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Metropolis

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• Germany • 1927
• Director Fritz Lang
• Cast Gustav Fröhlich, Brigitte Helm, Alfred Abel, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Theodor Loos, Fritz Rasp
• Genre Drama, Science Fiction
• Available on Hoopla, FlixFling, Classix, ARROW, FilmBox+, Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kino Now, Pantaflix, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Redbox, Kanopy, Plex

This silent science-fiction classic follows a couple from different backgrounds who attempt to reform a dystopian city defined by class division.

The 400 Blows
(Les Quatre Cents Coups)

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• France • 1959
• Director François Truffaut
• Cast Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claire Maurier, Albert Rémy, Georges Flamant, Patrick Auffay, Robert Beauvais
• Genre Drama
• Available on Criterion Channel, HBO Max, Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy

The story of a misunderstood adolescent boy growing up in Paris

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
(Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari)

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• Germany • 1920
• Director Robert Wiene
• Cast Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, Friedrich Fehér, Lil Dagover, Hans Heinrich von Twardowski, Rudolf Lettinger
• Genre Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
• Available on Shudder, Screambox, Fandor Amazon Channel, Screambox Amazon Channel, Hoopla, Classix, Spectrum On Demand, AMC+ Amazon Channel, ARROW, DIRECTV, Apple iTunes, Amazon Video, Kino Now, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandor, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Redbox, Kanopy, Plex, Public Domain Movies, Cultpix

After his friend is found dead, Francis suspects the crazed hypnotist Dr. Caligari and his somnambulist, Casare.

Seven Samurai
(七人の侍)

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• Japan • 1954
• Director Akira Kurosawa
• Cast Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Yoshio Inaba, Seiji Miyaguchi, Minoru Chiaki, Daisuke Katô
• Genre Action, Drama
• Available on Criterion Channel, HBO Max, Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube

Seven samurai answer a village's request for protection after they lose their masters and fall on hard times.

The Seventh Seal
(Det sjunde inseglet)

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• Sweden • 1957
• Director Ingmar Bergman
• Cast Max von Sydow, Gunnar Björnstrand, Bengt Ekerot, Nils Poppe, Bibi Andersson, Erik Strandmark
• Genre Fantasy, Drama
• Available on Criterion Channel, HBO Max, Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy

Rashomon
(羅生門)

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• Japan • 1950
• Director Akira Kurosawa
• Cast Toshirō Mifune, Machiko Kyō, Takashi Shimura, Masayuki Mori, Minoru Chiaki, Kichijirô Ueda
• Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery
• Available on Criterion Channel, HBO Max, FilmBox+, Apple iTunes, Amazon Video, Kanopy, Plex

A singular crime from four different perspectives.

Wild Strawberries
(Smultronstället)

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• Sweden • 1957
• Director Ingmar Bergman
• Cast Victor Sjöström, Bibi Andersson, Ingrid Thulin, Gunnar Björnstrand, Jullan Kindahl, Gunnar Sjöberg
• Genre Drama
• Available on Criterion Channel, HBO Max, Apple iTunes, Amazon Video, Kanopy

A retired doctor reflects on his life during a long road trip to receive an honorary degree.

Nosferatu
(Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens)

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• Germany • 1922
• Director F.W. Murnau
• Cast Max Schreck, Gustav von Wangenheim, Greta Schröder, Alexander Granach, Georg H. Schnell, Ruth Landshoff
• Genre Drama, Fantasy, Horror
• Available on Shudder, Screambox, Screambox Amazon Channel, Shudder Amazon Channel, Hoopla, FlixFling, Classix, The Film Detective, Spectrum On Demand, AMC+ Amazon Channel, ARROW, Cultpix, FilmBox+, DIRECTV, Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kino Now, Alamo on Demand, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Darkmatter TV, Redbox, Kanopy, Plex

A symphony of horror.

The Passion of Joan of Arc
(La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc)

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• France • 1928
• Director Carl Theodor Dreyer
• Cast Maria Falconetti, Eugène Silvain, André Berley, Maurice Schutz, Antonin Artaud, Michel Simon
• Genre Drama, History
• Available on Criterion Channel, FlixFling, HBO Max, Apple iTunes, Amazon Video

The 15th-century teenage warrior Joan of Arc takes on the French church.

The Third Man

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• United Kingdom • 1949
• Director Carol Reed
• Cast Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles, Trevor Howard, Bernard Lee, Paul Hörbiger
• Genre Thriller, Mystery
• Available on Criterion Channel, TCM, IndieFlix, Spectrum On Demand, DIRECTV, Apple iTunes, Vudu, Amazon Video, Redbox, AMC on Demand, Google Play Movies, YouTube

Hunted by men ... Sought by WOMEN!

Bicycle Thieves
(Ladri di biciclette)

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• Italy • 1948
• Director Vittorio De Sica
• Cast Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola, Lianella Carell, Elena Altieri, Gino Saltamerenda, Giulio Chiari
• Genre Drama
• Available on Criterion Channel, HBO Max, FilmBox+, Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy

Antonio and his son walk the streets of Rome in search of Antonio’s stolen bicycle, vital for keeping his job.