Charlatan movies and TV shows – page 3

List of charlatan movies

Guyana: Cult of the Damned (1979)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico, Spain, Panama
Duration: 90 min.
Story: This horrific dramatization of the Guyana tragedy traces the steps of Reverend Jim Jones, a highly charismatic, but profoundly paranoid clergyman, who after years of evangelism and good deeds, begins his own church in the mid-western United States. ...
Style: controversial, thought provoking, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot: religious sect, religious fanaticism, religion, brainwashing, submission, female nudity, killer, murder, historical figure, psychopath, religions or cults, social relations ...
Time: year 1979, 70s, year 1978
Place: caribbean, latin america, south america, guyana
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The Jonestown Haunting (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A survivor of the Jonestown massacre returns to the site 10 years later and discovers the cult's former home has become a breeding ground for the supernatural.
Style: mysterious, disturbing, suspense, enigmatic, mystical ...
Plot: defector, mass suicide, satanic cult, murder, mysticism, mass murder, religious cult, death, sacrifice, conspiracy, ritual, self sacrifice ...
Time: 70s, year 1978
Place: south america, guyana, caribbean
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Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A demented widow lures unsuspecting children into her mansion in a bizarre "Hansel and Gretel" twist.
Style: christmas horror, slasher, atmospheric, fairy tale, dark comedy ...
Plot: orphan, hagsploitation, holiday horror, evil child, xmas, mentally unstable, creepy child, sister, magician, holiday, female psychopath, demonic possession ...
Time: year 1972, 1920s
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Centennial (1978)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
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Story: The economic and cultural growth of Colorado spanning two centuries from the mid-1700s to the late-1970s.
Style: atmospheric, historical drama, epic, serious, realistic ...
Plot: wild west, native, fort, wagon train, unrequited love, rocky mountains, 007, civil war, family in danger, wilderness, immigrant, dishonesty ...
Time: 70s, 19th century, 18th century, 1820s, 1830s ...
Place: usa, colorado, st. louis missouri
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Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 76 min.
Story: Tommy is a vacuum cleaner salesman gripped by the fever of closing the deal. He lives on puffa rice stored in his glove compartment, listens to motivation tapes of his own voice shouting 'Sell, sell, fucking sell' and his punters are up to ...
Style: humorous, semi serious, realistic, talky, fast ...
Plot: odd couple, self discovery, introspection, fish out of water, working class, job seeking, partner, dark humor, ambition, contests and competitions, workplace, reluctant partners ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, europe
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Tremors 3: Back to Perfection (2001)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Burt Gummer returns home to Perfection, Nev., to find that the town of terror has become a theme park, and when the simulated giant worm attacks turn real, the survivalist must battle the creatures once again. Gummer pits his impressive knowledge of ...
Style: natural horror, scary, humorous, absurd, entertaining ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: creature, small town, desert, creature feature, eaten alive, chase, giant monster, worm, rescue, deadly creature, supernatural, danger ...
Place: nevada, usa, argentina
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Tango Argentino (1992)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A boy who is helping lonely, elderly people revives their urge to live and receives in return their love and understanding, which have been denied to him by his parents.
Style: pre war
Plot: tango, skinny dipping, dysfunctional family, retirement home, child's point of view, orchestra, caretaker, communism, music teacher, dog, teacher, wedding ...
Place: former yugoslavia, eastern europe, serbia
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The Spiritual Boxer (1975)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Wang Yu plays a vagabond who earn a living on people's superstitions, but also puts things right. (A Shaw Brothers production)
Style: fast paced, period piece, action adventure
Audience: adult
Plot: martial arts, supernatural, con man, hand to hand combat, village, exorcism, moral ambiguity, shaman, violence, martial artist, folk horror, revenge ...
Time: 70s
Place: hong kong
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The Princess and the Frog (2009)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, Brazil, Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A waitress, desperate to fulfill her dreams as a restaurant owner, is set on a journey to turn a frog prince back into a human being, but she has to face the same problem after she kisses him.
Style: fairy tale, feel good, witty, cute, romantic ...
Audience: kids, girls' night, family outing, chick flick, teens ...
Plot: princess, jazz, prince, good versus evil, magical, disney princess, love and romance, girl, cinderella story, happy ending, transformation, animal life ...
Time: 1920s, 1910s, 20th century, year 1912, 2000s
Place: new orleans, louisiana, usa, north america, mississippi
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