While Andy is away at summer camp Woody has been toynapped by Al McWiggin, a greedy collector and proprietor of "Al's Toy Barn"! In this all-out rescue mission, Buzz and his friends Mr. Potato Head, Slinky Dog, Rex and Hamm springs into action to rescue Woody from winding up as a museum piece. They …must find a way to save him before he gets sold in Japan forever and they'll never see him again! (Read More)
Themes: | adoption, greed, hope, redemption, theft, escape, kidnapping, friendship |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | elevator, airport |
Characters: | villain, baby, friend |
Period: | 1990s |
Story: | toy, collector, buzz lightyear, barbie doll, slinky dog, prospector, yard sale, cartoon penguin, shot with a laser gun, anthropomorphic toy, squeeze toy, toy comes to life, toy store, laser gun, troll doll, rescue, airplane cargo, comic hero, traffic cone, self fulfillment, etch a sketch, mr potato head, chicken suit, cancellation, license plate, piggy bank, conveyor belt, battering ram, second in trilogy, cgi film, barbie, super nintendo, cartoon violence, reference to abraham lincoln, hopelessness, choice, friends who live together, stealth, claw, self referential, tour guide, overweight, cartoon dog, race car, penguin, bloopers during credits, ohio, car chase, broken arm, cgi animation, anthropomorphism, dinosaur, part of trilogy, jumping from height, laser, visit, blockbuster, computer animation, hat, flying, loyalty, destiny, severed arm, tragic event, opening action scene, mistaken identity, doll, cowboy, suburb, karate, no opening credits, outer space, apology, little boy, single mother, fighting, numbered sequel, second part, showdown, falling from height, brawl, gunfight, tough guy, battle, slow motion scene, airplane, hero, mirror, fistfight, digit in title, dream, shootout, cult film, chase, martial arts, dog, husband wife relationship, number in title, violence, sequel, fight |
A little boy named Andy loves to be in his room, playing with his toys, especially his doll named "Woody". But, what do the toys do when Andy is not with them, they come to life. Woody believes that he has life (as a toy) good. However, he must worry about Andy's family moving, and what Woody does n…ot know is about Andy's birthday party. Woody does not realize that Andy's mother gave him an action figure known as Buzz Lightyear, who does not believe that he is a toy, and quickly becomes Andy's new favorite toy. Woody, who is now consumed with jealousy, tries to get rid of Buzz. Then, both Woody and Buzz are now lost. They must find a way to get back to Andy before he moves without them, but they will have to pass through a ruthless toy killer, Sid Phillips. (Read More)
Themes: | redemption, escape, friendship |
Characters: | villain, baby, friend |
Period: | 1990s |
Story: | buzz lightyear, toy, toy comes to life, troll doll, doll, comic hero, slinky dog, etch a sketch, mr potato head, piggy bank, cgi film, cartoon violence, friends who live together, bloopers during credits, ohio, cgi animation, anthropomorphism, dinosaur, part of trilogy, blockbuster, computer animation, flying, loyalty, cowboy, suburb, karate, apology, little boy, single mother, fighting, showdown, brawl, tough guy, slow motion scene, rescue, hero, fistfight, cult film, martial arts, dog, fight, violence |
Woody, Buzz and the whole gang are back. As their owner Andy prepares to depart for college, his loyal toys find themselves in daycare where untamed tots with their sticky little fingers do not play nice. So, it's all for one and one for all as they join Barbie's counterpart Ken, a thespian hedgehog… named Mr. Pricklepants and a pink, strawberry-scented teddy bear called Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear to plan their great escape. (Read More)
Themes: | escape, friendship |
Story: | barbie doll, anthropomorphic toy, toy comes to life, troll doll, slinky dog, buzz lightyear, mr potato head, friends who live together, ohio, cgi animation, anthropomorphism, part of trilogy, blockbuster, computer animation, toy, doll, cowboy, suburb, no opening credits, apology, numbered sequel, rescue, digit in title, number in title, dog, sequel, violence |
Jackie Chan, a top secret militant soldier, crashes into the South African jungle after his mission of kidnapping three scientists (who were experimenting with a powerful mineral) has gone awry. Waking up in a village of local natives, Chan has no memory of who he is, thus being addressed as "Who Am… I". His journey with aid from two female sidekicks to find out his identity leads him all the way to Rotterdam where he coincidentally discovers the location of the organization that kidnapped the three scientists. With no memory, Chan is thirsty for answers by any means necessary. (Read More)
Themes: | greed, escape, kidnapping |
Period: | 1990s |
Story: | race car, bloopers during credits, car chase, jumping from height, laser, opening action scene, karate, fighting, falling from height, brawl, gunfight, tough guy, battle, slow motion scene, airplane, rescue, hero, fistfight, shootout, cult film, chase, martial arts, fight, violence, dog |
After stealing a mysterious orb in the far reaches of outer space, Peter Quill from Earth, is now the main target of a manhunt led by the villain known as Ronan the Accuser. To help fight Ronan and his team and save the galaxy from his power, Quill creates a team of space heroes known as the "Guardi…ans of the Galaxy" to save the world. (Read More)
Themes: | escape, kidnapping, friendship |
Characters: | villain |
Story: | laser gun, troll doll, collector, broken arm, anthropomorphism, laser, blockbuster, severed arm, outer space, showdown, falling from height, brawl, gunfight, tough guy, battle, slow motion scene, rescue, fistfight, shootout, chase, martial arts, fight, violence, dog |
This is the sequel to "Romancing the Stone" where Jack and Joan have their yacht and easy life, but are gradually getting bored with each other and this way of life. Joan accepts an invitation to go to some middle eastern country as a guest of the sheik, but there she is abducted and finds her- self… involved with the "jewel". Jack decides to rescue her with his new partner Ralph. They all go from one adventure to another... What is the story of this "jewel"? This is why The Jewel Of The Nile (1985) is one of the best movies like Toy Story 2 (1999). (Read More)
Themes: | escape |
Story: | second in trilogy, part of trilogy, jumping from height, blockbuster, destiny, opening action scene, second part, falling from height, brawl, gunfight, tough guy, battle, rescue, fistfight, shootout, cult film, sequel |
After saving Xandar from Ronan's wrath, the Guardians are now recognized as heroes. Now the team must help their leader Star Lord (Chris Pratt) uncover the truth behind his true heritage. Along the way, old foes turn to allies and betrayal is blooming. And the Guardians find that they are up against… a devastating new menace who is out to rule the galaxy. (Read More)
Themes: | redemption, theft, escape, kidnapping |
Characters: | baby |
Story: | laser gun, troll doll, anthropomorphism, jumping from height, laser, visit, blockbuster, flying, severed arm, opening action scene, outer space, second part, showdown, falling from height, brawl, gunfight, tough guy, battle, slow motion scene, rescue, hero, fistfight, digit in title, shootout, chase, martial arts, number in title, violence, fight, sequel |
A remake of the television series, Matthew Broderick stars as Gadget, who suffers an accident at the beginning of the film, and befriends Brenda, a robotic surgeon who repairs Gadget so that he can defeat the villain Claw. In the meantime, Gadget and Brenda fall in love.
Themes: | kidnapping |
Characters: | villain |
Story: | claw, laser gun, comic hero, car chase, jumping from height, blockbuster, showdown, tough guy, battle, rescue, hero, cult film, chase, martial arts, violence, dog |
After an attempted assassination on Ambassador Han, Inspector Lee and Detective Carter are back in action as they head to Paris to protect a French woman with knowledge of the Triads' secret leaders. Lee also holds secret meetings with a United Nations authority, but his personal struggles with a Ch…inese criminal mastermind named Kenji, which reveals that it's Lee's long-lost...brother. But their race will take them across the city, from the depths of the Paris underground to the breathtaking heights of the Eiffel Tower, as they fight to outrun the world's most deadly criminals and save the day. (Read More)
Themes: | kidnapping |
Locations: | elevator |
Characters: | villain |
Story: | bloopers during credits, car chase, part of trilogy, karate, numbered sequel, showdown, falling from height, brawl, gunfight, tough guy, airplane, rescue, hero, fistfight, digit in title, shootout, chase, martial arts, husband wife relationship, number in title, fight, violence, sequel, dog |
Jupiter Jones was born under a night sky, with signs predicting that she was destined for great things. Now grown, Jupiter dreams of the stars but wakes up to the cold reality of a job cleaning other people's houses and an endless run of bad breaks. Only when Caine Wise, a genetically engineered ex-…military hunter, arrives on Earth to track her down does Jupiter begin to glimpse the fate that has been waiting for her all along - her genetic signature marks her as next in line for an extraordinary inheritance that could alter the balance of the cosmos. (Read More)
Themes: | redemption, escape, kidnapping, friendship |
Story: | laser gun, flying, destiny, opening action scene, mistaken identity, no opening credits, outer space, single mother, fighting, showdown, falling from height, brawl, gunfight, tough guy, battle, slow motion scene, rescue, fistfight, shootout, cult film, chase, martial arts, violence, fight |
Themes: | hope, escape, kidnapping, friendship |
Characters: | baby |
Story: | jumping from height, flying, destiny, no opening credits, outer space, showdown, falling from height, brawl, battle, slow motion scene, rescue, hero, fistfight, chase, martial arts, violence, fight |
After the earth-shattering revelations of INSURGENT, Tris must escape with Four and go beyond the wall enclosing Chicago. For the first time ever, they will leave the only city and family they have ever known. Once outside, old discoveries are quickly rendered meaningless with the revelation of shoc…king new truths. Tris and Four must quickly decide who they can trust as a ruthless battle ignites beyond the walls of Chicago which threatens all of humanity. In order to survive, Tris will be forced to make impossible choices about courage, allegiance, sacrifice and love. (Read More)
Themes: | hope, escape, kidnapping |
Locations: | elevator, airport |
Story: | laser gun, laser, destiny, no opening credits, fighting, showdown, falling from height, brawl, gunfight, tough guy, battle, slow motion scene, airplane, rescue, fistfight, shootout, chase, martial arts, sequel, violence, fight |
Eddie, an indomitable Hong Kong cop, is transformed into an immortal warrior with superhuman powers after a fatal accident involving a mysterious medallion. Eddie enlists the help of British Interpol agent Nicole to determine the secret of the medallion and face down the evil Snakehead who wants to …use its magical powers for his own nefarious plans. (Read More)
Themes: | kidnapping |
Locations: | airport |
Story: | bloopers during credits, flying, little boy, fighting, showdown, falling from height, brawl, tough guy, rescue, hero, fistfight, shootout, cult film, chase, martial arts, fight, violence, dog |
A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.
Themes: | adoption, hope, escape, kidnapping |
Story: | laser gun, hero, jumping from height, laser, blockbuster, flying, no opening credits, outer space, showdown, falling from height, brawl, gunfight, tough guy, battle, slow motion scene, airplane, rescue, fistfight, shootout, chase, martial arts, husband wife relationship, dog, violence, fight, sequel |
Themes: | greed, hope, redemption, escape, kidnapping |
Characters: | baby |
Story: | jumping from height, no opening credits, little boy, second part, showdown, brawl, tough guy, battle, slow motion scene, rescue, hero, mirror, fistfight, chase, martial arts, fight, sequel, violence |
Themes: | hope, redemption, escape, kidnapping, friendship |
Mood: | nightmare |
Story: | battering ram, jumping from height, blockbuster, severed arm, opening action scene, little boy, fighting, showdown, falling from height, brawl, tough guy, battle, slow motion scene, rescue, fistfight, chase, martial arts, husband wife relationship, fight, violence, dog |
Bound by a shared destiny, a bright, optimistic teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor jaded by disillusionment embark on a danger-filled mission to unearth the secrets of an enigmatic place somewhere in time and space that exists in their collective memory as "Tomo…rrowland." (Read More)
Themes: | hope, redemption, escape |
Locations: | elevator |
Story: | toy store, laser gun, self referential, jumping from height, laser, flying, destiny, severed arm, karate, no opening credits, outer space, showdown, falling from height, brawl, gunfight, slow motion scene, rescue, fistfight, shootout, chase, martial arts, violence, dog, fight |
Keong comes from Hong Kong to visit New York for his uncle's wedding. His uncle runs a market in the Bronx and Keong offers to help out while Uncle is on his honeymoon. During his stay in the Bronx, Keong befriends a neighbor kid and beats up some neighborhood thugs who cause problems at the market.… Meanwhile, one of those petty thugs in the local gang stumbles into a criminal situation way over his head. Blinded by greed, his involvement draws his gang, the kid, Keong, and the whole neighborhood into a deadly crossfire. When the lazy cops fail to successfully resolve matters, Keong takes things into his own hands. Needless to say, much spectacular kung-fu and outrageous action sequences follow.... (Read More)
Themes: | greed, escape, kidnapping |
Locations: | airport |
Period: | 1990s |
Story: | bloopers during credits, jumping from height, visit, little boy, showdown, falling from height, brawl, gunfight, tough guy, airplane, rescue, hero, fistfight, shootout, chase, martial arts, violence, fight |
The year is 2071. Following a terrorist bombing, a deadly virus is released on the populace of Mars and the government has issued a 300 million woo-long reward, the largest bounty in history, for the capture of whoever is behind it. The bounty hunter crew of the spaceship Bebop; Spike, Faye, Jet and… Ed, take the case with hopes of cashing in the bounty. However, the mystery surrounding the man responsible, Vincent, goes deeper than they ever imagined, and they aren't the only ones hunting him. The original creators of the virus have dispatched Electra to deal with Vincent and take out anyone who may stumble on the truth behind him. As the hunt for the man with no past and no future continues to escalate, they begin to question what about the world is reality and what is a dream as the line between sanity and insanity becomes more apparent. (Read More)
Themes: | escape, kidnapping |
Locations: | elevator |
Story: | jumping from height, hat, opening action scene, mistaken identity, cowboy, outer space, showdown, falling from height, brawl, gunfight, tough guy, slow motion scene, airplane, hero, fistfight, dream, shootout, cult film, chase, martial arts, dog, fight, violence |
High school outcasts stumble upon an old alien ship, where they acquire superpowers and are dubbed the Power Rangers. Learning that an old enemy of the previous generation has returned to exact vegenance, the group must harness their powers and use them to work together and save the world.
Themes: | greed, hope, redemption, escape, kidnapping, friendship |
Story: | car chase, dinosaur, jumping from height, destiny, opening action scene, no opening credits, outer space, single mother, showdown, falling from height, brawl, tough guy, battle, slow motion scene, rescue, hero, fistfight, chase, martial arts, husband wife relationship, fight, violence |
Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and… the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet. This is why War For The Planet Of The Apes (2017) is one of the best movies like Toy Story 2 (1999). (Read More)
Themes: | hope, redemption, escape, kidnapping, friendship |
Characters: | baby |
Story: | laser, blockbuster, tragic event, opening action scene, doll, no opening credits, showdown, falling from height, brawl, gunfight, battle, slow motion scene, rescue, fistfight, dream, shootout, chase, husband wife relationship, violence, fight, sequel |
Through contact with a mysterious substance, called Ooze, 4 little turtles in the canalization of New York mutate to giant turtles. They can speak, walk upright and love pizza. The wise rat Splinter becomes their mentor and educates them to Ninja fighters. Their arch-enemy is the bad, bad guy Shredd…er, who struggles to gain power over the world. Of course the ninja turtles will do everything to stop him. (Read More)
Themes: | redemption, friendship |
Characters: | villain, friend |
Period: | 1990s |
Story: | anthropomorphism, jumping from height, blockbuster, loyalty, opening action scene, fighting, showdown, falling from height, brawl, tough guy, hero, fistfight, cult film, martial arts, violence, fight |
A soldier from Earth crash-lands on an alien world after sustaining battle damage. Eventually he encounters another survivor, but from the enemy species he was fighting; they band together to survive on this hostile world. In the end the human finds himself caring for his enemy in a completely unexp…ected way. (Read More)
Themes: | escape, kidnapping, friendship |
Characters: | baby, friend |
Story: | laser gun, battle, choice, laser, opening action scene, outer space, fighting, showdown, brawl, gunfight, tough guy, rescue, fistfight, dream, shootout, cult film, chase, violence, fight |
This theatrical movie based on the television series (which was also based on a popular multiform robot toyline) did not go over very well at the box office. The movie takes place in 2005, twenty years after the television series, and chronicles the efforts of the heroic Autobots to defend their hom…eworld Cybertron from the evil Decepticons. Both factions are seething with anger, and that hatred has blinded them to a hideous menace headed their way. That hideous menace is the colossal planet known as Unicron, who has been ready to consume anything that stands in its way. The only thing that can stop Unicron is the Autobot Matrix of Leadership, which is possessed by the Autobots and which the Decepticons, through Unicron's orders, plan to take away from them. (Read More)
Themes: | hope, redemption, escape, kidnapping, friendship |
Characters: | villain |
Story: | laser gun, dinosaur, laser, flying, destiny, outer space, showdown, brawl, gunfight, battle, rescue, hero, fistfight, shootout, cult film, chase, martial arts, fight, sequel, violence |
Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia and Chewbacca face attack by the Imperial forces and its AT-AT walkers on the ice planet Hoth. While Han and Leia escape in the Millennium Falcon, Luke travels to Dagobah in search of Yoda. Only with the Jedi master's help will Luke survive when the dark side …of the Force beckons him into the ultimate duel with Darth Vader. (Read More)
Themes: | escape, friendship |
Characters: | villain, friend |
Story: | laser gun, rescue, friends who live together, part of trilogy, laser, blockbuster, destiny, no opening credits, outer space, fighting, numbered sequel, second part, showdown, falling from height, gunfight, battle, hero, shootout, cult film, number in title, sequel, violence, fight |
In the future, the mutants and the humans that help them are slaughtered by powerful robots named Sentinels. Professor Xavier, Wolverine, Magneto, Storm, Kitty Pryde and her friends meet at a monastery in China and Xavier explains that the invincible Sentinels were created using the DNA of Mystique …that was captured in 1973 when she tried to assassinate their creator Dr. Bolivar Trask. Xavier tells that their only chance is return to 1973 using Pryde's ability to join Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr to convince Mystique to give up of her intention. . However, only Wolverine can withstand the damages of the time travel. Will he succeed in stopping Mystique and the Sentinel Program and save the mutants and their human friends from annihilation? This is why X-men: Days Of Future Past (2014) is one of the best movies like Toy Story 2 (1999). (Read More)
Themes: | hope, redemption |
Locations: | elevator, airport |
Story: | laser gun, claw, blockbuster, flying, severed arm, tragic event, no opening credits, fighting, falling from height, brawl, tough guy, battle, slow motion scene, airplane, rescue, fistfight, chase, martial arts, violence, sequel, fight |
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: | adoption, theft, friendship |
Characters: | villain, friend |
Story: | hat, flying, no opening credits, fighting, showdown, tough guy, battle, slow motion scene, rescue, hero, martial arts, husband wife relationship, fight, dog, violence |
The Imperial Forces, under orders from cruel Darth Vader, hold Princess Leia hostage in their efforts to quell the rebellion against the Galactic Empire. Luke Skywalker and Han Solo, captain of the Millennium Falcon, work together with the companionable droid duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the beauti…ful princess, help the Rebel Alliance and restore freedom and justice to the Galaxy. (Read More)
Themes: | hope, escape |
Locations: | elevator |
Characters: | friend |
Story: | rescue, shot with a laser gun, laser gun, friends who live together, part of trilogy, blockbuster, flying, destiny, severed arm, no opening credits, outer space, numbered sequel, gunfight, tough guy, battle, slow motion scene, hero, shootout, cult film, chase, martial arts, husband wife relationship, number in title, violence, fight, sequel |
In the millenium version of this classic Gothic horror we find Abraham Van Helsing (Plummer), who has tangled with Count Dracula (Butler) in the past, working as an English antiques dealer. Simon (Miller) is a vampire hunter in training under his apprenticeship. Van Helsing and Simon travel from Lon…don to New Orleans to rescue Van Helsing's daughter Mary (Waddell) from the family's life long nemesis - Dracula. (Read More)
Themes: | escape, kidnapping, friendship |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | airport |
Story: | jumping from height, destiny, severed arm, showdown, falling from height, brawl, slow motion scene, airplane, rescue, mirror, fistfight, dream, cult film, chase, martial arts, number in title, violence, fight |
After the Kingsman headquarters are blown up by a psychotic criminal named Poppy Adams. The surviving agents find their way to an allied secret organisation based in Kentucky, named Statesman. The two agencies must now work together in order to save the world and take down the so called 'Golden Circ…le'. (Read More)
Themes: | escape, kidnapping, friendship |
Story: | tour guide, car chase, broken arm, severed arm, tragic event, opening action scene, cowboy, no opening credits, fighting, second part, showdown, brawl, gunfight, tough guy, battle, slow motion scene, airplane, rescue, fistfight, shootout, chase, martial arts, husband wife relationship, fight, violence, sequel, dog |
The second "Highlander" movie, again with Christopher Lambert and Sean Connery. It's the year 2024 and all the ozone above Earth has gone. To protect people from dying, MacLeod helped in the construction of a giant "shield", several years ago. But, since there isn't left anyone Immortal after MacLeo…d's victory in the previous film, he has stopped being an Immortal himself. Now he is just an old man, until one day some other Immortals arrive on our planet. You see, the Immortals come from another planet... This is why Highlander II: The Quickening (1991) is one of the best movies like Toy Story 2 (1999). (Read More)
Locations: | elevator |
Period: | 1990s |
Story: | shot with a laser gun, laser gun, flying, outer space, second part, showdown, falling from height, gunfight, tough guy, battle, airplane, hero, fistfight, shootout, cult film, chase, martial arts, number in title, sequel, violence |
After stopping off at Starbase Yorktown, a remote outpost on the fringes of Federation space, the USS Enterprise, halfway into their five-year mission, is destroyed by an unstoppable wave of unknown aliens. With the crew stranded on an unknown planet and with no apparent means of rescue, they find t…hemselves fighting against a ruthless enemy with a well-earned hatred of the Federation and everything it stands for. Only a rebellious alien warrior can help them reunite and leave the planet to stop this deadly menace from beginning a possible galactic war. (Read More)
Themes: | hope, escape, kidnapping, friendship |
Locations: | elevator |
Story: | laser gun, blockbuster, no opening credits, outer space, fighting, showdown, falling from height, brawl, gunfight, tough guy, battle, slow motion scene, rescue, fistfight, shootout, chase, martial arts, violence, fight, sequel |
The famous race car Lightning McQueen and his team are invited to compete in the World Grand Prix race. There, McQueen's best friend Mater, finds himself involved in international espionage, and alongside two professional British spies, attempts to uncover a secret plan led by a mysterious mastermin…d and his criminal gang, which threatens the lives of all competitors in the tournament. (Read More)
Themes: | friendship |
Locations: | airport |
Characters: | villain, friend |
Story: | race car, car chase, cgi animation, mistaken identity, no opening credits, numbered sequel, second part, airplane, digit in title, number in title, dog, violence, sequel |
Among normal humans live the "Others" possessing various supernatural powers. They are divided up into the forces of light and the forces of the dark, who signed a truce several centuries ago to end a devastating battle. Ever since, the forces of light govern the day while the night belongs to their… dark opponents. In modern day Moscow the dark Others actually roam the night as vampires while a "Night Watch" of light forces, among them Anton, the movie's protagonist, try to control them and limit their outrage. (Read More)
Themes: | redemption, escape, kidnapping |
Locations: | elevator |
Period: | 1990s |
Story: | battle, destiny, severed arm, opening action scene, no opening credits, little boy, single mother, showdown, brawl, tough guy, slow motion scene, airplane, rescue, cult film, chase, fight, violence, dog |
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…'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)
Characters: | villain, friend |
Period: | 1990s |
Story: | hero, self referential, car chase, dinosaur, dream, opening action scene, no opening credits, single mother, showdown, falling from height, brawl, gunfight, tough guy, fistfight, shootout, cult film, chase, martial arts, violence, fight |
Extreme athlete turned government operative Xander Cage (Vin Diesel) comes out of self-imposed exile, thought to be long dead, and is set on a collision course with deadly alpha warrior Xiang (Donnie Yen) and his team in a race to recover a sinister and seemingly unstoppable weapon known as Pandora'…s Box. Recruiting an all-new group of thrill-seeking cohorts, Xander finds himself enmeshed in a deadly conspiracy that points to collusion at the highest levels of world governments. This is why Xxx: Return Of Xander Cage (2017) is one of the best movies like Toy Story 2 (1999). (Read More)
Themes: | redemption, escape |
Locations: | elevator |
Story: | reference to abraham lincoln, car chase, jumping from height, opening action scene, fighting, showdown, falling from height, brawl, gunfight, tough guy, battle, slow motion scene, airplane, rescue, fistfight, shootout, chase, martial arts, fight, sequel, violence |
All looks lost for the Rebellion against the Empire as they learn of the existence of a new super weapon, the Death Star. Once a possible weakness in its construction is uncovered, the Rebel Alliance must set out on a desperate mission to steal the plans for the Death Star. The future of the entire …galaxy now rests upon its success. (Read More)
Themes: | hope, redemption, escape, kidnapping, friendship |
Locations: | elevator |
Story: | laser gun, broken arm, jumping from height, laser, blockbuster, no opening credits, outer space, falling from height, brawl, gunfight, tough guy, battle, rescue, shootout, chase, husband wife relationship, number in title, violence, fight |
Toxic waste bubbles in a ship waiting permission to dock in Odessa. Frank Martin turns down a job in Marseilles, referring it to a pal. A short time later, the pal, wounded by gunfire, crashes his car into Frank's living room and dies, leaving a young woman in the back seat. The employer of the dead… man shows up, forces Frank to take the job, snaps a bracelet on his wrist that will explode if Frank gets more than 75 feet from his car, and sends Frank on a journey east with the young woman and a trunk full of something. She's Valentina, nearly mute. Can Frank figure out what's going on, deliver the package, and escape alive? And what does the ship have to do with it? (Read More)
Themes: | escape, kidnapping, friendship |
Story: | car chase, broken arm, part of trilogy, opening action scene, numbered sequel, showdown, brawl, gunfight, tough guy, hero, fistfight, digit in title, shootout, martial arts, number in title, violence, sequel |
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 |
Story: | destiny, opening action scene, no opening credits, showdown, brawl, gunfight, tough guy, battle, slow motion scene, airplane, rescue, fistfight, dream, shootout, chase, martial arts, dog, fight, violence |
The G.I. Joe team is framed for crimes against the country by Zartan, disguised as the President, and Cobra Commander has all the world leaders under his influence, with their advanced warheads headed towards innocent populaces around the world. Outnumbered and outgunned, the surviving team members …form a plan with their original leader, General Joseph Colton, to rescue the President and face off Cobra Commander, his accomplices and the world leaders. (Read More)
Themes: | redemption, kidnapping, friendship |
Story: | jumping from height, opening action scene, no opening credits, second part, showdown, falling from height, brawl, tough guy, battle, slow motion scene, airplane, rescue, fistfight, shootout, chase, martial arts, fight, sequel, violence |
When a deadly satellite weapon system falls into the wrong hands, only Agent 007 can save the world from certain disaster. Armed with his license to kill, Bond races to Russia in search of the stolen access codes for "Goldeneye," an awesome space weapon that can fire a devastating electromagnetic pu…lse toward Earth. But 007 is up against an enemy who anticipates his every move: a mastermind motivated by years of simmering hatred. Bond also squares off against Xenia Onatopp, an assassin who uses pleasure as her ultimate weapon. This is why Goldeneye (1995) is one of the best movies like Toy Story 2 (1999). (Read More)
Themes: | theft, escape, kidnapping |
Locations: | elevator, airport |
Characters: | villain, friend |
Period: | 1990s |
Story: | showdown, car chase, laser, blockbuster, opening action scene, karate, falling from height, brawl, gunfight, tough guy, slow motion scene, airplane, fistfight, shootout, cult film, chase, martial arts, fight, violence, sequel |
Autobots Bumblebee, Ratchet, Ironhide, Mirage (aka Dino), Wheeljack (aka Que) and Sideswipe led by Optimus Prime, are back in action taking on the evil Decepticons, who are eager to avenge their recent defeat. The Autobots and Decepticons become involved in a perilous space race between the United S…tates and Russia to reach a hidden Cybertronian spacecraft on the moon and learn its secrets, and once again Sam Witwicky has to go to the aid of his robot friends. The new villain Shockwave is on the scene while the Autobots and Decepticons continue to battle it out on Earth. (Read More)
Themes: | kidnapping |
Locations: | elevator |
Characters: | villain |
Story: | laser gun, car chase, jumping from height, laser, blockbuster, severed arm, no opening credits, outer space, showdown, falling from height, brawl, battle, slow motion scene, airplane, rescue, shootout, chase, husband wife relationship, fight, violence, sequel, dog |
The Turtles continue to live in the shadows and no one knows they were the ones who took down Shredder. And Vernon is the one everyone thinks is the one who took Shredder down. April O'Neill does some snooping and learns a scientist named, Baxter Stockman is working for Shredder. He plans to break h…im out while he's being transported. April tells the turtles who try to stop it but can't. Stockman tries to teleport Shredder but he some how ends up in another dimension and meets a warlord named Krang who instructs Shredder to assemble a teleportation device he sent to Earth a long time ago. He gives Shredder some mutagen which he uses to transform two criminals who were also in the transport with him, Rock Steady and Bebop into mutants. And they set out to find the device. April saw the transformation while investigating Stockman, She would take the mutagen and she would be chased by Shredder's minions, the Foot Clan. He is saved by a man named Casey Jones who was the one who transporting Shredder. The Turtles show up and they try to work together. In the melee the mutagen ends up with the police. Knowing Shredder will try and get it back, April tries to get it first she asks Vern to help. Eventually she and Casey are arrested. The Turtles get the mutagen and Donatello analyzes it learns it could make them human, which he tells Leonardo who tells him to forget it and not to tell the others. But Michelangelo tells Raphael who feels that Leonardo doesn't respect them. (Read More)
Themes: | redemption, escape, friendship |
Locations: | elevator |
Story: | car chase, anthropomorphism, jumping from height, laser, blockbuster, severed arm, opening action scene, no opening credits, second part, showdown, falling from height, brawl, battle, slow motion scene, airplane, rescue, hero, fistfight, chase, martial arts, fight, violence, sequel |
June has a garage in Boston. At an airport heading home, a man bumps into her a few times and tries to keep her off the plane. He's under FBI surveillance; they wonder if he and she are working together, so they let both on a flight full of armed men wanting to arrest the stranger. He's Roy, he shoo…ts his way out of trouble and tells her she's in danger. She's home the next day, miraculously, when agents pick her up; Roy saves her again, and a transcontinental chase ensues with Roy convincing her that he's the good guy, protecting an energy source that a rogue agent wants to sell on the black market. Can she trust Roy, and will trust matter when the bullets start flying? (Read More)
Themes: | escape, kidnapping |
Locations: | airport |
Story: | car chase, jumping from height, flying, showdown, falling from height, brawl, gunfight, tough guy, airplane, rescue, hero, fistfight, shootout, chase, martial arts, fight, violence |
The general public is concerned over having Superman on their planet and letting the "Dark Knight" - Batman - pursue the streets of Gotham. While this is happening, a power-phobic Batman tries to attack Superman.,Meanwhile Superman tries to settle on a decision, and Lex Luthor, the criminal mastermi…nd and millionaire, tries to use his own advantages to fight the "Man of Steel". (Read More)
Themes: | hope, redemption, escape, kidnapping |
Mood: | nightmare |
Story: | car chase, jumping from height, laser, blockbuster, flying, severed arm, opening action scene, outer space, second part, showdown, falling from height, brawl, gunfight, tough guy, battle, slow motion scene, airplane, rescue, hero, fistfight, dream, shootout, martial arts, violence, sequel, fight |
In this continuation to the adventure of the demon superhero, an evil elf breaks an ancient pact between humans and creatures, as he declares war against humanity. He is on a mission to release The Golden Army, a deadly group of fighting machines that can destroy the human race. As Hell on Earth is …ready to erupt, Hellboy and his crew set out to defeat the evil prince before The Golden Army can destroy humanity's existence. This is why Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) is one of the best movies like Toy Story 2 (1999). (Read More)
Characters: | baby |
Story: | severed arm, no opening credits, fighting, second part, showdown, falling from height, brawl, gunfight, battle, hero, fistfight, shootout, martial arts, violence, fight, sequel |
After the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons that leveled Chicago, humanity thinks that all alien robots are a threat. So Harold Attinger, a CIA agent, establishes a unit whose sole purpose is to hunt down all of them. But it turns out that they are aided by another alien robot who is searc…hing for Optimus Prime. Cade Yeager, a "robotics expert", buys an old truck and upon examining it, he thinks it's a Transformer. When he powers it up, he discovers it's Optimus Prime. Later, men from the unit show up looking for Optimus. He helps Yeager and his daughter Tessa escape but are pursued by the hunter. They escape and Yeager learns from technology he took from the men that a technology magnate and defense contractor named Joshua Joyce is part of what's going on, so they go to find out what's going on. (Read More)
Themes: | escape, kidnapping, friendship |
Locations: | elevator |
Characters: | villain |
Story: | laser gun, battle, car chase, dinosaur, laser, blockbuster, severed arm, no opening credits, outer space, falling from height, brawl, gunfight, slow motion scene, airplane, rescue, fistfight, shootout, martial arts, violence, sequel, fight |
Luke Skywalker battles horrible Jabba the Hut and cruel Darth Vader to save his comrades in the Rebel Alliance and triumph over the Galactic Empire. Han Solo and Princess Leia reaffirm their love and team with Chewbacca, Lando Calrissian, the Ewoks and the androids C-3PO and R2-D2 to aid in the disr…uption of the Dark Side and the defeat of the evil emperor. (Read More)
Themes: | redemption |
Story: | laser gun, battle, friends who live together, overweight, part of trilogy, laser, blockbuster, destiny, no opening credits, outer space, fighting, numbered sequel, showdown, falling from height, gunfight, tough guy, rescue, hero, shootout, cult film, chase, martial arts, number in title, violence, sequel, fight |
In an ancient time, predating the pyramids, the evil king Memnon is using the psychic powers of his sorceress Cassandra to fortell his great victories. In a last ditch effort to stop Memnon from taking over the world, the leaders of the remaining free tribes hire the assassin Mathayus to kill the so…rceress. But Mathayus ends up getting much more than he bargained for. Now with the help of the trickster Arpid, tribal leader Balthazar and an unexpected ally, it's up to Mathayus to fufill his destiny and become the great Scorpion King. (Read More)
Story: | destiny, opening action scene, no opening credits, fighting, showdown, falling from height, brawl, tough guy, battle, rescue, hero, fistfight, martial arts, violence, fight |
SPECTRE agents under the command of Ernst Blofeld infiltrate a US air force base situated in the UK and steal two Tomahawk cruise missiles. When NATO is held to ransom, the British reactive their "00" agents and send James Bond to recapture the warheads and kill Blofeld.
Themes: | theft, escape |
Locations: | airport |
Characters: | villain, friend |
Story: | car chase, jumping from height, laser, blockbuster, brawl, gunfight, tough guy, slow motion scene, airplane, rescue, hero, fistfight, shootout, cult film, martial arts, dog, fight, violence |