Thriller Movies
The Amazing Colossal Man (1957)
Lt. Col. Glenn Manning is inadvertently exposed to a plutonium bomb blast and although he sustains burns over 90% of his body, he survives. Then he begins to grow, but…
The Spies (1957)
Hell Bound (1957)
After WW2, a Los Angeles crime ring uses a complex scheme, involving a freight ship, a junkie, and a corrupt health officer, to smuggle drugs into the USA.
Death in Small Doses (1957)
A government agent investigates the use of illegal amphetamines among long-haul truck drivers.
Appointment with a Shadow (1957)
George Nader plays a reporter whose career is ruined by liquor. A comeback opportunity presents itself when Nader is a bystander at the arrest of a well-known criminal.
Short Cut to Hell (1957)
A hitman is found out because he was paid off in traceable stolen money. On the run, he kidnaps the girlfriend of the police detective in charge of his pursuit;…
The Vicious Circle (1957)
When Dr. Howard Latimer finds the German actress whom he had just met at the London Airport murdered in his flat, he is led into a world of murder, blackmail,…
The Long Haul (1957)
An American ex-GI takes a job as a truck driver to support his British war bride Connie. It isn’t long, however, before Harry is blackmailed into joining a smuggling operation…
Time Lock (1957)
A boy is accidentally locked in a bank vault. With less than 10 hours of oxygen left in the vault, it becomes a race to save the boy.
Sea Wife (1957)
In 1942, a cargo ship jammed with British evacuees from Singapore is sunk by a Japanese sub. A small lifeboat carries a beautiful woman, an army officer, a bigoted administrator,…
Across the Bridge (1957)
In Mexico, a financier on the run poses as a man he just murdered, only to find out that the man was also a murderer.
3:10 to Yuma (1957)
Dan Evans, a small time farmer, is hired to escort Ben Wade, a dangerous outlaw, to Yuma. As Evans and Wade wait for the 3:10 train to Yuma, Wade’s gang…
My Gun Is Quick (1957)
Detective Mike Hammer’s investigation of a murder puts him in the middle between warring jewel thieves.
No Time to Be Young (1957)
A melodrama about young adults growing up and facing the pressures of life.
The Hypnotist (1957)
Culver is a psychiatrist who uses hypnotism to treat his patients. When Carpenter, a test pilot, comes to see him complaining of blackouts that make his job difficult, Culver tries…
Hell Drivers (1957)
An ex-con trying to go clean ends up working for a crooked trucking company swindling money.
The Burglar (1957)
Burglar Nat Harbin and his two associates set their sights on wealthy spiritualist Sister Sarah, who has inherited a fortune — including a renowned emerald necklace — from a Philadelphia…
Hellcats of the Navy (1957)
Future “first couple” Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis made their only joint film appearance in Hellcats of the Navy. Ronnie plays Casey Abbott, commander of a WW2 submarine, while Nancy…
The Girl in the Kremlin (1957)
In Moscow 1953, four terrified women prisoners are brought before Joseph Stalin, who chooses the beautiful Dasha. He punishes her by shaving off her long hair. Moments later, a plastic…
Man Afraid (1957)
A preacher (George Nader) fears for his family (Phyllis Thaxter, Tim Hovey) after killing a teenage burglar whose father seeks revenge.
The Night Runner (1957)
A mental patient with a violent past is released from the institution, against the advice of his doctors, and sent back to his old neighborhood. Was he released too soon?
The Big Caper (1957)
A con artist moves into a small town to spearhead a payroll robbery.
Time Without Pity (1957)
Alec Graham is sentenced to death for the murder of his girlfriend Jennie, with whom he spent a weekend at the English country home of the parents of his friend…
Fortune Is a Woman (1957)
An insurance man discovers his ex-girlfriend and her husband’s art-forgery/arson scam.
Four Boys and a Gun (1957)
The moving story of four young men struggling against overwhelming odds to remain honest. When their crooked employer shorts their earnings; they turn to crime, their first theft ending in…
The Counterfeit Plan (1957)
An escaped murderer flees France to England, where he forces an ex-forger, now established as a reputable estate owner, and the forger’s daughter who knew nothing of his past, to…
Crime of Passion (1956)
Kathy leaves the newspaper business to marry homicide detective Bill, but is frustrated by his lack of ambition and the banality of life in the suburbs. Her drive to advance…
The Unguarded Moment (1956)
A high-school music teacher is the victim of a student who writes indecent notes and assaults women.
Accused of Murder (1956)
A police detective finds himself entangled in the web of the underworld when he falls in love with a nightclub singer accused of murdering a crooked lawyer.
A Woman’s Devotion (1956)
An artist suffering from mental problems from his experiences during the war goes to Acapulco on his honeymoon. Soon young women are turning up dead in the area, and the…
Nightfall (1956)
An innocent man turns fugitive as he reconstructs events that implicate him for a murder and robbery he did not commit.
5 Steps to Danger (1956)
Can a couple keep important secrets from Communist spies?
Hot Cars (1956)
Story of a salesman lured into the “hot car” racket.
Julie (1956)
A terrified stewardess is stalked by her psychotic estranged husband.