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Strike
Strike (Movie Reviews, Last Update Aug 2020)
Digital on demand: A young mole named Mungo just wants to play football. Dad wants him to follow the family path into the mines. Can Mungo buck the family legacy?
Taxi Driver
Taxi Driver (Movie Reviews, Last Update Apr 2020)
Travis Bickle is not a well man: the former Marine and Vietnam veteran has come back to New York, but is increasingly sickened by the violence and depravity he sees driving a taxi. Romantically obsessed with Betsy, a campaign worker for a Senator, and determined to rescue Iris, a twelve-year-old prostitute, Bickle starts to think about what he needs to do to save the city.
Mystic River
Mystic River (Movie Reviews, Last Update Apr 2020)
Dave, Jimmy, and Sean all grew up together in the same neighborhood in Boston, but their lives are vastly different as adults. A cop, an ex-con, and a traumatized blue-collar worker. When Jimmy's daughter is found murdered, however, the investigation drives them even further apart, and suspicion destroys their relationships.
Marathon Man
Marathon Man (Movie Reviews, Last Update Apr 2020)
PhD student Thomas "Babe" Levy has been following in his fathers footsteps following his suicide, a result of a ruthless McCarthy-era investigation. But his brother, Doc, has a very different life- working for a notorious Nazi war criminal who is on the government payroll to catch other Nazis. When worlds collide, Babe finds himself in a web of intrigue, danger, and diamonds.
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jun 2020)
The man some call Blondie, a bounty hunter called Angel Eyes, and wanted outlaw Tuco have all found out about an alleged fortune in stolen gold, hidden in a cemetery. No one knows all the facts, so no one wants to kill the others - yet. But as they draw closer to the gold, tensions rise even further between the warring guns-for-hire.
For a Few Dollars More
For a Few Dollars More (Movie Reviews, Last Update Apr 2020)
Teaming up with another bounty hunter, the man some call Manco sets out to hunt El Indio and his gang. But as the chase goes on, Manco starts to suspect that his partner may be less than forthcoming about his motives.
A Fistful of Dollars
A Fistful of Dollars (Movie Reviews, Last Update Apr 2020)
"The Man With No Name" drifts into San Miguel and right into the middle of a feud between two families, each trying to control the town. Seeing an opportunity, the stranger plays each family against the other to rip them both off.
Escape from New York
Escape from New York (Movie Reviews, Last Update Apr 2020)
In the near-future of 1997, a terrifying crime wave has forced the United States to turn the island of Manhattan into a maximum-security prison where convicts run wild in the streets. But when Air Force One is hijacked by terrorists who crash it into the island, there is only one man who can save the President- Snake Plissken, a former spec-ops soldier, who has since been convicted of trying to rob the Federal Reserve. If Snake can get the president out of Manhattan in 24 hours, he will be pardoned. If he fails, the government has injected him with micro-explosives which will detonate once the time runs out...
Twins
Twins (Movie Reviews, Last Update Apr 2020)
Julius is the result of a genetic experiment, designed before birth to be the best of the best. Raised on an island in the South Seas and raised by philosophers, Julius is as smart as he is muscular. But when he finds out that the experiment resulted in a brother, he goes looking for Vincent. But Vincent didn't turn out quite the same way...
Same God
Same God (Movie Reviews, Last Update Aug 2020)
Digital on demand: When Larycia Hawkins makes a statement of support for Muslims, the repercussions are far greater than she could have anticipated.
Agent Toby Barks
Agent Toby Barks (Movie Reviews, Last Update Aug 2020)
Digital on demand: Toby isn't just your average pet dog - he's a highly trained secret agent who has to use is bag of tricks to save a kidnapped colleague.
The Green Mile
The Green Mile (Movie Reviews, Last Update Apr 2020)
As a guard on death row at the Cold Mountain Penitentiary, Paul Edgecomb has seen some bizarre things- but nothing like John Coffey. A physically huge African-American man, accused of the rape and murder of two white children, Coffey also seems to have miraculous powers- and as Paul gets to know him, he is increasingly convinced of his innocence...