Movies (139) tagged by '20th Century'
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The Predator (2018)
When a young boy accidentally triggers the universe's most lethal hunters' return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and a disgruntled science teacher ...
Asylum (2005)
In the 50's, the psychiatrist Max Raphael is hired to work as superintendent of an asylum in the outskirts of London, and he moves with his wife Stella Raphael...
The World's Fastest Indian (2005)
In `60s New Zealand, at the bottom of the world, Burt Munro takes a 1920 Indian motorcycle and, delightfully without resources other than his own obsession and ...
Kelly's Heroes (1970)
During World War II a German Colonel is captured by the Americans but before he can be interrogated an artillery barrage hits the camp. However, Ex-Lieutenant ...
Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
Heinrich Harrer is an Austrian mountaineer who is forced to be a hero for the Nazi propaganda. He leaves Austria in 1939 to climb a mountain in the Himalayas. ...
Band of Brothers (2001)
This is the story of "E" Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division from their initial training starting in 1942 to the end of World War II. T...
Diarios De Motocicleta (2004)
"The Motorcycle Diaries" is based on the journals of Che Guevara, leader of the Cuban Revolution. In his memoirs, Guevara recounts adventures he, and best frie...
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
It's 1946 and Jack and Evie are now retired. They did a bit of espionage during World War II but have decided it's now the easy life for them. The only problem...
Pete's Dragon (1977)
In New England in the early 20th century, Pete is a nine-year-old orphan escaping from his brutal adoptive parents, the Gogans, with his only friend, a cartoon...
Coco Chanel (2008)
The life story of legendary fashion designer Coco Chanel.
Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
Flamboyant inventor Preston Tucker's ill-fated battle to produce a faster and safer automobile for postwar America.
The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)
An action-filled dramatization of the true story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first squadron of black American pilots to defend their country in World War II. ...
War of the Worlds (2005)
While Martian war machines appear across the globe, the horror of the assault is depicted through the eyes of one American family who refuse to give up the figh...
Starsky And Hutch (2004)
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The Road to Wellville (1994)
In Welville, at Battle Creek, eccentric rich Dr. John Harvey Kellogg (a historical figure) runs a stylish health farm for the wealthy, an idea ahead of his tim...
Time After Time (1979)
H.G Wells' famous time machine transports its youthful inventor and Jack The Ripper, to modern day San Francisco. The legendary butcher of prostitutes quickly...
Stay Hungry (1976)
A syndicate wants to buy a whole district to rebuild it. They've bought every house except the small gym "Olympic", where Mr. Austria Joe Santo prepares for the...
Back to Bataan (1945)
The US Army's defense of its Philippines colony and the allied Malay countries/colonies behind it counted on its island fortress of Corregidor on Luzon -and a ...
Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)
In London 1872 - the final battle between Lawrence van Helsing and Count Dracula on top of a coach results in Dracula dying from a stake made from the remains ...
Fake Identity (2010)
Fake Identity (2010) - In Chechnya, an American doctor takes a detour in life when he helps a mysterious woman escape from her would-be assailant.
Undercover Blues (1993)
A wise-cracking husband and wife team of ex-Spies arrive in New Orleans on maternity leave with their baby girl. There they are hassled by muggers, the police a...
D-Day the Sixth of June (1956)
'Twas the night before D-Day. One ship, carrying Special Force Six, leaves ahead of the main invasion on a dangerous mission. On board are British Colonel Wynte...
Nuovomondo (2007)
The story is set at the beginning of the 20th century in Sicily. Salvatore, a very poor farmer, and a widower, decides to emigrate to the US with all his famil...
Farscape (1999)
Astronaut John Crichton, on an experimental space mission, is accidentally hurled across the universe into the midst of an intergalactic conflict. Trapped among...
The Haunted Boy: The Secret Diary of the Exorcist ( 2010) (2010)
While filming a haunted asylum in St. Louis, Missouri, documentary filmmakers uncover a secret diary of the infamous 1949 exorcism of a 13 year old boy possesse...
Sandy Wexler (2017)
Sandy Wexler (Adam Sandler) is a talent manager working in Los Angeles in the 1990s, diligently representing a group of eccentric clients on the fringes of show...
Underworld Endless War (2011)
Selene, a beautiful vampire warrior, entrenched in a war between the vampire and werewolf races.
The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004)
In 1974, one man made an appointment with history. His story is gripping, shocking, unbelievable, and true. Samuel J. Bicke is a salesman whose overly idealis...
American Grindhouse (2010)
This documentary explores the hidden history of the American Exploitation Film. The movie digs deep into this often overlooked category of U.S. cinema and unear...
Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976)
Father Time sends Santa a message telling him that the baby new year, Happy, is missing! And without the baby new year, it'll remain the old year forever. But i...
American Pop (1981)
"American Pop" is the animated story of a very talented and troubled family starting with 19th century Russia and moving through several generations of musicia...
The First Men in the Moon (2010)
Inspired by H.G. Wells’s novel, this science fiction comedy thriller, based on the day the first men walked on the moon, it asks the question – what if someone...
Breakthrough (1979)
German sergeant gets involved in anti-Hitler conspiracy, and saves the life of an American colonel.
The Villain (1979)
The cowboy Handsome Stranger will escort miss Charming Jones to get a large sum of money from her father, Parody Jones. But the rich Avery Jones wants to lay hi...
The Power of the Dog (2021)
Charismatic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife and her son, Phil torments them until he fin...
A Muppet Family Christmas (1989)
When Fozzie and the Muppet Show gang drop in unexpectedly on Fozzie's mother, she is forced to cancel her winter vacation plans and entertain them all. Soon the...
The Scarlet and the Black (1983)
Vatican efforts, lead by Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, to save Allied POWs and downed Allied airmen as the Nazis invade Rome.
The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
This biography follows the ups and downs of Florenz Ziegfeld, famed producer of extravagant stage revues.
Messiah of Evil (1973)
In order to live, they will take you one by one ... and no one will hear you scream!
Teenage (2013)
Teenagers did not always exist. In this living collage of rare archival material, filmed portraits, and voices lifted from early 20th Century diary entries, a s...
Landline (2017)
In 1995, a teenager living with her sister and parents in Manhattan discovers that her father is having an affair.
Slice and Dice The Slasher Film Forever (2012)
A celebration of slasher cinema - from PSYCHO to the present day, with a focus on highlighting many of the genre's forgotten cult classics, deconstructing how t...
The Call of the Wild (2007)
Documentary that retraces the travels of Chris McCandless.
Spanish Lake (2014)
A documentary on white flight in the area of Spanish Lake, Missouri, a post WW2 suburb. The town experiences rapid economic decline and population turnover due ...
Ethel & Ernest (2016)
This hand drawn animated film, based on the award winning graphic novel by Raymond Briggs, is an intimate and affectionate depiction of the life and times of hi...
Twice Two (1933)
Brain specialist Oliver and his secretary Stanley bicker over listening in on each other's phone calls. Nevertheless, plans procede to celebrate the anniversary...
Madonna Innocence Lost (1994)
The early years of the entertainer's career are chronicled.
Eternity (2016)
The story of the women and relationships that define a family across a century.
20th Century Girl (2022)
In 1999, a teen with a heart of gold begins keeping close tabs on a popular classmate as a favor to her smitten best friend.
Hare Trigger (1945)
Yosemite Sam means to hold up the Superchief and Bugs is out to stop him.
Hai shang chuan qi (2010)
Focuses on the people, their stories and architecture spanning from the mid-1800s, when Shanghai was opened as a trading port, to the present day.
K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend (1981)
One time companion of the Doctor, Sarah Jane Smith returns to Earth and carries on with her journalist career. Now, in 1981, she has managed to rebuild her care...
The Sandman and the Lost Sand of Dreams (2010)
Each night, like every other child in the world, Miko goes to Dreamland thanks to magic sand dispersed by the Sandman. But one night, the evil dream Habumar ste...
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992)
The multigenerational saga of the rise and fall of the Corleone crime family.
Beyond the Time Barrier (1960)
Experimental pilot testing a new rocket powered craft (actually a Convair F-102 interceptor) manages to fly into the future and land at the now deserted airbase...
The Land Girls (1998)
Three young women from very different walks of life join the women's land army during World War II and are sent to work together on a farm in Dorset and the exp...
Creepozoids (1987)
A group of survivors try to avoid the battles of World War III; when they try to escape to the quiet lands, they encounter something much more deadly.
Churchill's Leopards (1970)
The mission: The British have to carry out a plan hatched by Churchill himself to blow up a French dam, by bringing in commandos led by the twin brother of the ...
Der Richter und sein Henker (1978)
When a Swiss cop is murdered, a veteran homicide inspector and a rookie are assigned to solve the case but they are obstructed by interfering Swiss politicians.
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation (2007)
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation
Drive-in Movie Memories (2001)
This film chronicles the drive-in's birth and development, its phenomenal popularity with audiences of all ages, its tragic decline, and its inevitable comeback...
An American Girl Story: Melody 1963 - Love Has to Win (2017)
Set in Detroit during the Civil Rights Movement, "An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win" examines the joyful life and troubled times o...
Moby: Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad? (1999)
The video depicts Little Idiot and his pet dog coming down from the Moon to Earth and traveling through a variety of locations, before eventually climbing back ...
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga (2008)
A look back at the making of the entire "Blackadder" series to commemorate the 25th anniversary.
Bob Marley: One Love (2024)
The story of how reggae icon Bob Marley overcame adversity, and the journey behind his revolutionary music.
Experiments in the Revival of Organisms (1965)
This film shows experiments preformed by Soviet scientists reviving the lungs, heart, and even the head of dead dogs.
Killers in the House (1998)
Bank robbers on the run from the police invade a mansion and take the owners hostage.
Luke feat. 2 Live Crew: Banned in the U.S.A. (1990)
No plot available for Luke feat. 2 Live Crew: Banned in the U.S.A.
The Jacksons: Can You Feel It (1981)
Official music video for "Can You Feel It" by The Jacksons.
The Atom Strikes! (1945)
Evaluation of the atom bomb strikes on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Point Rationing of Foods (1943)
Animated documentary short film demonstrating the reasons and methods of the point system of wartime food rationing.
Zupa nic (2021)
Marta is a romantic and a school victim of fate. He shares a room with his sister Kasia and grandmother, who tells her granddaughters insurgent stories instead ...
Mechanical Principles (1931)
Close up we see pistons move up and down or side to side. Pendulums sway, the small parts of machinery move. Gears drive larger wheels. Gears within gears spin....
A Challenge to Democracy (1944)
Government-produced film attempting to defend the massive internment of Japanese Americans in concentration camps during World War II.
Tomorrow Television (1945)
This is an Excellent 1945 documentary that informed the American civilians about the television industry that was ready to expand and develop. This film was mad...
Kissology: The Ultimate Kiss Collection Vol. 2 1978-1991 (2007)
The Ultimate Kiss Collection Vol. 2 1978-1991.
Stars and Stripes Forever (1952)
A film biography of the composer John Philip Sousa, from his early days in the Marine Corps Band through the Spanish-American War in 1898.
The Outsider (1961)
Tony Curtis plays an Indian (Nicknamed "Chief" by other soldiers) who fights in WWII and helps to raise the flag at Iwo Jima.
Wicked Little Letters (2024)
When people in Littlehampton--including conservative local Edith--begin to receive letters full of hilarious profanities, rowdy Irish migrant Rose is charged wi...
The City (1939)
Visionary documentary that contrasts the conditions of life in small towns and in the industrialized cities, starting with a brief portrait of pre-industrial Un...
Hansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90 (2018)
Few recording studios in the world can claim to have hosted the simply incredible list of musicians that found their way into Berlin's Hansa Studios, stand...
The IX Olympiad in Amsterdam (1928)
A documentary on the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam.
Dealers in Death (1934)
This documentary film is a pacifistic polemic that presents the argument that the world's largest munitions works, principally those in Europe, work in con...
Carrying the Load: British Railways at War (1946)
No plot available for Carrying the Load: British Railways at War
Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco (2018)
Sex Fashion and Disco is a documentary film concerning Antonio Lopez (1943-1987), the most influential fashion illustrator of 1970s Paris and New York, and his ...
Rise of a Texas Bluesman: Stevie Ray Vaughan 1954-1983 (2014)
This film reveals and dissects the formative years of Stevie Ray Vaughan's career - his influences and recordings - and traces the history of Texas blues i...
Ring of Steel (1942)
Documentary short detailing the American soldier's part in preserving the fundamental ideals of this nation.
Pigs Is Pigs (1954)
Flannery is a station master who does everything by the book. One day, a package of guinea pigs arrives at his station. Flannery assumes by their name that they...
The 1951 Festival of Britain: A Brave New World (2011)
Documentary telling the story of the 1951 Festival of Britain, which in a period of austerity showed how to carve out a bright new future through design and ing...
Queen: Bohemian Rhapsody (1975)
"Bohemian Rhapsody" is widely considered to be one of the best songs of all time and defined Queen's career. In this groundbreaking music video, ...
Kissology: The Ultimate Kiss Collection Vol. 3 1992-2000 (2007)
Kiss's third and (so far) final installment of the KISSology DVD Series. featuring many of their best live concerts from 1992 to 2000 and more.
Time in the Sun (1940)
For the most part, this film by Marie Seton, is a series of scenes , depicting Mexican natives in picturesque rituals, ceremonies and rites. It was edited from ...
American Pain (2023)
American Pain traces the rise and fall of twin bodybuilders from Florida who become the kingpins of the largest oxycodone trafficking network in US history.
The Winged Scourge (1943)
In this propaganda short, the viewers are taught about how the mosquito can spread malaria. A young mosquito flies into a house and consumes the blood of an inf...
Philips-Radio (1931)
An industrial film which shows the operations inside the Philips Radio plant: In a mêlée of activity, glassblowers make delicate glass bulbs. Machinery assists ...
Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort South Carolina, May 1940 (1940)
Field recordings of religious services in a South Carolina Gullah community.
Kopfjäger von Borneo (1936)
Love story between a girl and a boy of incompatible social classes.
Canada Vignettes: Don Messer - His Land and His Music - Charlie Chamberlain 1911-1972 Pt. 2 (1979)
One of six in the series of Don Messer vignettes. Featured in this installment is Charlie Chamberlain, a key performer of the band.
To the North (2023)
Based on a true story. 1996, open sea. During his shift on a transatlantic ship's deck, Joel, a religious Filipino sailor, discovers Dumitru, a Romanian st...
Canada Vignettes: Don Messer - His Land and His Music - Marg Osburne 1927-1977 Pt. 2 (1979)
Another performance of Marg Osburne with Don Messer's band is featured.
The Last Daughter (2022)
Brenda's first memories were of growing up in a loving white foster family, before she was suddenly taken away and returned to her Aboriginal family. Decad...
Glimpses of New Scotland (1947)
A historic view of the most scenic and beautiful places in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
Queen: Another One Bites the Dust (1980)
Video promo for Queen: Another One Bites the Dust.
Golden Kamuy (2024)
In the early 20th century in Hokkaido, Japan, a treasure hunt between various parties takes place for a hidden stash of gold.
Fellow Americans (1942)
Leautinant James Stewart narrates this film made to rouse support for the U.S. war effort after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor.
Hold Your Breath (2024)
In 1930s Oklahoma amid the region's horrific dust storms, a woman is convinced that a sinister presence is threatening her family.
Southern Gospel (2023)
When a rock n roll star's life comes crashing down, he must fight his past demons to realize his childhood ambition of becoming a preacher.
Napad (2024)
A discharged police officer is given a chance to regain his former life by capturing a bank robbery crew. Teaming up with a young policewoman, the ex-cop must a...
Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film Club (2023)
This intimate documentary explores a bygone era of cinematic passion and the emergence of young film enthusiasts in South Korea, including Bong Joon Ho.
Amar Singh Chamkila (2024)
Follows the life of pop star duo Amar Singh Chamkila and Amarjot Kaur, whose songs that were social commentaries or devotionals became massive hits in the 80&ap...
The Ballad of Wallis Island (2025)
Charles, a strange lottery winner who lives alone on a secluded island, tries to make his fantasies come true by getting his favorite singer, Herb McGwyer, to p...
Road to Boston (2023)
Tale of the Korean athletes who ran the 1947 Boston International Marathon, the first international marathon held since World War II.
The 2000 Year Old Man (1975)
2000 Year Old Man is an old Brooks-Reiner comedy routine turned into a half-hour animated TV special. Reiner, a TV reporter, interviews Brooks, a man claiming t...
Jiu Long cheng zhai · Wei cheng (2024)
Follows troubled youth Chan Lok-kwun as he accidentally enters the Walled City, discovers the order amidst its chaos, and learns important life lessons along th...
La virgen roja (2024)
Hildegart Rodríguez, a precocious and prolific writer in Spain's 1930s, raised by her mother to become a model of future women.
Metallica: Enter Sandman (1991)
The music video to the extremely famous song "Enter Sandman".
Il treno dei bambini (2024)
A seven-year-old boy named Amerigo who in 1946 leaves his impoverished family in Naples and gets on a train to go live with a wealthier family in the north as p...
Black Barbie: A Documentary (2024)
Tracing the origin of the first Black Barbie doll to the filmmaker's aunt, who asked why Barbie couldn't look like her, this documentary explores her ...
Modi: Three Days on the Wing of Madness (2024)
A 72 hour whirlwind through the streets of WWI Paris, Italian bohemian artist Modigliani attempts to out maneuver bombs, policemen, girlfriends and critics in a...
Grand Tour (2024)
Edward, civil servant, flees fiancee Molly on their wedding day in Rangoon, 1917. His travels replace panic with melancholy. Molly, set on marriage, amused by h...
Frank Zappa 1969-1973: Freak Jazz, Movie Madness and Another Mothers (2014)
Well done documentary featuring Zappa biographers and several members of the Mothers of Invention. Discussion includes dissolution and re-formation of the band,...
Bob Dylan: Under Review 1978-1989 (2008)
This film reviews the years from late-1978 to the release of 1989's Oh Mercy - an album that was seen by many as a huge return to form. This period of Dyla...
Retratos Fantasmas (2023)
Downtown Recife's classic movie palaces from the 20th century are mostly gone. That city area is now an archaeological site of sorts that reveals aspects o...
Kromoleo (2024)
Zia returns from the city to attend her mother's funeral, even though her grandfather, Danang, forbids her. He wants to know the mystery of his father&apos...
Alexander (2023)
In 1990, a mechanic in Albania named Alexander Gruda undertook one of the most daring feats in recent human history. After being fired by the navy for dissidenc...
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