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Western, Western film
Former U.S. Senator William Tadlock (Kirk Douglas) is leaving his home in Missouri in 1843, heading west on the Oregon Trail by wagon train to the Oregon Country (Pacific Northwest region). His son and slave come along, with mountain man D…
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Action Comedy, action film, comedy film
Michael Bannon, a wealthy but bored businessman and candymaker, issues the code word "Gumball" to his fellow automobile enthusiasts, who gather in a garage in New York City to embark on a coast-to-coast race "with no catalytic converter an…
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drama film, historical film
In 1809, Sergeant Richard Sharpe of the 95th Rifles saves Sir Arthur Wellesley, the commander of the British army fighting the French in Portugal, from three French cavalrymen. Wellesley instantly rewards Sharpe with a field commission to …
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Classical Western, Komödie, Western film, comedy film
In 1900, after finding gold while panning in Nome, Alaska, on their claim, brothers George and Billy Pratt and partner "Big" Sam McCord have become rich. Sam plans to travel to Seattle, to purchase mining equipment; George also asks Sam to…
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Military Film, action film, thriller film
U.S. Army Sergeant Edward Brockman is stationed at Camp Humphreys in South Korea. His commanding officer has assigned him with Corporal Stephaine Selby to repair a ground-penetrating radar (GPR) unit near the Korean DMZ.
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comedy film, live-action/animated film
One hectic morning, Lincoln Loud helps his sisters - Lori, Leni, Luna, Luan, Lynn Jr, Lucy, Lana, Lola and Lisa - go through their activities, while also teaching his youngest sister, Lily, how to cope with living in a large family. After …
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Action, action film
Narcoterrorist and cartel boss Ramón Cota (Billy Drago) controls the cocaine industry with an iron fist. His drugs pour steadily into the United States, corrupting the country's youth and causing a feud between the DEA and San Carlos, Cota…
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Action, Political Satire, action film, war film
In a bar in Nunavut, hitman Brand Hauser shoots and kills three men. He takes pictures of the men with his phone, sends the pictures, and then throws the phone into a burning garbage can. Hauser is then seen on a plane getting directions a…
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Action, Komödie, action film, comedy film
An assortment of people gather at a countryside inn in preparation for the infamous "Cannonball Run," an illegal three-day cross-country race from Washington, D.C. to Santa Monica where the winner and five runners-up will receive $1 millio…
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Criminal Comedy Film, Silly Movie, Sitcom, comedy film, crime film
Captain Thaddeus Harris finally finds a way to become Commandant of the Police Academy; the incumbent Commandant Eric Lassard is past due for mandatory retirement. Meanwhile, Lassard is chosen as "Police Officer of the Decade," he brings h…
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Sword And Sorcery, action film, adventure film, dystopian film, fantasy film
In a possible future, parts of human society have fallen to violence and chaos, with many now living as homeless scavengers and gangs fighting over territory. A group of immortals still has resources and access to advanced technology. It i…
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Fantasy, Japanese Animation Film, action film, adventure film, children's film, fantasy film
5,000 years ago, the heroic Pharaoh Atem imprisoned Anubis, the Egyptian lord of the dead, after he tried to destroy the world by persuading the kings to play the mysterious Shadow Games. In the present day, Anubis' tomb is uncovered by ar…
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Adventure, action film, crime film, mystery film, spy film
Eleven-year-old Davey Osborne lives in San Antonio, Texas. His father, Hal, is a military air traffic controller who has problems relating to Davey, especially in the wake of the death of Davey's mother/Hal's wife. Davey befriends Kim Gard…
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Western, Western film, drama film
In the 1890s American West, outlaws Bill Bowdre, Jesse Coe and Tom Fitch seek to rob Max's father of the gold they believe he has. When it becomes evident that there is none, they torture and brutally kill the white father and Kiowa mother…
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Political Thriller, Secret Agent, crime film, drama film, political thriller film, spy film
Robert Scott is a former United States Marine Corps Force Recon master gunnery sergeant, acting as a selection cadre member for Delta Force. While observing an exercise designed to evaluate Delta candidates, Scott meets a recruit, Curtis, …
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Action, Sci-Fi, action film, science fiction film, thriller film
Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, action film, adventure film, drama film, horror film, monster film, natural horror film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, suspense film, thriller film
Deep Star Six is an experimental deep-sea US Naval facility, with a mix of 11 military and civilian crew, now in the final week of their tour. The project is headed by John Van Gelder to test underwater colonization methods while overseein…
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Adventure, Romantic Comedy, action film, adventure film, crime film, parody film, satanic film
Billy Dannreuther is a formerly wealthy American who has fallen on hard times. He is reluctantly working with four crooks: Peterson, Julius O'Hara, Major Jack Ross and Ravello, who are trying to swindle their way to uranium-rich land in Br…
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Adventure, action film, adventure film, romance film
Chance Buckman is the head of a Houston-based oil-well firefighting outfit. With a team that includes Joe Horn, Greg Parker, and George Harris, Chance travels around the world putting out blazes at well heads from industrial accident, expl…
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Super Hero, Thriller, action film, buddy cop film, crime film
A man is chased through the streets of Nice, France, ultimately resulting in his death. Police officer Alain Moreau is brought by his partner Sebastien to the scene because the victim's face is identical to Alain's. Matches found in his po…
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Drama, biographical film, comedy drama, crime film, drama film
A miscarriage of justice lands Willis Newton languished in prison, he encountered a harsh reality: money held the key to societal status within the unforgiving confines. Determined to climb the social ladder, he joined forces with Slim and…
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Crime, Drama, blaxploitation film, crime film, drama film
Ex-convict Jim Harris and his two accomplices attempt to rob a Harlem count house for the Mafia run by local black gangsters. The heist goes awry and Harris murders both the black gangsters and the white mobsters before fleeing and murderi…
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Cartoon, Documentation, documentary film, live-action/animated film, propaganda film, war film
Adventure, Modern-Day Fantasy, adventure film, treasure hunt film
Flynn Carsen has served as the Librarian for a year. On his latest mission, he almost fails to retrieve a crystal skull by holding on to another find. Judson, his mentor, tells him that a Librarian must sacrifice their own interests for th…
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