Damn the Defiant follows the English Captain Crawford (Alex Guinness) and his second-in-charge, Lieutenant Scott-Padget (Dirk Bogarde), during the French Revolution. Captain Crawford returns home while his Lieutenant rounds up recruits who will be forced to board and work with the crew of the Defiant, a large ship capable of handling wild seas and roaring […]
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The film begins in the old west with a woman and her son travelling by horse. When strangers approach, they exchange words resulting in the woman and her son being attacked. Thankfully, the young boy manages to escape into town safely and seeks help from his father, Matt Morgan (Kirk Douglas), the town’s Marshal. Naturally,
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The film begins by introducing a mysterious woman named Cynthia (Demi Moore), who is about to be interrogated at a police station by Det. John Woods (Harvey Keitel). Cynthia is about to reveal dark secrets from the past, which could be the key to solving a horrific murder case. We see Cynthia’s story through a
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Set in London, the film begins with Detective-Inspector Brunel (Lino Ventura) being called to investigate the tragic murder of a man named John Morlar (Richard Burton). Upon arriving at the scene of the crime, Brunel discovers this isn’t a normal murder, and the killer is nowhere to be found nearby. As they investigate, they are
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U.S. President Jackson Evans (Jeff Bridges) is making his choice for a replacement Vice President. According to the people of the U.S and staff in The Whitehouse, the obvious choice is Jack Hathaway (William Peterson). Hathaway has an impressive record and a past that creates confidence that he could be an outstanding leader. However, the
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Set in the future, New York is full of street gangs. One night, the leader of all the gangs, “Cyrus”, calls a gathering of every known gang to one meeting place. As Cyrus speaks to all the gangs present, he is shot and brutally murdered. One of the street gangs known as “The Warriors” is
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The film follows Ralph Thorson (Steve McQueen), nicknamed “Papa”. Papa works as a bounty hunter travelling from city to city to find those wanted by the law. When it comes to bounty hunting, Papa has been doing it for a long time and has the status of being the best in the trade. After Papa
Set in New York, The Odd Couple follows two friends. Felix (Jack Lemmon) is a writer for a news network but has a broken heart as he’s going through the early stages of divorce. His friend, Oscar (Walter Matthau), is a passionate sports journalist. These two men, who live very differently, are both about to
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A new case, same diamond! When the priceless jewel, The Pink Panther, is stolen from a high-tech national museum, only one man can solve the crime. Returning once again is Inspector Jacques Clouseau (Peter Sellers), but unfortunately, the Inspector has seen better days. Clouseau is reintroduced to the audience while he speaks to a busker
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Bill (Jeff Fahey) is a professional criminal psychologist with a passion and desire to understand better what makes a criminal commit horrific crimes. Bill is also attempting to write a book but is struggling. He even feels like he is failing to get anywhere with the criminals he regularly visits. While driving to work one
