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Action, Crime, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Super Hero, action film
Min Lo Chan, the Chinese Minister of Industrial Development, who happens to be an old college friend of J. Jonah Jameson, flees China and comes to the United States to locate three men who during the war approached him and offered him money for secrets about Mao Zedong, which he refused at the time. He stays with his niece Emily Chan, who lives in New York City.
Thriller, action film, disaster film
The ocean liner SS Britannic is voyaging through the North Atlantic with 1200 passengers on board when the shipping line's owner Nicholas Porter in London receives a call from someone with an Irish accent styling himself as "Juggernaut", who claims to have placed high explosives aboard which are timed to explode and sink the ship at dawn on the following day. The drums are booby-trapped in various ways, and he warns that any attempt to move them will result in detonation, and offers that technical instructions in how to render the bombs safe will be given in exchange for a ransom of £500,000. As an indication of his seriousness, he sets…
Crime, spy film
"Combined Intelligence" agent James Bond comes under fire from an assassin. He dodges the bullets and enters Casino Royale. There he meets his British contact, Clarence Leiter, who remembers "Card Sense Jimmy Bond" from when he played the Maharajah at Deauville.
Drama, Forensic, Justice Drama, action film, adventure film, drama film
In the year 1797, the British naval vessel HMS Avenger presses into service a crewman "according to the Rights of War" from the merchant ship The Rights of Man. The new crewman, Billy Budd, is considered naive by his shipmates, and they attempt to indoctrinate him in their cynicism. But Budd's steadfast optimism remains; when asked to critique the horrible stew the crew must eat, he offers "It's hot.
Action
Upset that her revolutionary technology will be misused for military purposes, Eva Chalmers approaches an extremist known as the Pardoner, who promises to help her use it to save the world. When she balks at his terrorist plans, he takes her hostage and attempts to coerce her father, Donovan, into revealing the code to activate it. Donovan hires a team of mercenaries led by Derek Miller to rescue Eva and recover the tech.
Action, action film, heist film
Connor Connolly, a disgraced parole officer, becomes indebted to a local drug kingpin, Tyrone Pettis, after having no choice but to kill one of the latter's young enforcers (an "asset"). Upon having his pregnant wife Candice abducted by Pettis as leverage, Connor is forced to pull off a series of dangerous drug heists within twelve hours in order to pay the $2 million he now owes. Connor recruits his old teammates to conduct the heists with him, rescue his kidnapped pregnant wife, and settle a score with the city's corrupt police chief Alston who had double-crossed them years ago in a botched hostage situation that led to the former…
Monster Film, Sci-Fi, action film, adventure film, drama film, fantasy film, horror film, independent film, kaiju, natural horror film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, suspense film, thriller film
Joe Ryan and Sam Slade are partners in a salvage business, operating the vessel Triton off the Irish coast, with Ryan as master. After a submarine volcanic eruption damages the Triton, they put in at Nara Island for repairs. At harbormaster McCartin's cottage they meet Sean, an orphan who works for McCartin, and see his collection of Viking artifacts, including a carving Sean calls "Ogra, the sea spirit." McCartin is unwelcoming.
Drama, Thriller, drama film, romance film, spy film, war film
In 1992, Linda Voss is interviewed by a BBC documentary team about her experiences during World War II. Growing up in New York City as a woman of mixed Irish/German Jewish parentage, she dreamed of visiting family members in Berlin. In 1940, Linda is hired as a translator by Ed Leland, a humorless attorney whose strange behavior suggests he is a spy.
Christmas film, Criminal Comedy Film, Drama, action film, comedy film, crime film, drama film, film noir, neo-noir, thriller film
On Christmas Eve in Wichita, Kansas, lawyer Charlie Arglist and pornographer Vic Cavanaugh prepare to leave town after stealing $2 million from their boss, mobster Bill Guerrard. However, icy roads force them to postpone their getaway. Vic holds the cash when they split up, biding their time until the roads clear.
Drama, Romance Film, drama film, war film
Lana Borst, the eldest daughter of a wealthy colonial family, marries Gilbert Martin. Together, they leave her family's luxurious home to embark on a frontier life on Gil's small Deerfield farm situated in the Mohawk Valley of Central New York. In July 1776, after the American Revolutionary War has broken out, the valley's settlers have formed a militia in anticipation of conflict, and Gil enlists in it.
Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller, action film, alien invasion, drama film, science fiction film
In the year 2039, Earth is attacked by an alien civilization from Alpha Centauri. Force field domes are put in place to protect cities, and a totalitarian global military government is established to effect the war and the survival of humans. The Centaurians have never been physically seen.
Action Comedy, Fake Documentary, action film, comedy film
Blake, an assassin, wants to kill the world's most notorious hitman, Gunther. Hiring a camera crew to document the process for video proof, Blake assembles a team: his friend Donnie, an explosives expert; Sanaa, daughter of legendary hitman Rahmat Fairouza; Gabe, an inexperienced technology 'expert'; and Ashley, Blake's elderly mentor, who has a heart attack. Blake recruits more hitmen: Izzat, a former Islamist extremist with an extremely strong robotic arm; Yong, who only uses poisons; psychotic twins Mia and Barold Bellakalakova; and Max, Blake's former partner.
Horror, drama film, horror film, science fiction film
Two high-school sisters, Stacey and Emma, have recently moved to a suburban area in California, where their father will teach high school science. Emma struggles to integrate into the community while Stacey quickly makes new friends and a boyfriend, CJ. Emma befriends Evan, her neighbor.
Adventure, Historie, drama film, war film
thumb|right|Errol Flynn in The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) In 1854, Captain Geoffrey Vickers and his brother, Captain Perry Vickers, are stationed in India, with the 27th Lancers of the British Army. It is during the period of East India Company dominance over the Indian subcontinent. Perry has secretly betrayed Geoffrey by stealing the love of his fiancée Elsa.
Action, Heist, Historie, action film, biographical film, crime film
George Kelly, dubbed "Machine Gun" by his partner in crime Flo Becker because of his obsession with Thompson submachine guns, robs a bank and eventually becomes public enemy #1. Discord grows among his inner circle, and Kelly, afraid of being jailed or killed, is dominated and ridiculed by the tough-talking Flo. A botched robbery causes their partner Michael Fandango to lose an arm.
Action, Monster Film, Sci-Fi, action film, adventure film, kaiju, superhero film
Following the mysterious disappearance of an oil rig and a reconnaissance mini-submarine in the Gulf of Mexico, scientist Dr. Margaret Adams initiates the Armada Program, which consists of giant robots designed for deep sea rescue. The three robotspiloted by Red, Tracy and Jimdive nearly 800 fathoms to the sea bed, where they not only discover the mangled remains of the oil rig, but encounter the monster that brought it down.
Action, Thriller, comedy drama, crime film, drama film, thriller film
Conceptual artist Anne Benton creates electronic pieces that flash evocative statements, and her work has begun to attract major media attention. One night, while driving home, Anne suffers a blowout on a road near some isolated industrial factories. While looking for help, she witnesses a mafia hit supervised by Leo Carelli, who kills another mobster and his bodyguard.
Horror comedy, Zombiefilm, action film, comedy film, comedy horror, monster film, science fiction film, zombie film
While transporting toxic chemicals, a pair of truckers strike a deer and lose one of their canisters. It rolls into a river, floats downstream, and splashes several beavers at their dam. Later, college students Mary, Zoe, and Jenn arrive at Mary's cousin's cabin near the dam.
teen film
The Avengers are killed in a battle with Ultron, whose machine army takes control of the world. Before his death, Captain America tells Tony Stark to take the Avengers' children to a fortified refuge hidden above the Arctic Circle. Stark agrees, and he raises the four children—James, Torunn, Azari, and Pym—in secret, training them in the powers they inherited from their parents.
Action, Crime, Drama, action film, crime film, drama film
John Wintergreen is a motorcycle cop who patrols the rural Arizona highways with his partner Zipper. Wintergreen is an experienced patrolman looking to be transferred to the Homicide unit. When he is informed by Crazy Willie of an apparent suicide-by-shotgun, Wintergreen believes the case is actually a murder as the victim was shot in the chest rather than the head, which is more usual.
Action, Sci-Fi, action film, dystopian film, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction film
In a crumbling United States, experiencing severe drought, people kill for water. Ernest Holm lives with his son, Jerome, and daughter, Mary, in a small house, next to a field. His wife, Katherine, is permanently hospitalized, after an accident.
Action, action comedy film
Hong Kong, June 1997. On the eve of the handover ceremony, Russian mobsters searching for something underwater find a crate as police close in. They accidentally open the crate and baby dolls float to the surface before exploding.
Action Comedy, Mysterie, black comedy, horror film
Jack has developed a routine for his life that he follows in order to repress his urge to engage in vampiric cannibalism. He spends most of his time sleeping in his apartment and avoids human contact other than regular trips to a local diner, mass at a nearby church, bingo games, and to the hospital, where he purchases donated blood from a hospital intern, Jeremy. Upon returning home from one trip, Jack is confronted by mobsters Steve and Short, who are looking for Jeremy.
Komödie, action film, comedy film, crime film, romance film
Molly Morris, a Dallas based private investigator, mostly takes photos of cheating men. FBI Agent Armon Ranford interferes with one of her investigations to offer her a job with the Bureau. The task is to watch over Alex Patrone, the daughter of Senator Jason Patrone involved in an organized-crime case.