Minamata tells the story of a photojournalist who uncovers the truth behind a chemical company's pollution that leads to mercury poisoning in a Japanese town. He fights against police corruption and an evil corporation while trying to bring justice to the victims.
Master thief Lupin III and his friends set out on a daring adventure to find the fabled gold of Babylon. Along the way, they face off against dangerous criminals, unravel mysteries, and use their cunning and skills to outsmart their enemies.
In The Racket, a hard-boiled investigator battles against political corruption and organized crime in a Midwestern town. With the help of a newspaper reporter, he tries to take down a corrupt district attorney and a powerful racketeer. As he digs deeper, he uncovers a web of deceit and violence, leading to a thrilling showdown.
In this crime drama, a young doctor becomes obsessed with finding the identity of a deceased patient after she refuses to answer the door during an emergency visit. As she delves deeper into the case, she uncovers a web of secrets and must confront her own past traumas.
New York Confidential is a movie set in 1950s New York, following a gripping story of crime, corruption, and betrayal. The plot revolves around a lawyer who gets involved with an organized crime syndicate, and as he navigates through the dangerous world of power and secrets, he must make difficult choices to protect himself and his loved ones.
In the cutthroat world of the New York City garment industry in 1957, a labor union organizer and a mobster clash as threats and reprisals ensue. Based on true events, this film-noir explores the labor movement and the struggle for power and survival.
In 1951 Brooklyn, a rookie cop becomes involved in a fight against police corruption and a criminal syndicate. Based on a true story and filled with drama and suspense, the young officer must navigate the dangerous world of the district attorney's office and the corrupt officers in his own precinct.
A crusading newspaper reporter battles big-city gambling interests.
A man gets locked in a bank vault and goes through various comedic situations while trying to get out.
Stan Laurel as a harness racing jockey who must win a big race.
A war vet finds out that a former prostitute had his baby. Doubting it's his, he gives it away, so she reports him. Twenty years later, she still wants to find her son. She meets a young man and falls in love, but the vet's prison term ends.
After a rare gem is stolen from an exhibition at a posh hotel, Inspector Farraday decides to recruit former thief Boston Blackie to find the stone. Along with his assistant, "The Runt", Blackie focuses his investigation on the hotel manager, George Daley, and his sister, Eileen. Through disguises and ruses, Blackie and the Runt try to trick their way to discovering the thieves.
Private detective is framed for murder and must uncover the truth behind a web of treachery and deception.
Dr. Frank Harlow is in the process of trying to save a man badly beaten by two gangsters whom he identifies to the police. When the victim dies the charge becomes murder and Harlow hightails it to the far woods where he finds a job as clerk Roger Condon in a sporting-goods store. Harlow's plan is to lay low until the gangsters forget about him. But complications arise from two different sectors. First, Harlow falls in love with the local beauty Laurie Maitland and second, the murderers find out where he is hiding.
The city's District Attorney is murdered, and a newspaper reporter investigates. He starts finding out that everything wasn't quite as cut and dried as it appeared to be.
The benefactor of the Stack Memorial Hospital dies after an operation. Ellery Queen investigates when it is revealed the cause of death was murder by strangulation.
When a businessman who has had a double indemnity policy taken out on him dies mysteriously, his insurance company sends an undercover investigator to town to determine exactly what happened.
Charley's in love with the daughter of a financier who wants her to insist that Chas have a pile of cash before she marries him. But, the Depression is everywhere: Charley's behind on his rent and nearly everyone he meets is down on their luck. After reading a "how to" book on the power of a forceful will, Charley applies the lessons with mixed results, but he does land a job that includes delivering a shake-down letter to his girlfriend's father. Is the naïve Charley going to end up in jail?
An ex-con is inspired to go undercover and "finger" the mob after finding out his sister is hooked on illegal drugs.
When her sister is murdered by a group of goons working for a local mobster, Beth goes on the fritz, donning a wig, taking martial arts lessons, and using a cane to help take on opponents. Soon, she meets her sibling's murderers face to face, and they're in for it. Kathy Allen and George Oakley star in this North Carolina revenge opus.