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Classical Western, Western film
The Clegg gang stages a brazen hold-up of a store, which turns murderous before they can escape. Already wanted, the motley band is led by patriarch Shiloh, who bullies his four feral adult sons and nephew. Travis Blue and Sandy Owens are a young but seasoned pair of roving horse traders.
drama film, historical film
In 1815, war breaks out as Napoleon returns to France from exile on Elba. Richard Sharpe can't resist the chance to finally see him in person and re-enlists, breaking his promise to his partner Lucille to fight no more. Unlike his adulterous wife Jane, she forgives him and accompanies him to the battlefield.
Drama, Historie, War Film, adventure film, drama film, historical film, war film
A German mercenary named "The Captain" leads his company who fight for whoever will pay them, regardless of religion. His soldiers pillage the countryside, raping and looting when not fighting. During their campaigns, they encounter Vogel, a former teacher trying to survive the fighting and resulting chaos in south-central Germany.
Adventure, Musical, musical film, pirate film
In the 1830s, young Manuela Alva longs to escape her small Caribbean village of Calvados and fantasizes about being swept away by the legendary pirate Macoco, also known as "Mack the Black". However, her stern aunt Inez has arranged for her to marry Don Pedro Vargas, the rotund, dull and much older new mayor of the town. Although Manuela is less than thrilled, she reluctantly agrees to marry the wealthy Don Pedro, as she is an orphan with no dowry, and her aunt and uncle—who raised her after her parents died—are struggling financially.
Adventure, Dark Comedy, spy film
In London, in 1908, aspiring journalist and women's rights campaigner Sonia Winter uncovers an organisation that specialises in killing for money, the Assassination Bureau Limited. To bring about its destruction, she meets the bureau's young chairman Ivan Dragomiloff and commissions his own assassination for £20,000 after being bankrolled by her employer, Lord Bostwick. Far from being outraged or angry, Dragomiloff is amused and decides to turn the situation to his own advantage.
adventure film, comedy film, family film, musical film
Arlo Beauregard, a boy who is half-human and half-alligator, is placed in a sewage drain under New York City shortly after his birth, where he is taken by a stream of water into the ocean. Arriving in a swamp, Arlo is adopted and raised by a woman named Edmée. As a teenager, Arlo wishes to interact with other people but fears his alligator appearance will not be accepted by society.
Adventure, Fantasy, adventure film, fantasy film, sword and sorcery film
In the Duchy of Cornwall of fairy tale days, an evil sorcerer named Pendragon rules over giants, witches, hobgoblins and other dark creatures. A wizard named Herla defeats and exiles Pendragon and his followers to an uncharted island. After Herla later dies, there is no longer a defense against Pendragon, who vowed revenge.
Adventure, adventure film
In 1842, the British have won the First Opium War and seized Hong Kong. Although the island is largely uninhabited and the terrain unfriendly, it has a large port that both the British government and various trading companies believe will be useful for the import of merchandise to be traded on mainland China, a highly lucrative market. Dirk Struan and Tyler Brock, former shipmates and owners of two massive trading companies have a rocky and often abusive relationship as seamen initiated an intense amount of competitive tension.
Sci-Fi, apocalyptic film, disaster film, katastrophe, science fiction film
An international consortium of scientists, operating as Project Inner Space in Tanganyika, Africa, is trying to tap into the Earth's geothermal energy by drilling a very deep hole down to the planet's core. The scientists are foiled by an extremely dense layer of material. To penetrate the barrier and reach the magma below, they intend to detonate an atomic device at the bottom of the hole.
Adventure, Drama, adventure film, drama film
In 1759, Langdon Towne, son of a ropemaker and ship rigger, returns to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, after his expulsion from Harvard University. Although disappointed, his family greets him with love, as does Elizabeth Browne. Elizabeth's father, a noted clergyman, is less welcoming and denigrates Langdon's aspirations to become a painter.
Action, action film, thriller film
Harris Wagner is suspicious that his grandson, Jay Wagner, is causing trouble for his nefarious business schemes, which also involve the CIA. Harris has CIA-operative Cable arrange a murder in Mexico for which Jay is framed. Harris does not want Jay killed, only silenced, so Jay is incarcerated in a Mexican prison.
Destiny, Justice Drama, Thriller, crime film, drama film, thriller film
After being sacked from his job at a museum, former security guard Sam Baily returns to the place with a shotgun and dynamite and takes his former boss Mrs. Banks and a number of children (at the museum on a school field trip) as hostages. Local television journalist Max Brackett is in the museum using the restroom after an interview with the curator about financial difficulties.
Adventure, Drama, adventure film, drama film
Colonial tea planter John Wiley, visiting England at the end of World War II, marries Ruth and takes her home to Elephant Walk Bungalow, the plantation house built by his father in Ceylon. They are stopped by a bull Indian elephant on their way to the house, and John frightens it away with a few gunshots. Ruth discovers that John is still dominated by his father, whom he calls the governor, long after his death, and that John's mother was never happy at Elephant Walk.
Thriller, action film, adventure film, thriller film
A solitary figure, Larsen, hurries across an arctic landscape to his tent and sends an emergency radio signal, trying to contact colleagues on the ship 'Morning Rose', but he is killed before he can transmit any useful information. The 'Morning Rose' is carrying a multinational expedition of United Nations scientists to remote Bear Island to study climate change. Leading the team are German scientists Gerran and his deputy Hartman, and includes Norwegian psychiatrist Lindquist and the laconic Pole Lechinski.
Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, fantasy film, monster film
Commander Harold Roberts is leading an expedition into Antarctica for the United States Navy to study waters which are unexpectedly warm for a place so close to the South Pole. The other expedition members are helicopter pilot Lt. Jack Carmen, machinist Steve Miller, and reporter Maggie Hathaway.
Action, Martial-Arts, action film, crime film
Danny O'Brien is a Los Angeles cop who likes to work alone, and who never waits for backup. O'Brien determines to apprehend the notorious Simon Moon, also known as The Terror, who kills women by snapping their necks and then takes their bodies to his lair at an abandoned amusement park. Danny is attacked by Simon, who almost kills him in the struggle.
Action, Horror, Martial-Arts, Vampirfilm, fantasy film, film based on a novel, horror film, martial arts film, vampire film
In 1804 Transylvania, Taoist monk Kah, the high priest of the Temple of the Seven Golden Vampires in rural China, travels through the countryside to Castle Dracula. There, Kah summons Count Dracula. The Seven Golden Vampires' power is fading and Kah needs Dracula to restore them to their former glory.
Western, Western film
Bounty hunter Ben Brigade catches up with Billy John, who is wanted for murder. While being captured, Billy tells his gang to escape and tell Billy's brother Frank what has happened. When Ben and Billy arrive at a swing station, they are greeted by Sam Boone and his partner Whit.
Action, Drama, action film, drama film
Just released from prison, Vietnam War veteran Buck Matthews returns to his small town to start his life over with his wife Christie and their five-year-old daughter Jennifer, but soon learns that it has fallen into the clutches of a motorcycle gang. On his first night back to his old job at a construction yard, Buck hears the screams of a local nurse about to get raped by several bikers. Buck manages to chase them off using his truck.
Classical Western, Drama, Komödie, Western film, drama film
In 1882, the town of Vinegaroon, Texas, is run by Judge Roy Bean, who calls himself "the only law west of the Pecos." Conducting trials from his saloon, Bean makes a corrupt living meting out his own eccentric form of justice. Those who annoy him are usually hanged. That includes an unfortunate homesteader who put up barb-wire fencing, which causes a shootout with Bean's cattlemen cronies.
Adventure, Komödie, children's film, comedy film
Kevin Shepard is a tech-savvy high school student who frequently slacks off in school and lies to stay out of trouble. When a supposed tech savvy executive Larry Wolf gets a hold of his ideas for a video game, Kevin and his best friend Becca travel all the way out to San Francisco to confront Wolf about his wrong doings and mess with him through a series of pranks out of retribution which then eventually gets him fired from his job.
Komödie, Sci-Fi, science fiction comedy, science fiction film, teen film
Mike Pillsbury is a teenage boy who believes that he is an alien and does not belong on Earth. Mike is injured during a football game and sees an alien as part of a hallucination. Mike wonders if football is the right sport for him, but his father, a former football player, insists he stick with the sport.
drama film, historical film
In 1813, a band of deserters, British, French, and others, led by Sharpe's nemesis Obadiah Hakeswill and French renegade Pot-au-Feu, takes over a Portuguese village in the mountains. Lady Isabella, the wife of Sir Augustus Farthingdale, the English military envoy to Portugal, is taken captive. The brigands demand a ransom for her and for another lady taken earlier, Sarah, the spouse of French Colonel Dubreton.
Action, Action Comedy, action film, comedy thriller
LAPD detective Rita Rizzoli stages an undercover buy of a new strain of cocaine called "Fatal Beauty" with dealer Tito Delgadillo, but ruins it by leaving to save her informant Charlene from a beating by her pimp. Delgadillo steals her money and retreats to a warehouse in Chinatown where Fatal Beauty is manufactured. Two small-time hoods, Leo Nova and Earl Skinner, storm the warehouse and kill the entire gang, unknowingly stealing a botched batch of the drug.