To mark the release two weeks ago of the eighth and final movie in the series, Robbie Coltrane narrates a countdown of the movie franchise's best moments. From Harry's first meeting with Ron and Hermione aboard the Hogwarts Express through to magical mysteries.
A retrospective look at the five Dirty Harry films (1971-88), starring Clint Eastwood.
A misfit group of World War II American soldiers goes AWOL to rob a bank behind German lines.
Writer Harry Block draws inspiration from people he knows, and from events that happened to him, sometimes causing these people to become alienated from him as a result.
A gunfighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago. After gunning down three gunmen who tried to kill him, the townsfolk decide to hire the Stranger to hold off three outlaws who are on their way.
A virtually plotless, gaudy, impressionistic portrait of Rome through the eyes of one of its most famous citizens.
The life of Al Roberts, a pianist in a New York nightclub, turns into a nightmare when he decides to hitchhike to Los Angeles to visit his girlfriend.
Sentrale personer i San Franciscos underverden blir tatt av dage. En etter en får kjeltringer som har unnsluppet tiltale, den straffen de fortjener. En type straff man skulle tro at Dirty Harry ville nikke anerkjennende til med sitt spesielle smil. Tror du det har du feilbedømt Harry - og det har drapsmennene også.
The four sons of Katie Elder reunite in their hometown of Clearwater, Texas for their mother's funeral, and discover that the family ranch is now in the hands of Morgan Hastings, the town's gunsmith.
When a wandering mercenary named Hogan rescues a nun called Sister Sara from the unwanted attentions of a band of rogues on the Mexican plains, he has no idea what he has let himself in for. Their chance encounter results in the blowing up of a train and a French garrison, as well as igniting a spark between them that survives a shocking discovery.
Harry Brown er en beskjeden og lovlydig borger, men også en pensjonert elitesoldat og enkemann som bor alene i en deprimerende sosialblokk. Hans eneste selskap er bestevennen Leonard. Men når Leonard blir myrdet av en kriminell bande føler Harry seg kallet til å distribuere sin egen form for rettferdighet. Han setter i gang med å rydde opp i den nedslitte gården han bor i og kommer på kant med politiet, ledet av etterforskningslederen Frampton.
Dirty Harry Callahan returns again, this time saddled with a rookie female partner. Together, they must stop a terrorist group consisting of angry Vietnam veterans.
En avslappet Jazz-DJ, med sansen for flotte biler og vakre kvinner, tror han har en one-nightstand med en tiltrekkende brunette, som innrømmer at hun er en stor fan. Men den ene natten blir til et tilbakevendende mareritt ettersom hun forfølger ham nådeløst, og gjør hans bekymringsløse tilværelse om til et helvete som truer med å ødelegge alt som betyr noe for ham.
Phoenix cop Ben Shockley is well on his way to becoming a derelict when he is assigned to transport a witness from Las Vegas. The witness turns out to be a belligerent prostitute with mob ties—and incriminating information regarding a high-ranking figure.
Politiets angivelig brutale fremferd har skapt furore, så sjefene til San Francisco-etterforsker Harry Callahan har sendt ham på et oppdrag utenfor byen mens gemyttene roer seg. Imidlertid har ting en tendens til å ta av overalt hvor Harry ferdes. Callahan er nå på sporet av et traumatisert voldtektsoffer som med kaldt blod plaffer ned sine tidligere overgripere. I alle filmene om Callahan fremstår Eastwood som en respektinngytende og sterk representant for lovens lange arm. Men i Sudden Impact er Harry tøffere enn noensinne, noe som særlig kommer frem i sitatet som er blitt en klassiker: "Go ahead. Make my day!"
Dirty Harry Callahan returns for his final film adventure. Together with his partner Al Quan, he must investigate the systematic murder of actors and musicians. By the time Harry learns that the murders are a part of a sick game to predict the deaths of celebrities before they happen, it may be too late...
Biarritz, 1933. Charm and talent help small-time swindler Serge Alexandre, alias Stavisky, to bribe his way into the centre of French political power. But when his great scam involving millions gets exposed, he brings the government to the verge of collapse and the country to the brink of civil war.
Den amerikanske gjennomsnittsfamilien Henderson med George, hans kone Nancy og deres barn, Sarah og Ernie, gjør helt tilfeldig en stor oppdagelse. Under en biltur kjører de på en stor monsterlignende skapning. Til tross for at familien tror den er død, synes de at de må ta den med seg hjem. Livet til familien blir aldri det samme igjen, for etterhvert våkner "Harry" til liv igjen! "Harry" er alt for stor for deres hus, men litt etter litt forstår de at han ikke er for stor for deres hjerter.
Philo takes part in a bare knuckle fight - as he does - to make some more money than he can earn from his car repair business. He decides to retire from fighting, but when the Mafia come along and arrange another fight, he is pushed into it. A motorcycle gang and an orangutan called Clyde all add to the 'fun'.
This wacky prequel to the 1994 blockbuster goes back to the lame-brained Harry and Lloyd's days as classmates at a Rhode Island high school, where the unprincipled principal puts the pair in remedial courses as part of a scheme to fleece the school.