By Vlad Zakh · January 16, 2026
Drama intensethought provoking
Conrad Veidt was one of German expressionist cinema’s defining stars before fleeing the Nazi regime and reinventing himself as one of Hollywood’s most memorable villains. Casablanca makes him a ruthless Nazi officer hunting a resistance leader, All Through the Night has a Broadway gambler uncovering a spy ring in wartime New York, A Woman’s Face transforms a scarred blackmailer through surgery, and The Thief of Bagdad joins a thief and a prince against an evil vizier. The Man Who Laughs and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari round out the list.
01 A Broadway gambler uncovers a Nazi spy ring operating in wartime New York.
Directed by Vincent Sherman · 1h 47m · Rated NR
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02 A cynical nightclub owner has to choose between the woman he loves and doing the right thing during the Second World War.
Directed by Michael Curtiz · 1h 42m · Rated PG
Won 3 Oscars18 wins & 12 nominations
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Stream: Crave, Starz Amazon Channel, Crave Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
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03 A scarred, embittered blackmailer's life is transformed after surgery restores her face.
Directed by George Cukor · 1h 46m · Rated NR
Stream: Artiflix · Rent or buy: Fandango At Home
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04 A young thief and a deposed prince battle an evil vizier with the help of a powerful genie.
Directed by Tim Whelan & Ludwig Berger · 1h 47m · Rated NR
Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, HBO Max
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Stream: Criterion Channel
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05 Conrad Veidt plays a man disfigured into a permanent grin as a child, who seeks love and revenge among the aristocracy.
Directed by Paul Leni · 1h 50m
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06 A hypnotist and his sleepwalking medium are suspected in a string of murders, told in a famously warped, expressionist style.
Directed by Robert Wiene · 1h 17m · Rated NR
2 wins & 1 nomination
Stream: fuboTV, Philo, Shudder, Fandor Amazon Channel, Screambox Amazon Channel, Eternal Family · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
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Stream: Shudder, Bloodstream, Artiflix, Kino Film Collection, Kino Film Collection Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Apple TV Store
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