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  • The Devil's Disciple picture
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    The Devil's Disciple (1959)

    British Gen. Burgoyne (Laurence Olivier) takes a Colonist (Kirk Douglas) for a pastor (Burt...

  • Beach Red picture
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    Beach Red (1967)

    A U.S. captain (Cornel Wilde) and his men try to take a Pacific island from the Japanese during...

  • The Challenge picture
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    The Challenge (1982)

    An American boxer (Scott Glenn) enters a ritual feud between two Japanese brothers (Toshir? Mifune,...

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    Instant Justice

    A Marine (Michael Paré) leaves Paris and teams up with a prostitute (Tawny Kitaen) to avenge his...

  • Hanna's War picture
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    Hanna's War (1988)

    Biographical drama of Hungarian martyr Hannah Senesh, who was executed by the Nazis in 1944.

  • A Tree Grows in Brooklyn picture
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    A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)

    A poor couple's (Dorothy McGuire, James Dunn) daughter (Peggy Ann Garner) dreams of a better life in...

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    Rollerball (1975)

    A corporate dictator (John Houseman) tries to oust the star player (James Caan) of a brutal...

  • Raiders of the Lost Ark picture
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    Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

    Globe-trotting archaeologist Indiana Jones races the Nazis for possession of a legendary religious...

  • Cheech and Chong's The Corsican Brothers picture
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    Cheech and Chong's The Corsican Brothers (1984)

    Twin sons (Cheech Marin, Thomas Chong) of a noblewoman and a commoner have funny feelings during the...

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    Porgy and Bess (1959)

    Adaptation of the famous play/opera about life in a black neighborhood known as "Catfish Row" in...

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    Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)

    A former Green Beret (Sylvester Stallone) goes on a reconnaissance mission to spring MIAs from a...

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    Bat 21 (1988)

    A U.S. pilot (Danny Glover) races an air-strike deadline to find an air-strike expert (Gene Hackman)...

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    Battlestar Galactica (1978)

    Forty years after the Cylon wars, humanity's deadliest enemies re-emerge with a vengeance. Based on...

  • The Devil's Own picture
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    The Devil's Own (1997)

    A New York policeman (Harrison Ford) learns that his Irish houseguest (Brad Pitt) is an IRA...

  • Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ picture
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    Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1927)

    An enslaved Jewish prince (Ramon Novarro) meets his Roman betrayer (Francis X. Bushman) in a chariot...

  • Where Eagles Dare picture
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    Where Eagles Dare (1968)

    Allied agents (Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood) lead commandos sent to free a general from a castle...

  • Collateral Damage picture
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    Collateral Damage (2002)

    After his family is killed by a terrorist act, a firefighter goes in search of the one responsible.

  • Mad Max picture
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    Mad Max (1979)

    In an Australia of the not-too-distant future, a police officer strikes back against motorized...

  • Oh! What A Lovely War picture
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    Oh! What A Lovely War (1969)

    A British anti-war revue of World War I shows generals playing leapfrog and war as an amusement-park...

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    The Three Musketeers (1993)

    Swordsmen Aramis (Charlie Sheen), Athos (Kiefer Sutherland), Porthos and D'Artagnan (Chris...

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    Mr. Quilp (1975)

    The musical Mr. Quilp was based on one of Dickens' grimmest works, The Old Curiosity Shop, which has...

  • In Harm's Way picture
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    In Harm's Way (1965)

    Two Navy officers (John Wayne, Kirk Douglas) fight guilt and the Japanese in the World War II...

  • Pirates picture
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    Pirates (1986)

    Peg-legged Captain Red (Walter Matthau) and his sidekick (Chris Campion) seize a Spanish galleon and...

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    The Warriors (1955)

    The son of the king, Prince Edward is given control of Aquitaine, a French area recently conquered...

  • The Adventures of Baron Munchausen picture
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    The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989)

    An 18th-century German officer (John Neville) recalls his exploits in war, on the moon and in the...

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    Viva Maria (1965)

    A Latin revolution gets a lift from an anarchist's daughter (Brigitte Bardot) and a circus dancer...

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    Saffo, Venere di Lesbo (1960)

    Top-heavy with wild action scenes and female pulchritude, this routine Italian costume adventure is...

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    Bridge to Hell

    This exciting WW II drama is set in Yugoslavia and chronicles the daring exploits of a band of...

  • They Shoot Horses, Don't They? picture
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    They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)

    Desperate people (Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York) enter a grueling dance marathon in...

  • 55 Days at Peking picture
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    55 Days at Peking (1963)

    Soldiers from 11 countries and a Marine major (Charlton Heston) guard a besieged compound during the...