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30 Days (2006)

Action, thriller film

In a country where assassination and corruption takes place, a young man found a lady at a club whom he falls in love with. However the lady is one of the members of a group of assassins that murder corrupt government officials in the country.

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Bondi Tsunami (2004)

Comedy

Shark, a surfer from Japan who is living in Bondi with no apparent direction, expectations, or goals, decides to join his friend Yuto and set off on a road trip through eastern Australia in a 1961 EK Holden station wagon. As they search for the perfect wave, they meet up with Shark's ex-girlfriend Kimiko, a girl who embodies the Japanese kawaii (or "cute") culture, and the mysterious Gunja Man, who claims to be travelling to Nimbin. The four continue their journey, stopping at many pubs, smoking large quantities of cannabis and visiting iconic Australian landmarks, including "Big" tourist attractions The Big Pineapple, Big Merino and Big…

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Young Bill Hickok (1940)

Western

An agent of an unspecified foreign power (John Miljan) plots to take over California during the confusion of the American Civil War. He uses Morrell and his Overland Raiders to prevent news from reaching the east. The Raiders rustle the stagecoach and Pony Express horses from the various relay stations to cut all lines of communication to and from the east.

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This Woman Is Mine (1941)

Action, Adventure, Drama

Three seafaring fur traders fall in love with an attractive stowaway discovered aboard their ship. This adds a romantic element to the historic journey (1810–1811) of the ship Tonquin from New York via Cape Horn to Vancouver Island in Canada, where she eventually was destroyed deliberately.

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Bowery Champs (1944)

Comedy

After she files for divorce from nightclub owner Tom Wilson, former Broadway star Gypsy Carmen demands that he return the securities that she owned before their marriage. When Wilson claims that the securities are missing, Gypsy pulls a gun from her purse and aims it at him. At that moment, a gun is fired through the window of his house.

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Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc (1949)

Crime

Nila, an Abistahnian criminal, and Spade Gordon, an American gangster, conspire to form a super-mob dubbed Underworld, Incorporated, funded by the treasure of Kurigal I of Abistahn, instructions for the location of which are contained in hieroglyphics written on two golden statues in the shape of hands, found in Kurigal's tomb. When the professor in charge of the tomb's dig disappears under mysterious circumstances while translating the writing on one of the hands back at his American office, a team of special government agents led by David Worth and his aide Steve Evans, assisted by the professor's aide Laura Keith, set out to find the…

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Tarnished (1950)

Action

Lou Jellison is a woman living in Maine whose colleague and romantic suitor Joe Pettigrew takes her for a drive. Lou's childhood friend Bud Dolliver who has been away for many years, believed to be in jail, joins them as a hitchhiker. Bud encounters his old girlfriend Nina in town.

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Arizona Bound (1941)

Action, Western

Father killed, fiancé wounded, gold stolen, Ruth Masters is distraught over what's been happening to her Arizona stagecoach line and considers leaving the business for good. Saloon owner Steve Taggert is pleased, hoping to increase his holdings in Mesa City with her gone. A retired marshal, Buck Roberts, rides into town, selling cattle.

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Winners of the West (1940)

The Southwest Central Railroad Company is attempting to build a railroad through "Hell's Gate Pass". However, King Carter, the self-appointed ruler of the land beyond the pass, does not want this to happen. He sends henchmen, including local Indians, to disrupt the construction anyway they can, from sabotage to kidnapping Claire Hartford, the daughter of the company President.

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Loaded Pistols (1948)

Following the death of his friend Ed Norton who was killed during a dice game, Gene Autry (Gene Autry) sets out in search of the killer. His search takes him to an old house where Larry Evans (Russell Arms), who was accused of the murder, is in hiding. Larry's sister Mary (Barbara Britton) defends her brother, claiming they both loved Ed, who acted as their guardian after the death of their father.

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Phase IV (2002)

Action

Journalist Simon Tate is investigating the apparently "unrelated" accidental deaths of several students at a local university. When his friend, Dr. Benjamin Roanic, becomes a prime suspect and is then subsequently murdered, Simon sets out to prove Roanic's innocence and establish a link between the deaths and an AIDS-related drug test program.

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Flight From Glory (1937)

Drama, romance film

Ellis (Onslow Stevens) runs Trans-Andean Air Service, a run-down company transporting supplies from Delgado, a tiny, remote outpost, over the Andes Mountains to some mines. To save money, Ellis uses worn-out aircraft and "black sheep" pilots and crew no one else will employ. He hires George Wilson (Van Heflin), and is surprised when he brings his new wife, Lee (Whitney Bourne).

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Mystery Plane (1939)

Action

In the fall of 1923, young Tommy Tomkins (Tommy Bupp) admires Captain Brandy Rand (George Lynn), a World War I ace. Brandy flies in and parachutes out of his aircraft, but lands in a lake. Tommy rescues him in a rowboat, then shows Brandy a scrapbook about the flyer's exploits, who encourages the young man to become a flyer himself.

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