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American cinema: Action/Adventure
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)
Nathan Juran
Sinbad the Sailor is returning to Baghdad with the Princess Parisa, whom he intends to marry to secure a lasting peace between their two countries...
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Nathan Juran
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
Richard Attenborough
September, 1944. D-Day has come and gone but the allied advance has slowed to a crawl owing to over-extended supply lines...
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Richard Attenborough
Alien 3 (1992)
David Fincher
When a fire breaks out aboard the Colonial Marine spaceship Sulaco, an escape pod containing the surviving crew members is ejected into space...
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David Fincher
Aliens (1986)
James Cameron
57 years after her encounter with an alien being which wiped out her crew aboard the space freighter Nostromo, Ellen Ripley is picked up and taken back to Earth...
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James Cameron
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Francis Ford Coppola
Vietnam, 1969. Captain Willard, an American special operations agent, is in Saigon recuperating after a successful mission when intelligence officers approach him with a new assignment...
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Francis Ford Coppola
Armored Car Robbery (1950)
Richard Fleischer
Dave Purvis leads a gang of hardened criminals who plan to ambush an armoured car when it makes a collection outside a baseball station in Los Angeles... [More...]
Richard Fleischer
Dave Purvis leads a gang of hardened criminals who plan to ambush an armoured car when it makes a collection outside a baseball station in Los Angeles... [More...]
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
Jay Roach
In 1967, Britain's top secret agent and number one hipster, Austin Powers, is on the trail of his deadly archenemy Dr Evil, the world's greatest criminal mastermind... [More...]
Jay Roach
In 1967, Britain's top secret agent and number one hipster, Austin Powers, is on the trail of his deadly archenemy Dr Evil, the world's greatest criminal mastermind... [More...]
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)
Eugène Lourié
In the aftermath of an atomic bomb test in the Arctic Circle, physicist Tom Nesbitt catches a glimpse of a gigantic prehistoric reptile, which seems to have been released by the blast after being trapped in the ice for millions of years... [More...]
Eugène Lourié
In the aftermath of an atomic bomb test in the Arctic Circle, physicist Tom Nesbitt catches a glimpse of a gigantic prehistoric reptile, which seems to have been released by the blast after being trapped in the ice for millions of years... [More...]
Ben-Hur (1959)
William Wyler
Jerusalem, 27 AD. Recently appointed commander of a Roman garrison, the Tribune Messala greets his old friend Judah Ben-Hur with warmth and affection, but their reunion turns cold when their political differences become apparent... [More...]
William Wyler
Jerusalem, 27 AD. Recently appointed commander of a Roman garrison, the Tribune Messala greets his old friend Judah Ben-Hur with warmth and affection, but their reunion turns cold when their political differences become apparent... [More...]
Blade Runner (1982)
Ridley Scott
Los Angeles, 2019. Android technology has now become so sophisticated that robotic humans have become almost indistinguishable from real humans... [More...]
Ridley Scott
Los Angeles, 2019. Android technology has now become so sophisticated that robotic humans have become almost indistinguishable from real humans... [More...]
The Bridge at Remagen (1969)
John Guillermin
March 1945. The war in Europe has entered its final phase, with German troops retreating eastwards, driven back by a relentless Allied assault... [More...]
John Guillermin
March 1945. The war in Europe has entered its final phase, with German troops retreating eastwards, driven back by a relentless Allied assault... [More...]
Bullitt (1968)
Peter Yates
What starts out as a routine assignment for San Francisco police lieutenant Frank Bullitt soon turns into something far deadlier... [More...]
Peter Yates
What starts out as a routine assignment for San Francisco police lieutenant Frank Bullitt soon turns into something far deadlier... [More...]
Captain Blood (1935)
Michael Curtiz
England, 1685. Dr Peter Blood is convicted of treason when he treats a wounded man who took part in an uprising against King James II... [More...]
Michael Curtiz
England, 1685. Dr Peter Blood is convicted of treason when he treats a wounded man who took part in an uprising against King James II... [More...]
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
Michael Curtiz
In the early 1850s, Geoffrey Vickers and his brother Perry are British officers in the 27th Lancers, a regiment stationed in the Indian city of Chukoti... [More...]
Michael Curtiz
In the early 1850s, Geoffrey Vickers and his brother Perry are British officers in the 27th Lancers, a regiment stationed in the Indian city of Chukoti... [More...]
Clash of the Titans (1981)
Desmond Davis
The Greek god Zeus is outraged when King Acrisius of Argos sends his daughter Danaë and her newborn son Perseus out to sea in a sealed coffin... [More...]
Desmond Davis
The Greek god Zeus is outraged when King Acrisius of Argos sends his daughter Danaë and her newborn son Perseus out to sea in a sealed coffin... [More...]
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
George A. Romero
The world is in the grip of an unexplained pandemic. The bodies of the dead have become reanimated and are preying on the flesh of the living, creating worldwide pandemonium... [More...]
George A. Romero
The world is in the grip of an unexplained pandemic. The bodies of the dead have become reanimated and are preying on the flesh of the living, creating worldwide pandemonium... [More...]
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Robert Aldrich
England, 1944. On the eve of the Allied invasion of Normandy in WWII, Major John Reisman is offered a most unusual assignment... [More...]
Robert Aldrich
England, 1944. On the eve of the Allied invasion of Normandy in WWII, Major John Reisman is offered a most unusual assignment... [More...]
Dirty Harry (1971)
Don Siegel
When a young woman is shot dead by a rooftop sniper, San Francisco police inspector Harry Callahan is tasked with finding the killer... [More...]
Don Siegel
When a young woman is shot dead by a rooftop sniper, San Francisco police inspector Harry Callahan is tasked with finding the killer... [More...]
Duel (1971)
Steven Spielberg
David Mann is driving his red Plymouth Valiant through the California desert on his way to a business meeting. The only other vehicle on the otherwise empty highway is a lumbering tanker truck which is expelling noxious black exhaust fumes in his direction... [More...]
Steven Spielberg
David Mann is driving his red Plymouth Valiant through the California desert on his way to a business meeting. The only other vehicle on the otherwise empty highway is a lumbering tanker truck which is expelling noxious black exhaust fumes in his direction... [More...]
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Irvin Kershner
The destruction of the Death Star by the Rebel Alliance is followed by a swift retaliation from the Galactic Empire, with Darth Vader leading the offensive... [More...]
Irvin Kershner
The destruction of the Death Star by the Rebel Alliance is followed by a swift retaliation from the Galactic Empire, with Darth Vader leading the offensive... [More...]
Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
Don Taylor
In the early 1970s, a spaceship lands off the coast of California. As a party of US marines watch in anticipation, three astronauts emerge... [More...]
Don Taylor
In the early 1970s, a spaceship lands off the coast of California. As a party of US marines watch in anticipation, three astronauts emerge... [More...]
Frantic (1988)
Roman Polanski
Dr Richard Walker and his wife Sondra, an American couple, arrive in Paris ahead of a medical conference at which Dr Walker is to give a paper... [More...]
Roman Polanski
Dr Richard Walker and his wife Sondra, an American couple, arrive in Paris ahead of a medical conference at which Dr Walker is to give a paper... [More...]
The General (1927)
Clyde Bruckman
America, 1861. Train driver Johnnie Gray has two loves in his life - his locomotive, named The General, and his sweetheart, Annabelle Lee... [More...]
Clyde Bruckman
America, 1861. Train driver Johnnie Gray has two loves in his life - his locomotive, named The General, and his sweetheart, Annabelle Lee... [More...]
The Getaway (1972)
Sam Peckinpah
Carter McCoy is serving a ten-year stretch in prison. After he is refused parole, he sends his wife Carol to make a deal with crooked businessman Jack Benyon... [More...]
Sam Peckinpah
Carter McCoy is serving a ten-year stretch in prison. After he is refused parole, he sends his wife Carol to make a deal with crooked businessman Jack Benyon... [More...]
The Godfather: Part III (1990)
Francis Ford Coppola
In 1979, Michael Corleone appears to be a reformed character. As he nears his 60th birthday, he has almost completely severed his links with the Mafia and now presides as the head of a wholly legitimate business empire... [More...]
Francis Ford Coppola
In 1979, Michael Corleone appears to be a reformed character. As he nears his 60th birthday, he has almost completely severed his links with the Mafia and now presides as the head of a wholly legitimate business empire... [More...]
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1974)
Gordon Hessler
Sinbad is out sailing one sunny afternoon when a strange bat-like creature appears from nowhere and accidentally drops a gold ornament at his feet... [More...]
Gordon Hessler
Sinbad is out sailing one sunny afternoon when a strange bat-like creature appears from nowhere and accidentally drops a gold ornament at his feet... [More...]
GoldenEye (1995)
Martin Campbell
British agent James Bond is sent to Monte Carlo to tail Xenia Onatopp, a member of the mysterious Janus crime syndicate. Bond fails to prevent Onatopp and her associate General Ourumov from stealing a revolutionary new helicopter which is capable of withstanding an electromagnetic pulse... [More...]
Martin Campbell
British agent James Bond is sent to Monte Carlo to tail Xenia Onatopp, a member of the mysterious Janus crime syndicate. Bond fails to prevent Onatopp and her associate General Ourumov from stealing a revolutionary new helicopter which is capable of withstanding an electromagnetic pulse... [More...]
The Great Escape (1963)
John Sturges
During the Second World War, German High Command decides to place all of the most troublesome Allied prisoners of war in a single camp managed by Luftwaffe Colonel von Luger... [More...]
John Sturges
During the Second World War, German High Command decides to place all of the most troublesome Allied prisoners of war in a single camp managed by Luftwaffe Colonel von Luger... [More...]
Gunga Din (1939)
George Stevens
The Northwest Frontier of India, 1880. When contact is lost with a colonial outpost at Tandipur, three sergeants in the British Army are sent to investigate... [More...]
George Stevens
The Northwest Frontier of India, 1880. When contact is lost with a colonial outpost at Tandipur, three sergeants in the British Army are sent to investigate... [More...]
The Guns of Navarone (1961)
J. Lee Thompson
It is 1943. Two thousand British soldiers are stranded on the island of Keros in the Aegean Sea and face certain death when the Germans launch an all-out assault on the region in a bid to draw neutral Turkey into the war... [More...]
J. Lee Thompson
It is 1943. Two thousand British soldiers are stranded on the island of Keros in the Aegean Sea and face certain death when the Germans launch an all-out assault on the region in a bid to draw neutral Turkey into the war... [More...]