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In the Eighteenth Century, in a small village in Ireland, Redmond Barry is a young farm boy in love with his cousin Nora Brady. When Nora gets engaged to the British Captain John Quin, Barry challenges him to a duel of pistols. He wins and escapes to Dublin but is robbed on the road. Without an alte β¦rnative, Barry joins the British Army to fight in the Seven Years War. He deserts and is forced to join the Prussian Army where he saves the life of his captain and becomes his protege and spy of the Irish gambler Chevalier de Balibari. He helps Chevalier and becomes his associate until he decides to marry the wealthy Lady Lyndon. They move to England and Barry, in his obsession of nobility, dissipates her fortune and makes a dangerous and revengeful enemy. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epicmelodrama |
Themes: | gay lovewealthcrueltygamblingextramarital affairmilitaryfuneralweddingdrunkennessadulteryjealousyinfidelity |
Locations: | castleenglandwheelchairrural settingbathtub |
Characters: | military officergay soldiermaidgay kisslove trianglemusiciansoldierbrother brother relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshiphomosexual |
Period: | 1700s18th century |
Story: | run the gauntletmusic recitalresentment toward stepfatherabusive stepfatherpistol duelmilitary desertionmilitary enlistmenthorse ridingman cryingseven years warolder husband younger wife relationshiprags to riches back to ragscard cheatriding accidentredcoat β¦cousins in lovecheating at cardsclass differenceprussia1760shighwaymanregiment1770sopportunisthusband wife estrangementgauntlet1780sdrink thrown into someone's facerapierlibertinecoin tossribbonsocial classliterary adaptationcaningfrench armyrecitalflintlock pistolcountesstitle spoken by narratornobilitymarriage of conveniencesocial climberdesertersailing shipcowardicecandlelightrise and fallneglected wifedeathbedchapter headingsinnfamous scorebritish armytutoramputationbelgiumfencingcorporal punishmentarmed robberystepfatherestateunhappy marriagemagic trickgamblerpalaceuncleeye patchmarital separationsibling rivalrycard playinggunshot woundrowboatloss of sonattempted suicideironyimpostorpresumed deadfaked deathhonorbirthirishimpersonationmagicianbarnwhat happened to epilogueberlin germanyespionagewhippingirelanddeath of childdebtuniformconfessionduelspankingbirthday partychild abuseboxingdeath of friendwidowdisguisesword fightspyvomitingpaintingarrestbattlerescueface slaphorsefistfightcryingvoice over narrationfiretitle spoken by characterdancingcharacter name in titlebased on noveltwo word titlefemale nuditykiss (See All) |
Set in 1884 Sudan, this fifth film to be adapted from the A.E.W. Mason novel follows a British officer who resigns his post right before his regiment ships out to battle the rebels. Perceiving his resignation as cowardice, his friends and fiancee give him four white feathers, the symbol of cowardice β¦, but little do they know he's actually going undercover and plans to redeem his honor. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | militaryjealousy |
Locations: | england |
Characters: | love trianglesoldierfather son relationship |
Story: | horse ridingregimentdesertercowardicebritish armyhonorwhippingdisguisesword fightbattlerescuehorsedancingbased on novelkiss |
"All eyes will be on you," says the Austrian Empress, Maria Theresa to her youngest daughter Marie Antoinette. The film, marketed for a teen audience, is an impressionistic retelling of Marie Antoinette's life as a young queen in the opulent and eccentric court at Versailles. The film focuses on Mar β¦ie Antoinette, as she matures from a teenage bride to a young woman and eventual queen of France. (Read More)
Themes: | gamblingextramarital affairweddingdrunkennessadulteryinfidelity |
Locations: | bathtub |
Characters: | maidmusicianfather son relationship |
Period: | 18th century |
Story: | 1760s1770s1780scountesspalacecard playingrowboatbirthdeath of childbirthday partyspypaintinghorsecryingvoice over narration β¦dancingcharacter name in titlebased on novelfemale nuditykiss (See All) |
In 1767, the British Princess Caroline is betrothed to the mad King Christian VII of Denmark, but her life with the erratic monarch in the oppressive country becomes an isolating misery. However, Christian soon gains a fast companion with the German Dr. Johann Struensee, a quietly idealistic man of β¦the Enlightenment. As the only one who can influence the King, Struensee is able to begin sweeping enlightened reforms of Denmark through Christian even as Caroline falls for the doctor. However, their secret affair proves a tragic mistake that their conservative enemies use to their advantage in a conflict that threatens to claim more than just the lovers as their victims. (Read More)
Themes: | extramarital affairadulteryinfidelity |
Locations: | englandbathtub |
Characters: | maidlove trianglemother son relationship |
Period: | 1700s18th century |
Story: | horse riding1760s1770sfencingunhappy marriagepalaceconfessionspyvomitingarrestface slaphorsecryingvoice over narrationdancing β¦female nuditykiss (See All) |
A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history: two beautiful sisters, Anne and Mary Boleyn, driven by their family's blind ambition, compete for the love of the handsome and passionate King Henry VIII.
Themes: | wealthextramarital affairweddingadulteryjealousyinfidelity |
Locations: | castle |
Characters: | love trianglefather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | riding accidentsailing shippalacesibling rivalrybirthdeath of childface slapcryingtitle spoken by characterdancingcharacter name in titlebased on novelkiss |
During the Russian Revolution, Yuri Zhivago, is a young doctor who has been raised by his aunt and uncle following his father's suicide. Yuri falls in love with beautiful Lara Guishar, who has been having an affair with her mother's lover, Victor Komarovsky, an unscrupulous businessman. Yuri, howeve β¦r, ends up marrying his cousin, Tonya. But when he and Lara meet again years later, the spark of love reignites. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | extramarital affairfuneraladulteryinfidelity |
Characters: | love trianglebrother brother relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | military desertionfamous scoreunclemarital separationgunshot woundattempted suicideironypresumed deadwidowface slaptitle spoken by charactercharacter name in titlebased on novel |
An affair between the second in line to Britain's throne and the princess of the feuding Irish spells doom for the young lovers.
Themes: | extramarital affairfuneralweddingadulteryinfidelity |
Locations: | castle |
Characters: | love trianglesoldierfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | rise and fallrowboathonoririshirelanddisguisesword fightbattlehorsefiredancingcharacter name in titlefemale nuditykiss |
Scarlett is a woman who can deal with a nation at war, Atlanta burning, the Union Army carrying off everything from her beloved Tara, the carpetbaggers who arrive after the war. Scarlett is beautiful. She has vitality. But Ashley, the man she has wanted for so long, is going to marry his placid cous β¦in, Melanie. Mammy warns Scarlett to behave herself at the party at Twelve Oaks. There is a new man there that day, the day the Civil War begins. Rhett Butler. Scarlett does not know he is in the room when she pleads with Ashley to choose her instead of Melanie. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epicmelodrama |
Themes: | wealthweddingdrunkennessjealousyinfidelity |
Characters: | maidlove trianglesoldierbrother brother relationship |
Story: | deathbedfamous scoreamputationestatecard playingloss of sonhonorbirthbarndeath of childwidowarrestrescueface slaphorse β¦cryingfiredancingbased on novelkiss (See All) |
Neil Jordan's depiction of the controversial life and death of 'Michael Collins (XIV)' (qv), the "Lion of Ireland", who led the IRA against the UK and helped found the Irish Free State in 1922.
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | weddingdrunkenness |
Locations: | castleengland |
Characters: | maidlove triangle |
Story: | british armyirishirelandspyarrestbattleface slaphorsefiretitle spoken by characterdancingcharacter name in title |
William Wallace is a Scottish rebel who leads an uprising against the cruel English ruler Edward the Longshanks, who wishes to inherit the crown of Scotland for himself. When he was a young boy, William Wallace's father and brother, along with many others, lost their lives trying to free Scotland. O β¦nce he loses another of his loved ones, William Wallace begins his long quest to make Scotland free once and for all, along with the assistance of Robert the Bruce. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | funeralweddingadultery |
Locations: | castleengland |
Characters: | father son relationship |
Story: | nobilityfamous scoreunclehonoririshbarndisguisesword fightbattlehorsevoice over narrationfirefemale nudity |
From July, 1913 to the outbreak of World War I, a series of incidents take place in a German village. A horse trips on a wire and throws the rider; a woman falls to her death through rotted planks; the local baron's son is hung upside down in a mill; parents slap and bully their children; a man is c β¦ruel to his long-suffering lover; another sexually abuses his daughter. People disappear. A callow teacher, who courts a nanny in the baron's household, narrates the story and tries to investigate the connections among these accidents and crimes. What is foreshadowed? Are the children holy innocents? God may be in His heaven, but all is not right with the world; the center cannot hold. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | wealthcrueltyjealousy |
Locations: | rural setting |
Characters: | maidmusicianbrother brother relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | riding accidentribboncaningtutorcorporal punishmentestatehonorconfessionspankingchild abuseface slaphorsecryingvoice over narrationfire β¦dancingfemale nuditykiss (See All) |
Zululand, South Africa, 1879. The British are fighting the Zulus and one of their columns has just been wiped out at Isandlwana. The Zulus next fix their sights on the small British outpost at Rorke's Drift. At the outpost are 150 British troops under the command of Lieutenants Bromhead and Chard. I β¦n the next few days these 150 troops will fight about 4,000 Zulus in one of the most courageous battles in history. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | militarydrunkenness |
Locations: | rural setting |
Characters: | military officersoldier |
Story: | regimentbritish armyhonorwhat happened to epilogueuniformdeath of friendbattleface slapvoice over narrationfiretitle spoken by characterdancingfemale nudity |
Pearl Harbor is a classic tale of romance set during a war that complicates everything. It all starts when childhood friends Rafe and Danny become Army Air Corps pilots and meet Evelyn, a Navy nurse. Rafe falls head over heels and next thing you know Evelyn and Rafe are hooking up. Then Rafe volunte β¦ers to go fight in Britain and Evelyn and Danny get transferred to Pearl Harbor. While Rafe is off fighting everything gets completely whack and next thing you know everybody is in the middle of an air raid we now know as "Pearl Harbor." (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | gamblingmilitarydrunkennessjealousy |
Locations: | englandwheelchair |
Characters: | military officerlove trianglesoldierfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | famous scorepresumed deadspankingchild abuseboxingbattlecryingfiretitle spoken by characterdancingkiss |
Paris is starving, but the King of France is more interested in money and bedding women. When a young soldier dies for the sake of a shag, Aramis, Athos and Porthos band together with a plan to replace the king. Unknown to many, there is a 2nd king, a twin, hidden at birth, then imprisoned for 6 yea β¦rs behind an iron mask. All that remains now is D'Artagnan, will he stand against his long time friends, or do what is best for his country? (Read More)
Themes: | funeral |
Characters: | soldierbrother brother relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | rapierflintlock pistolpalacerowboatattempted suicideloss of sonbirthbarnconfessionduelsword fightbattlehorsetitle spoken by characterdancing β¦based on novel (See All) |
In Paris, before WWI, two friends, Jules (Austrian) and Jim (French) fall in love with the same woman, Catherine. But Catherine loves and marries Jules. After the war, when they meet again in Germany, Catherine starts to love Jim... This is the story of three people in love, a love which does not af β¦fect their friendship, and about how their relationship evolves with the years. (Read More)
Themes: | adulteryjealousyinfidelity |
Locations: | rural setting |
Characters: | love trianglemusiciansoldier |
Story: | title spoken by narratorfencingunhappy marriagerowboatboxingpaintingbattleface slapvoice over narrationtitle spoken by charactercharacter name in titlebased on novelkiss |
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | jealousy |
Characters: | soldiermother son relationship |
Story: | man cryingriding accidentpalacesibling rivalrypresumed deadwhippingsword fightarrestbattlehorsevoice over narrationfiretitle spoken by characterdancingcharacter name in title β¦based on novel (See All) |
Texan rancher Bick Benedict visits a Maryland farm to buy a prize horse. Whilst there he meets and falls in love with the owner's daughter Leslie, they are married immediately and return to his ranch. The story of their family and its rivalry with cowboy and (later oil tycoon) Jett Rink unfolds acro β¦ss two generations. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epicmelodrama |
Themes: | wealthfuneralweddingdrunkennessjealousy |
Characters: | love trianglesoldierfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | riding accidentrise and fallfamous scoreunclemarital separationbirthbirthday partydeath of friendhorsefistfightcryingbased on novelkiss |
Based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history, The Monuments Men is an action drama focusing on an unlikely World War II platoon, tasked by FDR with going into Germany to rescue artistic masterpieces from Nazi thieves and returning them to their rightful owners. It would be an imp β¦ossible mission: with the art trapped behind enemy lines, and with the German army under orders to destroy everything as the Reich fell, how could these guys - seven museum directors, curators, and art historians, all more familiar with Michelangelo than the M-1 - possibly hope to succeed? But as the Monuments Men, as they were called, found themselves in a race against time to avoid the destruction of 1000 years of culture, they would risk their lives to protect and defend mankind's greatest achievements. (Read More)
Themes: | military |
Locations: | castleengland |
Characters: | military officersoldier |
Story: | british armybelgiumimpostorbarnuniformdeath of frienddisguisespypaintingarrestbattlerescuehorsefiretitle spoken by character |
Once a mercenary of Queen Elizabeth I fighting Spaniards in Africa, Solomon met the Devil's Reaper and discovered he was bound for hell. Barely escaping, he soon renounced violence to atone for his past sins, seeking out redemption in a life of peace. That is until the followers of sorcerer Malachi β¦kidnap a Puritan girl, Meredith Crowthorn, and brutally slaughter her family before his very eyes, forcing Solomon to take up arms and return to his violent ways once more to rescue her. (Read More)
Themes: | funeraldrunkenness |
Locations: | castleengland |
Characters: | soldierbrother brother relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | horse ridingflintlock pistolinnsibling rivalrypresumed deaddeath of childdisguisesword fightbattlerescuehorsefiretitle spoken by charactercharacter name in titletwo word title |
Living in India, Mary Lennox, a young, privileged girl, is left orphaned when her parents are killed in an earthquake. She is sent back to England where she goes to live on her uncle's estate. It is a fairly isolated existence and she has to find things to keep herself occupied. She finds a sickly y β¦oung boy...and a secret garden. (Read More)
Themes: | wealthcruelty |
Locations: | wheelchairrural settingbathtub |
Characters: | maidfather son relationship |
Story: | estateuncleface slaphorsecryingvoice over narrationfiretitle spoken by characterfemale nuditybased on novel |
During the reign of the Tang dynasty in China, a secret organization called "The House of the Flying Daggers" rises and opposes the government. A police officer called Leo sends officer Jin to investigate a young dancer named Mei, claiming that she has ties to the "Flying Daggers". Leo arrests Mei, β¦only to have Jin breaking her free in a plot to gain her trust and lead the police to the new leader of the secret organization. But things are far more complicated than they seem... (Read More)
Themes: | wealthdrunkennessjealousy |
Characters: | love trianglemusiciansoldier |
Story: | horse ridinghonorduelsword fightspyarrestbattlerescuehorsecryingfiredancingkiss |
The last members of a dying Native American tribe, the Mohicans -- Uncas, his father Chingachgook, and his adopted half-white brother Hawkeye -- live in peace alongside British colonists. But when the daughters of a British colonel are kidnapped by a traitorous scout, Hawkeye and Uncas must rescue t β¦hem in the crossfire of a gruesome military conflict of which they wanted no part: the French and Indian War. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | military |
Characters: | love trianglebrother brother relationship |
Period: | 18th century |
Story: | seven years warflintlock pistolnobilityfamous scorebritish armysword fightbattlerescuetitle spoken by characterbased on novel |
'Antonio Salieri' (qv) believes that 'Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart' (qv)'s music is divine and miraculous. He wishes he was himself as good a musician as Mozart so that he can praise the Lord through composing. He began his career as a devout man who believes his success and talent as a composer are God' β¦s rewards for his piety. He's also content as the respected, financially well-off, court composer of Austrian Emperor Joseph II. But he's shocked to learn that Mozart is such a vulgar creature, and can't understand why God favored Mozart to be his instrument. Salieri's envy has made him an enemy of God whose greatness was evident in Mozart. He is ready to take revenge against God and Mozart for his own musical mediocrity. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | funeralweddingjealousy |
Locations: | wheelchair |
Characters: | maidmusicianfather son relationship |
Period: | 18th century |
Story: | 1780srecitalnobilityattempted suicideironyconfessiondisguisehorsetitle spoken by characterdancingcharacter name in title |
Follows the life of 'Karen Blixen' (qv), who establishes a plantation in Africa. Her life is Complicated by a husband of convenience (Bror Blixen), a true love (Denys), troubles on the plantation, schooling of the natives, war, and catching VD from her husband.
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | extramarital affairfuneralweddingadulteryinfidelity |
Characters: | love triangle |
Story: | marriage of conveniencenobilityfamous scoreunhappy marriagedeath of friendface slapvoice over narrationfiredancing |
'The Count of Monte Cristo' is a remake of the Alexander Dumas tale by the same name. Dantes, a sailor who is falsely accused of treason by his best friend Fernand, who wants Dantes' girlfriend Mercedes for himself. Dantes is imprisoned on the island prison of Chateau d'If for 13 years, where he plo β¦ts revenge against those who betrayed him. With the help of another prisoner, he escapes the island and proceeds to transform himself into the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo as part of his plan to exact revenge. (Read More)
Themes: | gamblingdrunkennessadulteryjealousyinfidelity |
Locations: | castle |
Characters: | father son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | countessimpostorpresumed deadwhippingbirthday partydeath of friendsword fightarresthorsetitle spoken by charactercharacter name in titlebased on novel |
The island of Iwo Jima stands between the American military force and the home islands of Japan. Therefore the Imperial Japanese Army is desperate to prevent it from falling into American hands and providing a launching point for an invasion of Japan. General Tadamichi Kuribayashi is given command o β¦f the forces on the island and sets out to prepare for the imminent attack. General Kuribayashi, however, does not favor the rigid traditional approach recommended by his subordinates, and resentment and resistance fester among his staff. In the lower echelons, a young soldier, Saigo, a poor baker in civilian life, strives with his friends to survive the harsh regime of the Japanese army itself, all the while knowing that a fierce battle looms. When the American invasion begins, both Kuribayashi and Saigo find strength, honor, courage, and horrors beyond imagination. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | military |
Characters: | military officersoldierfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | military desertiondesertergunshot woundhonorwhippinguniformspybattlehorsevoice over narrationfire |
The futility and irony of the war in the trenches in WWI is shown as a unit commander in the French army must deal with the mutiny of his men and a glory-seeking general after part of his force falls back under fire in an impossible attack.
Themes: | militarydrunkenness |
Characters: | military officersoldier |
Story: | literary adaptationfrench armycowardiceironyuniformconfessionface slapfistfightfirebased on novel |
In a nursing home, resident Duke reads a romance story for an old woman who has senile dementia with memory loss. In the late 1930s, wealthy seventeen year-old Allie Hamilton is spending summer vacation in Seabrook. Local worker Noah Calhoun meets Allie at a carnival and they soon fall in love with β¦each other. One day, Noah brings Allie to an ancient house that he dreams of buying and restoring and they attempt to make love but get interrupted by their friend. Allie's parents do not approve of their romance since Noah belongs to another social class, and they move to New York with her. Noah writes 365 letters (A Year) to Allie, but her mother Anne Hamilton does not deliver them to her daughter. Three years later, the United States joins the World War II and Noah and his best friend Fin enlist in the army, and Allie works as an army nurse. She meets injured soldier Lon Hammond in the hospital. After the war, they meet each other again going on dates and then, Lon, who is wealthy and handsome, proposes. Meanwhile Noah buys and restores the old house and many people want to buy it. When Allie accidentally sees the photo of Noah and his house in a newspaper, she feels divided between her first love and her commitment with Lon. Meanwhile Duke stops reading to the old lady since his children are visiting him in the nursing home. (Read More)
Themes: | wealthwedding |
Locations: | wheelchairrural settingbathtub |
Characters: | maidlove trianglesoldierfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | horse ridingsocial classunhappy marriagerowboatwidowdeath of friendpaintingbattleface slapcryingvoice over narrationdancingfemale nuditytwo word titlebased on novel β¦kiss (See All) |
This film follows the life of Celie, a young black girl growing up in the early 1900's. The first time we see Celie, she is 14 - and pregnant - by her father. We stay with her for the next 30 years of her tough life...
Subgenre: | melodrama |
Themes: | extramarital affairfuneralweddingdrunkenness |
Locations: | rural settingbathtub |
Characters: | father son relationship |
Story: | stepfatherunhappy marriagemarital separationbirthchild abuseface slaphorsevoice over narrationtitle spoken by characterbased on novel |
The warrior Thor (Hemsworth) is cast out of the fantastic realm of Asgard by his father Odin (Hopkins) for his arrogance and sent to Earth to live among humans. Falling in love with scientist Jane Foster (Portman) teaches Thor much-needed lessons, and his new-found strength comes into play as a vill β¦ain from his homeland sends dark forces toward Earth. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | drunkenness |
Locations: | castle |
Characters: | soldierbrother brother relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | palaceeye patchsibling rivalrypresumed deadhonorsword fightarrestbattlehorsefistfightvoice over narrationtitle spoken by charactercharacter name in titlekiss |
The three best of the disbanded Musketeers - Athos, Porthos, and Aramis - join a young hotheaded would-be-Musketeer, D'Artagnan, to stop the Cardinal Richelieu's evil plot: to form an alliance with enemy England by way of the mysterious Milady. Rochefort, the Cardinal's right-hand man, announces the β¦ official disbanding of the King's Musketeers. Three, however, refuse to throw down their swords - Athos the fighter and drinker, Porthos the pirate and lover, and Aramis the priest and poet. Arriving in Paris to join the Musketeers, D'Artagnan uncovers the Cardinal's plans, and the four set out on a mission to protect King and Country. (Read More)
Themes: | drunkenness |
Locations: | castlebathtub |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | flintlock pistoleye patchhonorwhippingdueldisguisesword fightspybattlerescuehorsefistfightfiretitle spoken by characterbased on novel |
Oscar Diggs ('James Franco'), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz. At first he thinks he's hit the jackpot-fame and fortune are his for the taking. That all changes, however, when he meets three witches, Theodora ('Mila Kunis' β¦(qv)), Evanora ('Rachel Weisz' (qv)), and Glinda ('Michelle Williams (I)' (qv)), who are not convinced he is the great wizard everyone's been expecting. Reluctantly drawn into the epic problems facing the Land of Oz and its inhabitants, Oscar must find out who is good and who is evil before it is too late. Putting his magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuity-and even a bit of wizardry-Oscar transforms himself not only into the great and powerful Wizard of Oz but into a better man as well. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | jealousy |
Locations: | castlewheelchair |
Characters: | love trianglesoldier |
Story: | coin tossmagic trickpalaceimpostorpresumed deadfaked deathmagiciandisguisebattlerescuehorsefiredancingkiss |
Once again we're plunged into the world of sword fights and "savvy" pirates. Captain Jack Sparrow is reminded he owes a debt to Davy Jones, who captains the flying Dutchman, a ghostly ship, with a crew from hell. Facing the "locker" Jack must find the heart of Davy Jones but to save himself he must β¦get the help of quick-witted Will Turner and Elizabeth Swan. If that's not complicated enough, Will and Elizabeth are sentenced to hang, unless will can get Lord Cutler Beckett Jack's compass, Will is forced to join another crazy adventure with Jack. (Read More)
Themes: | gamblingdrunkennessjealousy |
Characters: | love trianglefather son relationship |
Period: | 1700s |
Story: | sailing shiprowboatpresumed deadwhippingdebtsword fightvomitingarrestrescueface slapfire |
High-flying, adored! The film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical depicting the infamous real-life story of Eva "Evita" Duarte de Peron, the wife of President Juan Peron, who rose from poverty to become the most famous Argentine woman in history. Her huge political influence and constant charity β¦works earned her scorn and fear from the military and upper classes but adoration and love from the workers and descamisados. Evita's legendary life is displayed before your eyes as the most hated and most beloved woman in Argentina. (Read More)
Themes: | wealthmilitaryfuneralwedding |
Locations: | wheelchair |
Characters: | military officer |
Story: | social climberdeathbedfencingarresthorsecryingvoice over narrationfiredancingcharacter name in title |
Georgiana Spencer became Duchess of Devonshire on her marriage to the Duke in 1774, at the height of the Georgian period, a period of fashion, decadence, and political change. Spirited and adored by the public at large she quickly found her marriage to be a disappointment, defined by her duty to pro β¦duce a male heir and the Duke's philandering and callous indifference to her. She befriends Lady Bess but finds she is once again betrayed by her husband who wields his power with the three eventually living uncomfortably together. Against this background, and with the pressures of an unfaithful husband, strict social pressures and constant public scrutiny, Georgiana falls passionately in love with Charles Grey, a rising young Whig politician. However, despite his ongoing liaison with Lady Bess, the Duke refuses to allow her to continue the affair and threatens to take her children from her. (Read More)
Themes: | gamblingextramarital affairweddingdrunkennessadulteryinfidelity |
Locations: | castle |
Characters: | maidlove triangle |
Period: | 18th century |
Story: | 1770s1780snobilityestatecard playinghorsedancingfemale nudity |
Epic adventure Exodus: Gods and Kings is the story of one man's daring courage to take on the might of an empire. Using state of the art visual effects and 3D immersion, Scott brings new life to the story of the defiant leader Moses as he rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 600,000 β¦ slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | crueltyfuneralwedding |
Characters: | soldierbrother brother relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | palacesibling rivalryloss of sonironywhippingdeath of childsword fightspyarrestbattlerescuehorsecryingfirekiss |
This Civil War saga addresses romance, friendship, and the ravages of war--both in the field and on the home front. Captures the horrors of war for both those fighting it, and for those left behind. This is a tale of hope, longing, redemption, second chances, and faith.
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | drunkennessjealousy |
Locations: | rural setting |
Characters: | musiciansoldiermother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | military desertiondeserterrowboatdeath of childvomitingbattlehorsetitle spoken by charactertwo word titlefemale nuditybased on novelkiss |
When a man selects a mail order bride, he is surprised to see the beauty who appears before him. She alleges that she sent false photos to him to assure that he would love her for what she is and not for her beauty. However, what she is is a con artist, prostitute, and actress, who teams with a fell β¦ow actor to steal money from men. What she does not expect is that she falls in love with her new husband and ultimately must decide between him and her sadistic former lover. Contains explicit sex including sadistic acts as Thomas Jane cuts Jolie's back with a knife as part of their lovemaking. (Read More)
Themes: | wealthgamblingweddingdrunkenness |
Locations: | bathtub |
Characters: | gay kiss |
Story: | horse ridingsailing shipcard playingimpostorfaked deathconfessionboxinghorsecryingvoice over narrationdancingbased on novelfemale nuditykiss |
Shaw was an officer in the Federal Army during the American Civil War who volunteered to lead the first company of black soldiers. Shaw was forced to deal with the prejudices of both the enemy (who had orders to kill commanding officers of blacks), and of his own fellow officers.
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | military |
Characters: | military officersoldier |
Story: | famous scorecorporal punishmenthonorwhat happened to epiloguewhippinguniformsword fightbattle |
Aviator Andre Jurieux has just completed a record-setting flight, but when he is greeted by an admiring crowd, all he can say to them is how miserable he is that the woman he loves did not come to meet him. He is in love with Christine, the wife of aristocrat Robert de la Cheyniest. Robert himself i β¦s involved in an affair with Genevieve de Marras, but he is trying to break it off. Meanwhile, Andre seeks help from his old friend Octave, who gets Andre an invitation to the country home where Robert and Christine are hosting a large hunting party. As the guests arrive for the party, their cordial greetings hide their real feelings, along with their secrets - and even some of the servants are involved in tangled relationships. (Read More)
Themes: | wealthextramarital affairdrunkennessadulteryjealousyinfidelity |
Locations: | castlewheelchair |
Characters: | maidlove trianglefather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | countessfencingestatecard playingattempted suicidedueldisguiseface slapfistfightdancingkiss |
Conquering 90% of the known world by the age of 25, Alexander the Great led his armies through 22,000 miles of sieges and conquests in just eight years. Coming out of tiny Macedonia (today part of Greece), Alexander led his armies against the mighty Persian Empire, drove west to Egypt, and finally m β¦ade his way east to India. This film will concentrate on those eight years of battles, as well as his relationship with his boyhood friend and battle mate, Hephaestion. Alexander died young, of illness, at 33. Alexander's conquests paved the way for the spread of Greek culture (facilitating the spread of Christianity centuries later), and removed many of the obstacles that might have prevented the expansion of the Roman Empire. In other words, the world we know today might never have been if not for Alexander's bloody, yet unifying, conquest. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epicmelodrama |
Themes: | weddingdrunkennessjealousy |
Characters: | soldiermother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | husband wife estrangementpalacehonorwhat happened to epiloguespankingdeath of friendsword fightarrestbattleface slaphorsefistfightvoice over narrationfiretitle spoken by character β¦dancingcharacter name in titlefemale nudity (See All) |
The painter Goya becomes involved with the Spanish Inquisition when his muse, Ines, is arrested by the church for heresy. Her father, Thomas, comes to him hoping that his connection with Brother Lorenzo, whom he is painting, can secure the release of his daughter.
Characters: | brother brother relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | horse ridingopportunistfrench armybritish armyconfessionpaintingarrestbattlehorsedancingcharacter name in titlefemale nudity |
'Tom Wolfe (I)' (qv)'s book on the history of the U.S. Space program reads like a novel, and the film has that same fictional quality. It covers the breaking of the sound barrier by 'Chuck Yeager' (qv) to the Mercury 7 astronauts, showing that no one had a clue how to run a space program or how to s β¦elect people to be in it. Thrilling, funny, charming and electrifying all at once. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | militaryfuneraladultery |
Characters: | military officer |
Story: | riding accidentfamous scoremarital separationvomitinghorsevoice over narrationfiretitle spoken by character |
Hamlet, son of the king of Denmark, is summoned home for his father's funeral and his mother's wedding to his uncle. In a supernatural episode, he discovers that his uncle, whom he hates anyway, murdered his father. In an incredibly convoluted plot--the most complicated and most interesting in all l β¦iterature--he manages to (impossible to put this in exact order) feign (or perhaps not to feign) madness, murder the "prime minister," love and then unlove an innocent whom he drives to madness, plot and then unplot against the uncle, direct a play within a play, successfully conspire against the lives of two well-meaning friends, and finally take his revenge on the uncle, but only at the cost of almost every life on stage, including his own and his mother's. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | funeralwedding |
Locations: | castle |
Characters: | father son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | resentment toward stepfatherfencingpalaceuncleduelsword fightface slapcharacter name in title |
It is 1776 in colonial South Carolina. Benjamin Martin, a French-Indian war hero who is haunted by his past, now wants nothing more than to live peacefully on his small plantation, and wants no part of a war with the most powerful nation in the world, Great Britain. Meanwhile, his two eldest sons, G β¦abriel and Thomas, can't wait to enlist in the newly formed "Continental Army." When South Carolina decides to join the rebellion against England, Gabriel immediately signs up to fight...without his father's permission. But when Colonel William Tavington, British dragoon, infamous for his brutal tactics, comes and burns the Martin Plantation to the ground, tragedy strikes. Benjamin quickly finds himself torn between protecting his family, and seeking revenge along with being a part of the birth of a new, young, and ambitious nation. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | wedding |
Characters: | military officersoldierfather son relationship |
Story: | 1770s1780sloss of sonbirthimpersonationduelsword fightbattlehorsefirekiss |
Set against the coming of Christianity, this is the story of the last hero: in 507, a monstrous troll wreaks havoc in the mead hall of the Danish king, Hrothgar. He offers rewards for the death of Grendel, so Beowulf, a great and boastful Geat warrior, arrives with his thanes. Beowulf sets aside his β¦ armor and awaits the monster; a fierce battle ensues that leads to Beowolf's entering the watery lair of Grendel's mother, where a devil's bargain awaits. Beowulf returns to Herot, the castle, and becomes king. Jump ahead many years, and the sins of the father are visited upon Beowulf and his kingdom. The hero must face his weakness and be heroic once again. Is the age of demons over? (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | funeraldrunkennessadulteryinfidelity |
Locations: | castle |
Characters: | soldiermother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | sailing shiploss of sonhonordueldeath of friendsword fightbattlefiretitle spoken by charactercharacter name in titlefemale nuditykiss |
Pizza delivery man Victor is having an argument with Elena, whom he met a few days ago, but she was high then and doesn't want to hear about him. Reacting to the noise, two cops, young David and older Sancho, arrive at the scene, the gun accidentally goes off.. Four years later David is a wheelchair β¦ basketball star, he's married to Elena, Victor is released out of prison and their destinies begin to cross again. (Read More)
Themes: | extramarital affairfuneraladulteryjealousyinfidelity |
Locations: | wheelchair |
Characters: | mother son relationship |
Story: | marital separationcard playinggunshot woundbirthduelface slapfiredancingfemale nuditybased on novelkiss |
Young lovers Hero and Claudio are to be married in one week. To pass the time, they conspire with Don Pedro to set a "lover's trap" for Benedick, an arrogant confirmed bachelor, and Beatrice, his favorite sparring partner. Meanwhile, the evil Don Jon conspires to break up the wedding by accusing Her β¦o of infidelity. In the end, though, it all turns out to be "much ado about nothing." (Read More)
Themes: | funeralweddingjealousyinfidelity |
Characters: | musicianbrother brother relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | nobilitypresumed deadhonorespionageduelhorsecryingdancingfemale nuditykiss |
A triumphant epic of survival and a tale of powerful womanhood and resistance against the unforgiving cruelty of a hell on earth. Our heroine is Liz (Dakota Fanning), carved from the beautiful wilderness, full of heart and grit, hunted by a vengeful Preacher (Guy Pearce) - a diabolical zealot and he β¦r twisted nemesis. But Liz is a genuine survivor; she's no victim - a woman of fearsome strength who responds with astonishing bravery to claim the better life she and her daughter deserve. Fear not. Retribution is coming. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | crueltydrunkenness |
Locations: | bathtub |
Story: | pistol duelhorse ridingchapter headingsbarnwhippingduelchild abusewidowface slaphorsecryingvoice over narrationfirefemale nudity |
Due to his knowledge of the native Bedouin tribes, British Lieutenant 'T.E. Lawrence' (qv) is sent to Arabia to find Prince Faisal and serve as a liaison between the Arabs and the British in their fight against the Turks. With the aid of native Sherif Ali, Lawrence rebels against the orders of his s β¦uperior officer and strikes out on a daring camel journey across the harsh desert to attack a well-guarded Turkish port. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | funeral |
Characters: | military officerfather son relationship |
Story: | riding accidentcaningfamous scorecorporal punishmentgunshot woundhonoruniformarrestbattlerescueface slaphorsecryingfirecharacter name in title |