Highest-Rated Movies about 'Reference To Christopher Columbus'

Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009), The Man from Earth (2007), Do the Right Thing (1989), Life of Pi (2012), Apollo 13 (1995), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Butterfly (1999), También la lluvia - Even the Rain (2010) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Reference To Christopher Columbus movies.

#16. Fort Worth (1951)

Storyline: Southern veteran Ned Britt returns home to Fort Worth after the Civil War with his mentor, newspaperman Ben Garvin, along with his young apprentice, in hopes of building the town into a modern metropolis. However, the area is terrorized by the ruthless Gabe Clevenger and his gang of hired guns. Britt wonders whose side his old friend Blair Lunsford is on. Lunsford has used the unrest to buy up parcels of land on the cheap and hopes to profit from this speculation after the territory is cleaned up and ultimately become governor. Britt sees through his friend's ambition, and they are alternately allies and antagonists. Britt is also distracted by girl-next-door Flora Talbott and and seductive Amy Brooks.—duke1029@aol.com

Plot Keywords: parade, newspaper publisher, wagon, texas, shotgun, sheriff, horse riding ...

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#17. Dragonfly (2002)

Storyline: Dr. Joe Darrow is a recently widowed doctor. He is grieving due to the death of his pregnant wife in a Red Cross mission in Venezuela. Although being atheist, he began to believe that his dead wife wants to communicate with him, through her young patients in the Pediatrics of a Chicago hospital.

Plot Keywords: catholic, catholic school, schoolyard, crucifix, nurse, ambulance, camera ...

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#18. The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)

Storyline: Dr. Helen Benson is summoned to a military facility with several other scientists when an alien spacecraft of sorts arrives in New York City. Aboard is a human-like alien and a giant robot of immense size and power. The alien identifies himself as Klaatu and says he has come to save the Earth. The US military and political authorities see him as a threat however and decide to use so-called intensive interrogation techniques on him but Dr. Benson decides to facilitate his escape. When she learns exactly what he means when he says he is there to save the Earth, she tries to convince him to change his intentions.

Plot Keywords: police officer, child in peril, death, disintegration, eaten alive, electrocution, exploding helicopter ...

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#19. Lost Horizon (1973)

Storyline: While escaping war-torn China, a group of Europeans crash in the Himalayas, where they are rescued and taken to the mysterious Valley of the Blue Moon, Shangri-La. Hidden from the rest of the world, Shangri-La is a haven of peace and tranquility for world-weary diplomat Richard Conway. His ambitious brother, George, sees it as a prison from which he must escape, even if it means risking his life and bringing destruction to the ancient culture of Shangri-La.—Marg Baskin <marg@asd.raytheon.ca>

Plot Keywords: based on novel, children, dancer, dancing, englishman, falling in love, businessman ...

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#21. Myra Breckinridge (1970)

Storyline: Myron Breckinridge (Rex Reed) is waiting for his sex-change operation while a stoned surgeon stumbles into the operating room. Before the drugged doctor begins Myron's operation, he counsels him. Myron persists and the doctor goes through with it. An enthusiastic audience observing the operation applauds the medical achievement and rises in a standing ovation. After the operation, Myron arrives in Hollywood as Myra Breckinridge (Raquel Welch) while in the rest of this movie, Myron pops up from time to time as Myra's alter ego. Myra goes to an acting academy owned by her uncle, Buck Loner (John Huston), a former cowboy star. The real reason for Myra's arrival is to claim her half of Uncle Buck's estate, to which she says she's entitled. Buck Loner stalls by giving her a job teaching the history of motion pictures. Buck Loner has several friends. One of them is Leticia Van Allen (Mae West), an ancient Hollywood talent scout. The sex-starved septuagenarian runs an acting agency "for leading men only".—alfiehitchie, RavenGlamDVDCollector ElectricLadyLand

Plot Keywords: taking off clothes, reference to christopher columbus, reference to james bond, two word title, name in title, farce, uncle niece relationship ...

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#22. A Sound of Thunder (2005)

Storyline: 2055, Charles Hatton has made a fortune by founding 'Time safari', which offers rich 'big game hunters' short time travels to kill off dinosaurs just before their natural death. When Travis notices the weather and wildlife are not behaving as usual, he consults Dr. Rand, the contractually invisible inventor of the supercomputer which controls the time travel. They soon face 'time waves', each worsening the effects in 2055 of evolutionary distortions, lower lifeforms first. They attempt to identify and rectify the past alteration, but each attempt gets harder in their distorted present.

Plot Keywords: time travel, butterfly, evolution, based on short story, time machine, portal, metropolis ...

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