Hanging Upside Down
"hanging upside down" Movies and TV Shows
#1
Amazonia: The Catherine Miles Story
Synopsis:
A young woman seeks vengeance and finds love when her parents are killed in the Amazon and she is taken prisoner by an indigenous tribe of headhunters.
Starring:
Elvire Audray,
Will Gonzales,
Andrea Coppola
Plot:
prisoner,
amazon rainforest,
cannibal,
slave,
native peoples,
object in vagina,
axe,
animal attack,
snake,
crutch
...
#2
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
#3
The Professionals
Synopsis:
An arrogant Texas millionaire hires four adventurers to rescue his kidnapped wife from a notorious Mexican bandit.
Starring:
Jack Palance,
Ralph Bellamy,
Claudia Cardinale
Plot:
ammunition belt,
buxom,
breasts,
mexico,
mexican revolution,
ammo belt,
cartridge belt,
female feet,
barefoot woman,
train
...
#4
The Lost Boys
Synopsis:
A mother and her two teenage sons move to a seemingly nice and quiet small coastal California town yet soon find out that it's overrun by bike gangs and vampires. A couple of teenage friends take it upon themselves to hunt down the vampires that they suspect of a few mysterious murders and restore peace and calm to their town.
Starring:
Corey Feldman,
Dianne Wiest,
Kiefer Sutherland
#5
The Empire Strikes Back
Synopsis:
The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into various stages of capture, betrayal and despair.
Starring:
Billy Dee Williams,
Harrison Ford,
Mark Hamill
#6
The Boondock Saints
Synopsis:
Tired of the crime overrunning the streets of Boston, Irish Catholic twin brothers Conner and Murphy are inspired by their faith to cleanse their hometown of evil with their own brand of zealous vigilante justice. As they hunt down and kill one notorious gangster after another, they become controversial folk heroes in the community. But Paul Smecker, an eccentric FBI agent, is fast closing in on …
Starring:
Willem Dafoe,
Billy Connolly,
Sean Patrick Flanery
Plot:
homosexual,
fbi agent,
police,
revenge,
cauterizing a wound,
drinking,
groping,
cult film,
independent film,
surprise ending
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#7
Some Like It Hot
Synopsis:
Two musicians witness a mob hit and struggle to find a way out of the city before they are found by the gangsters. Their only opportunity is to join an all-girl band as they leave on a tour. To make their getaway they must first disguise themselves as women, then keep their identities secret and deal with the problems this brings - such as an attractive bandmate and a very determined suitor.
Starring:
Nehemiah Persoff,
Marilyn Monroe,
Pat O’Brien
Plot:
sex comedy,
comedy of errors,
disguise,
all girl band,
cross dressing,
friendship,
gang,
buddy comedy,
buddy movie,
musician
...
#8
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Synopsis:
Officer Carey Mahoney and his cohorts have finally graduated from the Police Academy and are about to hit the streets on their first assignment. Question is, are they ready to do battle with a band of graffiti-tagging terrorists? Time will tell, but don't sell short this cheerful band of doltish boys in blue.
Starring:
Colleen Camp,
Howard Hesseman,
Steve Guttenberg
#9
Peter Pan
Synopsis:
In stifling Edwardian London, Wendy Darling mesmerizes her brothers every night with bedtime tales of swordplay, swashbuckling and the fearsome Captain Hook. But the children become the heroes of an even greater story, when Peter Pan flies into their nursery one night and leads them over moonlit rooftops through a galaxy of stars and to the lush jungles of Neverland.
Starring:
Jason Isaacs,
Ludivine Sagnier,
Lynn Redgrave
#10
Papillon
Synopsis:
A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.
Starring:
Dustin Hoffman,
Anthony Zerbe,
Steve McQueen
#11
Once Upon a Time in the West
Synopsis:
As the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jill arrives in the small town of Flagstone with the intention of starting a new life.
Starring:
Keenan Wynn,
Henry Fonda,
Claudia Cardinale
#12
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Synopsis:
Frank Drebin is persuaded out of retirement to go undercover in a state prison. There he has to find out what top terrorist, Rocco, has planned for when he escapes. Adding to his problems, Frank's wife, Jane, is desperate for a baby.
Starring:
Fred Ward,
Leslie Nielsen,
George Kennedy
Plot:
spoof,
sexual humor,
slapstick comedy,
neo screwball comedy,
absurd comedy,
cult comedy,
male protagonist,
prison,
police,
parody
...
#13
Mission: Impossible
Synopsis:
When Ethan Hunt, the leader of a crack espionage team whose perilous operation has gone awry with no explanation, discovers that a mole has penetrated the CIA, he's surprised to learn that he's the No. 1 suspect. To clear his name, Hunt now must ferret out the real double agent and, in the process, even the score.
Starring:
Jean Reno,
Jon Voight,
Kristin Scott Thomas
Plot:
train,
betrayal,
murder,
based on tv show,
famous score,
fugitive,
disguise,
helicopter,
ethan hunt character,
based on tv series
...
#14
Men in Black II
Synopsis:
Kay and Jay reunite to provide our best, last and only line of defense against a sinister seductress who levels the toughest challenge yet to the MIB's untarnished mission statement – protecting Earth from the scum of the universe. It's been four years since the alien-seeking agents averted an intergalactic disaster of epic proportions. Now it's a race against the clock as Jay must convince Kay –…
Starring:
Tommy Lee Jones,
Will Smith,
David Cross
#15
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Synopsis:
A card shark and his unwillingly-enlisted friends need to make a lot of cash quick after losing a sketchy poker match. To do this they decide to pull a heist on a small-time gang who happen to be operating out of the flat next door.
Starring:
Nick Moran,
Jason Statham,
Dexter Fletcher
Plot:
gangster,
dark comedy,
violence,
united kingdom,
shotgun,
money,
gang,
debt,
drugs,
drug dealer
...
#16
EuroTrip
Synopsis:
When Scott learns that his longtime cyber-buddy from Berlin is a gorgeous young woman, he and his friends embark on a trip across Europe.
Starring:
Michelle Trachtenberg,
Vinnie Jones,
Jana Pallaske
#17
Dark City
Synopsis:
A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun and run by beings with telekinetic powers who seek the souls of humans.
Starring:
Jennifer Connelly,
Rufus Sewell,
William Hurt
Plot:
neo noir,
alien race,
memory,
beach,
experiment,
lovecraftian,
steampunk,
police,
doctor,
prostitute
...
#18
Daddy Day Care
Synopsis:
Two men get laid off and have to become stay-at-home dads when they can't find jobs, which inspires them to open their own day-care center.
Starring:
Eddie Murphy,
Lacey Chabert,
Kevin Nealon
#19
Cape Fear
Synopsis:
Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? 14 years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape trial, and he made a serious error: he hid a document from his illiterate client that could have gotten him acquitted. Now, the cagey Cady has been released, and he intends to teach S…
Starring:
Nick Nolte,
Robert De Niro,
Jessica Lange
Plot:
revenge,
violence,
houseboat,
home invasion,
bible quote,
torture,
family relationships,
finger sucking,
sexual violence,
adultery
...
#20
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Synopsis:
The sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission discovers a planet ruled by apes, and an underground city run by telepathic humans.
Starring:
Paul Richards,
Kim Hunter,
Natalie Trundy
Plot:
ape,
planet of the apes,
planet,
astronaut,
rescue,
mission,
rescue mission,
survivor,
battle,
underground city
...