Desert
"desert" Movies and TV Shows
#1
The Fugitive
Synopsis:
Richard Kimble is falsely convicted of his wife's murder and given the death penalty. En route to death row, Kimble's train derails and crashes, allowing him to escape and begin a cross-country search for the real killer, a "one-armed man". At the same time, Dr. Kimble is hounded by the authorities, most notably dogged by Police Lieutenant Philip Gerard.
Starring:
David Janssen,
Barry Morse,
William Conrad
Plot:
arizona desert,
tucson arizona,
arizona,
phoenix arizona,
bus terminal,
bus,
terminal,
driver,
bus driver,
bus station
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#2
The Night Crew
Synopsis:
A group of hard up bounty hunters must survive the night in a desert motel against a horde of savage cartel killers. They soon realize that their fugitive, a mysterious Chinese woman, is much more than she lets on.
Starring:
Chasty Ballesteros,
Danny Trejo,
Luke Goss
Plot:
low budget,
female rear nudity,
bounty hunter,
motel,
siege,
mexican gang,
gang,
vampire,
death by gunshot,
die hard scenario
...
#3
Red Dawn
Synopsis:
It is the dawn of World War III. In mid-western America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town—and their country—from invading Soviet forces.
Starring:
Harry Dean Stanton,
Lea Thompson,
Patrick Swayze
#4
Dune: Part Two
Synopsis:
Follow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, Paul endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.
Starring:
Dave Bautista,
Florence Pugh,
Timothée Chalamet
Plot:
desert planet,
second part,
dune,
desert,
exploration,
fight,
monster,
creature,
part two,
space opera
...
#5
Transformers
Synopsis:
Young teenager Sam Witwicky becomes involved in the ancient struggle between two extraterrestrial factions of transforming robots – the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons. Sam holds the clue to unimaginable power and the Decepticons will stop at nothing to retrieve it.
Starring:
Jon Voight,
Josh Duhamel,
Tyrese Gibson
#6
Asteroid City
Synopsis:
In an American desert town circa 1955, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.
Starring:
Adrien Brody,
Tom Hanks,
Scarlett Johansson
Plot:
arizona desert,
desert,
1950s,
astronomy,
stargazer,
love,
small town,
military,
asteroid,
desert town
...
#7
Oppenheimer
Synopsis:
The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
Starring:
Cillian Murphy,
Emily Blunt,
Kenneth Branagh
#8
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Synopsis:
Set during the Cold War, the Soviets—led by sword-wielding Irina Spalko—are in search of a crystal skull which has supernatural powers related to a mystical Lost City of Gold. Indy is coerced to head to Peru at the behest of a young man whose friend—and Indy's colleague—Professor Oxley has been captured for his knowledge of the skull's whereabouts.
Starring:
John Hurt,
Ray Winstone,
Harrison Ford
Plot:
saving the world,
riddle,
whip,
treasure,
crystal skull,
area 51,
female antagonist,
sequel,
alien,
amazon
...
#9
The Host
Synopsis:
A parasitic alien soul is injected into the body of Melanie Stryder. Instead of carrying out her race's mission of taking over the Earth, "Wanda" (as she comes to be called) forms a bond with her host and sets out to aid other free humans.
Starring:
Chandler Canterbury,
Frances Fisher,
Boyd Holbrook
Plot:
based on novel or book,
mass murder,
dystopia,
genocide,
alien invasion,
alien,
alien creature,
parasite,
body snatching,
desert
...
#10
Zabriskie Point
Synopsis:
Anthropology student Daria, who's helping a property developer build a village in the Los Angeles desert, and dropout Mark, who's wanted by the authorities for allegedly killing a policeman during a student riot, accidentally encounter each other in Death Valley and soon begin an unrestrained romance.
Starring:
Harrison Ford,
Philip Baker Hall,
Rod Taylor
#11
Woman in the Dunes
Synopsis:
An entomologist suffers extreme psychological and sexual torture after being taken captive by the residents of a poor seaside village.
Starring:
Eiji Okada,
Kyōko Kishida,
Hiroko Itō
#12
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
#13
Wild Wild West
Synopsis:
Legless Southern inventor Dr. Arliss Loveless plans to rekindle the Civil War by assassinating President U.S. Grant. Only two men can stop him: gunfighter James West and master-of-disguise and inventor Artemus Gordon. The two must team up to thwart Loveless' plans.
Starring:
Will Smith,
Kenneth Branagh,
Kevin Kline
#14
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
#15
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
#16
Walkabout
Synopsis:
Under the pretense of having a picnic, a geologist takes his teenage daughter and 6-year-old son into the Australian outback and attempts to shoot them. When he fails, he turns the gun on himself, and the two city-bred children must contend with harsh wilderness alone. They are saved by a chance encounter with an Aborigine boy who shows them how to survive, and in the process underscores the dish…
Starring:
Jenny Agutter,
David Gulpilil,
John Meillon
#17
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
#18
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
#19
Universal Soldier
Synopsis:
An American soldier who had been killed during the Vietnam War is revived 25 years later by the military as a semi-android, UniSols, a high-tech soldier of the future. After the failure of the initiative to erase all the soldier's memories, he begins to experience flashbacks that are forcing him to recall his past.
Starring:
Jean-Claude Van Damme,
Jerry Orbach,
Dolph Lundgren
Plot:
soldier,
reporter,
scientist,
super soldier,
top secret,
female reporter,
vietnam war,
severed ear,
flashback,
vietnam
...
#20
Unforgiven
Synopsis:
William Munny is a retired, once-ruthless killer turned gentle widower and hog farmer. To help support his two motherless children, he accepts one last bounty-hunter mission to find the men who brutalized a prostitute. Joined by his former partner and a cocky greenhorn, he takes on a corrupt sheriff.
Starring:
Clint Eastwood,
Morgan Freeman,
Frances Fisher