Movies tagged as "president"

Black Hole, The [2006, USA ] starting from $1.99

No force from this world can stop it!

Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller Actors: Kristy Swanson, Judd Nelson, David Selby, Heather Dawn, Robert Giardina, Jennifer Lyn Quackenbush, Christa Campbell, Julia Sinks, Peter Mayer, James Anthony, Kevin Beyer, Dan Buran, Tim Snay, Adrian Rice, Greg Carr, Directors: Tibor Takács Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   It's 2 A.M. in St. Louis when a routine scientific experiment goes terribly wrong and an explosion shakes the city. A scientific team investigates, clashing with an intergalactic, voltage-devouring creature that vaporizes them. By 7 A.M. a chain of earthquakes is tearing the city apart while a massive swirling black hole is consuming the remains. The alien is devouring every source of electricity it finds and destroying every human who blocks its way. Mass chaos rules as St. Louis is being evacuated. Only a few people, scientist Eric Bryce, his assistant Shannon, and General Ryker comprehend the mortal danger. By midnight, the Pentagon initiates a nuclear attack against the black hole. Bryce has only one hour to find a solution to obliterate the alien and the colossal black hole before mankind is annihilated.

Contender, The [2000, USA, Germany, UK ] starting from $1.99

Sometimes you can assassinate a leader without firing a shot.

Genres: Drama, Thriller Actors: Gary Oldman, Jeff Bridges, Christian Slater, Sam Elliott, William Petersen, Saul Rubinek, Philip Baker Hall, Mike Binder, Robin Thomas, Douglas Urbanski, Noah Fryrear, Joe Taylor, Kevin Geer, Doug Roberts, Bev Appleton Directors: Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   After his Vice-president suddenly dies, the President (Jeff Bridges) who is near the end of his final term, decides to leave a legacy by selecting a woman to fill the position. Enter a Senator (Joan Allen), who has shifted from the Republican Party to the Democratic. Initially appearing to be the perfect candidate, an allegation suddenly appears that she had been involved in a sexual orgy as a 19 year old in college. The confirmation committee chairman (Gary Oldman), a Republican, leaks the information to the press, while using the press discussion as a forum to bring it into the hearings. The chairman desires to get a Governor (William Petersen) into the office. The Governor had become a national hero when he attempted to rescue a young woman from a car that crashed from a bridge into deep water near where the Governor had been fishing.

Dancer Upstairs, The [2002, Spain, USA ] starting from $1.99

An honest man caught in a world of intrigue, power and passion.

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller Actors: John Malkovich, Javier Bardem, Juan Diego Botto, Laura Morante, Elvira Mínguez, Alexandra Lencastre, Oliver Cotton, Luís Miguel Cintra, Javier Manrique, Abel Folk, Marie-Anne Berganza, Lucas Rodríguez, Xabier Elorriaga, Natalia Dicenta, Wolframio Sinué, Ramiro Jiménez Directors: John Malkovich, Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   The story of Detective Agustin Rejas, a man clinging to the hope of an impossible love in an impossible world. Tracking Ezequiel, a delusional anarchist who incites the downtrodden masses to join in his brutal revolution against the fascist government in their unnamed Latin American country, Rejas finds solace in his sense of self-respect and the joy that his daughter and wife bring him. Then he meets Yolanda—his daughter's soulfully beautiful ballet teacher—a woman who sparks his long-forgotten passions and represents all that is good and all that is corrupt in their troubled country. But she, who appears to be a shelter from the storm, may in actuality be the storm's eye. Ultimately, as the revolution intensifies and the net closes around hunter and hunted alike, the dancer's truth will prove as elusive as the revolutionary's cause and the detective's peace.

Day After Tomorrow, The [2004, USA ] starting from $1.99

This year, a sweater won't do.

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller Actors: Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Emmy Rossum, Dash Mihok, Jay O. Sanders, Sela Ward, Austin Nichols, Arjay Smith, Tamlyn Tomita, Sasha Roiz, Ian Holm, Nassim Sharara, Carl Alacchi, Kenneth Welsh, Michael A. Samah Directors: Roland Emmerich, Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   This movie takes a big-budget, special-effects-filled look at what the world would look like if the greenhouse effect and global warming continued at such levels that they resulted in worldwide catastrophe and disaster, including multiple hurricanes, tornadoes, tidal waves, floods and the beginning of the next Ice Age. At the center of the story is a paleoclimatologist (a scientist who studies the ways weather patterns changed in the past), Professor Jack Hall (Quaid), who tries to save the world from the effects of global warming while also trying to get to his son, Sam (Gyllenhaal), who was in New York City as part of a scholastic competition, when the city was overwhelmed by the chilling beginnings of the new Ice Age. In addition to all of the other challenges Dr. Hall faces, he's also going against the flow as humanity races south to warmer climes, and he's nearly the only one going north...

End Game [2006, Germany, USA, Canada ] starting from $1.99

The Assassination Was Only The Beginning.

Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller Actors: Cuba Gooding Jr., Angie Harmon, James Woods, Patrick Fabian, Peter Greene, Jack Scalia, Anne Archer, David Selby, Burt Reynolds, Sarah Ann Schultz, Todd Jensen, Brian Presley, Benito Martinez, Patrick Treadway, Yuji Okumoto, Directors: Andy Cheng Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   A secret Service agent and a news reporter investigate the conspiracy behind the assassination of the President.

Fifth Element, The [1997, France ] starting from $1.99

It Mu5t Be Found.

Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller Actors: Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, Milla Jovovich, Chris Tucker, Luke Perry, Brion James, Tom 'Tiny' Lister Jr., Lee Evans, Charlie Creed-Miles, Tricky, John Neville, John Bluthal, Mathieu Kassovitz, Christopher Fairbank Directors: Luc Besson, Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   Two hundred and fifty years in the future, life as we know it is threatened by the arrival of Evil. Only the fifth element (played by Milla Jovovich) can stop the Evil from extinguishing life, as it tries to do every five thousand years. She is helped by ex-soldier, current-cab-driver, Corben Dallas (played by Bruce Willis), who is, in turn, helped by Prince/Arsenio clone, Ruby Rhod. Unfortunately, Evil is being assisted by Mr. Zorg (Gary Oldman), who seeks to profit from the chaos that Evil will bring, and his alien mercenaries.

Idiocracy [2006, USA ] starting from $1.99

The Future Is A No Brainer

Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi Actors: Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard, Anthony 'Citric' Campos, David Herman, Sonny Castillo, Kevin McAfee, Robert Musgrave, Ryan Melton, Justin Long, Heath Jones, Eli Muñoz, Patrick Fischler, Darlene Hunt, Ryan Ransdell, Directors: Mike Judge Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   The purpose of the program set up by the Pentagon, called the "Human Hibernation Project," is designed so that the military can save their best men for when they're needed most. According to the officers heading the project, too many times the talents and expensive training of the best pilots and soldiers go to waste during times of peace. So they enlist Bauers (Wilson), the most under-achieving average guy they've got, to be the test subject for the initial hibernation experiment. Also participating in the top-secret program is Rita (Rudolph), a prostitute who agreed to take part in exchange for dropping some criminal charges against her, among other things. Of course, the experiment, which was to last only a year, goes under due to the arrest of Officer Collins, who is busted for heading a prostitution ring. Seeing as though he was in charge of the experiment, one of the only ones who knew of its existence, and "due to a lot of top-secret red tape... and the massive scandals and base closure that followed, Joe and Rita were forgotten about.

In the Line of Fire [1993, USA ] starting from $1.99

An assassin on the loose. A president in danger. Only one man stands between them...

Genres: Drama, Thriller Actors: Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich, Rene Russo, Dylan McDermott, Gary Cole, Fred Dalton Thompson, John Mahoney, Gregory Alan Williams, Jim Curley, Sally Hughes, Clyde Kusatsu, Steve Hytner, Tobin Bell, Bob Schott, Juan A. Riojas Directors: Wolfgang Petersen, Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   Frank Horrigan is a secret service agent who keeps thinking back to November 22, 1963, when, as a hand-picked agent by President Kennedy, he became one of the few agents to have lost a President to an assassin when Kennedy died. Now, former CIA assassin Mitch Leary is stalking the current President, who is running for re-election. Mitch has spent long hours studying Horrigan, and he taunts Horrigan, telling him of his plans to kill the President. Leary plans to kill the president because Leary feels betrayed by the government — Leary was removed from the CIA, and the CIA is now trying to have him killed. After talking to Leary, Horrigan makes sure he is assigned to presidential protection duty, working with fellow secret service agent Lilly Raines. Horrigan has no intention of failing his President this time around, and he's more than willing to take a bullet. White House Chief of Staff Harry Sargent refuses to alter the President's itinerary, while Horrigan's boss, Secret Service Director Sam Campagna, is supportive of Horrigan. As the election gets closer, Horrigan begins to doubt his own abilities, especially when Horrigan's colleague Al D'Andrea is killed by Leary. But Horrigan may be the only one who can stop Leary.

Mr. Destiny [1990, USA ] starting from $1.99

Would you give up everything you have... for everything you've ever wanted? Then meet...

Genres: Comedy, Fantasy Actors: James Belushi, Linda Hamilton, Michael Caine, Jon Lovitz, Hart Bochner, Bill McCutcheon, Rene Russo, Jay O. Sanders, Maury Chaykin, Pat Corley, Douglas Seale, Courteney Cox, Doug Barron, Jeff Weiss, Tony Longo, Directors: James Orr Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   Larry Burrows is unhappy and feels powerless over his life. He believes his entire life could have turned out differently had he not missed that shot in a baseball game when was a kid. One night he meets this mysterious man, who could change his fate by offering him that alternative life he always dreamed of. But as Burrows embarks on this journey of self discovery he realises that even this new life has its problems and drawbacks..

Puppet Masters, The [1994, USA ] starting from $1.99

Trust No-one.

Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi Actors: Donald Sutherland, Eric Thal, Julie Warner, Keith David, Will Patton, Richard Belzer, Tom Mason, Yaphet Kotto, Gerry Bamman, Sam Anderson, J. Patrick McCormack, Marshall Bell, Nicholas Cascone, Bruce Jarchow, Benjamin Mouton, Directors: Stuart Orme Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   When a flying saucer reportedly lands in rural Iowa, The Old Man (who runs a secret branch of the CIA), decides to investigate. He goes in person, accompanied by agents Sam and Jarvis, as well as Dr Mary Sefton, a NASA specialist in alien biology. They find that aliens have indeed landed and are planning to use their mind-control powers to take over our planet.

Sentinel, The [2006, USA ] starting from $1.99

Let's do this

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller Actors: Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland, Kim Basinger, Eva Longoria, David Rasche, Raoul Bhaneja, Simon Reynolds, Danny A. Gonzales Directors: Clark Johnson, Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   Special Agent Pete Garrison is convinced that a Neo-Nazi Aryan Disciple has managed to infiltrate the White House. When a White House Agent is murdered, Garrison is framed and blackmailed over an affair with the First Lady Sarah Ballentine. He is relieved of his duties, but Garrison won't stop in trying to prove his innocence, and save the life of the President. While attempting to uncover the person behind it all, he comes into confrontation with his protege, Agent Breckinridge.

Simpsons Movie, The [2007, USA ] starting from $1.99

See our family. And feel better about yours.

Genres: Animation, Comedy Actors: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, Albert Brooks, Kelsey Grammer, Joe Mantegna, Karl Wiedergott, Erin Brockovich-Ellis, Minnie Driver, Pamela Hayden, Tress MacNeille, Maggie Roswell, Directors: David Silverman Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   Homer adopts a pig who's run away from Krusty Burger after Krusty tried to have him slaughtered, naming the pig "Spider Pig." At the same time, the lake is protected after the audience sink the barge Green Day are on with garbage after they mention the environment. Meanwhile, Spider Pig's waste has filled up a silo in just 2 days, apparently with Homer's help. Homer can't get to the dump quickly so dumps the silo in the lake, polluting it. Russ Cargill, the villainous boss of the EPA, gives Arnold Schwarzenegger 5 options, forcing him to choose 4 (which is, unfortunately, to destroy Springfield) and putting a dome over Springfield to prevent evacuation. Homer, however, has escaped, along with his family. Can he stop the evil Cargill from annihilating his home town, and his family, who have been forced to return to Springfield?

Spaceballs [1987, USA ] starting from $1.99

May The Farce Be With You

Genres: Comedy, Sci-Fi Actors: Mel Brooks, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga, John Candy, George Wyner, Joan Rivers, Dick Van Patten, Michael Winslow, Lorene Yarnell, John Hurt, Sal Viscuso, Ronny Graham, JM J. Bullock, Leslie Bevis Directors: Mel Brooks, Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   King Roland of the planet Druidia is trying to marry his daughter Princess Vespa (Daphne Zuniga) to Prince Valium, but Vespa is kidnapped by the evil race of the Spaceballs. The Spaceballs ask Roland a tremendous ransom: all the air of Druidia (you see, the air of Spaceball had serious pollution problems...). The King decides to offer a generous amount of money to a space rogue, Lone Starr, to persuade him to save Vespa. What follows is the parody of a _LOT_ of famous SF movies.

Tailor of Panama, The [2001, USA, Ireland ] starting from $1.99

In a place this treacherous, what a good spy needs is a spy of his own.

Genres: Drama, Thriller Actors: Pierce Brosnan, Geoffrey Rush, Brendan Gleeson, Harold Pinter, Daniel Radcliffe, David Hayman, Mark Margolis, Martin Ferrero, John Fortune, Martin Savage, Edgardo Molino, Jon Polito, Jonathan Hyde, Dylan Baker, Paul Birchard Directors: Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   John LeCarre's spy thriller is brought to the big screen. A British spy (Pierce Brosnan) is banished to Panama after having an affair with an ambassador's mistress. Once there he makes connection with a local tailor (Geoffrey Rush) with a nefarious past and connections to all of the top political and gangster figures in Panama. The tailor also has a wife (Jamie Lee Curtis), who works for the Panamanian president and a huge debt. The mission is to learn what the President intends to do with the Panama Canal. But what the two do is concoct a tremendous fictional tale about former mercenaries who are ready to topple the current government and are willing to work with Britain and the US to do so.

Vantage Point [2008, USA ] starting from $1.99

8 Strangers. 8 Points of View. 1 Truth.

Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller Actors: Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, Forest Whitaker, Bruce McGill, Edgar Ramirez, Saïd Taghmaoui, William Hurt, James LeGros, Eduardo Noriega, Richard T. Jones, Holt McCallany, Leonardo Nam, Justin Sundquist, Sean O'Bryan, José Carlos Rodríguez Directors: Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   The attempted assassination of the American President is told and re-told from several different perspectives.