List of the best Don Siegel movies: Invasion of the Body Snatchers(1956), Dirty Harry(1971), The Shootist(1976), Charley Varrick(1973), The Lineup(1958), The Verdict(1946), The Beguiled(1971), The Killers(1964), Riot in Cell Block 11(1954), Hell Is for Heroes(1962), The Big Steal(1949), Private Hell 36(1954) ... ...
Sci-Fi, Horror
USA
1956
80 Minutes
Director
Kevin McCarthy Dana Wynter Carolyn Jones Larry Gates King Donovan Jean Willes Ralph Dumke Virginia Christine Tom Fadden Kenneth Patterson Guy Way
alien doctor patient ex-girlfriend psychiatrist townsperson creepy gripping suspenseful thrilling small town california aliens epidemic conformity unusual behavior invasion pursuit metamorphosis discovery
A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
USA
1971
103 Minutes
Director
Clint Eastwood Harry Guardino Reni Santoni John Larch Andrew Robinson John Vernon John Mitchum Mae Mercer
police officer psychopath victim mayor clint eastwood gritty suspenseful thrilling san francisco school bus police station secret hideout crime scene kidnapping murder robbery suicide surveillance rebellion
When a madman calling himself "the Scorpio Killer" menaces the city, tough-as-nails San Francisco Police Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan is assigned to track down and ferret out the crazed psychopath.
Western
USA
1976
99 Minutes
Director
John Wayne Lauren Bacall James Stewart Ron Howard Richard Boone Hugh O'Brian Harry Morgan Rick Lenz John Carradine Sheree North Scatman Crothers
gunslinger outlaw innkeeper son sheriff ex-lover gritty gutsy moving carson city, nev. american west cancer swan song revenge notoriety death quest rivalry 1900s
A dying gunfighter spends his last days looking for a way to die with a minimum of pain and a maximum of dignity.
Crime, Drama
USA
1973
111 Minutes
Director
Walter Matthau Joe Don Baker Felicia Farr Andrew Robinson John Vernon Sheree North Norman Fell Benson Fong Woodrow Parfrey William Schallert Jacqueline Scott
bank robber criminal police officer killer tense gritty new mexico bank robbery survival showdown mob retribution escape pursuit revenge 1970s
A man, his wife and their friend stage a bloody bank robbery without realizing they are stealing from the Mob.
Crime, Drama
USA
1958
86 Minutes
Director
In San Francisco, a psychopathic gangster and his mentor retrieve heroin packages carried by unsuspecting travelers.
Crime, Drama
USA
1946
86 Minutes
Director
Sydney Greenstreet Peter Lorre Joan Lorring George Coulouris Rosalind Ivan Paul Cavanagh Arthur Shields Morton Lowry Holmes Herbert Art Foster Clyde Cook
superintendent successor artist nephew politician crafty engaging thrilling scotland yard london rooming house courtroom wrongful execution murder investigation redemption teamwork police work writing rivalry discovery
After an innocent man is executed in a case he was responsible for, a Scotland Yard superintendent finds himself investigating the murder of his key witness.
Drama, History
USA
1971
109 Minutes
Director
Clint Eastwood Geraldine Page Elizabeth Hartman Jo Ann Harris Darleen Carr Mae Mercer Pamelyn Ferdin Melody Thomas Peggy Drier Pattye Mattick
soldier young girl student fiery sultry offbeat school american civil war sex love scandal forbidden love 1860s
While imprisoned in a Confederate girls' boarding school, an injured Union soldier cons his way into each of the lonely women's hearts, causing them to turn on each other, and eventually, on him.
Crime, Drama
USA
1964
95 Minutes
Director
Lee Marvin Angie Dickinson John Cassavetes Ronald Reagan Clu Gulager Claude Akins Norman Fell Virginia Christine Don Haggerty Robert Phillips Kathleen O'Malley
Surprised that their contract victim didn't try to run away from them, two professional hit men try to find out who hired them and why.
Action
USA
1954
80 Minutes
Director
Fed up with the inhumane prison living conditions, a general prison riot breaks out, leading to hostage-taking, a stand-off with the guards and eventual negotiations with the prison administration officials.
War, Drama
USA
1962
90 Minutes
Director
Steve McQueen Bobby Darin Fess Parker Harry Guardino James Coburn Mike Kellin Nick Adams Bob Newhart
sergeant private hustler nazi soldier gritty intense france battlefield bunker church bar horrors of war world war ii bravery armed conflict heroism sacrifice quest 1940s
Small squad must hold off German attack.
Crime, Drama
USA
1949
71 Minutes
Director
Robert Mitchum Jane Greer William Bendix Patric Knowles Ramon Novarro
military officer criminal police detective beautiful woman con artist engaging spirited melodramatic suspenseful mexico boat town search on the run romance swindling deception pursuit revenge 1940s
An army lieutenant accused of robbery pursues the real thief on a frantic chase through Mexico aided by the thief's fiancee.
Crime, Drama
USA
1954
81 Minutes
Director
detective partner singer police chief dark gripping suspenseful new york city los angeles drugstore nightclub racetrack trailer police corruption theft investigation singing romance greed quest
When 2 detectives steal $80,000 from a dead robber, one of them suffers from a guilty conscience which could lead to murder.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1977
103 Minutes
Director
Charles Bronson Lee Remick Donald Pleasence Tyne Daly Alan Badel Patrick Magee Sheree North Frank Marth Helen Page Camp Roy Jenson Jacqueline Scott
kgb agent double agent intelligence officer romantic interest soviet soldier intense suspenseful engaging soviet union united states military base house brainwashing cold war secret mission dangerous assignment international conflict espionage pursuit discovery
A Russian officer is sent to the U.S. to try and stop sleeper agents who will mindlessly attack government entities when they hear certain coded words.
Crime, Drama
USA
1956
91 Minutes
Director
John Cassavetes James Whitmore Sal Mineo Mark Rydell Denise Alexander Malcolm Atterbury Peter Votrian Virginia Gregg Ray Stricklyn Daniel Terranova Will Kuluva
Social worker tries to befriend local slum gang.
Crime, Drama
USA
1968
101 Minutes
Director
Richard Widmark Henry Fonda Harry Guardino Inger Stevens James Whitmore Michael Dunn
police detective commissioner suspect mistress partner minister gritty tense melodramatic thrilling brooklyn, n.y. police station new york city street apartment theft corruption manhunt police brutality investigation
In New York City's Spanish Harlem, detectives Madigan and Bonaro are given 72 hours by their superior to capture a hoodlum wanted for homicide in Brooklyn.
Western
USA
1960
92 Minutes
Director
Elvis Presley Steve Forrest Barbara Eden Dolores del Río John McIntire Rodolfo Acosta Karl Swenson Ford Rainey Richard Jaeckel Anne Benton L.Q. Jones
native american cowboy father mother love interest brother melodramatic brash texas small town race relations frontier justice father/son relationship mother/son relationship family native americans sacrifice revenge 1800s
When fighting breaks out between two cultures in West Texas, the mixed-blood Pacer tries to act as a peacemaker, but the "flaming star of death" pulls him irrevocably into the deadly violence.
Crime, Drama
USA
1957
85 Minutes
Director
Mickey Rooney Carolyn Jones Cedric Hardwicke Leo Gordon Anthony Caruso Jack Elam John Hoyt Ted de Corsia
George "Babyface" Nelson became one of the most important gangsters of 1930's Chicago by making brutal robberies. In order to compete with Al Capone, he allied himself with John Dillinger.
Western
USA
1952
77 Minutes
Director
Audie Murphy Faith Domergue Stephen McNally Susan Cabot Gerald Mohr Eugene Iglesias
miner outlaw marshal beautiful woman gunslinger girlfriend gritty thrilling suspenseful mine mining town american west cave land claim mining teamwork romance false accusations murder revenge
Marshal Tyrone and the Silver Kid form an uneasy alliance against a gang of claim jumpers.
Western
USA
1959
80 Minutes
Director
Cornel Wilde Victoria Shaw Mickey Shaughnessy Edgar Buchanan Rian Garrick Jack Elam Dabbs Greer Alexander Lockwood
deputy sheriff bar owner socialite foreman brother melodramatic gripping confident mojave desert grand canyon ghost town bar cave small town small-town life murder investigation desperation reputation teamwork
In the 1950s, Arizona Deputy Sheriff Les Martin is pressured by his community to solve a string of mysterious murders around a mining ghost town in the Grand Canyon.
Adventure
USA
1958
83 Minutes
Director
Audie Murphy Eddie Albert Patricia Owens Everett Sloane Gita Hall Richard Jaeckel Paul Birch Jack Elam John Harding Peggy Maley Carl Rogers
skipper arms dealer wife first mate revolutionary femme fatale suspenseful gritty thrilling melodramatic key west, fla. cuba sea boat house gun running cuban revolution debt moral dilemma murder
The Cuban misadventures of a Florida smuggler, at the time of the Cuban Revolution.
Mystery & Thriller
UK|France
1974
106 Minutes
Director
Michael Caine Donald Pleasence Delphine Seyrig Clive Revill John Vernon Joss Ackland Janet Suzman Catherine Schell Joseph O'Conor Denis Quilley Derek Newark
A British Agent's son is kidnapped and held for ransom.
Crime, Drama
USA
1953
76 Minutes
Director
Teresa Wright Macdonald Carey Dolores Moran Adele Mara Edgar Barrier Jack Elam
murder victim immigrant wrongly accused couple worker lawyer intense suspenseful dark gritty courtroom ranch home room struggle justice crime prevention law motivation helping others
Lawyer defends migrant worker falsely accused of two murders.
Drama
USA
1949
85 Minutes
Director
Ronald Reagan Viveca Lindfors Broderick Crawford Rosemary DeCamp Osa Massen Craig Stevens Johnny McGovern Lillian Yarbo Art Baker Erskine Sanford Lois Austin
sick person suicidal person widow scientist love interest moving melodramatic emotional florida coast beach house epilepsy suicide mourning romance grief second chance love discovery 1940s
A scientist haunted by the incurable illness epilepsy meets a beautiful woman haunted by the voice of her dead husband.
War
USA
1955
81 Minutes
Director
John Derek Diana Lynn Kevin McCarthy Alvy Moore Pat Conway L.Q. Jones John Kirby Don Haggerty Barbara Brown Betty Lou Gerson Fran Bennett
Two brothers, enrolled at the U.S. Naval Academy on the verge of the Korean War, fall in love with the same girl.
Drama
Spain|USA
1958
95 Minutes
Director
Richard Kiley Carmen Sevilla Jose Guardiola Julio Peña Jesús Tordesillas José Marco Davó Jose Manuel Martin Purita Vargas
An American architect traveling in Madrid falls in love with his interpreter but is faced by a jealous lover who follows them.
Comedy
USA
1982
105 Minutes
Director
Bette Midler Ken Wahl Rip Torn Val Avery Jack Elam Benson Fong F. William Parker Ian Wolfe
gambler blackjack dealer lounge singer casino owner mistress offbeat las vegas lake tahoe reno, nev. casino hotel gambling bad luck deception love triangle transformation 1980s
Harold, a professional gambler, and his girlfriend Bonita, a lounge singer, follow Willie, a young blackjack dealer, around the western U.S. Harold has a jinx on Willie and can't lose with ... See full summary »
Musical
1959
87 Minutes
Director
Fabian Carol Lynley Stuart Whitman Arthur O'Connell Dodie Stevens Betty Field Royal Dano Margo Moore Claude Akins Edgar Buchanan
A farm boy and his dog go hunting with his teenage brother (Fabian) and an older friend (Stuart Whitman) in 1912.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1971
102 Minutes
Murphy
Clint Eastwood Jessica Walter Donna Mills John Larch Irene Hervey Jack Ging James McEachin Clarice Taylor Don Siegel
disc jockey obsessed fan girlfriend police officer thrilling sultry emotional apartment club car bridge california highway obsession relationships radio celebrity stalking love escape
The life of a disc jockey is turned upside down after a romantic encounter with an obsessed fan.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1985
115 Minutes
Jeff Goldblum Michelle Pfeiffer Richard Farnsworth Irene Papas Kathryn Harrold Paul Mazursky Roger Vadim Dan Aykroyd David Bowie Bruce McGill Vera Miles
thief assassin engineer wife husband depressed person amusing madcap lighthearted airport car jewelry theft crime ring infidelity running away adventure pursuit transformation love 1980s
After discovering that his wife is cheating on him, an insomniac aerospace engineer accidentally meets, and tries to help a beautiful model on the run from some extremely dangerous people.