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Arrested during the Monmouth Rebellion and falsely convicted of treason, Dr. Peter Blood is banished to the West Indies and sold into slavery. In Port Royal, Jamaica the Governor's daughter Arabella Bishop buys him for GBP10 to spite her uncle, Col. Bishop who owns a major plantation. Life is hard f β¦or the men and for Blood as well. By chance he treats the Governor's gout and is soon part of the medical service. He dreams of freedom and when the opportunity strikes, he and his friends rebel taking over a Spanish ship that has attacked the city. Soon, they are the most feared pirates on the seas, men without a country attacking all ships. When Arabella is prisoner, Blood decides to return her to Port Royal only to find that it is under the control of England's new enemy, France. All of them must decide if they are to fight for their new King. (Read More)
Subgenre: | swashbucklerhistorical eventcult film |
Themes: | deceptionheroescapedeathlove |
Locations: | sea battlecaribbeanbeach |
Characters: | action herowarriortough guyfriend |
Period: | 1600s |
Story: | wrongful imprisonmentslave auctionsword duelflintlock riflenaval battleadventure heroreluctant herohorse ridingflintlock pistolsea adventurenot guilty pleasymphonic music scorejolly roger1680ssweaty face β¦goutleitmotifwest indiesagreementrapiersource musicspyglassbritish flagstabbed with a swordgallowslootsailing shipgreat britainjamaicamedical doctorslaporchestral music scorefamous scoremusketquarrelgovernorphysicianswordsmanimprisonmentsiegeshadowwhipcannonslavecoloneltreasureslaverypiratewhippingduelforeign language adaptationdisarming someonetrialstabbed in the chestsword fightcandlecombatrifleshowdownbattleremakehorsepistolsurprise endingknifeexplosioncharacter name in titlebased on novelkiss (See All) |
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)
Subgenre: | swashbuckler |
Themes: | deceptionheroescapedeathlove |
Characters: | action herowarrior |
Period: | 1600s |
Story: | sword duelflintlock rifleadventure heroflintlock pistolmusketswordsmansiegecannonpiratewhippingduelstabbed in the chestsword fightcombatrifle β¦showdownbattlehorsepistolknifeexplosionbased on novel (See All) |
In this case, a group of archaeologists and combat experts led by Paul Walker and Frances O'Connor use a "3-D fax machine" (so much for technobabble!) to time-travel back to France in 1357, in hopes of retrieving Walker's father and returning safely to the present. No such luck! Fending for themselv β¦es against marauding hordes of medieval French warriors at war with the invading British, these semi-intrepid travelers find their body count rising, and the deadline for their return home is rapidly approaching. (Read More)
Subgenre: | swashbucklercult film |
Themes: | deceptionheroescapedeathlove |
Characters: | warriortough guyfriend |
Story: | sword duelreluctant herohorse ridingsiegecannondueldisarming someonestabbed in the chestsword fightcombatshowdownbattlehorseexplosionbased on novel β¦kiss (See All) |
This swash-buckling tale follows the quest of Captain Jack Sparrow, a savvy pirate, and Will Turner, a resourceful blacksmith, as they search for Elizabeth Swann. Elizabeth, the daughter of the governor and the love of Will's life, has been kidnapped by the feared Captain Barbossa. Little do they kn β¦ow, but the fierce and clever Barbossa has been cursed. He, along with his large crew, are under an ancient curse, doomed for eternity to neither live, nor die. That is, unless a blood sacrifice is made. (Read More)
Subgenre: | swashbuckler |
Themes: | escapelove |
Locations: | sea battlecaribbean |
Story: | flintlock rifleflintlock pistoljolly rogerspyglassgallowslootsailing shipjamaicamusketgovernorcannonpirateduelstabbed in the chestsword fight β¦battleexplosion (See All) |
Captain Jack Sparrow (Depp) crosses paths with a woman from his past (Cruz), and he's not sure if it's love -- or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge, the ship of the formidable pirate Blackbeard (Mc β¦Shane), Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn't know who to fear more: Blackbeard or the woman from his past. (Read More)
Subgenre: | swashbuckler |
Themes: | heroescapelove |
Locations: | sea battle |
Characters: | action hero |
Story: | flintlock rifleadventure heroflintlock pistolsailing shipmusketcannonpiratesword fightriflebattlehorsepistolexplosionbased on novel |
In stifling Edwardian London, Wendy Darling mesmerizes her brothers every night with bedtime tales of swordplay, swashbuckling, and the fearsome Captain Hook. But the children become the heroes of an even greater story, when Peter Pan flies into their nursery one night and leads them over moonlit ro β¦oftops through a galaxy of stars and to the lush jungles of Neverland. Wendy and her brothers join Peter and the Lost Boys in an exhilarating life--free of grown-up rules--while also facing the inevitable showdown with Hook and his bloodthirsty pirates. (Read More)
Subgenre: | swashbuckler |
Themes: | herodeath |
Characters: | tough guyfriend |
Story: | sword duelflintlock rifleadventure heroflintlock pistoljolly rogermusketswordsmanshadowcannontreasurepiratedueldisarming someonesword fightcombat β¦showdownbattlecharacter name in titlebased on novelkiss (See All) |
Themes: | deceptionescapedeathlove |
Locations: | sea battlebeach |
Characters: | warriortough guy |
Story: | naval battlegovernorwhipslaveslaverywhippingdisarming someonestabbed in the chestsword fightcombatshowdownbattleremakehorsesurprise ending β¦knifeexplosioncharacter name in titlebased on novel (See All) |
A veteran samurai, who has fallen on hard times, answers a village's request for protection from bandits. He gathers 6 other samurai to help him, and they teach the townspeople how to defend themselves, and they supply the samurai with three small meals a day. The film culminates in a giant battle w β¦hen 40 bandits attack the village. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | deceptionherolovedeath |
Characters: | action herowarriortough guy |
Story: | flintlock riflehorse ridingstabbed with a swordmusketswordsmansiegedueldisarming someonesword fightcombatrifleshowdownbattlehorsekiss |
Subgenre: | swashbuckler |
Themes: | deceptionheroescapedeath |
Characters: | warrior |
Story: | sword dueladventure heroreluctant herojolly rogerspyglasscannonslaveslaverypiratesword fightcombatshowdownbattlepistolsurprise ending β¦knifeexplosioncharacter name in titlebased on novel (See All) |
A quest that begins as a personal vendetta for the fierce Cimmerian warrior soon turns into an epic battle against hulking rivals, horrific monsters, and impossible odds, as Conan realizes he is the only hope of saving the great nations of Hyboria from an encroaching reign of supernatural evil.
Themes: | heroescapedeath |
Characters: | action herowarriortough guy |
Story: | sword dueladventure herospyglassstabbed with a swordsailing shipswordsmanslaveslaverypiratedisarming someonestabbed in the chestsword fightcombatshowdownbattle β¦remakehorseknifeexplosioncharacter name in title (See All) |
The Legendary Zorro goes off on another adventure to protect the future of California and its citizens. This time, he fights against evil-doers with the help of his beautiful wife, Elena, and their precocious young son, Joaquin. Alejandro De LaVega is torn between two worlds: his life as Zorro and h β¦is life as a family man. After Alejandro once again breaks his promise to stop wearing the mask, Elena leaves him, and soon begins seeing Armand, a haughty French Count. But a mysterious explosion in the desert leads Zorro to believe that there's more to Armand than meets the eye, and our hero is intent on finding out what that is. Little does he know, there are others working to uncover certain truths as well. (Read More)
Subgenre: | swashbuckler |
Themes: | hero |
Characters: | action herotough guy |
Story: | sword dueladventure heroflintlock pistolgovernorswordsmanwhipdueldisarming someonesword fightshowdownhorseknifeexplosioncharacter name in titlekiss |
In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrowing money from the local nobility to buy cattle to herd to market. When the money is stolen, Rob is forced into a Robin Hood lifestyle to defend his family and honour.
Subgenre: | swashbucklercult film |
Themes: | herolove |
Characters: | action herowarriortough guy |
Story: | sword duelflintlock rifleadventure heroflintlock pistolmusketswordsmanduelsword fightshowdownremakepistolknifebased on novel |
The tyrant Gedren seeks the total power in a world of barbarism. She attacks and kills the keepers of a powerful talisman just before it is destroyed. Gedren then uses the power of the talisman in her raid of the city Hablac. Red Sonja, sister of the keeper, sets out with her magic sword to overthro β¦w Gedren. The talisman's master Kalidor follows to protect her. Of course they fall in love - however Red Sonja's power bases on the oath to never give herself to any man... (Read More)
Subgenre: | swashbucklercult film |
Themes: | love |
Characters: | action herowarriortough guy |
Story: | sword dueladventure heroswordsmansiegedueldisarming someonestabbed in the chestsword fightcombatshowdownbattlehorsecharacter name in titlekiss |
When a magic scepter accidentally transports April back through time to 17th Century Japan, the boys take-off in hot pursuit, cowabungling their way out of the sewers right into Samurai-O-Rama! Now they must battle the evil Lord Norinaga to reclaim the magic scepter that will bring them back below t β¦he subways of New York City. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | hero |
Characters: | action herowarriortough guy |
Period: | 1600s |
Story: | sword duelflintlock rifleflintlock pistolmusketcannondisarming someonesword fightcombatbattlehorseexplosion |
Sir Robin of Locksley, defender of downtrodden Saxons, runs afoul of Norman authority and is forced to turn outlaw. With his band of Merry Men, he robs from the rich, gives to the poor and still has time to woo the lovely Maid Marian, and foil the cruel Sir Guy of Gisbourne, and keep the nefarious P β¦rince John off the throne. (Read More)
Subgenre: | swashbucklerhistorical event |
Themes: | escape |
Characters: | warriortough guy |
Story: | sword duelgallowsswordsmanslavedueldisarming someonetrialsword fightcandlecombatshowdownbattleknife |
Set in the kingdom of Ehb, the story follows Farmer ('Jason Statham' (qv)), who was adopted by his village. When Farmer's wife, Solana ('Claire Forlani' (qv)), and his son leave to sell vegetables at the town of Stonebridge, Farmer's farm is attacked by creatures called Krugs. With the help of his f β¦riend and neighbor Norrick ('Ron Perlman (I)' (qv)), he travels to Stonebridge where his wife and son are. Before he arrives, the Krugs, controlled by the wizard Gallian ('Ray Liotta' (qv)), kill his son and capture his wife. Farmer, with the help of Bastian ('Will Sanderson' (qv)), his brother-in-law, and Norrick sets out to find and rescue his wife. The King's nephew Fallow ('Matthew Lillard' (qv)) is conspiring with the wizard Gallian to take over the kingdom led by King Konreid ('Burt Reynolds'). (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | deceptionheroescapedeathlove |
Characters: | action herowarriortough guyfriend |
Story: | sword duelhorse ridingimprisonmentsiegeslavedueldisarming someonesword fightcandlecombatshowdownbattlehorseknifeexplosion β¦kiss (See All) |
In Ancient Greece 1200 B.C., a queen succumbs to the lust of Zeus to bear a son promised to overthrow the tyrannical rule of the king and restore peace to a land in hardship. But this prince, Hercules, knows nothing of his real identity or his destiny. He desires only one thing: the love of Hebe, Pr β¦incess of Crete, who has been promised to his own brother. When Hercules learns of his greater purpose, he must choose: to flee with his true love or to fulfill his destiny and become the true hero of his time. The story behind one of the greatest myths is revealed in this action-packed epic - a tale of love, sacrifice and the strength of the human spirit. (Read More)
Themes: | deceptionheroescapelovedeath |
Characters: | action herowarriortough guy |
Story: | sword duelhorse ridingwhipslaveslaverywhippingstabbed in the chestsword fightcombatshowdownbattlehorsesurprise endingknifeexplosion β¦character name in title (See All) |
In 19th century Qing Dynasty China, a warrior gives his sword, Green Destiny, to his lover to deliver to safe keeping, but it is stolen, and the chase is on to find it. The search leads to the House of Yu where the story takes on a whole different level.
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | deceptionheroescapelovedeath |
Characters: | action herowarriortough guy |
Story: | sword duelgovernorswordsmandueldisarming someonesword fightcombatshowdownbattlehorsesurprise endingknifebased on novelkiss |
The five highly trained Bennett sisters in Georgian England must try to protect themselves from the growing zombie threat, find suitable husbands for themselves, battle marriage proposals and unlikely suitors, and save the country before it's too late.
Themes: | deceptionescapedeath |
Characters: | action herowarriortough guyfriend |
Story: | sword duelphysicianswordsmancannoncoloneldisarming someonestabbed in the chestsword fightcombatrifleshowdownbattlehorsepistolsurprise ending β¦knifeexplosionbased on novelkiss (See All) |
Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia and Chewbacca face attack by the Imperial forces and its AT-AT walkers on the ice planet Hoth. While Han and Leia escape in the Millennium Falcon, Luke travels to Dagobah in search of Yoda. Only with the Jedi master's help will Luke survive when the dark side β¦of the Force beckons him into the ultimate duel with Darth Vader. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | heroescape |
Characters: | action herowarrior |
Story: | sword duelreluctant herosymphonic music scoreleitmotiforchestral music scorefamous scoreswordsmancannondueldisarming someonesword fightcombatshowdownbattlepistol β¦surprise endingexplosionkiss (See All) |
In April 1805 during the Napoleonic Wars, H.M.S. Surprise, a British frigate, is under the command of Captain Jack Aubrey. Aubrey and the Surprise's current orders are to track and capture or destroy a French privateer named Acheron. The Acheron is currently in the Atlantic off South America headed β¦toward the Pacific in order to extend Napoleon's reach of the wars. This task will be a difficult one as Aubrey quickly learns in an initial battle with the Acheron that it is a bigger and faster ship than the Surprise, which puts the Surprise at a disadvantage. Aubrey's single-mindedness in this seemingly impossible pursuit puts him at odds with the Surprise's doctor and naturalist, Stephen Maturin, who is also Aubrey's most trusted advisor on board and closest friend. Facing other internal obstacles which have resulted in what they consider a string of bad luck, Aubrey ultimately uses Maturin's scientific exploits to figure out a way to achieve his and the ship's seemingly impossible goal. (Read More)
Subgenre: | swashbuckler |
Themes: | hero |
Locations: | sea battle |
Characters: | action herofriend |
Story: | flintlock riflenaval battleflintlock pistolstabbed with a swordsailing shipmusketcannonwhippingdisarming someonesword fightcombatshowdownbattlesurprise endingknife β¦based on novel (See All) |
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)
Subgenre: | swashbuckler |
Themes: | escapedeath |
Characters: | friend |
Story: | sword duelflintlock rifleflintlock pistolrapiermusketswordsmancannonduelforeign language adaptationsword fightcandlebattleremakehorsesurprise ending β¦knifebased on novel (See All) |
After failing in a scheme to steal Leonardo Da Vinci's airship blueprints, the Musketeers are disbanded by Cardinal Richelieu leaving Athos, Porthos and Aramis on the streets of Paris. In the meantime, the young, reckless and ambitious D'Artagnan has set off from Gascony with dreams of becoming a mu β¦sketeer himself, not realizing that they have been disbanded. In no time, D'Artagnan manages to offend Athos, Porthos and Aramis on different occasions and challenges them all to duels. However before the duels can take place they are attacked by guards, trying to arrest them for illegal dueling. The ex-musketeers and D'Artagnan fight off the soldiers, leading to the four men becoming a band with the motto of "All for one, and one for all". Count Richelieu is not only determined to be rid of the musketeers, but also schemes with Athos' former lover Milady to undermine the reign of King Louis and his wife. The musketeers and D'Artagnan are determined to save the royal family and France itself. (Read More)
Subgenre: | swashbuckler |
Themes: | deceptionescapedeath |
Characters: | action herowarriortough guy |
Period: | 1600s |
Story: | adventure herospyglassswordsmancannonslaveduelstabbed in the chestsword fightrifleshowdownhorsepistolsurprise endingknifeexplosion β¦based on novel (See All) |
The original Zorro, Don Diego de la Vega, is captured and imprisoned just as Spain concedes California to Santa Anna. 20 years go by and his mortal enemy, Don Rafael Montero, returns to California with a plan to become wealthy at the expense of the peasants. The original Zorro escapes from prison an β¦d trains a new Zorro to take his place. Much swashbuckling and derring-do ensues. (Read More)
Subgenre: | swashbuckler |
Characters: | action herowarrior |
Story: | sword duelflintlock rifleadventure heroflintlock pistolswordsmanwhipdisarming someonesword fightshowdownhorsepistolcharacter name in title |
John Rambo's former Vietnam superior, Colonel Samuel Trautman, has been assigned to lead a mission to help the Mujahedeen rebels who are fighting the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, but the Buddhist Rambo turns down Trautman's request that Rambo help out. When the mission goes belly up and Trautman β¦is kidnapped and tortured by Russian Colonel Zaysen, Rambo launches a rescue effort and allies himself with the Mujahedeen rebels and gets their help in trying to rescue Trautman from Zaysen. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | heroescapedeath |
Characters: | action herowarriortough guy |
Story: | horse ridingsiegecannoncoloneldueldisarming someonecombatrifleshowdownbattlehorsepistolsurprise endingknifeexplosion β¦character name in title (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: | historical event |
Themes: | escapedeath |
Characters: | friend |
Story: | horse ridingbritish flagstabbed with a swordsiegeslaveslaverywhippingsword fightcombatriflebattleremakehorsebased on novelkiss |
2013,Post-Apocalyptic America. An unnamed wanderer retrieves a Postman's uniform and undelivered bag of mail. He decides to pose as a postman and deliver the mail to a nearby town, bluffing that the United States government has been reinstated and tricking the town into feeding him. However, he relu β¦ctantly becomes a symbol of hope to the townspeople there who begin to remember the world that once was and giving them the courage to stand up to a tyrannical warlord and his army. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | heroescape |
Characters: | action herowarriortough guy |
Story: | reluctant herostabbed with a swordsiegecannondueldisarming someoneshowdownhorsepistolknifeexplosioncharacter name in titlebased on novel |
Set in 79 A.D., POMPEII tells the epic story of Milo (Kit Harington), a slave turned invincible gladiator who finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia (Emily Browning), the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been unwillingly betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator β¦. As Mount Vesuvius erupts in a torrent of blazing lava, Milo must fight his way out of the arena in order to save his beloved as the once magnificent Pompeii crumbles around him. (Read More)
Themes: | deceptionlovedeath |
Characters: | action herowarriortough guy |
Story: | slave auctionwhipslaveslaverywhippingstabbed in the chestsword fightcombatshowdownbattlehorseknifeexplosionkiss |
In ancient China, before the reign of the first emperor, warring factions throughout the Six Kingdoms plot to assassinate the most powerful ruler, Qin. When a minor official defeats Qin's three principal enemies, he is summoned to the palace to tell Qin the story of his surprising victory.
Themes: | deceptionherolove |
Characters: | action herowarriortough guy |
Story: | sword duelswordsmanduelstabbed in the chestsword fightcandlecombatshowdownbattlesurprise ending |
Near the end of the Clone Wars, Darth Sidious has revealed himself and is ready to execute the last part of his plan to rule the galaxy. Sidious is ready for his new apprentice, Darth Vader, to step into action and kill the remaining Jedi. Vader, however, struggles to choose the dark side and save h β¦is wife or remain loyal to the Jedi order. (Read More)
Themes: | hero |
Characters: | action herowarriortough guy |
Story: | sword duelswordsmansiegecannonduelsword fightcombatshowdownbattlesurprise endingexplosion |
Judah Ben-Hur lives as a rich Jewish prince and merchant in Jerusalem at the beginning of the 1st century. Together with the new governor his old friend Messala arrives as commanding officer of the Roman legions. At first they are happy to meet after a long time but their different politic views sep β¦arate them. During the welcome parade a roof tile falls down from Judah's house and injures the governor. Although Messala knows they are not guilty, he sends Judah to the galleys and throws his mother and sister into prison. But Judah swears to come back and take revenge. (Read More)
Themes: | lovedeath |
Locations: | sea battle |
Characters: | friend |
Story: | wrongful imprisonmentsymphonic music scoreorchestral music scorefamous scoregovernorwhipslaveslaverypiratewhippingbattlehorsecharacter name in titlebased on novelkiss |
Buff sailor-man Popeye arrives in an awkward seaside town called Sweethaven. There he meets Wimpy, a hamburger-loving man; Olive Oyl, the soon-to-be love of his life; and Bluto, a huge, mean pirate who's out to make Sweethaven pay for no good reason. Popeye also discovers his long-lost Pappy in the β¦middle of it all, so with a band of his new friends, Popeye heads off to stop Bluto, and he's got the power of spinach, which Popeye detests, to butt Bluto right in the mush. Watch as Popeye mops the floor with punks in a burger joint, stops a greedy tax man, takes down a champion boxer, and even finds abandoned baby Swee'pea. He's strong to the finish 'cause he eats his spinach! (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | herolove |
Locations: | sea battle |
Characters: | tough guy |
Story: | sword dueladventure herojolly rogercannonpiratedueldisarming someonesword fightbattleknifeexplosioncharacter name in title |
'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)
Subgenre: | swashbuckler |
Themes: | deceptionescape |
Locations: | beach |
Characters: | friend |
Story: | sword dueltreasurepiratewhippingforeign language adaptationstabbed in the chestsword fightrifleshowdownremakehorsesurprise endingknifecharacter name in titlebased on novel |
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: | cult film |
Themes: | heroescapedeath |
Story: | flintlock rifleadventure heroflintlock pistolfamous scoremusketcannoncoloneldisarming someonesword fightbattlebased on novel |
Themes: | deceptionheroescapedeathlove |
Characters: | action herowarriortough guy |
Story: | reluctant heroimprisonmentdisarming someonestabbed in the chestsword fightcandlecombatshowdownbattlehorsesurprise endingknifeexplosioncharacter name in titlekiss |
An American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics makes an extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King. With the lost relic in hand, the teenager unexpectedly finds himself traveling back t β¦o ancient China to join a crew of warriors from martial arts lore on a dangerous quest to free the imprisoned Monkey King. (Read More)
Themes: | hero |
Characters: | action herowarriortough guy |
Story: | swordsmanwhipwhippingdueldisarming someonesword fightcombatshowdownbattlehorsebased on novel |
When a Chinese rebel murders Chon's estranged father and escapes to England, Chon and Roy make their way to London with revenge on their minds. Chon's sister, Lin, has the same idea, and uncovers a worldwide conspiracy to murder the royal family but almost no one will believe her.
Themes: | hero |
Characters: | action herotough guy |
Story: | sword duelrapiersailing shipswordsmansiegetreasuredueldisarming someonesword fightshowdownhorse |
Riddick, now a hunted man, finds himself in the middle of two opposing forces in a major crusade. 'Colm Feore' (qv) plays Lord Marshal, a warrior priest who is the leader of a sect that is waging the tenth and perhaps final crusade 500 years in the future. 'Judi Dench' (qv) is Aereon, an ambassador β¦from the Elemental race. She is an ethereal being who helps Riddick unearth his origins. (Read More)
Themes: | heroescape |
Characters: | action herowarriortough guy |
Story: | siegedueldisarming someonecombatrifleshowdownbattlepistolknifecharacter name in titlekiss |
While protecting his village from rampaging boar-god/demon, a confident young warrior, Ashitaka, is stricken by a deadly curse. To save his life, he must journey to the forests of the west. Once there, he's embroiled in a fierce campaign that humans were waging on the forest. The ambitious Lady Ebos β¦hi and her loyal clan use their guns against the gods of the forest and a brave young woman, Princess Mononoke, who was raised by a wolf-god. Ashitaka sees the good in both sides and tries to stem the flood of blood. This is met be animosity by both sides as they each see him as supporting the enemy. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | deceptionherolove |
Characters: | warrior |
Story: | sword duelfamous scoremusketdueldisarming someonesword fightcombatrifleshowdownhorseknifecharacter name in title |
Director Antoine Fuqua brings his modern vision to a classic story in The Magnificent Seven. With the town of Rose Creek under the deadly control of industrialist Bartholomew Bogue, the desperate townspeople employ protection from seven outlaws, bounty hunters, gamblers and hired guns. As they prepa β¦re the town for the violent showdown that they know is coming, these seven mercenaries find themselves fighting for more than money. (Read More)
Themes: | deceptionescapedeath |
Characters: | action herowarriortough guy |
Story: | horse ridingspyglassdueldisarming someonestabbed in the chestcombatrifleshowdownbattleremakehorsepistolknifeexplosion |
An anonymous, but deadly man rides into a town torn by war between two factions, the Baxters and the Rojo's. Instead of fleeing or dying, as most other would do, the man schemes to play the two sides off each other, getting rich in the bargain.
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | deceptionheroescapedeath |
Characters: | warriortough guy |
Story: | horse ridingfamous scorewhipwhippingdisarming someonestabbed in the chestrifleshowdownbattleremakehorsepistolknifeexplosion |
The Kingdom of Alagaesia is ruled by the evil King Galbatorix, a former dragon rider that betrayed his mates and his people in his quest for power. When the orphan farm boy Eragon finds a blue stone sent by Princess Arya, he sooner realizes that it is a dragon egg. When the dragon Saphira is born, E β¦ragon meets his mentor Brom, and becomes the dragon rider foreseen in an ancient prophecy that would set his people free from the tyrant Galbatorix. Eragon meets the rebels Varden and together they fight against the evil sorcerer Durza and the army of Galbatorix in a journey for freedom. (Read More)
Subgenre: | swashbucklercult film |
Themes: | hero |
Characters: | warriortough guy |
Story: | sword dueladventure herosiegedueldisarming someonecombatbattlehorsecharacter name in titlebased on novel |
A 14th century Crusader returns to a homeland devastated by the Black Plague. A beleaguered church, deeming sorcery the culprit of the plague, commands the two knights to transport an accused witch to a remote abbey, where monks will perform a ritual in hopes of ending the pestilence. A priest, a gr β¦ieving knight, a disgraced itinerant and a headstrong youth who can only dream of becoming a knight join a mission troubled by mythically hostile wilderness and fierce contention over the fate of the girl. When the embattled party arrives at the abbey, a horrific discovery jeopardises the knight's pledge to ensure the girl fair treatment, and pits them against an inexplicably powerful and destructive force. (Read More)
Themes: | deceptionhero |
Characters: | warriortough guy |
Story: | sword dueladventure herostabbed with a swordswordsmandisarming someonesword fightcombatshowdownbattlehorseknife |
A soldier from Earth crash-lands on an alien world after sustaining battle damage. Eventually he encounters another survivor, but from the enemy species he was fighting; they band together to survive on this hostile world. In the end the human finds himself caring for his enemy in a completely unexp β¦ected way. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | deceptionescapedeath |
Characters: | action herowarriortough guyfriend |
Story: | orchestral music scoreslaveslaverydisarming someonecombatrifleshowdownbattlepistolsurprise endingknifeexplosion |
Set in the mystical lands of Persia, a rogue prince and a mysterious princess race against dark forces to safeguard an ancient dagger capable of releasing the Sands of Time -- a gift from the gods that can reverse time and allow its possessor to rule the world.
Subgenre: | swashbuckler |
Themes: | heroescape |
Characters: | action herowarriortough guy |
Story: | sword duelswordsmansword fightcombatshowdownbattlehorseexplosionkiss |
After being captured by Turks during the Crusades, Robin of Locksley and a Moor, Azeem, escape back to England, where Azeem vows to remain until he repays Robin for saving his life. Meanwhile, Robin's father, a nobleman loyal to King Richard the Lionhearted, has been murdered by the brutal Sheriff o β¦f Nottingham, who helped install Richard's treacherous brother, Prince John, as king while Richard is overseas fighting the Crusades. When Robin returns home, he vows to avenge his father's death and restore Richard to the throne. Even though Maid Marian, his childhood friend, cannot help him, he escapes to the Forest of Sherwood where he joins a band of exiled villagers and becomes their leader. With their help he attempts to cleanse the land of the evil that the Sheriff has spread. (Read More)
Subgenre: | swashbuckler |
Themes: | escapedeath |
Characters: | action herowarriorfriend |
Story: | sword dueladventure herostabbed with a swordswordsmansiegedueldisarming someonestabbed in the chestsword fightcombatshowdownhorseknifeexplosion |
Renowned adventurer Allan Quatermain leads a team of extraordinary figures with legendary powers to battle the technological terror of a madman known as "The Fantom." This "League" comprises seafarer/inventor Captain Nemo, vampiress Mina Harker, an invisible man named Rodney Skinner, American secret β¦ service agent Tom Sawyer, the ageless and invincible Dorian Gray, and the dangerous split personality of Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | herodeath |
Characters: | action hero |
Story: | sword dueladventure herodueldisarming someonestabbed in the chestsword fightrifleshowdownbattlepistolsurprise endingknifeexplosionbased on novel |
After success cleaning up Dodge City, Wyatt Earp moves to Tombstone, Arizona, and wishes to get rich in obscurity. He meets his brothers there, as well as his old friend Doc Holliday. A band of outlaws that call themselves The Cowboys are causing problems in the region with various acts of random vi β¦olence, and inevitably come into confrontation with Holliday and the Earps, which leads to a shoot-out at the OK Corral. (Read More)
Subgenre: | historical eventcult film |
Themes: | herodeath |
Characters: | action herowarriortough guyfriend |
Story: | horse ridingdueldisarming someonerifleshowdownhorsepistolknifekiss |
In New York, the owner of a sophisticated antique shop Russell Edwin Nash is challenged to a sword fight in the parking lot of the Madison Square Garden by a man called Iman Fasil that is beheaded by Russell. He hides his sword and is arrested by the police while leaving the stadium. Russell recalls β¦ his life in the Sixteenth Century in Scotland, when he is Connor MacLeod and is deadly wounded in a battle against another Clan. However he surprisingly survives and his Clan believes he has a pact with the devil and expels him from their lands. Then he meets Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobos Ramirez that explains that he is immortal unless he is beheaded. Further, the immortals dispute a game killing each other and in the end only one survives receiving a price with the power of the other immortals. Russell is released by the police, but the snoopy forensic agent Brenda J. Wyatt is attracted by the case since she founds fragments of an ancient Katana and follows Russell. But the also immortal Kurgan is hunting down MacLeod and Brenda is in the middle of their battle. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | herolovedeath |
Locations: | beach |
Characters: | action herowarriortough guy |
Story: | sword duelflintlock pistolrapierswordsmandueldisarming someonesword fightcandlecombatshowdownbattlehorsekiss |
Two powerful German guns control the seas past the Greek island of Navarone making the evacuation of endangered British troops on a neighboring island impossible. Air attack is useless so a team of six Allied and Greek soldiers is put ashore to meet up with partisans to try and dynamite the guns. Th β¦e mission is perilous enough anyway but are the Germans on the island getting further help too?. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | deceptionhero |
Locations: | sea battle |
Characters: | action herotough guy |
Story: | famous scorecannondisarming someonecombatrifleshowdownbattlepistolknifeexplosionbased on novelkiss |