Night Falls on Manhattan (1996), Gangster No. 1 (2000), Kingdom (2019), The Krays (1990), Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999), The Secret of My Success (1987), A Lion Is in the Streets (1953), Ludwig II (2012) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Rise To Power movies.
Storyline: New attorney Sean Casey (Andy Garcia), a former policeman, has been unexpectedly tapped to prosecute a case against drug dealer Jordan Washington (Shiek Mahmud-Bey). Washington's lawyer, Sam Vigoda (Richard Dreyfuss), claims that there is a police cover-up against his client. However, Casey wins the trial and soon becomes county district attorney. It's then that he finds evidence that there may have really been corruption in the force, and it could involve his father, Liam (Ian Holm).
Plot Keywords: lawyer, father, partner, drug dealer, defense attorney, district attorney, gripping ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A middle-aged crime boss smugly reflects back from 1999, narrating the brutality which made him triumphant - and feared. As an unnamed young hood in Swinging 60's London, he aped his mod boss Freddie Mays, and seemed to do anything for him. But his narration exposes all-consuming envy: of Freddie's supremacy, and especially his tall bird. The baby shark develops his viciousness and backstabbing, scheming to be Gangster No. 1.
Plot Keywords: british man, gangster, crime boss, criminal, beautiful woman, disturbing, dark ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Forced into slavery in ancient China two boys become like brothers. Aspiring to be free one day they train to hone their skills. The training almost pays off, but one of them is whisked away by one of the emperor's men before its completion. The dream of reuniting with his brother are dashed when the older boy returns mortally wounded only to extract a promise from his younger friend to visit a location. There has been a coup in the palace and the Emperor is bereft of his throne and supporters.—aghaemi
Plot Keywords: young boy, emperor, gripping, striking, intense, ancient china, betrayal ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: The life of a pair of twins (Ronald and Reginald Kray) who were born in London in 1934 and when they grew up became gangsters selling protection.—Michel Rudoy <mdrc@hp9000a1.uam.mx>
Plot Keywords: crime boss, twin, brother, mother, older man, homosexual, dark ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: The evil Trade Federation, led by Nute Gunray is planning to take over the peaceful world of Naboo. Jedi Knights Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi are sent to confront the leaders. But not everything goes to plan. The two Jedi escape, and along with their new Gungan friend, Jar Jar Binks head to Naboo to warn Queen Amidala, but droids have already started to capture Naboo and the Queen is not safe there. Eventually, they land on Tatooine, where they become friends with a young boy known as Anakin Skywalker. Qui-Gon is curious about the boy, and sees a bright future for him. The group must now find a way of getting to Coruscant and to finally solve this trade dispute, but there is someone else hiding in the shadows. Are the Sith really extinct? Is the Queen really who she says she is? And what's so special about this young boy?
Plot Keywords: jedi knight, sith lord, slave, queen, mentor, orphan, thrilling ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Brantley Foster, a well-educated kid from Kansas, has always dreamed of making it big in New York. On his first work day in New York, he is fired in a hostile take-over and learns that jobs - and girls - are hard to get. When Brantley visits his distant uncle, Howard Prescott, who runs a multi-million-dollar company, he is given a job in the company's mail room. Then Brantley meets Christy Wills, who happens to be one of the top executives. Brantley sees how poorly the company is being run and decides to create a position under the name Carlton Whitfield, to influence and improve the company's operations. Soon things get unexpectedly out of hand, not in the least because of his aunt, his girl and leading a double life.
Plot Keywords: uncle, coworker, business owner, college graduate, wife, spy, lighthearted ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Colorful bayou peddler Hank Martin marries pretty teacher Verity, who finds that the rural poor all love Hank. Gradually, she realizes that Hank's popularity is the fruit of his expert manipulation of everyone he knows. She's further taken aback when she meets sexy swamp girl Flamingo, who considered Hank hers and is murderously jealous. Now Hank starts crusading against a crooked cotton buyer, and swiftly rises toward political power. Is there no stopping him?—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Plot Keywords: political candidate, southerner, schoolteacher, lawyer, farmer, gangster, melodramatic ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A dramatic retelling of the life of Ludwig II, King of Bavaria, one of the most fascinating monarchs of modern times. From his accession to the throne at the age of 18 to his passionate support of Richard Wagner and his music. From his ingenuous political commitment to his obsessive construction of extravagant palaces and to his gradual withdrawal into a lonely dream world, an epic narrative of breathtaking grandeur.—Anonymous
Plot Keywords: king, calm, fascinating, bavaria, rise to power, music, suicide ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Philosophical twenty-something Ross Ulbricht creates Silk Road, a dark net website that sells drugs, while DEA agent Rick Bowden goes undercover to bring him down.
Plot Keywords: drug dealer, drug enforcement agent, cyber criminal, entrepreneur, thrilling, gritty, powerful ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Obsessed with mob culture, and desperate to fit in, Thomas sets out to fix the 1992 trial of John Gotti. He believes if the plan is executed, it will put him at the center of all that he idolizes. The plot is foiled, setting off events worthy of mob lore. The Wannabe intertwines real people and true events, past and present, with fantasy.
Plot Keywords: mobster, gripping, profound, criminal underworld, atonement, greed, respect ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: The story of the film is adapted from the Old Testament: The Philistines declare war on the Israelites and wrench the Arch of the Alliance from them. Saul, the king of Israel, listens meanwhile to the words of the prophets who tell him that the new king will be a young shepherd called David. But still David has to fight the enemy in form of their mighty giant, Goliath.—Volker Boehm
Plot Keywords: young man, prophet, king, daughter, disciple, passionate, israel ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: In accordance with the Navajos' legend, a thirteen year-old boy will finish with the curse of the powerful Skinwalkers, a.k.a. werewolves. The half-breed boy Timothy is raised by his human mother Rachel and protected by his Skinwalkers relatives since he was born. His grandmother Nana, his uncle Jonas, his cousin Katherine, her boyfriend Adam and their friend Doak have kept the secret about his bloodline and neither Timothy nor Rachel know the tragic curse. A couple of days before Timothy's thirteenth birthday, a pack of evil Skinwalkers that have tasted blood led by the evil Varek chases the boy while his family protects him.
Plot Keywords: mother, son, werewolf, uncle, cousin, boyfriend, thrilling ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: After a successful treatment of cancer of the girl Jaime Roland, the former hacker Stephen Roland is convinced by Dr. Caine to let her be submitted to a MRI scanner by the specialist Dr. Colleen O'Brian to check that she is totally cured. During the examination, Jaime has seizure and dies. Stephen has a meeting with the Director Dr. Jamison and requests explanations about the death of his daughter. He claims malpractice or malfunction of the equipment and Dr. Jamison tells that only after the autopsy it would be possible to know the true cause. Further, he introduces the responsible for the experimental MRI equipment Al Bercovicci that explains that the equipment is working perfectly. After the autopsy, Dr. Jamison accuses Dr. Caine of malpractice and tells that the girl had several tumors in her head. However Stephen does not buy the story and teams-up with Colleen. He uses his computer knowledge to investigate and finds a complex of power and economical interests involved to approve the scanner and buy it.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Plot Keywords: fiancé, lawyer, ghost, mother, widower, chilling, eerie ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Serving a life sentence in one of Israel's toughest prisons, Mikki Levy never thought he'd ever see the light of day. But when's he's released early on a technicality, Mikki moves to New York hoping for a fresh start. Living with his uncle in Brooklyn, the harsh reality of life as an ex-con sets in and he gets dragged into a brutal turf war with the Russian mob, forcing him to revisit his dark past, and the survival skills he learned in prison. Mikki aggressively ascends the ranks of the underworld, but his tenacious drive may be the cause of his demise.
Plot Keywords: drug lord, prisoner, henchman, russian mobster, tough guy, mobster, tense ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A young Brazilian moves to São Paulo and becomes a criminal kingpin.
Plot Keywords: brazilian, gangster, boy, thrilling, underworld, city, rise to power ...
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