Hidden Agenda (1990), Shot in the Heart (2001), Winchell (1998), Ace in the Hole (1951), Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven (1976), Boy A (2007), Peepli Live (2010), The Executioner's Song (1982) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Media Circus movies.
Storyline: Based on factual accounts, this is the story of two young girls that, somehow, have the ability to take pictures of winged beings... which certainly causes quite a stir throughout England during the time of the first World War. Everyone, except the girls who think it's quite normal, are excited about this "photographic proof" that fairies exist... even the great Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini pay the girls a visit.—BOB STEBBINS <stebinsbob@aol.com>
Plot Keywords: harry houdini, arthur conan doyle, mother, young girl, daughter, philosopher, lighthearted ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Dishwasher 'Bill Jackson' thwarts a robbery; resulting publicity fingers him as the 12-years-missing Richard Kinkaid, wanted for murder. Kinkaid half-convinces public defender Paul Bennett of his innocence; but Paul knows he'll never convince a jury without the 7 witnesses who've had 12 years to vanish. It develops that these prosperous young folks have gone down in the world. Paul and his father, a one-armed ex-cop, have a week to find them...—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Plot Keywords: public defender, suspect, witness, woman, man, brooding, intricate ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: All of Greenleaf, Indiana is watching this year's telecast of the Oscars as Hollywood heartthrob and local boy made good Cameron Drake has been nominated for his first ever Best Actor Oscar for his latest movie role as a gay soldier. Cameron's high school English teacher Howard Brackett is overjoyed when Cameron wins the award and mentions Howard's contribution in his acting life. That joy turns to horror when Cameron mentions to the worldwide audience that Howard is gay, especially horrific to Howard as he is engaged to fellow teacher Emily Montgomery, a woman with self-esteem issues as she had battled weight issues most of her life before she lost seventy-five pounds for the wedding. Howard's life is totally disrupted as Hollywood media descends on Greenleaf in order to get Howard's story. The rest of Greenleaf also openly wonders if Howard is indeed gay, as he exhibits many stereotypical gay tendencies, such as being neat, and loving music, dancing, poetry and Barbra Streisand. His...
Plot Keywords: teacher, high-school principal, actor, fiancée, reporter, mother, amusing ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Sam Baily, upset over losing his job, takes a natural history museum hostage. Max Brackett, journalist, is in the museum when this occurs, and gets the scoop. The story spreads nation wide, and soon it is all anyone talks about. The story itself is the news, not the reason why or the real people behind it.
Plot Keywords: security guard, boss, tv reporter, child, anchorman, co-worker, tense ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Johnny Jackson, a sleazy talent agent, discovers teenager Bert Rudge singing in a coffee house. Despite Bert's protestation that he really is only interested in playing bongos, Johnny starts him on the road to stardom. The deal they cut, however, is highly exploitative of the young singer, and their relationship soon begins to go bad.—George S. Davis <mgeorges@prodigy.net>
Plot Keywords: promoter, talent scout, pop star, musician, teenager, melodramatic, spirited ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Boy crusader Matt works for the Daily News and always breaks the big story. The only trouble is that he usually has the wrong information and the paper must print a retraction. But this time he thinks that he is on the right track. On patrol with his cop friends, they find the body of millionaire Edward Abbott in a cheap boarding house. It could be suicide or murder and Matt goes with murder, but the inquest goes with suicide. So Matt is out of a job, but in love with Jane and goes with his hunches - which put him in the middle of more killings.—Tony Fontana <tony.fontana@spacebbs.com>
Plot Keywords: mistress, daughter, chauffeur, tycoon, newspaper reporter, editor, thrilling ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: When John Hinckley Jr. shoots President Ronald Reagan (Richard Crenna), it triggers both medical and political dramas. In the OR, two young doctors summon all of their skills to save the president's life. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Alexander Haig (Richard Dreyfuss) mistakenly believes he is third in line to the presidency and, in the absence of the vice president, eerily declares that he is now the head of the United States, leading to a confusion that could alert the course of world events.
Plot Keywords: ronald reagan, secretary of state, gunman, doctor, nancy reagan, president, tense ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Jack Hammond is sentenced to life in prison, but manages to escape. To get away from the police he takes a girl as hostage and drives off in her car. The girl happens to be the only daughter of one of the richest men in the state. In a while the car chase is being broadcast live on every TV-channel, covering the event from helicopters, the backseat of a police car, the pavement of the highway etc.
Plot Keywords: prisoner, heiress, cop, partner, wealthy man, tv reporter, madcap ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: It's the post WWI era Toronto. Despite Prohibition, Daniel Small continues to operate Corman Distilleries, while his son, Ambrose Small, has just sold his chain of theaters for $1 million. Daniel acquired Corman from the family of Ambrose's wife, Theresa Small. Theresa being wealthy from the liquor business is ironic due to her temperance stance. The sale of the theaters doesn't sit well with Ambrose's business manager, Jack Doughty, to who the theaters represented his livelihood. Immediately following the sale, Ambrose disappears without a trace. Initially, Theresa doesn't want the police involved since she believes he is just out carousing, while his business associates believe he has met with some foul play. Increasingly, the public, especially the anti-Catholic forces, believe devout Catholic Theresa had Protestant Ambrose murdered so that she could funnel his money into the Catholic church. Believing her husband still alive, Theresa hires the young Cole Willis to find Ambrose. Cole is a junior detective with the Tratt Detective Agency, which handles much of the security for the Small family businesses. Edgar Tratt originally hired Cole as a favor to his father and acts as Cole's mentor. As Cole enters into his investigation, he believes that some people know more than they let on about Ambrose's disappearance, whether it be Jack, who absconded with $100,000 of the Small's money, Jack's slatternly wife Vivian Doughty, or Theresa herself, the latter despite Cole's growing attraction to her.—Huggo
Plot Keywords: millionaire, mogul, businessman, wife, police officer, roman catholic, engaging ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: The internal minister's very sophisticated ultra-technological and plated car stops for a mechanical accident in front of a villa. The owner of the villa is De Andreis that immediately offers his help to save the minister entrapped inside the car. Everything has to be done in secret to avoid a scandal within the Roman politic world. Many attempt are done but the result is unexpectedly terrific.—1felco
Plot Keywords: politician, terrorist, wife, lover, feminist, offbeat, quirky ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: After being exposed to a bizarre mixture of household chemicals, Pat Kramer begins to shrink. This baffles scientists, makes parenting difficult, warms the hearts of Americans, and captures the attention of a group of people who want to take over the world. This evil group plots to kidnap Pat and perform experiments on her so that they can eventually shrink everyone.—Dave Smith <dave@stat.colostate.edu>
Plot Keywords: housewife, husband, son, daughter, businessman, lab worker, cheeky ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Unlucky-in-love Danny Morgan (Rhys Ifans) ties helium balloons to a deck chair as a party joke but accidentally gets untethered and ends up floating high across Australia. Eventually, he crash lands and is rescued by small-town traffic cop Glenda (Miranda Otto). Danny is greatly appreciated by the townspeople for being inventive and clever, and he and Glenda begin a whimsical romance. When his past comes back to haunt him, his new life gives him strength to face it.
Plot Keywords: australian, cop, construction worker, news reporter, friend, girlfriend, winsome ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Michael Myers is still at large and no less dangerous than ever. After a failed reunion to reach his baby sister at their old home, Laurie Strode is immediately taken to a hospital to be treated by the wounds that had been afflicted by her brother a few hours ago. However, Michael isn't too far off and will continue his murdering 'Halloween' rampage until he gets his sister all to himself.
Plot Keywords: michael myers, teen girl, sister, doctor, sheriff, daughter, gory ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A public relations maven takes pride in her low profile and reputation, but she risks both to help a fading action star accused of killing his ex-wife. She believes he's innocent because she knows him better than most; they were college sweethearts.
Plot Keywords: actor, stuntman, single woman, pr person, hollywood icons, murder suspect, dark ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: It's the 60s and every "love child" is in search of a guru to follow and lead them to enlightenment! A group of young hippies follows a much older man and soon he turns himself into their "guru" leading them astray and having his way with the young women in his "flock".—McGinty <McGinty@aol.com>
Plot Keywords: professor, student, guru, hippie, musician, tv personality, outlandish ...
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