Tag Archives: massacre

Doctor Zhivago

IMDB Rating: 8.00
22479 votes

from $1.99

 Storyline
A Russian epic, the movie traces the life of surgeon-poet Yury Zhivago before and during the Russian Revolution. Married to an upper-class girl who is devoted to him, yet in love with an unfortunate woman who becomes his muse, Zhivago is torn between fidelity and passion. Sympathetic with the revolution but shaken by the wars and purges, he struggles to retain his individualism as a humanist amid the spirit of collectivism.
Actors
Dr. Yuri ZhivagoOmar Sharif
LaraJulie Christie
TonyaGeraldine Chaplin
Also posted in 1965, Drama, High IMDB rating, Romance, War | Comments (0)

Schindler’s List

IMDB Rating: 8.90
209352 votes

from $1.99

 Storyline
"Schindler's List" is the based-on-truth story of Nazi Czech business man Oskar Schindler, who uses Jewish labor to start a factory in occupied Poland. As World War II progresses, and the fate of the Jews becomes more and more clear, Schindler's motivations switch from profit to human sympathy and he is able to save over 1100 Jews from death in the gas chambers.
Actors
Oskar SchindlerLiam Neeson
Itzhak SternBen Kingsley
Amon GoethRalph Fiennes
Also posted in 1993, Biography, Drama, High IMDB rating, History, War | Comments (0)

Dead Man’s Shoes

IMDB Rating: 8.00
11735 votes

from $1.99

 Storyline
Richard returns home from military service to a small town in the Midlands. He has one thing on his mind: revenge. Payback for the local bullies who did some very bad things to his brother. At first his campaign employs guerrilla tactics, designed to frighten the men and put them ill at ease. But then he steps up his operation, and one by one these local tough guys are picked off by the terrifying angel of vengeance that Richard has become.
Actors
RichardPaddy Considine
SonnyGary Stretch
AnthonyToby Kebbell
Also posted in 2004, Crime, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (0)

The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre

IMDB Rating: 2.60
7045 votes

from $1.99

 Storyline
A group of prom-going teens take a fatal detour into the Texas woods and get into an accidental car crash. Stranded with no place to go, they seek help in Darla, a seemingly innocent insurance agent whose office is located near by. After Darla calls for help, they set out back to the scene of the crash, and are found and terrorized by Leatherface, his crazy brother, Vilmer, and are taken to an old farmhouse where they meet the rest of the cannibalistic clan.
Actors
JennyRenée Zellweger
VilmerMatthew McConaughey
LeatherfaceRobert Jacks
Also posted in 1994, Comedy, Horror | Comments (0)

Some Like It Hot

IMDB Rating: 8.40
51761 votes

from $1.99

 Storyline
Joe, the saxophone player, is Josephine in the all girls band that he joined with Jerry, the bass violin player, to be one step ahead of the mob after witnessing the 1929 St. Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago. After a train ride that sets a record for number of people in an upper berth, they are In Miami. Joe decides to be the man of Sugar Kane's dreams and invites her out to a yacht he doesn't have. But he can use Osgood Fielding's yacht if Jerry — as Daphne — will keep Osgood dancing. The pace gets even giddier when the Chicago mob arrives in Miami for a convention.
Actors
Sugar Kane KowalczykMarilyn Monroe
Joe - 'Josephine'Tony Curtis
'Junior'Tony Curtis
Also posted in 1959, Comedy, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Music, Romance, Thriller | Comments (0)

Anna and the King

IMDB Rating: 6.50
9710 votes

from $1.99

 Storyline
This is the story of Anna Leonowens, the English schoolteacher who came to Siam in the 1860s to teach the children of King Mongkut. She becomes involved in his affairs, from the tragic plight of a young concubine to trying to forge an alliance with Britain to a war with Burma that is orchestrated by Britain. In the meantime, a subtle romance develops between them.
Actors
Anna LeonowensJodie Foster
King MongkutYun-Fat Chow
TuptimLing Bai
Also posted in 1999, Drama, High IMDB rating, History, Romance | Comments (0)

The Patriot

IMDB Rating: 6.70
43528 votes

from $1.99

 Storyline
The movie takes place in South Carolina in 1776. Benjamin Martin, a French-Indian war hero who is haunted by his past, is a patriot who wants no part in a war with Britian. Meanwhile, his two eldest sons, Gabriel and Thomas, can't wait to go out and kill some Redcoats. When South Carolina decides to go to war with Britain, Gabriel immediatly signs up to fight...without his father's permission. But soon, Colonel Tavington, British solder infamous for his brutal tactiks, captures Gabriel and sentences him to be hanged. As Gabriel is taken away, Thomas tries to free him, only to be killed by Tavington, in front of Benjamin. Now, seeking revenge for his son's death, Benjamin leaves behind his 5 other children to bring independence to the 13 colonies.
Actors
Benjamin MartinMel Gibson
Gabriel MartinHeath Ledger
Charlotte SeltonJoely Richardson
Also posted in 2000, Action, Drama, High IMDB rating, War | Comments (0)

Hard-Boiled

IMDB Rating: 7.90
14274 votes

from $1.99

 Storyline
A hard-boiled Hong Kong detective (Chow Yun-Fat), who lost his partner in a gunfight, teams up with an undercover cop (Tony Leung) to stop a ruthless crime mob from smuggling guns and killing innocent people.
Actors
Insp. YuenYun-Fat Chow
TonyTony Leung Chiu Wai
Teresa ChangTeresa Mo
Also posted in 1992, Action, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (0)

Rules of Engagement

IMDB Rating: 6.20
15046 votes

from $1.99

 Storyline
Colonel Terry Childers is a 30 year career Marine. When he is ordered to go the American Embassy in Yemen, when it's learned that things there are starting to unravel. After evacuating the Ambassador and his family, Childers orders his men to fire at the crowd cause he believes that they are armed. Back in the U.S., certain officials fear that there'll be a backlash against other embassies and Americans, if Childers claim is proven to be true. So they have decided to make Childers a scapegoat. Childers asks Colonel Hayes Hodges, a man whom he knew and saved in Vietnam to defend him. And while there is no evidence or witness that can back Childers' claim, Hodges feels that he owes it to Childers to do what he can.
Actors
Col. Hayes 'Hodge' HodgesTommy Lee Jones
Col. Terry L. ChildersSamuel L. Jackson
Maj. Mark BiggsGuy Pearce
Also posted in 2000, Action, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller, War | Comments (0)

Miracle at St. Anna

IMDB Rating: 5.60
2485 votes

from $1.99

 Storyline
Set in 1944 Italy, the story of four black American soldiers who get trapped in a Tuscan village during WWII.
Actors
2nd Staff Sergeant Aubrey StampsDerek Luke
Sergeant Bishop CummingsMichael Ealy
Corporal Hector NegronLaz Alonso
Also posted in 2008, Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, War | Comments (0)
Clicky