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Scarecrows (1988)

Action, Horror, Slasher, Zombie

Five paramilitary mercenaries and war criminals—Corbin, Curry, Jack, Roxanne, and Bert—steal three million dollars from Camp Pendleton and take two hostages: Al, a pilot, his teenaged daughter, Kellie, along with their dog Dax. As they fly toward Mexico, Bert steals the loot and parachutes into a dark field. Corbin and Jack parachute after him.

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Father's Day (2011)

Action, Comedy horror, exploitation film, LGBTQ-related film, rape and revenge film

Thirty years ago, serial killer Chris Fuchman (Mackenzie Murdock) raped and murdered 10 fathers but was released on a technicality. During the next 10 years, more father rapes and murders were committed, but no evidence was found to be the work of Fuchman. One of the victims was the father of siblings Ahab and Chelsea.

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Killers (2014)

Action, Crime, Drama

Nomura Shuhei (Kazuki Kitamura) is a young Japanese executive in Tokyo who is charismatic and well-liked but has a darker side. He killed several people and documented his violent crimes online. In addition, he uploaded the video of the murder to the Internet for all to see for his satisfaction.

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Age of Heroes (2011)

Action, Adventure, Drama, war film

The film follows the exploits of Corporal Bob Rains (Danny Dyer) as he is inducted into the newly formed 30 Commando unit in the Second World War, after being freed from a war prison for cowardice and striking an officer during operations in France. Rains and the rest of the platoon are put through intensive training under the watchful eye of Major Jack Jones (Sean Bean), where their skills and endurance are pushed to the limit as they prepare for their first highly classified and dangerous mission: to parachute into occupied Norway and capture new radar technology from the Germans which could change the outcome of the war. The newly…

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Avengers Grimm (2015)

Action, fantasy film, Superhero

Snow White and Prince Charming's kingdom is under attack by Rumpelstiltskin's brainwashed army of thralls. After killing the prince, Rumple confronts Snow in the throne room; he wants access to the Magic Mirror, which can act as a portal to a land without magic, where he can reign unchallenged. A fight ensues, resulting in them falling through the mirror's portal and into the other world.

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Rockers (1978)

Comedy, documentary film, Drama, musical film

Horsemouth, a drummer living in a ghetto of Kingston, Jamaica, plans to make some extra money selling and distributing contemporary reggae records. He buys an orange-red 175 motorcycle on borrowed money to carry them to the sound systems, bodegas, clubs, and even (dance) parties around the island. His friend Jah Wise paints a Lion of Judah on both sides of the gas tank.

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King's Ransom (2005)

Comedy, Crime, Crime Comedy

Malcolm King is a wealthy, selfish, obnoxious businessman who is about to divorce his wife Renee. She plans to ruin him financially during the court proceedings, and King is willing to do anything to protect his fortune. He enlists his mistress, Peaches, and her brother, Herb, to stage a mock kidnapping.

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Nate and Hayes (1983)

Action, Adventure, Comedy, Pirate Film, romance film, swashbuckler film

The film tells the story of missionary Nathaniel "Nate" Williamson, taken to an island mission with his fiancée Sophie. Their ship, the Rona, is captained by the roguish William "Bully" Hayes, who also takes a liking to Sophie. When Sophie is kidnapped by slave trader Ben Pease, "Nate" teams with Hayes in order to find her.

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Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling (2009)

Adventure, Comedy

Ben and Zach are childhood friends who reunite years later to take part in an unusual quest that involves traveling into the woods in search of Ben's high school sweetheart. They are joined by their British rival Nigel, and as the stakes get higher and the squirrels turn hostile, the hapless trio attempts to navigate a raging river while realizing that sometimes nature isn't all it's cracked up to be.

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Skyjacked (1972)

Action, disaster film, thriller film

During a flight from Oakland to Minneapolis, passenger Elly Brewster aboard Global Airways Flight 502, a Boeing 707, discovers a bomb threat written in lipstick on the mirror of a first-class bathroom. Captain Hank O'Hara believes it may be a hoax, but when a second lipstick threat is left on lead stewardess Angela Thatcher's serving tray, he is convinced to follow its instructions: "Bomb on plane divert to Anchorage, Alaska. No Joke, No Tricks.

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One Man's Hero (1999)

Action, Drama, historical film, Historie, romance film, war film, Western

Winfield Scott, Chief Commanding Officer of the U.S. Army, orders that 16 Irish immigrant soldiers be illegally whipped for "desertion" after they are caught entering Mexico to attend Catholic religious services. Sgt.

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The Land That Time Forgot (2009)

Action, fantasy film, Science fiction

The film takes place in the present, when two newlywed couples are enjoying a charter boat cruise through the Caribbean. Passing through a bizarre storm, they emerge off the shore of the mysterious island of Caprona. The island, which seems to exist within a time void inside the Bermuda Triangle, is full of anachronistic inhabitants, including dinosaurs and the crew of a stranded German U-boat.

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The Tesseract (2003)

thriller film

Sean, a runner for a drug gang, has checked into room 303 at the seedy, rundown Heaven Hotel in Bangkok, to await arrival of a package of heroin. Another guest is Rosa, psychologist who is researching slum children, on the floor below (room 202). In the next room, 203, is Lita, a female assassin who is waiting to intercept the package Sean is waiting for.

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Kings Go Forth (1958)

Action, Drama, Melodrama, romance film, war film

In the final year of World War II, units of the United States Army are in the foothills of the Alps between France and Italy, trying to dislodge a unit of German soldiers from a supply post in the middle of a small village. 1st Lt. Sam Loggins is in charge of an artillery observation unit that has just lost its radioman.

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The Beast Must Die (1974)

Horror, Werewolf

The film opens with a narrator stating that the film is a detective story where the viewer is the detective and tells the audience to watch for the "werewolf break". Near the climax, the "werewolf break", which is a 30-second pause where the audience is asked to guess the werewolf's identity based on clues from the film, briefly interrupts the film. Millionaire Tom Newcliffe invites a group of people, along with his wife Caroline, to spend some time in his rural English mansion, where he reveals that one of them is a werewolf and therefore must be killed.

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Vengeance Valley (1951)

Drama, Western

Owen Daybright is the foreman at the Colorado cattleman Arch Strobie's ranch and is also Strobie's foster son. Owen and his foster brother Lee hear that Lily Fasken has given birth. Owen takes food and money to Lily and finds Lee's wife Jen and Lily's brother Dick, who has been trying to identify the baby's father.

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Vanquish (2021)

Action, thriller film

Retired disabled cop Damon forces Victoria, a former drug courier and his caretaker, to collect bags of money around the city during a single night by holding her daughter Lily hostage. As the night progresses, Victoria finds out that at every stop point she makes, various enemies from her past attack her. Meanwhile, a cop breaks into Damon's home, but Damon kills him.

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Bustin' Loose (1981)

Comedy, Comedy drama

Joe Braxton is a convict who violates his parole after a failed attempt to lift a bunch of televisions from a store in Philadelphia. After a dramatic attempt at reverse psychology with the judge, he is given a second chance at parole, and his parole-officer, Donald, has him do something for him. Donald is also involved with school teacher Vivian Perry, whose school was just closed down by the city due to budget cuts.

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Short Time (1990)

Action, Action Comedy, Comedy, Crime Comedy

Seattle detective Burt Simpson (Dabney Coleman), 8 days from retirement, is so concerned about planning for the future that he does not appreciate the present. He is especially obsessed with ensuring financial support to allow his young son Dougie (Kaj-Erik Eriksen) to one day attend Harvard. Burt's aversion to risk hinders his police work and has strained his relationships with his partner Ernie Dills (Matt Frewer) and his ex-wife Carolyn (Teri Garr).

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