Scaramouche (1952), The Mark of Zorro (1920), Perceval (1978), The Black Swan (1942), My Favorite Brunette (1947), Bad Samaritan (2018), Split Second (1992), Solomon Kane (2009) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Damsel In Distress movies.
Storyline: Andre-Louis Moreau is a nobleman's bastard in the days of the French revolution. Noel, the Marquis de Mayne, a nobleman in love with the Queen, is ordered to seek the hand of a young ingenue, Aline, in marriage. Andre also meets Aline, and forms an interest in her. But when the marquis kills his best friend Andre declares himself the Marquis's enemy and vows to avenge his friend. He hides out, a wanted man, as an actor in a commedia troupe, and spends his days learning how to handle a sword. When de Maynes becomes a spadassinicide, challenging opposing National Assembly members to duels they have no hope of winning, Andre becomes a politician to protect the third estate (and hopefully ventilate de Maynes).—Kathy Li
Plot Keywords: marquis, peasant, damsel in distress, instructor, love interest, swordsman, charming ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: In old Spanish California, the oppressive colonial government is opposed by Zorro, masked champion of the people, who appears out of nowhere with flashing sword and an athletic sense of humor, scarring the faces of evildoers with his Mark. Meanwhile, beautiful Lolita is courted by villainous Captain Ramon, rich but effete Don Diego... and dashing Zorro, who is never seen at the same time as Don Diego. As Zorro continues to evade pursuit, Ramon puts the damsel in distress...—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Plot Keywords: vigilante, captain, love interest, damsel in distress, governor, zorro, playful ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: The exploits of Sir Perceval, a legendary exemplar of knightly chivalry and one of the champions of King Arthur's Round Table.
Plot Keywords: widow, young boy, knight, damsel in distress, mother, creative, offbeat ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: When notorious pirate Henry Morgan is made governor of Jamaica, he enlists the help of some of his former partners in ridding the Carribean of Buccaneers. When one of them apparently abducts the previous governor's pretty daughter and joins up with the rebels, things are set for a fight.—Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
Plot Keywords: pirate, governor, damsel in distress, english gentleman, thrilling, passionate, amusing ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Baby photographer Ronnie Jackson, on death row in San Quentin, tells reporters how he got there: taking care of his private-eye neighbor's office, Ronnie is asked by the irresistible Baroness Montay to find the missing Baron. There follow confusing but sinister doings in a gloomy mansion and a private sanatorium, with every plot twist a parody of thriller cliches. What are the villains really after? Can Ronnie beat a framed murder rap?—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Plot Keywords: convict, photographer, private investigator, damsel in distress, baron, witty, campy ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: In Portland, the amateurish photographer Sean Falco works with his best friend Derek Sandoval as valet at a fancy restaurant. His girlfriend Riley Seabrook studies in a university and he is estranged of his stepfather. Sean and Derek are also smalltime burglars, stealing the houses of the costumers while they are eating in the restaurant. One day, the obnoxious client Cale Erendreich arrives at the restaurant driving a Maserati and Sean drives his car back to his house using the computer and Derek watches Cale in the restaurant. While snooping around the house, Sean finds a locked room and when he opens the door, he stumbles upon a woman tied to a chair with chains and gagged. He unsuccessfully tries to release her but he is forced to return to the restaurant with the Maserati. Sean decides to call the police, but Cale lures the police officers and turns Sean's life upside-down.
Plot Keywords: burglar, psychopath, photographer, valet, kidnapper, damsel in distress, brash ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: The year is 2008. Global warming has melted much of the polar ice caps, resulting in serious flooding around the world - including the city of London, which is now under several feet of water. In the ensuing chaos, a new killer has emerged. One that's unnatural, unrelenting and unstoppable. Maverick veteran policeman Harley Stone has a link with the killer - it murdered his partner, and he will do whatever it takes to bring down the killer. As a new rookie is assigned to him, Stone must find the killer, rescue his girlfriend, and fight off his own inner demons as he gets closer to his mysterious adversary. But when the killer is a vicious 10 foot tall alien creature, even in the future, there aren't guns big enough to stop the creature's deadly reign.
Plot Keywords: rookie cop, damsel in distress, monster, police detective, gripping, dark, frightening ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Once a mercenary of Queen Elizabeth I fighting Spaniards in Africa, Solomon met the Devil's Reaper and discovered he was bound for hell. Barely escaping, he soon renounced violence to atone for his past sins, seeking out redemption in a life of peace. That is until the followers of sorcerer Malachi kidnap a Puritan girl, Meredith Crowthorn, and brutally slaughter her family before his very eyes, forcing Solomon to take up arms and return to his violent ways once more to rescue her.
Plot Keywords: mercenary, sorcerer, damsel in distress, brother, resistance fighter, frightening, tense ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: In 1674, "reformed" pirate Sir Henry Morgan is a high official in Jamaica, but Edward Maynard hopes to win a large reward by proving Morgan still dabbles in piracy. Maynard goes undercover as ship's surgeon with a Morgan henchman...who's been supplanted by notorious Blackbeard himself. Also on the ship is Edwina Mansfield, seemingly a damsel in distress, to whom there's much more than meets the eye.—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Plot Keywords: pirate, surgeon, first mate, blackbeard, damsel in distress, hostage, thrilling ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: This high octane thriller focuses on Lucas (Sam Worthington), a solitary assassin, hired to kill a young woman, Ella (Odeya Rush). When he can't bring himself to pull the trigger the plan falls apart, setting in motion a twisted game of cat and mouse. Now both are marked for death and forced to form an uneasy alliance. Relentlessly pursued across Europe, their only hope for survival is to expose those responsible for brutally murdering her family and bring them to justice.
Plot Keywords: assassin, killer, young woman, murderer, damsel in distress, tycoon, thrilling ...
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