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Western
Choya, a gunfighter on the run, is caught by cowboys Leffingwell and Tattoo in the mountains. They force him to participate in a scheme to bilk a rich rancher named Lavery. The plan requires a tattoo on Choya's shoulder, but as soon as Tattoo creates one, Leffingwell shoots him in the back.
Science fiction, spy film
American intelligence officials learn that Soviet spies have begun exploring a remote region of the Alaskan Territory in search of answers to the worldwide reports of "flying saucers". Wealthy American playboy Mike Trent, who was raised in that remote region, is recruited by intelligence officer Hank Thorn to assist a Secret Service agent in exploring the area to discover what the Soviets may have found. To his surprise, Mike discovers that the agent is an attractive woman named Vee Langley, and they slowly become mutually attracted.
Action, thriller film
Jessica runs a wildlife sanctuary in the Outback and discovers that hunters have been illegally shooting kangaroos on her land, to sell the meat to pet food companies. As she drives into town, she is menaced by their vehicles, a transport van and a modified Ford F100. One of the hunters, Ringo, climbs onto her car, while her windscreen is broken.
Drama, thriller film
Daniel returns to his family's mansion for the holidays along with his girlfriend Susanne. His family's seemingly utopian existence is overshadowed by not only the death of Daniel's brother, but also by Daniel's failure to live up to his brother's potential. However, this quickly becomes inconsequential, as blood-thirsty killers soon show up to steal the artwork, and whatever else they can find in the house.
Action, Horror
Ozu, the villain from the previous film, walks down a dark alley only to be stopped by Kommandant Moebius, the Nazi general. Ozu offers him the puppet Tunneler, in exchange for her freedom. Moebius gladly takes the prize, which immediately kills SS Soldier #1.
Action, Drama, thriller film
Traveling salesman Tom Phillips (Dana Andrews) is driving home to Boston, Massachusetts for Christmas when he encounters a drunken driver on a rain-streaked road. He cannot avoid a collision, and is hospitalized with spinal damage. Since he can no longer be a traveling salesman, his brother arranges for Tom to buy a remote motel in the desert town of Mayville, California.
Action
A woman is forced into a deadly game in which she has to kill five people. If she fails, all her friends and family will be butchered.
Action, Adventure, Martial arts, ninja film
A villainous Ninja Empire is celebrating its twentieth anniversary of rulership. The leader, the Supreme Ninja, celebrates by having his three greatest warriors - Ninja Masters Harry, Towne, and Tamashi - bring him the three pieces of a gold bust known as the Golden Ninja Warrior. When the three pieces - two separated arms, each holding a small sword, and a head/torso - are united, it makes the owner impervious to harm from blades.
Action, Adventure, propaganda film, war film
During World War II, Tarzan and his son, Boy, are living on the Great Escarpment, though Jane has returned to the United Kingdom to tend to her sick mother. Jane's letter to Tarzan and Boy describes the ongoing struggle against Nazi Germany. Searching for raw materials in Sub-Saharan Africa to help Germany's cause, a small force of German paratroopers lands and takes over the lost city of "Palandrya" as an advance base and to enslave its people.
Science fiction, Secret Agent
John Doe is an ex-special forces soldier being subjugated to a secret government program to be implanted with a chip to be made super human with exponentially increased mental capabilities. He is in an interrogation room doing exercises with overturned cards identifying the animal names with absolute precision being observed by Dr. Cain and assistants Vivian, Sarah and Alex.
Adventure, Science fiction, Space Opera
A spacefaring crew from an advanced civilization is preparing to return home after an extended voyage. The crew includes "humans" (portrayed by White actors) and "Centaurians" (portrayed by Asian actors). The Centaurians have been rescued from their home planet after an unspecified catastrophic event has devastated their planet.
Action, Horror
Alex Gardner (Nicholas Celozzi), a college student suffers from recurring nightmares in which he experiences the deaths of the victims of a vicious killer who lived on Alcatraz, before it became a prison. When the nightmares begin manifesting in reality, and his friends see him hovering over his bed, his teacher (Donna Denton), an occultist, tells him to go to the island to face down the ghost of the killer. The friends become stranded on the island, and Alex's brother Richard (Tom Reilly) becomes possessed, killing some friends and raping one of the girls.
Action, Post-apocalyptic
In a post-apocalyptic future, the only semblance of order is an organized militia called "The Ownership" which seeks to peacefully convert scattered settlements to stable governments loyal to them, Trace is a wanderer who once worked for The Ownership, who is joined by his sister Arlie and her boyfriend, Bo; having saved them from a confrontation with a local gang. Trace, Arlie and Bo soon encounter a band led by a man called "Scourge" and split up, Trace defeats the bandits following him, but Bo and Arlie are captured by Scourge's men. Bo is allowed to join the bandits, Arlie is taken by Scourge to be his sex slave.
Action, Crime, Drama, thriller film
A naïve, good-hearted Los Angeles waitress does not think twice about helping her troubled roommate. Her help lands her in Central America fleeing for her life with a grungy mercenary.
Crime, Drama, hood film
Jason St. Julian (LL Cool J), a talented yet troubled DJ with a gambling problem. As Jason is sleeping, Crash (Gene Anthony Ray) and Nut (Mark Venturini) break into his apartment to collect a debt.
Action, Adventure, Drama, thriller film
While working for Sight magazine, journalist Katie Connors goes to San Marcos, a remote Mexican fishing village. She seeks novelist and adventurer Mike Latimer, who has abandoned writing "at the peak of his fame" and dropped from sight. He is in the village, indulging in drinking, fishing, hunting, and flying his aircraft.
Action, Adventure, Comedy, sport film
The plot functions primarily as link between the stunt action scenes which mainly deal with skiing like in Fire and Ice. It also contains heavy product placement (for example, VW released a special edition of the Golf MK II named "Fire & Ice" which featured some special equipment details like the seat covers being said to be designed by Bogner himself). Roger Moore plays an entrepreneur who is in debt with many companies.
The film is based on the actual events of the pursuit of American bank robber John Dillinger during the 1930s.
Drama, war film
The film follows the lives of several West Point classmates who fight on opposite sides of the American Civil War, which disrupts their previously close community. The film also follows the adventures of Lucius, a slave who escapes via the Underground Railroad to freedom. The film cuts between the First Battle of Bull Run and the birth of Lucius' child into slavery.
Action, crime thriller film, Heist, thriller film
Criminal gang leader Damien Brooks is recently out on parole. He was caught during a drug bust gone awry ten years ago. He reconnects with his old crew to find the cash they stole and buried as a result of that DEA bust.
Action Comedy
Paul "Shotgun" Watkins is an American pilot stationed in Sicily who patrols the Middle East. He is taken off his normal duties to orient Tom Slade, a conceited actor, about being a fighter pilot in the United States Air Force for an upcoming film role. Slade wants to "get the feeling" before he plays the part in a film.
Aliens, Horror, Science fiction, science fiction horror film
Political and public pressure coerces the government into allowing two well-known reporters and their assistants limited access to the ultra-secretive Area 51. The group consists of 20-year news veteran Sam Whitaker (John Shea); his camera-woman Mindy (Lena Clark); Claire Felon (Vanessa Branch), an ambitious writer, journalist, and head of an acclaimed news blog called The Fact Zone; and her cameraman Kevin (Damon Lipari). The four tour the base and things go well for a while, but when one of the base's "occupants" attempts to liberate both himself and those of his fellow species, Area 51 changes from being a secured government facility…
Action, Drama, Historie, war film
During the Western Desert Campaign of World War II, two Allied officers in Egypt are interviewed to lead a dangerous commando mission behind German lines in Benghazi. Major David Brand, a South African, is a regular army officer but lacks command and combat experience. He does not speak Arabic and has only a limited knowledge of Libya.
Action
When the fiancée of a US Special Forces Vietnam Veteran sergeant is killed by bikers, he and three fellow Green Berets ride out for revenge.