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Adventure, medieval film, romance film, swashbuckler film
During the reign of Frederick Barbarossa in Lombardy, Dardo Bartoli has brought his son Rudi to the town to see Count Ulrich, known as "the Hawk", who is accompanied by his niece, Lady Anne, and his mistress, Dardo's unfaithful wife Francesca. Dardo shows his archery skills by shooting Ulrich's expensive hunting hawk from the sky. In revenge, the count orders that Dardo's son be taken to his castle.
Adventure, association football film, Comedy, Drama, romance film
In 1930 Belgrade, Yugoslavia, eleven passionate, mostly anonymous but very talented soccer players and their journey from the cobblestone streets of impoverished Belgrade neighborhoods to the formation of the national team before the very first World Cup in faraway Uruguay. So far away that the country's capital, Montevideo, seems more a distant dream than a familiar reality. Named after the city where the inaugural World Cup was held, director Dragan Bjelogrlić's adaptation of journalist Vladimir Stanković's best-selling book centers on the relationship between the two top players: natural talent and poor boy Tirke (Miloš Biković) and…
Action, Comedy, Science fiction
A research and production company is performing a live human trial for a machine called the "Augmentor 1000". The device is designed for medical use, with an ancillary benefit of enhanced strength. The machine's creator, workaholic Pat Utley, objects due to potentially lethal side effects.
Adventure, Drama, family film
A mother tells her daughter a fable about the prince of the brumbies - brumby being a term for the feral horses of Australia - who must find his place amongst his kind, while avoiding The Man who always seems to be hunting him. The plot shifts to the birth of the titular character. Bel Bel, a wild palomino mare, gives birth to a blonde colt during a nighttime thunderstorm.
Parody, Western
Sheriff Sugar Wolf (Utsler) returns to his hometown after many years to find that it has been taken over by Big Baby Chips (Bruce), a ruthless gambling tycoon who has run the downtrodden town of Mud Bug with his gang of thugs, which include Raw Stank (Jamie Madrox) and Dusty Poot (Monoxide), since killing Sugar Wolf's father, Grizzly Wolf (Ron Jeremy), and Sugar's brothers. Sugar decides to take over the position his father once held, leading Big Baby Chips to pit Sugar against a series of deadly assassins. Sugar Wolf begins to successfully dispatch all of his would-be assassins, winning the approval of the townfolk, begins a romance with…
Adventure, Crime, crime thriller film, Horror, Science fiction
The beheading of Dr Fu Manchu is witnessed in China by his nemesis, Nayland Smith. Back in London, however, it is increasingly apparent to Smith—now assistant commissioner in Scotland Yard— that the international criminal mastermind is still operating. Smith determines that a hypnotized actor took Dr Fu Manchu's place.
Comedy
When film star Megan Valentine (Jessica Simpson) suddenly finds herself broke and humiliated in the public eye, she wanders from the wreckage of a car accident and witlessly enlists in the United States Army, hoping that it will change her life. The spoiled actress immediately finds herself at odds with her tough drill sergeants and the harsh discipline of army life, leading to many humorous situations. In the end, Valentine changes and becomes a better person and wins the respect of her fellow trainees, and they all graduate together.
Action, buddy film, buddy cop film, Crime, thriller film
Buster McHenry works as an undercover agent for the Philadelphia Police Department. He is attempting to flush out a corrupt officer, but his investigation hits two complications. The first occurs when he is arrested while trying to stop a carjacking; after having distracted the suspect with a beer bottle, he assaults an officer.
Action, Adventure, Pirate Film
The year is 1865. Will Denton is a jaded American miner escaping a troubled past. Seeking isolation for two reasons; to mend his broken heart after a failed romance during the California Gold Rush, and also to forget his actions after he kills his former lover's new husband in self-defense in a gunfight – Denton tends a lonely and isolated lighthouse with a minimal crew including two other men.
Adventure, children's film, Comedy, comedy television program, Computeranimation, crossover fiction, fantasy film
Two weeks ahead in the future dystopian Endsville, "Lord of Horror", an evil being, orders robotic duplicates of Billy and Mandy called Billybot and Mandroid to go back in time to eliminate their human counterparts and prevent them from reaching a powerful hand-like artifact in the Lord of Horror's possession before his past self does. Two weeks prior, Grim is sued for dereliction of duty and misuse of his powers by his old rival, the Boogey Man, the former having failed to reap General Skarr because of Billy and Mandy's interference. Grim, Billy, Mandy, and Irwin are set to be exiled by the Underworld Court and placed in the custody of…
Adventure, children's film, children's music, Comedy, direct-to-video film, live-action/animated film, musical film
Wally the Great (Tony Harvey), great-grandson of Waldo the Magnificent, is an amateur magician whose dream is to win the competition at the Magic Club for Best Magician. He is confronted with a rival, Roland the Remarkable (Dale Burridge), who believes Wally is a nobody. Meanwhile, the titular children's entertainers, consisting of lead singer Greg Page, guitarist Murray Cook, drummer Anthony Field and keyboardist Jeff Fatt, are performing at a nearby school for Dorothy the Dinosaur's birthday party.
Adventure, fantasy film, medieval film
The mysterious Green Knight appears before King Arthur's court in the New Year and demands the head of Sir Gawain as the prize in a bizarre game. Given a year's grace, Gawain sets off in search of the Knight for a rematch.
Adventure, Animation
The film follows the plot of the original novel, but at times emphasizes different points. It opens with the dream sequence of an old man named Santiago, who dreams about his childhood on the masts of a ship and lions on the shores. When he wakes up, we find out that he has gone 84 days without catching any fish at all.
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
The United Artists release includes most of the sequences familiar to readers of the book, including the fence-whitewashing episode; Tom and Huckleberry Finn's attendance at their own funeral, after the boys, who were enjoying an adventure on a remote island, are presumed dead; the murder trial of local drunkard Muff Potter; and Tom and Becky Thatcher's flight through a cave as they try to escape Injun Joe, who is revealed to be the real killer.
Comedy, Comedy drama
Two dumb blondes, Dee Twiddle and Dawn St. Dom, meet each other for the first time at their first lesson in flight school and they like each other right away due to their numerous similarities. Dee is a professional dancer who has breast implants and a gassy pet turtle named Virgil.
Western
Based on the 1963 book by Robert MacLeod, the title character is a beautiful horse (a breed, the Appaloosa) belonging to Matt Fletcher (Marlon Brando), a Mexican-American buffalo hunter. When Fletcher returns home he enters a church to confess his sins. A powerful bandit, Chuy Medina (John Saxon) is tricked by his girlfriend, Trini (Anjanette Comer) to follow him inside and threaten Fletcher.
Adventure
In January 1793, 17-year-old midshipman Horatio Hornblower is assigned to his first posting, the ship of the line HMS Justinian. Hornblower is introduced to his shipmates, including his superior, Midshipman Jack Simpson, a bully quick to single him out for abuse and scorn. Hornblower embarrasses himself when he becomes seasick while the ship is at anchor in calm waters, and he finds life under Simpson unbearable.
fantasy film
Ann Darrow, a down-on-her-luck actress looking for work, meets film director Carl Denham/C.B., who offers her a job in a new film. They board the Venture to leave for the film shoot. Ann meets a sailor boy named Rick and his Monkey Chips, she later meets Jack Driscoll after he saved her from almost being crushed by cargo.
Adventure, animated film, Animation, children's film, fantasy film
Justin lives in the kingdom of Gabylonia and dreams of becoming a Knight of The Valour Kingdom like his grandfather, Sir Roland. However, knights were outlawed and replaced by lawyers after the King's death. Justin's father Reginald, the Queen's Chief Lawyer, grew to hate knights following Roland's death and insisted Justin become a lawyer.
Action, Drama, thriller film
Jonathan "Jon" Cold (Steven Seagal) is a former "foreigner", or deep cover operative who now works as a freelance agent who is frequently commissioned to deliver high-risk packages. As Jon prepares for his father's funeral, Alexander Marquet (Philip Dunbar) asks him to take on an assignment. Jon is keen to leave the business, but he reluctantly accepts the job.
Comedy, teen film
Sam and Dave, after being fired from a fast food outlet and getting evicted, are magically transported to Sam's uncle's island. Sam and Dave are asked to help save the island. The band Dread Zeppelin perform the film's theme song as credits roll at the end.
Action, Adventure, Post-apocalyptic, Science fiction
The film, set in a land of warring tribes 23 years after a nuclear war, follows Tom and his friend Dick, whose sister Hari has been captured by a powerful tribe called the Norks. Tom and Dick set out to find and rescue Hari, attempting to avoid dangerous tribes along the way. They are captured by a matriarchal clan called the Urechs, led by "She" (Sandahl Bergman).
Action, Adventure, fantasy film, Sword-and-sandal
Hundra belongs to a tribe of Amazons. She is the only tribe member of her age who has never been with a man. She declares she will keep it like that.
Action, Adventure, Drama, thriller film
In 1959 former British Major and mercenary Robert Dapes (Sean Connery) arrives in Cuba under General Bello's (Martin Balsam) orders as part of the dictator Fulgencio Batista's forces. He is to train the Cuban army to resist Fidel Castro's revolt. Before he even begins his task, he encounters an old flame, Alexandra Lopez de Pulido (Brooke Adams), whom he repeatedly pursues.