Sep 14
Plot:
The story of USSR’s first nuclear ballistic submarine, which suffered a malfunction in its nuclear reactor on its maiden voyage in the North Atlantic in 1961. The submarine’s crew, led by the unyielding Captain Alexi Vostrikov, races against time to prevent a Chernobyl-like nuclear disaster which threatens not only the lives of his crew, but has the potential to ignite a world war between the super powers.
IMDB rating: 6.50 out of 10.0 (12836 votes) Continue reading »
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1960s,
accident,
based-on-history,
based-on-true-story,
cold-war,
courage,
cowardice,
crush-depth,
duty,
historical,
hit-by-truck,
honor,
ice,
iceberg,
mooning,
mutiny,
navy,
nuclear,
nuclear-accident,
nuclear-reactor,
nuclear-submarine,
number-in-title,
ocean,
radiation,
radiation-exposure-first-aid,
radiation-sickness,
radioactive-contamination,
radioactivity,
repairing,
russia,
sea,
sea-captain,
self-sacrifice,
soccer,
soviet,
soviet-union,
submarine,
suspense,
test-launch,
torpedo,
u-boat,
underwater,
underwater-welding
Sep 13
Plot:
As waves of immigrants swell the population of New York, lawlessness and corruption thrive in Manhattan’s Five Points section. After years of incarceration, young Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon returns seeking revenge against the rival gang leader who killed his father. But Amsterdam’s personal vendetta becomes part of the gang warfare that erupts as he and his fellow Irishmen fight to carve a place for themselves in their newly adopted homeland!
IMDB rating: 7.30 out of 10.0 (59936 votes) Continue reading »
Tags:
1840s,
1860s,
amazing-grace-hymn,
american-civil-war,
animal-abuse,
army,
assassination,
betrayal,
billiards,
blood,
blood-splatter,
bludgeoning,
boss-tweed,
boxing,
broken-leg,
butcher,
cannon,
catholic,
catholic-church,
cemetery,
chinese-american,
construction-site,
dancing,
death,
disfigurement,
draft-riot,
election-fraud,
elephant,
enlistment,
ethnic-slur,
female-nudity,
fire,
fire-department,
firefighter,
firework,
fistfight,
flag,
flashback-sequence,
fog,
funeral,
gang-violence,
gang-war,
gang-warfare,
gangster,
glass-eye,
head-butt,
horace-greeley,
idealism,
immigrant,
immigration,
impalement,
independent-film,
infiltration,
irish-american,
irish-catholic,
irish-mob,
knife,
knife-fight,
knife-throwing,
looting,
loss-of-father,
lynching,
manhattan-new-york,
meat,
meat-cleaver,
medallion,
mercy-killing,
military-draft,
mirror,
murder,
mutilation,
narration,
new-york-city,
no-opening-credits,
orphan,
parade,
person-on-fire,
phineas-taylor-barnum,
pickpocket,
play,
police-officer-killed,
political-campaign,
political-corruption,
prayer,
prejudice,
prostitution,
racial-slur,
racial-violence,
racism,
razor,
reform-school,
religious-bigotry,
rescue,
revenge,
riot,
rowboat,
scar,
self-mutilation,
severed-ear,
sheriff,
ship,
shot-in-the-neck,
shot-to-death,
stabbed-in-the-arm,
stabbed-in-the-face,
stabbed-in-the-hand,
stabbing,
stars-and-stripes,
street-gang,
subterranean,
tammany-hall,
tenement,
theater,
theft,
torture,
transvestism,
transvestite,
trolley,
urban-legend,
violence,
world-trade-center-new-york,
xenophobia
Sep 13
Plot:
In October, 1962, U-2 surveillance photos reveal that the Soviet Union is in the process of placing nuclear weapons in Cuba. These weapons have the capability of wiping out most of the Eastern and Southern United States in minutes if they become operational. President John F. Kennedy and his advisors must come up with a plan of action against the Soviets. Kennedy is determined to show that he is strong enough to stand up to the threat, and the Pentagon advises U.S. military strikes against Cuba—which could lead the way to another U.S. invasion of the island. However, Kennedy is reluctant to follow through, because a U.S. invasion could cause the Soviets to retaliate in Europe. A nuclear showdown appears to be almost inevitable. Can it be prevented?
IMDB rating: 7.30 out of 10.0 (15148 votes) Continue reading »
Tags:
1960s,
aviation,
based-on-book,
boy,
child,
cold-war,
cuba,
cuban-missile-crisis,
diplomacy,
diplomat,
father,
flying,
hardliner,
helicopter,
historical,
independent-film,
intelligence-service,
lying,
military,
missile,
mother,
mushroom-cloud,
nuclear-threat,
nuclear-weapons,
number-in-title,
photograph,
political,
political-crisis,
political-thriller,
reconnaissance,
son,
statue-of-liberty,
united-nations,
white-house,
wilhelm-scream
Sep 13
Plot:
Sydney Schanberg is a New York Times journalist convering the civil war in Cambodia. Together with local representative Dith Pran, they cover some of the tragedy and madness of the war. When the Americans forces leave, Dith Pran sends his family with them, but stays behind himself to help Schanberg cover the event. As an American, Schanberg won’t have any trouble leaving the country, but the situation is different for Pran; he’s a local, and the Khmer Rouge are moving in.
IMDB rating: 7.90 out of 10.0 (10758 votes) Continue reading »
Tags:
1970s,
1980s,
asia,
awards-dinner,
based-on-true-story,
bomb,
butcher,
cambodia,
communism,
communist,
death-of-child,
distopia,
embassy,
escape-attempt,
genocide,
historical,
holocaust,
journalism,
khmer-rouge,
landmine,
leftist,
mass-murder,
murder,
murderer,
new-york,
new-york-city,
new-york-times,
photographer,
political-repression,
post-war,
prison-camp,
progressive-rock,
reporter,
road,
torture,
vietnam,
violence,
vulgarity,
writing
Sep 13
Plot:
In 1501, in the Western Europe, in a period when the black plague is jeopardizing the populations, an army of mercenary peasants leaded by Martin (Rutger Hauer) fights side-by-side with the noble Arnolfini (Fernando Hilbeck) to retrieve his castle, with the promise of a huge reward. However, the band is betrayed by Arnolfini, and decides to pay him back, assaulting and stealing a caravan under the command of Arnolfini and his son and student, Steven (Tom Burlinson). In one of the wagon is traveling the fiancée of Steven, Agnes (Jennifer Jason Leigh), who is accidentally kidnapped and later raped by the group. Agnes becomes Martin’s mate, and the mercenaries decide to invade a castle, without knowing that the army of Arnolfini is chasing them.
IMDB rating: 6.40 out of 10.0 (2434 votes) Continue reading »
Tags:
betrayal,
black-death,
corpse,
defloration,
historical,
independent-film,
mercenary,
nudity,
plague,
rape,
revenge,
sex
Sep 13
Plot:
Einar and Eric are two Viking half-brothers. The former is a great warrior whilst the other is an ex-slave, but neither knows the true identity of the other. When the throne of Northumbria in Britain becomes free for the taking, the two brothers compete against one another for the prize, but they have very different motives - both involving the princess Morgana, however.
IMDB rating: 7.00 out of 10.0 (1686 votes) Continue reading »
Tags:
based-on-novel,
battle,
funeral-pyre,
historical,
kidnapping,
murder,
princess,
ransom,
sword-fight,
viking
Sep 13
Plot:
It is the time of the Crusades during the Middle Ages - the world shaping 200-year collision between Europe and the East. A blacksmith named Balian has lost his family and nearly his faith. The religious wars raging in the far-off Holy Land seem remote to him, yet he is pulled into that immense drama. Amid the pageantry and intrigues of medieval Jerusalem he falls in love, grows into a leader, and ultimately uses all his courage and skill to defend the city against staggering odds. Destiny comes seeking Balian in the form of a great knight, Godfrey of Ibelin, a Crusader briefly home to France from fighting in the East. Revealing himself as Balian’s father, Godfrey shows him the true meaning of knighthood and takes him on a journey across continents to the fabled Holy City. In Jerusalem at that moment–between the Second and Third Crusades–a fragile peace prevails, through the efforts of its enlightened Christian king, Baldwin IV, aided by his advisor Tiberias, and the military restraint of the legendary Muslim leader Saladin. But Baldwin’s days are numbered, and strains of fanaticism, greed, and jealousy among the Crusaders threaten to shatter the truce. King Baldwin’s vision of peace–a kingdom of heaven–is shared by a handful of knights, including Godfrey of Ibelin, who swear to uphold it with their lives and honor. As Godfrey passes his sword to his son, he also passes on that sacred oath: to protect the helpless, safeguard the peace, and work toward harmony between religions and cultures, so that a kingdom of heaven can flourish on earth. Balian takes the sword and steps into history.
IMDB rating: 6.90 out of 10.0 (23180 votes) Continue reading »
Tags:
1180s,
12th-century,
adultery,
archery,
army,
battle,
blacksmith,
blood,
blood-splatter,
bravery,
brother-sister-relationship,
catapult,
christianity,
corpse,
corruption,
cross,
crucifix,
crusades,
death,
decapitation,
deformed-man,
deformity,
disfigured-face,
epic,
face-slap,
fall-from-height,
father-son-relationship,
fire,
flaming-arrow,
fortress,
gore,
grave-digging,
hand-to-hand-combat,
hatred,
head-on-stake,
heroism,
holy-war,
honor,
impalement,
islam,
italy,
jerusalem,
king,
knight,
leper,
leprosy,
loss-of-brother,
loss-of-child,
loss-of-father,
loss-of-son,
loss-of-wife,
love,
marriage,
massacre,
middle-east,
military,
person-on-fire,
priest,
public-execution,
queen,
religion,
self-sacrifice,
severed-head,
ship-wreck,
shot-in-the-chest,
shot-in-the-head,
shot-in-the-throat,
shot-to-death,
siege,
slit-throat,
social-commentary,
stabbed-in-stomach,
stabbed-in-the-back,
stabbed-in-the-chest,
stabbed-in-the-head,
stabbed-in-the-leg,
stabbed-in-the-throat,
suicide,
sword-fight,
throat-slitting,
title-spoken-by-character,
tolerance,
treason,
unhappy-marriage,
warrior,
wilhelm-scream
Sep 12
Plot:
The rise and fall of the notorious Roman Emperor Caligula, showing the violent methods that he employs to gain the throne, and the subsequent insanity of his reign - he gives his horse political office and humiliates and executes anyone who even slightly displeases him. He also sleeps with his sister, organises elaborate orgies and embarks on a fruitless invasion of England before meeting an appropriate end. There are various versions of the film, ranging from the heavily- truncated 90-minute version to the legendary 160-minute hardcore version which leaves nothing to the imagination (though the hardcore scenes were inserted later and do not involve the main cast members).
IMDB rating: 4.60 out of 10.0 (4868 votes) Continue reading »
Tags:
anal-rape,
anal-sex,
ancient-rome,
assassination,
bathtub,
biographical,
bird,
blood,
brothel,
brother-sister-relationship,
caligula,
castration,
castration-scene,
child-murder,
childbirth,
claudius,
controversial,
cousin,
cult-favorite,
cum-shot,
daughter,
death,
decapitation,
decapitation-machine,
defloration,
dice,
drunk,
ejaculation,
emperor,
erotic-scene,
erotica,
execution,
experimental-film,
explicit-sex,
fellatio,
female-frontal-nudity,
fever,
fly,
freak,
funeral,
gay-kiss,
gay-sex-scene,
golden-shower,
gore,
grandson,
hardcore,
historical,
homosexual,
horse,
impalement,
incest,
independent-film,
lesbian,
lesbian-love,
lesbian-scene,
lesbian-sex,
loss-of-sister,
madman,
male-frontal-nudity,
masturbation,
mirror,
murder,
murder-of-family,
nudity,
omen,
oral-sex,
orgy,
peep-hole,
phallus,
poison,
poisoned-wine,
politics,
promiscuity,
rape,
ring,
roman-empire,
sadism,
senator,
sex,
sodomy,
sperm,
strangulation,
suicide,
surreal,
sword,
thunderstorm,
tiberius,
toga,
topless,
torture,
tragedy,
urination,
urination-scene,
vulgarity,
whip,
wine
Sep 12
Plot:
After being captured by Turks during the Crusades, Robin of Locksley and a Moor, Azeem, escape back to England where Azeem vows to remain until he repays Robin for saving his life. Meanwhile, Robin’s father has been murdered by the Sheriff of Nottingham and when Robin returns home he vows to avenge his father’s death. Even though Marian, his childhood friend, cannot help him, he escapes to the Forest of Sherwood where he joins a band of exiled villagers and becomes their leader. With their help he attempts to cleanse the land of the evil that the Sheriff has spread.
IMDB rating: 6.50 out of 10.0 (23527 votes) Continue reading »
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1100s,
action-hero,
archer,
archery,
arrow,
based-on-legend,
blockbuster,
bow-and-arrow,
castle,
crusades,
england,
flaming-arrow,
forced-marriage,
forest,
hero,
historical,
hit-in-crotch,
jerusalem,
king-richard-i,
life-debt,
love,
magic,
martial-arts,
medieval,
medieval-times,
middle-ages,
moors,
murder,
outlaw,
plantagenet,
poetic-justice,
prince,
rebel,
robber,
robbery,
robin-hood,
sherriff-of-nottingham,
sherwood-forest,
sword,
sword-fight,
swordsman,
swordsmanship,
swordsmen,
theft,
thief
Sep 12
Plot:
During the Napoleonic Wars, a British frigate, HMS Surprise, and a much larger French warship, the Acheron, with greater fire power, stalk each other off of the coast of South America. Russell Crowe brings great intensity to the role of Captain Jack Aubrey. Lucky Jack, as he is referred to by his crew, is well regarded by his men, who trust him implicitly, even after the first devastating battle and an apparent personal vendetta against the French captain. While the naval battle sequences are quite fantastic, the film is successful because director Weir chose to build the story to get to know the men who are locked aboard the tight quarters of a small ship and how they interact everyday. The officers and the mates are well-known by the time the final battle comes. Paul Bettany offers a strong performance as the surgeon and naturalist who balances the violence of his chosen life with the quiet demeanor of the scientist. He is the captain’s friend and confidant, the two frequently playing violin and cello duets together. The horrors of the injuries from the war are frequently implied, but vividly depicted in the reactions of the characters.
IMDB rating: 7.50 out of 10.0 (35194 votes) Continue reading »
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1800s,
accidental-shooting,
ambush,
amputation,
based-on-novel,
beetle,
brain-surgery,
brazil,
broken-arm,
burial-at-sea,
camouflage,
cannon,
child-in-military,
child-uses-gun,
combat,
cook,
cricket-game,
death-of-friend,
deceit,
decoy,
doctor,
drowning,
eavesdropping,
english,
epic,
fiddle,
fog,
french,
friendship,
frigate,
galapagos-islands,
gift,
irish,
leadership,
lord's-prayer,
lost-at-sea,
man-overboard,
map,
military,
military-promotion,
military-training,
mirror,
napoleonic-wars,
naturalist,
naval-officer,
navy,
nervous-breakdown,
no-opening-credits,
ocean,
prayer,
profanity,
pudding,
pun,
pursuit,
royal-marines,
royal-navy,
sail,
sailor,
sea-battle,
sea-storm,
self-surgery,
singing,
slow-motion,
south-america,
south-atlantic,
south-pacific,
storm-at-sea,
string-ensemble,
suicide,
superstition,
surgery,
swashbuckler,
sword,
sword-fight,
tattoo,
teenager,
telescope,
toast,
tortoise,
twist-in-the-end,
union-jack,
violinist,
vomit-scene,
wave,
weevil,
whaler,
whaling,
whipping,
wildlife