The Wicker Man (1973), Straw Dogs (1971), The Return of Martin Guerre (1982), The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952), The Wicked Lady (1946), The Vampire Bat (1933), Waiting for the Barbarians (2019) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Magistrate movies.
Storyline: On Sunday, April 29, 1973, Sergeant Neil Howie with the West Highland Constabulary flies solo to Summerisle off the coast of Scotland. He is there to follow up on a letter addressed specifically to him from an anonymous source on Summerisle reporting that a twelve year old girl who lives on the island, Rowan Morrison, the daughter of May Morrison, has long been missing. The correspondence includes a photograph of Rowan. Upon his arrival on Summerisle, Howie finds that the locals are a seemingly simple minded lot who provide little information beyond the fact that they know of no Rowan Morrison and do not know the girl in the photo. Mrs. Morrison admits to having a daughter, seven year old Myrtle, but no Rowan. As Howie speaks to more and more people, he begins to believe that Rowan does or did live on the island, but that the locals are hiding their knowledge of her. He also begins to see that the locals all have pagan beliefs, their "religion" which centers on procreation as the ...
Plot Keywords: police officer, magistrate, daughter, teacher, cult member, shocking, disturbing ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Upon moving to Britain to get away from American violence, astrophysicist David Sumner and his wife Amy are bullied and taken advantage of by the locals hired to do construction. When David finally takes a stand it escalates quickly into a bloody battle as the locals assault his house.
Plot Keywords: mathematician, wife, ex-lover, townsperson, magistrate, husband, raw ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: During the middle of the 16th century, Martin Guerre returns to his village in southwestern France, after being away in the war for almost a decade. The villagers who knew him as a young man suspect he is not Martin, but he seems to know all about his friends, his family and his wife, even the most unusual things. Is this man really Martin Guerre?—Michel Rudoy <mdrc@hp9000a1.uam.mx>
Plot Keywords: wife, husband, villager, magistrate, veteran, impostor, fascinating ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: In 1917, three shepherd children living just outside Fatima, Portugal have visions of a lovely lady in a cloud. The anticlerical government wishes to squelch the Church; reports of religious experiences are cause for serious concern. Yet the children stand by their story, and the message of peace and hope the Lady brings. In the last vision, attended by thousands of people, the Lady proves her reality with a spectacular miracle that is seen by everyone present. Based on actual events at Fatima in the summer of 1917.—Molly Malloy <mailcall@bluemarble.net>
Plot Keywords: shepherdess, little boy, cousin, peddler, mother, magistrate, moving ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: 17th-century beauty Barbara Worth starts her career of crime by stealing her best friend's bridegroom. Her next exploit is to recover gambling losses by donning mask and cloak and taking to the roads as a highwayman! The thrill of these ventures proves addictive...especially when she meets a male highwayman who becomes her lover. Together, the two desperados lead a gay secret life, pursued by the local magistrate Sir Ralph Skelton...Barbara's husband! To what further crimes will the wicked Lady Skelton descend?—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Plot Keywords: noblewoman, captain, friend, magistrate, sister-in-law, stranger, brash ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: When the villagers of Klineschloss start dying of blood loss, the town fathers suspect a resurgence of vampirism. While police inspector Karl remains skeptical, scientist Dr. von Niemann cares for the vampire's victims one by one, and suspicion falls on simple-minded Herman Gleib because of his fondness for bats. A blood-thirsty mob hounds Gleib to his death, but the vampire attacks don't stop.—Sister Grimm <srgrimm@teleport.com>
Plot Keywords: doctor, magistrate, police detective, maid, girlfriend, creepy, dark ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A local magistrate reevaluates his loyalty to his nation while holed up at a remote outpost.
Plot Keywords: magistrate, army colonel, indigenous person, army officer, gripping, moving, tense ...
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