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American Ninja
1985 • Action
Joe Armstrong, an orphaned drifter with little respect for much other than martial arts, finds himself on an American Army base in The Philippines after a judge gives him a choi…
Why matched: genres Action
Avenging Force
1986 • Drama • Thriller • Action
Martial arts expert Matt Hunter was one of the most promising operatives in Army intelligence until his parents were killed by terrorists, and he retired to the family's farm in…
Why matched: genres Drama, Thriller
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation
1987 • Action
On a remote Caribbean island, Army Ranger Joe Armstrong investigates the disappearance of several marines, which leads him to The Lion, a super-criminal who has kidnapped a loca…
Why matched: genres Action
American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt
1989 • Drama • Adventure • Action
Jackson is back, and now he has a new partner, karate champion Sean, as they must face a deadly terrorist known as "The Cobra", who has infected Sean with a virus. Sean and Jack…
Why matched: genres Drama, Adventure
P.O.W. The Escape
1986 • War • Action
Col. Cooper leads a group of American P.O.W.s, battling their way to freedom as Saigon falls to the Viet Cong.
Why matched: genres War, Action
No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson
2010 • Documentary
Director Steve James returns to his home town of Hampton, Virginia to tell the story of how the trial of a young basketball star left a city divided.
Matched on: James
Hero and the Terror
1988 • Drama • Thriller • Romance
Danny O'Brien is back in action fighting the notorious Simon Moon, also known as The Terror. Three years earlier O'Brien had single-handedly captured The Terror and was called H…
Why matched: genres Drama, Thriller
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988 • Crime • Comedy • Action
Jack Spade returns from the army in his old ghetto neighbourhood when his brother, June Bug, dies. Jack declares war on Mr. Big, powerful local crimelord. His army is led by Joh…
Why matched: genres Crime, Comedy
The Exterminator
1980 • Action
When a man's best friend is killed on the streets of New York, he transforms into a violent killer, turning New York into a war zone.
Why matched: genres Action
Hoop Dreams
1994 • Documentary
Every school day, African-American teenagers William Gates and Arthur Agee travel 90 minutes each way from inner-city Chicago to St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois,…
Why matched: genres Documentary
Johnny Be Good
1988 • Comedy
It's recruiting time and despite being short and scrawny, Johnny Walker is America's hottest young football prospect. His dilemma: should he take one of the many offers from col…
Why matched: genres Comedy
McBain
1991 • Drama • War • Action
Santos attempts to lead a people's revolt in Colombia to overthrow the Presidente. When his revolt fails and he is killed, his sister Christina goes to New York to find McBain,…
Why matched: genres Drama, War
The Soldier
1982 • Drama • Action
Terrorists take over a plutonium bomb and threaten to detonate it in a Saudi Arabian oil field. A special anti-terrorist unit is sent in to stop them.
Why matched: genres Drama, Action
Weekend at Bernie's II
1993 • Adventure • Crime • Comedy
Everybody's favorite stiff is back! Working fools Larry Wilson and Richard Parker have uncovered a dirty, little secret: Their former boss, Bernie Lomax, embezzled $2 million an…
Why matched: genres Adventure, Crime
The Brother from Another Planet
1984 • Science Fiction • Comedy
A mute alien with the appearance of a black human is chased by outer-space bounty hunters through the streets of Harlem.
Why matched: genres Science Fiction, Comedy
To Live and Die in L.A.
1985 • Thriller • Crime • Action
When his longtime partner on the force is killed, reckless U.S. Secret Service agent Richard Chance vows revenge, setting out to nab dangerous counterfeit artist Eric Masters.
Why matched: genres Thriller, Crime
Hollywood Shuffle
1987 • Comedy
Aspiring actor and hot-dog stand employee Bobby Taylor catches the ire of his grandmother for auditioning for a role in the regrettably titled exploitation film "Jivetime Jimmy'…
Why matched: genres Comedy
Mister Johnson
1991 • Drama
In 1923 British Colonial Nigeria, Mister Johnson is an oddity -- an educated black man who doesn't really fit in with the natives or the British. He works for the local British…
Why matched: genres Drama
The Warriors
1979 • Thriller • Action
Prominent gang leader Cyrus calls a meeting of New York's gangs to set aside their turf wars and take over the city. At the meeting, a rival leader kills Cyrus, but a Coney Isla…
Why matched: genres Thriller, Action
The Delta Force
1986 • Thriller • Adventure • War
A 707 aircraft jetliner, en route from Athens to Rome and then to New York City, is hijacked by Lebanese terrorists, who demand that the pilot take them to Beirut. What the terr…
Why matched: genres Thriller, Adventure