The Perfect Host

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A criminal on the run cons his way into the wrong dinner party where the host is anything but ordinary.





The Perfect Host

The Perfect Host

movie news


A criminal on the run cons his way into the wrong dinner party where the host is anything but ordinary.





The Perfect Host

The Ward

A thriller centered on an institutionalized young woman who becomes terrorized by a ghost.





The Ward

Terri

Centers on a large 15-year-old boy in a small town as he struggles to adjust to his difficult life.





Terri

The Perfect Host

A criminal on the run cons his way into the wrong dinner party where the host is anything but ordinary.





The Perfect Host

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Singer Dewey Cox overcomes adversity to become a musical legend.





Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Life, Above All

A touching mother-daughter relationship that reflects the modern South Africa.





Life, Above All

Bride Wars

Murderesses Velma Kelly (a chanteuse and tease who killed her husband and sister after finding them in bed together) and Roxie Hart (who killed her boyfriend when she discovered he wasn't going to make her a star) find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows in 1920s Chicago.





Two best friends become rivals when they schedule their respective weddings on the same day.





Bride Wars

Clueless

Clueless

Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre

An epic tale about a group of whale watchers, whose ship breaks down and they get picked up by a whale fisher vessel. The Fishbillies on the vessel has just gone bust, and everything goes out of control.

Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre





Genres: Horror

Release year: 2009

Pontypool

A psychological thriller in which a deadly virus infects a small Ontario town.

Pontypool





Genres: Fantasy Horror Mystery Sci-Fi

Release year: 2008

Terry Fator: Live from Las Vegas

The million-dollar winner of "America's Got Talent" and his endearing puppets deliver spot-on performances in the styles of such favorite singers as Louis Armstrong, Roy Orbison, Elvis, Etta James, Brooks & Dunn and many more.

Terry Fator: Live from Las Vegas



Experience why America has fallen in love with Terry Fator's irresistible combination of humor and music and his hilarious cast of characters! The million-dollar winner of "America's Got Talent" and his endearing puppets deliver spot-on performances in the styles of many favorite singers. Written by Anon! ymous

Genres: Comedy

Release year: 2009

Dead Ringer

The twin sister of a callous wealthy woman murders her out of revenge and assumes the identity of the dead woman.

Dead Ringer



After the funeral of her brother-in-law, Edith Phillips learns that Margaret de Lorca, her rich twin sister, had tricked her way into marriage with the man she also loved. So she kills Margaret and assumes her identity and life-style. However, her life becomes complicated by her late sister's sleazy boyfriend, Tony Collins and Sgt. Jim Hobbson, a Los Angeles detective who loved the "dead" Edith. Written by alfiehitchie





In Los Angeles, after eighteen years without speaking to each other, Edith Phillips meets her twin sister Margaret de Lorca in the fu! neral of Maggie's husband and former love of Edith that died of heart attack. Maggie invites Edith to visit her mansion, and Edith finds through her sister's driver that Maggie used a fake pregnancy to trick her and marry her passion. When Edith arrives in her bar, she is evicted by her landlord. Edith calls Maggie, kills her and assumes her identity. The police, including her boyfriend Sergeant Jim Hobbson, believe that Edith committed suicide in an act of despair. Edith lures Maggie's servants and friends, but when Maggie's lover Tony Collins appears, the situation becomes complicated for her. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Genres: Crime Drama Thriller

Release year: 1964

When Night Is Falling

An uptight and conservative woman, working on tenure as a literacy professor at a large urban university, finds herself strangely attracted to a free-spirited, liberal woman whom works at a local carnival which comes to town.

When Night Is Falling



Camille and Martin are in love and teachers at a christian college; they get the opportunity to get a better job, but they would have to marry for that. But when Camille's dog dies, she recognizes that her love for Martin is not even as big as the love for her dog. After that, Camille gets to know Petra, and Petra falls in love with Camille. They meet again, but Camille is very unsure about her feelin! gs. When Martin is away for a weekend, Camille and Petra meet in the Circus where Petra is working as an acrobat. They spend the night together, but Martin finds out about it and is shocked. He has an argument with Camille, and she goes burying her dog in the snow, and falls asleep... Written by Alan Tiedemann <AlanTie@aol.com>

Genres: Drama Romance

Release year: 1995

Naked Fear

A young woman travels to a town where hunting is a very common sport and works as a dancer. But after accepting a ride from a stranger...

Naked Fear





Genres: Horror Thriller

Release year: 2007

The Sight

Michael Lewis a young American architect is sent to Britain to refurbish an old London hotel. But this...
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The Sight



Michael Lewis a young American architect is sent to Britain to refurbish an old London hotel. But this assignment instantly stretches beyond the ordinary as he finds himself exposed to a chain of unusual events, strange visions and frightening dreams. Lewis soon decides to use his newfound ability to help the hotel's 21 restless spirits resolve their business on Earth. In the process, he unwittingly becomes involved in a serial murder case. Written by FX Networks (press release)





The American successful architect M! ichael Lewis travels to London with his partner and friend, the builder Jake, to refurbish an old hotel. Michael is having successive nightmares, and once in London, he realizes that twenty-one spirits are trying to contact him to solve murders of a serial killer. Michael, with the support of Jake, Detective Pryce and the ghosts, try to avoid the ninth crime and find the serial-killer. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Genres: Mystery Thriller

Release year: 2000

A Star Is Born

A movie star helps a young singer/actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.

A Star Is Born



Norman Maine, a movie star whose career is on the wane, meets showgirl Esther Blodgett when he drunkenly stumbles into her act one night. A friendship develops, then blossoms into romance before tensions increase as Esther's career takes off while Norman's continues to plummet. Written by Col Needham <col@imdb.com>

Genres: Drama Musical Romance

Release year: 1954

A Killer Within

Addison Terrill (Howell), a Dallas attorney, comes home one night to find his wife brutally murdered with the words "We're even now" scrawled across the bedroom wall...
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A Killer Within



Addison Terrill (Howell), a Dallas attorney, comes home one night to find his wife brutally murdered with the words "We're even now" scrawled across the bedroom wall. The cops suspect he killed her, and now ADDISON must race through the underside of Dallas to find the only other suspect. His ally is a grudging ex-cop (Esposito) who knows what it takes to deliver justice. If they can overcome their differences, they'll be able! to solve the case before anyone else gets hurt. Written by Anonymous

Genres: Thriller Drama

Release year: 2004

Call of the Canyon

Gene heads some cattlemen who have been swindled by McCoy. McCoy needed their money to pay off his gambling debt.

Call of the Canyon



Cattle buyer McCoy has run up gambling debts. When Gene and the other ranchers are ready to sell their cattle, he undercuts his bosses price planning to pocket the profit. The ranchers then try to drive their cattle to another market but McCoy's men set off an explosion and a rancher is killed. Knowing McCoy listens to the horse race results, Gene sets up a phony radio broadcast hoping to trap him. Written by Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>

Genres: Western

Release year: 1942
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Saw

With a dead body laying between them, two men wake up in the secure lair of a serial killer who's been nicknamed "Jigsaw". The men must follow various rules and objectives if they wish to survive and win the deadly game set for them.

Saw



Two men wake up at opposite sides of a dirty, disused bathroom, chained by their ankles to pipes. Between them lies a dead man loosely clutching a hand-held tape player and a handgun. Each finds a tape the perfect fit for the player in their back pocket. They play the tapes. One is threatened, the other isn't. But they have a task: One must kill the other by 6:00, or his wife and daughter will die. They find hacksaws in a toilet, and try to cut the chains, but it doesn't work. They are the two newest vi! ctims of the Jigsaw Killer. In a flashback, we learn of Amanda, a girl who falls victim to the Jigsaw Killer. On her head is a mask, which is hooked into her lower jaw. There is a timer on it. Only one key will unlock it, and that key is in the digestive tract of her cell mate who lies paralyzed on the opposite side of the room. If she doesn't unlock the mask in time, her lower jaw will be ripped wide open. She survives, but her cell mate doesn't. Through a series of flashbacks, we learn of more victims, and of the nearly-successful capture of the Jigsaw Killer, who doesn't actually kill his victims. Instead, he finds ways to make them kill either themselves, or each other, and he thinks the entire 'game' out perfectly, with no other ways out. Or so it would seem. Written by Aurabesh corrected by Paul P





Adam en Dr. Lawrence Gordon worden wakker, om erachter te komen dat ze vast zijn geketend aan pijpen tegenover elkaar in een vieze badkamer. Ze! ontdekken dat ze slachtoffers zijn geworden van "Jigsaw", een! man die gevaarlijke situaties voorziet om zijn slachtoffers te leren hun leven lief te hebben, door hen te dwingen zichzelf of anderen te pijnigen om in leven te blijven. Jigsaw staat bekend als moordenaar, maar heeft nog nooit een slachtoffer echt zelf pijn gedaan. In een strijd tegen elkaar en de klok, moeten de twee van hun vijand winnen en Gordon's familie redden, die zijn gegijzeld door de 'moordenaar'. Zullen zij het redden? Written by Anonymous

Genres: Crime Horror Mystery Thriller

Release year: 2004

Autopsy

A young woman tries to find her injured boyfriend in a bizzare and dangerous hospital.

Autopsy





Genres: Horror Mystery Thriller

Release year: 2008

Inception

In a world where technology exists to enter the human mind through dream invasion, a highly skilled thief is given a final chance at redemption which involves executing his toughest job to date: Inception.

Inception



Dom Cobb is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction, stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state, when the mind is at its most vulnerable. Cobb's rare ability has made him a coveted player in this treacherous new world of corporate espionage, but it has also made him an international fugitive and cost him everything he has ever loved. Now Cobb is being offered a chance at redemption. One last job could give him his life back but only i! f he can accomplish the impossible-inception. Instead of the perfect heist, Cobb and his team of specialists have to pull off the reverse: their task is not to steal an idea but to plant one. If they succeed, it could be the perfect crime. But no amount of careful planning or expertise can prepare the team for the dangerous enemy that seems to predict their every move. An enemy that only Cobb could have seen coming. Written by Warner Bros. Pictures





Corporate espionage. Cobb can invade people's dreams, so corporations hire him to steal business secrets from rivals' subconscious. Saito, an energy magnate, wants Cobb to do the reverse: not take information, but plant an idea in a rival's mind. In return, he'll fix problems with the US government so Cobb can return to his children. Cobb takes the near-impossible job, planning three layers of dreams within dreams for the mark. It requires a larger team taking a powerful sedative: if something goes a! wry, the dreamers may not awake. Cobb doesn't tell his team th! at his p ast nurtures feelings powerful enough to bring on this comatose state for all of them. And the children - are they real? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>





Dom Cobb is able to use his unique skills to his advantage - he can enter people's minds through their dreams and thereby learn their secrets. He is a thief for hire but Japanese businessman Mr. Saito has a somewhat different proposition for him. He wants Cobb to enter the mind of Robert Fischer Jr., who is about to inherit his father's massive business empire, to plant a simple notion: to break-up his father's conglomerate and sell it off. In return, Saito will make it possible for Cobb to freely return to the US where he is currently wanted by the police. Cobb accepts and assembles his team with a plan to plant the idea deep in Fisher's mind by generating a series of dreams within dreams so that he eventually thinks he came up with the idea himself. As the intended deception grows e! ver more complex, Cobb has to deal with his own emotions and feelings of guilt, which are projecting themselves into the dreamspace. Cobb has to deal with the eventual question of what is real and what is only a dream. Written by garykmcd

Genres: Action Mystery Sci-Fi Thriller

Release year: 2010

Felon

A family man convicted of killing an intruder must cope with life afterward in the violent penal system.

Felon



The family man Wade Porter is living the American Dream with his girlfriend Laura and their son Michael: they have a nice house, he has just raised a loan to make his company grow and they are going to get married. However their dream becomes a nightmare when Wade unintentionally kills a burglar that had broken into their house in the middle of the night on his lawn. He is sent to trial and accepts a deal proposed by the prosecutor, being sentenced to three years in prison. During the transportation, there is an incident in the bus and Wade is framed and sent to the maximum security wing under the command of the corrupt Lieutenant! Jackson. His cell-mate John Smith that was sentenced to life revenging the death of his family befriends Wade and gives helpful advices and hope to Wade to return to his family. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Genres: Crime Drama

Release year: 2008

Fallen

Homicide detective John Hobbes witnesses the execution of serial killer Edgar Reese. Soon after the execution the killings start again, and they are very similar to Reese's style.

Fallen



Det. John Hobbes is convinced that when killer Edgar Reese is executed, all of his troubles are over. But when people he knows and people on the street start to sing the same tune that Reese sang in the gas chamber, and those same people taunt him, he is told that maybe the cursed fallen angel Azazel is behind it all. Azazel is cursed to roam the Earth without a form, and he can switch bodies by any contact, making him hard to track. When Hobbes is forced to kill a man possessed by Azazel, he must clear his name while protecting his family and ! others from the evil, vengeful Azazel. Written by Ben Borg <benborg@mediaone.net>





Detective John Hobbes has captured and imprisoned the crazy serial killer Edgar Reese, then Reese was brought to execution by gas chamber. Hobbes thought his nightmare with this killer is finally over. However, he soon discovers that there was a murder in a style very similar to Edgar Reese. Then, he found out that it was an evil fallen angel named Azazel, who can exist by possessing other people's bodies. As Hobbes tries to find out the mystery of Azazel, he also has to find a way to do the impossible, stop a fallen angel. Written by John Wiggins





Homicide detective John Hobbes witnesses the execution of a demonic serial killer Edgar Reese. Soon after the execution the killings start again, and they are very similar to the style of Reese. Written by Anonymous





John Hobbes watches Edgar Reese, a c! onvicted murderer Hobbes brought to justice, get executed. Ree! se dies with great bravado, and then a series of murders are committed using Reese's methods. As Hobbes follows up the last clues Reese left, we see an evil presence move from person to person by touch. Hobbes comes closer and closer to the secret as the presence taunts him more and more openly, threatening everyone Hobbes holds dear in the world. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>

Genres: Crime Drama Fantasy Thriller

Release year: 1998

Strawberry Shortcake: Berrywood, Here We Come

Strawberry Shortcake: Berrywood, Here We Come





Genres: Animation Short

Release year: 2010

DC Showcase: Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam

Superman finds a foe who may be too powerful even for him to defeat in the murderous Black Adam. Fortunately, Black Adam's real target is the Earth's Mightiest Mortal--Captain Marvel.

DC Showcase: Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam





Genres: Animation Short Action Adventure

Release year: 2010

Baggage Buster

Goofy has to get a box belonging to a magician in time for the next train to pick the baggage. Clumsy Goofy drops the box and a lot of magician's props (a rabbit which multiplies...
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Baggage Buster



Goofy has to get a box belonging to a magician in time for the next train to pick the baggage. Clumsy Goofy drops the box and a lot of magician's props (a rabbit which multiplies, a bull, a woman sawed in half) appear. Written by Brian Henke <Cincy43235@aol.com>





When railroad baggage buster Goofey has to handle a magician's large case, it accidentally opens. At every touch the case releases! another part of a zoo of show animals and their attributes, such as a top-hat that sprouts white rabbits, a matador's cape from which a frisky bull and a boxing kangaroo are produced... The whole fauna has to be reassembled and repacked before the arrival of the train, but even when that is done... Written by KGF Vissers

Genres: Family Comedy Animation Short

Release year: 1941

His Girl Friday

A newspaper editor uses every trick in the book to keep his ace reporter ex-wife from remarrying.

His Girl Friday



Hildy Johnson has divorced Walter Burns and visits his office to tell him that she is engaged to another man and that they are going to get married the day after. Walter Burns can't let that happen and frames the other man, Bruce Baldwin, for a lot of stuff getting him into trouble all the time, while he tries to steer Hildy back into her old job as his employee (editor of his newspaper). Written by Lars J. Aas <larsa@colargol.edb.tih.no>





Walter Burns, editor of a major Chicago newspaper, is about to lose his ace reporter and for! mer wife, Hildy Johnson, to insurance salesman Bruce Baldwin, but not without a fight! The crafty editor uses every trick in his fedora to get Hildy to write one last big story, about murderer Earl Williams and the inept Sheriff Hartwell. The comedy snowballs as William's friend, Molly Malloy, the crooked Mayor, and Bruce's mother all get tied up in Walter's web. Written by Steve Fenwick <scf@w0x0f.com>

Genres: Comedy Drama Romance

Release year: 1940

Over the Hedge

A scheming raccoon fools a mismatched family of forest creatures into helping him repay a debt of food, by invading the new suburban sprawl that popped up while they were hibernating...and learns a lesson about family himself.

Over the Hedge



Traveling raccoon con artist, RJ, arrives in a woods outside a human city in the Midwest, excited about the wonders that living near humans can bring hungry animals. What he finds, however, is an Amish-like community that is deathly afraid of humans, after their leader, Vern the tortoise (Shandling), has an encounter with human boys that terrifies him. Encouraged by RJ, however, the animals slowly venture over the hedge that separates them from the b! rand new suburban development that appeared over the winter while they were sleeping, and what RJ shows them is a whole new world where humans leave tin cans full of fish and other food in big canisters, ripe for the taking. As they get closer and closer to humans, however, their comfortable lives in the woods appears to be threatened... Written by austin4577@aol.com





Upon waking up after hibernation, a group of forest animals discover that a tall hedge has appeared out of nowhere, half their forest is gone, they have little to no food left. While Verne, a nervous turtle who acts as leader, suggests they simply adapt, RJ the raccoon shows up and gives them another option: go over the hedge and get food from the humans! The other forest animals quickly give into RJ, sneaking into the human world to get all the food they can grab. What they don't know is that RJ is actually in debt to a hungry bear, who has given him one week to replenish his food! supply, or RJ takes its place! Written by Lex



RJ is a raccoon, specialist on finding and stealing food, as every raccoon in the world. During a night, RJ tries to steal all the food reserves of Vincent, a big bear, but the raccoon's ambition makes that all the food loot get lost. Vincent warns RJ that he'll should put back all his food when full moon comes, otherwise he will regret having stolen the food. Meanwhile, a group of animals headed by a cautious turtle, Verne, is worried because spring has come and there's not enough food for everyone. Verne tells that they will be fine eating plants and some bark. Later, they find that their wood has a frontier, formed by a giant bush. They're scared of crossing to the other side, where the suburbs exist. But RJ comes to the scene, telling that there's no danger in the suburbs, and that they will find all the food they want there. Nevertheless, Verne distrusts RJ, because he thinks that there's something suspicious about him, trying to convince the group that natural f! ood is better than junk human food. Verne won't be wrong, because RJ is only using them to get the food for Vincent. A pair of opossums, a family of porcupines, a nervous squirrel and a female skunk, will plan a risky theft to a house, drawing a lot of obstacles, like a silly exterminator, a cat and the neurotic house owner. Written by Alejandro Frias





When a hungry bear wakes up to see RJ, a raccoon, steal his provisions and then accidentally throw them all over the streets, he threatens to kill him if he does not return every single item he took from him. RJ has six days to steal from every human's kitchen he can find. He then meets a group of forest animals led by Verne, a turtle, and decides to use them for his plan. But as he gets closer to getting what he needed, he realizes that he finally has what he's always wanted : A family. Written by A.H

Genres: Animation Adventure Comedy Family

Release year: 2006

The Quest

Chris embarks on an odyssey of self-discovery that spans the globe. Kidnapped and enslaved by gun smugglers...
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The Quest



Chris embarks on an odyssey of self-discovery that spans the globe. Kidnapped and enslaved by gun smugglers, sold by pirates and thrust into the murky underworld of gambling and kickboxing, Chris' journey takes him to forbidding Muay Thai Island where deadly martial arts are taught, the colonial splendor of British East Asia, the dank back alleys of Bangkok, desolate deserts once trod by the warriors of Genghis Khan and finally, the ancient Lost City. There he must face the ultimate test of his manhood in the fabled Ghang-gheng, the! ancient winner-take-all competition in which the deadliest fighters from around the world employ the most spectacular feats of martial arts skills ever displayed in order to win the prized Golden Dragon. But fighting prowess alone will not be enough for Chris to triumph over such daunting foes. He must reach deep inside and access all of the determination, strength of character and sense of selfless honor within in order to triumph over this final obstacle on his long trek home. Written by Tim Kroll <tkroll@chs.cusd.cusd.claremont.edu>

Genres: Action Adventure Thriller

Release year: 1996

Congo

When an expedition to the African Congo ends in disaster, a new team is assembled to find out what went wrong.

Congo



A megalomaniac C.E.O. sends his son into the dangerous African Congo on a quest for a source of diamonds large enough and pure enough to function as powerful laser communications transmitters (or is it laser weapons?). When contact is lost with his son and the team, his sometime daughter- in-law is sent after them. She is a former CIA operative and, accompanied by gee-whiz gadgetry and a few eccentric characters (including a mercenary, a researcher with a talking gorilla, and a a nutty Indiana-Jones-type looking for King Solomon's Mines), sets out to rescue her former fianc�. What they all discover is that often what we mos! t want turns out to be the source of our downfall. Written by Tad Dibbern <DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu>





An expidition to the African Congo ends in disaster, and a new team is assembled to find out what went wrong. Based on the novel by Michael Crichton. Written by Dan Goldwasser <dang+@cmu.edu>

Genres: Action Adventure Mystery Sci-Fi

Release year: 1995

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

A family of Emigre mice decide to move out to the west, unaware that they are falling into a trap perpetrated by a smooth talking cat.

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West



Some time after the Mousekewitz's have settled in America, they find that they are still having problems with the threat of cats. That makes them eager to try another home out in the west, where they are promised that mice and cats live in peace. Unfortunately, the one making this claim is an oily con artist named Cat R. Waul who is intent on his own sinister plan. Unaware of this, the Mousekewitz's beg! in their journey west, while their true cat friend, Tiger, follows intent on following his girlfriend gone in the same direction. Written by Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@execulink.com>

Genres: Animation Adventure Family Western

Release year: 1991

Harvard Man

A basketball player strikes a deal with the mob to fix a basketball game.

Harvard Man



College has always been a time for experimentation, sexual, cultural and otherwise. "Harvard Man" plays out against a background of love, sex, basketball, crime and experimentation. Action and philosophy in young people's quest to discover their true identity. Written by Anonymous





A Holy Cross cheerleader named Cindy is dating the point guard for the Harvard basketball team. Her father is a mob boss, and she gets her boyfriend Alan mixed up in sports betting. Alan's philosophy professor and Alan have something going on the side. An undercover FBI agent infiltrates Cindy's father's mafia op! erations. Written by COMMENT:Buffy*

Genres: Comedy Crime Drama Romance Thriller

Release year: 2001

Marmaduke

A suburban family moves to a new neighborhood with their large yet lovable Great Dane, who has a tendency to wreak havoc in his own oblivious way.

Marmaduke





Genres: Comedy Family

Release year: 2010

Ancient Warriors

A military unit teams up with an island's ancient warrior spirits to battle a crime lord.

Ancient Warriors





Genres: Action

Release year: 2003

The 82nd Annual Academy Awards

The curtain rises and we are greeted by sparkly stars, all the nominees for best actor and actress are on the stage in pairs...

The 82nd Annual Academy Awards





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Release year: 2010

Bolt

The canine star of a fictional sci-fi/action show that believes his powers are real embarks on a cross country trek to save his co-star from a threat he believes is just as real.

Bolt



Bolt, an American White Shepherd, has lived his whole life on the set of his action TV show, where he believes he has superpowers. When separated from the studio by accident, he meets a female alley cat named Mittens and a hamster named Rhino. Along the way, he learns that he doesn't have superpowers and that the show is not real. Written by jcsmarchesi





Bolt tells the story a dog who plays a heroic dog in a hit TV show and has some trouble recognizing that he doesn't even have superpowers. This becomes something of a hindrance when he ! is accidentally shipped from Hollywood to New York City. From there he has to make his way home with the help of a manky old cat and an overweight hamster in a plastic ball. Written by wolf_stoned

Genres: Animation Adventure Comedy Family

Release year: 2008

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow

In 18th century England, the mysterious masked rider known as the Scarecrow leads a rebel band to save the town of Romney Marsh from the King's oppression and Naval press gangs.

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow



A poor 18th century English coastal farming community survives the King's ruinous taxes thanks to a smuggling ring created by its masked leader called the Scarecrow. The ring's success leads King George to order the Royal Army's General Pugh to capture and execute the ringleaders. It is a battle both of wits and action that the Scarecrow must win to save not only his own life but those of the men he! leads while keeping the vital smuggling operation running. Written by C. Comly

Genres: Adventure

Release year: 1963

Cannibal Taboo

Cannibal Janet, seems to be living a normal life but is eating her way through her family.

Cannibal Taboo





Genres: Horror

Release year: 2006

Formosa Betrayed

In the early 1980s, an FBI Agent is assigned to investigate the murder of a respected professor. Through his investigation...
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Formosa Betrayed



In the early 1980s, an FBI Agent is assigned to investigate the murder of a respected professor. Through his investigation, he unearths a spider web of international secrets that has been thriving within college campuses across America for decades. His investigation takes him across the Pacific to the island nation of Taiwan, where with the help of the outspoken widow and an unlikely spy, he learns that the Professor's killing was not a random act, but a desperate move by a s! candalous government intent on keeping its nefarious activities under wraps. Our detective soon finds himself on a collision course against the U.S. State Department, the Chinese Mafia, and the Nationalist Chinese Government - in a land where the truth is not what it seems and the only people he can trust, cannot be trusted at all. Inspired by actual events. Written by Anonymous

Genres: Thriller

Release year: 2009

Adventures in Odyssey: The Knight Travellers

Dylan learns that "stuff" isn't the most important thing in life.

Adventures in Odyssey: The Knight Travellers



When Dylan stumbles onto the thieves who stole the Imagination Station from Mr. Whittaker's home, he is drawn into an adventure that takes him back in time to the Dark Ages. There he must defeat the evil Mr. Faustus in a joust. Faustus has stolen the Imagination Station and reprogrammed it to manipulate peoples minds so that Faustus can control the world. Written by Spirit

Genres: Animation Short Family

Release year: 1991

Downfall

A narcotics detective is pressured into illegally obtaining a 'no-knock' warrant so that his superiors can break, enter, and steal from a drug dealer's home.

Downfall





Genres: Short Crime Drama

Release year: 2009

If....

In this allegorical story, a revolution lead by pupil Mick Travis takes place at an old established private school in England.

If....



In an indictment of the British Boys School, we follow Mick and his mostly younger friends through a series of indignities and occasionally abuse as any fond feelings toward these schools are destroyed. When Mick and his friends rebel, violently, the catch phrase, "which side would you be on" becomes quite stark. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>

Genres: Drama

Release year: 1968

The Blind Side

The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.

The Blind Side



Based on the true story of Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy who take in a homeless teenage African-American, Michael "Big Mike" Oher. Michael has no idea who his father is and his mother is a drug addict. Michael has had little formal education and few skills to help him learn. Leigh Anne soon takes charge however, as is her nature, ensuring that the young man has every opportunity to succeed. When he expresses an interest in football, she goes all out to help him, including giving the coach a few ide! as on how best to use Michael's skills. They not only provide him with a loving home, but hire a tutor to help him improve his grades to the point where he would qualify for an NCAA Division I athletic scholarship. Michael Oher was the first-round pick of the Baltimore Ravens in the 2009 NFL draft. Written by garykmcd





A poor, oversized and under-educated teenager is recruited by a major college football program where he is groomed into an athletically and academically successful NFL prospect. Written by IMDb editor





"The Blind Side" depicts the story of Michael Oher, a homeless African-American youngster from a broken home, taken in by the Touhys, a well-to-do white family who help him fulfill his potential. At the same time, Oher's presence in the Touhys' lives leads them to some insightful self-discoveries of their own. Living in his new environment, the teen faces a completely different set of challenges to overc! ome. As a football player and student, Oher works hard and, wi! th the h elp of his coaches and adopted family, becomes an All-American offensive left tackle. Written by Anonymous

Genres: Biography Drama Sport

Release year: 2009

Beware, My Lovely

A psychopath takes a job as a handyman at the house of a lonely widow.

Beware, My Lovely





Genres: Drama Film-Noir

Release year: 1952

I Wake Up Screaming

Why is Inspector Ed Cornell trying to railroad Frankie Christopher for the murder of model Vicky Lynn?

I Wake Up Screaming



Promoter Frankie Christopher, being grilled by police in the murder of model Vicky Lynn, recalls in flashback: First meeting her as a waitress, Frankie decides to parlay her beauty into social acceptance and a lucrative career. He succeeds only too well: she's on the eve of deserting him for Hollywood...when someone kills her. Now Frankie gets the feeling that Inspector Ed Cornell is determined to pin the killing on him and only him. He's right. And the only one he can turn to for help is Jill, the victim's sister, who's been cool towa! rd him... Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>





"Big Ed" Cornell, a police inspector/detective, with an unmatched record of convictions and a man who believes 'in justice', deliberately allows the murderer of Vicky Lynn, former-waitress turned aspiring-Hollywood-starlet, his freedom, while "Big Ed" leaves no stone unturned in trying to pin the killing on Frankie Christopher, a sports promoter who has more than one business going at all times, usually self-promotion. "Big Ed" stalks his victim like a bird-of-prey, and makes no secret that he will put Frankie on the 'hot spot,", the electric chair. (When this film was previewed at the Twentieth Century-Fox projection room in New York City, on October 18, 1941, for the industry trade-press, the title of the film was "Hot Spot." When it had its national first-release, on October 31, 1941, the title had been changed to the title of the novel it was based on.) Written by Le! s Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>


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When chanteuse Vicky Lynn is found murdered the police bring in promoter Frankie Christopher for questioning. Frankie had been organising Vicky's career until she suddenly took a Hollywood offer just before her death, and suspicion increasingly falls on him. Only Vicky's sister Jill seems to have evidence that could point elsewhere, bwhile the detective in charge of the case, Ed Cornell, seems particularly keen on nailing him. Written by Jeremy Perkins <jwp@aber.ac.uk>





When a potential starlet (Landis) is murdered her sister (Grable) demands police action. The detective (Cregar) hounds the girl's promoter (Mature) as a possible suspect, but the truth lies.... Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>

Genres: Crime Film-Noir Mystery Romance Thriller

Release year: 1941

Top Dog

With his cop companion shot and killed by terrorists, Reno The Dog pairs up with tough cop Jake in thwarting the criminal organization.

Top Dog





Genres: Action Comedy Crime Thriller

Release year: 1995

Polar Opposites

When Earth's magnetic poles begin reversing, David Terran, the only scientist who predited the possibility of such a sci-fi disaster...

Polar Opposites





Genres: Drama

Release year: 2008

Pickup on South Street

A pickpocket unwittingly lifts a message destined for enemy agents and becomes a target for a Communist spy ring.

Pickup on South Street



On a crowded subway, Skip McCoy picks the purse of Candy. Among his take, although he does not know it at the time, is a piece of top-secret microfilm that was being passed by Candy's consort, a Communist agent. Candy discovers the whereabouts of the film through Moe Williams, a police informer. She attempts to seduce McCoy to recover the film. She fails to get back the film and falls in love with him. The desperate agent exterminates Moe and savagely beats Candy. McCoy, now goaded into action, confronts! the agent in a particularly brutal fight in a subway. Written by alfiehitchie





Two strangers - Skip McCoy and Candy - have a not so chance meeting on a crowded subway. Freshly out of jail, McCoy is back at work as a pickpocket, Candy's purse which is his current sight. What he manages to steal from Candy's purse is some microfilm with secret US government plans that Candy was about to deliver to the Communists for her ex-boyfriend, Joey. What she didn't know was the nature of her delivery, that Joey is a Communist agent, and that federal agents, who knew her destination, saw McCoy's move. The federal agents with the police on one side, and Candy, Joey and their associates on the other side, are all after McCoy. But McCoy also finds out the importance of his take, and instead of buckling under the pressure, holds onto the film ultimately to dispose of to whoever can come up with $25,000 sale price. Once she learns more about all the players invo! lved, Candy changes her allegiances. But when one of the playe! rs becom es desperate, the proceedings turn to a violent nature. In the end, motivation for some turns from that of retrieving the microfilm and money to one of personal loyalty. Written by Huggo

Genres: Film-Noir Thriller

Release year: 1953

Virginia City

Union officer Kerry Bradford escapes from Confederate Prison and is set to Virginia City in Nevada....
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Virginia City



Union officer Kerry Bradford escapes from Confederate Prison and is set to Virginia City in Nevada. Once there he finds that the former commander of his prison Vance Irby is planning to send $5 million in gold to save the Confederacy. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>





During the American Civil War, Captain Kerry Bradford escapes from a notorious confederate prison. He and two of his men are sent to Virginia City where Confederate sympathizers are prepared to donate $5 mi! llion dollars to the cause of Southern independence. The war is going badly for the Confederacy and money may tip the war in their favor. On the stagecoach to Virginia City, Bradford meets and falls in love with Julia Hayne not realizing that she is one of the conspirators. When he gets to Virginia City, he also runs into Confederate Captain Vance Irby who has been sent to collect and safely deliver the gold. Irby manages to get out of the city but the Union cavalry is in hot pursue. When Bradfoed catches up with them, he not only has to fight Irby but also John Murrell, a bandit who has his own plans for the gold. He also Written by garykmcd

Genres: Action Drama History Romance Western

Release year: 1940