Embarrassed and further ridiculed, Peter seeks solace in a nearby forest. To his surprise, he finds other orphans in the woods, who encourage him to spread news of the injustices of war.
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Amazon Prime Video
52
6.3
/702/
62
/18/
59
/16/
3.3
/386/
41
/14/

A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die (1968)
A famous gunman decides to change his life around and turn himself in when amnesty is declared by the new governor of the New Mexico Territory, but a vindictive sheriff sets out to stop him from reaching the Territory.
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63
48
6.6
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62
/51/
58
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3.3
/3933/
71
/7/
57
/19/

Born to Be Bad (1950)
Christabel Caine has the face of angel and the heart of a swamp rat. She'll step on anyone to get what she wants, including her own family. A master of manipulation, she covertly breaks off the engagement of her trusting cousin, Donna, to her fabulously wealthy beau, Curtis Carey. Once married to Curtis herself, Christabel continues her affair with novelist Nick Bradley, who knows she's evil, but loves her anyway.
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70
48
7.0
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69
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60
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3.4
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100
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52
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Inferno (1953)
When selfish and arrogant millionaire Donald Carson fractures his leg during a desert vacation, his wife, Geraldine, leaves with their friend Joseph Duncan to supposedly get help. However, the two of them are really lovers who are leaving Carson to die in the heat. Slowly, Carson realizes he is on his own and vows revenge on the traitorous couple. Having had a privileged life, Carson must now use his wits to stay alive.
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61
46
6.4
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64
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60
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3.4
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49
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The Woman on the Beach (1947)
A sailor suffering from post-traumatic stress becomes involved with a beautiful and enigmatic seductress married to a blind painter.
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61
43
6.6
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60
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3.3
/1539/
55
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Beware, My Lovely (1952)
A psychopath on the run takes a job as a handyman at the house of a lonely widow.
poster
56
41
6.7
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65
/41/
63
/38/
3.2
/1630/
33
/9/
44
/34/

The Racket (1951)
The big national crime syndicate has moved into town, partnering up with local crime boss Nick Scanlon. McQuigg, the only honest police captain on the force, and his loyal patrolman, Johnson, take on the violent Nick.
poster
Hoopla
61
34
6.6
/1661/
57
/20/
61
/18/
3.3
/854/
70
/10/
50
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Lonelyhearts (1959)
Burdened by a family secret, Adam White lands a job as a newspaper advice columnist. Little does he realize that it's all part of a nasty desire by cynical editor William Shrike to crush the souls of his underlings. Adam feels his readers' pain, and eventually, he takes an assignment to meet with Faye Doyle, who is exasperated by her crippled husband. When Faye tries to seduce Adam, he must choose between his job and his girl.
poster
Kanopy
59
33
6.5
/2283/
64
/18/
61
/31/
3.3
/835/
42
/621/

God's Little Acre (1958)
In the 1950s, a poor Georgia cotton farmer and his sons search for the gold presumably buried on the farm by their grandfather but problems related to poverty, marital infidelity, unemployment and booze threaten to destroy their family.
poster
63
33
6.9
/1835/
69
/44/
64
/35/
3.4
/523/
47
/110/

The Proud Ones (1956)
Robert Ryan plays an aging sheriff responsible for law and order in a frontier cattle town. Virginia Mayo plays his fiancee. As if handling wild cattle drovers isn't enough, a crooked casino operator from Ryan's past comes to town. An early scuffle in the casino leaves Ryan with vision problems that interfere with his duties. Jeffrey Hunter who came to town with a cattle drive encounters Ryan, who killed Hunter's father when Hunter was young. Feelings of animosity soon change as Hunter begins to sense Ryan is telling the truth about his father. What follows is a plot that continues to thicken to the inevitable showdown.
poster
64
32
6.4
/1992/
64
/51/
63
/41/
3.3
/580/

North West Mounted Police (1940)
Texas Ranger Dusty Rivers ("Isn't that a contradiction in terms?", another character asks him) travels to Canada in the 1880s in search of Jacques Corbeau, who is wanted for murder. He wanders into the midst of the Riel Rebellion, in which Métis (people of French and Native heritage) and Natives want a separate nation. Dusty falls for nurse April Logan, who is also loved by Mountie Jim Brett. April's brother is involved with Courbeau's daughter Louvette, which leads to trouble during the battles between the rebels and the Mounties. Through it all Dusty is determined to bring Corbeau back to Texas (and April, too, if he can manage it.)
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66
30
6.7
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64
/12/
63
/22/
3.5
/532/
70

And Hope to Die (1972)
A crook on the run hooks up with a criminal gang to commit a kidnapping. However, things don't go quite as planned.
poster
58
26
6.4
/1325/
57
/24/
62
/20/
3.4
/695/
40
/54/

Horizons West (1952)
Brothers Dan and Neil Hammond return to Texas after the Civil War. Ambitious Dan turns to rustling and then shady land deals to build an empire. Being held for a murder, he is rescued from a lynch mob by Neil, who is now the Marshal, but there is eventually a falling out between the brothers, good triumphing over evil.
poster
57
26
6.1
/943/
60
/20/
56
/20/
55
/43/

Bombardier (1943)
A documentary/drama about the training of bombardiers during WWII. Major Chick Davis proves to the U.S. Army the superiority of high altitude precision bombing, and establishes a school for bombardiers. Training is followed in semi-documentary style, with personal dramas in subplots. The climax is a spectacular sequence.
poster
63
26
6.6
/1718/
63
/27/
65
/25/
3.3
/528/
56
/16/

Back from Eternity (1956)
A South American plane loaded with an assortment of characters crash lands in a remote jungle area in the middle of a storm. The passengers then discover they are in an area inhabited by vicious cannibals and must escape before they are found. A remake of Five Came Back (1939).
poster
60
25
6.3
/1304/
57
/14/
62
/21/
3.2
/796/
54
/21/

The Sky's the Limit (1943)
Flying Tiger Fred Atwell sneaks away from his famous squadron's personal appearance tour and goes incognito for several days of leave. He quickly falls for photographer Joan Manion, pursuing her in the guise of a carefree drifter.
poster
Plex
50
25
5.8
/1764/
64
/54/
59
/33/
3.2
/456/
25
/8/
32
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Custer of the West (1967)
The story of U.S. Army commander George Armstrong Custer, a flamboyant hero of the Civil War who later fought and was exterminated with his entire command by warring Sioux and Cheyenne tribes at the battle of Little Big Horn in 1876.
poster
52
24
5.7
/2033/
63
/63/
55
/34/
3.0
/533/
28
/10/

Captain Nemo and the Underwater City (1969)
Survivors of a sinking ship are rescued by Captain Nemo and his submarine crew. They are taken to an underwater city where they may spend the rest of their lives.
poster
61
21
6.6
/1427/
60
/18/
54
/16/
3.2
/715/

The Secret Fury (1950)
The wedding of Ellen and David is halted by a stranger who insists that the bride is already married to someone else. Though the flabbergasted Ellen denies the charge, the interloper produces enough evidence that his accusation must be investigated. Ellen and David travel to the small coastal town where her first wedding allegedly occurred. There, they meet a number of individuals whose stories make Ellen question her own sanity.
poster
49
20
6.0
/1592/
61
/15/
53
/26/
2.9
/867/
20
/5/
42
/5/

The Woman on Pier 13 (1950)
Communists blackmail a shipping executive into spying for them.


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