Pretty Woman (1990)
Comedy, Romance [USA:R, 2 h 5 min]
Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, Ralph Bellamy, Jason Alexander
Director: Garry Marshall
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 6.9/10 (188,428 votes)
Mr. Bean’s Holiday (2007)
Comedy, Family [USA:PG, 1 h 30 min]
Rowan Atkinson, Steve Pemberton, Lily Atkinson, Preston Nyman
Director: Steve Bendelack
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ 6.3/10 (78,442 votes)
Time Bandits (1981)
Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi [USA:PG, 1 h 50 min]
John Cleese, Sean Connery, Shelley Duvall, Katherine Helmond
Director: Terry Gilliam
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 7.0/10 (41,953 votes)
A young boy’s wardrobe contains a time hole. Through this hole an assortment of short people (i.e. dwarfs) come while escaping from their master, the supreme being. They take Kevin with them on their adventures through time from Napoleonic times to the Middle Ages to the early 1900s, to the time of Legends and the Fortress of Ultimate Darkness where they confront Evil. (IMDb)
Dave Chappelle: Killin’ Them Softly (2000) (TV)
Comedy, Documentary [57 min]
Dave Chappelle, Albert Precourt
Director: Stan Lathan
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★★★★☆ 8.8/10 (4,026 votes)
Hocus Pocus (1993)
Comedy, Family, Fantasy [USA:PG, 1 h 36 min]
Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, Omri Katz
Director: Kenny Ortega
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 6.6/10 (52,692 votes)
300 years have passed since the Sanderson sisters were executed for practicing dark witchcraft. Returning to life thanks to a combination of a spell spoken before their demise and the accidental actions of Max, the new-kid-in-town, the sisters have but one night to secure their continuing existence… (IMDb)
Can’t Buy Me Love (1987)
Comedy, Drama, Romance [USA:PG-13, 1 h 34 min]
Patrick Dempsey, Amanda Peterson, Courtney Gains, Tina Caspary
Director: Steve Rash
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 6.7/10 (20,724 votes)
Step Up (2006)
Crime, Drama, Music, Romance [USA:PG-13, 1 h 44 min]
Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan Tatum, Damaine Radcliff, De’Shawn Washington
Director: Anne Fletcher
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 6.5/10 (79,541 votes)
Everyone deserves a chance to follow their dreams, but some people only get one shot. Tyler Gage is a rebel from the wrong side of Baltimore¹s tracks and the only thing that stands between him and an unfulfilled life are his dreams of one day making it out of there. Nora is a privileged ballet dancer attending Baltimore¹s ultra-elite Maryland School of the Arts — and the only thing standing in the way of her obviously brilliant future is finding a great dance partner for her senior showcase. When trouble with the law lands Tyler with a community service gig at Maryland School of the Arts, he arrives as an angry outsider, until his skills as a gifted street dancer draw Nora¹s attention. Now, as sparks fly between them, both on and off stage, Tyler realizes he has just one performance to prove that he can step up to a life far larger than he ever imagined. (IMDb)
Critical reception:
The film was well received by audiences but negatively received by critics. As of August 22, 2006, the film had an average score of 48/100 on Metacritic, signifying “mixed or average reviews”, its highest score was 75 (from both Entertainment Weekly and The Boston Globe), and its lowest was a 25 from the San Francisco Chronicle. It scored a “Rotten” 19% on Rotten Tomatoes, the consensus stating that “this trite teen romance has too little plot and not enough dancing”. (Wikipedia)
Kurenai no buta (1992)
Adventure, Animation, Fantasy, Romance [USA:PG, 1 h 34 min]
Shûichirô Moriyama, Tokiko Katô, Tsunehiko Kamijô, Akemi Okamura
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 7.8/10 (40,463 votes)
Superheroes (2011)
Action, Comedy, Documentary, Drama [1 h 30 min]
Director: Mike Barnett
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 6.5/10 (1,482 votes)
They patrol the dark and dangerous streets, seeking out crooks, criminals, evildoers, villains and goons all while maintaining a secret identity… They call themselves Real-Life Superheroes and they are on a quest to save humanity. SUPERHEROES is a documentary film that journeys inside the world of real-life caped crusaders. From all over America, these self-proclaimed crime fighters, don masks, home made costumes and elaborate utility belts in an attempt to bring justice to evildoers everywhere. (IMDb)
Robin Williams: Live on Broadway (2002) (TV)
Comedy, Documentary [USA:TV-MA, 1 h 39 min]
Robin Williams
Directors: Marty Callner, Bill Crooks
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★★★★☆ 8.5/10 (4,698 votes)
Berlin: Die Sinfonie der Grosstadt (1927)
a.k.a. Berlin: Symphony of a Great City (1928)
Documentary [1 h 14 min]
Paul von Hindenburg
Director: Walter Ruttmann
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 7.8/10 (2,539 votes)
A train speeds through the country on its way to Berlin, then gradually slows down as it pulls into the station. It is very early in the morning, about 5:00 AM, and the great city is mostly quiet. But before long there are some signs of activity, and a few early risers are to be seen on the streets. Soon the new day is well underway — it’s just a typical day in Berlin, but a day full of life and energy. (IMDb)
Iron Man 2 (2010)
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi [USA:PG-13, 2 h 4 min]
Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson
Director: Jon Favreau
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 7.1/10 (443,117 votes)
With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces pressure from the government, the press, and the public to share his technology with the military. Unwilling to let go of his invention, Stark, along with Pepper Potts, and James “Rhodey” Rhodes at his side, must forge new alliances — and confront powerful enemies. (IMDb)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical [USA:G, 1 h 44 min]
Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson, Roddy McDowall, Sam Jaffe
Director: Robert Stevenson
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 7.0/10 (23,449 votes)
In August of 1940 in the English village of Pepperinge Eye, three cockney orphans are sent to live with Eglantine Price, who is studying to become an apprentice witch. When she receives a letter from the Correspondence College of Witchcraft in London, she and the children fly on a bed (by way of a magic bedknob) to London to meet the headmaster of the defunct school, Emelius Brown. At a townhouse where Mr. Brown is staying, Miss Price finds half of a book called THE SPELLS OF ASTOROTH. For the other half, they deal with a shady character known as the Bookman. (IMDb)
Akira (1988)
Action, Animation, Sci-Fi [USA:R, 2 h 4 min]
Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama, Kôichi Kitamura
Director: Katsuhiro Ôtomo
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 8.1/10 (89,695 votes)
Kaneda is a bike gang leader whose close friend Tetsuo gets involved in a government secret project known as Akira. On his way to save Tetsuo, Kaneda runs into a group of anti-government activists, greedy politicians, irresponsible scientists and a powerful military leader. The confrontation sparks off Tetsuo’s supernatural power leading to bloody death, a coup attempt and the final battle in Tokyo Olympiad where Akira’s secrets were buried 30 years ago. (IMDb)
Hellboy (2004)
Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi [USA:PG-13, 2 h 12 min]
Ron Perlman, John Hurt, Selma Blair, Rupert Evans
Director: Guillermo del Toro
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 6.8/10 (222,758 votes)
In the final days of World War II, the Nazis attempt to use black magic to aid their dying cause. The Allies raid the camp where the ceremony is taking place, but not before a demon — Hellboy — has already been conjured. Joining the Allied forces, Hellboy eventually grows to adulthood, serving the cause of good rather than evil. (IMDb)
Overnight (2003)
Documentary [USA:R, 1 h 22 min]
Jeffrey Baxter, Chris Brinker, Jake Busey, Ray Carney
Directors: Tony Montana, Mark Brian Smith
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 7.1/10 (3,572 votes)
Let me just say, this film is a crash course for aspiring filmmakers on how not to act during your big break. This film chronicles his meteoric rise and his even quicker destruction.
It’s a great watch- 9/10
The rags-to-riches-to-rags story of Troy Duffy, a blue collar Boston twenty something that struck a dream movie deal with Miramax in 1997 to direct the $15 million project “Boondock Saints” from his own script. It was a deal that received worldwide attention. But when Miramax jumped ship and put the film in turnaround, Duffy’s overnight success soon starts to crash and burn. (IMDb)
Critical reception:
Overnight received positive reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 78% fresh rating, based on 77 reviews. The consensus says, “This absorbing but wince-inducing documentary is a cautionary tale about the costs of hubris in the world of indie film.” Roger Ebert gave Overnight 3-out-of-4 stars, writing, “[Duffy’s] family, we sense during one scene, has been listening to this blowhard for a lifetime, and although they are happy to share his success, they’re sort of waiting to see how he screws up. … So are we.” (Wikipedia)
Jim Jefferies: Fully Functional (2012) (TV)
Comedy
Al Jackson, Jim Jefferies
Director: Jay Karas
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 8.1/10 (1,160 votes)
The Firm (1993)
Drama, Mystery, Thriller [USA:R, 2 h 34 min]
Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Gene Hackman, Hal Holbrook
Director: Sydney Pollack
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 6.8/10 (80,488 votes)
Mitch is a much sought after young graduate of law school. When he’s made an excellent offer by a small law firm in Memphis, he and his wife Abby, are elated. Very soon Mitch becomes worried about “The Firm’s” clients, and is approached by the FBI who are investigating their Mafia connections. (IMDb)
Blue Streak (1999)
Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller [USA:PG-13, 1 h 33 min]
Martin Lawrence, Luke Wilson, Peter Greene, Dave Chappelle
Director: Les Mayfield
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ 6.2/10 (56,446 votes)
Miles Logan is a jewel thief who just hit the big time by stealing a huge diamond. However, after two years in jail, he comes to find out that he hid the diamond in a police building that was being built at the time of the robbery. In an attempt to regain his diamond, he poses as an L.A.P.D. detective… (IMDb)
From ‘Star Wars’ to ‘Jedi’: The Making of a Saga (1983) (TV)
Documentary [USA:Unrated, 1 h 5 min] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzmHgxA0jOA
Mark Hamill, George Lucas, Anthony Daniels, Harrison Ford
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 7.5/10 (412 votes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzmHgxA0jOA Ever wonder how they ever made Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi? Well this documentary explains it all as we’re taken on a behind-the-scenes tour of the making of the Star Wars saga. It shows how the puppets are made and worked, and creator George Lucas talks about what influenced him to do it, and everything. Narrated by Luke Skywalker himself, Mark Hamill. (IMDb)
Tai Chi Hero (2012)
Action, Adventure [1 h 40 min]
Xiaochao Yuan, Qi Shu, Tony Ka Fai Leung, Angelababy
Director: Stephen Fung
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ 6.2/10 (2,336 votes)
Chinese steampunk martial arts blockbuster about the early years of Tai chi master Yang Luchan, the man who founded in the 19th century what has now become the most popular Tai Chi style in the world. The second instalment of the “Tai Chi” trilogy continues the journey of Yang Luchan, a gifted child with a fleshy growth on his forehead who helped save a village from a frightening army of steampunk soldiers bearing strange machines with the knowledge of Tai Chi that they entrusted him with. (IMDb)
Here you go. Black Rain (1989) [720p] [English Subtitles] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWzbTQTkVnc The story of the aftermath of the Hiroshima bombing, based on Masuji Ibuse’s novel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKZdXNIKSQE
It’s got that white spot in the middle though.
Thunderbird 6 (1968)
Family, Sci-Fi [USA:G, 1 h 29 min]
Peter Dyneley, Sylvia Anderson, Shane Rimmer, Jeremy Wilkin
Director: David Lane
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ 6.3/10 (874 votes)
The International Rescue team is faced with one of its toughest challenges yet, as the revolutionary lighter-than-air craft Skyship One is hijacked while on her maiden voyage around the world. Against backdrops including the Statue of Liberty and the Sphinx, Lady Penelope, Parker, Alan and Tin-Tin fight the hijackers from on-board, while the rest of the team tries to stop the airship crashing into a missile silo. (IMDb)
Garden State (2004)
Comedy, Drama, Romance [USA:TV-MA, 1 h 42 min]
Zach Braff, Kenneth Graymez, George C. Wolfe, Austin Lysy
Director: Zach Braff
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 7.6/10 (179,280 votes)
Andrew Largeman is a semi-successful television actor who plays a intellectually disabled quarterback. His somewhat controlling and psychiatrist father has led Andrew (“Large”) to believe that his mother’s wheelchair bound life was his fault. Andrew decides to lay off the drugs that his father and his doctor made him believe that he needed, and began to see life for what it is. He began to feel the pain he had longed for, and began to have a genuine relationship with a girl who had some problems of her own. (IMDb)
The Ewok Adventure (1984) (TV)
a.k.a. Star Wars: Ewok Adventures — Caravan of Courage (1984) (TV)
Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi [1 h 36 min]
Eric Walker, Warwick Davis, Fionnula Flanagan, Guy Boyd
Director: John Korty
IMDb rating: ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆ 5.4/10 (6,824 votes)
The Starcruiser of the Towani-family crashes on the moon Endor. Father and mother Towani get seperated from their 2 children Mace and Cindel. The children are found by Ewoks, inhabitants of Endor. Although communicating is a real pain at first, Mace and Cindel persuade the Ewoks to help them to find their parents. (IMDb)
Trevor Noah: The Daywalker (2009)
Comedy, Documentary [USA:PG-13, 2 h 1 min]
Trevor Noah
Directors: Kyle Ambrose, Delon Bakker
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 6.7/10 (164 votes)
Clown (2014)
Drama, Horror [USA:R, 1 h 40 min]
Andy Powers, Laura Allen, Peter Stormare, Elizabeth Whitmere
Director: Jon Watts
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ 5.6/10 (5,881 votes)
A little boy’s birthday party gets ruined when his entertainment (clown) cancels. His father finds a clown suit and becomes the new entertainment but something is weird about it, there is an evil curse and it won’t come off. He specializes in eating little kids… everything after that goes down hill. (IMDb)
Robotto kânibaru (1987) (V)
Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi [1 h 30 min]
Kôji Moritsugu, Yayoi Maki, Keiko Hanagata, Kumiko Takizawa
Directors: Atsuko Fukushima, Hiroyuki Kitakubo, Hiroyuki Kitazume, Kôji Morimoto
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 7.2/10 (1,036 votes)
This is a Fantasia-like anthology of robots. The most noble are Presence, Deprive, and Nightmare. Nightmare is the story of an evil, cybernetic overlord that rises one night and unleashes its robotic servants. Deprive is a science fiction tale of a young girl who has been abducted by an invading army of robots, and only a mysterious cyborg can help her. Presence is about a young toy-maker who makes a beautiful, female cyborg. When she becomes “a bit too real”, he destroys her, only to be haunted by her spirit for the rest of his life. (IMDb)
War Bus (1986)
Action, War [1 h 32 min]
Daniel Stephen, Romano Kristoff, Urs Althaus, Gwendolyn Hung
Director: Ferdinando Baldi
IMDb rating: ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆ 4.8/10 (130 votes)
Hamburger America (2004) (TV)
Documentary [USA:TV-PG, 54 min]
John Brandcamp, Paul Duberek, John Eckre, Glenn Fieber
Director: George Motz
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 7.8/10 (72 votes)
Hamburger America is a documentary film that tells the story of eight deliciously unique hamburger locations across the country and the people behind the burgers. Each restaurant featured in the film has been around for more than forty years, uses only fresh meat, and in many cases can boast the fact that ownership has stayed within the same family. Not only is each establishment family run, but their booths, counters and stools have seen families come together and grow over the years. The tenets of tradition, family, and pride are what make Hamburger America a truly American tale. (IMDb)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1979385/
DOCUMENTARY
A documentary about the allegedly conspiratorial killing of Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed.
Trivia
Was not released in the UK, as director Keith Allen refused to make the 87 changes insisted upon by lawyers attached to the project.
Nang nak (1999)
Horror, Romance, War [1 h 40 min ]
Inthira Charoenpura, Winai Kraibutr, Manit Meekaewjaroen, Pramote Suksatit
Director: Nonzee Nimibutr
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 6.7/10 (1,185 votes)
Based on a Thai legend. Mak leaves for Bangkok and is seriously wounded in the Chiang Toong War. When Mak returns, his wife and baby continue to live together till a revelation leads to an unexpected paradigm shift . (IMDb)
Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace (1999)
a.k.a. Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace (1999)
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi [USA:PG, 2 h 16 min]
Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd
Director: George Lucas
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 6.6/10 (441,718 votes)
When Jedi knights Qui-Gonn Jinn and his padwan Obi-Wan Kenobi attempt to settle a dispute between the Trade Federation and the planet Naboo, they discover the shocking truth about a long extinct group that were rivals to the Jedi themselves. (IMDb)
Machine-Gun Kelly (1958)
Action, Biography, Crime, Film-Noir [USA:Unrated, 1 h 25 min]
Charles Bronson, Susan Cabot, Morey Amsterdam, Richard Devon
Director: Roger Corman
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ 6.4/10 (761 votes)
Machine-Gun Kelly, the famous bank robber, seldom without his Thompson machine gun. The story opens with great jazzy music and a murder shown in shadows. His moll is the driving force behind his exploits. He has an exaggerated fear of death and death symbols. The sight of a coffin makes him freeze during a bank job, causing his lieutenant to lose his arm. Finally, the gang kidnaps a little girl along with her nurse and hold them for ransom. (IMDb)
Dan in Real Life (2007)
Comedy, Drama, Romance [USA:PG-13, 1 h 38 min]
Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook, Alison Pill
Director: Peter Hedges
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 6.8/10 (82,219 votes)
Single father Dan Burns dedicates his life to his children, but one day he meets Marie at a bookstore. They get to know each other, but then Dan finds out that Marie is actually dating his brother, Mitch. (IMDb)
Critical reception:
The film received generally positive reaction from film critics. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 64% approval rating with an average rating of 6.2/10 based on 169 reviews. The site’s consensus reads: “The fine performances elevate Dan in Real Life beyond its sentimental plot.” Review aggregator Metacritic, which provides a score out of 100 based on a weighted average, gave the film a score of 66/100 from 34 reviews, indicating “generally favorable reviews.” (Wikipedia)
Summer Wars (2009) [360p] [ALTERED]
Tonari no Totoro (1988)
Animation, Family, Fantasy [USA:G, 1 h 26 min]
Chika Sakamoto, Hitoshi Takagi, Noriko Hidaka, Shigesato Itoi
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 8.3/10 (138,981 votes)
Two young girls, Satsuki and her younger sister Mei, move into a house in the country with their father to be closer to their hospitalized mother. Satsuki and Mei discover that the nearby forest is inhabited by magical creatures called Totoros (pronounced toe-toe-ro). They soon befriend these Totoros, and have several magical adventures. (IMDb)
Frankenstein Island (1981)
Horror, Sci-Fi [USA:PG, 1 h 37 min]
Robert Clarke, Steve Brodie, Cameron Mitchell, Robert Christopher
Director: Jerry Warren
IMDb rating: ★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ 1.9/10 (603 votes)
When a hot-air balloon crashes on a remote island, the crew discovers Dr. Frankenstein’s ancestor carrying on the family work, along with a race of mutants and a population of Amazons. (IMDb)
Critical reception:
Writing in The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, academic Peter Dendle called it “a ludicrous mishmash of random elements, lovingly stirred into a burgoo of cinematic insanity”. (Wikipedia)
Naissance des pieuvres (2007)
a.k.a. Water Lilies (2007)
Drama [1 h 25 min]
Pauline Acquart, Louise Blachère, Adèle Haenel, Warren Jacquin
Director: Céline Sciamma
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 6.7/10 (6,469 votes)
Fort Vengeance (1953)
Western [USA:Approved, 1 h 30 min]
James Craig, Rita Moreno, Keith Larsen, Reginald Denny
Director: Lesley Selander
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ 6.0/10 (81 votes)
Brothers Dick and Carey Ross, eluding the law because of Carey’s disregard for laws,cross over the Canadian border from Montana, and join the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. They react in different ways with Dick becoming an honest and standout member of the Mounties while Carey resorts to his old ways. The attempt by Chief Sitting Bull to incite the Canadian Indians to war is also woven into the threadbare version — number-231 good brother vs. bad brother plot. (IMDb)
Dororo (2007)
Action, Fantasy, Horror [2 h 19 min]
Satoshi Tsumabuki, Ko Shibasaki, Kiichi Nakai, Yoshio Harada
Director: Akihiko Shiota
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 6.7/10 (2,041 votes)
In the year 3048, the wounded Lord Kagemitsu Daigo proposes a deal to rule the whole world to forty-eight demons in their sealed temple. In return, the demons ask forty-eight parts of the body of his unborn son. When the mutilated baby is born, his mother puts him in a basket in the river flow to save his life. The baby survives and becomes the demon slayer Hyakkimaru that slash demons to retrieve his body parts. During his journey, he meets the female thief Dororo, who was raised as a boy after the death of her parents by the evil Lord Daigo, in a small town and she befriends Hyakkimaru and joins him in his quest seeking revenge against the Daigo’s clan. (IMDb)
The Marauders (1955)
Western [USA:Approved, 1 h 21 min]
Dan Duryea, Jeff Richards, Keenan Wynn, Jarma Lewis
Director: Gerald Mayer
The Marauders is a 1955 Western film. (Wikipedia)
Critical reception:
According to MGM records the movie earned $551,000 in the US and Canada and $37,000 elsewhere, making a loss to the studio of $110,000. (Wikipedia)
Charlie’s Farm (2014)
Horror [1 h 28 min]
Bill Moseley, Nathan Jones, Kane Hodder, Brad Avcin
Director: Chris Sun
IMDb rating: ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆ 4.8/10 (367 votes)
In an effort to do something different, four friends head into Australia’s outback to explore Charlie’s Farm, the site where a violent family met their end at the hands of an angry mob. Despite all warnings, they persist in their horror-seeking adventure. (IMDb)
More Wild Wild West (1980) (TV)
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Western [USA:TV-PG, 1 h 34 min]
Robert Conrad, Ross Martin, Jonathan Winters, Harry Morgan
Director: Burt Kennedy
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 6.5/10 (219 votes)
West and Gordon only want to remain in retirement, but the secret service is determined to use their expertise. They are convinced to stop another mad scientist, this time Albert Paradine, an evil genius who can become invisible at will and now plans to take over the world. (IMDb)
The Wild Wild West Revisited (1979) (TV)
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Western [1 h 36 min]
Robert Conrad, Ross Martin, Paul Williams, Harry Morgan
Director: Burt Kennedy
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 6.7/10 (213 votes)
The intrepid team of 19th century government underground intelligence agents made famous on the 1965–69 television series are brought out of retirement to discover whether clone-like imposters may have been substituted for the crowned heads of Britain, Spain, Russia and President Cleveland. (IMDb)
The Fiend Who Walked the West (1958)
Western [1 h 41 min]
Hugh O’Brian, Robert Evans, Dolores Michaels, Linda Cristal
Director: Gordon Douglas
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ 6.3/10 (118 votes)
In this western remake of Kiss of Death (1947), a convicted bank robber serving his sentence, and wishing nothing more than to finish his time and get back to his family, gets involved with a psychotic, homicidal inmate who turns on him and winds up terrorizing his wife and murdering his friends. (IMDb)
The Challenge (1970) (TV)
Action, Drama, Thriller [1 h 14 min]
Darren McGavin, Broderick Crawford, James Whitmore, Skip Homeier
Directors: George McCowan, Alan Smithee
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 7.1/10 (143 votes)
All-out war between the United States and an Asian country is averted when the two sides agree to settle their differences by each choosing a single soldier as champion and having the two men fight to the death on an isolated island. (IMDb)
The Eternal Sea (1955)
Drama, War [1 h 43 min]
Sterling Hayden, Alexis Smith, Ben Cooper, Dean Jagger
Director: John H. Auer
The Eternal Sea is a 1955 American war film directed by John H. Auer and starring Sterling Hayden, Alexis Smith and Ben Cooper. After an American naval officer loses his leg at the Battle of Leyte Gulf, he resists attempts to retire him and continues in the service after learning to cope with his disability. He goes on be promoted to admiral and commands an aircraft carrier during the Korean War. (Wikipedia)
The Inbetweeners 2 (2014)
Comedy [1 h 36 min]
Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison, Joe Thomas
Directors: Damon Beesley, Iain Morris
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 6.5/10 (24,916 votes)
Neil, Will and Simon receive an invite from Jay to join him in Australia whilst on his gap year, who promises them it’s ‘’the sex capital of the world’’. With their lives now rather dull compared to their hedonistic school days and legendary lads holiday, it’s an offer they can’t refuse. Once again, they put growing up temporarily on-hold, and embark on a backpacking holiday of a lifetime in an awful car, inspired by Peter Andre’s ‘Mysterious Girl’. Will soon finds himself battling with the lads to do something cultural, whilst they focus their attention on drinking, girls, and annoying fellow travelers. (IMDb)
Still Mine (2012)
Drama [USA:PG-13, 1 h 42 min]
James Cromwell, Chuck Shamata, Geneviève Bujold, Ronan Rees
Director: Michael McGowan
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 7.4/10 (2,484 votes)
After years of stability, the lives of octogenarian couple, Craig and Irene Morrison, are slowly beginning to change. Because of changing times and regulations, they are no longer able to make a living from their small coastal New Brunswick farm. And Irene has begun to show signs of early dementia. Against the wishes of their two offspring who still reside in the area and who would like to see more standard care provided for Irene, Craig, the son of a master shipbuilder who inherited his father’s building abilities, decides to mill lumber from trees on their property and with it build a more suitable, small one story house on the property in which he and Irene can live. Beginning this project with only a design in his mind, he is encouraged by friends at least to go through the regulatory process of building permits and the like. Despite being able to complete this project to more than exacting centuries old standards, Craig ends up hitting one roadblock after another in this regulatory process, which could kibosh this project, and his want for what he sees as a comfortable life with Irene in their final years. (IMDb)
Tripoli (1950)
Action, Adventure, History, Romance, War [USA:Passed, 1 h 35 min]
John Payne, Maureen O’Hara, Howard Da Silva, Phillip Reed
Director: Will Price
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ 5.9/10 (200 votes)
The U. S. Marine Corps hymn starts with”From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli”, and this film’s story purports to be the reason why, and is give or take a few incidents in this movie: It is 1805 and the Tripoli pirates have challenged America’s right to freedom of the seas — -all of them, anywhere — -so United Stares warships were sent to that port to bottle up their fleet and set the riff-raff right concerning who could sail where. (History begins to suffer a bit along about this point.) A U. S. Marine unit, headed by Lieutenant O’Bannon, was sent to attack them from the rear. He organized his unit around Hamet, Pasha of Tripoli, in exile after being overthrown by his brother. In Hamet’s court was Sheila D’Arneau, a diploma’s daughter, who disguises herself as a dancing girl, and joins the group of eight U. S. Marines and Hamet supporters in their march across the Libyan desert. O’Bannon and Shelia argue all the way to Tripoli.
Bedazzled (1967)
Comedy, Fantasy, Romance [USA:Approved, 1 h 43 min]
Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Eleanor Bron, Raquel Welch
Director: Stanley Donen
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 7.0/10 (6,243 votes)
Stanley is a short order cook, infatuated with Margaret, the statuesque waitress who works at Wimpy Bar with him. Despondent, he prepares to end it all when he meets George Spiggott AKA the Devil. Selling his soul for 7 wishes, Stanley tries to make Margaret his own first as an intellectual, then as a rock star, then as a wealthy industrialist. As each fails, he becomes more aware of how empty his life had been and how much more he has to live for. He also meets the seven deadly sins who try and advise him. (IMDb)
Doomed to Die (1940) full movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYYscfK6DsA
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller [USA:Approved, 1 h 8 min]
Boris Karloff, Marjorie Reynolds, Grant Withers, William Stelling
Director: William Nigh
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ 5.6/10 (655 votes)
Shipping magnate Cyrus Wentworth, downcast over a disaster to his ocean liner ‘Wentworth Castle’ (carrying, oddly enough, an illicit shipment of Chinese bonds) is shot in his office…at the very moment of kicking out his daughter’s fiance Dick Fleming. Of course, Captain Street arrests Dick, but reporter Bobbie Logan, the attractive thorn in Street’s side, is so convinced he’s wrong that she enlists the help of detective James Lee Wong to find the real killer. (IMDb)
Matt Dillon plays a young Jean Shepherd (author and narrator of A Christmas Story). Through Matt, Shep tells several humorous stories about his teen years in an Indiana steel town.
Sanatorium pod klepsydra (1973)
a.k.a. The Hourglass Sanatorium (1973)
Drama, Fantasy [2 h 4 min]
Jan Nowicki, Tadeusz Kondrat, Irena Orska, Halina Kowalska
Director: Wojciech Has
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 7.7/10 (1,616 votes)
Set in pre- World War II era. A young man is on a strange train to see his dying father in a sanatorium. But the place is going to ruin and recalls a lot of memories from the past. He is beset by soldiers from the past, colonial black mercenaries, girls from his early life, and his parents. It is an interior adventure, with unusual atmospheric flair and extraordinary sets. (IMDb)
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Red Dog (2011)
Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance [USA:PG, 1 h 32 min]
Josh Lucas, Rachael Taylor, Rohan Nichol, Luke Ford
Director: Kriv Stenders
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 7.5/10 (11,695 votes)
In the tradition of Hachi: A Dog’s Tale (2009), this is the story of a legendary, lovable red dog who roamed the outback looking for his original master, finding his way into the hearts of everyone he meets, bringing people and communities together, some who find love, and others who find themselves. Based on true events. (IMDb)
Critical response has also been more mixed overseas than in Australia. The Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw (U.K.) asked “Is it a children’s story for adults? Or an adult’s story for children?” and stated that the film “comes across like a well-meaning PG-certification of the real world.” The Hollywood Reporter’s Megan Lehmann (U.S.A.) called the film “genial but unsophisticated fare, with plenty of hammy acting and broad humor” and that it “borders on naivety, and some of the more roughly drawn characters begin to grate early” though stated that the film “achieves a kind of existential purity. But then the two-legged actors butt in and the moment is lost. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 81% of critics reviewed the film positively, with an average score of 6.6/10. Phillip French of The Guardian said that the film is “guaranteed to bring tears and laughter”. Garry Couzens of The Digital Fix said that, “I saw this film and War Horse within a day of each other, and felt that Red Dog achieved much of what Spielberg’s film was aiming at, with much less sentimentality, anthropomorphism and self-importance, more laughs and with an hour’s less running time.” Mark Adams of the Sunday Mirror gave Red Dog a three star rating and said, “this canine true story is an engaging, feel-good Australian family drama about a dog.” Adams opined that it boasted a strong cast and felt that overall it was “clichéd but charming”. Craig Mathieson of SBS awarded the film three stars out of five, observing that the film “passes through various emotional states without ever being too taxing” and felt that Red Dog was “the most widely appealing Australian film since Bran Nue Dae”. (Wikipedia)
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
a.k.a. The Life Aquatic (2004)
Adventure, Comedy, Drama [USA:R, 1 h 59 min]
Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchett, Anjelica Huston
Director: Wes Anderson
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 7.3/10 (125,569 votes)
When his partner is killed by the mysterious and possibly nonexistent Jaguar Shark, Steve Zissou and his Team Zissou crew set off for an expedition to hunt down the creature. Along with his estranged wife, a beautiful journalist and a co-pilot who could possibly be Zissou’s son, the crew set off for one wild expedition. (IMDb)
Critical reception:
Critical reception was mixed, with a ‘rotten’ 56% score on Rotten Tomatoes; the consensus states: “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is getting soaked by many critics, who call it smug, ironic and artificial. Still, others have praised the movie’s sheer uniqueness, eccentricity and whimsy.” The film has a 62/100 weighted average score on Metacritic, which translates to “Generally favorable reviews”. Murray’s performance was praised, and some critics predicted that he would be nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award. (Wikipedia)
Shank (2010)
Action, Sci-Fi [1 h 30 min]
Kedar Williams-Stirling, Adam Deacon, Ashley Thomas, Michael Socha
Director: Mo Ali
IMDb rating: ★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆ 4.0/10 (2,558 votes)
Shank is a 2010 British action film directed by first-time filmmaker Mo Ali. Written by Paul Van Carter, it was shot in London in 2009. The movie stars Adam Deacon, Bashy, Jennie Jacques, Kaya Scodelario, Kedar Williams-Stirling and Rory Beresford in the lead roles. It was released on 26 March 2010. (Wikipedia)
Critical reception:
In the United Kingdom, the film has received negative reviews. The Guardian gave the film two stars out of five stating that “after an explosive opening, it soon slips into the familiar formula of Kidulthood et al: 24 hours of mephedrone-paced escalating violence.” Film4 gave the film two stars out of five, stating that it “soon becomes a little awkward, however, with its ambition tempered by uneven execution and a lazy grasp.” (Wikipedia)
Biker Boyz (2003)
Action, Drama [USA:PG-13, 1 h 50 min]
Laurence Fishburne, Derek Luke, Orlando Jones, Djimon Hounsou
Director: Reggie Rock Bythewood
IMDb rating: ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆ 4.5/10 (10,463 votes)
A mythic motorcycle tale of father and son”, this is the story of Manuel Galloway, also known as “the King of Cali”, the president of a motorcycle club whose members are all African-American men, mostly white-collar workers who exchange their suits and ties at night and on weekends for leather outfits and motorcycle helmets. The focus of this story takes place at an annual drag-racing event in Fresno, as Manuel tries to retain his championship title. (IMDb)
Shinobidô (2012)
Action, Drama, Romance
Aimi Satsukawa, Ryôichi Yuki, Ayaka Kikuchi, Shogen
Director: Toshiyuki Morioka
IMDb rating: ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆ 5.2/10 (105 votes)
Shinobido (忍道－SHINOBIDO－) is a 2012 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Toshiyuki Morioka. (Wikipedia)
Lang zai ji (2009)
Action, Drama, History, Romance, War [1 h 41 min]
Jô Odagiri, Chung-Hua Tou, Maggie Q
Director: Zhuangzhuang Tian
IMDb rating: ★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆ 4.0/10 (405 votes)
The Warrior and the Wolf (simplified Chinese: 狼灾记; traditional Chinese: 狼災記; pinyin: láng zāi jì) is a 2009 Chinese historical action film directed by Tian Zhuangzhuang. It tells the story of the battle between two ancient warriors. It is Tian’s latest directorial effort since 2006’s The Go Master. (Wikipedia)
Critical reception:
Critical reception was generally poor. Perry Lam writes in Muse Magazine, ‘The original story is both a heartfelt tribute to physical love as a life force and an angry condemnation of the aggressive instincts of human beings… To transport the story to ancient China, and, through the novelty of casting, to have a Japanese actor play the role of a Chinese warrior and an American Vietnamese play a Chinese widow, is not to challenge the imagination but to impoverish it.’ (Wikipedia)
In the Line of Fire (1993)
Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller [USA:R, 2 h 18 min]
Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich, Rene Russo, Dylan McDermott
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 7.2/10 (69,200 votes)
Veteran Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan is a man haunted by his failure to save President Kennedy while serving protection detail in Dallas. Thirty years later, a man calling himself “Booth” threatens the life of the current President, forcing Horrigan to come back to protection detail to confront the ghosts from his past. (IMDb)
Critical reception:
In the Line of Fire was released in United States theaters in July 1993. The film received mostly positive reviews, receiving a 95% “Certified Fresh” positive rating by top film critics based on 64 reviews with an average rating of 7.8 out of 10 and a 73% positive audience rating based on 53,265 reviews. Roger Ebert gave the film three and a half stars out of four, writing: “Most thrillers these days are about stunts and action. In the Line of Fire has a mind.” (Wikipedia)
The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992) (TV)
Biography, Drama, Music [4 h 0 min]
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Angela Bassett, Holly Robinson Peete, Margaret Avery
Director: Karen Arthur
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 7.3/10 (2,159 votes)
The Jacksons are your average working-class family in Gary, Indiana; but when their father discovers the kids have an extraordinary musical talent they form a band. Winning talent show after talent show they soon hit it big when Motown calls. From there they become the now famous Jackson 5. But along the way their success brings trouble and turmoil (IMDb)