Chinatown (
1974) | IMDb:
8.2
Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together.
One, Two, Three (
1961) | IMDb:
7.9
C.R. MacNamara is a managing director for Coca Cola in West Berlin during the Cold War, just before the Wall is put up. When Scarlett, the rebellious daughter of his boss, comes to West Berlin, MacNamara has to look after her, but this turns out to be a difficult task when she reveals to be married to a communist.
Starring:
James Cagney
,
Liselotte Pulver
,
Horst Buchholz
,
Pamela Tiffin
,
Howard St. John
,
Loïs Bolton
The Apartment (
1960) | IMDb:
8.3
Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits, one night he's left with a major problem to solve.
Starring:
Jack Lemmon
,
Shirley MacLaine
,
Fred MacMurray
,
Ray Walston
,
Jack Kruschen
,
David Lewis