The Contender
Oct 13, 2000 | IMDB 6.7
126 min Watch NowDrama, Thriller
The vice president is dead, and as the president makes his choice for a replacement, a secret contest of wills is being waged by a formidable rival. When Senator Laine Hanson is nominated as the first woman in history to hold the office, hidden agendas explode into a battle for power.
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IMDB 6.5 | Aug , 1989
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IMDB 7 | Jan , 1971
Offbeat Civil War drama in which a wounded Yankee soldier, after finding refuge in an isolated girls' school in the South towards the end of the war, becomes the object of the young women's sexual fantasies. The soldier manipulates the situation for his own gratification, but when he refuses to completely comply with the girls' wishes, they make it very difficult for him to leave.The Wind
IMDB 5.1 | Nov , 1986
Mystery writer Sian Anderson leaves her boyfriend John for three weeks of intense writing in the isolated Greek town of Monemvassia. Upon her arrival in the ancient, deserted, walled-in fortress, she is met by Elias Appleby, the round eccentric landlord who guides her through mysterious underground passageways to the house where she will work. He warns her to stay inside at night because of the killer winds that arrive after dark.Maneaters Are Loose!
IMDB 0 | May , 1978
Terror stalks a small California community when a broke and depressed animal owner and trainer is forced to abandon his tigers and let them fend for themselves in the nearby wilderness.The Lost Son
IMDB 6 | Jun , 1999
Xavier Lombard is a world-weary private eye in London, in exile from his native Paris; his best friend is Nathalie, a high-class call girl. He gets a call from an old friend from the Paris police department, now a businessman whose brother-in-law is missing. The missing man's parents hire Xavier over their daughter's objections, and quickly he finds himself in the realm of children's sexual slavery.Crash and Burn
IMDB 4.2 | May , 2008
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IMDB 6 | Mar , 1989
An English bon-vivant osteopath is enchanted with a young exotic dancer and invites her to live with him. He serves as friend and mentor, and through his contacts and parties she and her friend meet and date members of the Conservative Party. Eventually a scandal occurs when her affair with the Minister of War goes public, threatening their lifestyles and their freedom.Elvis & Nixon
IMDB 6 | Mar , 2016
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IMDB 4.2 | Sep , 1986
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IMDB 6.6 | Apr , 1993
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IMDB 5.9 | Nov , 1985
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IMDB 5.7 | Dec , 1975
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IMDB 6.2 | Aug , 1989
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IMDB 6.3 | Aug , 1996
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IMDB 5.6 | Apr , 1991
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IMDB 2.9 | Jun , 2004
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IMDB 6.8 | May , 1941
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IMDB 6.8 | Oct , 1949
The French Revolution, 1794. The Marquis de Lafayette asks Charles D'Aubigny to infiltrate the Jacobin Party to overthrow Maximilian Robespierre, who, after gaining supreme power and establishing a reign of terror ruled by death, now intends to become the dictator of France.Uninvited Guest
IMDB 5.1 | Jun , 1999
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