Bonfire
"bonfire" Movies and TV Shows
#1
Viridiana
Synopsis:
Viridiana is preparing to start her life as a nun when she is sent, somewhat unwillingly, to visit her aging uncle, Don Jaime. He supports her; but the two have met only once. Jaime thinks Viridiana resembles his dead wife. Viridiana has secretly despised this man all her life and finds her worst fears proven when Jaime grows determined to seduce his pure niece. Viridiana becomes undone as her un…
Starring:
Silvia Pinal,
José Calvo,
Margarita Lozano
Plot:
nun,
novice,
da vinci last supper,
suspected rape,
wedding veil,
drugged,
barefoot,
suicide by hanging,
jumping rope,
female feet
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#2
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
#3
The Passenger
Synopsis:
David Locke is a world-weary American journalist who has been sent to cover a conflict in northern Africa, but he makes little progress with the story. When he discovers the body of a stranger who looks similar to him, Locke assumes the dead man's identity. However, he soon finds out that the man was an arms dealer, leading Locke into dangerous situations. Aided by a beautiful woman, Locke attemp…
Starring:
Jack Nicholson,
Steven Berkoff,
Maria Schneider
Plot:
desert,
sahara desert,
reporter,
africa,
journalist,
hotel,
escape,
war correspondent,
gunrunner,
stolen identity
...
#4
The Outsiders
Synopsis:
When two poor Greasers, Johnny and Ponyboy, are assaulted by a vicious gang, the Socs, and Johnny kills one of the attackers, tension begins to mount between the two rival gangs, setting off a turbulent chain of events.
Starring:
Diane Lane,
Patrick Swayze,
Tom Cruise
#5
The Lost Boys
Synopsis:
A mother and her two teenage sons move to a seemingly nice and quiet small coastal California town yet soon find out that it's overrun by bike gangs and vampires. A couple of teenage friends take it upon themselves to hunt down the vampires that they suspect of a few mysterious murders and restore peace and calm to their town.
Starring:
Corey Feldman,
Dianne Wiest,
Kiefer Sutherland
#6
The Doors
Synopsis:
The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison.
Starring:
Meg Ryan,
Val Kilmer,
Kyle MacLachlan
#7
The Devils
Synopsis:
In 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier seeks to protect the city of Loudun from the corrupt establishment of Cardinal Richelieu. Hysteria occurs within the city when he is accused of witchcraft by a sexually repressed nun.
Starring:
Vanessa Redgrave,
Oliver Reed,
Gemma Jones
Plot:
priest,
france,
17th century,
mother superior,
nun,
psychological horror,
satire,
repressed sexuality,
sex with a priest,
orgy
...
#8
Solaris
Synopsis:
A psychologist is sent to a space station orbiting a planet called Solaris to investigate the death of a doctor and the mental problems of cosmonauts on the station. He soon discovers that the water on the planet is a type of brain which brings out repressed memories and obsessions.
Starring:
Anatoliy Solonitsyn,
Nikolay Grinko,
Tamara Ogorodnikova
#9
Police Academy
Synopsis:
New rules enforced by the Lady Mayoress mean that sex, weight, height and intelligence need no longer be a factor for joining the Police Force. This opens the floodgates for all and sundry to enter the Police Academy, much to the chagrin of the instructors. Not everyone is there through choice, though. Social misfit Mahoney has been forced to sign up as the only alternative to a jail sentence and…
Starring:
Kim Cattrall,
Steve Guttenberg,
Bubba Smith
#10
Old Yeller
Synopsis:
Young Travis Coates is left to take care of the family ranch with his mother and younger brother while his father goes off on a cattle drive in the 1860s. When a yellow mongrel comes for an uninvited stay with the family, Travis reluctantly adopts the dog.
Starring:
Chuck Connors,
Tommy Kirk,
Dorothy McGuire
Plot:
dog,
puppy,
rabies,
raccoon,
wolf,
poultice,
stitching a wound,
native american headdress,
milking a cow,
rescued by a dog
...
#11
Night of the Living Dead
Synopsis:
A group of people try to survive an attack of bloodthirsty zombies while trapped in a rural Pennsylvania farmhouse.
Starring:
Duane Jones,
Judith O'Dea,
Karl Hardman
#12
Mirror
Synopsis:
A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell of and juxtapose pivotal moments in Soviet history with daily life.
Starring:
Anatoliy Solonitsyn,
Nikolay Grinko,
Yuriy Nazarov
Plot:
childhood,
mirror,
surrealism,
poetry,
winter,
levitation,
world war two,
russian history,
divorce,
reference to leonardo da vinci
...
#13
Meet Me in St. Louis
Synopsis:
In the year before the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, the four Smith daughters learn lessons of life and love, even as they prepare for a reluctant move to New York.
Starring:
Judy Garland,
Harry Davenport,
Margaret O'Brien
#14
Lord of the Flies
Synopsis:
Amidst a nuclear war, a plane carrying a group of schoolboys crash lands on a deserted island. With no adult survivors, the boys are forced to fend for themselves. At first they cooperate, but when they split into two separate camps -- one led by the pragmatic Ralph and the other by militaristic Jack -- their society falls into disarray, leading to a disturbing examination of human nature and a c…
Starring:
James Aubrey,
Tom Chapin,
Hugh Edwards
Plot:
deserted island,
children,
all male cast,
airplane,
smoking plane,
walking,
airplane crash,
pacific island,
school boy,
schoolboy
...
#15
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Synopsis:
When Dr. Henry Jones Sr. suddenly goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, eminent archaeologist Indiana must team up with Marcus Brody, Sallah and Elsa Schneider to follow in his father's footsteps and stop the Nazis from recovering the power of eternal life.
Starring:
John Rhys-Davies,
Harrison Ford,
Sean Connery
#16
Highlander
Synopsis:
He fought his first battle on the Scottish Highlands in 1536. He will fight his greatest battle on the streets of New York City in 1986. His name is Connor MacLeod. He is immortal.
Starring:
Clancy Brown,
Sean Connery,
Christopher Lambert
Plot:
scotland,
swordsman,
cult film,
police,
head chopped off,
snow adventure,
katana,
zoo,
nudity,
nun
...
#17
Grease
Synopsis:
Australian good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. But when they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance despite their eccentric friends?
Starring:
John Travolta,
Dinah Manoff,
Kelly Ward
#18
Gandhi
Synopsis:
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.
Starring:
Ben Kingsley,
Candice Bergen,
Martin Sheen
Plot:
india,
peace,
british india,
surname as title,
non violence,
independence,
south africa,
hindu,
protest,
minister
...
#19
Death in Venice
Synopsis:
Composer Gustav von Aschenbach travels to Venice for health reasons. There, he becomes obsessed with the stunning beauty of an adolescent Polish boy named Tadzio who is staying with his family at the same Grand Hôtel des Bains on the Lido as is Aschenbach.
Starring:
Björn Andrésen,
Marisa Berenson,
Dirk Bogarde
Plot:
teenage boy,
composer,
hotel,
venice italy,
ephebophilia,
based on novel,
voyeur,
city in title,
boys fighting,
adolescent
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#20
Dances with Wolves
Synopsis:
Wounded Civil War soldier, John Dunbar tries to commit suicide—and becomes a hero instead. As a reward, he's assigned to his dream post, a remote junction on the Western frontier, and soon makes unlikely friends with the local Sioux tribe.
Starring:
Graham Greene,
Mary McDonnell,
Kevin Costner