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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 7,238 films · Page 140.

Wind (1992)

Drama, Sport, action film, romance film

Competitive sailor Will Parker is given an opportunity with his colleague Charley to join the crew of Radiance, a 12-metre-class racing yacht set to defend the United States's century-plus-held title in the America's Cup. Despite her having retired from racing to finish a master's degree in aeronautical engineering, Will asks his lover and sailing partner Kate Bass to go with him, but she declines. Radiance owner and skipper Morgan Weld selects Will to captain the American Eagle against them in practice, and Will is introduced to Weld's daughter, Abigail.

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Code Name: The Cleaner (2007)

Action Comedy, Crime Comedy, action film, comedy film, spy film

Jake wakes up in a hotel room next to a dead body along with a suitcase full of money. He has a bruise on his head and can't remember anything. He leaves the hotel with the suitcase and sees a lady (Diane) downstairs who drives him out of the hotel.

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Avenging Angelo (2002)

Action Comedy, Criminal Comedy Film, action film, comedy film, crime film

Years ago, a mob boss named Lucio Malatesta (George Touliatos) pinned the murder of rival Sammy Carboni (Gino Marrocco) on another rival named Angelo Allieghieri (Anthony Quinn), which led to Sammy's son Gianni vowing revenge. Frankie Delano (Sylvester Stallone) has spent his life safeguarding Angelo as well as Angelo's daughter, Jennifer Barrett (Madeleine Stowe), whose unsavory husband Kip Barrett (Harry Van Gorkum) has had their young son Rawley (Ezra Perlman) placed in a boarding school against Jennifer's wishes. Jennifer was raised by her adoptive parents Whitney Towers (John Gilbert) and Peggy Towers (Dawn Greenhalgh) and is not…

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Babar: The Movie (1989)

Cartoon, children's film

On the night of Elephantland's Victory Parade, Babar tells his four children the story of his first days as King of the elephants. On his first day as king, he is asked to choose a name for Elephantland's Annual Parade. Babar promptly selects one, but is informed by Cornelius and Pompadour that the matter must be thoroughly examined by committee.

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Hero at Large (1980)

Komödie, Romantic Comedy, superhero film

Steve Nichols is a struggling New York City actor who accepts the job of posing as comic-book hero for the needs of a film's promotion. After he stops a robbery while wearing the "Captain Avenger" costume, his life becomes unexpectedly complicated. Nichols decides to continue "playing" superhero and discovers that a hero's life is more complex than he expected.

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Forty Guns (1957)

Western, Western film

In the 1880s, Griff Bonnell, and his brothers, Wes and Chico, arrive in the town of Tombstone in Cochise County, Arizona. Griff is a reformed gunslinger, now working for the Attorney General's office, looking to arrest Howard Swain for mail robbery. Swain is one of landowner Jessica Drummond's forty hired guns.

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Hobgoblins (1988)

Aliens, Fantasy, Horror, Komödie, Monster Film, Sci-Fi, comedy horror, fantasy film, horror film, science fiction comedy, science fiction film

The film opens with a security guard named Dennis investigating a deserted film vault at an old movie studio. While inside, his fantasy of being a rock star comes to life, but he dies while performing on stage. His boss, Mr.

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I Got the Hook Up (1998)

comedy film, hood film

Working out of their van, Black (Master P) and Blue (Johnson) deal in TV sets and boomboxes, but then a driver mistakenly drops off a cell phone shipment. Business is on the upswing, but then the local crime boss, Roscoe, and his enforcer, T-Lay (Tom Lister Jr.), have a deal go sour and blame Black and Blue.

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The Last Frontier (1955)

Western, Western film, action film

During the American Civil War, fur trappers Jed Cooper, Gus and Mungo are returning from a trapping expedition with a load of furs when they are surrounded by a large party of Indians, who ask them to hand over their guns, which they do. When the Indians ask for more, Gus says to give them their horses and the furs. Jed is reluctant to give away such valuable items but Gus says it is either that or be killed.

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Josh and S.A.M. (1993)

Adventure, Family Comedy, Fantasy, comedy drama, coming-of-age film

12 year old Josh Whitney and his younger brother Sam are on their way from their mother's house in the San Fernando Valley region of California to go stay with their father, Thom and his new family in Orlando, Florida. Their mother, Caroline is engaged and set to remarry Jean-Pierre, a man Josh doesn't particularly care for. While Josh and Sam are eating dinner, their stepbrothers Curtis and Leon are teasing Josh saying he's gay, Thom, overhearing the conversation, tells them to stop and then he tells Josh to ignore them, but the teasing continues and Josh starts to cry because of the insults, Thom then sends Josh to his room, but Josh…

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Alabama Moon (2009)

Adventure, Coming Of Age, Drama, coming-of-age film, drama film

After the death of his father, ten-year-old Moon leaves their forest shelter home and is sent to an Alabama institution, becoming entangled in the outside world he has never known and making good friends, a relentless enemy, and finally a new life.http://isbndb.com/d/book/alabama_moon.html

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Flood (2007)

Natural Disaster, disaster film, drama film

A storm surge travels between the United Kingdom and mainland Europe, raising sea levels at the same time as the spring tide. Several parts of Scotland are devastated as a result, including Wick. The Met Office's head forecaster, Keith Hopkins, mistakenly believes the storm will head towards the Netherlands.

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Death Train (1993)

Action, Thriller, action film

With the aid of a German nuclear physicist, dissident Russian General Konstantin Benin (Christopher Lee), a military casualty of the Soviet collapse, is conspiring to restore the Soviet Union to superpower status. His plan is to place a nuclear bomb on a train controlled by mercenaries, led by Alex Tierney (Ted Levine), bound for Iraq, forcing the Russian army to invade Iraq to recover it and once again mobilize its might - creating a new military union in the process. Malcolm Philpott (Patrick Stewart), the head of the United Nations Anti-Crime Organisation (UNACO), entrusts the mission of stopping the train and its deadly cargo to a…

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Scream Blacula Scream (1973)

Blaxploitation, Exploitation Film, Vampirfilm, blaxploitation film, horror film, vampire film

After Voodoo queen Mama Loa dies, her cult members vote adopted apprentice Lisa Fortier as her successor, leaving her arrogant biological son Willis outraged. Seeking revenge, he buys the bones of Prince Mamuwalde, otherwise known as the vampire Blacula, from Ragman, the former shaman of the voodoo cult and uses voodoo to resurrect the vampire to do his bidding. However, while it brings Blacula back to life, he bites Willis upon awakening.

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Sharpe's Gold (1995)

drama film, historical film

It is summer 1813. Lord Wellington is preparing to invade France from Spain after winning the campaign on the Iberian peninsula. Meanwhile, Major Richard Sharpe gets into serious trouble when he threatens Cavalry Staff Corps Lieutenant Ayres with his rifle, to save one of his riflemen, Skillicorn, from being executed for "stealing" a chicken.

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Red Hill (2010)

Thriller, Western film

Shane Cooper, a young police officer, relocates to the small town of Red Hill with his pregnant wife Alice. On his first day on the job, he is shown hostility from William "Old Bill" Jones, the head of the police force, for being unable to find his gun and getting shot on duty when he could not bring himself to fire his weapon on an armed boy. Shortly afterwards, the police learn that Jimmy Conway, a convicted murderer who was arrested by Old Bill for killing his wife, has escaped from prison.

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Love (2011)

Sci-Fi, adventure film, drama film, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction film

During an 1864 battle of the American Civil War, a lone Union soldier, Captain Lee Briggs (Bradley Horne), is dispatched on a mission to investigate a mysterious object reported to Union forces. He leaves to venture on the mission. Fast forward to 2039, United States Astronaut Lee Miller (Gunner Wright) is dispatched to the International Space Station (ISS) as a one-man skeleton crew to determine its safety and make any required adjustments, after it had been left unattended for two decades due to unspecified reasons.

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Jack-Jack Attack (2005)

Animated Film, Animation, Family Comedy

Rick Dicker, a government agent assigned to aid "supers" in maintaining their anonymity, interviews Kari McKeen about the events unfolded while she was babysitting Jack-Jack Parr, the youngest of a family of supers and son of Bob Parr, alias Mr. Incredible, and Helen Parr, alias Elastigirl. Kari begins by recalling that she received a call from Helen, who expresses reluctance about allowing Kari to babysit.

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Merry Madagascar (2009)

Adventure, Animation, Komödie

Taking place after the events of the first film and before the events of the second film, Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria attempt to return to New York City in a hot air balloon for Christmas. However, the lemur population inadvertently thwarts their escape by mistaking them for the "Marauding Red Night Goblin" that visits annually. The "Goblin" then showers the island with coals.

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Defendor (2009)

Tragic Comedy Film, comedy film, drama film, superhero film

Dr. Park, a psychiatrist, is interviewing Arthur Poppington, a vigilante known as "Defendor", about his assault of a dry cleaning business owner. The story flashes back to Arthur's encounter with Dooney, a corrupt detective that Arthur believes is in the employ of his nemesis, "Captain Industry", who Arthur blames for his mother leaving him as a child and later dying from a drug overdose.

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Hellboy: Sword of Storms (2006)

Super Hero, fantasy film

Liz Sherman and Abe Sapien enter a Mayan temple, where they find Hellboy battling a gigantic zombie bat, and engage its zombie followers. The group are eventually able to defeat their opponents when Liz unleashes her pyrokinetic powers, although she is still unsure of her ability to control those powers. Meanwhile, Japanese folklore expert Professor Mitsuyasu Sakai obtains an ancient scroll.

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