Tag Archives: betrayal

Knockaround Guys

IMDB Rating: 5.90
8525 votes

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The four sons (Diesel, Green, Pepper, Davoli) of major Brooklyn mobsters have to team up to retrieve a bag of cash in a small Montana town ruled by a corrupt sheriff. Specifically, the story gets started when Matt Demaret (Pepper) goes on a job to deliver the money for his mob father (Hopper) on the advice of his uncle (Malkovich). Things don't go as planned though...
Actors
Matty DemaretBarry Pepper
Chris ScarpaAndy Davoli
Johnny MarblesSeth Green
Also posted in 2001, Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Comments (0)

Indecent Proposal

IMDB Rating: 5.30
15093 votes

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A young couple very much in love are married and have started their respective careers, she as a real estate broker, he as an architect. She finds the perfect spot to build his dream house, and they get loans to finance it. When the recession hits, they stand to lose everything they own, so they go to Vegas to have one shot at winning the money they need. After losing at the tables, they are approached by a millionaire who offers them a million dollars for a night with the wife. Though the couple agrees that this is a way out of their financial dilemma, it threatens to destroy their relationship.
Actors
John GageRobert Redford
Diana MurphyDemi Moore
David MurphyWoody Harrelson
Also posted in 1993, Drama, Romance | Comments (0)

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

IMDB Rating: 7.20
18248 votes

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An accident on the Klingon moon Praxis forces the reluctant Klingon Empire into a peace treaty with the Federation. Kirk, despite his mistrust of the Klingons after they murdered his son at Genesis, is forced to escort a Klingon cruiser carrying the Klingon Chancellor to Earth for the meetings. During the voyage the Klingon cruiser is attacked, and Kirk & McCoy are taken prisoner after the Chancellor is murdered by two Starfleet crewmen. Spock immediately begins an investigation, while Kirk & McCoy are sentenced to life on Rura Penthe - a deep-frozen asteroid. Spock, meanwhile, has discovered that a Klingon Bird of Prey - one that can fire when cloaked, and under the command of Kingon General Chang - is the ship responsible for firing on the Chancellor, and the 2 assassins came from the Enterprise. A rescue of Kirk & McCoy is successful, after which they discover a conspiracy among Starfleet, Klingon, and Romulan officials whose plan is to incite a full-blown war! The Enterprise & Excelsior - under the command of Hikaru Sulu - head for a deadly rendezvous with General Chang at the peace summit to prevent war from breaking out...but will they be too late?
Actors
Captain James T. KirkWilliam Shatner
Captain SpockLeonard Nimoy
Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoyDeForest Kelley
Also posted in 1991, Action, High IMDB rating, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Comments (0)

Star Trek: Insurrection

IMDB Rating: 6.40
21833 votes

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Engage! Captain Jean-Luc Picard and his Next Generation crew are back. From the beginning of the Federation, the Prime Directive was clear: no Starfleet expedition may interfere with the natural development of other civilizations. But now Picard is confronted with orders that undermine that decree. If he obeys, 600 peaceful residents of Ba'ku will be forcibly removed from their remarkable world, all for the reportedly greater good of millions who will benefit from the Ba'ku's Fountain of Youth-like powers. If he disobeys, he will risk his Starship, his career, his life. But for Picard, there's really only one choice. He must rebel against Starfleet . . . and lead the insurrection to preserve Paradise.
Actors
Captain Jean-Luc PicardPatrick Stewart
Lt. Commander DataBrent Spiner
Lt. Commander Geordi La ForgeLeVar Burton
Also posted in 1998, Action, Adventure, High IMDB rating, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Comments (0)

13 Going on 30

IMDB Rating: 6.10
24438 votes

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It's 1987, and geeky Jenna wants to be popular. After her 13th birthday party goes awry, Jenna wishes she could just be 30 instead - only to wake up and discover that she's flash-forwarded 17 years. Now a sexy, successful magazine editor, Jena finds out that being an adult isn't necessarily all it's cracked up to be.
Actors
Jenna RinkJennifer Garner
Matt FlamhaffMark Ruffalo
Lucy WymanJudy Greer
Also posted in 2004, Comedy, Fantasy, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (0)

The Tragedy of Macbeth

IMDB Rating: 7.50
3440 votes

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Roman Polanski's version of Shakespeare's tragedy about a Scottish lord who murders the king and ascends the throne. His wife then begins hallucinating as a result of her guilt complex and the dead king's son conspires to attack MacBeth and expose him for the murderer he is.
Actors
MacbethJon Finch
Lady MacbethFrancesca Annis
BanquoMartin Shaw
Also posted in 1971, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Jason and the Argonauts

IMDB Rating: 7.30
5276 votes

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After a 20 year voyage, Jason (Armstrong) returns to the Kingdom of Thessaly to claim his throne. But it's not quite easy for this. In order to gain the throne, he must find the magical Golden Fleece, which has amazing healing powers. He selects a crew, which included Polydeuces (Crawford) and Hercules (Green). Jason also gains the help of the Queen of the Gods, Hera (Blackman). Jason and his crew must now reach the fleece and survive the likes of a 100 foot bronze giant, a huge venomous creature with head full of seven snakes, and a terrifying army of skeletons.
Actors
JasonTodd Armstrong
MedeaNancy Kovack
AcastusGary Raymond
Also posted in 1963, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

The Third Man

IMDB Rating: 8.50
39129 votes

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An American pulp writer arrives in post-WWII Vienna only to find that the friend who waited for him is killed under mysterious circumstances. The ensuing mystery entangles him in his friend's involvement in the black market, with the multinational police, and with his Czech girlfriend.
Actors
Holly MartinsJoseph Cotten
Anna SchmidtAlida Valli
Harry LimeOrson Welles
Also posted in 1949, Film-Noir, High IMDB rating, Mystery, Thriller | Comments (0)

Real Genius

IMDB Rating: 6.70
10060 votes

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Two brilliant teenagers head a team of young geniuses developing a laser for what they believe is a class project. When they find out that their professor intends to turn their work over to the government for use as a weapon, they decide to ruin his plans.
Actors
Chris KnightVal Kilmer
Mitch TaylorGabriel Jarret
Jordan CochranMichelle Meyrink
Also posted in 1985, Comedy, High IMDB rating, Romance, Sci-Fi | Comments (0)

The Sting

IMDB Rating: 8.30
50470 votes

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Johnny Hooker is a young con-man who is being taught by Luther. One day they pull one of their con jobs and net themselves a huge roll. What they don't know is that the man they conned is the courier for a numbers runner. And it turns out that the boss, Doyle Lonigan, considers it an attack on him and orders all the people involved terminated. Hooker is shaken down by a crooked cop, Snyder, who threatens to turn him over to Lonigan unless he pays him off. Hooker pays him, he then tries to warn Luther but is too late. He then goes to see Henry Gondorf, a friend of Luther's and a one time great con-man, who has had a bit of bad luck. After hearing what happened to Luther and seeing how hungry Hooker is for payback, he assembles a gang and decides to con Lonigan. While everything seems to be going ok, there is just the problem of the hit on Hooker and Snyder, whom Hooker paid off with counterfeit money.
Actors
Henry GondorffPaul Newman
Johnny HookerRobert Redford
Doyle LonneganRobert Shaw
Also posted in 1973, Comedy, Crime, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)
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