Tag Archives: jungle

Romancing the Stone

IMDB Rating: 6.80
15826 votes

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Joan Wilder is a mousey writer of romance novels. She finds a package from her sister mailed from Colombia in her mailbox. A call from her sister tells her that she has been kidnapped and that bringing the package to Colombia is necessary for her safety and release. Being fairly clueless, she leaves for Colombia to rescue her sister. She is lost within hours of her arrival. She is nearly murdered by one of the men searching for the package when Jack Colton, a fairly low life American rescues her. They begin a journey through the jungle with bullets flying nearby. Is Joan up to all of this? What a way to find out.
Actors
Jack T. ColtonMichael Douglas
Joan WilderKathleen Turner
RalphDanny DeVito
Also posted in 1984, Action, Adventure, Comedy, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (0)

American Gangster

IMDB Rating: 8.30
28094 votes

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Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin directly from the source in South East Asia and he comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs into the United States. As a result, his product is superior to what is currently available on the street and his prices are lower. His alliance with the New York Mafia ensures his position. It is also the story of a dedicated and honest policeman, Richie Roberts, who heads up a joint narcotics task force with the Federal government. Based on a true story.
Actors
Frank LucasDenzel Washington
Det. Richie RobertsRussell Crowe
Huey LucasChiwetel Ejiofor
Also posted in 2007, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (1)

The Sleeping Dictionary

IMDB Rating: 6.40
1902 votes

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In 1936, the expatriated young and naive just-graduated British John Truscott (Hugh Dancy) arrives to the Sarawak, a British colony, to work in the Iban society. The beautiful Selima (Jessica Alba) is assigned to be his "sleeping dictionary", to live and sleep with him and teach him the language and habits of the locals. The reluctant John and Selima fall in love for each other in a forbidden romance.
Actors
SelimaJessica Alba
AggieBrenda Blethyn
John TruscottHugh Dancy
Also posted in 2003, Drama, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (0)

Rambo: First Blood Part II

IMDB Rating: 5.40
19158 votes

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John Rambo is removed from prison by his former superior, Colonel Samuel Troutman, for a top-secret operation to bring back POW's still held in Vietnam. Rambo's assignment is to only take pictures of where the POWs are being held, but Rambo wants to get the POWs out of Vietnam. Teamed up with female Vietnamese freedom fighter Co Bao, Rambo embarks on a mission to rescue the POWs, who are being held by sadistic Vietnamese Captain Vinh and his Russian comrade, Lieutenant Colonel Padovsky. Rambo falls in love with Co Bao, and when Co Bao is killed by Captain Vinh, Rambo wants revenge, so he starts killing every enemy in sight while still focusing on his intentions to rescue the POWs. There are also corrupt American officials involved in the mission, including Marshall Murdock, one of Rambo's superiors.
Actors
John J. RamboSylvester Stallone
Col. Samuel TrautmanRichard Crenna
Marshall MurdockCharles Napier
Also posted in 1985, Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller | Comments (0)

The Rundown

IMDB Rating: 6.50
10223 votes

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In order to get out of hock with mobster Billy Walker, restaraunteur-turned-"retrieval expert" Beck has to go down to Brazil and retrieve Billy's ne'er-do-well archaeologist-wannabe son Travis, who is searching for an ancient gold idol called the Gato del Diablo. This idol is prized by not only the local population as the path to their salvation, but by Cornelius Hatcher, slavedriving operator of the Helldorado mining town who oppresses said population in the name of profits, and Hatcher just won't let Beck leave with Travis.
Actors
BeckChris Rock
BeckThe Rock
TravisSeann William Scott
Also posted in 2003, Action, Adventure, Comedy, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (3)

Too Late the Hero

IMDB Rating: 6.60
739 votes

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A WWII film set on a Pacific island. Japanese and allied forces occupy different parts of the island. When a group of British soldiers are sent on a mission behind enemy lines, things don't go exactly to plan. This film differs in that some of the 'heros' are very reluctant, but they come good when they are pursued by the Japanese who are determined to prevent them returning to base.
Actors
Pvt. Tosh HearneMichael Caine
Lt. (j.g.) Sam LawsonCliff Robertson
Pvt. Jock ThorntonIan Bannen
Also posted in 1970, Action, Drama, High IMDB rating, War | Comments (0)

Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem

IMDB Rating: 5.40
13356 votes

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The iconic monsters from the two film franchises wage a brutal battle in an unsuspecting Colorado town.
Actors
Sheriff MoralesJohn Ortiz
DallasSteven Pasquale
RickyJohnny Lewis
Also posted in 2007, Action, Horror, Sci-Fi | Comments (0)

Anaconda

IMDB Rating: 4.10
18529 votes

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A "National Geographic" crew heads down the Amazon in a jungle boat to make a documentary on a long-lost tribe of natives. En route, they rescue a hunter from his sinking boat and take him on board. After the ship's captain is attacked by a poisonous insect and goes comatose, the hunter commandeers the boat, takes the crew hostage, and drags them along on his insane quest to capture a giant anaconda.
Actors
Terri FloresJennifer Lopez
Danny RichIce Cube
Paul SaroneJon Voight
Also posted in 1997, Action, Adventure, Horror, Thriller | Comments (0)

The Bridge on the River Kwai

IMDB Rating: 8.40
33567 votes

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The film deals with the situation of British prisoners of war during World War II who are ordered to build a bridge to accommodate the Burma-Siam railway. Their instinct is to sabotage the bridge but, under the leadership of Colonel Nicholson (Alec Guinness), they are persuaded that the bridge should be constructed as a symbol of British morale, spirit and dignity in adverse circumstances. At first, the prisoners admire Nicholson when he bravely endures torture rather than compromise his principles for the benefit of the Japanese commandant Saito (Sessue Hayakawa). He is an honorable but arrogant man, who is slowly revealed to be a deluded obsessive. He convinces himself that the bridge is a monument to British character, but actually is a monument to himself, and his insistence on its construction becomes a subtle form of collaboration with the enemy. Unknown to him, the Allies have sent a mission into the jungle, led by Warden (Jack Hawkins) and an American, Shears (William Holden), to blow up the bridge.
Actors
Cmdr. ShearsWilliam Holden
Maj. WardenJack Hawkins
Col. NicholsonAlec Guinness
Also posted in 1957, Adventure, Drama, High IMDB rating, War | Comments (1)

Papillon

IMDB Rating: 7.90
15240 votes

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Based on the true story of Henri Charriere, also known as Papillon, which is French for 'butterfly' (the character even sports a large tattoo of a butterfly. A petty criminal, Papillon is wrongly convicted of murder and sentenced to life in a French penal colony in 'Guiane' (French Guiana, South America). Papillon is determined to escape but attempt after attempt meets with difficulty, resulting in eventual recapture. He continues his attempts to escape despite incarcerations in solitary confinement as punishment.
Actors
Henri 'Papillon' CharriereSteve McQueen
Louis DegaDustin Hoffman
Indian chiefVictor Jory
Also posted in 1973, Adventure, Biography, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)