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The Super Mario Bros. Movie(2023)

3.9/5 (with 3,597 votes)

While working underground to fix a water main, Brooklyn plumbers—and brothers—Mario and Luigi are transported down a mysterious pipe and wander into a magical new world. But when the brothers are separated, Mario embarks on an epic quest to find Luigi.

Directed by Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic

Beverly Hills Cop(1984)

R
| 1h 45min | Action, Comedy, Crime
3.6/5 (with 1,734 votes)

A freewheeling Detroit cop pursuing a murder investigation finds himself dealing with the very different culture of Beverly Hills.

The Three Musketeers(2011)

PG-13
| 1h 50min | Adventure, Action, Thriller
2.9/5 (with 1,224 votes)

The hot-headed young D'Artagnan along with three former legendary but now down on their luck Musketeers must unite and defeat a beautiful double agent and her villainous employer from seizing the French throne and engulfing Europe in war.

George of the Jungle(1997)

2.8/5 (with 918 votes)

Deep in the African jungle, a baby named George, the sole survivor of a plane crash, is raised by gorillas. George grows up to be a buff and lovable klutz who has a rain forest full of animal friends: Tookie, his big-beaked toucan messenger; Ape, a witty talking gorilla; and Shep, a peanut-loving pooch of an elephant. But when poachers mess with George's pals, the King Of Swing swings into action.

The Big Country(1958)

NR
| 2h 45min | Drama, Western, Romance / Love
3.8/5 (with 138 votes)

Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the vast expanse of the West to marry fiancée Pat Terrill. McKay is a man whose values and approach to life are a mystery to the ranchers and ranch foreman Steve Leech takes an immediate dislike to him. Pat is spoiled, selfish and controlled by her wealthy father, Major Henry Terrill. The Major is involved in a ruthless civil war, over watering rights for cattle, with a rough hewn clan led by Rufus Hannassey. The land in question is owned by Julie Maragon and both Terrill and Hannassey want it.

The Last Dragon(1985)

PG-13
| 1h 48min | Action, Adventure, Music
3.2/5 (with 108 votes)

A young man searches for the "master" to obtain the final level of martial arts mastery known as the glow. Along the way he must fight an evil martial arts expert and rescue a beautiful singer from an obsessed music promoter.

Typhoon Noruda(2015)

3.2/5 (with 18 votes)

As an unexpected typhoon bears down on a small tropical island, a group of students trapped at school find themselves forced to put aside their personal issues and work together. Not only to save themselves, but possibly the lives of everyone on the planet!

Directed by Yōjirō Arai

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town(1936)

3.8/5 (with 138 votes)

Longfellow Deeds lives in a small town, leading a small town kind of life. When a relative dies and leaves Deeds a fortune, Longfellow moves to the big city where he becomes an instant target for everyone. Deeds outwits them all until Babe Bennett comes along. When small-town boy meets big-city girl anything can, and does, happen.

Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor(1936)

3.2/5 (with 46 votes)

Two sailors Sindbad and Popeye decide to test themselves in order to prove their supremacy. Popeye is then presented with a series of daunting tasks by Sindbad.

Directed by Dave Fleischer

Shock(1946)

1h 10min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
3.1/5 (with 22 votes)

In this thriller, psychiatrist Dr. Cross kills his wife and expects to get away with murder, until he discovers that the slaying was observed by a next-door neighbor, Janet Stewart. As Janet attempts to convince her husband of the doctor's dastardly deed, Cross shows up to advise him that Janet is in dire need of some in-depth counseling.

Once Upon a Honeymoon(1942)

NR
| 1h 57min | Comedy, Romance / Love, Mystery
3.1/5 (with 18 votes)

A radio correspondent tries to rescue a burlesque queen from her marriage to a Nazi official.

R... Rajkumar(2013)

3.2/5 (with 40 votes)

Rajkumar, an aimless youth, works for a drug baron and is sent to kill a rival dealer. His life is changed forever when he meets Chanda, and has no idea she is the adopted daughter of the man he is supposed to kill.

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Secrets of Sweet Sixteen(1973)

R
| 1h 20min | Comedy
3.3/5 (with 2 votes)

Another Ernst Hofbauer schoolgirl exploiter in the same vein as his Schoolgirl Report films, but for this one he raised the sleaze level to new heights with non-pornographic scenes of rape, pedophilia, satanic rituals, virgin sacrifice and golden showers. Despite how it sounds, these acts are played for silly comedy rather than any harsh depictions.

Directed by Ernst Hofbauer

Judex(1916)

3.5/5 (with 8 votes)

When an unscrupulous banker ruins his family, a young man swears to bring him to justice, so he adopts a new identity, the mysterious Judex, and ominously disguised and sunk into the muddy path of vengeance, punishes the crooks and protects the innocents. (Originally a twelve-part epic serial.)

Aida(1953)

1h 35min | Drama, Music
2.5/5 (with 4 votes)

This Italian film version of Verdi's opera stars Sophia Loren on the screen, with Renata Tebaldi providing the vocals.

Directed by Clemente Fracassi - With Sophia Loren, Renata Tebaldi, Lois Maxwell, Ebe Stignani, Giuseppe Campora, Afro Poli, ...

Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp(1939)

3.7/5 (with 10 votes)

Olive Oyl's screenplay for an Aladdin movie comes to life and Popeye battles for control of a genie in this, the last of the three Popeye color films.

Directed by Dave Fleischer

Felix the Cat: The Movie(1988)

NR
| 1h 22min | Animation, Kids & Family
2.1/5 (with 10 votes)

In another dimension, the villainous scientist Duke of Zill, with the help of his mechanical, geometric army, ultimately takes over the golden kingdom of Oriana, where Duke has just escaped exile! But Felix the Cat must bravely save Princess Oriana and restore order once again, from her terrible Uncle Zill and his smoke-belching mechanical troops before he can put his sinister plot into action!

Directed by Tibor Hernádi

Nazi Agent(1942)

NR
| 1h 23min | Crime, Drama
3.5/5 (with 4 votes)

Humble stamp dealer Otto Becker has little to do with international politics, so when he receives a surprise visit from his estranged twin brother and Nazi spy, Baron Hugo von Detner, his world is thrown into turmoil. Threatening Becker with deportation, Hugo forces him to use his shop as a front for espionage.

Randy Rides Alone(1934)

53min | Action, Western
2.4/5 (with 11 votes)

Bandits lead by Matt the Mute enter a bar and kill multiple people. Randy Bowers comes to town and is framed by Matt the Mute, who is working with the sheriff (who doesn't know Matt is really a criminal). Randy escapes with the help of the niece of the dead owner of the bar. Bowers ends up running from the sheriff, and ends up in the cave in which the bandits have their hide-out….

Woman in the Dark(1934)

1h 8min | Crime, Drama
2.7/5 (with 5 votes)

A recently released prisoner lives alone in his cabin so that his bad temper won't get him back in any more trouble, but his peaceful existence is disrupted when a mysterious woman arrives.

Directed by Phil Rosen

Wanted(1967)

3.0/5 (with 6 votes)

A local sheriff is unjustly accused of murder in a small town and forced to flee. He gets rid of his enemies one by one and tries to prove his innocence.

Murder by Invitation(1941)

1h 7min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
2.7/5 (with 3 votes)

The relatives of a rich old woman unsuccessfully try to have her declared insane, so they can divide up her money. To show them that there are no hard feelings, she invites them to her estate for the weekend so she can decide to whom she actually will leave her money when she dies. Soon, however, family members begin turning up dead.

Directed by Phil Rosen

Out Of Control(2017)

A Chinese Superstar attends the Berlin Film Festival. Soon she finds out that sometimes reality can be far more frightening than any Hollywood script.

Directed by Axel Sand - With T.O.P

The Spider Woman Strikes Back(1946)

NR
| 59min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
3.3/5 (with 5 votes)

A young girl goes to work as a live-in caretaker for a spooky old woman. She doesn't know that every night, the woman drains some blood from her to feed her strange plant.

Return of the Ape Man(1944)

2.7/5 (with 5 votes)

The discovery of a perfectly preserved caveman prompts a mad scientist to attempt a daring brain transplant.

Directed by Phil Rosen - With Bela Lugosi

Dick Tracy(1937)

NR
| 4h 50min | Crime, Action, Comedy, Thriller
2.2/5 (with 4 votes)

Dick Tracy's foe for this serial is the crime boss and Masked Mystery Villain The Spider/The Lame One and his Spider Ring. In the process of various crimes, including using his Flying wing and sound weapon to destroy the Bay Bridge in San Francisco and stealing an experimental "Speed Plane", the Spider captures Dick Tracy's brother, Gordon. The Spider's minion, Dr. Moloch, performs a brain operation on Gordon Tracy to turn him evil, making him secretly part of the Spider Ring and so turning brother against brother.

Directed by Alan James, Ray Taylor - With Ralph Byrd

Mad Holiday(1936)

3.0/5 (with 2 votes)

A temperamental film star's vacation turns deadly when he uncovers a murder.

Directed by George B. Seitz - With Edmund Lowe

Kind Lady(1935)

NR
| 1h 16min | Thriller, Drama
3.5/5 (with 6 votes)

Mary, a woman with good intentions, takes pity on Henry, an artist with no home. What begins as a simple offer to come inside from the cold for tea gradually turns into more. Before the unsuspecting woman knows it, Henry, his family, and his friends con their way into her home. Eventually, Mary creates a ruse to rid herself of the parasites, but they have a different plan.

Fun on a Weekend(1947)

NR
| 1h 33min | Comedy, Romance / Love
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Shy, destitute Peter Porter meets equally impoverished Nancy Crane at a Florida beach. Inspired by Peter's belief that a person can acquire wealth simply by creating an aura of success, the outgoing Nancy convinces Peter to join her in impersonating a confident and eccentric wealthy couple. The experiment works, and the couple secure a stunning wardrobe and a lavish room at a resort. Peter panics, however, when he gets a fantastic job offer.

Directed by Andrew L. Stone - With Eddie Bracken

Watusi(1959)

1h 25min | Adventure
2.9/5 (with 3 votes)

Alan Quartermain's son comes to Africa to find the treasure his father was unable to bring home.

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