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Drama
Billy Coy (Mickey Rooney) arrives in the town of Carrell, California and offers himself as a mechanic for Arthur "Red" Stanley (Thomas Mitchell) at his garage. Red turns down Billy initially, but after seeing a photo of his father, "Cannonball" Coy, a famous driver, Red scares up a job for Billy. Billy's father died in an accident at the Indianapolis 500 several years previously.
Comedy, Drama, romantic comedy
Frank (Brent Florence) is a Northern California 20-year-old who has just been dumped by his girlfriend. He and his slacker buddies Joey (Kenny Luper) and Neil (Christian Leffler) want to escape their small town but lack the funds. To finance their escape, they rob the local bingo tournament, and although their haul is small, the three decide to go to the big city anyway.
Adventure
In a mishap, a young poetry critic Humphrey van Weyden is cast adrift in the open sea. He is picked up by a seal hunting schooner, but his miraculous escape turns into a brutal struggle for survival. The schooner is captained by 'Wolf' Larsen - an authoritarian and harsh captain.
Adventure
During the War of 1812, Captain James Marshall undertakes a mission to operate a blockade of the American coastline and collect a war loan in gold from France to bolster the fledgling American fleet against the British Navy. Marshall asks Ben Waldridge, a former Royal Navy captain, to be his first officer on board the Concord, purported to be fastest American ship. Waldridge helps Marshall by assembling a crew consisting mostly of his loyal former gun crew that is led by Hook and Redlegs.
monster film, Science fiction
The film begins with a high school senior, Josh, who is stunned to see that he unknowingly won an MTV contest to see Carmen Electra, and it was actually his sister, Jen, who won the contest and invites everyone they know in their school. Josh and his classmates arrive on an isolated island (which is later revealed to be located in the Bermuda Triangle) where they have an enormous party, but Josh, who has been dumped by his girlfriend, is not really into the fun. Despite having his best friends Andy and Stack with him, he is angry that Jen, who wanted her brother to have an awesome time, scammed him.
Action, Drama, thriller film
A tough undercover cop named John (Cuba Gooding Jr.) inadvertently gets involved in a dangerous heroin ring when Mike (Devon Bostick), a young defector of the drug trade leaves his five-year-old sister, Angel (Arcadia Kendal) within his care. After Mike is killed, Angel is kidnapped and trapped in an underground drug ring. John then sets out to save the girl with the help of Father Porter (Christian Slater).
Adventure, Bible Film, Drama, Monumental Film
Saul, a Pharisee, persecutes the followers of the recently crucified Jesus of Nazareth; his friend Reuben helps him. One day, Jesus appears to him outside Damascus and calls him to be his apostle. Saul, who now calls himself Paul, begins to missionize throughout the Roman Empire and even brings the teachings of Christ as far as Rome.
Comedy, Comedy drama, Drama, LGBTQ-related film
Minnesotans Scott and his bride Kristin are having their wedding in Phoenix. During the wedding, Kristin is put off by the obnoxious behavior of Scott's best man Lumpy. Lumpy gets extremely drunk and more annoying to the guests until he is cut off from the bar by Scott.
Action, Adventure, Drama
Abolitionist Michael "Nuggin" Taylor goes undercover to sabotage slave ships. Although the United States prohibited the importation of slaves in 1808, slaves are still being brought into the country illegally. Great Britain also prohibited the slave trade, putting the Royal Navy into action against slave traders, but Royal Navy Lieutenant Stanley Tarryton is acting for the slave traders.
Adventure, Drama
In 1815, Michael Martin, member of an Irish revolutionary society, turns highwayman to support it, and soon becomes an outlaw. In Dublin, he meets famous rebel "Captain Thunderbolt" and becomes his second-in-command, under the name "Lightfoot."
Adventure, Drama
When the father of the De Courtenay family dies, the brothers argue about the inheritance. Although rightfully most should go to Robin, his cousin Roger takes control after killing his brother and blaming Robin, and Robin has to go into hiding in the forest, taking Friar Tuck with him. The two come under attack from the Sheriff of Nottingham's soldiers but are saved by a mystery archer.
Western
The film shows a family of French Basque immigrants pioneering into the Wild West in 1850 while carrying their ancestral vines. Hard drinking trail driver Lon Bennett is hired to lead them and he falls for the spirited Gabrielle Dauphin.
Adventure
A group of troubled teenagers reluctantly accept to aid wolf researcher Ben Harris in order to clean their records from their law-breaking deeds. Graffiti artist "Miami" Steve, snobby daddy's girl Crystal and surly Beri join Ben in his mission into the Idaho wilderness to garner a count of wolves and to retrieve a hidden camera. Shortly after their trek begins, the foursome see a mother wolf and her two baby cubs.
Science fiction
The short-story adaptations are set as flashbacks to 1893 within a frame story set in 1946, near the end of Wells' life, when he is interviewed by members of a military research institute interested in his past exploits. In 1893, Jane is shown to be a student, with Wells initially one of her two potential suitors, the other being a member of the college staff. Wells is portrayed as a single man, a journalist and aspiring fiction writer, who is not scientifically trained.
In the harsh deserts of North Africa, the French Foreign Legion provides a military presence. Lt. Tom Wayne is framed for the murder of Armand Corday, his fiancé's brother.
Adventure
While the war threatens with France, King Henry II decides to evaluate the courage of his son Richard the Lionheart, his possible successor. To do this, the King decided to place him into a mysterious castle, where Richard will have to face several trials.
Drama, romance film, thriller film
As the U.S. Subic Bay naval base's operations slowly wind down and naval manpower begins to dwindle, Commander Hamilton (Wolfgang Bodison) relies on three U.S. Navy SEALs to help keep the base secure.
Adventure
Action, Adventure
Danny Stratton, a washed-up private security agent, is given the rare opportunity to escort a valuable Chinese antique out of Shanghai, but is ambushed en route. With the safety of the woman he loves in jeopardy, Danny has to work with his Security Management Action Recovery Team members to save her, as a dreadful conspiracy begins to unravel.
Action, Cyberpunk, Post-apocalyptic, Science fiction
Set in a post-apocalyptic Los Angeles of 2057, Hawkins Coselow, a crippled soldier, along with his ex-lover, Chandra Kerkorian, share vivid psychosexual dreams. Dr. Alexis Zalazny is working on a cybernetic program that will help Coselow walk again.
Comedy, Drama
Sonny Wexler is an aging, washed-up, veteran film producer with a pill-popping wife. In his heyday, Sonny produced an Oscar nominated movie, but now he finds he's a "has been" in a Hollywood that's been taken over by a younger generation, personified by studio executive Damon Black and foreign investors. Knowing that he is soon going to die or be forgotten, he decides to wager all his strength in one last movie, something for which he can be remembered.
Adventure
On the planet Caliban 5, a young man named Justin Thorpe carves out a living for himself by trading items he obtains through stealing and salvaging. Thorpe comes home one night to discover his kid sister, Nova, has been kidnapped. Frantic and desperate, Thorpe turns to Warlord Xian for help, but he does not have enough possessions to trade for Xian's services.
animated cartoon, Christmas film
Two young bears, Nikomi and Chinook, know nothing of Christmas until the local park ranger tells them about the legend, and they become curious to meet Santa Claus. Their mother, Nana, is preparing for Winter hibernation and cynically tells her children there is no Santa, but they are determined to believe. Mother finds it impossible to begin their sleep, since the young cubs wish to stay awake until Santa arrives.
Adventure, Biography, Drama, historical film, Historie, Melodrama, romance film, silent film
thumb|thumbtime=0|upright=1.5|alt=Black and white silent film showing Biblical epic scenes|Judith of Bethulia The film is based on the deuterocanonical Book of Judith. During the siege of the Jewish city of Bethulia by the Assyrians, a widow named Judith has a plan to stop the war as her people suffer starvation and are ready to surrender. The widow disguises herself as a harem girl and goes to the enemy camp, where she beguiles a general of King Nebuchadnezzar, whose army is besieging the city.