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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 7,238 films · Page 166.

The McKenzie Break (1970)

Drama, war film

At the McKenzie prisoner of War (POW) camp in north Scotland, Kapitän zur See Willi Schlüter – a Kriegsmarine U-boat commander – challenges the authority of the camp’s by-the-book commanding officer, Major Perry. Because British officers have been shackled in Germany, Perry has been ordered to handcuff an equal number of German officers as a reprisal. The Germans refuse to appear at roll call, then ambush the British guards when they attempt to force the prisoners out of their barracks.

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Voltron: Fleet of Doom (1986)

adventure anime and manga, mecha

In his attempt to destroy the Galaxy Alliance, King Zarkon allies himself with Viceroy Throk of the Drule Supreme Council to create a mighty armada known as the Fleet of Doom. To stop Zarkon and his allies, the heroes of both Voltron series must join forces to stop them before they can destroy the Alliance. But when Princess Allura is captured by Witch Haggar, Keith sets out to rescue her so that they can rejoin their friends in time to stop the Fleet of Doom from destroying the secret power base of the Galaxy Alliance.

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The Black Shield Of Falworth (1954)

Historie, Knights Tale, medieval film

Myles Falworth (Tony Curtis) and his sister Meg (Barbara Rush) live in obscurity on a farm in Crisbey-Dale with their guardian Diccon Bowman (Rhys Williams). This is to protect them from the attainder placed upon their family by King Henry IV of England (Ian Keith) because their father has been (falsely) accused of treason and murdered by the Earl of Alban (David Farrar). When a hunting party comprising the Earl of Alban, the lord of Crisbey-Dale, and another nobleman, Sir Robert, stop at their farm for refreshment, they are repulsed by Myles, who stops them from molesting his sister.

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The Invisible Boy (1957)

comedy thriller, Family Drama, Science fiction, science fiction comedy

In 1957, ten-year-old Timmie Merrinoe is a bit dull and only wants a playmate. His frustrated father takes him to the research lab where he works and has him evaluated by a supercomputer. The computer hypnotizes Timmie and enhances his intelligence.

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Soldiers of Fortune (2012)

Action

United States special forces captains Craig McCenzie and Mike Reed are attempting to find Osama bin Laden in an unspecified location in the Middle East. Their mission goes awry when CIA operative Carter Mason turns up independently, blowing Reed's cover in the settlement he's infiltrated. He's captured by the locals and interrogated by Mason, who threatens to emasculate him if he doesn't disclose the full details of his operation.

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Game of Death (2010)

Action, Martial arts

The story is told in flashback. CIA agent Marcus Jones recounts his final mission in the form of a confession to a Catholic priest. The mission begins when Jones's mentor in the CIA, Dietrich, informs him that his next assignment is to gather intelligence for the possible prosecution of American citizens Frank Smith, an arms dealer, and John Redvale, a hedge fund manager.

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Lancelot and Guinevere (1963)

Adventure, fantasy film, medieval film, romance film

Lancelot is King Arthur's most valued Knight of the Round Table and a paragon of courage and virtue. Things change, however, when he falls in love with Queen Guinevere. A sub-plot concerns Arthur's effort to forestall a challenge from a rival king, a problem that will inevitably catch Lancelot up in a personal conflict.

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Underclassman (2005)

Action, Action Comedy, Comedy drama, Crime, Crime Comedy

Tracy "Tre" Stokes (Nick Cannon) is a 23-year-old bike cop working for the Los Angeles Police Department. Tre dreams of being a police detective, like his late father, but his mentor Captain Delgado (Cheech Marin) believes he is not ready based on his reckless behavior. While playing basketball, Delgado is approached by a representative of the Mayor's office looking to place an undercover detective into the prestigious Westbury School after a student was killed at a party.

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Goliath Awaits (1981)

Adventure, Drama, Science fiction, thriller film

On September 4, 1939, the British ocean liner RMS Goliath, carrying 1,860 passengers, is torpedoed by a German U-boat and sinks within minutes while on a transatlantic crossing to the United States three days after the outbreak of war. Scientists aboard a research ship in 1981 discover the wreck of the Goliath lying upright in 1,000 feet (305 m) of water, and divers are sent down to investigate the wreck. Oceanographer Peter Cabot (Mark Harmon) hears systematic banging and music coming from the ship and is shocked to see the face of a beautiful young woman (Emma Samms) inside a porthole.

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The Revenant (2009)

Comedy, Comedy horror, Horror, Vampire, Zombie

The film focuses on Second Lieutenant Bart Gregory (David Anders) who has been killed under mysterious circumstances in Iraq. After his friends and girlfriend Janet (Louise Griffiths) attend his funeral, Bart awakens in his grave. Enlisting the help of his best friend, Joey Leubner (Chris Wylde), Bart begins to understand and learn how to deal with his new undead state; mainly, the fact that Bart needs blood to hold back decomposition and that he returns to a state of in-animation during daylight hours.

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Legionnaire's Trail (2020)

Action, action-adventure film, Adventure, Sword-and-sandal

The plot centers on Noreno, a half-Roman soldier, who is tasked with a perilous mission to save his besieged comrades. Two Roman legions are trapped in the snowy mountains of Armenia, surrounded by Parthian patrols, slowly perishing from cold and starvation. The main Roman army, stationed in Syria, is still two weeks away by foot, but the mountains are infested with enemy forces.

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Dreamkeeper (2003)

Western

The film opens with Eagle Boy, a young man who is on a vision quest. It then cuts to the present, where a young cynical Lakota named Shane Chasing Horse is living on the Pine Ridge reservation. He is in trouble because he owes some money to a local gang—money he used to buy a beautiful ring for Mae Little Wounded, a girl he likes.

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Nati con la camicia (1983)

Action, Adventure, Comedy

The charming dodger Rosco Frazer and Doug O’Riordan, a recently released convict who was imprisoned for sinking a yacht which had annoyed him, meet each other during a rough brawl in a roadhouse. They drive off in a truck, each one thinking of the other as the trucker. Not long afterwards a highway patrol stops them for speeding, and since they cannot produce proper papers, they are mistaken for truck-jackers.

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Ben Hur (2003)

The animated version tells the same story as the 1959 film, with some differences. The story begins with Balthazar waiting in the desert for the two other wise men for a journey to Bethlehem. The story of Ben-Hur begins 30 years after the birth of Jesus.

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Stay Away, Joe (1968)

Comedy, musical film, Western

Native American rodeo rider Joe Lightcloud is a Navajo whose family still lives on the reservation. He returns to the reservation in a white Cadillac convertible that he uses to drive cattle. Joe persuades his congressman to give him 20 heifers and a prize bull so that he and his father can prove that the Navajos can successfully raise cattle on the reservation.

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Swiss Family Robinson (1940)

Adventure, Drama

In London in 1813, a Swiss father, William Robinson, wishes to escape the influence of the superficial profligacy of London on his family. His eldest son, Fritz, is obsessed with Napoleon, whom he considers his hero. His middle son, Jack, is a foolish dandy who cares only about fashion and money.

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The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission (1988)

Action, war film

Major Wright leads a group of commandos in Nazi-occupied Denmark to meet up with informant Carl Ludwig, who is being followed by a German patrol. Ludwig is shot, and before he succumbs to his wounds, utters the phrase, "vierundzwanzig, zwanzig" (2420), which Major Wright does not understand. Back in England, Major Wright, Major General Worden, Lieutenant Carol Campbell and a British Lieutenant Colonel meet in London to discuss German plans for developing a Fourth Reich in the Middle East.

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The Next Man (1976)

Action, spy film, thriller film

The film is set in November 1976, shortly after the Arab Oil Embargo of 1973–1974. A group of politicians within the Arab world support a radical agenda including a cap on international oil prices. Within 48 hours of this plan's becoming known to the Americans and Russians, the three top men in the group are assassinated — the Kuwaiti is defenestrated, the Saudi is shot, and the Tunisian (Adolfo Celi) is seduced, drugged, and asphyxiated.

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Rascal (1969)

children's film, Comedy, Drama

In the summer of 1918 in the little town of Brailsford Junction in central Wisconsin, Willard North takes his son Sterling out into the woods, where a lynx surprises a family of raccoons, who run away, leaving a young raccoon behind. Sterling brings the raccoon home and names him Rascal. As Willard has to leave for work, his daughter, Theo, lines up interviews for a potential live-in housekeeper before returning to her job in Chicago.

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