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…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)
Themes: | wealth, insanity, redemption, theft, escape, drunkenness, kidnapping, friendship |
Locations: | caribbean, campfire, cave |
Characters: | maid, alcoholic, soldier, prostitute |
Story: | pirate, blacksmith, curse, blood sacrifice, pirate raid, gold coin, pirate ship, saved from hanging, swimming underwater, man slaps woman, man slaps a woman, woman slaps a man, woman slaps man, desert island, jail break, sea battle, rescue from drowning, sword fight, ghost ship, capuchin monkey, burning ship, hammerhead shark, cutting hand, signal fire, getting drunk, man in uniform, walking the plank, tricorne, jolly roger, rowing a boat, galleon, blunderbuss, british colonial, live chicken, buccaneer, plunder, lens, pantaloon, marooned, hog, cutlass, ship sinking, moonlight, growling, cannonball, spyglass, sea captain, british empire, naval officer, storm at sea, anchor, rum, castaway, mill, treasure chest, gallows, loot, flintlock pistol, docks, knife in the chest, bombardment, flintlock rifle, mutiny, first in series, mist, medallion, sailing ship, jamaica, compass, dreadlocks, cavern, bar brawl, musket, code, treasure hunt, dark fantasy, swashbuckler, fortress, whispering, raft, governor, drag, stranded, hiding in a closet, historical fiction, donkey, wilhelm scream, pier, sailor, disfigurement, fog, shot in the face, rowboat, corset, damsel in distress, telescope, full moon, cannon, apple, torch, honor, severed hand, eccentric, captive, fainting, gold, undead, underwater, hanging, skeleton, fugitive, attack, widower, duel, marriage proposal, execution, part of series, stabbed in the chest, throat slitting, army, woman, mansion, decapitation, island, jail, falling from height, arrest, sword, battle, rescue, face slap, shot in the chest, corpse, ghost, tattoo, explosion, blood, father daughter relationship, dog |
Once again we're plunged into the world of sword fights and "savvy" pirates. Captain Jack Sparrow is reminded he owes a debt to Davy Jones, who captains the flying Dutchman, a ghostly ship, with a crew from hell. Facing the "locker" Jack must find the heart of Davy Jones but to save himself he must …get the help of quick-witted Will Turner and Elizabeth Swan. If that's not complicated enough, Will and Elizabeth are sentenced to hang, unless will can get Lord Cutler Beckett Jack's compass, Will is forced to join another crazy adventure with Jack. (Read More)
Themes: | theft, escape, drunkenness |
Locations: | caribbean |
Story: | compass, pirate ship, pirate, woman slaps a man, sword fight, ghost ship, capuchin monkey, ship sinking, sea captain, british empire, naval officer, rum, castaway, treasure chest, sailing ship, jamaica, dreadlocks, dark fantasy, swashbuckler, governor, historical fiction, wilhelm scream, rowboat, telescope, cannon, undead, underwater, skeleton, curse, woman, island, jail, falling from height, arrest, sword, rescue, face slap, ghost, explosion, blood, father daughter relationship, dog |
Themes: | redemption, escape, kidnapping, friendship |
Locations: | cave |
Characters: | maid, soldier, prostitute |
Story: | dark fantasy, fortress, historical fiction, disfigurement, shot in the face, rowboat, torch, fainting, fugitive, attack, execution, stabbed in the chest, throat slitting, army, decapitation, island, falling from height, sword, battle, rescue, shot in the chest, corpse, tattoo, explosion, father daughter relationship, dog, blood |
Themes: | escape, kidnapping, friendship |
Locations: | campfire, cave |
Story: | pirate ship, sword fight, walking the plank, jolly roger, cannonball, spyglass, swashbuckler, cannon, torch, eccentric, pirate, skeleton, fugitive, attack, falling from height, sword, battle, rescue, face slap, explosion |
Once a mercenary of Queen Elizabeth I fighting Spaniards in Africa, Solomon met the Devil's Reaper and discovered he was bound for hell. Barely escaping, he soon renounced violence to atone for his past sins, seeking out redemption in a life of peace. That is until the followers of sorcerer Malachi …kidnap a Puritan girl, Meredith Crowthorn, and brutally slaughter her family before his very eyes, forcing Solomon to take up arms and return to his violent ways once more to rescue her. (Read More)
Themes: | redemption, drunkenness, kidnapping |
Locations: | campfire, cave |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | sword fight, flintlock pistol, knife in the chest, dreadlocks, fortress, wilhelm scream, disfigurement, torch, captive, pirate, undead, curse, stabbed in the chest, throat slitting, army, decapitation, falling from height, sword, battle, rescue, shot in the chest, corpse, explosion, father daughter relationship, blood |
After its victory over Leonidas' 300, the Persian Army under the command of Xerxes marches towards the major Greek city-states. The Democratic city of Athens, first on the path of Xerxes' army, bases its strength on its fleet, led by admiral Themistocles. Themistocles is forced to an unwilling allia…nce with the traditional rival of Athens, oligarchic Sparta whose might lies with its superior infantry troops. But Xerxes still reigns supreme in numbers over sea and land. This is why 300: Rise Of An Empire (2014) is one of the best movies like Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl (2003). (Read More)
Themes: | redemption |
Locations: | cave |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | swimming underwater, man slaps a woman, sea battle, sword fight, storm at sea, historical fiction, torch, skeleton, execution, stabbed in the chest, throat slitting, army, decapitation, falling from height, sword, battle, rescue, shot in the chest, corpse, explosion, blood, dog |
'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…ts revenge against those who betrayed him. With the help of another prisoner, he escapes the island and proceeds to transform himself into the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo as part of his plan to exact revenge. (Read More)
Themes: | escape, drunkenness, friendship |
Locations: | campfire, cave |
Story: | gold coin, sword fight, treasure chest, swashbuckler, fortress, sailor, damsel in distress, pirate, hanging, stabbed in the chest, army, island, falling from height, arrest, sword, shot in the chest |
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…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)
Themes: | theft, friendship |
Story: | sword fight, walking the plank, jolly roger, flintlock pistol, flintlock rifle, musket, swashbuckler, wilhelm scream, rowboat, telescope, cannon, gold, pirate, underwater, skeleton, duel, island, sword, battle, rescue, father daughter relationship, dog |
When the world of the Orcs of Draenor is being destroyed by the evil fel magic that uses life-force, the powerful warlock Gul'dan creates a portal to the world of Azeroth and forms the Horde with members of the Orc clans. He also captures many prisoners to keep the portal open. The king of Azeroth, …Llane Wrynn and his brother-in-law, Anduin Lothar are informed by the apprentice of magician Khadgar that he has found fel magic in dead bodies and the king decides to summon the Guardian of Tirisfal, Medivh, to protect his kingdom. Lothar and Khadgar head to Kharazhan to meet Medivh and an ominous shadow points a book out to Khadgar, who takes it and hides. Anduin, Khadgar and Medivh and a group of soldiers are attacked by Orcs and they capture the slave Garona, who is released by King Llane, and she shows them the location of the portal. Garona is contacted by the Orc chief of a clan Durotan that wants to meet King Llane to stop the fel magic. Meanwhile Khadgar learns that the gate was opened with the help of someone in Azeroth. Shall King Llane trust Garona and Durotan, who might be the traitor? (Read More)
Themes: | escape, drunkenness, friendship |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | sword fight, dreadlocks, dark fantasy, wilhelm scream, disfigurement, shot in the face, full moon, torch, honor, severed hand, captive, skeleton, attack, widower, curse, duel, stabbed in the chest, throat slitting, army, decapitation, falling from height, arrest, sword, battle, rescue, shot in the chest, corpse, ghost, tattoo, explosion, blood |
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: | wealth, redemption, escape, drunkenness, kidnapping, friendship |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | sword fight, disfigurement, corset, damsel in distress, cannon, severed hand, attack, marriage proposal, stabbed in the chest, throat slitting, mansion, decapitation, falling from height, sword, battle, rescue, corpse, explosion, father daughter relationship, blood, dog |
Themes: | redemption, escape |
Locations: | campfire, cave |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | sea battle, sword fight, cannonball, dreadlocks, raft, governor, torch, execution, stabbed in the chest, army, arrest, sword, battle, shot in the chest, corpse, explosion, father daughter relationship, blood, dog |
Themes: | insanity, redemption, escape, kidnapping |
Locations: | campfire |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | woman slaps a man, sword fight, dark fantasy, fortress, rowboat, torch, gold, fugitive, attack, execution, stabbed in the chest, army, sword, battle, rescue, face slap, shot in the chest, corpse, explosion, blood |
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… official disbanding of the King's Musketeers. Three, however, refuse to throw down their swords - Athos the fighter and drinker, Porthos the pirate and lover, and Aramis the priest and poet. Arriving in Paris to join the Musketeers, D'Artagnan uncovers the Cardinal's plans, and the four set out on a mission to protect King and Country. (Read More)
Themes: | escape, drunkenness, kidnapping, friendship |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | sword fight, cannonball, flintlock pistol, flintlock rifle, musket, swashbuckler, historical fiction, cannon, torch, honor, captive, pirate, duel, stabbed in the chest, falling from height, sword, battle, rescue, shot in the chest, explosion |
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…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)
Themes: | escape |
Locations: | cave |
Characters: | soldier, prostitute |
Story: | pirate, woman, sea battle, sword fight, cannonball, flintlock pistol, flintlock rifle, mutiny, sailing ship, compass, dreadlocks, musket, swashbuckler, damsel in distress, cannon, skeleton, island, sword, battle, explosion |
Having bought a model ship, the Unicorn, for a pound off a market stall Tintin is initially puzzled that the sinister Mr. Sakharine should be so eager to buy it from him, resorting to murder and kidnapping Tintin - accompanied by his marvellous dog Snowy - to join him and his gang as they sail to Mo…rocco on an old cargo ship. Sakharine has bribed the crew to revolt against the ship's master, drunken Captain Haddock, but Tintin, Snowy and Haddock escape, arriving in Morocco at the court of a sheikh, who also has a model of the Unicorn. Haddock tells Tintin that over three hundred years earlier his ancestor Sir Francis Haddock was forced to scuttle the original Unicorn when attacked by a piratical forebear of Sakharine but he managed to save his treasure and provide clues to its location in three separate scrolls, all of which were secreted in models of the Unicorn. Tintin and Sakharine have one each and the villain intends to use the glass-shattering top Cs of operatic soprano the Milanese Nightingale to secure the third. With aid from bumbling Interpol agents the Thompson Twins our boy hero, his dog and the captain must prevent Sakharine from obtaining all three scrolls to fulfil the prophesy that only the last of the Haddocks can discover the treasure's whereabouts. (Read More)
Themes: | theft, escape, kidnapping, friendship |
Characters: | alcoholic |
Story: | desert island, sword fight, jolly roger, buccaneer, plunder, cutlass, docks, sailing ship, musket, treasure hunt, swashbuckler, rowboat, cannon, torch, fainting, gold, pirate, mansion, sword, explosion, dog, blood |
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…, but little do they know he's actually going undercover and plans to redeem his honor. This is why The Four Feathers (2002) is one of the best movies like Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl (2003). (Read More)
Themes: | redemption, escape, friendship |
Locations: | campfire |
Characters: | soldier, prostitute |
Story: | jail break, sword fight, british empire, mutiny, honor, hanging, marriage proposal, army, sword, battle, rescue, corpse, blood |
1400 B.C., a tormented soul walked the Earth that was neither man nor god. Hercules was the powerful son of the god king Zeus. For this, he received nothing but suffering his entire life. After twelve arduous labors, and the death of his family, this dark, world-weary soul turned his back on the god…s finding his only solace in bloody battle. Over the years, he warmed to the company of six similar souls, their only bond being their love of fighting, and the presence of death. These men and women never question where they go to fight, or why, or whom, just how much they will be paid. Now, the King of Thrace has hired these mercenaries to train his men to become the greatest army of all time. It is time for this bunch of lost souls to finally have their eyes opened to how far they have fallen, when they must train an army to become as ruthless and bloodthirsty as their reputation has become. (Read More)
Themes: | redemption, escape, drunkenness, kidnapping |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | sword fight, dreadlocks, shot in the face, full moon, torch, gold, pirate, attack, stabbed in the chest, throat slitting, army, decapitation, falling from height, sword, battle, rescue, shot in the chest, corpse, father daughter relationship, blood |
After successfully crossing over (and under) the Misty Mountains, Thorin and Company must seek aid from a powerful stranger before taking on the dangers of Mirkwood Forest--without their Wizard. If they reach the human settlement of Lake-town it will be time for the hobbit Bilbo Baggins to fulfill h…is contract with the dwarves. The party must complete the journey to Lonely Mountain and burglar Baggins must seek out the Secret Door that will give them access to the hoard of the dragon Smaug. And, where has Gandalf got off to? And what is his secret business to the south? (Read More)
Themes: | redemption, escape, drunkenness |
Locations: | cave |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | gold coin, sword fight, moonlight, dark fantasy, disfigurement, fog, shot in the face, gold, skeleton, stabbed in the chest, throat slitting, army, decapitation, falling from height, arrest, sword, battle, rescue, shot in the chest, explosion, father daughter relationship, blood |
Captain Jack Sparrow finds the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost pirates led by his old nemesis, the terrifying Captain Salazar, escape from the Devil's Triangle, determined to kill every pirate at sea...including him. Captain Jack's only hope of survival lies in seek…ing out the legendary Trident of Poseidon, a powerful artifact that bestows upon its possessor total control over the seas. (Read More)
Themes: | escape, drunkenness |
Locations: | caribbean |
Story: | pirate, ghost, ghost ship, hammerhead shark, cannonball, sea captain, anchor, compass, dreadlocks, rowboat, cannon, torch, undead, hanging, skeleton, curse, island, jail, battle, face slap, father daughter relationship |
When a mercenary warrior (Matt Damon) is imprisoned within the Great Wall, he discovers the mystery behind one of the greatest wonders of the world. As wave after wave of marauding beasts besiege the massive structure, his quest for fortune turns into a journey toward heroism as he joins a huge army… of elite warriors to confront the unimaginable and seemingly unstoppable force. (Read More)
Themes: | redemption, escape, friendship |
Locations: | campfire, cave |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | army, attack, cannonball, medallion, dark fantasy, historical fiction, cannon, torch, honor, severed hand, captive, decapitation, falling from height, arrest, sword, battle, rescue, shot in the chest, corpse, explosion |
Britain, A.D. 117. Quintus Dias, the sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier fort, marches north with General Virilus' legendary Ninth Legion, under orders to wipe the Picts from the face of the Earth and destroy their leader, Gorlacon. This is why Centurion (2010) is one of the best mov…ies like Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl (2003). (Read More)
Themes: | escape, drunkenness, kidnapping |
Locations: | campfire, cave |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | sword fight, governor, shot in the face, full moon, torch, honor, severed hand, captive, fugitive, attack, stabbed in the chest, throat slitting, army, decapitation, falling from height, sword, battle, rescue, shot in the chest, corpse, tattoo, dog, blood |
Folklore collectors and con artists, Jake and Will Grimm, travel from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and performing exorcisms. They are put to the test, however, when they encounter a real magical curse in a haunted forest with real magical beings, requir…ing genuine courage. (Read More)
Themes: | escape, drunkenness, kidnapping |
Locations: | cave |
Characters: | soldier, prostitute |
Story: | curse, dark fantasy, full moon, cannon, apple, torch, stabbed in the chest, army, woman, decapitation, falling from height, arrest, sword, battle, rescue, shot in the chest, corpse, ghost, explosion, father daughter relationship, blood, dog |
Barney Ross leads the "Expendables", a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas, martial arts expert Yin Yang, heavy weapons specialist Hale Caesar, demolitionist Toll Road and loose-cannon sniper Gunner Jensen. When the group is commissioned by the mysterious Mr. …Church to assassinate the merciless dictator of a small South American island, Barney and Lee head to the remote locale to scout out their opposition. Once there, they meet with local rebel Sandra and discover the true nature of the conflict engulfing the city. When they escape the island and Sandra stays behind, Ross must choose to either walk away and save his own life - or attempt a suicidal rescue mission that might just save his soul. (Read More)
Themes: | redemption, escape, kidnapping |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | island, knife in the chest, pier, shot in the face, damsel in distress, cannon, severed hand, pirate, execution, stabbed in the chest, throat slitting, army, decapitation, falling from height, sword, battle, rescue, shot in the chest, tattoo, explosion, father daughter relationship, blood |
Valerie (Seyfried) is a beautiful young woman torn between two men. She is in love with a brooding outsider, Peter (Fernandez), but her parents have arranged for her to marry the wealthy Henry (Irons). Unwilling to lose each other, Valerie and Peter are planning to run away together when they learn …that Valerie's older sister has been killed by the werewolf that prowls the dark forest surrounding their village. For years, the people have maintained an uneasy truce with the beast, offering the creature a monthly animal sacrifice. But under a blood red moon, the wolf has upped the stakes by taking a human life. Hungry for revenge, the people call on famed werewolf hunter, Father Solomon (Oldman), to help them kill the wolf. But Solomon's arrival brings unintended consequences as he warns that the wolf, who takes human form by day, could be any one of them. As the death toll rises with each moon, Valerie begins to suspect that the werewolf could be someone she loves. As panic grips the town, Valerie discovers that she has a unique connection to the beast--one that inexorably draws them together, making her both suspect...and bait. (Read More)
Themes: | escape, kidnapping, friendship |
Locations: | cave |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | mist, blacksmith, historical fiction, rowboat, full moon, torch, severed hand, curse, execution, stabbed in the chest, army, woman, arrest, sword, rescue, shot in the chest, corpse, father daughter relationship, blood |
The fantastic tale of an 18th century aristocrat, his talented henchmen and a little girl in their efforts to save a town from defeat by the Turks. Being swallowed by a giant sea-monster, a trip to the moon, a dance with Venus and an escape from the Grim Reaper are only some of the improbable advent…ures. (Read More)
Themes: | escape |
Locations: | campfire |
Story: | cannonball, storm at sea, anchor, gallows, sailing ship, musket, rowboat, telescope, cannon, pirate, skeleton, attack, marriage proposal, execution, army, decapitation, island, falling from height, arrest, sword, battle, explosion, father daughter relationship, blood, dog |
In Jungle Village, the leader of the Lion's clan Gold Lion is summoned by the Governor and assigned to protect his gold that will be transported through the village. However he is betrayed and murdered by the greedy Silver Lion and Bronze Lion. Gold Lion's favorite son Zen Yi, a.k.a. The X-Blade, se…eks revenge and heads to Jungle Village, but he is defeated by Brass Body and rescued by the local Blacksmith Thaddeus. Meanwhile the Gemini Female and the Gemini Male protect the Governor's gold, but they are vanquished by the army of Silver and Bronze Lion. The Blacksmith is abducted by the Lions and has his arms severed by Brass Body. However he is saved by the British Jack Knife, who is the emissary of the Emperor, and he manufactures iron arms for Thaddeus. Meanwhile the Governor sends the Jackal army to fight against the Lions and they hide the gold in the brothel of Madam Blossom. However, Madam Blossom and his girls form an army of black widows and together with Jack, Zen Yi and The Blacksmith, they fight against the Lions. This is why The Man With The Iron Fists (2012) is one of the best movies like Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl (2003). (Read More)
Themes: | drunkenness |
Characters: | soldier, prostitute |
Story: | sword fight, blacksmith, governor, historical fiction, wilhelm scream, gold, stabbed in the chest, throat slitting, army, decapitation, sword, battle, shot in the chest, corpse, blood |
John Gregory, who is a seventh son of a seventh son and also the local spook, has protected his country from witches, boggarts, ghouls and all manner of things that go bump in the night. However John is not young anymore, and has been seeking an apprentice to carry on his trade. Most have failed to …survive. The last hope is a young farmer's son named Thomas Ward. Will he survive the training to become the spook that so many others couldn't? Should he trust the girl with pointy shoes? How can Thomas stand a chance against Mother Malkin, the most dangerous witch in the county? (Read More)
Themes: | redemption, escape, kidnapping |
Locations: | campfire |
Characters: | alcoholic, soldier |
Story: | gold coin, sword fight, dark fantasy, disfigurement, full moon, torch, eccentric, skeleton, attack, stabbed in the chest, throat slitting, army, falling from height, sword, battle, rescue, ghost, explosion, dog |
After the Dragon leaves the Lonely Mountain, the people of Lake-town see a threat coming. Orcs, dwarves, elves and people prepare for war. Bilbo sees Thorin going mad and tries to help. Meanwhile, Gandalf is rescued from the Necromancer's prison and his rescuers realize who the Necromancer is.
Themes: | insanity, escape |
Locations: | cave |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | gold coin, battle, jail break, sword fight, hog, honor, gold, stabbed in the chest, throat slitting, army, decapitation, falling from height, sword, rescue, shot in the chest, corpse, ghost, explosion, father daughter relationship, dog |
Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, when a pilot crashes on their shores and tells of a massive conflict raging in the outside world, Diana leaves her home, convinced she can stop the threat. Fighting alongside man in a war t…o end all wars, Diana will discover her full powers and her true destiny. (Read More)
Themes: | insanity, escape, drunkenness |
Locations: | campfire, cave |
Characters: | alcoholic, soldier |
Story: | island, woman, sword fight, dark fantasy, historical fiction, disfigurement, cannon, honor, part of series, stabbed in the chest, army, falling from height, sword, battle, rescue, shot in the chest, corpse, explosion |
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…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: | escape |
Locations: | campfire, cave |
Characters: | prostitute |
Story: | spyglass, governor, corset, torch, gold, attack, woman, mansion, falling from height, arrest, sword, rescue, face slap, shot in the chest, corpse, explosion, father daughter relationship, dog |
Johnny Blaze, a man who made a deal with the Devil who called himself Mephistopheles at the time (now Roarke), is on the run trying to make sure no-one is harmed by his alter ego, The Ghost Rider. He is approached by a Monk named Moreau who tells him that he can help be him free of the Rider, but fi…rst, he needs Johnny's help to protect a boy, whom Roarke has plans for, to help him take human form. This is why Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance (2011) is one of the best movies like Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl (2003). (Read More)
Themes: | escape, drunkenness, kidnapping |
Locations: | cave |
Characters: | alcoholic |
Story: | docks, fortress, wilhelm scream, disfigurement, skeleton, fugitive, attack, curse, ghost, decapitation, sword, rescue, shot in the chest, tattoo, explosion |
On a journey to San Francisco, Richard, his father and cousin Emmeline find themselves on a ship about to explode. Rushed to a lifeboat with Paddy Button, the two children escape while their father (and uncle) are on another lifeboat. In the chaos following, the lifeboats are separated. Paddy, Richa…rd and Emmeline find themselves with no food and no water stuck in the middle of nowhere. After some time, the three come across an uncharted paradise, where Paddy quickly teaches the children fishing, hunting and building. After maybe a month or two, Paddy gets very drunk off a barrel of rum found on the island when they first arrive, and drowns in the middle of the night. Emmeline and Richard, now alone and very scared, move location and rebuild their island home. Many years later, the two young teenagers have developed a very real home, but hormones and feelings between the two strain their friendship, until Richard, who is still very determined to reach San Francisco, is let down by Emmeline when a ship passes by the island and she does not light the signal fire. Throwing her out of the home they had built together, Emmeline attempts to survive on her own but is hurt. After Richard finds her dying, he realizes how he really feels for her and manages to save her. Nature runs its course and their friendship turns into love as the couple learn about the facts of life, when Emmeline has a baby and does not understand why. (Read More)
Themes: | escape, drunkenness, friendship |
Locations: | campfire |
Story: | desert island, island, signal fire, spyglass, rum, castaway, sailing ship, raft, stranded, sailor, rowboat, underwater, skeleton, decapitation, rescue, father daughter relationship, blood |
The world is divided into four kingdoms, each represented by the element they harness, and peace has lasted throughout the realms of Water, Air, Earth, and Fire under the supervision of the Avatar, a link to the spirit world and the only being capable of mastering the use of all four elements. When …young Avatar Aang disappears, the Fire Nation launches an attack to eradicate all members of the Air Nomads to prevent interference in their future plans for world domination. 100 years pass and current Fire Lord Ozai continues to conquer and imprison anyone with elemental "bending" abilities in the Earth and Water Kingdoms, while siblings Katara and Sokka from a Southern Water Tribe find a mysterious boy trapped beneath the ice outside their village. Upon rescuing him, he reveals himself to be Aang, Avatar and last of the Air Nomads. Swearing to protect the Avatar, Katara and Sokka journey with him to the Northern Water Kingdom in his quest to master "Waterbending" and eventually fulfill his destiny of once again restoring peace to the world. But as they inch nearer to their goal, the group must evade Prince Zuko, the exiled son of Lord Ozai, Commander Zhao, the Fire Nation's military leader, and the tyrannical onslaught of the evil Fire Lord himself. (Read More)
Themes: | escape, kidnapping, friendship |
Locations: | campfire, cave |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | sword fight, dreadlocks, dark fantasy, rowboat, cannon, torch, honor, skeleton, attack, army, arrest, battle, rescue, corpse, tattoo, explosion |
Benjamin Finnegan is a deep-sea treasure hunter certain he's onto the find of the century in waters near an island close to Key West owned by a murderous rap star to whom Ben is in debt. Ben's flat broke and recently divorced from Tess, his long-time research and diving partner whom he still loves. …She's nearby, working as a steward aboard the yacht of Nigel Honeycutt, a multimillionaire. The rapper has hired a rival treasurer hunter. Can Ben convince Nigel to bankroll his search, convince Tess to work with him, keep the rapper and his thugs at bay, and find a Spanish treasure hidden for centuries and rich beyond imagination? (Read More)
Themes: | wealth, drunkenness |
Locations: | caribbean, cave |
Characters: | maid |
Story: | swimming underwater, anchor, treasure hunt, gold, underwater, island, falling from height, sword, rescue, explosion, father daughter relationship |
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…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)
Themes: | redemption, escape, drunkenness, kidnapping |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | sword fight, cannonball, spyglass, swashbuckler, fortress, historical fiction, cannon, duel, stabbed in the chest, falling from height, arrest, sword, rescue, shot in the chest, explosion |
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. This… is why Conan The Barbarian (2011) is one of the best movies like Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl (2003). (Read More)
Themes: | escape, kidnapping |
Locations: | campfire |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | sword fight, spyglass, sailing ship, blacksmith, disfigurement, damsel in distress, pirate, attack, stabbed in the chest, throat slitting, decapitation, falling from height, sword, battle, rescue, shot in the chest, explosion, father daughter relationship, blood |
Though safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient princess, whose destiny was unjustly taken from her, is awakened in our current day bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia, and terrors that defy human comprehension.
Themes: | redemption, escape, kidnapping, friendship |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | woman slaps a man, dark fantasy, torch, undead, skeleton, attack, curse, stabbed in the chest, throat slitting, army, battle, rescue, face slap, shot in the chest, corpse, ghost, tattoo, explosion, blood, dog |
The young, sickly King Einon was wounded in a battle. In order for him to survive, he is healed by Draco, a dragon. Some years later, Bowen, a dragon slayer, encounters Draco. The two team up to form a traveling duo that perform an act, but the act is only known by themselves. Bowen supposedly "slay…s" Draco and then collects a reward from the town or village that he protects by killing the dragon who had been "terrorizing" them. From there, Bowen and Draco must save the entire kingdom from the rule of the now evil King Einon, who is part of Draco and Draco a part of him. (Read More)
Themes: | escape, friendship |
Locations: | campfire, cave |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | sword fight, fortress, torch, honor, captive, attack, stabbed in the chest, army, falling from height, battle, rescue, shot in the chest, explosion, dog |
Set against the coming of Christianity, this is the story of the last hero: in 507, a monstrous troll wreaks havoc in the mead hall of the Danish king, Hrothgar. He offers rewards for the death of Grendel, so Beowulf, a great and boastful Geat warrior, arrives with his thanes. Beowulf sets aside his… armor and awaits the monster; a fierce battle ensues that leads to Beowolf's entering the watery lair of Grendel's mother, where a devil's bargain awaits. Beowulf returns to Herot, the castle, and becomes king. Jump ahead many years, and the sins of the father are visited upon Beowulf and his kingdom. The hero must face his weakness and be heroic once again. Is the age of demons over? (Read More)
Themes: | redemption, drunkenness, friendship |
Locations: | cave |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | sword fight, battle, treasure chest, sailing ship, fortress, disfigurement, honor, gold, curse, duel, throat slitting, army, woman, decapitation, falling from height, sword, corpse |
John Carter, a Civil War veteran, who in 1868 was trying to live a normal life, is "asked" by the Army to join, but he refuses so he is locked up. He escapes, and is pursued. Eventually they run into some Indians, and there's a gunfight. Carter seeks refuge in a cave. While there, he encounters some…one who is holding some kind of medallion. When Carter touches it, he finds himself in a place where he can leap incredible heights, among other things. He later encounters beings he has never seen before. He meets a woman who helps him to discover that he is on Mars, and he learns there's some kind of unrest going on. (Read More)
Themes: | escape, kidnapping |
Locations: | cave |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | medallion, gold, jail break, army, sword fight, spyglass, swashbuckler, raft, severed hand, skeleton, widower, woman, mansion, arrest, sword, battle, rescue, explosion, father daughter relationship |
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 …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! This is why Popeye (1980) is one of the best movies like Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl (2003). (Read More)
Themes: | kidnapping |
Locations: | cave |
Story: | sailor, pirate, sea battle, sword fight, jolly roger, treasure chest, bar brawl, rowboat, cannon, duel, battle, rescue, explosion, father daughter relationship |
In a world ravaged by a virus infection, turning its victims into the Undead, Alice (Jovovich), continues on her journey to find survivors and lead them to safety. Her deadly battle with the Umbrella Corporation reaches new heights, but Alice gets some unexpected help from an old friend. A new lead …that promises a safe haven from the Undead takes them to Los Angeles, but when they arrive the city is overrun by thousands of Undead - and Alice and her comrades are about to step into a deadly trap. (Read More)
Themes: | escape, kidnapping |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | swimming underwater, undead, fortress, raft, fog, shot in the face, torch, underwater, part of series, stabbed in the chest, army, decapitation, falling from height, sword, battle, rescue, shot in the chest, tattoo, explosion, dog, blood |
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…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: | escape, drunkenness, friendship |
Locations: | campfire |
Characters: | alcoholic, prostitute |
Story: | spyglass, knife in the chest, torch, honor, gold, fugitive, duel, stabbed in the chest, army, mansion, falling from height, battle, rescue, shot in the chest, corpse, tattoo, explosion, blood |
In 140 AD, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire Ninth Legion in the mountains of Scotland, young centurion Marcus Aquila (Tatum) arrives from Rome to solve the mystery and restore the reputation of his father, the commander of the Ninth. Accompanied only by his British slav…e Esca (Bell), Marcus sets out across Hadrian's Wall into the uncharted highlands of Caledonia - to confront its savage tribes, make peace with his father's memory, and retrieve the lost legion's golden emblem, the Eagle of the Ninth. (Read More)
Themes: | redemption, escape |
Locations: | campfire, cave |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | sword fight, historical fiction, torch, honor, attack, stabbed in the chest, throat slitting, army, decapitation, sword, battle, blood, dog |
In the 1870s, Captain Nathan Algren, a cynical veteran of the American Civil war who will work for anyone, is hired by Americans who want lucrative contracts with the Emperor of Japan to train the peasant conscripts for the first standing imperial army in modern warfare using firearms. The imperial …Omura cabinet's first priority is to repress a rebellion of traditionalist Samurai -hereditary warriors- who remain devoted to the sacred dynasty but reject the Westernizing policy and even refuse firearms. Yet when his ill-prepared superior force sets out too soon, their panic allows the sword-wielding samurai to crush them. Badly wounded Algren's courageous stand makes the samurai leader Katsumoto spare his life; once nursed to health he learns to know and respect the old Japanese way, and participates as advisor in Katsumoto's failed attempt to save the Bushido tradition, but Omura gets repressive laws enacted- he must now choose to honor his loyalty to one of the embittered sides when the conflict returns to the battlefield... (Read More)
Themes: | redemption, drunkenness, friendship |
Characters: | alcoholic, soldier, prostitute |
Story: | honor, army, sword fight, code, cannon, severed hand, captive, attack, execution, stabbed in the chest, throat slitting, woman, decapitation, sword, battle, blood |
During the reign of the Tang dynasty in China, a secret organization called "The House of the Flying Daggers" rises and opposes the government. A police officer called Leo sends officer Jin to investigate a young dancer named Mei, claiming that she has ties to the "Flying Daggers". Leo arrests Mei, …only to have Jin breaking her free in a plot to gain her trust and lead the police to the new leader of the secret organization. But things are far more complicated than they seem... This is why Shi Mian Mai Fu (2004) is one of the best movies like Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl (2003). (Read More)
Themes: | wealth, escape, drunkenness |
Locations: | campfire |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | jail break, sword fight, honor, captive, fugitive, duel, throat slitting, army, arrest, sword, battle, rescue, blood |
While hunting in the forest, Lord Asano of Ako and his samurai find a young half-breed and take him with them to live in the castle. Several years later, Lord Asano holds a tournament to welcome the Shogun to Ako. The night after the tournament, Lord Asano is bewitched into hurting Lord Kira of Naga…to, and is punished into committing seppuku by the Shogun. Realizing that it was a Lord Kira's evil plot, the samurais and the half-breed sets out for revenge against the Shogun's order. (Read More)
Themes: | redemption, escape, kidnapping |
Locations: | campfire |
Characters: | soldier |
Story: | sword fight, musket, dark fantasy, fortress, historical fiction, shot in the face, honor, attack, stabbed in the chest, throat slitting, army, decapitation, sword, battle, rescue, shot in the chest, corpse, ghost, explosion, father daughter relationship, blood |
Hank, stranded on a deserted island and about to kill himself, notices a corpse washed up on the beach. He befriends it, naming it Manny, only to discover that his new friend can talk and has a myriad of supernatural abilities...which may help him get home.
Themes: | drunkenness, friendship |
Locations: | campfire, cave |
Story: | swimming underwater, stranded, hanging, skeleton, army, island, falling from height, face slap, corpse, explosion |
In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex was assaulted by something no one could believe: a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance. The real-life maritime disaster would inspire Herman Melville's Moby-Dick. But that told only half the story. "In the H…eart of the Sea" reveals the encounter's harrowing aftermath, as the ship's surviving crew is pushed to their limits and forced to do the unthinkable to stay alive. Braving storms, starvation, panic and despair, the men will call into question their deepest beliefs, from the value of their lives to the morality of their trade, as their captain searches for direction on the open sea and his first mate still seeks to bring the great whale down. (Read More)
Themes: | escape |
Locations: | cave |
Story: | desert island, marooned, spyglass, storm at sea, anchor, castaway, flintlock pistol, sailing ship, compass, sailor, rowboat, skeleton, attack, island, falling from height, corpse, explosion, blood |
Years before meeting Shrek and Donkey, the adorable but tricky Puss in Boots must clear his name from all charges making him a wanted fugitive. While trying to steal magic beans from the infamous criminals Jack and Jill, the hero crosses paths with his female match, Kitty Softpaws, who leads Puss to… his old friend, but now enemy, Humpty Dumpty. Memories of friendship and betrayal enlarges Puss' doubt, but he eventually agrees to help the egg get the magic beans. Together, the three plan to steal the beans, get to the Giant's castle, nab the golden goose, and clear Puss' name. (Read More)
Themes: | redemption, theft, escape, friendship |
Story: | sword fight, spyglass, flintlock pistol, swashbuckler, donkey, full moon, honor, fugitive, jail, sword, rescue, tattoo |