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Boris Karloff

Performer with 49 reviewed and 59 watchlist titles.

108 Results
  1. Behind That Curtain  1929D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Jul 9, 2020
    Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Romance
  2. The Unholy Night  1929D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Aug 18, 2020
    Horror, Mystery, Thriller
  3. The Bad One  1930
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Romance, Thriller
  4. The Sea Bat  1930D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Oct 22, 2020
    Action, Romance, Thriller
  5. The Utah Kid  1930C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)
    Jan 14, 2021
    Action, Drama, Romance, Western
  6. The Criminal Code  1931C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
    Nov 18, 2020
    Crime, Drama, Romance
  7. King of the Wild  1931
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Action, Adventure, Horror
  8. Cracked Nuts  1931D: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Oct 11, 2020
    Comedy, Musical, Romance
  9. The Vanishing Legion  1931
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Adventure, Drama, Western
  10. Young Donovan's Kid  1931
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Crime, Drama
  11. Smart Money  1931C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
    Jan 27, 2021
    Crime, Drama
  12. The Public Defender  1931C: 3 stars (out of 5)
    Feb 18, 2021
    Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
  13. Five Star Final  1931D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Feb 7, 2026
    Crime, Drama
  14. I Like Your Nerve  1931F: 1 star (out of 5)
    Feb 26, 2021
    Comedy, Romance
  15. Graft  1931
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Crime, Thriller
  16. The Mad Genius  1931C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)
    Apr 13, 2021
    Drama, Horror, Romance
  17. The Yellow Ticket  1931D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Mar 3, 2021
    Adventure, Drama, War
  18. Frankenstein  1931B+: 4 stars (out of 5)
    Apr 20, 2021
    Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
  19. The Guilty Generation  1931C: 3 stars (out of 5)
    Mar 12, 2021
    Crime, Drama, Romance
  20. Tonight or Never  1931D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
    May 3, 2021
    Comedy, Romance
  21. Behind the Mask  1932C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)
    Sep 12, 2021
    Crime, Horror, Mystery, Romance
  22. Business and Pleasure  1932D: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Aug 1, 2021
    Comedy
  23. The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood  1932
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Comedy, Romance
  24. Scarface  1932B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
    Dec 20, 2021
    Action, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
  25. The Miracle Man  1932
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Drama, Romance
  26. Night World  1932
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Comedy, Crime, Drama, Musical
  27. Skyscraper Souls  1932
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Drama, Romance
  28. The Old Dark House  1932B: 4 stars (out of 5)
    Feb 20, 2008
    Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Horror, Thriller
  29. The Mask of Fu Manchu  1932C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)
    Nov 2, 2008
    Adventure, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
  30. The Mummy  1932
    Because Boris Karloff performed and it's in the Universal Monsters collection.
    Fantasy, Horror
  31. The Ghoul  1933F: 1 star (out of 5)
    Jan 12, 2012
    Action, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance
  32. The Lost Patrol  1934B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
    Oct 23, 2008
    Action, Adventure, Drama, War
  33. The House of Rothschild  1934
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Biography, Drama, History, War
  34. The Black Cat  1934B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
    Feb 16, 2025
    Crime, Horror, Romance, Thriller
  35. Gift of Gab  1934
    Because Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff performed.
    Comedy, Music
  36. Bride of Frankenstein  1935
    Because Boris Karloff performed and it's in the Universal Monsters collection.
    Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
  37. The Raven  1935
    Because Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff performed.
    Crime, Horror
  38. The Black Room  1935D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Oct 21, 2024
    Horror
  39. The Invisible Ray  1936D: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Feb 19, 2008
    Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
  40. The Walking Dead  1936C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
    Nov 2, 2007
    Crime, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
  41. Juggernaut  1936
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Mystery
  42. The Man Who Lived Again  1936
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Horror, Sci-Fi
  43. Charlie Chan at the Opera  1936
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Mystery
  44. Night Key  1937
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Crime, Thriller
  45. West of Shanghai  1937B: 4 stars (out of 5)
    Jul 23, 2007
    Adventure, Drama, War
  46. The Invisible Menace  1938D: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Jul 28, 2023
    Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
  47. Mr. Wong, Detective  1938D: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Nov 1, 2024
    Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
  48. Devil's Island  1938C: 3 stars (out of 5)
    Oct 20, 2007
    Drama, Thriller
  49. Son of Frankenstein  1939
    Because Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff performed and it's in the Universal Monsters collection.
    Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
  50. The Mystery of Mr. Wong  1939
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Mystery
  51. Mr. Wong in Chinatown  1939D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Nov 6, 2008
    Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
  52. The Man They Could Not Hang  1939
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi
  53. British Intelligence  1939D: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Jul 26, 2023
    Romance, Thriller, War
  54. Tower of London  1939D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Dec 16, 2007
    Drama, History
  55. The Fatal Hour  1940
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Crime, Mystery
  56. Black Friday  1940
    Because Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff performed.
    Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
  57. The Man with Nine Lives  1940C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)
    Jun 8, 2024
    Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
  58. Doomed to Die  1940
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
  59. Before I Hang  1940D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Jan 2, 2009
    Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi
  60. The Ape  1940
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Horror, Sci-Fi
  61. You'll Find Out  1940
    Because Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff performed.
    Comedy, Crime, Horror, Musical, Mystery, Romance
  62. The Devil Commands  1941D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Dec 27, 2007
    Horror, Sci-Fi
  63. The Boogie Man Will Get You  1942D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Mar 1, 2013
    Comedy, Horror
  64. The Climax  1944
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Horror, Music, Thriller
  65. House of Frankenstein  1944
    Because Boris Karloff performed and it's in the Universal Monsters collection.
    Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
  66. The Body Snatcher  1945C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)
    Apr 5, 2026
    Horror, Thriller
  67. Isle of the Dead  1945C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
    Feb 20, 2008
    Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
  68. Bedlam  1946C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
    Feb 19, 2008
    Drama, Horror, Thriller
  69. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty  1947D: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Dec 27, 2008
    Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
  70. Lured  1947
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
  71. Unconquered  1947
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, Western
  72. Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome  1947D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Feb 20, 2008
    Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
  73. Tap Roots  1948
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Drama, Romance, War, Western
  74. The Emperor's Nightingale  1949
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Animation, Family, Fantasy
  75. Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff  1949
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Comedy, Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
  76. The Strange Door  1951
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Horror, Thriller
  77. The Black Castle  1952
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Adventure, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
  78. Colonel March Investigates  1953
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Mystery
  79. Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde  1953
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
  80. The Island Monster  1954
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Crime, Thriller
  81. Sabaka  1954
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Adventure
  82. A Connecticut Yankee  1955
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
  83. Voodoo Island  1957
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Drama, Horror, Thriller
  84. La création du monde  1958
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
  85. The Haunted Strangler  1958
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Crime, Mystery, Horror
  86. Frankenstein 1970  1958
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Horror, Sci-Fi
  87. Corridors of Blood  1958
    Because Boris Karloff and Christopher Lee performed.
    Crime, Horror, Thriller
  88. The Secret World of Eddie Hodges  1960
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Musical
  89. Arsenic & Old Lace  1962
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Comedy, Crime, Romance
  90. The Paradine Case  1962
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Crime, Drama, Romance
  91. The Raven  1963D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Jul 26, 2008
    Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
  92. The Terror  1963C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)
    Jun 15, 2007
    Horror, Thriller
  93. Black Sabbath  1963
    Because Mario Bava directed and Boris Karloff performed.
    Horror
  94. The Comedy of Terrors  1963D: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Jan 13, 2012
    Comedy, Horror
  95. Bikini Beach  1964
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Comedy, Music, Romance
  96. Die, Monster, Die!  1965D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
    Feb 20, 2008
    Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
  97. The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini  1966
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Comedy, Horror, Musical
  98. The Daydreamer  1966
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
  99. The Venetian Affair  1966
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Action, Thriller
  100. Mad Monster Party?  1967
    Because Boris Karloff performed.
    Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical

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