Chinatown
"chinatown" Movies and TV Shows
#1
What's Up, Doc?
Synopsis:
The accidental mix-up of four identical plaid overnight bags leads to a series of increasingly wild and wacky situations.
Starring:
Austin Pendleton,
Kenneth Mars,
Michael Murphy
#2
What a Girl Wants
Synopsis:
An American girl, Daphne, heads to Europe in search of the father she's never met. But instead of finding a British version of her bohemian mother, she learns the love of her mom's life is an uptight politician. The only problem now is that her long-lost dad is engaged to a fiercely territorial social climber with a daughter who makes Daphne's life miserable.
Starring:
Colin Firth,
Jonathan Pryce,
Amanda Bynes
#3
True Lies
Synopsis:
A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used car salesman while terrorists smuggle nuclear war heads into the United States.
Starring:
Bill Paxton,
Tia Carrere,
Charlton Heston
Plot:
secret agent,
spy,
secret mission,
remake,
tango,
spy film,
espionage,
murderous fantasy,
violence,
remake of french film
...
#4
The Lady from Shanghai
Synopsis:
A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.
Starring:
Ted de Corsia,
Orson Welles,
Erskine Sanford
#5
The Cameraman
Synopsis:
A photographer takes up newsreel shooting to impress a secretary.
Starring:
Buster Keaton,
Louise Keaton,
Marceline Day
#6
Starsky & Hutch
Synopsis:
Join uptight David Starsky and laid-back Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson as they're paired for the first time as undercover cops. The new partners must overcome their differences to solve an important case with help from street informant Huggy Bear and persuasive criminal Reese Feldman.
Starring:
Ben Stiller,
Owen Wilson,
Carmen Electra
#7
Pi
Synopsis:
A mathematical genius discovers a link between numbers and reality, and thus believes he can predict the future.
Starring:
Ajay Naidu,
Sean Gullette,
Mark Margolis
Plot:
cult film,
the letter pi,
torah,
mathematician,
headache,
obsession,
mathematics,
computer,
nosebleed,
conspiracy
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#8
Lethal Weapon 4
Synopsis:
In the combustible action franchise's final installment, maverick detectives Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh square off against Asian mobster Wah Sing Ku, who's up to his neck in slave trading and counterfeit currency. With help from gumshoe Leo Getz and smart-aleck rookie cop Lee Butters, Riggs and Murtaugh aim to take down Ku and his gang.
Starring:
Danny Glover,
Mel Gibson,
Chris Rock
Plot:
kung fu,
martial arts,
shoulder,
holster,
squad car,
squad,
car,
terrorism,
terrorist,
heavy rain
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#9
Gremlins
Synopsis:
When Billy Peltzer is given a strange but adorable pet named Gizmo for Christmas, he inadvertently breaks the three important rules of caring for a Mogwai, and unleashes a horde of mischievous gremlins on a small town.
Starring:
Frances Lee McCain,
Corey Feldman,
Dick Miller
Plot:
chinatown,
1980s,
christmas,
monster,
gift,
creature,
dumb cop,
shady businesswoman,
greedy banker,
christmas horror
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#10
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Synopsis:
Young sweethearts Billy and Kate move to the Big Apple, land jobs in a high-tech office park and soon reunite with the friendly and lovable Gizmo. But a series of accidents creates a whole new generation of Gremlins. The situation worsens when the devilish green creatures invade a top-secret laboratory and develop genetically altered powers, making them even harder to destroy!
Starring:
Robert Picardo,
Christopher Lee,
Haviland Morris
#11
Eraser
Synopsis:
U.S. Marshall John Kruger erases the identities of people enrolled in the Witness Protection Program. His current assignment is to protect Lee Cullen, who's uncovered evidence that the weapons manufacturer she works for has been selling to terrorist groups. When Kruger discovers that there's a corrupt agent within the program, he must guard his own life while trying to protect Lee's.
Starring:
James Cromwell,
Vanessa Williams,
James Caan
#12
Chinatown
Synopsis:
Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together.
Starring:
James Hong,
Jack Nicholson,
Roman Polanski
Plot:
neo noir,
private detective,
femme fatale,
detective,
police,
water rights,
tragedy,
year 1937,
racism,
domestic violence
...
#13
Blade Runner
Synopsis:
In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have escaped to Earth seeking their creator for a way to extend their short life spans.
Starring:
Edward James Olmos,
Sean Young,
Daryl Hannah
#14
Big Trouble in Little China
Synopsis:
When trucker Jack Burton agreed to take his friend, Wang Chi, to pick up his fiancee at the airport, he never expected to get involved in a supernatural battle between good and evil. Wang's fiancee has emerald green eyes, which make her a perfect target for immortal sorcerer Lo Pan and his three invincible cronies. Lo Pan must marry a girl with green eyes so he can regain his physical form.
Starring:
James Hong,
Kurt Russell,
Kim Cattrall
Plot:
truck driver,
green eyes,
chinatown,
1980s,
chinese,
sorcerer,
truck,
monster,
magic,
cb radio
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#15
Fistful of Vengeance
Synopsis:
A revenge mission becomes a fight to save the world from an ancient threat when superpowered assassin Kai tracks a killer to Bangkok.
Starring:
Pearl Thusi,
JuJu Chan,
Rhatha Phongam
Plot:
superhero,
martial arts,
chinatown,
based on tv series,
villain,
power,
revenge,
assassin,
supernatural power,
nightclub
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#16
Venom
Synopsis:
Investigative journalist Eddie Brock attempts a comeback following a scandal, but accidentally becomes the host of Venom, a violent, super powerful alien symbiote. Soon, he must rely on his newfound powers to protect the world from a shadowy organization looking for a symbiote of their own.
Starring:
Woody Harrelson,
Jenny Slate,
Scott Haze
#17
Vanguard
Synopsis:
Covert security company Vanguard is the last hope of survival for an accountant after he is targeted by the world's deadliest mercenary organization.
Starring:
Jackie Chan,
Temur Mamisashvili,
Yang Yang
#18
Tracers
Synopsis:
Wanted by the mafia, a New York City bike messenger escapes into the world of parkour after meeting a beautiful stranger.
Starring:
Rafi Gavron,
Marie Avgeropoulos,
Sam Medina
#19
The Foreigner
Synopsis:
Quan is a humble London businessman whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love – his teenage daughter – dies in an Irish Republican Army car bombing. His relentless search to find the terrorists leads to a cat-and-mouse conflict with a British government official whose own past may hold the clues to the identities of the elusive killers.
Starring:
Ray Fearon,
Jackie Chan,
Pierce Brosnan
Plot:
gun,
justice,
terrorism,
explosion,
london england,
handgun,
death,
death of daughter,
affair,
restaurant
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#20
Rush Hour
Synopsis:
When Hong Kong Inspector Lee is summoned to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, the FBI doesn't want any outside help and assigns cocky LAPD Detective James Carter to distract Lee from the case. Not content to watch the action from the sidelines, Lee and Carter form an unlikely partnership and investigate the case themselves.
Starring:
Tzi Ma,
Tom Wilkinson,
Jackie Chan
Plot:
child kidnapping,
chinese mafia,
gun,
mobster,
organized crime,
triad,
villain,
action hero,
gunfight,
african american
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