Damsel In Distress
"damsel in distress" Movies and TV Shows
#1
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Synopsis:
While working underground to fix a water main, Brooklyn plumbers—and brothers—Mario and Luigi are transported down a mysterious pipe and wander into a magical new world. But when the brothers are separated, Mario embarks on an epic quest to find Luigi.
Starring:
Keegan-Michael Key,
Chris Pratt,
Fred Armisen
#2
Yojimbo
Synopsis:
A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade. Taking the name Sanjuro Kuwabatake, the ronin convinces both silk merchant Tazaemon and sake merchant Tokuemon to hire him as a personal bodyguard, then artfully sets in motion a full-scale gang war between the two ambitious and un…
Starring:
Eijirô Tôno,
Takashi Shimura,
Tatsuya Nakadai
Plot:
samurai,
gang war,
tough guy,
revolver,
bodyguard,
small town,
captive woman,
mother son reunion,
rivalry,
ronin
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#3
Winchester '73
Synopsis:
Lin McAdam rides into town on the trail of Dutch Henry Brown, only to find himself in a shooting competition against him. McAdam wins the prize, a one-in-a-thousand Winchester rifle, but Dutch steals it and leaves town. McAdam follows, intent on settling his old quarrel, while the rifle keeps changing hands and touching a number of lives.
Starring:
James Stewart,
Shelley Winters,
John McIntire
#4
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Synopsis:
A former child star torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion.
Starring:
Wesley Addy,
Bette Davis,
Victor Buono
#5
Village of the Damned
Synopsis:
In a small English village everyone suddenly falls unconscious. When they awake every woman of child bearing age is pregnant. The resulting children have the same strange blond hair, eyes and a strong connection to each other.
Starring:
George Sanders,
Jenny Laird,
Laurence Naismith
#6
Tomorrow Never Dies
Synopsis:
A deranged media mogul is staging international incidents to pit the world's superpowers against each other. Now James Bond must take on this evil mastermind in an adrenaline-charged battle to end his reign of terror and prevent global pandemonium.
Starring:
Judi Dench,
Jonathan Pryce,
Michelle Yeoh
#7
The Wolf Man
Synopsis:
After his brother's death, Larry Talbot returns home to his father and the family estate. Events soon take a turn for the worse when Larry is bitten by a werewolf.
Starring:
Ralph Bellamy,
Lon Chaney Jr.,
Bela Lugosi
#8
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Synopsis:
When Sally hears that her grandfather's grave may have been vandalized, she and her paraplegic brother, Franklin, set out with their friends to investigate. After a detour to their family's old farmhouse, they discover a group of crazed, murderous outcasts living next door. As the group is attacked one by one by the chainsaw-wielding Leatherface, who wears a mask of human skin, the survivors must…
Starring:
Marilyn Burns,
Allen Danziger,
Paul A. Partain
Plot:
leatherface,
cannibal,
chainsaw,
rural setting,
american horror,
hitchhiker,
texas,
cannibalism,
independent film,
summer
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#9
The Spy Who Loved Me
Synopsis:
Russian and British submarines with nuclear missiles on board both vanish from sight without a trace. England and Russia both blame each other as James Bond tries to solve the riddle of the disappearing ships. But the KGB also has an agent on the case.
Starring:
Bernard Lee,
Richard Kiel,
Caroline Munro
#10
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Synopsis:
Holmes and Dr. Watson take on the case of a beautiful woman whose husband has vanished. The investigation proves strange indeed, involving six missing midgets, villainous monks, a Scottish castle, the Loch Ness monster, and covert naval experiments.
Starring:
Christopher Lee,
Geneviève Page,
Colin Blakely
#11
The Princess Bride
Synopsis:
In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can't stop these true lovebirds from triumphing.
Starring:
Robin Wright,
Cary Elwes,
Wallace Shawn
Plot:
true love,
princess,
fairy tale,
giant,
pirate,
evil prince,
kidnapping,
swordsman,
quicksand,
storytelling
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#12
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
Synopsis:
Set several years after the first film, Ariel and Prince Eric are happily married with a daughter, Melody. In order to protect Melody from the Sea Witch, Morgana, they have not told her about her mermaid heritage. Melody is curious and ventures into the sea, where she meets new friends. But will she become a pawn in Morgana's quest to take control of the ocean from King Triton?
Starring:
Jodi Benson,
Clancy Brown,
Rob Paulsen
Plot:
sequel,
second part,
ocean,
witch,
trident,
crab,
fish,
dog,
wilhelm scream,
lie
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#13
The Last of the Mohicans
Synopsis:
In war-torn Colonial America, in the midst of a bloody battle between British, the French and Native American allies, Cora Munro, the aristocratic daughter of a British Colonel and her party are captured by a group of Huron warriors. Fortunately, a group of three Mohican trappers, including Hawkeye, a rugged frontiersman and the adopted son of the Mohicans comes to their rescue. A passionate roma…
Starring:
Wes Studi,
Russell Means,
Steven Waddington
#14
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
#15
The Lady Eve
Synopsis:
It's no accident when wealthy Charles falls for Jean. Jean is a con artist with her sights set on Charles' fortune. Matters complicate when Jean starts falling for her mark. When Charles suspects Jean is a gold digger, he dumps her. Jean, fixated on revenge and still pining for the millionaire, devises a plan to get back in Charles' life. With love and payback on her mind, she re-introduces herse…
Starring:
Henry Fonda,
Barbara Stanwyck,
Charles Coburn
Plot:
con artist,
screwball comedy,
snake,
gold digger,
seduction,
revenge,
money,
heir,
ship,
ocean liner
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#16
The Great Race
Synopsis:
Professional daredevil and white-suited hero, The Great Leslie, convinces turn-of-the-century auto makers that a race from New York to Paris (westward across America, the Bering Straight and Russia) will help to promote automobile sales. Leslie's arch-rival, the mustached and black-attired Professor Fate vows to beat Leslie to the finish line in a car of Fate's own invention.
Starring:
Keenan Wynn,
Peter Falk,
Arthur O'Connell
#17
The General
Synopsis:
During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnnie Gray's beloved locomotive, 'The General'—with Johnnie's lady love aboard an attached boxcar—and he single-handedly must do all in his power to both get The General back and to rescue Annabelle.
Starring:
Buster Keaton,
Joe Keaton,
Marion Mack
Plot:
train,
confederate army,
national film registry,
army,
spy,
rescue,
escape,
civil war,
soldier,
union army
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#18
The Fortune Cookie
Synopsis:
A cameraman is knocked over during a football game. His brother-in-law, as the king of the ambulance-chasing lawyers, starts a suit while he's still knocked out. The cameraman is against it until he hears that his ex-wife will be coming to see him. He pretends to be injured to get her back, but also sees what the strain is doing to the football player who injured him.
Starring:
Walter Matthau,
Jack Lemmon,
Lurene Tuttle
#19
The Fearless Vampire Killers
Synopsis:
A noted professor and his dim-witted apprentice fall prey to their inquiring vampires, while on the trail of the ominous damsel in distress.
Starring:
Ronald Lacey,
Roman Polanski,
Jack MacGowran
Plot:
vampire,
vampire hunter,
vampire slayer,
castle,
transylvania,
bat,
gothic horror,
cult film,
undead,
lechery
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#20
The Count of Monte Cristo
Synopsis:
Edmond Dantés's life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are shattered when his best friend, Fernand, deceives him. After spending 13 miserable years in prison, Dantés escapes with the help of a fellow inmate and plots his revenge, cleverly insinuating himself into the French nobility.
Starring:
Henry Cavill,
Guy Pearce,
Luis Guzmán
Plot:
violence,
revenge,
escape,
treasure,
prison,
priest,
whipping,
sword fight,
color remake of black and white film,
fireworks
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