Top rated tightly wound movies on TCM
Check out today’s highest ranked tightly wound movies on TCM! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best tightly wound movies on TCM, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.
1 The Automat (2021)
The 100-year story of the iconic restaurant chain Horn & Hardart, the inspiration for Starbucks, where generations of Americans ate and drank coffee together at communal tables. From the perspective of former customers, we watch a business climb to its peak success and then grapple with fast food in a forever changed America.
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- 2021-09-02 | Documentary / History
Cast
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Mel Brooks
Rating
7.063
2 In the Mood for Love (2000)
In Hong Kong of 1962, Mrs. Chan and Mr. Chow, a journalist, move into neighbouring apartments on the same day. Their encounters are formal and polite—until a discovery about their respective spouses creates an intimate bond between them.
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- 2000-09-29 | Drama / Romance
Cast
- Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Maggie Cheung
Rating
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8.107
3 Cabaret (1972)
Inside the Kit Kat Club of 1931 Berlin, starry-eyed singer Sally Bowles and an impish emcee sound the clarion call to decadent fun, while outside a certain political party grows into a brutal force.
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- 1972-02-13 | Music / Drama
Cast
- Liza Minnelli, Michael York
Rating
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7.386
4 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
A history professor and his wife entertain a young couple who are new to the university's faculty. As the drinks flow, secrets come to light, and the middle-aged couple unload onto their guests the full force of the bitterness, dysfunction, and animosity that defines their marriage.
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- 1966-06-22 | Drama
Cast
- Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton
Rating
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7.7
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5 The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big jewel heist.
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- 1950-05-12 | Crime / Drama
Cast
- Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern
Rating
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7.511
6 Malcolm X (1992)
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.
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- 1992-11-18 | Drama / History
Cast
- Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett
Rating
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7.534
7 Blood Simple (1985)
The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.
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- 1985-01-18 | Crime / Drama
Cast
- John Getz, Frances McDormand
Rating
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7.238
8 Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
One-armed war veteran John J. Macreedy steps off a train at the sleepy little town of Black Rock. Once there, he begins to unravel a web of lies, secrecy, and murder.
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- 1955-01-13 | Thriller / Mystery
Cast
- Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan
Rating
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7.283
9 Bullitt (1968)
Senator Walter Chalmers is aiming to take down mob boss Pete Ross with the help of testimony from the criminal's hothead brother Johnny, who is in protective custody in San Francisco under the watch of police lieutenant Frank Bullitt. When a pair of mob hitmen enter the scene, Bullitt follows their trail through a maze of complications and double-crosses. This thriller includes one of the most famous car chases ever filmed.
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- 1968-10-17 | Action / Crime
Cast
- Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn
Rating
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7.158
10 Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
In the 1930s, bored waitress Bonnie Parker falls in love with an ex-con named Clyde Barrow and together they start a violent crime spree through the country, stealing cars and robbing banks.
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- 1967-08-14 | Crime / Drama
Cast
- Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway
Rating
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7.5
