Tag Archives: 1800s

Nomad

IMDB Rating: 6.00
714 votes

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An historical epic set in 18th-century Kazakhstan, where a young man is destined to unite the country's three warring tribes.
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MansurKuno Becker
EraliJay Hernandez
OrazJason Scott Lee
Also posted in 2005, Drama, History, War | Comments (0)

BloodRayne II: Deliverance

IMDB Rating: 4.00
2393 votes

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It's a hundred years later, and the dhampir Rayne has arrived in the town of Deliverance, Montana where a group of vampire cowboys have emerged. Led by Billy the Kid, hell-bent on creating is own kingdom, he slaughters townspeople and rounds up children. He spares the life of Chicago Chronicle reported Newton Pyles. Rayne aligns herself with Pat Garret, a member of the long-thought-dead Brimstone society, a dishonest preacher, and a low life named Franson, to stop Billy the Kid and show the world how the West was really won.
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MullerBrendan Fletcher
Bartender BobChris Spencer
Newton PylesChris Coppola
Also posted in 2007, Action, Fantasy, Horror, Western | Comments (0)

Reap the Wild Wind

IMDB Rating: 6.60
555 votes

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In 1840, there's work on the Florida Keys for honest salvagers (like the Claibornes) and outright pirates like King Cutler, who bribes sailors to cause wrecks. When Capt. Stuart's ship is wrecked, Loxi Claiborne rescues him, falls for him, and travels to Charleston to convince the owners the wreck wasn't his fault; company lawyer Steve Tolliver returns with them to Key West to investigate. Tolliver and Stuart's rivalry for Loxi's hand complicates their swashbuckling adventures in pursuit of Cutler, ending in a trial and a dangerous dive for evidence.
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Mr. Stephen 'Steve' TolliverRay Milland
Captain Jack StuartJohn Wayne
Loxi ClaibornePaulette Goddard
Also posted in 1942, Action, Adventure, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (1)

Nanny McPhee

IMDB Rating: 6.90
5643 votes

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Mr. Cedric Brown (Colin Firth) has just lost his wife and is now left with his seven children who misbehave so much that all the nannies have run away. Now he is told by a mysterious voice that he should get Nanny McPhee (Emma Thompson) who is a magical woman with special powers.
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Nanny McPheeEmma Thompson
Cedric BrownColin Firth
EvangelineKelly Macdonald
Also posted in 2005, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

IMDB Rating: 7.50
35194 votes

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During the Napoleonic Wars, a British frigate, HMS Surprise, and a much larger French warship, the Acheron, with greater fire power, stalk each other off of the coast of South America. Russell Crowe brings great intensity to the role of Captain Jack Aubrey. Lucky Jack, as he is referred to by his crew, is well regarded by his men, who trust him implicitly, even after the first devastating battle and an apparent personal vendetta against the French captain. While the naval battle sequences are quite fantastic, the film is successful because director Weir chose to build the story to get to know the men who are locked aboard the tight quarters of a small ship and how they interact everyday. The officers and the mates are well-known by the time the final battle comes. Paul Bettany offers a strong performance as the surgeon and naturalist who balances the violence of his chosen life with the quiet demeanor of the scientist. He is the captain's friend and confidant, the two frequently playing violin and cello duets together. The horrors of the injuries from the war are frequently implied, but vividly depicted in the reactions of the characters.
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Capt. Jack AubreyRussell Crowe
Dr. Stephen Maturin, SurgeonPaul Bettany
1st Lt. Tom PullingsJames D'Arcy
Also posted in 2003, Action, Adventure, Drama, High IMDB rating, History, War | Comments (3)

The Last Samurai

IMDB Rating: 7.80
56635 votes

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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...
Actors
Shin Koyamada
KatsumotoKen Watanabe
Nathan AlgrenTom Cruise
Also posted in 2003, Action, Adventure, Drama, High IMDB rating, War | Comments (9)

Sense and Sensibility

IMDB Rating: 7.60
19692 votes

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When Mr. Dashwood dies, he must leave the bulk of his estate to the son by his first marriage, which leaves his second wife and three daughters (Elinor, Marianne, and Margaret) in straitened circumstances. They are taken in by a kindly cousin, but their lack of fortune affects the marriageability of both practical Elinor and romantic Marianne. When Elinor forms an attachment for the wealthy Edward Ferrars, his family disapproves and separates them. And though Mrs. Jennings tries to match the worthy (and rich) Colonel Brandon to her, Marianne finds the dashing and fiery Willoughby more to her taste. Both relationships are sorely tried. But this is a romance, and through the hardships and heartbreak, true love and a happy ending will find their way for both the sister who is all sense and the one who is all sensibility.
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John DashwoodJames Fleet
Mr. DashwoodTom Wilkinson
Fanny Ferrars DashwoodHarriet Walter
Also posted in 1995, Comedy, Drama, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (0)

The Railway Children

IMDB Rating: 7.40
618 votes

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The film opens in a happy, comfortable upper middle-class home in Victorian London. One night the three children see their father usher two strangers into his study. After an argument he leaves with them and does not return. They and their mother fall on hard times and eventually move to a cottage in the country. Yet they keep their spirits up and find ways to help others. Fascinated by the nearby railroad, they wave to the passengers faithfully every day, and their vigilance and courage prevent an accident. Their kindness makes friends of some important people who can help solve the mystery of their missing father.
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Mrs. WaterburyDinah Sheridan
Albert PerksBernard Cribbins
Old GentlemanWilliam Mervyn
Also posted in 1970, Drama, Family, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Gone with the Wind

IMDB Rating: 8.10
33569 votes

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Scarlett is a woman who can deal with a nation at war, Atlanta burning, the Union Army carrying off everything from her beloved Tara, the carpetbaggers who arrive after the war. Scarlett is beautiful. She has vitality. But Ashley, the man she has wanted for so long, is going to marry his placid cousin, Melanie. Mammy warns Scarlett to behave herself at the party at Twelve Oaks. There is a new man there that day, the day the Civil War begins. Rhett Butler. Scarlett does not know he is in the room when she pleads with Ashley to choose her instead of Melanie.
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Rhett ButlerClark Gable
Scarlett O'HaraVivien Leigh
Ashley WilkesLeslie Howard
Also posted in 1939, Drama, High IMDB rating, Romance, War | Comments (0)