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Adventure, Biography
Nicolo Polo shows treasures from China and sends his son Marco Polo (Gary Cooper) there with his assistant (and comic relief) Binguccio (Ernest Truex). They sail from Venice, are shipwrecked, and cross the desert of Persia and the mountains of Tibet to China, to seek out Peking and the palace of China's ruler, Kublai Khan (George Barbier). The philosopher/fireworks-maker Chen Tsu (H.
thriller film
A mystery novelist discovers a plan to murder an American heiress while on vacation in Spain. He enlists the help of a taxi driver to travel across the Spanish countryside in order to thwart the crime.
Adventure, children's film, fantasy film, Modern-Day Fantasy
thumb|A Bluenose stamp similar to the one featured in the film. Ralph James is a timid young stamp enthusiast living in Montreal who suffers from a stutter. One day, fellow schoolmate Tommy Tricker, a stamp trader and con artist, visits Ralph's house and offers him a collection of rare permanent stamps in exchange for a spare Bluenose, depicting a man on the ship's mast, belonging to Ralph's father.
Action, Adventure, Drama, Heist
During a period of sluggish economy and high unemployment, four friends—Stone, Tony, Dan and Rockney—gather for a fishing trip. The weekend getaway is a cover: they are really planning to fly to Colombia to rob a drug lord. They meet with Clint, who supplies them with weapons and target practice.
Adventure, Family Drama, Military Film, war film
A column of the French Foreign Legion arrives at the remote Fort Zinderneuf, having been assigned to relieve the legionnaires who had been defending the fort. Upon their arrival, they find that the fort has been ravaged by Tuareg attacks and American Beau Graves is the only survivor. After his badly injured arm is amputated, he is asked what has happened and his story is revealed in flashback.
Action, Adventure
MacGyver and his former college archeology professor Atticus search for the Lost Treasure of Atlantis while at the same time shaking off unwanted competition.
Adventure
Theodore Lytton is an avid geologist and paleontologist who is aided by his nephew Jonas Lytton, a Harvard graduate. Theodore seeks for ways to finance his undertakings, including illegal street fighting. After one of his lectures, Theodore is approached by Alice Hastings who finances the Lyttons' journey into the center of Earth on a quest to find her lost husband Casper Hastings.
Comedy
George Lester is an American living in Britain. His passion is get-rich-quick schemes, and they have caused financial and personal grief for him and his wife, Pamela, who is considering divorce if he continues with them. Willy Homer is a conman who plans to help George raise some quick cash by selling plans for a drill to a group of Arabs.
Adventure
A plane flying to Cape Town, carrying a young couple and their baby, crashes in the jungle. Everyone on the plane dies, except for the baby who is rescued by Cheeta, Tarzan's chimpanzee. Tarzan and Jane adopt the child and name him "Boy".
Adventure, fantasy film, Horror, medieval film
A group of Viking women from Stannjold, led by Desir (Abby Dalton), decide to go out to sea in search of their missing men. They soon encounter a giant dragon-like sea serpent which destroys their ship. They wash up ashore on the mysterious land of the Grimaults and are taken captive by its ruthless tyrant Stark (Richard Devon).
Adventure, Drama
When three whalers become stranded in Northern Canada's Arctic in 1896, they are rescued by Inuit. In the beginning, the Inuit accept the strangers' European ways, but as this increasingly influences and affects their customs, things slowly fall apart and cultural tension grows until the climax. The film was made by a "skeleton crew" and was filmed "entirely on location" on Baffin Island.
Animal Documentary
The film takes place in the Cascade Mountains of Washington (despite much of the filming having been done in North Central Idaho). Charlie the cougar's mother lost her life when he was a cub, leaving him alone. Jess Bradley finds Charlie, takes him in and raises him.
Action, Adventure, fantasy film, Low Fantasy
Ruled by King Augustin and Queen Remini, Carpia is a peaceful kingdom in a world inhabited by dragons and knights. When the King dies suddenly, the land's serenity is unexpectedly shattered by a Fire Dragon that spreads almighty fear and death amongst the kingdom's innocent people, especially against the Ice Dragon.
Blaxploitation, thriller film
Jonathan Knight is the owner of "Mr. Jonathan's", the most successful hair salon for women on the Sunset Strip. His reputation as a lover has become as such that he is sought after almost as much for sexual trysts as he is for his hair styling ability.
documentary film, Documentation
The film charts the build up to the 2010 races, and then documents each of the races and their results. These take place along public roads through the Isle of Man, covering 37.73 miles of terrain, and packed with thousands of spectators who have come from all over the world. Using 3D technology, Closer to the Edge captures the 2010 races and attempts to show what motivates the racers.
Drama, fantasy film, LGBTQ-related film, musical film, romantic comedy, Romantic drama
Timothy (Tanner Cohen) is an openly gay student at a private boys' school. Although now in his senior year, he is still persecuted by the aggressive rugby team, on whose captain, Jonathon (Nathaniel David Becker), he has a crush. Timothy lives with his mother, Donna (Judy McLane), who is struggling with her son's sexuality and with getting a job, and his father who is not a part of his life.
Action, Adventure
A cargo aircraft lands atop Tarzan's escarpment in Africa, looking for animals. While trapping lions, the three men aboard meet with Tarzan, Jane, and their adopted son Boy. Watching Boy's tricks with three young elephants, Buck Rand, the head of a circus in the United States, realizes that Boy would be a great act.
Adventure, Comedy, fantasy film, Science fiction, science fiction comedy
thumb|Original trailer Orville, the oldest orphan at the Hideaway Orphans Home, accidentally hides inside a truck headed to a top-secret laboratory. There he is placed under the supervision of lab worker Lester to help load supplies onto an experimental rocket ship. While on board with Lester, Orville flips the ignition switch and the rocket ship blasts off, flying across the country and eventually landing outside of New Orleans, where Mardi Gras is in progress.
Adventure, Bible Film, Biography, Drama, Monumental Film
Jacob defrauds his twin brother Esau and flees. In Haran he gets to know his cousin Rachel, and falls in love with her. Years of hard work later he marries Rachel and reconciles with his brother Esau.
Action, Adventure, Animal horror, B movie, Comedy, Comedy horror, Horror, monster film, Science fiction, science fiction horror film, suspense film, television film, thriller film
The film begins in 1986, when a young Les Daniels, who is terrified of snakes, is forced to go to a snake-handling ceremony. When he is supposed to give one of the snakes to his father, he hesitates, giving the snake enough time to bite his father's artery. His father dies in a matter of minutes.
Comedy, Western
The sheriff of a small western town dies of a 'heart attack' and the crooked mayor, The Honorable Hiram J. Sellers, and leading crook Phil Decker appoint the town drunk, Reginald T. "Rags" Barnaby, as the new sheriff, believing that he will be easily controlled by them.
Comedy drama, Crime, Drama, Tragicomedy
Ray Pluto is a New York City police detective who failed to stop a shooting spree at a burger joint because his back gave out and he fell. The suspect ended up being shot by a bystander, a young boy. The incident has made Ray a laughing stock in the city.
Adventure, fantasy film
In part one, Dr. Alan Aisling is an antiquities professor who has lost his wife and is about to lose his job when the new dean informs him of changes to the curriculum. His younger daughter Cassie daydreams about the mythical world her illustrator mother left behind in her drawings and annoys her older sister Miranda, who believes she needs to be more grounded.
Adventure
Baghdad, A.D. 1258. After Mongolian forces conquer Bagdad, the caliph Hassan escapes captivity, along with his young son Ali.