Rogue (2013), Predator (1987), Charley Varrick (1973), Southern Comfort (1981), A Walk in the Sun (1946), Fort Dobbs (1958), The Lost Patrol (1934), Jungle Fighters (1961) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Ambush movies.
Storyline: An undercover detective is tormented by the possibility that her actions contributed to a tragedy.
Plot Keywords: action, thriller, adventure, war, military, sniper, survival ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A team of special force ops, led by a tough but fair soldier, Major "Dutch" Schaefer, are ordered to assist CIA man, Colonel Al Dillon, on a rescue mission for potential survivors of a Helicopter downed over remote South American jungle. Not long after they land, Dutch and his team discover that they have been sent in under false pretenses. This deception turns out to be the least of their worries though, when they find themselves being methodically hunted by something not of this world.
Plot Keywords: sci-fi, action, horror, alien, jungle, special forces, survival ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Charley Varrick and his friends rob a small town bank. Expecting a small sum to divide amongst themselves, they are surprised to discover a very LARGE amount of money. Quickly figuring out that the money belongs to the MOB, they must now come up with a plan to throw the MOB off their trail.—Brian W Martz <B.Martz@Genie.com>
Plot Keywords: crime, thriller, action, heist, fugitive, mafia, mystery ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A squad of National Guards on an isolated weekend exercise in the Louisiana swamp must fight for their lives when they anger local Cajuns by stealing their canoes. Without live ammunition and in a strange country, their experience begins to mirror the Vietnam experience.
Plot Keywords: war, action, adventure, thriller, survival, military, suspense ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In the 1943 invasion of Italy, one American platoon lands, digs in, then makes its way inland to blow up a bridge next to a fortified farmhouse, as tension and casualties mount. Unusually realistic picture of war as long quiet stretches of talk, punctuated by sharp, random bursts of violent action whose relevance to the big picture is often unknown to the soldiers.—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Plot Keywords: war, world war ii, soldiers, psychological stress, military operation, tactics, sacrifice ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Having eluded a posse, a wanted man rescues a woman and her young son from a Comanche attack. He then escorts them to the presumed safety of a U.S. Cavalry fort. Trouble develops along the way when the woman comes to believe that her rescuer was responsible for the recent death of her husband.—dinky-4 of Minneapolis
Plot Keywords: western, gunfight, revenge, lone hero, desert, manhunt, suspense ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A World War I British Army patrol is crossing the Mesopotomian desert when their commanding officer, the only one who knows their destination is killed by the bullet of unseen bandits. The patrol's sergeant keeps them heading north on the assumption that they will hit their brigade. They stop for the night at an oasis and awake the next morning to find their horses stolen, their sentry dead, the oasis surrounded and survival difficult.—Erik Gregersen <erik@astro.as.utexas.edu>
Plot Keywords: war, desert, survival, isolation, psychological stress, leadership, fear ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A troop of British soldiers are out in the jungle to record jungle noises and troop noises in the jungle so that the recordings can be played back by other troops to divert the enemy to their whereabouts. As they progress to what they think is closer to the base camp they find themselves farther and farther from radio range until the only channel they can get clearly is that of a Japanese broadcast. They now realize they are probably only 10 to 15 miles from a Japanese camp! The tension is added to by rowdy and openly admitted "non-hero" Private Bamforth who has nothing good to say about anyone and especially Corporal Johnstone (who holds an equal dislike for Bamforth). When a Japanese soldier is taken as their prisoner, the true colors of each man comes to the surface ...—McGinty <McGinty@aol.com>
Plot Keywords: war, action, adventure, drama, history, military, world war ii ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Eddie and sidekick Soapy get involved in Gunnison's attempt to acquire the Jarvis ranch. Gunnison knows there is gold there and having already killed Mary Ann's father and uncle, he now tries to persuade her to leave. But Eddie gets her to stay and then starts his search for the killer.—Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>
Plot Keywords: action, adventure, western, gunfight, revenge, bounty hunter, wilderness ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Based on the true story of how, during World War II, a gang of desparadoes (British officers enlisted for "hostilities only" and local partisans) went to the occupied island of Crete and kidnapped a German General from under the nose of his army. That was the easy bit. They then had to get him back to Cairo, Egypt, dodging an intense air and land search.—Steve Crook <steve@brainstorm.co.uk>
Plot Keywords: war, world war ii, british, true story, military operation, guerrilla warfare, historical ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A gang of claim jumpers is infesting the territory, gaining ownership of undermanned mining operations through extortion...and leaving no live witnesses. But one victim, quick-drawing gambler Luke Cromwell, escapes. Meanwhille, Marshal Lightnin' Tyrone is also after the gang; recovering from one raid, he meets femme fatale Opal Lacy, who may not be healthy for him to know. When Luke, now calling himself the Silver Kid, joins forces with Marshal Tyrone, the gang had better watch out ...unless something drives a wedge between the new allies.—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Plot Keywords: western, gunfight, revenge, sheriff, outlaw, duel, small town ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Cavalry scouts Gene Autry (Gene Autry) and Pat Buttram (Pat Buttram) are ordered by the President (of the whole U.S. of A.) to break up an Arizona frontier ring which uses Indian raids to cover up its bandit activities. Carolina Cotton (Carolina Cotton) works with Gene and Pat, seeking revenge against the gang's leader, Dave Kilgrain (Harry Lauter) , who murdered her father. Lots of talk and Indian tribal dancing and stuff before Carolina gets around to shooting Kilgrain and Gene and Pat round up the rest of the gang.—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
Plot Keywords: western, gunfight, outlaw, sheriff, desert, gold rush, indian ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Just prior to World War I the hard drinking, sharpshooting, Irish American Colonel Flynn O'Flynn uses British aristocrat Sebastian Oldsmith to help poach ivory from German controlled territory in East Africa, putting them at odds with Herman Fleischer, the local German Provincial Commander. When Sebastian is infected with malaria, he is nursed back to health by Flynn's daughter Rosa, they fall in love and marry. Not long afterwards, Britain declares war on Germany and they are drawn into the conflict, ultimately making a daring attack on the German armored cruiser S.M.S. Blücher as it undergoes repairs in a local estuary.—Chris Frost <icarus2oo2@msn.com>
Plot Keywords: adventure, action, war, drama, historical, thriller, crime ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Parker, seeking revenge on Culverson, is bringing in a flood of sheep. Branning signs on at the Culverson ranch to help fight them off. Standing in his way is hired gunman and crooked lawyer Sneed. The plot is further complicated by the picture in Branning's pocket watch.—Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>
Plot Keywords: western, gunfight, revenge, bounty hunter, wilderness, justice, outlaw ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In Wyoming Territory, army Major Ives and his men are building a temporary camp. The civilian surveyor, Mr. Keats is making preparations for the construction of a large permanent fort. However, the future fort is being erected on Cheyenne lands, in defiance of the treaty. Adam Reed is a self employed scout with friendly ties to the Cheyenne. Upset about the construction of the new fort on their lands, the Cheyenne ask scout Reed to contact Major Ives and deliver their message of grievance to him. The symbolic message consists of a yellow tomahawk as a warning against the building of a new fort in the area. Reed delivers the warning message to Major Ives but he is not taken serious. Major Ives lectures Reed about the need of bringing civilization to the lands that otherwise would go to waste under the savages. Reed retorts that Major Ives' only duty is to escort wagon trains of settlers passing through Cheyenne territory rather than build new forts in violation of the treaty. Reed also mentions the fact that Major Ives has a bad reputation with the Cheyenne who call him 'the Butcher' because of past massacres committed against Indians. Major Ives refuses to heed Reed's warnings, calls Reed a traitor and orders him to remain in the army camp to prevent him from returning to the Cheyenne. Reed obeys but warns everyone in the camp of a major Cheyenne attack. Major Ives orders the hurried construction of a reinforced defensive compound. Also in the camp are the families of the soldiers, a Mexican scout and his Indian squaw, the fiancee of one of the officers and a gold prospector who just happened to arrive there. Major Ives' determination to stay and defy the Cheyenne is not all due to his patriotism and courage. The Major also hides a terrible personal secret.—nufs68
Plot Keywords: western, gold, revenge, gunfight, desert, war, betrayal ...
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