Tag Archives: poison dart

The Sleeping Dictionary

IMDB Rating: 6.40
1902 votes

from $1.99

 Storyline
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)

Road to Bali

IMDB Rating: 6.80
1498 votes

from $1.99

 Storyline
Having to leave Melbourne in a hurry to avoid various marriage proposals, two song-and-dance men sign on for work as divers. This takes them to an idyllic island on the way to Bali where they vie with each other for the favours of Princess Lala. The hazardous dive produces a chest of priceless jewels which arouses the less romantic interest of some shady locals.
Actors
George CochranBing Crosby
Harold GridleyBob Hope
Princess LalaDorothy Lamour
Also posted in 1952, Comedy, High IMDB rating, Musical | Comments (0)

Terror by Night

IMDB Rating: 7.00
1358 votes

from $1.99

 Storyline
Holmes is hired by Roland Carstairs to prevent the theft of the Star of Rhodesia, an enormous diamond owned by Carstairs' mother, Lady Margaret. Believing the diamond will be stolen on a train trip from London to Edinburgh, Holmes deftly switches diamonds with Lady Margaret while in her compartment. Soon after, Roland is murdered and the fake diamond is stolen. Red herrings abound as Holmes, aided by Dr. Watson and Inspector Lestrade, discover the murderer's hiding place and deduce that long-time foe Moriarty's henchman Colonel Sebastian Moran is somehow involved in the crime.
Actors
Sherlock HolmesBasil Rathbone
Dr. John H. WatsonNigel Bruce
Major Duncan-BleekAlan Mowbray
Also posted in 1946, Adventure, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Mystery, Thriller | Comments (0)

The Pink Panther

IMDB Rating: 4.90
11747 votes

from $1.99

 Storyline
When the coach of the France soccer team is killed by a poisoned dart in the stadium in the end of a game, and his expensive and huge ring with the diamond Pink Panther disappears, the ambitious Chief Insp. Dreyfus (Kevin Kline) assigns the worst police inspector Jacques Clouseau (Steve Martin) to the case. His intention is to give a diversion to the press, while he uses his best men to chase the killer and thief. He assigns Gendarme Gilbert Ponton (Jean Reno) to work with Closeau and inform each step of the investigation. When Clouseau is nominated with honor to the highest prize in France, Dreyfus decides to humiliate Clouseau and take him out of the case. However Clouseau has already solved the mystery.
Actors
ClouseauSteve Martin
DreyfusKevin Kline
PontonJean Reno
Also posted in 2006, Comedy, Crime, Mystery | Comments (1)

Kill Bill: Vol. 2

IMDB Rating: 8.10
88281 votes

from $1.99

 Storyline
The Bride woke up after a long coma. The baby that she carried before the coma was gone. The only thing on her mind was to get revenge on the assassination team that betrayed her - a team she was once part of. With two of the people on her Death List taken care of, she must pursue Budd, Elle Driver and of course Bill himself. But she is in for a surprise...
Actors
The BrideUma Thurman
BillDavid Carradine
O-Ren IshiiLucy Liu
Also posted in 2004, Action, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (0)

Johnny English

IMDB Rating: 5.60
14198 votes

from $1.99

 Storyline
Rowan plays the eponymous lead character in a spoof spy thriller. During the course of the story we follow our hero as he attempts to single-handedly save the country from falling into the hands of a despot.
Actors
Johnny EnglishRowan Atkinson
Countess AlexandraTasha de Vasconcelos
Also posted in 2003, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family | Comments (2)

The Mummy Returns

IMDB Rating: 6.00
35825 votes

from $1.99

 Storyline
Another legend. Another monster. Another quest for the world! The Scorpion King. A legendary warrior who sold his soul to Anubis was erased from record in the ancient kingdom. His existence was lost to the sands, preserved only in mythology. But there is truth to the myth. In the desert of Ahm Shere, in a golden pyramid, sleeps the Scorpion King. And he, or whomsoever may kill him, may command the demonic and undefeatable Army of Anubis! Ten years after the cursed high-priest Imhotep was resurrected and defeated by Rick O'Connell and Evelyn and Jonathon Carnahan, he is resurrected once again by a mysterious woman Meela armed with the knowledge of centuries! Together, Imhotep and Meela have one goal: Defeat the Scorpion King and use his army to destroy mankind! Meanwhile, Rick and his wife, Evelyn, are busy raising their son, Alex. On the Egyptian New Year, Evie begins having dreams about ancient Egypt, which lead her straight to the Bracelet of Anubis. Meela's henchmem come for it, but Ardeth Bey appears as well. Ardeth explains the legend, the mythos, and the problem. Now it becomes a race against time to get to Ahm Shere. Will Rick defeat the Scorpion King and send the Army back to the underworld? Or will Imhotep do so and rule the world? Or worse... Is the Scorpion King so powerful that he cannot be defeated, and he himself will raise the Army for global victory?
Actors
Dwayne Johnson
Richard 'Rick' O'ConnellBrendan Fraser
Evelyn Carnahan O'Connell/Princess NefertiriRachel Weisz
Also posted in 2001, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller | Comments (26)

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

IMDB Rating: 5.00
18267 votes

from $1.99

 Storyline
Ace Ventura, emerging from self-imposed exile in a remote Himalayan hideaway, travels to Africa with explorer Fulton Greenwall to find a sacred bat which is told will avert a war between with Wachootoo and Wachati tribes. Of course, when Ace gets involved, all hell breaks loose...
Actors
Ace VenturaJim Carrey
Fulton GreenwallIan McNeice
Vincent CadbySimon Callow
Also posted in 1995, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Mystery | Comments (0)

Hudson Hawk

IMDB Rating: 5.10
10151 votes

from $1.99

 Storyline
Eddie Hawkins, called Hudson Hawk has just been released from ten years of prison and is planning to spend the rest of his life honestly. But then the crazy Mayflower couple blackmail him to steal some of the works of Leonardo da Vinci. If he refuses, they threaten to kill his friend Tommy.
Actors
Eddie 'Hudson Hawk' HawkinsBruce Willis
Tommy Five-ToneDanny Aiello
Anna BaragliAndie MacDowell
Also posted in 1991, Action, Adventure, Comedy | Comments (0)