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A Nightmare on Elm Street

IMDB Rating: 7.30
25389 votes

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On Elm Street, Nancy Thompson (Langenkamp) and a group of her friends including Tina Gray (Wyss), Rod Lane (Garcia) and Glen Lantz (Depp) are being tormented by a clawed killer in their dreams named Freddy Krueger (Englund). Nancy must think quickly, as Freddy tries to pick off his victims one by one. When he has you in your sleep, who is there to save you?
Actors
Lt. ThompsonJohn Saxon
Marge ThompsonRonee Blakley
Nancy ThompsonHeather Langenkamp
Also posted in 1984, Fantasy, High IMDB rating, Horror, Thriller | Comments (0)

Wing Commander

IMDB Rating: 3.60
7352 votes

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In the mid-27th century, the Terran Confederation is at war with the felinoid Kilrathi Empire. After destroying a Terran base, the Kilrathi have seized a NAVCOM unit with the hyperspace jump coordinates to Earth. With Terran reinforcements scheduled to arrive two hours after the Kilrathi hit Earth, it falls upon the starfighter carrier TCS Tiger Claw to keep the Kilrathi busy.
Actors
Matthew Lillard
Tchéky Karyo
David Warner
Also posted in 1999, Action, Sci-Fi | Comments (0)

G.I. Jane

IMDB Rating: 5.40
15311 votes

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When a crusading chairperson of the military budget committee pressures the would be Navy secretary to begin full gender integration of the service, he offers the chance for a test case for a female trainee in the elite Navy SEALS commando force. Lt. Jordan O'Niel is given the assignment, but no one expects her to succeed in an inhumanly punishing regime that has a standard 60% dropout rate for men. However, O'Niel is determined to prove everyone wrong.
Actors
Jason Beghe
Lucinda Jenney
Daniel von Bargen
Also posted in 1997, Action, Drama | Comments (0)

The Bounty

IMDB Rating: 6.70
5620 votes

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The familiar story of Lieutenant Bligh, whose cruelty leads to a mutiny on his ship. This version follows both the efforts of Fletcher Christian to get his men beyond the reach of British retribution, and the epic voyage of Lieutenant Bligh to get his loyalists safely to East Timor in a tiny lifeboat.
Actors
Fletcher Christian Master's MateMel Gibson
Lieutenant William BlighAnthony Hopkins
Admiral HoodLaurence Olivier
Also posted in 1984, Adventure, Drama, High IMDB rating, History | Comments (0)

Kelly’s Heroes

IMDB Rating: 7.40
8411 votes

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During World War II, Lieutenant Kelly learns of a German bank located behind enemy lines containing 16 million dollars in gold bars. His platoon, led by Big Joe, has three days of R&R coming, so, with the aid of hustler Crapgame, anachronistic hippie Oddball, three Sherman tanks and a touch of irreverence, Kelly leads his men deep into French territory to steal the gold for themselves.
Actors
Pvt. KellyClint Eastwood
MSgt. Big JoeTelly Savalas
SSgt. CrapgameDon Rickles
Also posted in 1970, Action, Comedy, High IMDB rating, War | Comments (0)

Memoirs of a Geisha

IMDB Rating: 7.00
19841 votes

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In 1929 an impoverished nine-year-old named Chiyo from a fishing village is sold to a geisha house in Kyoto's Gion district and subjected to cruel treatment from the owners and the head geisha Hatsumomo. Her stunning beauty attracts the vindictive jealousy of Hatsumomo, until she is rescued by and taken under the wing of Hatsumomo's bitter rival, Mameha. Under Mameha's mentorship, Chiyo becomes the geisha named Sayuri, trained in all the artistic and social skills a geisha must master in order to survive in her society. As a renowned geisha she enters a society of wealth, privilege, and political intrigue. As World War II looms Japan and the geisha's world are forever changed by the onslaught of history.
Actors
ChiyoSuzuka Ohgo
TanakaTogo Igawa
SakamotoMako
Also posted in 2005, Drama, High IMDB rating, History, Romance | Comments (0)

Pride & Prejudice

IMDB Rating: 7.80
23448 votes

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The story is based on Jane Austen's novel about five sisters - Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Kitty and Lydia Bennet - in Georgian England. Their lives are turned upside down when a wealthy young man (Mr. Bingley) and his best friend (Mr. Darcy) arrive in their neighborhood.
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Elizabeth BennetKeira Knightley
Mary BennetTalulah Riley
Jane BennetRosamund Pike
Also posted in 2005, Drama, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (0)

Stateside

IMDB Rating: 5.70
721 votes

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A love story about two imperfect teenagers who find perfect love. The film follows the story of two teenagers from different worlds—Mark Deloach and Dori Lawrence—as their lives quickly spiral out of control. The rebellious but privileged Mark delves into dangerous antics resulting in a nearly fatal drunk driving accident, and Dori Lawrence, a wild actress and singer slowly loses touch with reality as she suffers from schizophrenia. Forced to straighten out their lives, Mark is sent to join the Marines and Dori is admitted into a mental hospital. In the midst of life's chaos, Mark and Dori are drawn to each other, recognizing their mutual desperation for love and understanding. Despite pressure from both their friends and family to keep their distance, they maintain their bond. While they fail to fix what's broken in each of their lives, they find comfort in each other's faults and have faith that their unconditional love will eventually heal their deep seeded wounds.
Actors
Dori LawrenceRachael Leigh Cook
Mark DeloachJonathan Tucker
Sue "of the Dubervilles" DuboisAgnes Bruckner
Also posted in 2004, Drama | Comments (0)

Starship Troopers

IMDB Rating: 6.70
36816 votes

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Set on the future earth, Johnny rico is a young student dating a girl named Carmen. When Carmen decides to join the military in order to become a class citizen (citizenship is only achieved through serving your country), Johnny follows and joins as well. He soon realizes that he joined for the wrong reasons but just as he is about to quit, an asteroid that originated from the orbit of planet "klendathu" hits Buenos Aires (his home town) and kills his family. Johnny and his fellow troopers set out to destroy the planet's inhabitants: a type of deadly and very large scaled space bugs. Through a seemingly ordinary action flick, director paul verhoeven creates a subtle anti-war theme, that shows us a fascist and military world far more frightening than WW2's Germany, Italy or Russia, the kind of world that is actually functioning.
Actors
Johnny RicoCasper Van Dien
Dizzy FloresDina Meyer
Carmen IbanezDenise Richards
Also posted in 1997, Action, Adventure, High IMDB rating, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Comments (0)

Police Academy 6: City Under Siege

IMDB Rating: 3.00
5114 votes

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A string of business robberies have taken place in the city's Wilson Heights neighborhood, all done by the same three crooks. Captain Thaddeus Harris is no longer in the same precinct with a certain group of cops that he doesn't like. That's why Harris is so happy to be in the Wilson Heights precinct. But then The Mayor tells Harris that business in the city is plummeting because of the robberies. Since there appears to be a leak in Harris's precinct, the Governor has sent in a team to stop the Wilson Heights gang. Much to Harris's dismay, the team is led by Commandant Eric Lassard, so Harris knows who the team members are -- exactly the cops that he doesn't like. The team members are Nick Lassard, Moses Hightower, Eugene Tackleberry, Larvell Jones, Debbie Callahan, Laverne Hooks, and Douglas Fackler. The stakes are raised when Commandant Lassard is accused of being the mastermind behind the robberies, and the team must clear his name.
Actors
Lt. Moses HightowerBubba Smith
Sgt. Eugene TackleberryDavid Graf
Sgt. Larvell JonesMichael Winslow
Also posted in 1989, Comedy, Crime | Comments (0)