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A mischievous young boy, Tom Sawyer ('Jonathan Taylor Thomas (I)' (qv), witnesses a murder by the deadly Injun Joe. Tom becomes friends with Huckleberry Finn ('Brad Renfro' (qv), a boy with no future and no family. Tom has to choose between honoring a friendship or honoring an oath because the town β¦alcoholic is accused of the murder. Tom and Huck go through several adventures trying to retrieve evidence. (Read More)
Subgenre: | suspensecult film |
Themes: | wildernessherofriendshipmurderdeath |
Mood: | murder trialnightmare |
Locations: | cave incampfirecavecourtroomrural settingsmall townschool |
Characters: | aunt nephew relationshipsheriffbiblealcoholicsingle mothernative americantough guygirlteacherboybrother brother relationshipdoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationship |
Period: | 19th century |
Story: | child herochest of gold coinstreasure chestcovered in mudmurder witnesstrapped in a cavechild smokingchild fighting adulttreasure mapchild protagonistflintlock riflechild in periljail cellteenage herotween girl β¦looking at oneself in a mirrorsword fightknife in the backknife in backknife throwingknife fightaccused of murdercutting one's fingerfishing hookknocked unconciousone room schoolhousesleeping roughknifemantorn shirtfalling into a holenear drowningblood oathfear of ghostslost treasuretwo against onesneaking outburied treasureflying kickgrave robbingends with freeze frameteenager fighting adultfinger cutechojarmarblenostalgiceyepatchshaking handschoreschestflintlock pistolmissouriclimbing out a windowlong brown hairslice of liferescue from drowningclimbing a treemusketalabamashoedrunkardabandoned houseraftshoutingundertakerframed for murdercanoetestimonypipe smokingmudfirst kissfalling to deathlanterndeath threatyoung lovejumping through a windowoutlawfat manengagementchild's point of viewbarefootapplespidercowboy hatfreeze framerunawaynewspaper headlinecabinwitnessopening action sceneskeletonevil manduelon the runcigar smokinggraveyarddisarming someonecoffinchildfalse accusationtrialjudgebrunettemapstabbed to deathbridgecandlegood versus evilcriminalriverclassroomjailrifleshowdownfalling from heightbrawlswordpunched in the facemirrorfistfightbeatingbased on booksurprise endingthree word titleknifecharacter name in titlebased on novelkissviolence (See All) |
Themes: | herofriendshipmurderdeath |
Locations: | campfirecave |
Characters: | native americanboy |
Story: | child herochild protagonistchild in periljail cellsword fightfalling to deathchild's point of viewcowboy hatskeletonevil manon the runmapgood versus evilrivershowdown β¦falling from heightbrawlswordpunched in the facefistfightsurprise endingknifecharacter name in titlebased on novelviolence (See All) |
In stifling Edwardian London, Wendy Darling mesmerizes her brothers every night with bedtime tales of swordplay, swashbuckling, and the fearsome Captain Hook. But the children become the heroes of an even greater story, when Peter Pan flies into their nursery one night and leads them over moonlit ro β¦oftops through a galaxy of stars and to the lush jungles of Neverland. Wendy and her brothers join Peter and the Lost Boys in an exhilarating life--free of grown-up rules--while also facing the inevitable showdown with Hook and his bloodthirsty pirates. (Read More)
Themes: | heromurderfriendshipdeath |
Locations: | school |
Characters: | aunt nephew relationshipnative americantough guygirlteacherboybrother brother relationship |
Story: | child herochild protagonistflintlock rifletween girlsword fightflintlock pistolmusketyoung lovechild's point of viewbarefootskeletondueldisarming someonechildclassroom β¦showdownswordcharacter name in titlebased on novelviolencekiss (See All) |
Mikey Walsh and Brandon Walsh are brothers whose family is preparing to move because developers want to build a golf course in the place of their neighborhood -- unless enough money is raised to stop the construction of the golf course, and that's quite doubtful. But when Mikey stumbles upon a treas β¦ure map of the famed "One-Eyed" Willy's hidden fortune, Mikey, Brandon, and their friends Lawrence "Chunk" Cohen, Clark "Mouth" Devereaux, Andrea "Andy" Carmichael, Stefanie "Stef" Steinbrenner, and Richard "Data" Wang, calling themselves The Goonies, set out on a quest to find the treasure in hopes of saving their neighborhood. The treasure is in a cavern, but the entrance to the cavern is under the restaurant of evil thief Mama Fratelli and her sons Jake Fratelli, Francis Fratelli, and the severely disfigured Lotney "Sloth" Fratelli. Sloth befriends the Goonies and decides to help them. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | deathmurderfriendship |
Locations: | cavesmall town |
Characters: | brother brother relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationship |
Story: | child herotreasure mapchild in perilteenage herolost treasureteenager fighting adultrescue from drowningfirst kissyoung loveoutlawchild's point of viewopening action sceneskeletonchildmap β¦criminalshowdownswordsurprise endingkissviolence (See All) |
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)
Subgenre: | suspense |
Themes: | friendshipmurderdeath |
Locations: | campfirecourtroomsmall town |
Characters: | sheriffbiblenative americanboybrother brother relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationship |
Period: | 19th century |
Story: | murder witnessjail celltestimonywitnessopening action sceneduelcigar smokingtrialjudgeriverjailrifleshowdownpunched in the facemirror β¦beatingbased on novelkissviolence (See All) |
Following the murder of her father by hired hand Tom Chaney, 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. marshal she can find, a man with "true grit," Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn. Mattie insists on accompanying Cogburn, whose drinking, sl β¦oth, and generally reprobate character do not augment her faith in him. Against his wishes, she joins him in his trek into the Indian Nations in search of Chaney. They are joined by Texas Ranger LaBoeuf, who wants Chaney for his own purposes. The unlikely trio find danger and surprises on the journey, and each has his or her "grit" tested. (Read More)
Themes: | murder |
Locations: | campfirecavesmall town |
Characters: | sheriffalcoholicnative americangirldoctor |
Period: | 19th century |
Story: | child in perilclimbing a treedrunkardundertakertestimonypipe smokingoutlawchild's point of viewapplecabincoffintrialjudgecriminalriver β¦rifleshowdownfalling from heightsurprise endingknifebased on novel (See All) |
Themes: | murderdeathfriendship |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | cave |
Characters: | tough guybrother brother relationship |
Story: | covered in mudchild in periljail cellknife throwingdeath threatoutlawfreeze frameopening action sceneevil manon the rundisarming someonemapstabbed to deathbridgecandle β¦good versus evilrivershowdownfalling from heightbrawlswordpunched in the facefistfightbeatingbased on booksurprise endingknifecharacter name in titleviolence (See All) |
'The Count of Monte Cristo' is a remake of the Alexander Dumas tale by the same name. Dantes, a sailor who is falsely accused of treason by his best friend Fernand, who wants Dantes' girlfriend Mercedes for himself. Dantes is imprisoned on the island prison of Chateau d'If for 13 years, where he plo β¦ts revenge against those who betrayed him. With the help of another prisoner, he escapes the island and proceeds to transform himself into the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo as part of his plan to exact revenge. (Read More)
Themes: | murderfriendship |
Locations: | campfirecave |
Period: | 19th century |
Story: | treasure chesttreasure mapjail cellsword fightknife throwingknife fightpipe smokingengagementbarefootevil manfalse accusationmaprifleshowdownfalling from height β¦swordsurprise endingknifecharacter name in titlebased on novel (See All) |
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: | friendshipdeathmurder |
Locations: | campfiresmall town |
Characters: | sheriffalcoholicnative americantough guy |
Period: | 19th century |
Story: | child in perilknife throwingknife fightoutlawcowboy hatevil manduelon the runcigar smokingdisarming someonecoffinstabbed to deathgood versus evilcriminalrifle β¦showdownfalling from heightknifeviolence (See All) |
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: | heromurderfriendship |
Locations: | campfirecavesmall town |
Characters: | sherifftough guybrother brother relationship |
Period: | 19th century |
Story: | jumping through a windowoutlawcowboy hatopening action scenedueldisarming someoneriverjailrifleshowdownbrawlfistfightsurprise endingkissviolence |
The three best of the disbanded Musketeers - Athos, Porthos, and Aramis - join a young hotheaded would-be-Musketeer, D'Artagnan, to stop the Cardinal Richelieu's evil plot: to form an alliance with enemy England by way of the mysterious Milady. Rochefort, the Cardinal's right-hand man, announces the β¦ official disbanding of the King's Musketeers. Three, however, refuse to throw down their swords - Athos the fighter and drinker, Porthos the pirate and lover, and Aramis the priest and poet. Arriving in Paris to join the Musketeers, D'Artagnan uncovers the Cardinal's plans, and the four set out on a mission to protect King and Country. (Read More)
Themes: | herodeathmurderfriendship |
Characters: | bible |
Story: | flintlock rifleteenage herosword fightflintlock pistolmusketfirst kissdeath threatoutlawduelmapgood versus evilrifleshowdownfalling from heightbrawl β¦swordpunched in the facefistfightbeatingknifebased on novelviolence (See All) |
The Legendary Zorro goes off on another adventure to protect the future of California and its citizens. This time, he fights against evil-doers with the help of his beautiful wife, Elena, and their precocious young son, Joaquin. Alejandro De LaVega is torn between two worlds: his life as Zorro and h β¦is life as a family man. After Alejandro once again breaks his promise to stop wearing the mask, Elena leaves him, and soon begins seeing Armand, a haughty French Count. But a mysterious explosion in the desert leads Zorro to believe that there's more to Armand than meets the eye, and our hero is intent on finding out what that is. Little does he know, there are others working to uncover certain truths as well. (Read More)
Themes: | heromurder |
Characters: | tough guy |
Period: | 19th century |
Story: | child fighting adultsword fightknife fightflintlock pistoloutlawcowboy hatopening action scenedueldisarming someonebrunetteclassroomshowdownbrawlfistfightknife β¦character name in titlekissviolence (See All) |
Subgenre: | suspense |
Themes: | herodeathmurder |
Locations: | campfire |
Characters: | tough guy |
Story: | child in perillooking at oneself in a mirrorsword fightknife fightengagementon the rundisarming someonefalse accusationbridgecandlegood versus evilrivershowdownbrawlsword β¦punched in the facemirrorfistfightbeatingsurprise endingknifecharacter name in titlekissviolence (See All) |
Three friends, whose lives have been drifting apart, reunite for the funeral of a fourth childhood friend. When looking through their childhood belongings, they discover a trunk which contained details on a quest their friend was attempting. It revealed that he was hot on the trail of the $200,000 t β¦hat went missing with airplane hijacker D.B. Cooper in 1971. They decide to continue his journey, but do not understand the dangers they will soon encounter. (Read More)
Themes: | wildernessdeathfriendship |
Locations: | campfirecaverural settingsmall town |
Characters: | sheriffnative americanboydoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationship |
Story: | treasure chesttreasure mapblood oathlost treasureclimbing a treecanoelanterncabinskeletongraveyardcoffinmapriverriflefalling from height β¦three word titleknifekissviolence (See All) |
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: | herodeathmurder |
Locations: | campfiresmall town |
Characters: | sheriffbibletough guy |
Period: | 19th century |
Story: | teenager fighting adultlong brown hairdrunkardoutlawcowboy hatopening action scenedueldisarming someonebrunetteriverrifleshowdownbeatingviolencekiss |
At the turn of the century, the young lord Vlad and his family live a peaceful life ruling over their small kingdom, but when a Turk warlord demands from Vlad a thousand boys and his son to create an army Vlad seeks a terrible power that will allow him to protect his kingdom and family from the Turk β¦s at a terrible cost. (Read More)
Themes: | deathmurder |
Locations: | cave |
Characters: | tough guy |
Story: | child in perilsword fightknife throwingfalling to deathspiderfreeze frameskeletonevil manon the runmapstabbed to deathcandlegood versus evilrivershowdown β¦falling from heightswordpunched in the facebeatingsurprise endingknifecharacter name in titleviolence (See All) |
In a dystopian future, the totalitarian nation of Panem is divided into 12 districts and the Capitol. Each year two young representatives from each district are selected by lottery to participate in The Hunger Games. Part entertainment, rutal retribution for a past rebellion, the televised games are β¦ broadcast throughout Panem. The 24 participants are forced to eliminate their competitors while the citizens of Panem are required to watch. When 16-year-old Katniss' young sister, Prim, is selected as District 12's female representative, Katniss volunteers to take her place. She and her male counterpart, Peeta, are pitted against bigger, stronger representatives, some of whom have trained for this their whole lives. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | deathfriendshipmurder |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | cave |
Characters: | alcoholicteacherboy |
Story: | child in perilteenage herotween girlsword fightknife throwingknife fightclimbing a treedrunkardappledisarming someonechildmapcandleriverfalling from height β¦brawlfistfightbeatingthree word titleknifebased on novelkissviolence (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: | suspensecult film |
Themes: | herodeathmurderfriendship |
Locations: | rural settingsmall town |
Characters: | sheriffbibletough guy |
Period: | 19th century |
Story: | knife throwingframed for murderpipe smokinglanterncowboy hatopening action sceneduelcigar smokingdisarming someonestabbed to deathcriminaljailrifleshowdownbrawl β¦fistfightbeatingsurprise endingviolence (See All) |
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: | suspensecult film |
Themes: | deathmurderfriendship |
Locations: | small town |
Characters: | sheriffgirlboy |
Story: | child in perilknife throwingjumping through a windowoutlawcowboy hatfreeze frameon the runcigar smokingdisarming someonestabbed to deathgood versus evilcriminalrifleshowdownbrawl β¦punched in the facefistfightbeatingsurprise endingknifeviolencekiss (See All) |
Ellen, an unknown female gunslinger rides into a small, dingy and depressing prairie town with a secret as to her reason for showing up. Shortly after her arrival, a local preacher, Cort, is thrown through the saloon doors while townfolk are signing up for a gun competition. The pot is a huge sum of β¦ money and the only rule: that you follow the rules of the man that set up the contest, Herod. Herod is also the owner, leader, and "ruler" of the town. Seems he's arranged this little gun-show-off so that the preacher (who use to be an outlaw and rode with Herod) will have to fight again. Cort refuses to ever use a gun to kill again and Herod, acknowledging Cort as one of the best, is determined to alter this line of thinking ... even if it gets someone killed ... (Read More)
Subgenre: | suspensecult film |
Themes: | murderdeath |
Locations: | campfirerural settingsmall town |
Characters: | native americantough guydoctor |
Period: | 19th century |
Story: | teenager fighting adultpipe smokingoutlawcowboy hatopening action sceneevil mandueldisarming someonerifleshowdownbrawlpunched in the facefistfightbeatingsurprise ending β¦knifeviolencekiss (See All) |
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: | herofriendshipmurderdeath |
Locations: | small town |
Characters: | sherifftough guy |
Period: | 19th century |
Story: | child in perilknife throwingundertakeroutlawcowboy hatevil mancigar smokingdisarming someonecoffingood versus evilcriminalriverrifleshowdownpunched in the face β¦beatingknifeviolence (See All) |
Renowned adventurer Allan Quatermain leads a team of extraordinary figures with legendary powers to battle the technological terror of a madman known as "The Fantom." This "League" comprises seafarer/inventor Captain Nemo, vampiress Mina Harker, an invisible man named Rodney Skinner, American secret β¦ service agent Tom Sawyer, the ageless and invincible Dorian Gray, and the dangerous split personality of Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | heromurderdeath |
Characters: | doctor |
Period: | 19th century |
Story: | sword fightknife throwingknife fightopening action sceneskeletonevil manduelgraveyarddisarming someonerifleshowdownfalling from heightbrawlswordmirror β¦fistfightsurprise endingknifebased on novelviolence (See All) |
PRIEST, a post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller, is set in an alternate world -- one ravaged by centuries of war between man and vampires. The story revolves around a legendary Warrior Priest from the last Vampire War who now lives in obscurity among the other downtrodden human inhabitants in walled-in d β¦ystopian cities ruled by the Church. When his niece is abducted by a murderous pack of vampires, Priest breaks his sacred vows to venture out on a quest to find her before they turn her into one of them. He is joined on his crusade by his niece's boyfriend, a trigger-fingered young wasteland sheriff, and a former Warrior Priestess who possesses otherworldly fighting skills. (Read More)
Themes: | herodeathmurder |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | cavesmall town |
Characters: | sheriffbibletough guybrother brother relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationship |
Story: | jail cellknife throwinglanternjumping through a windowcowboy hatcabinon the runcoffinstabbed to deathgood versus evilshowdownfalling from heightbrawlpunched in the facefistfight β¦beatingsurprise endingknifecharacter name in titlebased on novelviolence (See All) |
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: | herofriendshipmurderdeath |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | campfirerural settingsmall town |
Characters: | sheriffboydoctor |
Period: | 19th century |
Story: | child in perilcowboy hatevil mancigar smokinggraveyardcoffingood versus eviljailrifleshowdownbeatingbased on novelviolencekiss |
Mickey Knox and Mallory Wilson aren't your typical lovers - after killing her abusive father, they go on a road trip where, every time they stop somewhere, they kill pretty well everyone around them. They do however leave one person alive at every shootout to tell the story and they soon become a me β¦dia sensation thanks to sensationalized reporting. Told in a highly visual style. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | deathmurder |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | campfire |
Characters: | native americantough guyboyfriend girlfriend relationship |
Story: | jail celllooking at oneself in a mirrorknife in backknife throwingcowboy hatfreeze framenewspaper headlinewitnessevil manon the rundisarming someonemapstabbed to deathbridgecriminal β¦jailbrawlpunched in the facefistfightbeatingsurprise endingthree word titleknifeviolence (See All) |
Story of a young woman, Mrs. McBain, who moves from New Orleans to frontier Utah, on the very edge of the American West. She arrives to find her new husband and family slaughtered, but by whom? The prime suspect, coffee-lover Cheyenne, befriends her and offers to go after the real killer, assassin g β¦ang leader Frank, in her honor. He is accompanied by Harmonica, a man already on a quest to get even. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | deathmurder |
Locations: | cavesmall town |
Characters: | sheriffnative american |
Period: | 19th century |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrorlong brown hairlanternopening action sceneevil manduelcoffinfalse accusationbrunettegood versus evilshowdownfalling from heightmirrorbeatingknife β¦violencekiss (See All) |
In 19th-century New Mexico, a father (Tommy Lee Jones) comes back home, hoping to reconcile with his adult daughter Maggie (Cate Blanchett). Maggie's daughter is kidnapped, forcing father and estranged daughter to work together to get her back.
Subgenre: | suspensecult film |
Themes: | hero |
Locations: | rural setting |
Characters: | sheriffnative americantough guy |
Period: | 19th century |
Story: | jumping through a windowcowboy hatevil mangood versus evilrifleshowdownfalling from heightbrawlfistfightbeatingbased on novel |
"Some people lose their faith because Heaven shows them too little," says Thomas Daggett. "But how many people lose their faith because Heaven showed them too much?" Daggett nearly became a priest; now he's a cop. He may want to put religion behind him, but one morning a weird, eyeless, hermaphrodit β¦ic corpse turns up. Suddenly he is on a path that will put him right in the middle of a war in Heaven. And once again, Heaven will show him too much: gore, blood, charred flesh, living corpses and much worse. Even more central to the heavenly war effort is a young girl. This American Indian child has something Gabriel wants. And Gabriel is willing to kill her and anyone in his path - or even reanimate a corpse or two - to get it. (Read More)
Subgenre: | suspensecult film |
Themes: | murderdeath |
Locations: | small townschool |
Characters: | sheriffbiblenative americangirlteacher |
Story: | child in periljumping through a windownewspaper headlineskeletonevil mangraveyarddisarming someonecoffinchildgood versus evilshowdownfalling from heightbrawlpunched in the facefistfight β¦beatingsurprise endingknifeviolencekiss (See All) |
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: | deathmurder |
Locations: | campfirecavesmall town |
Characters: | sheriffnative americantough guydoctor |
Period: | 19th century |
Story: | child in periljail celllanternoutlawcowboy hatcabinon the rundisarming someonestabbed to deathcandleriverjailrifleshowdownbrawl β¦punched in the facefistfightbeatingknifeviolence (See All) |
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: | deathmurderfriendship |
Characters: | aunt nephew relationshiptough guy |
Period: | 19th century |
Story: | jail celllooking at oneself in a mirrorsword fightknife throwingdisarming someonestabbed to deathbridgegood versus evilrifleshowdownfalling from heightbrawlswordpunched in the facefistfight β¦beatingsurprise endingknifebased on novelviolencekiss (See All) |
In 19th century Qing Dynasty China, a warrior gives his sword, Green Destiny, to his lover to deliver to safe keeping, but it is stolen, and the chase is on to find it. The search leads to the House of Yu where the story takes on a whole different level.
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | herodeathmurder |
Locations: | cave |
Characters: | tough guy |
Period: | 19th century |
Story: | sword fightknife fightoutlawrunawaydueldisarming someonebridgeshowdownbrawlswordpunched in the facefistfightsurprise endingknifebased on novel β¦violencekiss (See All) |
Shane rides into a conflict between cattleman Ryker and a bunch of settlers, like Joe Starrett and his family, whose land Ryker wants. When Shane beats up Ryker's man Chris, Ryker tries to buy him. Then Shane and Joe take on the whole Ryker crew. Ryker sends to Cheyenne for truly evil gunslinger Wil β¦son. Shane must clear out all the guns from the valley. (Read More)
Themes: | herofriendshipmurderdeath |
Characters: | tough guybrother brother relationship |
Period: | 19th century |
Story: | echoalabamapipe smokingmudlanternoutlawcabinevil mancigar smokingcoffinriverrifleshowdownbrawlfistfight β¦beatingcharacter name in titlebased on novelkissviolence (See All) |
A young man is released from prison after many years and given a new identity in a new town. Aided by a supervisor who becomes like a father to him he finds a job and friends and hesitantly starts a relationship with a compassionate girl. But the secret of the heinous crime he committed as a boy wei β¦ghs down on him, and he learns that it is not so easy to escape your past. (Read More)
Themes: | herodeathfriendshipmurder |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | courtroomschool |
Characters: | girlteacherboybrother brother relationshipboyfriend girlfriend relationship |
Story: | sneaking outfirst kissnewspaper headlinewitnessgraveyardtrialcriminalriverclassroomjailpunched in the facemirrorbeatingknifebased on novel β¦violencekiss (See All) |
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: | heromurder |
Locations: | rural settingsmall town |
Characters: | native american |
Period: | 19th century |
Story: | flintlock rifleblood oathmissourimusketoutlawopening action sceneduelrivershowdownswordsurprise endingcharacter name in titlebased on novelviolencekiss |
A veteran samurai, who has fallen on hard times, answers a village's request for protection from bandits. He gathers 6 other samurai to help him, and they teach the townspeople how to defend themselves, and they supply the samurai with three small meals a day. The film culminates in a giant battle w β¦hen 40 bandits attack the village. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | herofriendshipdeath |
Locations: | campfire |
Characters: | tough guy |
Story: | flintlock riflechild in perilsword fightmusketmudyoung lovedueldisarming someonemapriverrifleshowdownswordviolencekiss |
One choice can transform you-or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves--and herself--while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, po β¦litics and love. Tris's initiation day should have been marked by celebration and victory with her chosen faction; instead, the day ended with unspeakable horrors. War now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. And in times of war, sides must be chosen, secrets will emerge, and choices will become even more irrevocable--and even more powerful. Transformed by her own decisions but also by haunting grief and guilt, radical new discoveries, and shifting relationships. Tris must fully embrace her Divergence, even if she does not know what she may lose by doing so. (Read More)
Subgenre: | suspense |
Themes: | murderdeathfriendship |
Mood: | nightmare |
Characters: | tough guyboyfriend girlfriend relationship |
Story: | child in periljail cellteenage heroknife fightclimbing out a windowfalling to deathjumping through a windowon the rundisarming someonefalse accusationtrialjudgegood versus evilfalling from heightbrawl β¦punched in the facefistfightbeatingsurprise endingknifebased on novelviolence (See All) |
While exploring g uncharted wilderness in 1823, legendary fronjitiersman Hugh Glass sustains injuries from a brutal bear attack. When his hunting team leaves him for dead, Glass must utilize his survival skills to find a way back home while avoiding natives on their own hunt. Grief-stricken and fuel β¦ed by vengeance, Glass treks through the wintry terrain to track down John Fitzgerald, the former confidant who betrayed and abandoned him. (Read More)
Subgenre: | suspense |
Themes: | wildernessmurderdeathfriendship |
Locations: | campfire |
Characters: | native americantough guy |
Period: | 19th century |
Story: | flintlock rifleknife fightflintlock pistolmusketopening action sceneon the rundisarming someonestabbed to deathriverrifleshowdownbrawlswordfistfightbased on book β¦surprise endingknifebased on novelviolence (See All) |
When Nick Parsons appears to be murdered his wife Libby is tried and convicted. Six years later Libby is paroled and with the help of Travis Lehman (her parole officer) she sets out to find her son and the truth behind the "murder".
Themes: | murder |
Mood: | murder trial |
Locations: | courtroomschool |
Characters: | sheriffteacherdoctor |
Story: | jail cellframed for murdertestimonynewspaper headlineevil manon the runcoffintrialjudgeshowdownknife |
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 n β¦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: | suspensecult film |
Themes: | herofriendshipmurderdeath |
Characters: | tough guydoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationship |
Story: | child in periljail celldeath threatjumping through a windowcowboy hatnewspaper headlineopening action sceneevil manduelcigar smokingdisarming someonefalse accusationtrialjudgebridge β¦good versus evilcriminalrifleshowdownfalling from heightbrawlpunched in the facefistfightbeatingsurprise endingthree word titleknifeviolencekiss (See All) |
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 β¦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: | murderdeath |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | cavesmall town |
Characters: | tough guy |
Story: | child in periljail cellsword fightknife throwingclimbing a treepipe smokingskeletonmapstabbed to deathbridgegood versus evilriverfalling from heightbrawlsword β¦fistfightknifecharacter name in titlebased on novelviolence (See All) |
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: | wildernessdeathmurder |
Locations: | campfire |
Characters: | native americangirlboy |
Period: | 19th century |
Story: | knife throwingpipe smokingoutlawcowboy hatcabinopening action sceneduelon the runcigar smokingriverriflebrawlfistfightsurprise endingknife β¦violence (See All) |
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: | heromurder |
Locations: | small town |
Characters: | sheriffalcoholictough guy |
Story: | jail cellundertakerapplecowboy hatevil manduelgood versus evilshowdownfalling from heightbrawlpunched in the facefistfightbeatingthree word titleknife β¦kissviolence (See All) |
Young Danny Madigan is a big fan of Jack Slater, a larger-than-life action hero played by Arnold Schwarzenegger. When his best friend, Nick the projectionist, gives him a magic ticket to the new Jack Slater film, Danny is transported into Slater's world, where the good guys always win. One of Slater β¦'s enemies, Benedict the hitman, gets hold of the ticket and ends up in Danny's world, where he realises that if he can kill Schwarzenegger, Slater will be no more. Slater and Danny must travel back and stop him. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | herodeathmurder |
Characters: | single mothertough guy |
Story: | child in perilsword fightchild's point of viewopening action sceneevil mancigar smokingcriminalshowdownfalling from heightbrawlswordpunched in the facefistfightbeatingthree word title β¦kissviolence (See All) |
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: | deathmurder |
Locations: | campfirecavesmall town |
Period: | 19th century |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrorknife throwingpipe smokingcowboy hatnewspaper headlineevil manmapcandlegood versus evilriverrifleshowdownfalling from heightswordpunched in the face β¦surprise endingknifeviolencekiss (See All) |
Los Angeles, 1928. A single mother returns from work to find her nine-year-old son gone. She calls the LAPD to initiate a search. Five months later, a boy is found in Illinois who fits the description; he says he's her son. To fanfare and photos, the LAPD reunite mother and son, but she insists he's β¦ not her boy. The cops dismiss her as either a liar or hysterical. When she joins a minister in his public criticism of the police, they in turn use government power to silence and intimidate her. Meanwhile, a cop goes to a dilapidated ranch to find a Canadian lad who's without legal status; the youth tells a grisly tale. There's redress for murder; is there redress for abuse of power? (Read More)
Themes: | deathmurder |
Locations: | courtroomschool |
Characters: | biblesingle mothergirlteacherboy |
Story: | jail cellshoetestimonydeath threatnewspaper headlinewitnessskeletonfalse accusationtrialjudgestabbed to deathcandleclassroomriflepunched in the face β¦violence (See All) |
Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok, the destruction of his homeworld and the end of Asgardian civilization, at the hands of an all-powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela.
Themes: | deathmurder |
Characters: | alcoholictough guybrother brother relationship |
Story: | sword fightknife fightdeath threatjumping through a windowopening action sceneskeletonduelon the rundisarming someonestabbed to deathbridgegood versus evilrivershowdownfalling from height β¦brawlswordpunched in the facefistfightbeatingsurprise endingknifecharacter name in titleviolence (See All) |
A 19th century Western. Chon Wang is a clumsy Imperial Guard to the Emperor of China. When Princess Pei Pei is kidnapped from the Forbidden City, Wang feels personally responsible and insists on joining the guards sent to rescue the Princess, who has been whisked away to the United States. In Nevada β¦ and hot on the trail of the kidnappers, Wang is separated from the group and soon finds himself an unlikely partner with Roy O'Bannon, a small time robber with delusions of grandeur. Together, the two forge onto one misadventure after another. (Read More)
Themes: | heromurder |
Characters: | sheriffnative americantough guy |
Period: | 19th century |
Story: | jail cellsword fightoutlawdueldisarming someonerivershowdownbrawlswordmirrorfistfightsurprise endingknifeviolence |
An adaptation of J. M. Barrie's story about a boy who never grew up. The three children of the Darling family receive a visit from Peter Pan, who takes them to Never Land, where an ongoing war between Peter's gang of rag-tag runaways and the evil Pirate Captain Hook is taking place.
Themes: | herofriendship |
Locations: | cave |
Characters: | native americangirlboybrother brother relationship |
Story: | child protagonistsword fightpipe smokingduelcigar smokingmapgood versus evilswordcharacter name in titlebased on novel |
Blind Zatoichi makes his living by gambling and giving massages. But behind his humble facade, Zatoichi is a master swordsman, gifted with lightning-fast draw and strokes of breathtaking precision. Zatoichi wanders into a town run by sinister gangs and a powerful samurai. He's destined for violent s β¦howdowns when he stumbles on two beautiful geishas avenging their parents' murder... Duels, wit and a touch of zen! Cult anti-hero Zatoichi is back in a sword-fighting adventure written, directed and starring Takeshi Kitano. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | heromurderdeath |
Characters: | aunt nephew relationship |
Period: | 19th century |
Story: | sword fightframed for murderlanternfreeze frameduelstabbed to deathbridgecandlegood versus evilcriminalshowdownswordpunched in the facebeatingcharacter name in title β¦based on novelviolence (See All) |
Buff sailor-man Popeye arrives in an awkward seaside town called Sweethaven. There he meets Wimpy, a hamburger-loving man; Olive Oyl, the soon-to-be love of his life; and Bluto, a huge, mean pirate who's out to make Sweethaven pay for no good reason. Popeye also discovers his long-lost Pappy in the β¦middle of it all, so with a band of his new friends, Popeye heads off to stop Bluto, and he's got the power of spinach, which Popeye detests, to butt Bluto right in the mush. Watch as Popeye mops the floor with punks in a burger joint, stops a greedy tax man, takes down a champion boxer, and even finds abandoned baby Swee'pea. He's strong to the finish 'cause he eats his spinach! (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | hero |
Locations: | cave |
Characters: | tough guy |
Story: | treasure chestchild in perilsword fightlost treasurepipe smokingdueldisarming someonebrawlfistfightbeatingknifecharacter name in titleviolence |