Beheading
"beheading" Movies and TV Shows
#1
Napoleon
Synopsis:
An epic that details the checkered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine.
Starring:
Ludivine Sagnier,
Joaquin Phoenix,
Vanessa Kirby
#2
Amazonia: The Catherine Miles Story
Synopsis:
A young woman seeks vengeance and finds love when her parents are killed in the Amazon and she is taken prisoner by an indigenous tribe of headhunters.
Starring:
Elvire Audray,
Will Gonzales,
Andrea Coppola
Plot:
prisoner,
amazon rainforest,
cannibal,
slave,
native peoples,
object in vagina,
axe,
animal attack,
snake,
crutch
...
#3
Terrifier
Synopsis:
On Halloween night, a young woman finds herself as the obsession of a sadistic murderer known as Art the Clown.
Starring:
Jenna Kanell,
David Howard Thornton,
Samantha Scaffidi
Plot:
clown,
halloween,
gore,
slasher,
maniac,
killer clown,
evil clown,
blood,
brutality,
gory violence
...
#4
The Woman King
Synopsis:
The story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen, and General Nanisca as she trains the next generation of recruits and readies them for battle against an enemy determined to destroy their way of life.
Starring:
Hero Fiennes Tiffin,
Viola Davis,
Lashana Lynch
#5
Ugetsu
Synopsis:
In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare. Genjuro's pursuit of both riches and the mysterious Lady Wakasa, as well as Tobei's desire to become a samurai, run the risk of destroying both themselves and their wives, Miyagi and Ohama.
Starring:
Machiko Kyō,
Masayuki Mori,
Kichijirô Ueda
Plot:
rape victim,
civil war,
samurai,
ambition,
japan,
16th century,
pottery,
tragedy,
palace,
marriage
...
#6
The Wicker Man
Synopsis:
Police sergeant Neil Howie is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed. Stranger still, however, are the rituals that take place there.
Starring:
Aubrey Morris,
Christopher Lee,
Britt Ekland
#7
The Gospel According to St. Matthew
Synopsis:
This biblical drama focuses on the teachings of Jesus, including the parables that reflect their revolutionary nature. As Jesus travels along the coast of the Sea of Galilee, he gradually gathers more followers, leading him into direct conflict with the authorities.
Starring:
Enrique Irazoqui,
Margherita Caruso,
Susanna Pasolini
Plot:
palestine,
judea,
galilee,
divine conception,
angel,
three wise men,
birth,
messiah,
israel,
escape
...
#8
The Fog
Synopsis:
Strange things begin to occurs as a tiny California coastal town prepares to commemorate its centenary. Inanimate objects spring eerily to life; Rev. Malone stumbles upon a dark secret about the town's founding; radio announcer Stevie witnesses a mystical fire; and hitchhiker Elizabeth discovers the mutilated corpse of a fisherman. Then a mysterious iridescent fog descends upon the village, and m…
Starring:
Jamie Lee Curtis,
Nancy Kyes,
Charles Cyphers
Plot:
fog,
ghost ship,
lighthouse,
navigator,
sea,
dog,
chase,
blood,
tale,
cult director
...
#9
The Decameron
Synopsis:
A young Sicilian is swindled twice, but ends up rich; a man poses as a deaf-mute in a convent of curious nuns; a woman must hide her lover when her husband comes home early; a scoundrel fools a priest on his deathbed; three brothers take revenge on their sister's lover; a young girl sleeps on the roof to meet her boyfriend at night; a group of painters wait for inspiration; a crafty priest attemp…
Starring:
Vincenzo Amato,
Pier Paolo Pasolini,
Franco Citti
#10
The Battle of Algiers
Synopsis:
Tracing the struggle of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale to gain freedom from French colonial rule as seen through the eyes of Ali from his start as a petty thief to his rise to prominence in the organisation and capture by the French in 1957. The film traces the rebels' struggle and the increasingly extreme measures taken by the French government to quell the revolt.
Starring:
Jean Martin,
Brahim Hadjadj,
Yacef Saadi
#11
Shaun of the Dead
Synopsis:
Shaun lives a supremely uneventful life, which revolves around his girlfriend, his mother, and, above all, his local pub. This gentle routine is threatened when the dead return to life and make strenuous attempts to snack on ordinary Londoners.
Starring:
Bill Nighy,
Simon Pegg,
Peter Serafinowicz
#12
Ran
Synopsis:
With Ran, legendary director Akira Kurosawa reimagines Shakespeare's King Lear as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan. Majestic in scope, the film is Kurosawa's late-life masterpiece, a profound examination of the folly of war and the crumbling of one family under the weight of betrayal, greed, and the insatiable thirst for power.
Starring:
Yoshiko Miyazaki,
Tatsuya Nakadai,
Hisashi Igawa
Plot:
nihilism,
castle,
samurai,
struggle for power,
abdication,
intrigue,
brother,
rivalry,
advisor,
japanese castle
...
#13
Night and Fog
Synopsis:
Filmmaker Alain Resnais documents the atrocities behind the walls of Hitler's concentration camps.
Starring:
Adolf Hitler,
Michel Bouquet,
Reinhard Heydrich
Plot:
nazi,
prison,
nurse,
doctor,
1940s,
genocide,
reference to hermann goering,
essay film,
male police officer,
concentration camp
...
#14
Natural Born Killers
Synopsis:
Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.
Starring:
Woody Harrelson,
Tommy Lee Jones,
Jared Harris
Plot:
media,
satire,
controversy,
mass media,
irony,
traumatic childhood,
media exploitation,
pop culture,
television,
murder
...
#15
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Synopsis:
King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot and Sir Galahad the Pure. On the way, Arthur battles the Black Knight who, despite having had all his limbs chopped off, insists he can still fight. They reach Camelot, but Arthur decides not to enter, as "it is…
Starring:
John Cleese,
Eric Idle,
Michael Palin
#16
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Synopsis:
Two decades after surviving a massacre on October 31, 1978, former baby sitter Laurie Strode finds herself hunted by persistent knife-wielder Michael Myers. Laurie now lives in Northern California under an assumed name, where she works as the headmistress of a private school. But it's not far enough to escape Myers, who soon discovers her whereabouts. As Halloween descends upon Laurie's peaceful …
Starring:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt,
Jamie Lee Curtis,
Josh Hartnett
Plot:
slasher,
call the police,
faked death,
headmistress,
halloween party,
basement,
van,
patrolling,
fire axe,
fencepost
...
#17
Four Flies on Grey Velvet
Synopsis:
Roberto, a drummer in a rock band, keeps receiving weird phone calls and being followed by a mysterious man. One night he manages to catch up with his persecutor and tries to get him to talk but in the ensuing struggle he accidentally stabs him. He runs away, but he understands his troubles have just begun when the following day he receives an envelope with photos of him killing the man. Someone …
Starring:
Jean-Pierre Marielle,
Michael Brandon,
Mimsy Farmer
#18
Fellini Satyricon
Synopsis:
After his young lover, Gitone, leaves him for another man, Encolpio decides to kill himself, but a sudden earthquake destroys his home before he has a chance to do so. Now wandering around Rome in the time of Nero, Encolpio encounters one bizarre and surreal scene after another.
Starring:
Hiram Keller,
George Eastman,
Gordon Mitchell
#19
Evil Dead II
Synopsis:
Ash Williams and his girlfriend Linda find a log cabin in the woods with a voice recording from an archeologist who had recorded himself reciting ancient chants from "The Book of the Dead." As they play the recording an evil power is unleashed taking over Linda's body.
Starring:
Bruce Campbell,
Ted Raimi,
Dan Hicks
Plot:
grindhouse film,
evil dead,
panties,
1980s,
cult film,
backwoods,
sex,
fake shemp character,
zombification,
zombie
...
#20
Elizabeth
Synopsis:
The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred of her and her romance with Lord Robert Dudley.
Starring:
Christopher Eccleston,
Cate Blanchett,
Geoffrey Rush