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As the film opens on an Oklahoma farm during the depression, two simultaneous visitors literally hit the Wagoneer home: a ruinous dust storm and a convertible crazily driven by Red, the missus' brother. A roguish country-western musician, he has just been invited to audition for the Grand Ole Opry, β¦his chance of a lifetime to become a success. However, this is way back in Nashville, Red clearly drives terribly, and he's broke and sick with tuberculosis to boot. Whit, 14, seeing his own chance of a lifetime to avoid "growing up to be a cotton picker all my life," begs Ma to let him go with Uncle Red as driver and protege. Thus begins a picaresque journey both hilarious and poignant. (Read More)
Subgenre: | dark comedycult film |
Themes: | dyingrobberyheroescapedeath |
Locations: | bussmall town |
Characters: | grandfather grandson relationshipdeath of herouncle nephew relationshipalcoholictough guythiefprostitutebrother sister relationshipdoctormother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Period: | 1930s |
Story: | stealing a chickencowboy shirtcowboy bootscowboy hatwestern herosawed off shotgundouble barreled shotguntragic heroends with funeralcomic violencehighway patroldrunk driverbrother in law brother in law relationshipchild driving carwhorehouse β¦jail breakfirst sexual experiencenashville tennesseetuberculosiscoughingdrunkardsouthern u.s.two man armymain character diesrecording studiowisecrack humorgrandfatherwhiskeycountry musicjail cellcoplove interestchickentragic eventdirected by staron the roadauditioncowboycigar smokingguitarrevolvermarijuanaheld at gunpointshotgunsongbased on bookpistolsingingtitle spoken by charactercigarette smokingbased on novelviolencekissblood (See All) |
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: | cult film |
Themes: | dyingherodeath |
Characters: | tough guy |
Story: | cowboy shirtcowboy bootscowboy hatwestern herosawed off shotgundouble barreled shotguntuberculosiswhiskeycowboycigar smokingrevolvershotgunpistolcigarette smokingviolence β¦bloodkiss (See All) |
Oddball cop and tough guy, Jack Cates is the only survivor of a cop shooting and in hunting down the murderer collects Reggie Hammond from jail for 48 hours. Hammond is oddly motivated to help. The killer is searching for his stash of cash. Cates and Hammond who have the Black-white, cop-crook thing β¦ to work out make surprisingly good partners as they navigate through the city looking for their suspect. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | hero |
Locations: | bus |
Characters: | alcoholictough guyprostitute |
Story: | cowboy hatjail breaktwo man armywhiskeycountry musiccoprevolverheld at gunpointshotgunpistolsingingtitle spoken by charactercigarette smokingviolenceblood β¦kiss (See All) |
Wyatt Earp is a movie about a man and his family. The movie shows us the good times and the bad times of one of the West's most famous individuals.
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | herodeath |
Characters: | prostitute |
Story: | cowboy shirtcowboy bootscowboy hatwestern herosawed off shotgundouble barreled shotguncowboycigar smokingrevolvershotgunpistoltitle spoken by characterkissbloodviolence |
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: | dyingheroescapedeath |
Locations: | small town |
Characters: | tough guymother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | cowboy shirtcowboy bootscowboy hatsawed off shotgundouble barreled shotgunwisecrack humorcowboycigar smokingrevolverheld at gunpointshotgunpistolbloodviolence |
In 1880, four men travel together to the city of Silverado. They come across many dangers before they finally engage the "bad guys" and bring peace and equality back to the city.
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | hero |
Locations: | small town |
Characters: | tough guybrother sister relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | cowboy shirtcowboy bootscowboy hatwestern herodouble barreled shotgunwhiskeycowboyrevolvershotgunpistoltitle spoken by characterkissviolence |
A simple stagecoach trip is complicated by the fact that Geronimo is on the warpath in the area. The passengers on the coach include a drunken doctor, two women, a bank manager who has taken off with his client's money, and the famous Ringo Kid, among others.
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | hero |
Locations: | small town |
Characters: | doctor |
Story: | cowboy shirtcowboy bootscowboy hatwestern herodouble barreled shotgundrunkardwhiskeycowboyrevolvershotgunpistolkiss |
A gold mining camp in the California foothills is besieged by a neighboring landowner intent on stealing their claims. A preacher rides into camp and uses all of his powers of persuasion to convince the landowner to give up his attacks on the miners.
Themes: | herodeath |
Locations: | small town |
Characters: | tough guy |
Story: | cowboy shirtcowboy bootscowboy hatwestern herodrunkardwhiskeydirected by starcowboyrevolvershotgunpistoltitle spoken by characterbloodviolencekiss |
John Smith is an amoral gunslinger in the days of Prohibition. On the lam from his latest (unspecified) exploits, he happens upon the town of Jericho, Texas. Actually, calling Jericho a town would be too generous--it has become more like a ghost town, since two warring gangs have 'driven off all the β¦ decent folk.' Smith sees this as an opportunity to play both sides off against each other, earning himself a nice piece of change as a hired gun. Despite his strictly avowed mercenary intentions, he finds himself risking his life for his, albeit skewed, sense of honor.... (Read More)
Themes: | hero |
Locations: | small town |
Characters: | alcoholictough guyprostitute |
Period: | 1930s |
Story: | cowboy shirtcowboy bootscowboy hatwhorehousewhiskeyjail cellcowboyrevolverheld at gunpointshotgunpistolcigarette smokingviolencebloodkiss |
A bandit terrorizes a small Mexican farming village each year. Several of the village elders send three of the farmers into the United States to search for gunmen to defend them. They end up with seven, each of whom comes for a different reason. They must prepare the town to repulse an army of thirt β¦y bandits who will arrive wanting food. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Locations: | small town |
Characters: | tough guy |
Story: | cowboy shirtcowboy bootscowboy hatwestern herowhiskeychickencowboycigar smokingrevolvershotgunpistolkissbloodviolence |
Billy "The Kid" and his gang are wanted by the law, and when "Doc" Scurlock and Chavez are captured, Billy has to save them. They escape and set south for Mexico. "Let's hire a thief to catch one", John S. Chisum said, so he paid Pat Garrett, one of Billy's former partners, $1000 for the killing of β¦William H. Bonney aka Billy "The Kid". (Read More)
Subgenre: | dark comedycult film |
Themes: | escape |
Characters: | thiefprostitute |
Story: | cowboy shirtcowboy bootscowboy hatdouble barreled shotgunmain character dieswisecrack humorcowboyshotgunpistolblood |
The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy, Mattie Ross, (Kim Darby), on a mission of "justice", which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, "Rooster" Cogburn (John Wayne), because he has "grit", and a reputation of getting the job done. The two are joined by a β¦ Texas Ranger, La Boeuf, (Glen Campbell), who is looking for the same man (Jeff Corey) for a separate murder in Texas. Their odyssey takes them from Fort Smith, Arkansas, deep into the Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma) to find their man. (Read More)
Themes: | death |
Characters: | alcoholictough guy |
Story: | cowboy shirtcowboy bootscowboy hatwestern herodrunkardtwo man armywhiskeycowboyrevolverbased on bookpistoltitle spoken by characterbased on novel |
A mid-western farm boy reluctantly becomes a member of the undead when a girl he meets turns out to be part of a band of southern vampires who roam the highways in stolen cars. Part of his initiation includes a bloody assault on a hick bar.
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | escapedeath |
Locations: | bussmall town |
Characters: | thiefbrother sister relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | cowboy shirtcowboy hatsawed off shotgundouble barreled shotguncountry musicon the roadcowboycigar smokingrevolverheld at gunpointshotgunpistolcigarette smokingkissviolence β¦blood (See All) |
Monco is a bounty killer chasing El Indio and his gang. During his hunting, he meets Col. Douglas Mortimer, another bounty killer, and they decide to make a partnership, chase the bad guys together and split the reward. During their enterprise, there will be lots of bullets and funny situations. In β¦the end, one of the bounty hunters shows the real intention of his hunting. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | herodeath |
Locations: | small town |
Characters: | tough guyprostitutebrother sister relationship |
Story: | cowboy shirtcowboy bootscowboy hatwestern herojail breaktwo man armywhiskeycowboycigar smokingrevolvermarijuanapistolviolenceblood |
Maverick is recreated from the character James Garner created in the 1950s TV program. Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them. He needs an additional three thousand dollars in order to enter a Winner Take All poker game that begins in a few days. He tries to win some, tri β¦es to collect a few debts, and recover a little loot for the reward, all with a light hearted air. He joins forces with a woman gambler with a marvelous, though fake, southern accent as the two both try and enter the game. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | herodeath |
Characters: | thieffather son relationship |
Story: | cowboy shirtcowboy bootscowboy hatwestern herosawed off shotgunwhiskeycowboycigar smokingrevolvershotgunpistolsinging |
1878 in New Mexico: John Tunstall picks up young gun men from the road to have them work on his ranch, but also to teach them reading and to civilize them. However he's a thorn in the side of the rich rancher Murphy, as he's a competitor in selling cattle. One day he's shot by Murphy's men. Judge Wi β¦lson can't do anything, since Sheriff Brady is one of Murphy's men. But attorney Alex persuades him to constitute Tunstall's young friends to Deputies and give them warrants of arrest for the murderers. Instead of arresting them, William Bonney just shoots them down. Soon the 5 guys become famous and William gets the name "Billie the Kid" - but they're also chased by dozens of Murphy's men and the army. The people however honor him as fighter for justice. (Read More)
Subgenre: | dark comedycult film |
Themes: | escapedeath |
Locations: | small town |
Characters: | tough guyprostitute |
Story: | cowboy shirtcowboy bootscowboy hatdouble barreled shotgunwisecrack humorlove interestcowboyrevolvershotgunpistolbloodkissviolence |
After escaping from a Huntsville prison, convict Butch Haynes and his partner Terry Pugh kidnap a young boy, Philip Perry, and flee across Texas. As they travel together, Butch and Philip discover common bonds and suffer the abuses of the outside "Perfect World." In pursuit is Texas Ranger "Red" Gar β¦nett and criminologist Sally Gerber. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Characters: | grandfather grandson relationshiptough guyfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | cowboy hatdouble barreled shotgunjail breakmain character diesrevolverheld at gunpointshotgunpistoltitle spoken by charactercigarette smokingbloodviolence |
The Ultimate Western Spoof. A town where everyone seems to be named Johnson is in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, Hedley Lemar ('Harvey Korman' (qv)), a politically connected nasty person, sends in his henchmen to make the town unlivable. After the sheriff is killed, the town d β¦emands a new sheriff from the Governor ('Mel Brooks' (qv)). Hedley convinces him to send the town the first Black sheriff ('Cleavon Little' (qv)) in the west. Bart is a sophisticated urbanite who will have some difficulty winning over the townspeople. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | hero |
Locations: | small town |
Characters: | prostitute |
Story: | cowboy shirtcowboy bootscowboy hatwestern herocomic violencedrunkardcowboycigar smokingrevolvermarijuanasongsingingkiss |
Three out of work silent movie actors are accidentally drawn to a Mexican village that is being harassed by a gang of outlaws. The three, 'Ned', 'Lucky Day' and 'Dusty Bottoms' play 'Lone Ranger' types in their movies, but must play their parts for real now.
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | heroescape |
Locations: | small town |
Characters: | tough guy |
Story: | western herocomic violencelove interestcowboycigar smokingrevolverheld at gunpointsongsingingtitle spoken by characterblood |
Rancher Dan Evans heads into Bisbee to clear up issues concerning the sale of his land when he witnesses the closing events of a stagecoach robbery led by famed outlaw Ben Wade. Shortly thereafter, Wade is captured by the law in Bisbee and Evans finds himself one of the escorts who will take Wade to β¦ the 3:10 to Yuma train in Contention for the reward of $200. Evans's effort to take Wade to the station is in part an effort to save his land but also part of an inner battle to determine whether he can be more than just a naive rancher in the eyes of his impetuous and gunslinging son William Evans. The transport to Contention is hazardous and filled with ambushes by Indians, pursuits by Wade's vengeful gang and Wade's own conniving and surreptitious demeanor that makes the ride all the more intense. (Read More)
Themes: | robberyescapedeath |
Characters: | thiefprostitutedoctormother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | cowboy bootscowboy hatwestern herodouble barreled shotguncoughingmain character dieswhiskeycowboyrevolvershotgunsongpistolsingingtitle spoken by characterblood β¦kissviolence (See All) |
Jim West is a guns-a-blazing former Civil War hero. Artemus Gordon is an inventive U.S. Marshal who excels in disguise. When the United States is threatened by psychotic Confederate Arliss Loveless, President Ulysses Grant teams the duo up to bring him to justice. On a hazard-packed train journey fr β¦om Washington D.C. to Utah, West and Gordon must combine their skills to best Loveless and his diabolical machines. (Read More)
Themes: | hero |
Characters: | tough guyprostitute |
Story: | cowboy bootscowboy hatwestern herotwo man armylove interestcowboyrevolverheld at gunpointpistolviolence |
Boss Spearman, Charley Waite, Mose Harrison and Button freegraze their cattle across the vast prairies of the West, sharing a friendship forged by a steadfast code of honor and living a life unencumbered by civilization. When their wayward herd forces them near the small town of Harmonville, the cow β¦boys encounter a corrupt sheriff and kingpin rancher who govern the territory through fear, tyranny and violence. Boss and Charley find themselves inextricably drawn towards an inevitable showdown, as they are forced to defend the freedom and values of a lifestyle that is all too quickly vanishing. Amidst the turmoil, life suddenly takes an unexpected turn for the loner Charley when he meets the beautiful and warm spirited Sue Barlow, a woman who embraces both his heart and his soul. (Read More)
Themes: | robberyherodeath |
Locations: | small town |
Characters: | brother sister relationshipdoctor |
Story: | cowboy bootscowboy hatdouble barreled shotgundirected by starcowboycigar smokingrevolvershotgunpistolbased on novelviolencekissblood |
Lt. John Dunbar is dubbed a hero after he accidentally leads Union troops to a victory during the Civil War. He requests a position on the western frontier, but finds it deserted. He soon finds out he is not alone, but meets a wolf he dubs "Two-socks" and a curious Indian tribe. Dunbar quickly makes β¦ friends with the tribe, and discovers a white woman who was raised by the Indians. He gradually earns the respect of these native people, and sheds his white-man's ways. (Read More)
Themes: | hero |
Characters: | tough guy |
Story: | cowboy shirtcowboy bootscowboy hatwestern herodirected by starcowboyrevolverpistoltitle spoken by characterbased on novelviolenceblood |
The Old West.. where a lone cowboy leads an uprising against a terror from beyond our world. 1873. New Mexico Territory. A stranger with no memory of his past stumbles into the hard desert town of Absolution. The only hint to his history is a mysterious shackle that encircles one wrist. What he disc β¦overs is that the people of Absolution don't welcome strangers, and nobody makes a move on its streets unless ordered to do so by the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde (Ford). It's a town that lives in fear. But Absolution is about to experience fear it can scarcely comprehend as the desolate city is attacked by marauders from the sky. Screaming down with breathtaking velocity and blinding lights to abduct the helpless one by one, these monsters challenge everything the residents have ever known. Now, the stranger they rejected is their only hope for salvation. As this gunslinger slowly starts to remember who he is and where he's been, he realizes he holds a secret that could give the town a fighting chance against the alien force. With the help of the elusive traveler Ella (Olivia Wilde), he pulls together a posse comprised of former opponents-townsfolk, Dolarhyde and his boys, outlaws and Apache warriors-all in danger of annihilation. United against a common enemy, they will prepare for an epic showdown for survival. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | robberyescapedeath |
Locations: | small town |
Characters: | grandfather grandson relationshiptough guythiefdoctorfather son relationship |
Story: | cowboy bootscowboy hatwestern herowhiskeyjail cellcowboyrevolverheld at gunpointshotgunpistolcigarette smokingbloodviolence |
1882, New Mexico Territory. Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch are itinerant lawmen, hired by desperate towns as marshal and deputy. The city fathers of Appaloosa hire them after Randall Bragg, a newly-arrived rancher with money and a gang of thugs, disrupts commerce and kills three local lawmen. Cole an β¦d Hitch contrive to arrest Bragg and bring him to trial, but hanging him proves difficult. Meanwhile, a widow has arrived in town, Allison French, pretty, refined, and good-natured. Virgil falls hard, and it seems mutual, but there may be more to Allie than meets the eye. Can friendship and skill with a gun overcome a pernicious villain and green-eyed jealousy? (Read More)
Themes: | death |
Locations: | small town |
Characters: | prostitute |
Story: | double barreled shotguntragic herotwo man armyjail celldirected by starcowboycigar smokingrevolverheld at gunpointshotgunpistoltitle spoken by charactercigarette smokingbased on novelviolence β¦bloodkiss (See All) |
Bad Blake is a broken-down, hard-living country music singer who's had way too many marriages, far too many years on the road and one too many drinks way too many times. And yet, Bad can't help but reach for salvation with the help of Jean, a journalist who discovers the real man behind the musician β¦. (Read More)
Themes: | dying |
Locations: | bus |
Characters: | alcoholicdoctormother son relationship |
Story: | nashville tennesseewhiskeycountry musicon the roadguitarsongsingingtitle spoken by charactercigarette smokingbased on novel |
Josey Wales makes his way west after the Civil War, determined to live a useful and helpful life. He joins up with a group of settlers who need the protection that a man as tough and experienced as he is can provide. Unfortunately, the past has a way of catching up with you, and Josey is a wanted ma β¦n. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | hero |
Locations: | small town |
Story: | western herotragic herowisecrack humorwhiskeydirected by starcowboyrevolverheld at gunpointpistolsingingbased on novelkissviolence |
'Slow West' follows a 16-year-old boy on a journey across 19th Century frontier America in search of the woman he loves, while accompanied by mysterious traveler Silas.
Themes: | dyingrobberyescapedeath |
Characters: | uncle nephew relationshipthief |
Story: | cowboy hatwhiskeycigar smokingheld at gunpointshotgunsongpistolsingingcigarette smokingbloodviolencekiss |
Three amateurs stickup a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse. Brad Pitt plays the hitman hired to track them down and restore order.
Themes: | robberyescapedeath |
Characters: | alcoholictough guythiefprostitute |
Story: | sawed off shotgunwhiskeyrevolverheld at gunpointshotgunpistolcigarette smokingbased on novelviolenceblood |
A Stranger rides into in the dusty mining town of Lago, where the townspeople are living in the shadow of a dark secret. After a shootout leaves the town's hired-gun protectors dead, the town's leaders petition the Stranger to stay and protect them from three ruthless outlaws who are soon to be rele β¦ased from prison. The three have their sights set on returning to Lago to wreak havoc and take care of some unfinished business. A series of events soon has the townspeople questioning whether siding with the Stranger was a wise idea as they quickly learn the price that they each must pay for his services. As the outlaws make their way back into Lago, they discover that the town is not exactly as they had left it, and waiting in the shadows is the Stranger, ready to expose the town's secret and serve up his own brand of justice. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | hero |
Locations: | small town |
Story: | cowboy shirtcowboy bootscowboy hatwestern herowhiskeydirected by starcowboycigar smokingrevolverbloodkissviolence |
In 1848, a New York bank wants to put a railroad across Mexico, so it buys up small banks around Santa Rita, Durango, and evicts farmers on the proposed rail line who owe money. The bank's henchman is the murderous Jackson. He runs afoul of two women, Maria, the tough but uneducated daughter of a fa β¦rmer, and Sara, the European-educated daughter of the owner of one of these banks. To feed the now landless people and to seek revenge, Maria and Sara become bank robbers, veritable Robin Hoods. But Jackson and his hired guns are after them. What are the women's options? (Read More)
Themes: | robberyescapedeath |
Locations: | small town |
Characters: | thiefprostitute |
Story: | cowboy shirtcowboy bootscowboy hatcowboyrevolverheld at gunpointshotgunpistoltitle spoken by charactercigarette smokingviolencekiss |
Texas greenhorn Joe Buck arrives in New York for the first time. Preening himself as a real 'hustler', he finds that he is the one getting 'hustled' until he teams up with a down-and-out but resilient outcast named Ratso Rizzo. The initial 'country cousin meets city cousin' relationship deepens. In β¦their efforts to bilk a hostile world rebuffing them at every turn, this unlikely pair progress from partners in shady business to comrades. Each has found his first real friend. (Read More)
Themes: | dyingrobberydeath |
Locations: | bussmall town |
Characters: | thiefprostitutefather son relationship |
Story: | cowboy hattuberculosiscoughingcowboymarijuanasongsingingcigarette smokingbased on novelkissblood |
It's 1913, and the traditional American West is dying. Among the inhabitants of this dying time era are a outlaw gang called "The Wild Bunch". After a failed bank robbery, the gang head to Mexico to do one last job. Seeing their times and lives drifting away in the newly formed world of the 20th cen β¦tury, the gang take the job and end up in a brutally, violent last stand against their enemies who deemed to be corrupt in a small Mexican town, ruled by a ruthless general. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | dyingrobberydeath |
Locations: | small town |
Characters: | tough guythiefprostitute |
Story: | cowboy hatcowboycigar smokingrevolverheld at gunpointshotgunpistolcigarette smokingbloodviolence |
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: | escapedeath |
Locations: | small town |
Characters: | alcoholictough guyprostitute |
Story: | cowboy hatsawed off shotgunwisecrack humorcowboycigar smokingrevolverheld at gunpointshotgunpistolcigarette smokingviolenceblood |
Searching for family. In the early twenty-first century, zombies have taken over America. A shy and inexperienced college student in Texas has survived by following his 30 rules: such as "look in the back seat," "double-tap," "avoid public restrooms." He decides to travel to Ohio to see if his paren β¦ts are alive. He gets a ride with a boisterous zombie-hating good-old boy headed for Florida, and soon they confront a young woman whose sister has been bitten by a zombie and wants to be put out of her misery. The sisters were headed to an LA amusement park they've heard is zombie free. Can the kid from Ohio get to his family? And what about rule thirty one? (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | robberydeath |
Characters: | father son relationship |
Story: | cowboy hatsawed off shotgundouble barreled shotguncomic violenceon the roadmarijuanaheld at gunpointshotgunpistoltitle spoken by characterbloodviolencekiss |
Baby is a young and partially hearing impaired getaway driver who can make any wild move while in motion with the right track playing. It's a critical talent he needs to survive his indentured servitude to the crime boss, Doc, who values his role in his meticulously planned robberies. However, just β¦when Baby thinks he is finally free and clear to have his own life with his new girlfriend, Deborah, Doc coerces him back for another job. Now saddled with a crew of thugs too violently unstable to keep to Doc's plans, Baby finds himself and everything he cares for in terrible danger. To survive and escape the coming maelstrom, it will take all of Baby's skill, wits and daring, but even on the best track, can he make it when life is forcing him to face the music? (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | robberyescapedeath |
Characters: | uncle nephew relationshipalcoholictough guythiefmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | sawed off shotguntragic herowisecrack humorjail celllove interestguitarrevolvermarijuanaheld at gunpointshotgunsongpistolsingingtitle spoken by charactercigarette smoking β¦violencekissblood (See All) |
Blondie (The Good) is a professional gunslinger who is out trying to earn a few dollars. Angel Eyes (The Bad) is a hit man who always commits to a task and sees it through, as long as he is paid to do so. And Tuco (The Ugly) is a wanted outlaw trying to take care of his own hide. Tuco and Blondie sh β¦are a partnership together making money off Tuco's bounty, but when Blondie unties the partnership, Tuco tries to hunt down Blondie. When Blondie and Tuco come across a horse carriage loaded with dead bodies, they soon learn from the only survivor (Bill Carson) that he and a few other men have buried a stash of gold in a cemetery. Unfortunately Carson dies and Tuco only finds out the name of the cemetery, while Blondie finds out the name on the grave. Now the two must keep each other alive in order to find the gold. Angel Eyes (who had been looking for Bill Carson) discovers that Tuco and Blondie met with Carson and knows they know the location of the gold. All he needs is for the two to lead him to it. Now The Good, The Bad and The Ugly must all battle it out to get their hands on $200,000 worth of gold. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | robberyheroescapedeath |
Locations: | small town |
Characters: | tough guy |
Story: | cowboy shirtcowboy bootscowboy hatwestern herotwo man armycowboyrevolverheld at gunpointpistolbloodviolence |
In the 1860s, five men have been tracking a sixth across Nevada for more than two weeks. They shoot and wound him, but he gets away. They pursue, led by the dour Carver, who will pay them each $1 a day once he's captured. The hunted is Gideon, resourceful, skilled with a knife. Gideon's flight and C β¦arver's hunt require horses, water, and bullets. The course takes them past lone settlers, a wagon train, a rail crew, settlements, and an Indian philosopher. What is the reason for the hunt; what connects Gideon and Carver? What happened at Seraphim Falls? (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | robberyescapedeath |
Characters: | thiefprostitutebrother sister relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | cowboy bootscowboy hatcowboycigar smokingrevolverheld at gunpointshotgunpistolviolenceblood |
Sometime in the 1970's, police officers from New York City wanted a safe haven to live, away from the dangers of the streets of New York City, this is when they established a "Cop Land" in the small New Jersey town of Garrison. Freddy Heflin who was always admired by the New York cops wanted to beco β¦me one, but because he was deaf in one ear this prevents him from achieving his goal, but has become sheriff of Garrison. Recently there have been a dark omen surrounding the NYPD, and Freddy is now investigating on this case, then Internal Affairs officer Mo Tilden is also on the case and asks Freddy for help, but Freddy could not. Now Freddy suspects that a New York City cop named Ray Donlan might be one of the many cops who is corrupted by the mob and other criminals. Now, Freddy must find a cop who is nicknamed "Superboy" who can testify against Donlan and protect him, before Donlan finds Superboy and kills him. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | heroescapedeath |
Locations: | small town |
Characters: | uncle nephew relationshiptough guy |
Story: | tragic herojail cellcopcigar smokingrevolverheld at gunpointshotgunpistoltitle spoken by charactercigarette smokingbloodviolence |
David Mamet takes this story of thieves along many twists and turns, some of which work and some of which don't. Gene Hackman plays the brilliant leader of a gang (Delroy Lindo, Ricky Jay & Rebecca Pigeon as Hackman's youngish wife), which pulls off complex heists for a despicable fence (Danny DeVit β¦o). After stiffing the gang on a jewelry robbery, DeVito forces the gang to go after a Swiss gold shipment and to use his nephew (Sam Rockwell) in the crime. No one trusts anyone and every step is shaded with the unexpected. (Read More)
Themes: | robberyescapedeath |
Characters: | uncle nephew relationshipthieffather son relationship |
Story: | double barreled shotguncigar smokingrevolverheld at gunpointshotgunpistolcigarette smokingbloodviolence |
Marcus Burnett is a hen-pecked family man. Mike Lowry is a foot-loose and fancy free ladies' man. Both are Miami policemen, and both have 72 hours to reclaim a consignment of drugs stolen from under their station's nose. To complicate matters, in order to get the assistance of the sole witness to a β¦murder, they have to pretend to be each other. (Read More)
Subgenre: | dark comedycult film |
Themes: | robberyherodeath |
Characters: | tough guyprostitute |
Story: | two man armywisecrack humorheld at gunpointshotgunpistoltitle spoken by characterviolencekissblood |
Lula's psychopathic mother goes crazy at the thought of Lula being with Sailor, who just got free from jail. Ignoring Sailor's probation, they set out for California. However their mother hires a killer to hunt down Sailor. Unaware of this, the two enjoy their journey and themselves being together.. β¦. until they witness a young woman dying after a car accident - a bad omen. (Read More)
Subgenre: | dark comedycult film |
Themes: | dyingdeath |
Characters: | mother son relationship |
Story: | cowboy hatsouthern u.s.whiskeyon the roadrevolvershotguntitle spoken by charactercigarette smokingbased on novelkissviolenceblood |
Four Jack-the-lads find themselves heavily - seriously heavily - in debt to an East End hard man and his enforcers after a crooked card game. Overhearing their neighbours in the next flat plotting to hold up a group of out-of-their-depth drug growers, our heros decide to stitch up the robbers in tur β¦n. In a way the confusion really starts when a pair of antique double-barrelled shotguns go missing in a completely different scam. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | robberydeath |
Characters: | tough guythieffather son relationship |
Story: | sawed off shotgundouble barreled shotguncigar smokingmarijuanaheld at gunpointshotgunpistolcigarette smokingbloodviolence |
This urban nightmare chronicles several days in the life of Caine Lawson, following his high-school graduation, as he attempts to escape his violent existence in the projects of Watts, CA.
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | dyingrobberyescapedeath |
Characters: | grandfather grandson relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | jail cellrevolverheld at gunpointshotgunpistolcigarette smokingviolenceblood |
Inspector Wing of the Hong Kong Police Force has become the victim of a gang, led by the evil Joe. When his entire team is killed, Wing becomes a hapless drunk, feeling guilty for the deaths of his team. A young man with a troubled past pretends to be a police officer working on the case with Wing, β¦to get him back on his feet and begin an adventure to get revenge on the evil Joe and his Gang of Five, especially when it becomes personal. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | robberyheroescapedeath |
Locations: | bus |
Characters: | alcoholictough guythiefbrother sister relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | tragic herowhiskeyjail cellrevolverheld at gunpointshotgunpistolviolenceblood |
When a man (Robbins) believes he has discovered that his wife is having an affair with his boss, it sets off a chain reaction of events. First he wanders into a ghetto where a robber (Lawrence) tries to take his money at gunpoint, but instead sets a wild ride from California to Arizona. The two even β¦tually become reluctant friends. Discussing robbery techniques, they decide to get back at the boss by robbing an office safe containing hundreds of thousands of dollars. Life is further complicated by another pair of robbers who chase the first two for infringing on their territory. (Read More)
Themes: | robberyescape |
Characters: | thiefmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | sawed off shotgunwisecrack humoron the roadrevolverheld at gunpointshotgunpistolcigarette smoking |
Some time after the Civil War, a stagecoach hurtles through the wintry Wyoming landscape. Bounty hunter John Ruth and his fugitive captive Daisy Domergue race towards the town of Red Rock, where Ruth will bring Daisy to justice. Along the road, they encounter Major Marquis Warren (an infamous bounty β¦ hunter) and Chris Mannix (a man who claims to be Red Rock's new sheriff). Lost in a blizzard, the bunch seeks refuge at Minnie's Haberdashery. When they arrive they are greeted by unfamiliar faces: Bob, who claims to be taking care of the place while Minnie is gone; Oswaldo Mobray, the hangman of Red Rock; Joe Gage, a cow puncher; and confederate general Sanford Smithers. As the storm overtakes the mountainside, the eight travelers come to learn that they might not make it to Red Rock after all... (Read More)
Themes: | death |
Characters: | tough guybrother sister relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | cowboy shirtcowboy bootscowboy hatcowboyguitarrevolverheld at gunpointshotgunpistolcigarette smokingviolenceblood |
The classic story of Romeo and Juliet, set in a modern-day city of Verona Beach. The Montagues and Capulets are two feuding families, whose children meet and fall in love. They have to hide their love from the world because they know that their parents will not allow them to be together. There are o β¦bstacles on the way, like Juliet's cousin, Tybalt, and Romeo's friend Mercutio, and many fights. But although it is set in modern times, it is still the same timeless story of the "star crossed lovers". (Read More)
Themes: | herodeath |
Characters: | death of herotough guyfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | double barreled shotguntragic heromain character diespistolcigarette smokingblood |
After Katrina, police sergeant Terence McDonagh rescues a prisoner, hurts his back in the process and earns a promotion to lieutenant plus an addiction to cocaine and painkillers. Six months later, a family is murdered over drugs; Terence runs the investigation. His drug-using prostitute girlfriend, β¦ his alcoholic father's dog, run-ins with two old women and a well-connected john, gambling losses, a nervous young witness, and thefts of police property put Terence's job and then his life in danger. He starts seeing things. He wants a big score to get out from under mounting debts, so he joins forces with drug dealers. The murders remain unsolved. A bad lieutenant gets worse. (Read More)
Subgenre: | dark comedycult film |
Themes: | death |
Characters: | alcoholicprostitutefather son relationship |
Story: | sawed off shotgundouble barreled shotgunjail cellrevolverheld at gunpointpistolviolenceblood |
Loosely based on Homer's "Odyssey," the movie deals with the picaresque adventures of Ulysses Everett McGill and his companions Delmar and Pete in 1930s Mississipi. Sprung from a chain gang and trying to reach Everett's home to recover the buried loot of a bank heist they are confronted by a series β¦of strange characters--among them sirens, a cyclops, bank robber George "Baby Face" Nelson (very annoyed by that nickname), a campaigning governor and his opponent, a KKK lynch mob, and a blind prophet who warns the trio that "the treasure you seek shall not be the treasure you find." (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | escape |
Locations: | small town |
Characters: | father son relationship |
Period: | 1930s |
Story: | jail breakrecording studiocountry musicchickenon the roadcigar smokingguitarsingingbased on novelblood |