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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 7,240 films · Page 211.

Lói - þú flýgur aldrei einn (2018)

Adventure, children's film, Computeranimation

A golden plover named Ploey has not learned to fly when his family migrates in the fall, meaning he must try to survive the vicious arctic winter by himself in order to be reunited with his family next spring. His life is hard for the plovers with the ever-present threat of being attacked by his predators, in particular a huge peregrine falcon named Shadow await the return of the golden plovers each spring for their food, the golden plover chicks have to learn how to dig for worms themselves and how to fly, unfortunately Ploey is afraid to fly. One day while plucking up the courage to fly, Ploey gets taken by Shadow.

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American Strays (1996)

Comedy drama

Red's Desert Diner Oasis, a dive in the middle of nowhere, becomes the focal point of three separate storylines. In the first, Dwayne (Savage), a homicidal vacuum cleaner salesman, may have met his match in Patty Mae (Tilly), a woman with an impressive collection of sweepers. The second story follows Johnny (Perry), a suicidal man who hires a sadistic hitman (Jones) to end his life anyway possible which includes beating the ever loving crap out of him.

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Seven Cities of Gold (1955)

Adventure

In 1769, the expedition of Captain Gaspar de Portolà to California is in search of fabled cities of gold. Its religious advisor, peace-loving missionary Father Junípero Serra, wishes to establish good relations with the local natives and to build a string of missions, beginning at San Diego Bay. He is unexpectedly aided when Portola's prideful second in command, Lt.

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Cry of Battle (1963)

Drama, romance film

The film begins on December 8, 1941, with the Japanese attacking the Philippines. Dave McVey Jr., the son of a rich American businessman with extensive holdings in the Philippines, is attacked by murderous bandits. He is rescued by Careo, a Filipino patriot who has put together a group of anti-Japanese Filipino guerrillas.

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Golden Needles (1974)

Action, Adventure, Martial arts

A legendary statue has seven gold needles inserted in it, and an adult man will become a sexual superman when the needles are placed in the same position in his body. A colorful group of characters is all in on the hunt for the mysterious statue.

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Crackerjack (1994)

Heist

Jack Wild is a Chicago police officer dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder after the murder of his wife and two children during an investigation into organized crime. Nicknamed "Crackerjack" by his colleagues due to his reckless behavior, Jack is forced into a family vacation with his older brother, Michael, and sister-in-law, Annie, at an isolated Rocky Mountains resort. Meanwhile, a kidnapped ice scientist named Oliver Green has been forced to plant bombs in the surrounding glacier in a mysterious plot organized by the terrorist Ivan Getz.

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Rogues of Sherwood Forest (1950)

Adventure, Drama, swashbuckler film

Following the death of Richard the Lionheart, evil King John plans to retain his power by importing mercenaries and paying them through oppressive taxation. King John first attempts to kill Robin, the son of longtime nemesis Robin Hood. When Flemish knight Sir Baldric challenges Robin, the Earl of Huntingdon, to a joust, the king's henchmen fix a faulty protective cap to Sir Baldric's lance.

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The Secret Ways (1961)

Drama, Mysterie, spy film

In 1960 Vienna, after Soviet tanks crush the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, American adventurer Michael Reynolds (Richard Widmark) is hired by an international espionage ring to smuggle a noted scholar and resistance leader, Professor Jansci (Walter Rilla), out of Communist-ruled Hungary. Reynolds goes to Vienna to see the professor's daughter, Julia (Sonja Ziemann), and he persuades her to accompany him to Budapest. Once there, Reynolds is kidnapped by "freedom fighters" who take him to the professor's secret headquarters.

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Tripoli (1950)

Adventure, Drama, Historie, Monumental Film, romance film, war film

In 1805, the USS Essex is part of a blockade of the port of Tripoli by a small United States Navy Mediterranean squadron targeting pirates menacing American shipping. American diplomatic consul William Eaton boards to recruit a small commando squad for a secret mission. Lt.

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Cyclone (1978)

Action, Adventure, disaster film, Drama, Horror, survival film, thriller film

The Caribbean Sea. The local authorities receive reports about an approaching cyclone and issue a general alert, but a small passenger plane, a tour boat and a fishing trawler fail to receive - or heed - the warning and are caught in the storm. The fishing vessel springs a leak and sinks, forcing the fishermen to abandon it; the airplane crashes into the sea, killing most of the passengers and forcing the rest to evacuate; the tour boat's motor is damaged, and one of the tourists is swept overboard and drowns.

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Super Shark (2011)

Action, Adventure, Animal horror, Comedy, Comedy horror, Horror, monster film, Science fiction, suspense film, thriller film

Persistent exposure of ocean wildlife to a toxic goo used in oil drilling leads to a shark growing in size and becoming bulletproof, and even attaining the ability to move around on land. It destroys the oil rig that caused it, and then moves to Los Angeles where it eats several divers and threatens to disrupt a bikini contest. Marine biologist Dr.

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Hotel California (2008)

Crime, thriller film

The film follows Troy as he returns to Los Angeles from Miami to meet with his former partners: Al and Pete , whom Troy betrayed years before. Naturally they are dismayed to see him and call their boss, infamous crime syndicate leader Dmitri to inform them that Troy has returned. The three of them, along with Troy's former love Jessie attempt to exact their revenge, while Troy tries to convince them that he is not the man he was before.

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Independence Daysaster (2013)

Action, Adventure, independent film, Science fiction, thriller film

In Moose Ridge, Oregon, Andrew Garsette, his two friends, Nick and Eliza, and his uncle Pete, a local firefighter, prepare to meet Andrew's father and Pete's brother, U.S. President Sam Garsette, who is coming home for the Fourth of July celebrations. Sam approaches on Marine One, but it is unexpectedly rerouted to nearby Dixon Airbase.

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Thunderhead: Son of Flicka (1945)

children's literature, Drama, Western

Ken McLaughlin's mustang mare Flicka gives birth to an all-white colt that, unknown to Ken's dad, Rob, was actually sired by a neighboring rancher's thoroughbred racehorse, Appalachia, rather than Rob's own stallion, Banner. The colt, nicknamed "Goblin", proves to be difficult, but Ken trains him to race. Ken's mother, Nell, officially names the colt Thunderhead after the billowing white clouds she sees overhead.

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His Majesty O'Keefe (1954)

Adventure, Pirate Film

Captain David O'Keefe, seeking his fortune in the 19th century South Pacific, decides to enlist island natives to harvest copra, but runs into a wall of cultural problems. Backed by a Chinese dentist, he obtains a ship and sets about harvesting copra while fending off cantankerous native chieftains and ambitious German empire-builders. The natives, happy with their existence, see no reason to work hard to obtain copra, either for a German trading company or for O'Keefe.

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Crime Spree (2003)

Crime, Criminal Comedy Film, Heist

Daniel Foray (Gérard Depardieu) is the leader of an unusual group of burglars in Paris. When he's instructed by fence Laurent (Richard Bohringer) to go to Chicago to steal an expensive necklace in a suburban safe, the seemingly basic job becomes a fight for survival when the homeowner turns out to be mafia kingpin Frank Zammeti (Keitel), who is also under stakeout from authorities. The team are led to believe by American liaison Sophie (Joanne Kelly) that they wrote down the wrong address, but when she disappears with the money and other items taken from the mafioso, they later learn that his residence was the correct target after all and…

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Campbell's Kingdom (1957)

Adventure

Recently diagnosed with a terminal disease, Bruce Campbell unexpectedly finds himself the owner of a small valley in the Canadian Rocky Mountains as the result of a bequest from his grandfather. After travelling from England, Bruce arrives at "Campbell's Kingdom", as the locals disparagingly call it, to find its existence under threat from the construction of a new hydroelectricity dam. Convinced that his grandfather was right and that the Kingdom might yield oil, the race is on to prove that there is oil under Campbell's Kingdom before the mining company building the dam can flood the valley.

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Deadly Illusion (1987)

Adventure, Crime, Detective, mystery film, thriller film

Hamberger is a freelance private eye without a license and without a car, who hangs out at delis looking for potential work. He is approached by a businessman claiming to be Alex Burton who offers him $100,000 to kill his wife Sharon who knows too much about his business dealings. Hamberger accepts a down payment of $25,000 but instead decides to inform Sharon of the plot and helps her flee by plane.

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Land Raiders (1969)

Action, Drama, romance film, Western

In the 1870s Arizona town of Forge River, cattle baron Vince Carden (Telly Savalas) is estranged from his brother, Paul (George Maharis). The men are of Mexican ancestry, but Vince has renounced that part of his heritage. Vince hates Native Americans and pays out bounties on Indian scalps, then benefits financially by being able to buy up the cheap land caused by the strife and bloodshed.

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Smiley (1956)

Comedy

Smiley Greevins is a mischievous boy who lives in the small country town of Murrumbilla (based on Augathella). His father is an alcoholic drover who is a poor provider for the family, and his mother works as a laundress. Smiley is always getting into trouble with his best friend Joey.

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