Death Of Loved One
"death of loved one" Movies and TV Shows
#1
X2
Synopsis:
Professor Charles Xavier and his team of genetically gifted superheroes face a rising tide of anti-mutant sentiment led by Col. William Stryker. Storm, Wolverine and Jean Grey must join their usual nemeses—Magneto and Mystique—to unhinge Stryker's scheme to exterminate all mutants.
Starring:
James Marsden,
Ian McKellen,
Hugh Jackman
#2
Vanishing Point
Synopsis:
Kowalski works for a car delivery service, and takes delivery of a 1970 Dodge Challenger to drive from Colorado to San Francisco. Shortly after pickup, he takes a bet to get the car there in less than 15 hours.
Starring:
Dean Jagger,
Cleavon Little,
Barry Newman
#3
True Grit
Synopsis:
The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of getting the job done.
Starring:
Dennis Hopper,
Robert Duvall,
Kim Darby
Plot:
revenge,
alcoholic,
based on novel,
pursuit,
murder,
texas ranger,
u.s. marshal,
1880s,
determination,
teenage girl
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#4
The Pelican Brief
Synopsis:
Two Supreme Court Justices have been assassinated. One lone law student has stumbled upon the truth. An investigative journalist wants her story. Everybody else wants her dead.
Starring:
Denzel Washington,
Stanley Tucci,
John Heard
#5
The Mexican
Synopsis:
Jerry Welbach, a reluctant bagman, has been given two ultimatums: The first is from his mob boss to travel to Mexico and retrieve a priceless antique pistol, known as "the Mexican"... or suffer the consequences. The second is from his girlfriend Samantha to end his association with the mob. Jerry figures alive and in trouble with Samantha is better than the more permanent alternative, so he heads…
Starring:
J.K. Simmons,
Brad Pitt,
Michael Cerveris
Plot:
thief,
murder,
dog,
pistol,
hostage,
mexico,
revenge,
antique gun,
bulletproof vest,
dead body in a car trunk
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#6
The Last Boy Scout
Synopsis:
When the girl that detective Joe Hallenback is protecting gets murdered, the boyfriend of the murdered girl attempts to investigate and solve the case. What they discover is that there is deep seated corruption going on between a crooked politician and the owner of a pro football team.
Starring:
Noble Willingham,
Bruce Willis,
Bruce McGill
#7
The Crazies
Synopsis:
Citizens of a small town are infected by a biological weapon that causes its victims to become violently insane. As uninfected citizens struggle to survive, the military readies its own response.
Starring:
Richard France,
Lynn Lowry,
Lane Carroll
#8
The Cranes Are Flying
Synopsis:
Veronika and Boris come together in Moscow shortly before World War II. Walking along the river, they watch cranes fly overhead, and promise to rendezvous before Boris leaves to fight. Boris misses the meeting and is off to the front lines, while Veronika waits patiently, sending letters faithfully. After her house is bombed, Veronika moves in with Boris' family, into the company of a cousin with…
Starring:
Valentin Zubkov,
Tatyana Samoylova,
Aleksey Batalov
#9
The Bourne Supremacy
Synopsis:
When a CIA operation to purchase classified Russian documents is blown by a rival agent, who then shows up in the sleepy seaside village where Bourne and Marie have been living. The pair run for their lives and Bourne, who promised retaliation should anyone from his former life attempt contact, is forced to once again take up his life as a trained assassin to survive.
Starring:
Marton Csokas,
Franka Potente,
Matt Damon
Plot:
hidden truth,
suspense,
secret past,
dark past,
amnesia,
surprise ending,
assassin,
die hard scenario,
knife,
knife fight
...
#10
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Synopsis:
This is the story of Ryu, a deaf man, and his sister, who requires a kidney transplant. In order to afford the transplant, Ryu and his girlfriend develop a plan to kidnap Park's daughter. Things go horribly wrong, and the situation spirals rapidly into a cycle of violence and revenge.
Starring:
Lee Dae-yeon,
Song Kang-ho,
Shin Ha-kyun
Plot:
revenge,
sign language,
torture,
three act structure,
suicide,
kidnapping,
murder,
dead woman in a bathtub,
make love,
petting
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#11
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Synopsis:
Admiral Kirk and his bridge crew risk their careers stealing the decommissioned Enterprise to return to the restricted Genesis planet to recover Spock's body.
Starring:
Christopher Lloyd,
George Takei,
Nichelle Nichols
#12
Starship Troopers
Synopsis:
Set in the future, the story follows a young soldier named Johnny Rico and his exploits in the Mobile Infantry. Rico's military career progresses from recruit to non-commissioned officer and finally to officer against the backdrop of an interstellar war between mankind and an arachnoid species known as "the Bugs".
Starring:
Clancy Brown,
Casper Van Dien,
Neil Patrick Harris
Plot:
space war,
giant insect,
future war,
satire,
space travel,
alien planet,
fascism,
military,
insect,
space station
...
#13
Re-Animator
Synopsis:
A dedicated student at a medical college and his girlfriend become involved in bizarre experiments centering around the re-animation of dead tissue when an odd new student arrives on campus.
Starring:
Barbara Crampton,
Jeffrey Combs,
Bruce Abbott
Plot:
reanimation,
gore,
morgue,
medical research,
zombie,
scientist,
female full frontal nudity,
dead cat,
severed head,
doctor
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#14
Quo Vadis
Synopsis:
Set against the back drop of Rome in crisis, General Marcus Vinicius returns to the city from the battle fields and falls in love with a Christian woman, Lygia. Caught in the grip of insanity, Nero's atrocities become more extreme and he burns Rome, laying the blame on the Christians. Vinicius races to save Lygia from the wrath of Nero as the empire of Rome collapses around them.
Starring:
Finlay Currie,
Robert Taylor,
Peter Ustinov
#15
Patch Adams
Synopsis:
The true story of Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams, who in the 1970s found that humor is the best medicine, and was willing to do just anything to make his patients laugh—even if it meant risking his own career.
Starring:
Robin Williams,
Peter Coyote,
Irma P. Hall
#16
My Night at Maud's
Synopsis:
The rigid principles of a devout Catholic man are challenged during a one-night stay with Maud, a divorced woman with an outsize personality.
#17
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
Synopsis:
Lara Croft ventures to an underwater temple in search of the mythological Pandora's Box but, after securing it, it is promptly stolen by the villainous leader of a Chinese crime syndicate. Lara must recover the box before the syndicate's evil mastermind uses it to construct a weapon of catastrophic capabilities.
Starring:
Gerard Butler,
Djimon Hounsou,
Til Schweiger
#18
Interview with the Vampire
Synopsis:
A vampire relates his epic life story of love, betrayal, loneliness, and dark hunger to an over-curious reporter.
Starring:
Thandiwe Newton,
Brad Pitt,
Kirsten Dunst
Plot:
vampire,
gothic,
immortality,
betrayal,
interview,
guilt,
dark hero,
night,
death,
same sex parents
...
#19
Hiroshima Mon Amour
Synopsis:
The deep conversation between a Japanese architect and a French actress forms the basis of this celebrated French film, considered one of the vanguard productions of the French New Wave. Set in Hiroshima after the end of World War II, the couple -- lovers turned friends -- recount, over many hours, previous romances and life experiences. The two intertwine their stories about the past with ponder…
Starring:
Bernard Fresson,
Emmanuelle Riva,
Eiji Okada
#20
Godzilla
Synopsis:
Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr. Yemani soon discover something far more devastating than imagined in the form of a 50 meter tall monster whom the natives call Gojira. Now the monster begins a rampage that threatens to destroy not only Japan, but the rest of the world as well.
Starring:
Akira Takarada,
Momoko Kôchi,
Akihiko Hirata
Plot:
kaiju,
godzilla,
japan,
tokusatsu,
allegory,
giant monster,
monster,
monster terrorizes city,
scientist,
japanese
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