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Western
On the way to meet his former boss—railroad tycoon Ben Kimball—Grant McLaine rescues a young boy, Joey Adams, from villain Concho. Ben informs Grant that his payroll has been robbed three times already by a gang led by Whitey Harbin and the Utica Kid. If Ben's workers do not get paid soon, they will all leave the end-of-track work camp.
Action, Comedy, comedy thriller, Dark Comedy, thriller film
Auto mechanic Craig loses his job and cannot pay his rent. After seeing the eviction sign, he goes to a dive bar and meets an old friend from high school, Vince. They later meet a rich couple, Colin and Violet, who, after becoming aware of Craig's dire financial situation, offer them money in return for completing certain tasks to entertain Violet, as it is her birthday.
Action, Adventure, fantasy film, Science fiction
A "skybike", a one-man, open-cockpit flying machine, attacks Dogen. Dogen shoots it down and finds one of Syn's crystals on the pilot's body. Carved into the crystal is a symbol of a dead tree.
Adventure, Blaxploitation, exploitation film
In the ancient Roman town of Brundisium, a group of slave girls are sold to a man named Timarchus, the organizer of the events that take place in the town’s colosseum. After a fight breaks out amongst the girls, Timarchus gets the idea of putting the women in the ring to fight to the death. The recently captured Nubian Mamawi and Gaulic Bodicia realize they must stick together if they are to survive.
Crime, Horror, Mysterie, mystery film
The story is set in Southern California in July 1993. Jack Powell is a businessman with a wife and kids who live in San Diego. He's on his way home, when he pulls over to the side of the road to check out a crime scene.
Horror, Zombie
The film begins by showing the previous six months in flashbacks. In June 2012 a plague called the VM2 virus is first discovered in a French woman. Within the next 28 days, 83% of the population of Europe was infected.
Action, vigilante film
After accidentally wounding his partner during a hostage situation, Texas Ranger Jim Dillon moves to the small town of Horse Cave, Kentucky, where he works as an unarmed U.S. Marshal, assisted by one Deputy U.S. Marshal, Matt.
Action, Adventure, Horror, Treasure hunt
In ancient Egypt, Tutankhamun, the boy pharaoh who is said to have died young, was actually sent by the sun god Ra to protect the people from the demon Set, who escaped from the Underworld and caused chaos in Egypt. With Ra's blessing, Tutankhamun manages to overcome Set and keep the demon under control by breaking an emerald tablet into four pieces and sending the pieces to the far corners of the world. However, the tradeoff is that he must remain in the Underworld.
Action Comedy, science fiction comedy, spy film
Helm is sent to the ICE (Intelligence and Counter Espionage) Training Headquarters to uncover a traitor in the organisation. While there he meets ICE agent Sheila Sommers, a test pilot who has been recovered from a Central American jungle with no memory of what happened to the experimental flying saucer she flew. Due to the electro-magnetic power of the saucer, only a woman is able to fly it, as males of the species are killed by the energy.
Action, Coming-of-age, Drama, romance film, teen film
Tech is the frontman of his streetball team (Enemy of the State) and he is determined to take down rival Jewelz (Philip "Hot Sauce" Champion) and his team Platinum. Before the game starts, Tech calls his friend Noah Cruise and convinces Cruise to participate in the game. Cruise is reluctant to play but Tech simply responds with "you owe me!", to which Cruise ends up agreeing to play.
Action, Military Film, Political Drama, Political Thriller, thriller film, war film
An Arab is captured in the desert after attacking U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, and then tortured and brutalized in a secret detention center. He finds himself transported to Poland, along with other prisoners.
Action, Comedy, Pirate Film, swashbuckler film
Late in the 18th century, Caribbean pirate Captain Vallo and his crew capture a frigate of the king's navy. The ship is carrying Baron Gruda, the king's special envoy heading to the island of Cobra to crush a rebellion led by a man known as El Libre. Baron Gruda and Vallo strike an agreement: Vallo will release the baron and his crew but keep the frigate.
Action, Blaxploitation, Crime, thriller film
Jimmy Lait (Brown) and his girlfriend, Wendy, come across Jimmy's friend, House, wounded and dying. Lait learns from House that he had escaped from a secret medical experimentation facility. Later in the hospital, a delirious House tells Lait that there is someone who aims to "kill us all" and that they have a way of doing it.
Superhero
The film revolves around Matt Burns (Muniz), a dorky pizza delivery boy who is forced to ingest a genetically-engineered tomato that was designed to create super soldiers. Matt soon stumbles into a hostile corporate takeover and he must use his new-found powers to save himself, the world, and the girl of his dreams. Matt quickly learns that he can no longer be a pizza boy, and must become a hero, the PIZZA MAN.
Action, Crime, Drama, thriller film
Harry Garmes is an aging American career criminal who was once a driver for the Chicago Outfit. He is living in self-imposed exile in Albufeira, a fishing village in southern Portugal, where he owns a fishing boat and seeks occasional companionship from Monique, a local prostitute, as his wife has left him after the untimely death of their son. Unexpectedly, Harry receives a job, his first in nine years, to drive escaped killer Paul Rickard and his girlfriend Claudie Scherrer across Portugal and Spain into France.
Drama
The film opens in 1932 during an historical event, known as the Bonus March. World War I veterans are protesting and rallying in Washington, D.C., demanding immediate cash redemption of bonus certificates that were due to be paid in 1945. Troops from the U.S.
Action, Martial arts
A young woman flees through the jungle while attempting to escape from Frank Lane, an American running an illegal child sex ring operation in Brazil. Upon being recaptured, she is taken back to Lane's home and executed in front of the other slaves as punishment. Her body is later shown washed up on a beach.
Action, thriller film
A former Spokane, Washington cop turned private investigator takes on a case of a missing diamond cutter that leads him on an adventure of love and villainy spanning from the Nazis to the present-day Mob.
Action, Adventure, Pirate Film
During the Civil War, six survivors escape from a prison camp in Richmond, Virginia by gas balloon and find themselves on an uncharted island in the Pacific: leading the group is Cyrus Smith. Far from any kind of known civilization, the island is inhabited by giant insects and animals, as well as the mad genius Captain Nemo. After being rescued from drowning by Nemo's crewman, Smith is separated from his group, which is reduced when one of them is eaten by a giant mantis.
Action Comedy, Comedy, Crime Comedy
Det. Dooley and his German Shepherd dog companion Jerry Lee set out to find a murderous man who plans to kill Dooley. During the movie, Jerry Lee becomes tired, and begins to fail doing his normal way of life.
Drama, Western
Frontiersman Elias "Big Eli" Wakefield decides to leave 1820s Kentucky to move to Texas with his son "Little Eli". They find a town where they have the same last name as a family suspected of murder. After a struggle, Big Eli is arrested and put in jail.
Drama, Retro Science Fiction, Science fiction
The experimental North American X-15 program at Edwards Air Force Base involves test pilots: civilian Matt Powell, Lt. Col. Lee Brandon, and Maj.
Action, Adventure, Cartoon, Christmas film, family film, fantasy film, Science fiction, speculative fiction
While everybody in Eternia's royal palace is preparing for Adam and Adora's birthday, Adam is helping Man-At-Arms finish up the Sky Spy, a space shuttle intended to spy on Skeletor. The moment they head back to the palace, though, Orko gets inside the ship and messes around with the controls, causing the ship to blast off with him in it. Skeletor catches sight of the aircraft and, despite not knowing what it is or who is flying it, he gives chase after it in the Collector.
Action, fantasy film, Science fiction
While drinking alone one night, reminiscing of his previous adventures on the planet Gor, Professor Tarl Cabot comes across Watney Smith, a fellow professor with a keen interest in women yet little success in pursuing them. Watney insists on accompanying Cabot to his next drinking spot, and Cabot's ring activates during the car journey transporting both him and Watney to Gor. The Elder initiates the teleportation from Gor using a rose quartz (the Home Stone) because of suspicions that Xeno, the Priest, has eyes for the throne.