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The Quest

IMDB Rating: 4.60
4981 votes

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Chris embarks on an odyssey of self-discovery that spans the globe. Kidnapped and enslaved by gun smugglers, sold by pirates and thrust into the murky underworld of gambling and kickboxing, Chris' journey takes him to forbidding Muay Thai Island where deadly martial arts are taught, the colonial splendor of British East Asia, the dank back alleys of Bangkok, desolate deserts once trod by the warriors of Genghis Khan and finally, the ancient Lost City. There he must face the ultimate test of his manhood in the fabled Ghang-gheng, the ancient winner-take-all competition in which the deadliest fighters from around the world employ the most spectacular feats of martial arts skills ever displayed in order to win the prized Golden Dragon. But fighting prowess alone will not be enough for Chris to triumph over such daunting foes. He must reach deep inside and access all of the determination, strength of character and sense of selfless honor within in order to triumph over this final obstacle on his long trek home.
Actors
Christopher DuboisJean-Claude Van Damme
Lord Edgar DobbsRoger Moore
Maxie DevineJames Remar
Also posted in 1996, Action, Adventure, Thriller | Comments (0)

Defending Your Life

IMDB Rating: 7.00
5137 votes

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Yuppie Daniel Miller is killed in a car accident and goes to Judgment City, a waiting room for the afterlife. During the day, he must prove in a courtroom-style process that he successfully overcame his fears (a hard task, given the pitiful life we are shown); at night, he falls in love with Julia, the only other young person in town. Nights are a time of hedonistic pleasure, since you can (for instance) eat all you want without getting fat.
Actors
Daniel MillerAlbert Brooks
Agency headMichael Ahl
JuliaMeryl Streep
Also posted in 1991, Comedy, Fantasy, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (0)

A Bronx Tale

IMDB Rating: 7.60
20913 votes

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Gangster Sonny is the big man in Calogero's Bronx neighborhood. A shooting witnessed by Calogero is the starting point of a lasting bond between the gangster and the small boy. Father (bus driver Lorenzo), however, disap- proves. Calogero grows up under the wings of both men, torn between his own natural honesty and his fascination with Sonny. C's neighborhood cronies get involved in theft, use of guns, racial fights. When C meets girl, things don't become easier. C's leap to manhood is marked by tragedy, but also by his recognition of the many faces of love.
Actors
Lorenzo AnelloRobert De Niro
SonnyChazz Palminteri
Calogero 'C' Anello (age 17)Lillo Brancato
Also posted in 1993, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Mighty Aphrodite

IMDB Rating: 6.90
11664 votes

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Lenny and Amanda have an adopted son Max who turns out to be brilliant. Lenny becomes obsessed with finding Max's real parents because he believes that they too must be brilliant. When he finds that Linda Ash is Max' real mother, Lenny is disappointed. Linda is a prostitute and porn star. On top of that, she is quite possibly the dumbest person Lenny has ever met. Interwoven is a Greek chorus linking the story with the story of Oedipus.
Actors
LennyWoody Allen
LeaderF. Murray Abraham
Amanda's FatherDonald Symington
Also posted in 1995, Comedy, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Honkytonk Man

IMDB Rating: 6.30
1791 votes

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As the film opens on an Oklahoma farm during the depression, two simultaneous visitors literally hit the Wagoneer home: a ruinous dust storm and a convertible crazily driven by Red, the missus' brother. A roguish country-western musician, he has just been invited to audition for the Grand Ole Opry, his chance of a lifetime to become a success. However, this is way back in Nashville, Red clearly drives terribly, and he's broke and sick with tuberculosis to boot. Whit, 14, seeing his own chance of a lifetime to avoid "growing up to be a cotton picker all my life," begs Ma to let him go with Uncle Red as driver and protege. Thus begins a picaresque journey both hilarious and poignant.
Actors
Red StovallClint Eastwood
WhitKyle Eastwood
GrandpaJohn McIntire
Also posted in 1982, Comedy, Drama, High IMDB rating, Music | Comments (0)

Sudden Impact

IMDB Rating: 6.30
6890 votes

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After destroying a case involving a crime lord, Harry Callahan is sent down to San Paulo to investigate the killing of a man found dead in a car. Jennifer (the killer of the man in the car) is murdering all the rapists who brutally raped both her and her sister 10 years ago, and she has returned to San Paulo to exact her revenge. Harry becomes inadvertently involved in Jennifer's own troubles during his investigations, all the while not suspecting she is the killer.
Actors
Harry CallahanClint Eastwood
Chief JanningsPat Hingle
Captain BriggsBradford Dillman
Also posted in 1983, Action, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (0)

Freddy Got Fingered

IMDB Rating: 3.80
18490 votes

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Tom Green plays Gord Brody, a slacker who dreams of becoming an animator for cartoon shows. He is forced to move back in with his parents, but then refuses to leave. Along the way, he sexually pleasures various farm animals, licks open flesh wounds, accuses his father of molesting his brother, goes scuba diving in a toilet, plays an organ with several sausages attached to it which are suspended in midair, and does a bunch of other stuff that is too insane, offensive, disgusting, or weird to be mentioned here.
Actors
Gord BrodyTom Green
Jim BrodyRip Torn
Freddy BrodyEddie Kaye Thomas
Also posted in 2001, Comedy | Comments (0)

Zoolander

IMDB Rating: 6.20
40059 votes

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Male supermodel Derek Zoolander is on his way down after three years of continuously winning the "Male Model of the Year" award. When he is beaten by the hot newcomer Hansel, Derek starts searching for a new meaning in his life. Just then fashion czar Mugatu offers Derek a comeback in his new "Derelicte"-line. What nobody suspected is that Mugatu plans to assassinate the new Malaysian Prime Minister on his visit to New York, so that cheap child labor is still available for Mugatu's fashion producing. By brainwashing Zoolander, Mugatu and his evil associate Katinka create a dumb and willing killer to do the job. Only in Time Magazine journalist Matilda suspicion arises slowly, and she tries to stop Derek.
Actors
Derek ZoolanderBen Stiller
HanselOwen Wilson
Matilda JeffriesChristine Taylor
Also posted in 2001, Comedy, High IMDB rating, Mystery | Comments (0)

Heaven Can Wait

IMDB Rating: 6.70
5421 votes

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Joe Pendleton is a quarterback preparing to lead his team to the superbowl when he is almost killed in an accident. An overanxious angel plucks him to heaven only to discover that he wasn't ready to die, and that his body has been cremated. A new body must be found, and that of a recently murdered millionaire is chosen. His wife and accountant, the murderers, are confused by this development, as he buys the L.A. Rams in order to once again quarterback them into the Superbowl.
Actors
Joe PendletonWarren Beatty
Betty LoganJulie Christie
Mr. JordanJames Mason
Also posted in 1978, Comedy, Fantasy, High IMDB rating, Sport | Comments (0)

Unforgiven

IMDB Rating: 8.20
56659 votes

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The town of Big Whisky is full of normal people trying to lead quiet lives. Cowboys try to make a living. Sheriff 'Little Bill' tries to build a house and keep a heavy-handed order. The town whores just try to get by.Then a couple of cowboys cut up a whore. Unsatisfied with Bill's justice, the prostitutes put a bounty on the cowboys. The bounty attracts a young gun billing himself as 'The Schofield Kid', and aging killer William Munny. Munny reformed for his young wife, and has been raising crops and two children in peace. But his wife is gone. Farm life is hard. And Munny is no good at it. So he calls his old partner Ned, saddles his ornery nag, and rides off to kill one more time, blurring the lines between heroism and villainy, man and myth.
Actors
William 'Bill' MunnyClint Eastwood
Little Bill DaggettGene Hackman
Ned LoganMorgan Freeman
Also posted in 1992, Drama, High IMDB rating, Western | Comments (0)
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