Fictionalized action films based on the retellings of the Persian Wars, a series of conflicts between the Empire of Persia and Greek city-states.
This series of films centers on Torrente, a self-proclaimed private detective known for his arrogance, ignorance, and racism. Despite his flaws, Torrente often saves the day, typically with the help of a younger, more tech-savvy partner. The series starts with Torrente taking down a drug trafficking operation, followed by various cases often linked to political corruption. These films blend slapstick comedy with action, gaining a cult following due to Torrente's underdog status. The appeal lies in the mix of humor, action, and subtle societal critique, particularly of contemporary Spanish politics. Torrente’s incompetence and eventual success, despite his bigotry and idiocy, make for an endearing narrative. The series cleverly satirizes Spanish culture, balancing between absurd comedy and insightful commentary, establishing Torrente as a unique, morally ambiguous hero in the private detective genre.
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American Psycho is a cult psychological thriller and satirical film. The film focuses on Wall Street yuppie Patrick Bateman, whose mental instability and bloodlust lead him to serial killing. A direct-to-video spin-off, American Psycho II: All American Girl, was not based on the novel or the original film, as its only connection with the original is the death of Patrick Bateman, briefly shown in a flashback. However, the sequel continues the pattern in the first film of featuring a series of graphic deaths of colleagues and friends of the main character.
A collection of the animated The Lord of the Rings movies by Rankin/Bass.
A series of action films that follows John Rambo, a US Army veteran, who is traumatized by his experience in the Vietnam War, and uses the skills he gained there to fight corrupt police officers, enemy troops and drug cartels.
City Slickers is a 1991 American comedy film directed by Ron Underwood and starring Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby, Helen Slater and Jack Palance. Palance won an Academy Award for his performance. It was shot in New York City, New Mexico, Durango, Colorado, and Spain. the death of their leader — is similar to John Wayne's The Cowboys. City Slickers was followed by a sequel, City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold, in 1994, which is a comedy film directed by Paul Weiland. It stars Billy Crystal, Jack Palance, Jon Lovitz and Daniel Stern. Shortly after their first western adventure, Mitch Robbins and his friends discover a treasure map that belonged to their late trail guide Curly and set out to discover its secrets.
The Mexico Trilogy (also known as the Desperado Trilogy on some released DVD products) is a series of films: El Mariachi, Desperado and Once Upon a Time in Mexico, all written, produced and directed by Robert Rodriguez, beginning in 1992 and ending in 2003 and distributed by Columbia Tristar which tell the continuing story of the movies' main character, "El Mariachi".
Begotten is considered by Merhige himself as the start of an unofficial trilogy. There is a prologue to the intended second installment in the trilogy, which is the 14-minute short Din of Celestial Birds, which deals with evolution and premiered in 2006 on Turner Classic Movies, and was shot in similar visual fashion as Begotten.