Apology
"apology" Movies and TV Shows
#1
Retribution
Synopsis:
When a mysterious caller puts a bomb under his car seat, Matt Turner begins a high-speed chase across the city to complete a specific series of tasks- all with his kids trapped in the back seat.
Starring:
Liam Neeson,
Matthew Modine,
Embeth Davidtz
#2
Zulu
Synopsis:
In 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War, man-of-the-people Lt. Chard and snooty Lt. Bromhead are in charge of defending the isolated and vastly outnumbered Natal outpost of Rorke's Drift from tribal hordes.
Starring:
Patrick Magee,
Michael Caine,
Jack Hawkins
#3
Y Tu Mamá También
Synopsis:
In Mexico, two teenage boys and an attractive older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life, friendship, sex, and each other.
Starring:
Silverio Palacios,
Gael García Bernal,
Diego Luna
#4
Wild at Heart
Synopsis:
After serving prison time for a self-defense killing, Sailor Ripley reunites with girlfriend Lula Fortune. Lula's mother, Marietta, desperate to keep them apart, hires a hitman to kill Sailor. But he finds a whole new set of troubles when he and Bobby Peru, an old buddy who's also out to get Sailor, try to rob a store. When Sailor lands in jail yet again, the young lovers appear further than ever…
Starring:
Nicolas Cage,
Crispin Glover,
Harry Dean Stanton
#5
Weird Science
Synopsis:
Two unpopular teenagers, Gary and Wyatt, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Their desperation to be liked leads them to "create" a woman via their computer. Their living and breathing creation is a gorgeous woman, Lisa, whose purpose is to boost their confidence level by putting them into situations which require Gary and Wyatt to act like men.
Starring:
Bill Paxton,
Robert Downey Jr.,
Anthony Michael Hall
#6
Wake in Fright
Synopsis:
Wake in Fright is the story of John Grant, a bonded teacher who arrives in the rough outback mining town of Bundanyabba planning to stay overnight before catching the plane to Sydney, but as one night stretches into several he plunges headlong into his own destruction.
Starring:
Donald Pleasence,
Jack Thompson,
John Meillon
#7
Wait Until Dark
Synopsis:
After a flight back home, Sam Hendrix returns with a doll he innocently acquired along the way. As it turns out, the doll is actually stuffed with heroin, and a group of criminals led by the ruthless Roat has followed Hendrix back to his place to retrieve it. When Hendrix leaves for business, the crooks make their move -- and find his blind wife, Susy, alone in the apartment. Soon, a life-threate…
Starring:
Robby Benson,
Alan Arkin,
Richard Crenna
Plot:
apartment,
panic,
blind woman,
heroin,
doll,
blindness,
murder,
blind protagonist,
surveillance,
husband wife relationship
...
#8
Umberto D.
Synopsis:
When elderly pensioner Umberto Domenico Ferrari returns to his boarding house from a protest calling for a hike in old-age pensions, his landlady demands her 15,000-lire rent by the end of the month or he and his small dog will be turned out onto the street. Unable to get the money in time, Umberto fakes illness to get sent to a hospital, giving his beloved dog to the landlady's pregnant and aban…
Starring:
Lamberto Maggiorani,
Memmo Carotenuto,
Maria Pia Casilio
#9
Tron
Synopsis:
When brilliant video game maker Flynn hacks the mainframe of his ex-employer, he is beamed inside an astonishing digital world...and becomes part of the very game he is designing. In his mission through cyberspace, Flynn matches wits with a maniacal Master Control Program and teams up with Tron, a security measure created to bring balance to the digital environment.
Starring:
Jeff Bridges,
Vince Deadrick Jr.,
David Warner
#10
Tootsie
Synopsis:
When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego - Dorothy Michaels - in order to land a part in a daytime drama, he unwittingly becomes a feminist icon and ends up in a romantic pickle.
Starring:
Teri Garr,
Geena Davis,
Jessica Lange
#11
Tokyo Story
Synopsis:
The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to visit their adult children in Tokyo. Their elder son, Koichi, a doctor, and their daughter, Shige, a hairdresser, don't have much time to spend with their aged parents, and so it falls to Noriko, the widow of their younger son who was killed in the war, to keep her in-laws company.
Starring:
Chishū Ryū,
Nobuo Nakamura,
Eijirô Tôno
Plot:
doctor,
widow,
teacher,
selfishness,
hairdresser,
estrangement,
family reunion,
post world war two,
marriage,
loneliness
...
#12
This Is Spinal Tap
Synopsis:
"This Is Spinal Tap" shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from its complicated history of ups and downs, gold albums, name changes and undersold concert dates, along with the full host of requisite groupies, promoters, hangers-on and historians, sessions, release events and those special behind-the-scenes moments …
Starring:
Michael McKean,
Fran Drescher,
Dana Carvey
Plot:
mockumentary,
parody,
heavy metal,
fake documentary,
rockumentary,
satire,
cult film,
concert tour,
pseudo documentary,
spoof
...
#13
The Way We Were
Synopsis:
Two desperate people have a wonderful romance, but their political views and convictions drive them apart.
Starring:
Robert Redford,
Murray Hamilton,
Bradford Dillman
#14
The Towering Inferno
Synopsis:
At the opening party of a colossal—but poorly constructed—office building, a massive fire breaks out, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it.
Starring:
Paul Newman,
Faye Dunaway,
Steve McQueen
#15
The Stepford Wives
Synopsis:
Joanna Eberhart has come to the quaint little town of Stepford, Connecticut with her family, but soon discovers there lies a sinister truth in the all too perfect behavior of the female residents.
Starring:
Katharine Ross,
Judith Baldwin,
Peter Masterson
Plot:
robot,
female protagonist,
women's liberation,
social commentary,
feminism,
android,
small town,
suburb,
photography,
photographer
...
#16
The Recruit
Synopsis:
A brilliant CIA trainee must prove his worth at the Farm, the agency's secret training grounds, where he learns to watch his back and trust no one.
Starring:
Colin Farrell,
Bridget Moynahan,
Al Pacino
#17
The Party
Synopsis:
Hrundi V. Bakshi, an accident-prone actor from India, is accidentally put on the guest list for an upcoming party at the home of a Hollywood film producer. Unfortunately, from the moment he arrives, one thing after another goes wrong with compounding effect.
Starring:
Peter Sellers,
Claudine Longet,
Natalia Borisova
Plot:
miniskirt,
upskirt,
short skirt,
running toilet,
overflowing toilet,
clumsy man,
bumbling,
shoe,
elephant,
1960s
...
#18
The Nutty Professor
Synopsis:
Eddie Murphy stars as shy Dr. Sherman Klump, a kind, brilliant, 'calorifically challenged' genetic professor. When beautiful Carla Purty joins the university faculty, Sherman grows desperate to whittle his 400-pound frame down to size and win her heart. So, with one swig of his experimental fat-reducing serum, Sherman becomes 'Buddy Love', a fast-talking, pumped-up , plumped down Don Juan.
Starring:
Jada Pinkett Smith,
Dave Chappelle,
Eddie Murphy
#19
The Last Picture Show
Synopsis:
High school seniors and best friends, Sonny and Duane, live in a dying Texas town. The handsome Duane is dating a local beauty, while Sonny is having an affair with the coach's wife. As graduation nears and both boys contemplate their futures. Duane eyes the army and Sonny takes over a local business. Each struggles to figure out if he can escape this dead-end town and build a better life somewhe…
Starring:
Randy Quaid,
Cloris Leachman,
Ellen Burstyn
#20
The Karate Kid
Synopsis:
After some violent confrontations with his new classmates, Daniel LaRusso learns karate from Japanese handyman Mr. Miyagi, in order to defend himself.
Starring:
Elisabeth Shue,
Pat Morita,
Ralph Macchio
Plot:
karate,
teenager,
training,
fight,
paint,
martial arts,
karate student,
bonsai,
newcomer,
master apprentice relationship
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