The House on Carroll Street (1988)
- Directed by
- Peter Yates
- Genre
- drama film, political thriller film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 58 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A photojournalist in 1950s New York is blacklisted for refusing to cooperate with a government committee. She accidentally uncovers a scheme to bring Nazi war criminals into the country.
suspensefulgrittytensenoirishparanoidslow-burnsomberconspiratorial
What happens
The House on Carroll Street is a 1988 American neo-noir film directed by Peter Yates, and starring Kelly McGillis, Jeff Daniels, Mandy Patinkin, and Jessica Tandy. Set in 1950s New York City, it follows a photojournalist who, blacklisted after refusing to disclose names to a 1951 House Un-American Activities Committee, stumbles upon a plot to smuggle Nazi war criminals into the United States. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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No Secrets (1988)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.