At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." His goal is to locate - and eliminate - a mysterious Green Beret Colonel named Walter Kurtz, who has been leading his personal army on illegal guerrilla missions into enemy territory.
A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.
Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.
Sedemčlanska posadka vesoljske ladje Nostromo se s tovorom vrača na Zemljo. Iz umetne hibernacije jih zbudi ladijski računalnik, ki je zaznal signal, oddan z bližnjega planeta. Signal je šifriran, vendar domnevajo, da gre za klic v sili, zato se trojica s kapitanom Dallasom na čelu odpravi poiskat njegov vir. Na planetu najdejo ostanke ogromnega nezemeljskega plovila, v njem pa velikansko truplo pilota, ki mu je prsni koš eksplodiral od znotraj. Medtem na ladji delno dešifrirajo signal, za katerega se izkaže, da je najverjetneje opozorilo. Globlje v plovilu najde častnik Kane ogromen prostor, v njem pa stotine nenavadnih jajc. Med natančnejšim pregledom iz enega skoči neznano bitje, mu stopi skafander in se mu prisesa na obraz...
In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. The state, eager to crack down on juvenile crime, gives an incarcerated Alex the option to undergo an invasive procedure that'll rob him of all personal agency. In a time when conscience is a commodity, can Alex change his tune?
V obdobju vietnamske vojne spremljamo izkušnje J.T. Davisa »Jokerja« od rekruta do marinca, novinarja v Vietnamu. Narednik Hartman s svojim krutim pristopom načrtno uničuje samozavest in psiho mladih rekrutov, ter jih tako preoblikuje v marince, kakršne ameriška vojska potrebuje. V drugem delu zgodbe spremljamo Jokerja, ki se vključi v bitko, čeprav je njegova naloga novinarskega značaja.
After the insane General Jack D. Ripper initiates a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union, a war room full of politicians, generals and a Russian diplomat all frantically try to stop the nuclear strike.
An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century England, transforming himself from the humble Redmond Barry into the noble Barry Lyndon.
Zgodovinski spektakel Lawrence Arabski je za številne eden najboljših filmov vseh časov. V zadnji anketi uglednega britanskega filmskega časopisa Sight and Sound je bil izbran za četrtega najboljšega vseh časov po izboru anketiranih režiserjev. Leta 1967 je osvojil sedem oskarjev, med drugimi za najboljši film in režijo. Kontroverzni vojak in pustolovec T. E. Lawrence med vožnjo z motorjem umre. Po pogrebu se med prisotnimi odpre razprava o pokojniku. Njegovo ključno obdobje je bilo obdobje prve svetovne vojne. V tem času je bil poročnik britanske vojske v Kairu. Znan je bil kot ljubitelj arabske kulture in svojeglav ter neposlušen častnik. Kljub temu je bil zaradi poznavanja arabskega sveta poslan na misijo, da bi preiskal možnosti arabskega princa Faisala v uporu proti Turkom. Lawrence, izjemno šarmanten in iznajdljiv človek, je postal pomemben udeleženec v dogajanjih, ki so spremenila svet.
A novice con man teams up with an acknowledged master to avenge the murder of a mutual friend by pulling off the ultimate big con and swindling a fortune from a big-time mobster.
Newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.
Eden izmed bolj znanih obskurnih ter nenavadnih filmov je gotovo Blade Runner. Mojstrovina Ridleyja Scotta je kategorija zase – znanstvenofantastični noir film, kjer je Los Angeles antiutopično ozadje teme ter mračnosti.
Mišičnjak Arnold Schwarzenegger se v Terminatorju prelevi v nasilno bitje iz prihodnosti, mešanico človeka in robota. V Los Angeles pride z namenom, da bi ubil Sarah Connor, ker ima njen obstoj pomemben vpliv na prihodnost. Nekoč bo rodila Johna Connorja, ki bo nekje v prihodnosti vodil človeštvo v boju proti mehanizaciji. Kmalu za Terminatorjem pride še Kyle Reese, da bi zaščitil ubogo Sarah. Njuno življenje je na nitki, kajti policija Reesovim zgodbam ne verjame, Terminator pa je neuničljiv.
Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist.
On the planet Ygam, the Draags, extremely technologically and spiritually advanced blue humanoids, consider the tiny Oms, human beings descendants of Terra's inhabitants, as ignorant animals. Those who live in slavery are treated as simple pets and used to entertain Draag children; those who live hidden in the hostile wilderness of the planet are periodically hunted and ruthlessly slaughtered as if they were vermin.
Na videz popolno zakonsko zvezo med uglednim newyorškim zdravnikom Billom Harfordom in njegovo prelepo ženo Alice nekega večera pretrese njena izpoved, v kateri možu razkrije svoje spolne fantazije o drugem moškem. Zdravnik se razrvan poda na nočne ulice New Yorka, kjer po vrsti čudnih pripetljajev sreča starega prijatelja, ta pa mu pove o skrivnostni zabavi v maskah v razkošni podeželski graščini. Bill najame kostum in se vtihotapi v dvorec …
The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their numbers swell as escaped slaves join their ranks. Under the leadership of Spartacus, they make their way to southern Italy, where they will cross the sea and return to their homes.
When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman determines the only way to stop it is to drill into its surface and detonate a nuclear bomb. This leads him to renowned driller Harry Stamper, who agrees to helm the dangerous space mission provided he can bring along his own hotshot crew. Among them is the cocksure A.J. who Harry thinks isn't good enough for his daughter, until the mission proves otherwise.
V vesolju nismo sami! Leta 2001 vesoljsko plovilo Discovery na misiji na Jupiter izda njegov računalnik H. A. L. Devet let pozneje, ko so Združene države Amerike in Rusija na robu vojne, pa ti močni državi združita moči, da bi se v letu 2010 vrnili na Discovery. V treh letih, kolikor traja potovanje, na Zemlji izbruhne vojna, ki grozi, da se bo razširila na vesoljsko plovilo. Toda vmeša se duh Dava Bowmana (Keir Dullea) iz ekipe Discoveryja, ki opozarja, da se obeta nekaj velikega, nevarnega in čudovitega ... Film temelji na romanu Arthurja C. Clarka. Nadaljevanje filma 2001: Odiseja v vesolju. Nominiran je bil za 5 oskarjev.
Mojster apokaliptičnih filmov Dan neodvisnosti in Dan po jutrišnjem je novo uničenje človeštva našel v starodavnem majevskem koledarju, po katerem nas konec sveta čaka leta 2012. Tem napovedim ne verjame niti pisec znanstvene fantastike Jackson, toda ko napoči usodni dan, se odvije niz nepopisnih katastrof, ki vse kraje na Zemlji spremenijo v peklensko pogubo. Da bi rešil sebe in družino, skuša Jackson na vse načine ubežati grozljivim silam sodnega dne, toda spektakularno in popolno uničenje se zdi neizbežno.