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Sword of Vengeance

Sword of Vengeance (1962)

Sword of Vengeance

Under the flag of truce a Huguenot nobleman cannot refuse shelter, even to his catholic enemies. But he finds that under his roof lies the man who tortured and killed his wife in the massacre six years before

Matt Houston

Matt Houston (1982)

Matt Houston

An oil tycoon's son from Texas comes to California to manage off-shore drilling. With plenty of cars, a helicopter, and many millionaire toys to choose from, Matt Houston finds plenty of time for his hobby as a private investigator

Garth Marenghi's Darkplace (2004)

Richard Ayoade's and Matthew Holness' horror parody is about a fictional author in a show within a show - never broadcast anywhere but Peru!

Smuggler

Smuggler (1981)

Smuggler

A former naval officer turned smuggler, who operates with a Robin Hood-like sense of justice, is at odds with both local criminals and the authorities, earning him the ire of rival gangs and the watchful eye of the law

The Secret Service (1969)

Gerry Anderson's The Secret Service, which was a mixture of live-action with marionettes, was his last Supermarionation series of the 1960s, mainly because it's awful concept made for an equally awful series

Manimal

Manimal (1983)

Manimal

A shape-shifting man who can turn himself into any animal he chooses uses this ability to help the police solve crimes

The Perfect Couple

The Perfect Couple (2024)

The Perfect Couple

Nicole Kidman is a guest at a wedding weekend in Nantucket that gets disrupted when one of the guests turns up dead. Everyone is a suspect!

Amerika

Amerika (1987)

Amerika

Ten years after a bloodless Soviet takeover of the United States, leading to slave-labour camps for some, collaboration or rebellion for others, a maverick politician is released from prison hoping to end the occupation

Jango

Jango (1961)

Jango

A professor in criminology at Nairobi University is temporarily attached to Scotland Yard. Jango is a 'funny, scruffy geezer with glasses, a dirty raincoat, tweed hat and a twisted walking stick who is operating a one-man law business.'

Kane & Abel

Kane & Abel (1985)

Kane & Abel

Born on the same day near the turn of the century on opposite sides of the world, both men are brought together by fate and the quest of a dream. Kane and Abel battle for the success and triumph that only one man can have