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Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon

1990

Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon

1990
6.8
King-sized martial arts hero Sammo Hung stars in this wild and wacky blend of action and comedy. Skinny (Karl Maka) and Fatty (Sammo Hung) are a pair of police detectives who soon find themselves on the outs with their boss when they accidentally make a mess of his wedding while chasing Tak, a big league drug trafficker. Skinny and Fatty are forced to leave their jobs, but while on holiday in Singapore, they forget their troubles when they both find love with beautiful women. However, Tak is convinced the former cops are still a threat, and when he abducts their girlfriends, Skinny and Fatty swing into action to rescue them.
Blue Rita

1977

Blue Rita

1977
4.8
Blue Rita runs a nightclub and gases and kidnaps men there for her pleasure and torture.
Tragic Hero

1987

Tragic Hero

1987
6
After being released from prison, Tang Kat-Yung exacts revenge on Lee Ah Chai.
Sharpe's Waterloo

1997

Sharpe's Waterloo

1997
7.3
Based on the novel by Bernard Cornwell, "Sharpe's Waterloo" brings maverick British officer Lt. Col. Richard Sharpe to his last fight against the French, in June of 1815.
Sharpe's Regiment

1996

Sharpe's Regiment

1996
6.9
Told his battalion is to be split up due to lack of recruits at home, Sharpe and Harper return to England to investigate. What should have been a simple query turns politically explosive as they come nearer to exposing profiteering on the home front that could jeopardize the Wellington's war.
Snake Eater II: The Drug Buster

1989

Snake Eater II: The Drug Buster

1989
4.5
A Vietnam vet breaks out of a mental institution to go after drug-dealing gangsters who are selling contaminated product that is killing people.
Penitentiary

1979

Penitentiary

1979
5.3
A hitchhiker named Martel Gordone gets in a fight with two bikers over a prostitute, and one of the bikers is killed. Gordone is arrested and sent to prison, where he joins the prison's boxing team in an effort to secure an early parole and to establish his dominance over the prison's toughest gang.
The Spook Who Sat by the Door

1973

The Spook Who Sat by the Door

1973
6.3
A black man plays Uncle Tom in order to gain access to CIA training, then uses that knowledge to plot a new American Revolution.
Shaolin Mantis

1978

Shaolin Mantis

1978
6.5
When scholar Wei Fung is forcibly hired by the Manchu Emperor to infiltrate a clan of rebellious Ming Loyalists, his mission goes adrift when he falls in love with the clan's leader's granddaughter. Wei Fung must choose between his new love and his family, who will be put to death if he doesn't return to the palace successfully.
Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dracula and the Wolf Man

1973

Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dracula and the Wolf Man

1973
5.6
After facing defeat at the hands of Cristaldi the magician, Dracula is back to seek revenge and rule the world. With the help of Wolfman and his legion of followers, victory seems eminent. Professor Cristaldi, a descendant of the magician, is warned about Dracula's plans and calls upon El Santo and Blue Demon in the hopes that they can put the infamous Count and the werewolf down for good.
Street Warriors

1977

Street Warriors

1977
6.6
Perros Callejeros is based on the juvenile delinquency of the 1970s and 80s in Spain. The story is set in Barrio de la Mina in Barcelona one of the most conflict neighbourhoods in Spain. The characters chosen were real juvenile delinquents all with criminal records, which the director used to give the film a realistic touch. This film is very powerful and dramatic, it shows how these kids were brought up to survive on the streets.
The McKenzie Break

1970

The McKenzie Break

1970
6
A German U-Boat commander plans a daring escape from a PoW camp in Scotland.
The Iron-Fisted Monk

1977

The Iron-Fisted Monk

1977
6.1
Husker is a student of the Shaolin monks, learning kung fu so that he can avenge his uncle who was murdered by the Manchus who control the province. He leaves his training early, desperate to teach the killers a lesson, and teams up with a martial artist monk who is teaching a group of factory workers how to defend themselves. When the Manchus strike again, Husker and his Buddhist pal decide it's time to even the score.
Ecstasy of the Angels

1972

Ecstasy of the Angels

1972
5.5
A militant revolutionary group is torn apart by betrayal as its members descend into paranoia and sexual decadence.
The Plague

1992

The Plague

1992
5.7
In a city in South America an outbreak of bubonic plague occurs. While people try to flee and the military close the city, an idealistic doctor decides to stay and help the sick. In the ever-changing circumstances, he puts up a brave fight, being helped by others but also involving them without being able to control the situation.
1942: A Love Story

1994

1942: A Love Story

1994
6.1
The son of a politician loyal to the British rule falls in love with the daughter of a freedom fighter.
Car 54, Where Are You?

1994

Car 54, Where Are You?

1994
3.4
Brash NYC policeman Officer Gunther Toody is partnered with stiff, by-the-book Officer Francis Muldoon to protect an important mafia witness prior to testifying against orgainzed crime in Brooklyn, all the while dealing with their personal lives, overbearing spouses, common criminals, arms dealers, and their officious boss Captain Anderson.
Angels' Brigade

1979

Angels' Brigade

1979
2.8
Six sexy women, and a teenage girl, devastate a right-wing militia before doing battle with ruthless drug pushers.
Warrior Queen

1987

Warrior Queen

1987
3.3
In ancient Pompeii, slaves are bought and sold for household chores and sex. A mysterious queen moves among the elite, meantime secretly helping the slaves to escape. Eventually her life is also in jeopardy, and as the volcano erupts she and the slaves attempt to escape while being chased by the military.
The Odd Angry Shot

1979

The Odd Angry Shot

1979
6.1
A group of Australian SAS regiment soldiers are deployed to Vietnam around 1967/8 and encounter the realities of war, from the numbing boredom of camp life and long range patrols, raids and ambushes where nothing happens, to the the terror of enduring mortar barrages from an unseen enemy. Men die and are crippled in combat by firefights and booby traps, soldiers kill and capture the enemy, gather intelligence and retake ground only to cede it again whilst battling against the bureaucracy and obstinacy of the conventional military hierarchy. In the end they return to civilization, forever changed by their experiences but glad to return to the life they once knew.

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