Despite Bickle’s volatile and turbulent journey, it’s impossible not to watch and see the outcome.

For those who arefans of the infamous work ofAgatha Christie,Joseph L. Mankiewicz’sSleuthis an absolute must-see.

6’What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?'

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While Crawford delivers a solid performance, Davis runs away with the film as Baby Jane.

Jane, whose mental health is declining, harbors intense envy and bitterness toward Blanche.

Gregory continually tells her that she is imagining these occurrences, leading her to doubt her own sanity.

Kim Novak and James Stewart as Madeline and John standing in the woods in Vertigo

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The Silence of the Lambspresents an initial intensity that is unlike any other psychological thriller to date.

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A former San Francisco police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with the hauntingly beautiful woman he has been hired to trail, who may be deeply disturbed.

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Michael Caine and Nancy Allen as Robert Elliott and Liz Blake talking in Dressed to Kill

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A mysterious blonde woman kills one of a psychiatrist’s patients, and then goes after the high-class call girl who witnessed the murder.

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Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) stands in the street wearing sunglasses and sporting a rough mohawk in ‘Taxi Driver’ (1976).

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A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action.

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Michael Caine whispering to Laurence Olivier in Sleuth (1972)

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A man who loves games and theater invites his wife’s lover to meet him, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results.

Paul Avery (Robert Downey Jr.) and Robert Graysmith (Jake Gyllenhaal) looking intently ahead in an office in David Fincher’s ‘Zodiac’ (2007).

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Between 1968 and 1983, a San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac Killer, an unidentified individual who terrorizes Northern California with a killing spree.

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Bette Davis looking out a barred window with Joan Crawford sitting behind her in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)

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Baby Jane Hudson, once a famous child actress, now resides in a dilapidated mansion with her sister Blanche, who was a successful actress until an accident left her paralyzed. Jane, whose mental health is declining, harbors intense envy and bitterness toward Blanche. As she subjects her sister to increasing cruelty and psychological abuse, the story delves into their troubled past and the dark dynamics of their relationship, culminating in shocking revelations and tragic consequences.

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Gregory (Charles Boyer) pinning a frightened Paula (Ingrid Bergman) against the wall in Gaslight

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Paula Alquist, newly married to Gregory Anton, relocates to her inherited London townhouse, where she starts experiencing unsettling events like dimming gaslights and disappearing possessions. Gregory continually tells her that she is imagining these occurrences, leading her to doubt her own sanity. However, Gregory’s true motive is to drive Paula insane, hiding his quest to uncover her aunt’s hidden jewels. As Paula’s psychological torment intensifies, a determined police inspector begins to suspect the truth, aiming to save her from Gregory’s manipulative grasp.

Leonardo DiCaprio in Inception as the dream collapses

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A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O., but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster.

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Jodie Foster looking at Anthony Hopkins behind the glass of his cell in Silence of the Lambs

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A young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.

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