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1. North by Northwest (1959)
Approved | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
A New York City advertising executive goes on the run after being mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and falls for a woman whose loyalties he begins to doubt.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Jessie Royce Landis
Votes: 346,628 | Gross: $13.28M
2. Strangers on a Train (1951)
PG | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A psychopathic man tries to forcibly persuade a tennis star to agree to his theory that two strangers can get away with murder by submitting to his plan to kill the other's most-hated person.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Farley Granger, Robert Walker, Ruth Roman, Leo G. Carroll
Votes: 141,160 | Gross: $7.63M
3. Born to Kill (1947)
Approved | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A calculating divorcée risks her chances at wealth and security with a man she doesn't love by getting involved with the hotheaded murderer romancing her foster sister.
Director: Robert Wise | Stars: Claire Trevor, Lawrence Tierney, Walter Slezak, Phillip Terry
Votes: 6,098
4. The Lost Valentine (2011 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 87 min | Drama, Romance
Lucas Thomas's grandmother Caroline returns every Valentine's Day to the station where, at their first wedding anniversary, she waved off to the Pacific Theater of War in 1944 her husband ... See full summary »
Director: Darnell Martin | Stars: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Betty White, Sean Faris, Billy Magnussen
Votes: 6,508
5. Terror by Night (1946)
Approved | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
When the fabled Star of Rhodesia diamond is stolen on a London to Edinburgh train and the son of its owner is murdered, Sherlock Holmes must discover which of his suspicious fellow passengers is responsible.
Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Alan Mowbray, Dennis Hoey
Votes: 6,936
6. The Palm Beach Story (1942)
Passed | 88 min | Comedy, Romance
A New York inventor needs cash to develop his big idea, so his adoring wife decides to raise it by divorcing him and marrying an eccentric Florida millionaire with a capricious high-society sister.
Director: Preston Sturges | Stars: Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea, Mary Astor, Rudy Vallee
Votes: 12,893 | Gross: $0.44M
7. The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941)
Not Rated | 112 min | Comedy, Romance
An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in with a Midwestern family.
Director: William Keighley | Stars: Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan, Monty Woolley, Richard Travis
Votes: 8,983
8. Night Train to Terror (1985)
R | 98 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
"Night Train to Terror" is a 1985 horror anthology movie where God and Satan are on a train discussing the fate of three individuals.
Directors: John Carr, Phillip Marshak, Tom McGowan, Jay Schlossberg-Cohen, Gregg G. Tallas | Stars: Barbara Wyler, Jamie Scoggin, Stacey Lyons, Linda Maderas
Votes: 2,827
9. No Man of Her Own (1950)
Passed | 98 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Romance
A pregnant woman adopts the identity of a railroad-crash victim and starts a new life with the woman's wealthy in-laws, but is soon blackmailed by her devious ex.
Director: Mitchell Leisen | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, John Lund, Jane Cowl, Phyllis Thaxter
Votes: 2,910
10. The Narrow Margin (1952)
Approved | 71 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A woman planning to testify against the mob must be protected against potential assassins on the train trip from Chicago to Los Angeles.
Directors: Richard Fleischer, William Cameron Menzies | Stars: Charles McGraw, Marie Windsor, Jacqueline White, Gordon Gebert
Votes: 8,664
11. Lady on a Train (1945)
Passed | 94 min | Comedy, Crime, Film-Noir
In New York, a woman who partially witnesses a killing from a train window seeks the aid of a crime novelist to solve the murder.
Director: Charles David | Stars: Deanna Durbin, Ralph Bellamy, David Bruce, George Coulouris
Votes: 2,572
12. Cairo Station (1958)
Not Rated | 77 min | Crime, Drama
A newspaper salesman at the train station in Cairo develops an unhealthy obsession with a woman who sells refreshments.
Director: Youssef Chahine | Stars: Farid Shawqi, Hind Rustum, Youssef Chahine, Hassan el Baroudi
Votes: 5,369
13. Blue Skies (1946)
Approved | 99 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
An ex-dancer and New York radio star narrates his love story for a band singer who loved a self-centered man who was unable to commit to his nightclub business or his family.
Directors: Stuart Heisler, Mark Sandrich | Stars: Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Joan Caulfield, Billy De Wolfe
Votes: 1,571
14. Cross Fire (1989 TV Movie)
R | 200 min | Biography, Drama
Story of the rise and fall of 1920s' Ku Klux Klan leader D.C. Stephenson.
Director: Paul Wendkos | Stars: John Heard, Mel Harris, David Morse, George Dzundza
Votes: 334
15. Hit the Ice (1943)
Passed | 82 min | Comedy
Two newspaper photographers get mixed up with gangsters at a ski resort.
Directors: Charles Lamont, Erle C. Kenton | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Ginny Simms, Patric Knowles
Votes: 1,718
16. Thirst (1949)
Not Rated | 83 min | Drama
A needy couple in a bad marriage travel back to Stockholm after a trip to Italy. Meanwhile, a widow resists seductions from two different persons - her psychiatrist and a lesbian friend.
Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Eva Henning, Birger Malmsten, Birgit Tengroth, Hasse Ekman
Votes: 2,836
17. Experiment Perilous (1944)
Approved | 91 min | Film-Noir, Romance, Thriller
In 1903, a doctor suspects murder in the gothic Bederaux family.
Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Hedy Lamarr, George Brent, Paul Lukas, Albert Dekker
Votes: 2,130
18. Do You Love Me (1946)
Approved | 91 min | Musical, Romance
The woman dean of a music school undergoes a glamorous transformation after she meets a swing bandleader.
Director: Gregory Ratoff | Stars: Maureen O'Hara, Dick Haymes, Harry James, Reginald Gardiner
Votes: 300
19. The Emperor Jones (1933)
Not Rated | 72 min | Drama, Music
Unscrupulously ambitious Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and through bluff and bravado finds himself the emperor of a Caribbean island.
Directors: Dudley Murphy, William C. de Mille | Stars: Paul Robeson, Dudley Digges, Frank H. Wilson, Fredi Washington
Votes: 1,263
20. Strangers in the Night (1944)
Approved | 56 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A lonely, mentally-unbalanced woman invents a fictitious daughter and has the "daughter" write to a Marine stationed in the South Pacific. When the soldier returns to the States, he goes to... See full summary »
Director: Anthony Mann | Stars: William Terry, Virginia Grey, Helene Thimig, Edith Barrett
Votes: 816
21. Suddenly It's Spring (1947)
Approved | 87 min | Comedy, Romance
Fred wants to start a new life with a new wife, but it isn't easy to give Paulette the gate for another mate.
Director: Mitchell Leisen | Stars: Paulette Goddard, Fred MacMurray, Macdonald Carey, Arleen Whelan
Votes: 295
22. Tell It to the Judge (1949)
Passed | 87 min | Comedy, Romance
Marsha Meredith, an attorney-at-law, is nominated for a Federal judgeship but her nomination is opposed by a 'Good-Government' group who think her divorce makes her unfit for the job. This ... See full summary »
Director: Norman Foster | Stars: Rosalind Russell, Robert Cummings, Gig Young, Marie McDonald
Votes: 454
23. Fog Over Frisco (1934)
Approved | 68 min | Crime, Mystery, Romance
The lifestyles of Arlene and Valkyr Bradford, half-sisters from a respected San Francisco family, diverge markedly as Arlene takes up with criminals.
Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Bette Davis, Donald Woods, Margaret Lindsay, Lyle Talbot
Votes: 1,752
24. She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945)
Approved | 87 min | Comedy, Romance
Susan Lane is a gifted psychiatrist, grounded in self-control. Before returning by train to her practice in Chicago, she spends time back East with war veterans, building their self-esteem,... See full summary »
Director: Alexander Hall | Stars: Rosalind Russell, Lee Bowman, Adele Jergens, Charles Winninger
Votes: 579
25. The Falcon in San Francisco (1945)
Approved | 66 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
The Falcon and his friend Goldie Locke check into what appears to be a silk-smuggling racket in San Francisco.
Director: Joseph H. Lewis | Stars: Tom Conway, Paula Corday, Edward Brophy, Sharyn Moffett
Votes: 802
26. Bulldog Drummond's Revenge (1937)
Unrated | 57 min | Adventure, Mystery
Captain Drummond travels to Switzerland in order to marry his girlfriend but the disappearance of a dangerous cargo of explosives makes him delay his plans.
Director: Louis King | Stars: John Barrymore, John Howard, Louise Campbell, Reginald Denny
Votes: 738
27. Sing, Baby, Sing (1936)
Approved | 90 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Nightclub singer Joan Warren's agent Nicky puts her into situations designed to advance her career.
Director: Sidney Lanfield | Stars: Alice Faye, Adolphe Menjou, Gregory Ratoff, Ted Healy
Votes: 149
28. Once in a Lifetime (1932)
Passed | 91 min | Comedy, Romance
Story of a Hollywood studio during the transition from silents to talkies.
Director: Russell Mack | Stars: Jack Oakie, Sidney Fox, Aline MacMahon, Russell Hopton
Votes: 215
29. Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (1950)
Approved | 69 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
A paroled embezzler skips town with his $100K loot and boards the Chicago-New York train, followed by an assortment of shady characters who want the money, but en-route to NYC the embezzler is murdered and his loot disappears.
Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Marjorie Main, James Whitmore, Ann Dvorak, Phyllis Kirk
Votes: 624
30. Curley (1947)
Approved | 53 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A mischievous kid and his friends torment their school teachers.
Director: Bernard Carr | Stars: Larry Olsen, Frances Rafferty, Eilene Janssen, Dale Belding
Votes: 121
31. Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking (2021)
80 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A look at the life and work of Oscar Micheaux, a pioneer of the African-American film industry.
Director: Francesco Zippel | Stars: Gian Luca Farinelli, Chuck D, Amma Asante, Kwame Kwei-Armah
Votes: 205
32. The Good Fellows (1943)
Approved | 70 min | Comedy, Romance
The title of Grand Caesar in the Ancient Order of Noblest Romans of Wakefield, Indiana keeps Jim "Pop" Helton so involved and distracted that he forgets to pay the family's bills, nearly ... See full summary »
Director: Jo Graham | Stars: Cecil Kellaway, Helen Walker, Mabel Paige, James Brown
Votes: 41
33. Last Train from Bombay (1952)
Approved | 72 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Martin Viking, an American diplomat in India, is falsely accused on the killing of an Indian dignitary and sets out to prove his innocence while trying to find the location of explosions planed on a Bombay train by a group of terrorists.
Director: Fred F. Sears | Stars: Jon Hall, Christine Larson, Lisa Ferraday, Douglas Kennedy
Votes: 114
34. Alice in Movieland (1940)
Approved | 22 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
In a U.S. town that could be anywhere, 18-year-old Alice Purdee wins a free trip to Hollywood. With the assistance of a cheerful porter, she takes the night train and dreams about her ... See full summary »
Director: Jean Negulesco | Stars: Joan Leslie, Nana Bryant, Clara Blandick, Clarence Muse
Votes: 419
35. Let's Live Tonight (1935)
Passed | 75 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Nick Kerry (Tullio Carminati) is a rich rounder who holds tremendous fascination over women......mainly because he is rich and has his own yacht. At Monte Carlo one evening he romances Kay ... See full summary »
Director: Victor Schertzinger | Stars: Lilian Harvey, Tullio Carminati, Janet Beecher, Hugh Williams
Votes: 28
36. Lady Bodyguard (1943)
Approved | 69 min | Comedy
A.C.Baker, advertising executive for an insurance company, approaches test pilot Terry Moore with a proposition that in return for using his picture and endorsement he will get a ... See full summary »
Director: William Clemens | Stars: Eddie Albert, Anne Shirley, Raymond Walburn, Roger Pryor
Votes: 66
37. Secret Service Investigator (1948)
Passed | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A returning war hero who looks like a forger gets mixed up with gangsters and the Secret Service.
Director: R.G. Springsteen | Stars: Lynne Roberts, Lloyd Bridges, George Zucco, June Storey
Votes: 53
38. Wall Street Cowboy (1939)
Passed | 66 min | Drama, Music, Western
Roy Rogers and his pals go to New York City to prevent a Wall Street conglomerate from taking their land. The land is rich in a mineral used for making steel and some greedy power brokers will stop at nothing to get it.
Director: Joseph Kane | Stars: Roy Rogers, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Raymond Hatton, Ann Baldwin
Votes: 139
39. This Is the Life (1944)
Approved | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
18-year-old Angela, reared in a New England town by her Aunt Betsy, receives an inheritance which she uses to go to New York, ostensibly for voice training, but she is pursuing the object ... See full summary »
Director: Felix E. Feist | Stars: Donald O'Connor, Susanna Foster, Peggy Ryan, Louise Allbritton
Votes: 74
40. Triple Threat (1948)
Passed | 71 min | Action, Drama, Romance
American football script number one-through 101 is the usual one about an egotistical college football star (amatuer) who is drafted into the National Football League (professional), and he... See full summary »
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Richard Crane, Gloria Henry, Mary Stuart, John Litel
Votes: 18
41. The Awakening of Jim Burke (1935)
Approved | 57 min | Drama
After his divorced wife dies, Jim Burke takes their son who she had been raising and he hasn't seen in many years. Jim Burke is a tough, hard-nosed construction boss on engineering projects... See full summary »
Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Jack Holt, Florence Rice, Jimmy Butler, Kathleen Burke
Votes: 12
42. Train to Alcatraz (1948)
Approved | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A group of prisoners being transported by train to Alcatraz prison plot an escape.
Director: Philip Ford | Stars: Don 'Red' Barry, Janet Martin, William Phipps, Roy Barcroft
Votes: 70
43. Blonde Trouble (1937)
Approved | 67 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Fred Stevens, on his way to New York City with hopes of succeeding as a songwriter, meets and falls in love with Edna Baker, an employee in a dentist's office. In New York, Fred meets Paul ... See full summary »
Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Eleanore Whitney, Johnny Downs, Lynne Overman, Terry Walker
Votes: 22
44. Show Business (1932)
20 min | Comedy, Short
The girls and their pet monkey create havoc on board a train carrying a traveling Broadway troupe.
Director: Jules White | Stars: Zasu Pitts, Thelma Todd, Anita Garvin, Monte Collins
Votes: 154
45. Casey Jones, Jr. (1923)
Passed | 20 min | Short, Action, Comedy
Casey Jones, Jr. (Lige Conley), assistant to the president of the railroad, is sent to speed up the Speed-Ball Express, Celeryville's month-late arrival. Casey has things going reasonably ... See full summary »
Director: Del Lord | Stars: Lige Conley, Peggy O'Neil, Violet Oliver, Jack Lloyd
46. You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith (1943)
Approved | 64 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
A young woman marries a soldier to fulfill the conditions of a will. However, when she gets ready to divorce him, she realizes that she actually loves him, and determines to find a way to stay married to him.
Director: Felix E. Feist | Stars: Allan Jones, Evelyn Ankers, Billie Burke, David Bruce
Votes: 30
47. A Guy, a Gal and a Pal (1945)
Passed | 62 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young woman devises a clever scheme to secure a train reservation by pretending to be married to a stranger.
Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Ross Hunter, Lynn Merrick, Ted Donaldson, George Meeker
Votes: 23
48. A Dangerous Adventure (1937)
Passed | 58 min | Drama
At the Gale Steel and Iron Works in Galesburg, Tim Sawyer, known as "Shoulders," is the tough production manager frustrated by the company's refusal to spend money for repairs. The plant is... See full summary »
Director: D. Ross Lederman | Stars: Don Terry, Rosalind Keith, Russell Hicks, John Gallaudet
49. Mysterious Crossing (1936)
Approved | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Reporter tries to solve the murder of a man killed on a boat in Mississippi.
Director: Arthur Lubin | Stars: James Dunn, Jean Rogers, Andy Devine, Hobart Cavanaugh
Votes: 19
50. Moon Over Las Vegas (1944)
Approved | 65 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
A beautiful woman goes to Las Vegas in a scheme to make her husbnd jealous, but once she gets there she becomes involved with another man.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Anne Gwynne, David Bruce, Barbara Jo Allen, Vivian Austin
Votes: 25