Kansas City
Aug 16, 1996 | IMDB 6.1
116 min Watch NowDrama, Crime
A pair of kidnappings expose the complex power dynamics within the corrupt and unpredictable workings of 1930s Kansas City.
Drama, Crime
A pair of kidnappings expose the complex power dynamics within the corrupt and unpredictable workings of 1930s Kansas City.
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First Name: Carmen
Alias Nick Beal
Rambling Rose
Cradle Will Rock
Stick
Don't Breathe
Mickey One
The Pinch
Butterfly
Killing Words
Black Hand Strawman: The History of Organized Crime in Kansas City
Orphans
The Field
Thieves Like Us
Ship of Fools
The '60s
Monsieur Verdoux
Rainbow Kids
Draupadi Unleashed
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T
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2026
A jazzy ballet of vengeance set against Chicago’s towering skyline and deep shadows, this thrilling symphony of elevated action examines the edges of sovereignty, Machiavellianism and the indomitable human will.First Name: Carmen
IMDB 6 | Dec , 1983
The protagonist is Carmen X, a sexy female member of a terrorist gang. She asks her uncle Jean, a washed-up film director if she can borrow his beachside house to make a film with some friends, but they are in fact planning to rob a bank. During the robbery she falls in love with a security guard. The film intercuts between Carmen's escape with the guard, her uncle's attempt to make a comeback film, and a string quartet attempting to perform Beethoven.Alias Nick Beal
IMDB 6.7 | Mar , 1949
After straight-arrow district attorney Joseph Foster says in frustration that he would sell his soul to bring down a local mob boss, a smooth-talking stranger named Nick Beal shows up with enough evidence to seal a conviction. When that success leads Foster to run for governor, Beal's unearthly hold on him turns the previously honest man corrupt, much to the displeasure of his wife and his steadfast minister.Rambling Rose
IMDB 6.1 | Sep , 1991
In the Deep South of the 1930s, Rose is taken in by the Hillyer family to serve as housemaid so that she can avoid falling into a life of prostitution. Her appearence and personality is such that all men fall for her, and she knows it. She can't help herself from getting into trouble with men.Cradle Will Rock
IMDB 6.4 | Dec , 1999
A true story of politics and art in the 1930s USA, centered around a leftist musical drama and attempts to stop its production.Stick
IMDB 5.3 | Apr , 1985
After getting out of jail, car thief Ernest "Stick" Stickley witnesses the murder of his friend Rainy during a drug deal. To avoid getting killed by the same people, who work for mobster Chucky, Stick gets a job as a chauffeur for millionaire Barry Braham and lies low. As he gets used to his new routine, Stick woos Barry's financial consultant, Kyle McClaren, but must fight back when Chucky's men come after him.Don't Breathe
IMDB 7 | Jun , 2016
A group of teens break into a blind man's home thinking they'll get away with the perfect crime. They're wrong.Mickey One
IMDB 5.8 | Sep , 1965
A former comic is on the run from the mob.The Pinch
IMDB 6.2 | Aug , 2018
When a low level mobster is nearly rubbed out by the boss, he decides to take the bonus he was promised by force, so he kidnaps the boss and demands a hefty ransom.Butterfly
IMDB 7.4 | Sep , 1999
The film centres on Moncho and his coming-of-age experience in Galicia in 1936. Moncho develops a close relationship with his teacher Don Gregorio who introduces the boy to different things in the world. While the story centres on Moncho's ordinary coming-of-age experiences, tensions related to the looming Spanish Civil War periodically interrupt Moncho's personal growth and daily life.Killing Words
IMDB 6.6 | Aug , 2004
A mild-mannered psychopath plays mind-games with a woman he has tied to a chair in his basement.Black Hand Strawman: The History of Organized Crime in Kansas City
IMDB 0 | Mar , 2009
The film shines a light on Kansas City’s less glorious past when it was a major distribution hub for heroin in the 1930s and 1940s. Black Hand Strawman explains how Kansas City’s Mafia exercised control over the Teamsters Union Local 41 from the 1950s into the 1980s.Orphans
IMDB 5.6 | Sep , 1987
Brothers Treat and Philip have only had each other since they were kids, when a small-time criminal abruptly upends their routine lives.The Field
IMDB 7 | Sep , 1990
"Bull" McCabe's family has farmed a field for generations, sacrificing much in the name of the land. When the widow who owns the field decides to sell it in a public auction, McCabe knows that he must own it. While no local dare bid against him, a wealthy American decides he requires the field to build a highway. "Bull" and his son decide they must try to convince the American to let go of his ambition and return home, but the consequences of their plot prove sinister.Thieves Like Us
IMDB 6.5 | Feb , 1974
Three criminals escape from prison and embark on a robbery spree across USA. Along the way, one of them falls in love while they plan a final heist before going their separate ways.Ship of Fools
IMDB 6.6 | Jul , 1965
Passengers on a ship traveling from Mexico to Europe in the 1930s represent society at large in that era. The crew is German, including the ship's Dr. Schumann, who falls in love with one of the passengers, La Condesa. A young American woman, Jenny, is traveling with the man she loves, David. Jenny is fascinated and puzzled by just who some of the other passengers are.The '60s
IMDB 6 | Feb , 1999
The Herlihys are a working class family from Chicago whose three children take wildly divergent paths: Brian joins the Marines right out of High School and goes to Vietnam, Michael becomes involved in the civil rights movement and after campaigning for Bobby Kennedy and Eugene McCarthy becomes involved in radical politics, and Katie gets pregnant, moves to San Francisco and joins a hippie commune. Meanwhile, the Taylors are an African-American family living in the deep South. When Willie Taylor, a minister and civil rights organizer, is shot to death, his son Emmet moves to the city and eventually joins the Black Panthers, serving as a bodyguard for Fred Hampton.Monsieur Verdoux
IMDB 7.7 | Sep , 1947
The film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining income. While being both loyal and competent in his work, Verdoux has been laid-off. To make money for his wife and child, he marries wealthy widows and then murders them. His crime spree eventually works against him when two particular widows break his normal routine.Rainbow Kids
IMDB 6.4 | Jan , 1991
A wealthy matriarch is kidnapped by a gang of three. She is insulted by the amount of money they propose to demand as ransom, and a strange interchange of roles takes place.Draupadi Unleashed
IMDB 0 | May , 2019
In 1930’s British India, sixteen-year-old Indira finds herself torn between true love, her duty to follow through with an arranged marriage, and the powerful allure of a mysterious guru. Through her heartbreaking journey to self-discovery, long-held secrets are brought to light and Indira discovers the strength within herself to break free.