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Classical Western, Western film, romance film
Wounded Quirt Evans' horse collapses in front of Quaker Thomas Worth's homestead. Quirt says that he must get to the telegraph station. Thomas and his daughter Penelope (Penny) offer to drive him into town in their wagon, to which Quirt ag…
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Komödie, Secret Agent, parody film, science fiction comedy, science fiction film
Spy extraordinaire Derek Flint is an ex-agent of Z.O.W.I.E. (Zonal Organization World Intelligence Espionage) who is brought out of retirement to deal with the threat of Galaxy, a worldwide organization led by a trio of mad scientists: Doc…
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Christmas film, Criminal Comedy Film, buddy film, comedy film, prison film
In 1935, Great Depression-era convicts Ned and Jim, jailed on unspecified charges and abused by a ruthless warden, become escaped convicts when a vicious killer named Bobby escapes the electric chair. The two escape to a small upstate New …
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War Film, drama film, war film
After the Norwegian resistance leader Royal Norwegian Navy Lieutenant Erik Bergman travels to Great Britain to report the location of a German V-2 rocket fuel plant, the Royal Air Force's No. 633 Squadron is assigned to destroy it. The squ…
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Action, action film, thriller film
A young woman named Lydia buys ammunition at a megastore for her boyfriend Jonah Pincerna and his gang. After loading up, the gang goes to kill a tenant family who apparently stole money the gang had stashed in the walls of their rented ho…
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Cartoon, action film, adventure film, family film, fantasy film, science fiction film
While Cobra Commander and Serpentor blame each other's stewardship of Cobra as the root cause of the organization's failures, Pythona, a woman from the secret civilization Cobra-La, infiltrates the Terror Drome. While there, she reveals to…
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Romance Film, War Film, drama film, war film
Lieutenant Harry Brubaker is a Naval Reserve aviator called back to active duty to fly F9F Panthers in the Korean War. Returning from a mission with battle damage, he is forced to ditch and is rescued by a Sikorsky helicopter manned by Chi…
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Action, Christmas film, action film, crime film, thriller film, vigilante film
Seven years after Detective Sid Reiner discovered he was the vigilante, Paul Kersey returns to New York City in the witness protection program, having assumed the name Paul Stewart. He is invited by his girlfriend, Olivia Regent, to a fash…
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Criminal Comedy Film, Gangster Film, action film, comedy drama, crime film, drama film
A young Matty Demaret is forced to decide whether to kill or spare the man responsible for his father's arrest by his father's associate Teddy. Unable to pull the trigger, Teddy tells Matty he is unfit for mob work. Years later, Matty is u…
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Crime, Erotic Thriller, Komödie, Sexploitation Film, action film, erotic film, sexploitation film
Gas station attendant Clint Ramsey, who works at Martin Bormann's Super Service in the desert, finds himself too irresistible to a series of girls, all of whom have the word "Super" in their given names. In the beginning, he is married to …
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Adventure, Thriller, action film, crime film
An alcoholic Los Angeles Sheriff's Deputy, Matt Scudder, takes part in a drug bust that results in his fatal shooting of a small-time dealer in front of the man's wife and kids. Scudder ends up in a drunk ward, suffering from booze and bla…
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Action, Crime, Drama, action film, crime film, drama film
Leon and Bobby Anthony are brothers and members of the Deuces, a street gang who protect their neighborhood of Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Ever since the death of their youngest brother Alphonse "Allie Boy" from a heroin overdose at the hands o…
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Parodie, Silly Movie, comedy film, parody film
World-famous violinist Ryan Harrison is seen giving a concert. Afterwards, he goes to a party where he meets Hibbing Goodhue, a millionaire who sponsors Harrison's performances, as well as Goodhue's seductive wife Lauren and his possible m…
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Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, action film, crime film
Hardened criminal and drug dealer King David returns to New York City, where he can find redemption by settling an old score with drug lord Moon. He keeps tape-recorded journals about his life and is always talking about a woman named Edna…
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Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, action film, horror film, science fiction film
In New York City, a stray lightning bolt strikes the 102-floor, 73-elevator Millennium Building. The three main express elevators begin acting strangely, resulting in a guard's flashlight being crushed. The next day, a group of pregnant wo…
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Animation, Super Hero, science fiction film
Intro The sun of the Green Lantern Corps' homeworld, Oa, is becoming a gateway for an anti-matter entity called Krona. In response, the Guardians of the Universe start evacuating Oa of all valuables, such as the Central Battery. While in l…
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action film, adventure film, comedy film, teen film
A high-tech ninja called Saico-Tek goes on a spree of destruction in Jump City with color coordinated glaives that explode. The Teen Titans intervene but he is always one step ahead of them with his arsenal of weapons, martial arts skills …
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Adventure, Animation, animated film, children's film, live-action/animated film, pseudo-documentary
A paleontologist named Zack takes his nephew Ricky and his niece Jade on a fossil hunt in Alaska while their parents are on vacation in Europe. While alone, Ricky encounters an anthropomorphic raven named Alex, who then transforms into a p…
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Adventure, action film, drama film
In the early 1950s, Pete Verrill is invited by his friend, director John Wilson, to rewrite the script for Wilson's latest project: a film with the working title of The African Trader. The hard living, irreverent Wilson convinces producer …
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Action, Thriller, action film
Frank Penny (Aaron Eckhart) is a police officer who loves his job and keeps himself fit like a soldier. Nevertheless, his career has stagnated because he killed a child in a dramatic shootout. This means he has a lot of time to monitor tra…
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Action, War Film, war film
Corporal Robert Dunne recounts the story of tough-as-nails career Marine Sergeant John Stryker. Initially he is greatly disliked by the men of his squad, particularly the combat replacements, for the rigorous training he puts them through.…
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Thriller, action film, crime film
While FBI agent Jake Malloy pursues a serial killer who targets police officers in Seattle, his former partner becomes a victim. While Malloy is at his partner's home, the killer calls him from Malloy's home. The killer says Malloy pursued…
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Action, Drama, Komödie, action film, comedy drama, comedy film, comedy thriller
Cameron, a Vietnam veteran wanted for attempted murder, escapes police custody. Crossing a bridge, he dodges a car that seems to be trying to run him down; when he turns around, the car has disappeared. A helicopter flies close to the brid…
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Action, Super Hero, action film, fantasy film
James "Jimmy" Cuervo, paroled after serving a prison sentence for killing a rapist in a fight, lives with his dog in a mobile home in Lake Ravasu on the Raven Aztec reservation. Jimmy plans to start a new life with his girlfriend, Lily, wh…
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