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Villainous Gru lives up to his reputation as a despicable, deplorable and downright unlikable guy when he hatches a plan to steal the moon from the sky. But he has a tough time staying on task after three orphans land in his care.
Subgenre: | absurd comedy cgi animation slapstick comedy computer animation cult film |
Themes: | regret adoption evil rivalry redemption theft robbery jealousy money kidnapping |
Mood: | affection |
Locations: | laboratory kitchen airplane |
Characters: | evil doctor little girl parent child relationship single father villain thief sister sister relationship hostage girl father daughter relationship father son relationship mother son relationship |
Period: | year 1969 2010s |
Story: | evil versus evil stuffed toy the moon bank president piggy bank wilhelm scream villain turns good reference to little orphan annie criminal mastermind caught in a lie hit with a book adoptive father adopted daughter relationship popping a balloon shared universe selling cookies β¦white picket fence talking through a door social reject popping balloon shrinking ray holding one's breath dance recital balloon animal reference to las vegas nevada rocket propelled grenade intelligent retina scan low life holding breath jealous woman title mentioned in song invented language iron maiden family tree animal bite adoptive father neglected child cotton candy tea party supervillain secret passageway frozen body slow motion action scene bedtime story nintendo wii tour bus fart joke kids male protagonist electric shock cheering crowd roller coaster tomboy coffee shop crude humor daydream amusement park outlaw rejection egypt impostor face paint grocery store dentist stupidity false identity apple orphanage shark surfing flatulence blockbuster toy stealing elephant ice cream cake destruction loyalty game gold missile werewolf pizza moon hate based on film ballet first part trap scene during end credits bank scream storytelling fired from the job liar karate news report spaceship child in peril drawing dinner video camera disguise orphan scientist criminal prayer robot neighbor bomb lie book falling from height punched in the face crying surprise ending chase singing photograph dancing two word title dog flashback (See All) |
While Andy is away at summer camp Woody has been toynapped by Al McWiggin, a greedy collector and proprietor of "Al's Toy Barn"! In this all-out rescue mission, Buzz and his friends Mr. Potato Head, Slinky Dog, Rex and Hamm springs into action to rescue Woody from winding up as a museum piece. They β¦must find a way to save him before he gets sold in Japan forever and they'll never see him again! (Read More)
Subgenre: | cgi animation computer animation cult film |
Themes: | adoption redemption theft kidnapping |
Locations: | airplane |
Characters: | villain |
Story: | piggy bank blockbuster toy loyalty karate falling from height chase dog |
A little boy named Andy loves to be in his room, playing with his toys, especially his doll named "Woody". But, what do the toys do when Andy is not with them, they come to life. Woody believes that he has life (as a toy) good. However, he must worry about Andy's family moving, and what Woody does nβ¦ot know is about Andy's birthday party. Woody does not realize that Andy's mother gave him an action figure known as Buzz Lightyear, who does not believe that he is a toy, and quickly becomes Andy's new favorite toy. Woody, who is now consumed with jealousy, tries to get rid of Buzz. Then, both Woody and Buzz are now lost. They must find a way to get back to Andy before he moves without them, but they will have to pass through a ruthless toy killer, Sid Phillips. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cgi animation computer animation cult film |
Themes: | rivalry redemption jealousy |
Characters: | little girl villain |
Story: | piggy bank wilhelm scream blockbuster toy loyalty pizza first part karate neighbor surprise ending two word title dog |
A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.
Themes: | adoption kidnapping |
Locations: | laboratory airplane |
Characters: | hostage father son relationship mother son relationship |
Period: | 2010s |
Story: | wilhelm scream adoptive father supervillain male protagonist false identity blockbuster missile moon first part bank news report spaceship child in peril orphan scientist β¦criminal robot falling from height punched in the face surprise ending chase photograph flashback dog (See All) |
After super-villain Megamind (Ferrell) kills his good-guy nemesis, Metro Man (Pitt), he becomes bored since there is no one left to fight. He creates a new foe, Tighten (Hill), who, instead of using his powers for good, sets out to destroy the world, positioning Megamind to save the day for the firsβ¦t time in his life. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cgi animation |
Themes: | rivalry redemption jealousy kidnapping |
Locations: | laboratory |
Characters: | villain hostage |
Story: | villain turns good criminal mastermind impostor news report disguise robot falling from height crying surprise ending dancing |
Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, con-man Scott Lang must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats. Against seemingly insurmountable obstaclβ¦es, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a heist that will save the world. (Read More)
Themes: | regret rivalry redemption |
Locations: | laboratory airplane |
Characters: | little girl thief hostage girl father daughter relationship |
Period: | 2010s |
Story: | supervillain blockbuster trap scene during end credits fired from the job child in peril disguise scientist criminal bomb falling from height punched in the face crying surprise ending chase β¦photograph flashback dog (See All) |
MI6's top assassin (Mark Strong) has a brother. Unfortunately for him, he's a football hooligan (Sacha Baron Cohen) from the town of Grimsby. Nobby has everything a man from the poor English fishing town of Grimsby could want - 9 children and the most attractive girlfriend in northern England (Rebel⦠Wilson). There's only one thing missing in his life: his little brother, Sebastian. After they were adopted by different families as children, Nobby spent 28 years searching for him. Upon hearing of his location, Nobby sets off to reunite with his brother, unaware that not only is his brother an MI6 agent, but he's just uncovered a plot that puts the world in danger. On the run and wrongfully accused, Sebastian realizes that if he is going to save the world, he will need the help of its biggest idiot. (Read More)
Subgenre: | slapstick comedy |
Themes: | adoption redemption theft kidnapping |
Locations: | airplane |
Characters: | hostage father daughter relationship father son relationship mother son relationship |
Period: | 2010s |
Story: | fart joke cheering crowd crude humor impostor face paint stupidity orphanage elephant missile scene during end credits news report child in peril video camera disguise orphan β¦scientist falling from height punched in the face surprise ending chase photograph flashback dog (See All) |
Subgenre: | slapstick comedy |
Locations: | laboratory |
Period: | 2010s |
Story: | popping a balloon slow motion action scene fart joke cheering crowd flatulence pizza based on film trap scene during end credits fired from the job news report drawing scientist bomb book β¦falling from height punched in the face surprise ending chase photograph dancing flashback (See All) |
Autobots Bumblebee, Ratchet, Ironhide, Mirage (aka Dino), Wheeljack (aka Que) and Sideswipe led by Optimus Prime, are back in action taking on the evil Decepticons, who are eager to avenge their recent defeat. The Autobots and Decepticons become involved in a perilous space race between the United Sβ¦tates and Russia to reach a hidden Cybertronian spacecraft on the moon and learn its secrets, and once again Sam Witwicky has to go to the aid of his robot friends. The new villain Shockwave is on the scene while the Autobots and Decepticons continue to battle it out on Earth. (Read More)
Themes: | evil kidnapping |
Locations: | airplane |
Characters: | villain hostage mother son relationship father son relationship |
Period: | year 1969 2010s |
Story: | the moon slow motion action scene blockbuster elephant missile moon scene during end credits news report spaceship disguise scientist robot bomb falling from height punched in the face β¦chase dog flashback (See All) |
The general public is concerned over having Superman on their planet and letting the "Dark Knight" - Batman - pursue the streets of Gotham. While this is happening, a power-phobic Batman tries to attack Superman.,Meanwhile Superman tries to settle on a decision, and Lex Luthor, the criminal mastermiβ¦nd and millionaire, tries to use his own advantages to fight the "Man of Steel". (Read More)
Themes: | rivalry redemption jealousy kidnapping |
Locations: | laboratory airplane |
Characters: | hostage mother son relationship father son relationship |
Period: | 2010s |
Story: | wilhelm scream criminal mastermind slow motion action scene face paint blockbuster destruction missile trap news report spaceship child in peril disguise orphan scientist criminal β¦bomb falling from height punched in the face surprise ending photograph flashback (See All) |
After saving Xandar from Ronan's wrath, the Guardians are now recognized as heroes. Now the team must help their leader Star Lord (Chris Pratt) uncover the truth behind his true heritage. Along the way, old foes turn to allies and betrayal is blooming. And the Guardians find that they are up against⦠a devastating new menace who is out to rule the galaxy. (Read More)
Subgenre: | slapstick comedy |
Themes: | redemption theft jealousy kidnapping |
Characters: | thief sister sister relationship hostage father son relationship |
Period: | 2010s |
Story: | wilhelm scream shared universe jealous woman slow motion action scene male protagonist electric shock blockbuster stealing destruction moon scene during end credits spaceship dinner orphan robot β¦bomb falling from height punched in the face surprise ending chase singing photograph dancing flashback (See All) |
Set in futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy is about a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist in the image of the son he has lost. Unable to fulfill the grieving man's expectations, our hero embarks on a journey in search of acceptance, experiencing betrayal and a netherworlβ¦d of robot gladiators, before he returns to save Metro City and reconcile with the father who had rejected him. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cgi animation slapstick comedy computer animation |
Locations: | laboratory airplane |
Characters: | single father father son relationship |
Story: | wilhelm scream destruction missile pizza child in peril orphan scientist robot falling from height surprise ending chase two word title |
A young boy, recently orphaned, is taken to England by his grandmother. At a hotel in which they are staying, a group of witches have gathered to prepare a plot to rid England of all children.
Themes: | money kidnapping |
Locations: | kitchen |
Characters: | little girl girl father daughter relationship mother son relationship father son relationship |
Story: | villain turns good cheering crowd apple cake scream storytelling child in peril drawing disguise orphan crying surprise ending singing |
Forever alone in a crowd, failed comedian Arthur Fleck seeks connection as he walks the streets of Gotham City. Arthur wears two masks -- the one he paints for his day job as a clown, and the guise he projects in a futile attempt to feel like he's part of the world around him. Isolated, bullied and β¦disregarded by society, Fleck begins a slow descent into madness as he transforms into the criminal mastermind known as the Joker. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | adoption evil money |
Characters: | villain mother son relationship |
Story: | criminal mastermind supervillain male protagonist cheering crowd rejection face paint blockbuster fired from the job liar news report disguise orphan criminal neighbor lie β¦punched in the face surprise ending chase singing dancing flashback (See All) |
Bound by a shared destiny, a bright, optimistic teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor jaded by disillusionment embark on a danger-filled mission to unearth the secrets of an enigmatic place somewhere in time and space that exists in their collective memory as "Tomoβ¦rrowland." (Read More)
Themes: | redemption |
Locations: | laboratory |
Characters: | single father girl father daughter relationship father son relationship |
Period: | 2010s |
Story: | secret passageway roller coaster apple moon karate news report spaceship child in peril scientist robot bomb falling from height punched in the face surprise ending chase β¦photograph dog flashback (See All) |
Set within a year after the events of Batman Begins, Batman, Lieutenant James Gordon, and new district attorney Harvey Dent successfully begin to round up the criminals that plague Gotham City until a mysterious and sadistic criminal mastermind known only as the Joker appears in Gotham, creating a nβ¦ew wave of chaos. Batman's struggle against the Joker becomes deeply personal, forcing him to "confront everything he believes" and improve his technology to stop him. A love triangle develops between Bruce Wayne, Dent and Rachel Dawes. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | evil rivalry robbery money kidnapping |
Locations: | kitchen airplane |
Characters: | villain thief hostage father daughter relationship mother son relationship father son relationship |
Story: | criminal mastermind impostor face paint blockbuster destruction hate bank news report child in peril disguise scientist criminal bomb falling from height punched in the face β¦surprise ending chase dog (See All) |
Since the dawn of civilization, he was worshiped as a god. Apocalypse, the first and most powerful mutant from Marvel's X-Men universe, amassed the powers of many other mutants, becoming immortal and invincible. Upon awakening after thousands of years, he is disillusioned with the world as he finds β¦it and recruits a team of powerful mutants, including a disheartened Magneto, to cleanse mankind and create a new world order, over which he will reign. As the fate of the Earth hangs in the balance, Raven with the help of Professor X must lead a team of young X-Men to stop their greatest nemesis and save mankind from complete destruction. (Read More)
Themes: | money kidnapping |
Locations: | laboratory airplane |
Characters: | thief hostage father daughter relationship father son relationship mother son relationship |
Story: | supervillain slow motion action scene bedtime story egypt impostor blockbuster destruction missile pizza news report disguise orphan scientist robot falling from height β¦punched in the face surprise ending chase photograph dog flashback (See All) |
Left on the doorstep of an orphanage run by nuns at birth, three friends Moe, Larry and Curly spend their time eye poking and slapping each other all the day long. But when their orphanage suddenly goes bankrupt, the three Stooges set out to save it by journeying into the world to find a way to raisβ¦e the money required. But their quest brings them into being used in a murder scheme and landing them into a popular reality show. (Read More)
Subgenre: | slapstick comedy |
Themes: | adoption money |
Period: | 2010s |
Story: | adoptive father fart joke impostor orphanage flatulence scene during end credits news report disguise orphan falling from height surprise ending chase photograph |
Wreck-It Ralph longs to be as beloved as his game's perfect Good Guy, Fix-It Felix. Problem is, nobody loves a Bad Guy. But they do love heroes... so when a modern, first-person shooter game arrives featuring tough-as-nails Sergeant Calhoun, Ralph sees it as his ticket to heroism and happiness. He sβ¦neaks into the game with a simple plan -- win a medal -- but soon wrecks everything, and accidentally unleashes a deadly enemy that threatens every game in the arcade. Ralph's only hope? Vanellope von Schweetz, a young troublemaking "glitch" from a candy-coated cart racing game who might just be the one to teach Ralph what it means to be a Good Guy. But will he realize he is good enough to become a hero before it's "Game Over" for the entire arcade? (Read More)
Subgenre: | cgi animation computer animation |
Themes: | jealousy |
Characters: | little girl villain thief |
Period: | 2010s |
Story: | villain turns good caught in a lie social reject impostor false identity cake destruction game hate liar disguise lie crying chase dancing β¦flashback (See All) |
Nick Fury is the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., an international peace-keeping agency. The agency is a who's who of Marvel Super Heroes, with Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When global security is threatened by Loki and his cohorts, Nick Fury and his team wβ¦ill need all their powers to save the world from disaster. (Read More)
Themes: | rivalry redemption |
Locations: | laboratory airplane |
Characters: | hostage |
Period: | 2010s |
Story: | supervillain blockbuster missile first part scene during end credits bank news report spaceship disguise scientist robot bomb falling from height punched in the face chase β¦two word title flashback (See All) |
After stealing a mysterious orb in the far reaches of outer space, Peter Quill from Earth, is now the main target of a manhunt led by the villain known as Ronan the Accuser. To help fight Ronan and his team and save the galaxy from his power, Quill creates a team of space heroes known as the "Guardiβ¦ans of the Galaxy" to save the world. (Read More)
Themes: | money kidnapping |
Characters: | villain thief sister sister relationship hostage |
Period: | 2010s |
Story: | slow motion action scene outlaw face paint blockbuster stealing first part scene during end credits spaceship orphan falling from height punched in the face surprise ending chase dancing dog β¦flashback (See All) |
When a bottle containing a plea for help from a little girl named Penny makes its way to the Rescue Aid Society, a mouse organization in the basement of the United Nations building dedicated to the rescue and well-being of anyone in need, it is up to the brave mouse Miss Bianca and her chosen partneβ¦r, the shy janitor Bernard, to rescue the girl. Searching for clues at Penny's home at Morningside Orphanage in New York City, the two mice discover that the girl has been kidnapped by the evil pawn shop owner Madame Medusa and her companion Mr. Snoops. On the back of Orville the albatross, Miss Bianca and Bernard travel to the terrifyingly gloomy Devil's Bayou where they learn the shocking truth: the innocent young girl is being forced down into a dangerous, dark underground pirate's cave where she must find the Devil's Eye, the world's largest diamond and Madame Medusa's greatest obsession. Before returning safely home, Miss Bianca, Bernard, and Penny will have to combat Madame Medusa's two ferocious pet alligators Brutus and Nero with the help of Ellie Mae and Evinrude the dragonfly, as well as survive the raging tides inside the horrible pirate's cave. (Read More)
Themes: | adoption evil |
Mood: | affection |
Characters: | little girl girl |
Story: | male protagonist orphanage blockbuster loyalty first part trap scream news report orphan prayer lie falling from height crying chase dog β¦flashback (See All) |
John McClane is now almost a full-blown alcoholic and is suspended from the NYPD. But when a bomb goes off in the Bonwit Teller Department Store the police go insane trying to figure out what's going on. Soon, a man named Simon calls and asks for McClane. Simon tells Inspector Walter Cobb that McClaβ¦ne is going to play a game called "Simon Says". He says that McClane is going to do the tasks he assigns him. If not, he'll set off another bomb. With the help of a Harlem electrician, John McClane must race all over New York trying to figure out the frustrating puzzles that the crafty terrorist gives him. But when a bomb goes off in a subway station right by the Federal Reserve (the biggest gold storage in the world) things start to get heated. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | robbery kidnapping |
Characters: | hostage father son relationship |
Story: | wilhelm scream criminal mastermind blockbuster destruction game gold bank child in peril disguise criminal bomb falling from height punched in the face surprise ending chase β¦flashback (See All) |
In New Orleans, the notorious bank thief and family man Will Montgomery steals $10m with his partners Vincent, Riley Jeffers and Hoyt. However, he has an argument with Vincent in the runaway and Hoyt leaves Will behind. He tries to flee but the FBI agent Tim Harlend organizes a manhunt and Will is cβ¦aptured, but he burns the stolen money to get rid of the evidence against him. Eight years later, Will leaves the prison and he goes to the house of his teenage daughter Alison Loeb, who has issues against him. Alison leaves Will alone in a coffee shop and takes a cab to go to a session with her shrink. However, a couple of minutes later, Will receives a phone call from Vincent, who is presumed dead, telling that he has abducted Alison and will kill her unless he receives the $10m of the last robbery. Now Will has twelve hours to find a way to rescue his daughter from the hands of the psychopath Vincent. (Read More)
Themes: | redemption robbery money kidnapping |
Characters: | thief hostage father daughter relationship |
Story: | stuffed toy wilhelm scream coffee shop gold bank criminal falling from height punched in the face surprise ending chase photograph flashback dog |
With many people fearing the actions of super heroes, the government decides to push for the Hero Registration Act, a law that limits a hero's actions. This results in a division in The Avengers. Iron Man stands with this Act, claiming that their actions must be kept in check otherwise cities will cβ¦ontinue to be destroyed, but Captain America feels that saving the world is daring enough and that they cannot rely on the government to protect the world. This escalates into an all-out war between Team Iron Man (Iron Man, Black Panther, Vision, Black Widow, War Machine, and Spider-Man) and Team Captain America (Captain America, Bucky Barnes, Falcon, Scarlet Witch, Hawkeye, and Ant Man) while a new villain emerges. (Read More)
Themes: | regret redemption robbery kidnapping |
Locations: | laboratory kitchen airplane |
Characters: | villain hostage father son relationship |
Period: | 2010s |
Story: | frozen body impostor blockbuster missile pizza scene during end credits news report disguise orphan scientist robot bomb falling from height punched in the face surprise ending β¦chase photograph flashback (See All) |
Sam Flynn, the tech-savvy 27-year-old son of Kevin Flynn, looks into his father's disappearance and finds himself pulled into the same world of fierce programs and gladiatorial games where his father has been living for 20 years. Along with Kevin's loyal confidant Quorra, father and son embark on a β¦life-and-death journey across a visually-stunning cyber universe that has become far more advanced and exceedingly dangerous. Meanwhile, the malevolent program CLU, who dominates the digital world, plans to invade the real world and will stop at nothing to prevent their escape. (Read More)
Subgenre: | computer animation |
Themes: | evil |
Characters: | father son relationship |
Story: | wilhelm scream bedtime story male protagonist cheering crowd apple blockbuster trap news report dinner orphan bomb book falling from height punched in the face crying β¦chase photograph two word title dog flashback (See All) |
While Gru, the ex-supervillain is adjusting to family life and an attempted honest living in the jam business, a secret Arctic laboratory is stolen. The Anti-Villain League decides it needs an insider's help and recruits Gru in the investigation. Together with the eccentric AVL agent, Lucy Wilde, Grβ¦u concludes that his prime suspect is the presumed dead supervillain, El Macho, whose his teenage son is also making the moves on his eldest daughter, Margo. Seemingly blinded by his overprotectiveness of his children and his growing mutual attraction to Lucy, Gru seems on the wrong track even as his minions are being quietly kidnapped en masse for some malevolent purpose. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cgi animation computer animation |
Locations: | laboratory |
Characters: | single father villain father daughter relationship |
Period: | 2010s |
Story: | wilhelm scream invented language supervillain electric shock shark |
Cultures clash and tempers flares as the two cops named Detective Inspector Lee a Hong Kong Detective and Detective James Carter FBI, a big-mouthed work-alone Los Angeles cop who are from different worlds discovers one thing in common: they can't stand each other. With time running out, they must joβ¦in forces to catch the criminals and save the eleven-year-old Chinese girl of the Chinese consul named Soo Yung. (Read More)
Themes: | money kidnapping |
Locations: | airplane |
Characters: | little girl villain hostage girl father daughter relationship |
Story: | tour bus blockbuster first part child in peril disguise bomb falling from height punched in the face surprise ending chase photograph two word title |
A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who's been training him for his upcoming role...
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | theft robbery money kidnapping |
Locations: | airplane |
Characters: | thief sister sister relationship girl father daughter relationship father son relationship |
Story: | stealing elephant drawing video camera robot lie book falling from height punched in the face surprise ending flashback dog |
Under-age agents Juni and Carmen Cortez set out on their newest most mind-blowing mission yet: journeying inside the virtual reality world of a 3-D video game designed to outsmart them, as the awe-inspiring graphics and creatures of gaming come to real life. Relying on humor, gadgetry, bravery, famiβ¦ly bonds and lightning-quick reflexes, the Spy Kids must battle through tougher and tougher levels of the game, facing challenges that include racing against road warriors and surfing on boiling lava, in order to save the world from a power hungry villain. (Read More)
Characters: | villain |
Story: | villain turns good kids surfing game robot chase |
Luke Skywalker battles horrible Jabba the Hut and cruel Darth Vader to save his comrades in the Rebel Alliance and triumph over the Galactic Empire. Han Solo and Princess Leia reaffirm their love and team with Chewbacca, Lando Calrissian, the Ewoks and the androids C-3PO and R2-D2 to aid in the disrβ¦uption of the Dark Side and the defeat of the evil emperor. (Read More)
Subgenre: | slapstick comedy cult film |
Themes: | evil redemption |
Characters: | father son relationship |
Story: | wilhelm scream villain turns good invented language supervillain frozen body blockbuster moon trap scream disguise robot falling from height chase dancing |
In the depths of the 1930's, Annie is a fiery young orphan girl who must live in a miserable orphanage run by the tyrannical Miss Hannigan. Her seemingly hopeless situation changes dramatically when she is selected to spend a short time at the residence of the wealthy munitions industrialist, Oliver⦠Warbucks. Quickly, she charms the hearts of the household staff and even the seemingly cold-hearted Warbucks cannot help but learn to love this wonderful girl. He decides to help Annie find her long lost parents by offering a reward if they would come to him and prove their identity. However, Miss Hannigan, her evil brother, Rooster, and a female accomplice, plan to impersonate those people to get the reward for themselves which put Annie in great danger. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | adoption evil |
Characters: | little girl girl father daughter relationship |
Story: | villain turns good tomboy orphanage orphan crying chase singing dancing dog |
It's the Great Depression. In the process of robbing a bank of $10,000, Ben Harper kills two people. Before he is captured, he is able to convince his adolescent son John and his daughter Pearl not to tell anyone, including their mother Willa, where he hid the money, namely in Pearl's favorite toy, β¦a doll that she carries everywhere with her. Ben, who is captured, tried and convicted, is sentenced to death. But before he is executed, Ben is in the state penitentiary with a cell mate, a man by the name of Harry Powell, a self-professed man of the cloth, who is really a con man and murderer, swindling lonely women, primarily rich widows, of their money before he kills them. Harry does whatever he can, unsuccessfully, to find out the location of the $10,000 from Ben. After Ben's execution, Harry decides that Willa will be his next mark, figuring that someone in the family knows where the money is hidden. Despite vowing not to remarry, Willa ends up being easy prey for Harry's outward evangelicalism; she is a pious woman who feels she needs to atone for her sins which led to Ben doing what he did, especially as Harry presents himself as the preacher who worked at the prison and provided salvation to Ben before his death. Harry quickly figures out that John and Pearl know where the money is. Conversely, John doesn't trust Harry, John who first tries not to show to Harry that he indeed does know where the money is, and then second constantly reminds a more-trusting Pearl of their pβ¦ (Read More)
Themes: | evil theft money |
Characters: | little girl thief girl father daughter relationship mother son relationship father son relationship |
Story: | bedtime story toy ice cream moon hate bank storytelling liar child in peril drawing orphan lie book crying chase β¦singing photograph dancing dog (See All) |
A young FBI agent infiltrates an extraordinary team of extreme sports athletes he suspects of masterminding a string of unprecedented, sophisticated corporate heists. Deep undercover, and with his life in danger, he strives to prove these athletes are the architects of the mind-boggling crimes that β¦are devastating the world's financial markets. (Read More)
Themes: | redemption robbery money |
Locations: | airplane |
Characters: | thief |
Period: | 2010s |
Story: | surfing gold based on film bank orphan criminal bomb falling from height punched in the face surprise ending chase photograph |
Through contact with a mysterious substance, called Ooze, 4 little turtles in the canalization of New York mutate to giant turtles. They can speak, walk upright and love pizza. The wise rat Splinter becomes their mentor and educates them to Ninja fighters. Their arch-enemy is the bad, bad guy Shreddβ¦er, who struggles to gain power over the world. Of course the ninja turtles will do everything to stop him. (Read More)
Subgenre: | slapstick comedy cult film |
Themes: | regret redemption |
Characters: | villain father son relationship |
Story: | blockbuster stealing loyalty pizza first part disguise falling from height flashback |
When a casino owning dog named Charlie is murdered by his rival Carface, he finds himself in Heaven basically by default since all dogs go to heaven. However, since he wants to get back at his killer, he cons his way back to the living with the warning that doing that damns him to Hell. Once back, hβ¦e teams with his old partner, Itchy to prep his retaliation. He also stumbles on to an orphan girl who can talk to the animals, thus allowing him to get the inside info on the races to ensure his wins to finance his plans. However, all the while, he is still haunted by nightmares on what's waiting for him on the other side unless he can prove that he is worthy of Heaven again. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | redemption jealousy money kidnapping |
Characters: | little girl thief girl |
Story: | bedtime story outlaw ice cream pizza disguise orphan criminal crying singing dancing dog |
A struggling songwriter named Dave Seville finds success when he comes across a trio of singing chipmunks: mischievous leader Alvin, brainy Simon, and chubby, impressionable Theodore.
Themes: | money |
Characters: | single father hostage father son relationship |
Story: | fart joke grocery store blockbuster toy cake moon hate first part scene during end credits fired from the job dinner lie singing |
Plasticine animation of Wallace and Gromit, inventors of all manner of useful devices. Gromit (a dog) finds himself being pushed out of his room and home by a new lodger who is actually a ruthless criminal (and a small penguin). The penguin is planning a robbery and needs to use Wallace and his mechβ¦anical remote controlled trousers to pull off the raid. However, Gromit is wise to the penguin and comes to the rescue. (Read More)
Themes: | rivalry robbery jealousy |
Characters: | thief |
Story: | piggy bank loyalty disguise criminal falling from height crying chase dog |
On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne reports that his wife, Amy, has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick's portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble. Soon his lies, deceits and strange behavior have everyone asking the same dark β¦question: Did Nick Dunne kill his wife? (Read More)
Themes: | evil robbery jealousy money |
Locations: | kitchen |
Characters: | thief girl father son relationship mother son relationship |
Period: | 2010s |
Story: | criminal mastermind news report drawing video camera disguise neighbor lie book crying surprise ending photograph two word title flashback |
Themes: | redemption robbery jealousy money kidnapping |
Characters: | thief hostage father daughter relationship mother son relationship father son relationship |
Story: | slow motion action scene outlaw impostor blockbuster elephant destruction child in peril disguise orphan falling from height punched in the face surprise ending chase dog flashback |
Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it's no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness. The emotions live in Headquarters, the control center insβ¦ide Riley's mind, where they help advise her through everyday life. As Riley and her emotions struggle to adjust to a new life in San Francisco, turmoil ensues in Headquarters. Although Joy, Riley's main and most important emotion, tries to keep things positive, the emotions conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house and school. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cgi animation computer animation cult film |
Characters: | little girl girl father daughter relationship |
Period: | 2010s |
Story: | kids tomboy face paint blockbuster stealing elephant pizza scene during end credits crying two word title flashback |
A baby girl is discovered in a river by Ranon and Mims, the children of Willow Ufgood, a dwarf farmer and magician and the baby girl is taken into the care of Willow's family. But when a terrifying dog-like creature attacks Willow's village, whilst tracking down the baby. Willow consults the village⦠council and the wizard The High Aldwin. The High Aldwin gives Willow a task and Willow leaves the village and embarks on the task to give the baby girl to a responsible person. But Willow soon learns the baby is Elora Danan, the baby girl destined to bring about the downfall of the evil sorceress Queen Bavmorda. Joined by his allies: swordsman Madmartigan, sorceress Fin Raziel and the Brownies Franjean and Rool, Willow takes it upon himself to protect Elora from Queen Bavmorda, who intends to kill Elora and prevent Elora from fulfilling her destiny. And Willow and his allies are pursued by Queen Bavmorda's daughter Sorsha and the evil commander of Queen Bavmorda's army General Kael, whom are searching for Elora and bring her back to Queen Bavmorda's castle, where Queen Bavmorda bids to kill Elora in a ritual and prevent the prophecy of her downfall. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | evil redemption kidnapping |
Characters: | little girl villain girl father daughter relationship father son relationship |
Story: | wilhelm scream villain turns good animal bite apple loyalty disguise book falling from height punched in the face crying chase dancing dog |
Aladdin is a poor street urchin who spends his time stealing food from the marketplace in the city of Agrabah. His adventures begin when he meets a young girl who happens to be Princess Jasmine, who is forced to be married by her wacky yet estranged father. Aladdin's luck suddenly changes when he reβ¦trieves a magical lamp from the Cave of Wonders. What he unwittingly gets is a fun-loving genie who only wishes to have his freedom. Little do they know is that the Sultan's sinister advisor Jafar has his own plans for both Aladdin and the lamp. (Read More)
Themes: | evil robbery |
Characters: | villain thief girl father daughter relationship |
Story: | wilhelm scream apple blockbuster stealing elephant first part disguise chase singing dancing dog |
David Ghantt discovers the true meaning of adventure far beyond his wildest dreams. He is an uncomplicated man stuck in a monotonous life. Day in and day out he drives an armored vehicle, transporting millions of other people's money with no escape in sight. The only glimmer of excitement is his fliβ¦rtatious work crush Kelly Campbell who soon lures him into the scheme of a lifetime. Along with a group of half-brained criminals led by Steve Chambers and an absurdly faulted heist plan, David manages the impossible and makes off with $17 million in cash...only problem is he foolishly hands the money over to this wild group of double crossers and has been set up to take the fall. With the bandits blowing the millions on lavish and ridiculous luxuries, they leave behind a glaring trail of evidence. Now on the lam and in over his head, David must dodge the authorities, evade a hilarious hit man, Mike McKinney, and try to turn the tables on the ones he trusted most. (Read More)
Themes: | redemption robbery money kidnapping |
Locations: | airplane |
Characters: | thief hostage mother son relationship father son relationship |
Story: | fart joke stupidity flatulence bank fired from the job news report disguise falling from height punched in the face surprise ending chase photograph |
Now that Dom and Letty are on their honeymoon and Brian and Mia have retired from the game-and the rest of the crew has been exonerated-the globetrotting team has found a semblance of a normal life. But when a mysterious woman seduces Dom into the world of crime he can't seem to escape and a betrayaβ¦l of those closest to him, they will face trials that will test them as never before. From the shores of Cuba and the streets of New York City to the icy plains off the arctic Barents Sea, the elite force will crisscross the globe to stop an anarchist from unleashing chaos on the world's stage... and to bring home the man who made them a family. (Read More)
Themes: | redemption kidnapping |
Locations: | airplane |
Characters: | hostage father daughter relationship mother son relationship father son relationship |
Period: | 2010s |
Story: | criminal mastermind fart joke cheering crowd blockbuster destruction game missile child in peril disguise bomb falling from height punched in the face surprise ending chase flashback |
Woody, Buzz and the whole gang are back. As their owner Andy prepares to depart for college, his loyal toys find themselves in daycare where untamed tots with their sticky little fingers do not play nice. So, it's all for one and one for all as they join Barbie's counterpart Ken, a thespian hedgehog⦠named Mr. Pricklepants and a pink, strawberry-scented teddy bear called Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear to plan their great escape. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cgi animation computer animation |
Characters: | little girl hostage mother son relationship |
Period: | 2010s |
Story: | wilhelm scream blockbuster toy scene during end credits video camera crying dog flashback |
Tony Stark creates the Ultron Program to protect the world, but when the peacekeeping program becomes hostile, The Avengers go into action to try and defeat a virtually impossible enemy together. Earth's mightiest heroes must come together once again to protect the world from global extinction.
Locations: | laboratory airplane |
Characters: | hostage father daughter relationship mother son relationship father son relationship |
Story: | villain turns good supervillain slow motion action scene orphanage blockbuster destruction missile scene during end credits child in peril orphan scientist robot falling from height surprise ending flashback |
After Kenny accidentaly kills a cop's diabetic horse by feeding it the food he purchased from a munchie run, he is put in jail and is given a 1 million dollar bail. The rest of the group must bail Kenny out before Nasty Nate gets to him. The group decides to sell marijuana that Thurgood gets through⦠his job as a janitor at a pharmaceutical lab. They become pals with rap star Sir Smoke-A-Lot and the rivals of dealer Samson Simpson. On the side, Thurgood seeks the love of Mary Jane, an anti-pot daughter of a dealer. What follows is typical pothead behaviour with a ton of cameos. Look carefully. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | theft robbery money |
Locations: | laboratory |
Characters: | thief father daughter relationship |
Story: | face paint stupidity ice cream pizza storytelling fired from the job scientist falling from height punched in the face photograph dancing flashback dog |
The arch-villains of the United Underworld - the Joker, the Penguin, the Riddler and the Catwoman - combine forces to dispose of Batman and Robin as they launch their fantastic plot to control the entire world. From his submarine, Penguin and his cohorts hijack a yacht containing a dehydrator, which⦠can extract all moisture from humans and reduce them to particles of dust. The evildoers turn the nine Security Council members in the United World Building into nine vials of multicolored crystals! Batman and Robin track the villains in their Batboat and use Batcharge missiles to force the submarine to surface. (Read More)
Subgenre: | slapstick comedy cult film |
Themes: | kidnapping |
Characters: | villain hostage |
Story: | criminal mastermind impostor shark missile karate news report disguise criminal bomb punched in the face surprise ending chase dog |
Four high-tech industrial spies, Beaupre, Alice, Jernigan and Unger, steal a top-secret microchip, and, to fool customs, hide it in a remote-control toy car. Through a baggage mix-up at the airport, grumpy old Mrs.Hess gets the toy and gives it to her neighbor, 8-year-old Alex. Spies want to get the⦠toy back before their clients get angry and decide to burglarize every house at Alex's street to find the chip. But Alex is prepared for their visit... (Read More)
Subgenre: | slapstick comedy |
Themes: | kidnapping |
Locations: | airplane |
Characters: | villain mother son relationship |
Story: | frozen body toy trap video camera disguise neighbor falling from height chase photograph dog |