Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Suspense/Crime: 3110 Films to Rent
Thing, The (The Thing From Another World) (1951)
- Dir. Christian Nyby
Feat. Kenneth Tobey, Robert Cornthwaite
- Howard Hawksian macho men in leather tussle it out with men in cardies over how to protect themselves from the abomidable alien outside in the snow.…
When Worlds Collide (1951)
- Dir. Rudolph Mate
Feat. Richard Derr, Barbara Rush, Peter Hansen…
- When Earth faces imminent and total destruction from an errant star, scientists must organise an evacuation in time to save the human race. Thrilling…
Blue Lamp, The (1950)
- Dir. Basil Dearden
Feat. Dirk Bogarde, Patrick Doonan, Jack Warner
- A confident, precisely–judged thriller set in post–war London, with feral petty–crooks Dirk Bogarde and Patrick Doonan being hunted…
Clouded Yellow, The (1950)
- Dir. Ralph Thomas
Feat. Jean Simmons, Trevor Howard, Kenneth More…
- Superior British noir with Howard as a jaded ex–secret service agent pressed into service when he falls for the charms of mysterious young…
Damned Don't Cry, The (1950)
- Dir. Vincent Sherman
Feat. Joan Crawford, David Brian, Steve Cochran…
- Loosely based on the relationship between Bugsy Siegel and Virginia Hill, this riveting film tells of a New York socialite's involvement with an…
Enforcer, The (1950)
- Dir. Bretaigne Windust
Feat. Humphrey Bogart
- Gripping, well–characterized crime drama leads D.A. Humphrey Bogart into the seedy underworld to trail the leader of a notorious murder ring.
House by the River (1950)
- Dir. Fritz Lang
Feat. Louis Hayward, Lee Bowman, Jane Wyatt…
- Crime noir which chillingly evokes the Victorian era thanks to director Fritz Lang's characteristic attention to detail and mood.
When a rich…
Panic in the Streets (1950)
- Dir. Elia Kazan
Feat. Richard Widmark, Paul Douglas, Barbara Bel Geddes…
- Early New Orleans–set Kazan noir, follows the hunt for a killer who may be spreading a bubonic plague. Tense, detailed examination of morality…
So Long at the Fair (1950)
- Dir. Antony Damborough, Terence Fisher
Feat. Jean Simmons, Dirk Bogarde, David Tomlinson…
- Spooky urban legend gets the cinematic treatment in this accomplished chiller. At the 1896 World Fair in Paris two siblings check into a hotel, in…
Stage Fright (1950)
- Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Jane Wyman, Marlene Dietrich, Michael Wilding…
- Aspiring actress Jane Wyman investigates her friend's claims of innocence after he's imprisoned for murder. A polished job from Hitch, notable for a…