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The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) [Movie] Douban TMDB NeoDB IMDb WikiData
The Last Temptation of Christ
director: Martin Scorsese actor: Willem Dafoe / Harvey Keitel
other title: L'ultima tentazione di Cristo / Den sidste fristelse
Jesus, a humble Judean carpenter beginning to see that he is the son of God, is drawn into revolutionary action against the Roman occupiers by Judas -- despite his protestations that love, not violence, is the path to salvation. The burden of being the savior of mankind torments Jesus throughout his life, leading him to doubt.
Some Like It Hot (1959) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb TMDB Douban
Some Like It Hot
8.5 (11 ratings) director: Billy Wilder actor: Tony Curtis / Jack Lemmon
other title: A qualcuno piace caldo / Ingen er fuldkommen
In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state in an all-female band disguised as Josephine and Daphne, but further complications set in.
An American Tail (1986) [Movie] IMDb NeoDB Douban TMDB WikiData
An American Tail
director: Don Bluth actor: Phillip Glasser / Erica Yohn
other title: Fievel sbarca in America / Rejsen til Amerika
A young mouse named Fievel and his family decide to migrate to America, a "land without cats," at the turn of the 20th century. But somehow, Fievel ends up in the New World alone and must fend off not only the felines he never thought he'd have to deal with again but also the loneliness of being away from home.
On the Waterfront (1954) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb NeoDB WikiData
On the Waterfront
director: Elia Kazan actor: Marlon Brando / Eva Marie Saint
other title: Fronte del porto / I storbyens havn
A prizefighter-turned-longshoreman with a conscience goes up against labor leaders to expose corruption, extortion, and murder among the union ranks.
The Day of the Owl (1968) [Movie] TMDB
Il giorno della civetta
director: Damiano Damiani actor: Franco Nero / Claudia Cardinale
other title: Il giorno della civetta / Don Mariano weiß von nichts
Set in Sicily, this violent crime drama tells the tale of an Italian cop who heads to a small island town to look into the death of a construction supplier. Once there he is shocked by the influence the Mafia has over the people and even himself.
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991) [Movie] IMDb NeoDB Douban TMDB WikiData
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
other title: Fievel conquista il West / Rejsen til Amerika 2 - Fievel i det vilde vesten
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.
The Harder They Fall (1956) [Movie] IMDb TMDB NeoDB Douban WikiData
The Harder They Fall
director: Mark Robson actor: Humphrey Bogart / Rod Steiger
other title: Il colosso d'argilla / Jo Hårdere Falder De
Jobless sportswriter Eddie Willis is hired by corrupt fight promoter Nick Benko to promote his current protégé, an unknown Argentinian boxer named Toro Moreno. Although Moreno is a hulking giant, his chances for success are hampered by a powder-puff punch and a glass jaw. Exploiting Willis' reputation for integrity and standing in the boxing community, Benko arranges a series of fixed fights that propel the unsophisticated Moreno to #1 contender for the championship. The reigning champ, the sadistic Buddy Brannen, harbors resentment at the publicity Toro has been receiving and vows to viciously punish him in the ring. Eddie must now decide whether or not to tell the naive Toro the truth.
Green Mansions (1959) [Movie] WikiData TMDB IMDb
Green Mansions
director: Mel Ferrer actor: Audrey Hepburn / Anthony Perkins
other title: Verdi dimore / A flor que não morreu
A young Venezuelan idealist flees his native land to escape a revolution. Hoping to find peace, he goes to the mountains and the forests of the Amazon. There he encounters Rima, the Bird Girl, an orphan living a life of nature, who is feared by a local jungle tribe.
Psychic Killer (1975) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
Psychic Killer
director: Ray Danton actor: Jim Hutton / Paul Burke
Mental patient Arnold Masters, hospitalized for a murder he didn't commit, learns astral projection--the art of leaving one's physical body and transporting the soul someplace else--from a fellow inmate. Upon his release, Arnold uses his new powers to bump off the people he holds responsible for his arrest, his mother's death while he was imprisoned and the price of meat! Lt. Morgan and Lt. Anderson are the cops on his trail, while his caring shrink, Dr. Scott, tries to prevent any more deaths.
Day of the Outlaw (1959) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Day of the Outlaw
director: André de Toth actor: Robert Ryan / Burl Ives
other title: La notte senza legge / Tag der Gesetzlosen
Blaise Starrett is a rancher at odds with homesteaders when outlaws hold up the small town. The outlaws are held in check only by their notorious leader, but he is diagnosed with a fatal wound and the town is a powder keg waiting to blow.
Deadly Harvest (1977) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Deadly Harvest
director: Timothy Bond actor: Clint Walker / Nehemiah Persoff
other title: Deadly Harvest - Raccolto mortale / Colheita Mortal
Farmer struggles to keep food on the table, and regain his son who has joined a gang of marauding city-folk during the world's worst famine.
The People Next Door (1970) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
The People Next Door
director: David Greene actor: Eli Wallach / Julie Harris
other title: L'uomo della porta accanto / Juventud pervertida
A married couple struggle with the realities of their imperfect marriage as they fight to save and rehabilitate their teenage daughter from a life of drug addiction and ultimate committal to a mental ward.
The Wild Party (1956) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
The Wild Party
director: Harry Horner actor: Anthony Quinn / Carol Ohmart
other title: Una fiesta sin fin / La nuit bestiale
An ex-football brute (Anthony Quinn) and his beatnik gang take a rich girl (Carol Ohmart) and her boyfriend hostage (Arthur Franz) at a jazz joint.
The Stranger Within (1974) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Stranger Within
director: Lee Philips actor: Barbara Eden / George Grizzard
other title: The Stranger Within - Die Saat des Grauens / Die Saat des Alien
Who is the father of Ann Collins’ baby? Her husband had a vasectomy years ago. And Ann hasn’t been with another man. Even more mysterious: as the baby grows inside her, Ann begins to change. She is beset by strange illnesses, pours tablespoons of salt on her food, turns the thermostat to 50 degrees, speed-reads academic tomes. But much bigger shocks are yet to come. Barbara Eden stars in this hypnotic, swiftly paced blend of horror and sci-fi from Richard Matheson, the popular and prolific writer who also penned the novel I AM LEGEND and several notable THE TWILIGHT ZONE scripts.
The Big Show (1961) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
The Big Show
director: James B. Clark actor: Esther Williams / Cliff Robertson
other title: Il grande spettacolo / Die große Attraktion
A European circus family is torn apart by greed and jealousy.