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Action, action film, disaster film, drama film
A hurricane is approaching Puerto Rico and an evacuation order is in effect. John the Baptist, a thief, steals a painting. Cardillo and Jess Peña, police officers, go out to evacuate anyone who is still in their home.
Gangster Film, action film, crime film, drama film
The film opens in Moscow with Danila Bagrov and two of his friends from the army, Ilya Setevoy and Kostya Gromov, being interviewed on TV about their service in the First Chechen War. After the interview, Kostya reveals that his twin brother, Dmitry, is an ice hockey player for the National Hockey League's Chicago Blackhawks and is being extorted by American kingpin Richard Mennis. Mennis has come to Moscow to discuss a proposal with the head of the bank Kostya works for, Valentin Belkin.
Action, Aliens, Sci-Fi, action film
In 2242 A.D., Earth is suffering an extinction level event, and 300,000 survivors are selected to board a spaceship called the Ark that will take them to a new colony called New Earth. Noah stows away on the Ark impersonating a junior janitor while his girlfriend Hayley, who is pregnant with his child is put into stasis as a passenger. A grizzled older janitor named Clay attempts to mentor Noah.
Action Comedy, Martial-Arts, action film, comedy film, martial arts film
A reporter covers a story in an Anatolian village where many people have seemingly died of pneumonia while a team of scientists try to find a cure. They are attacked and killed by a terrorist group disguised as farmers. Days later, a former North Korean spy shows up at the South Korean embassy in Istanbul.
Action, Sci-Fi, dystopian film, horror film
In a technologically advanced near future, Katherine Mills, a cyborg working for Harbinger Corporation, discovers a reprogramming anomaly regarding a warfare A.I. system located at Harbinger I Training Facility, an undisclosed military-training island. She meets up with Captain Damien Bukes and his team, consisting of Drifter, Robinson, Cutbill, Goodwin, Hackett, and Loftus—all of whom have been assigned to a two-day training mission at Harbinger I.
Adventure, Drama, action film, adventure film, drama film, historical film, war film
In the 17th century, Ukraine, Russia, Poland, and elsewhere in eastern Europe are divided into small sections and principalities that fight each other or against one enemy: in this case, the Ottoman Empire. A battle rages between the Turks and the Poles. The Poles are losing until the Cossacks arrive to save the day.
Animalhorror, action film, horror film
Jake Cullen is babysitting his grandson in the Australian outback when a massive razorback boar smashes through his house and carries off his grandson to devour. Jake is accused of murdering the child. Although people do not believe his story, he is ultimately acquitted due to lack of evidence.
Drama, Film Noir, film noir
In post World War II Paris, various passengers board a secure U.S. Army train to Frankfurt. They include American, Russian, British, French, and German diplomats, scientists, military personnel, and others cleared to make the passage.
Treasure Hunting, fantasy film
Part One In Africa, wealthy businessman Mr. Bitter is on safari with his guides, Allan Quatermain and Bruce McNabb. He wishes to kill a family of African bush elephants, but Quatermain insists otherwise.
Animation, Christmas film, fantasy film, live-action/animated film
In 1867, an audience gathered in a cinema in Boston to hear Charles Dickens tell the story of "A Christmas Carol". One Christmas Eve in Victorian London, the merriment is not felt by rich moneylender Ebenezer Scrooge, who orders criminal Old Joe to arrest his debt-ridden clients and lock them in a debtors' prison, including Dr. Lambert of a local children's hospital when its debts have been transferred to Scrooge.
Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, mockbuster, superhero film
Government research scientist Henry "Hank" Howard has been commissioned by General Darwin to develop a serum that will enhance the user's strength and longevity. Howard wishes to marry Darwin's daughter Hannah, but Darwin sternly refuses to give him his blessing until he gets results from the serum test. He goes on a date with Hannah to a carnival.
Action, Sci-Fi, action film, crime film, thriller film
Max (Shane West), a young American computer engineer, acquires an unreleased mobile phone that receives strange text messages. First, they encourage him to miss his flight which crashes soon after takeoff. Then the messages direct him to buy a certain stock, which increases by 313%.
Komödie, action film, children's film, comedy film
thumb|Original car used during filming of Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo Jim Douglas, his partner and mechanic Wheely Applegate, and Herbie arrive in Paris to qualify for and compete in the Trans-France Race (a fictional version of the Monte Carlo Rally), in the hopes of staging a career comeback. The team has three major opponents in the race: Bruno von Stickle, a German driver with experience in the "European Racing Circuit", Claude Gilbert, a French driver, and Diane Darcy, a beautiful young woman and the only female driver in the Trans-France Race. Herbie falls in love at first sight with Giselle, Diane's sentient Lancia Scorpion.
Romantic Comedy, action film, crime film, romantic comedy film, thriller film
Peter Brackett, a famous reporter from Chicago Chronicle, meets Sabrina Peterson, a budding one from Chicago Globe. Both cover a train crash from different angles, and a competition begins. Danny Brown calls Sabrina, and says he picked up a briefcase at the site of the crash.
Action, Sci-Fi
In 2031, humanity establishes its first space colony on Mars. By 2042, the "The Alliance" world government is formed, and quantum propulsion enables travel beyond the Solar System. After the Mars colony fails in 2281, the Alliance controls Earth, Zafdie and Ellora.
Action, action film, drama film, war film
Colonel James Braddock, Vietnam War veteran, had believed his Asian wife Lin Tan Cang to be dead since the war ended in 1975, but he hears from a missionary, Reverend Polanski, that Lin is not only alive, but that she and Braddock have a 12-year-old son named Van Tan Cang. At first, Braddock does not believe it, but when cold-blooded CIA boss Littlejohn tells Braddock to disregard that information, that is when Braddock knows it is true. Braddock heads back into Vietnam through parachute deployment and with the help of an Australian C-47 pilot.
Action, Adventure, action film, thriller film
A joint U.S.–South American task force is formed to counter a powerful drug cartel smuggling narcotics to the United States. However, a U.S. Army air assault on the cartel's fortified mountain compound is repelled by Eric Stoller (Bert Rhine), a skilled mercenary pilot flying a modified MD 500 Defender called the "Scorpion", who shoots down the assault force's UH-60 Black Hawks and attacks their AH-1 Cobra escorts; Jake Preston (Nicolas Cage), the sole surviving Cobra pilot, is forced to retreat.
Action, Thriller, action film, crime film, thriller film
Victor has infiltrated a criminal empire run by ruthless kingpin Alphonse Hoyt. His objective is to make Alphonse pay for the murder of his wife and young daughter two years earlier. Victor intends to exact revenge on Alphonse through physical and psychological torture before finally killing him.
Adventure, Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction action film
A voiceover sets the scene: the time is after the Harmonic Convergence, when drastic climate change has swept away civilization as we know it. A vast wind current, the Slipstream, encircles the globe, and a few scattered settlements of survivors attempt to keep human life going. An aeroplane pursues a man running down a canyon, cornering him at a precipice.
Action, Crime, Thriller, thriller film
In Nevada, criminal couple Vince Miller and Fay Forrester steal $850,000 from mobsters at a Winnemucca casino, killing one in the process. During their getaway to Hells Canyon in Idaho, the two get into an argument. Fay knocks out the controlling Vince at a rest stop and escapes with the money.
Adventure, Justice Drama, War Film, adventure film, drama film
In 1895, the Royal North Surrey Regiment is called to active service to join the army of Sir Herbert Kitchener in the Mahdist War against the forces of the Khalifa. Forced into an army career by family tradition and fearful he might prove a coward in battle, Lieutenant Harry Faversham resigns his commission on the eve of its departure. As a result, his three friends and fellow officers, Captain John Durrance and Lieutenants Burroughs and Willoughby, show their contempt by each sending him a white feather—signifying cowardice—attached to a calling card.
Action, Sci-Fi, action film, cyberpunk, horror film, science fiction film, speculative fiction film
The founder of virtual reality, Dr. Benjamin Trace, has lost a legal battle to secure a patent on the most powerful worldwide communications chip ever invented. Touted as the one operating system to control all others, in the wrong hands the "Chiron Chip" has the potential to dominate a society dependent on computers.
Action, Martial-Arts, action film, coming-of-age film, martial arts film
Former Green Beret Louis Stevens returns to his hometown of Miami after completing military service in Brazil, only to learn that his old high school has become a haven for gangs and drug dealers. After Stevens uses his capoeira skills to kick several drug dealers off the school property, Mr. Kerrigan, one of Stevens' old teachers, sees the impact that Stevens has on the students.
Horror, Sci-Fi, horror film, science fiction film
A panicked woman runs to a shop wanting to use the phone. After being denied entry, she enters a nearby phone booth, and is taken by a flash of light. April and her boyfriend Kyle leave to spend the weekend at her parents' cabin.