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1. Psycho (1960)
R | 109 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin
Votes: 718,315 | Gross: $32.00M
2. Peeping Tom (1960)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A young man murders women, using a movie camera to film their dying expressions of terror.
Director: Michael Powell | Stars: Karlheinz Böhm, Anna Massey, Moira Shearer, Maxine Audley
Votes: 39,262 | Gross: $0.08M
3. 23 Paces to Baker Street (1956)
Approved | 103 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A blind American writer living in London stumbles upon a criminal conspiracy involving kidnapping and extortion.
Director: Henry Hathaway | Stars: Van Johnson, Vera Miles, Cecil Parker, Patricia Laffan
Votes: 2,585
4. Black Sunday (1960)
Approved | 87 min | Horror
A vengeful witch and her fiendish servant return from the grave and begin a bloody campaign to possess the body of the witch's beautiful look-alike descendant.
Director: Mario Bava | Stars: Barbara Steele, John Richardson, Andrea Checchi, Ivo Garrani
Votes: 17,598
5. The Spiral Staircase (1946)
Approved | 83 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
In 1916, a shadowy serial killer is targeting women with "afflictions"; one night during a thunderstorm, the mute Helen feels menaced.
Director: Robert Siodmak | Stars: Dorothy McGuire, George Brent, Ethel Barrymore, Kent Smith
Votes: 11,265
6. Shall We Dance (1937)
Approved | 109 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A ballet dancer and a showgirl fake a marriage for publicity purposes, then fall in love.
Director: Mark Sandrich | Stars: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton, Eric Blore
Votes: 7,856
7. The Horrible Dr. Hichcock (1962)
76 min | Horror
In 1897 London, a woman weds a necrophiliac doctor whose first wife died under mysterious circumstances - and who might be returning from the grave to torment her successor.
Director: Riccardo Freda | Stars: Barbara Steele, Robert Flemyng, Silvano Tranquilli, Maria Teresa Vianello
Votes: 1,920
8. The Brainiac (1962)
Approved | 77 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In 1661 Mexico, the Baron Vitelius of Astara is sentenced to be burned alive by the Holy Inquisition of Mexico for witchcraft, necromancy, and other crimes. As he dies, the Baron swears ... See full summary »
Director: Chano Urueta | Stars: Abel Salazar, Ariadne Welter, David Silva, Germán Robles
Votes: 1,309
9. The Fuller Brush Girl (1950)
Approved | 85 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Scatterbrained Sally Elliott tries to get a job as a Fuller brush girl and desperate for money she borrows her friend's kit without permission and her attempts at selling cosmetics ... See full summary »
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Lucille Ball, Eddie Albert, Carl Benton Reid, Gale Robbins
Votes: 1,068
10. The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (1955)
Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The delirious journey of a mentally disordered man, who is obsessed with committing the perfect crime.
Director: Luis Buñuel | Stars: Ernesto Alonso, Miroslava, Rita Macedo, Ariadne Welter
Votes: 5,889
11. Jack the Ripper (1959)
Not Rated | 84 min | Crime, Drama, History
A serial killer is murdering women in the Whitechapel district of London. An American policeman is brought in to help Scotland Yard solve the case.
Directors: Robert S. Baker, Monty Berman | Stars: Lee Patterson, Eddie Byrne, Betty McDowall, Ewen Solon
Votes: 963
12. Lust of the Vampire (1957)
82 min | Horror
Paris. Young girls are found dead, drained from their blood. A journalist investigates these murders while the beautiful Gisele, from a noble family, tries to seduce him.
Directors: Riccardo Freda, Mario Bava | Stars: Gianna Maria Canale, Carlo D'Angelo, Dario Michaelis, Wandisa Guida
Votes: 1,936
13. Passport for a Corpse (1962)
93 min | Drama, Thriller
A payroll heist gang member must survive in a coffin and then a morgue.
Director: Mario Gariazzo | Stars: Alberto Lupo, Hélène Chanel, Linda Christian, Erno Crisa
Votes: 49
14. The Unsuspected (1947)
Approved | 103 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery
The secretary of an affably suave radio mystery host mysteriously commits suicide after his wealthy young niece disappears.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Claude Rains, Joan Caulfield, Audrey Totter, Constance Bennett
Votes: 3,636
15. Hell Is a City (1960)
93 min | Crime, Thriller
In Britain, a Manchester police inspector becomes obsessed with capturing a criminal who escapes from prison.
Director: Val Guest | Stars: Stanley Baker, John Crawford, Donald Pleasence, Maxine Audley
Votes: 1,384
16. The Witch's Curse (1962)
91 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Maciste travels to Hell to find a witch and make her undo a curse she put on the surface world.
Director: Riccardo Freda | Stars: Kirk Morris, Hélène Chanel, Vira Silenti, Angelo Zanolli
Votes: 524
17. Violent Midnight (1963)
Not Rated | 93 min | Horror
A war veteran from a wealthy but troubled New England family is suspected in a series of brutal murders in his small town.
Director: Richard Hilliard | Stars: Lee Philips, Shepperd Strudwick, Jean Hale, Lorraine Rogers
Votes: 377
18. The Awful Dr. Orlof (1962)
Approved | 90 min | Horror
Dr. Orlof, a former prison doctor, abducts beautiful women from nightclubs and tries to use their skin to repair his daughter's fire-scarred face.
Director: Jesús Franco | Stars: Conrado San Martín, Diana Lorys, Howard Vernon, Perla Cristal
Votes: 1,805
19. The Grim Reaper (1962)
Not Rated | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a woman is killed in a park, the police bring in everyone suspected of being there when the incident occurred and question them. One of them is the killer.
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci | Stars: Francesco Ruiu, Giancarlo De Rosa, Vincenzo Ciccora, Alfredo Leggi
Votes: 2,605
20. The Killer Is Loose (1956)
Passed | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
An unhinged, deceptively mild-mannered bank robber escapes prison, seeking revenge on the cop who accidentally killed his wife during a gun battle.
Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Joseph Cotten, Rhonda Fleming, Wendell Corey, Alan Hale Jr.
Votes: 2,484
21. How to Murder a Rich Uncle (1957)
79 min | Comedy, Crime
The impoverished Clitterburn family live on a grand English estate but times are hard and the head of the household, Sir Henry, seizes upon news of the impending arrival of their rich ... See full summary »
Director: Nigel Patrick | Stars: Nigel Patrick, Charles Coburn, Wendy Hiller, Katie Johnson
Votes: 273
22. Bluebeard (1963)
115 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Follows a family man who meets women through lonely-hearts ads.
Director: Claude Chabrol | Stars: Michèle Morgan, Danielle Darrieux, Hildegard Knef, Juliette Mayniel
Votes: 1,231
23. Who Killed Who? (1943)
Passed | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A man is murdered in an isolated mansion, and the detective tries to find out whodunit. But the house he's investigating is decidedly haunted, and he never knows just what's 'round the next corner.
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Kent Rogers, Tex Avery, Sara Berner, Billy Bletcher
Votes: 1,090
24. La mano de un hombre muerto (1962)
Approved | 95 min | Horror
When violent crime strikes a tiny hamlet, the townsfolk suspect the distant relative of a sadistic 17th century baron who cursed the village.
Director: Jesús Franco | Stars: Ana Castor, Howard Vernon, Paula Martel, Georges Rollin
Votes: 666
25. The Assassin (1961)
Not Rated | 83 min | Crime, Thriller
Alfredo Martelli is picked up by the police at his apartment without justification. In the precinct, he slowly discovers what the investigation is about as we discover details about his life.
Director: Elio Petri | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Micheline Presle, Cristina Gaioni, Salvo Randone
Votes: 1,521
26. The Red Circle (1960)
92 min | Thriller, Crime
A strange, red circle appears on the neck of a man saved from the guillotine. What is its mysterious meaning? Tragically, it turns out to be something of a family curse, as each generation ... See full summary »
Director: Jürgen Roland | Stars: Renate Ewert, Klausjürgen Wussow, Karl-Georg Saebisch, Thomas Alder
Votes: 686
27. La Poison (1951)
Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy, Crime
Through a series of circumstances and plot twists an enterprising man manages to get away with murdering his wife, even though he cheerfully admits his guilt in court.
Director: Sacha Guitry | Stars: Michel Simon, Jean Debucourt, Jacques Varennes, Jeanne Fusier-Gir
Votes: 1,628
28. Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947)
Approved | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Dick Tracy investigates the theft of a fortune of fur coats, a possible insurance swindle and several murders, all linked to a huge thug who wears a hook in place of his right hand.
Director: John Rawlins | Stars: Ralph Byrd, Lyle Latell, Kay Christopher, Jack Lambert
Votes: 1,092
29. The Devil's Daffodil (1961)
86 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A Chinese detective breaks up a drug smuggling ring and tries to find the "Daffodil Killer". The drug smugglers had devised the ingenious method of smuggling heroin from Hong Kong in the stems of daffodils.
Director: Ákos Ráthonyi | Stars: Joachim Fuchsberger, William Lucas, Sabine Sesselmann, Penelope Horner
Votes: 636
30. Totò diabolicus (1962)
95 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
The Marquis Galeazzo di Torre Alta is murdered by a mysterious killer who calls himself Diabolicus. His heirs are his three brothers and a sister, but all of them except Monsignor Antonino ... See full summary »
Director: Steno | Stars: Totò, Raimondo Vianello, Nadia Sanders, Luigi Pavese
Votes: 786
31. The Carpet of Horror (1962)
Not Rated | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
An evil genius uses poison gas to avenge himself on his enemies.
Director: Harald Reinl | Stars: Joachim Fuchsberger, Karin Dor, Eleonora Rossi Drago, Antonio Casas
Votes: 356
32. Der grüne Bogenschütze (1961)
93 min | Crime, Drama
An English businessman comes home to London, only to find visitors to his home being killed by arrows from "the Green Archer."
Director: Jürgen Roland | Stars: Klausjürgen Wussow, Karin Dor, Eddi Arent, Harry Wüstenhagen
Votes: 864
33. Damen i svart (1958)
113 min | Mystery, Thriller
Private detectives Mr and Mrs John Hillman visits a friend in the country. While there they track down a murderer who is disguised as a ghost.
Director: Arne Mattsson | Stars: Anita Björk, Annalisa Ericson, Karl-Arne Holmsten, Sven Lindberg
Votes: 526
34. Il mare (1962)
110 min | Drama
A well known actor comes to off-season Capri to unwind and meets a teenaged boy. The attraction is immediate and mutual but before their relationship can get off the ground, an alluring ... See full summary »
Director: Giuseppe Patroni Griffi | Stars: Umberto Orsini, Françoise Prévost, Dino Mele, Renato Scala
Votes: 150
35. Lipstick (1960)
89 min | Crime, Drama
Twelve-year-old Silvana De Carli falls in love with 30-year-old Gino.
Director: Damiano Damiani | Stars: Pierre Brice, Giorgia Moll, Pietro Germi, Bella Darvi
Votes: 318
36. Mannekäng i rött (1958)
108 min | Mystery, Thriller
A model is murdered at a famous fashion house and the Hillmans start to investigate. Kajsa Hillman is employed as a model and discovers that several people had motives to kill the model, ... See full summary »
Director: Arne Mattsson | Stars: Anita Björk, Lillebil Ibsen, Nils Hallberg, Gio Petré
Votes: 607
37. Kenpei to barabara shibijin (1957)
77 min | Crime, Mystery
The year is 1937, and it has been six months since the Sendai Infantry left for Manchuria. The rotted corpse of a young woman is found at the bottom of a well, but her face and limbs are ... See full summary »
Director: Kyôtarô Namiki | Stars: Shôji Nakayama, Junko Ebata, Shigeru Amachi, Toshio Hosokawa
Votes: 43
38. Blind Justice (1961)
97 min | Drama
A prosecuting attorney torments himself with his obsessive pursuit of a closed case.
Director: Harald Philipp | Stars: Peter van Eyck, Marianne Koch, Eva Bartok, Claus Holm
Votes: 37
39. Densô ningen (1960)
85 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Men are being murdered by a psycho called "The Telegian," who uses a matter-transmitting device to locate his victims.
Director: Jun Fukuda | Stars: Kôji Tsuruta, Yumi Shirakawa, Seizaburô Kawazu, Yoshio Tsuchiya
Votes: 269
40. The Long Dark Hall (1951)
86 min | Crime, Drama
A devoted family man tries to help a beautiful alcoholic showgirl with her life, and becomes the only suspect when someone else murders her.
Directors: Reginald Beck, Anthony Bushell | Stars: Rex Harrison, Lilli Palmer, Tania Heald, Henrietta Barry
Votes: 507
41. Vita frun (1962)
109 min | Mystery, Thriller
A ghost called Vita Frun (White Lady) is accused of several murders. Detective Hillman is contacted to resolve the case.
Director: Arne Mattsson | Stars: Nils Asther, Anita Björk, Jan Malmsjö, Karl-Arne Holmsten
Votes: 236
42. La corona negra (1951)
106 min | Drama, Mystery
An amnesiac woman discovers her past was that of criminal.
Director: Luis Saslavsky | Stars: María Félix, Rossano Brazzi, Vittorio Gassman, José María Lado
Votes: 129
43. The Fabiani Affair (1962)
95 min | Crime, Drama
Two criminal Corsican clans are fighting each other in Paris.
Director: André Versini | Stars: Charles Aznavour, Raymond Pellegrin, Giovanna Ralli, Jean-Louis Trintignant
Votes: 65
44. Rider in Blue (1959)
110 min | Mystery, Thriller
When private eye John Hillman is on assignment in London his wife Kajsa visits the Army's riding school at Strömsholm, Sweden. She gets involved in the strange murder of the Blue Rider. Unknown to everyone at Strömsholm.
Director: Arne Mattsson | Stars: Gunnel Broström, Bengt Brunskog, Gio Petré, Björn Bjelfvenstam
Votes: 245
45. Murder Party (1961)
79 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director: Helmuth Ashley | Stars: Magali Noël, Harry Meyen, Götz George, Hanne Wieder
Votes: 86
46. Angela (1954)
Approved | 81 min | Crime, Drama
Angela (Mara Lane), secretary to an important businessman in Italy, Bertolati (Nino Crisman, is an attractive and sophisticated girl, which is sufficient cause for Steve Catlett (Dennis ... See full summary »
Directors: Dennis O'Keefe, Edoardo Anton | Stars: Dennis O'Keefe, Mara Lane, Arnoldo Foà, Galeazzo Benti
Votes: 52
47. L'assassin est dans l'annuaire (1962)
98 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Fernandel plays Albert, the unhappy brunt of jokes by his fellow office-workers who goes from the frying pan into the fire. Albert gets caught up in a robbery that also goes from bad to ... See full summary »
Director: Léo Joannon | Stars: Fernandel, Georges Chamarat, Henri Crémieux, Robert Dalban
Votes: 109
48. Pensione Edelweiss (1959)
88 min | Drama, Thriller
You'll live this world like a balloon which a child releases.
Directors: Ottorino Franco Bertolini, Víctor Merenda | Stars: Henri Vidal, Dawn Addams, Lino Ventura, Lauretta Masiero
Votes: 129
49. Chiamate 22-22 tenente Sheridan (1960)
96 min | Crime, Drama
Cathrine has been sentenced to the gas chamber but Police Lieutenant Sheridan does not believe she is guilty of the murder she has been accused of. He has twenty-four hours to prove her innocence.
Director: Giorgio Bianchi | Stars: Ubaldo Lay, Tilde Damiani, Nadia Sanders, Umberto Orsini
Votes: 11
50. Skull and Crown (1935)
Approved | 56 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
Rin-Tin-Tin brings the killer of his mistress to justice.
Director: Elmer Clifton | Stars: Rin Tin Tin Jr., Regis Toomey, Jack Mulhall, Molly O'Day
Votes: 112