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American Outlaws
American Outlaws
The James and Younger brothers return to their homes after the Civil War ends and find that a railroad company is trying to force farmers off their land. The young men try to organize their neighbors to oppose the company but when the James house is bombed and their mother dies, they form a gang to rob the company and the banks where it stores its money. (please click here to read the review)

Battle of the River Plate
Battle of the River Plate
During the beginning stages of WWII, the British Navy struggles to protect convoys from powerful surface raiders like the Graf Spee, a German pocket battleship. Two light cruisers and a heavy cruiser finally corner the Graf Spee near the River Plate in Uruguay and although they are heavily outgunned, innovative tactics give them a fighting chance. (please click here to read the review)

Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Clyde
During the middle of the Depression, a small gang of bank robbers in the mid-West go on a crime spree but as they become more famous, the police make greater efforts to hunt them down. (please click here to read the review)

Capone
Capone
It presents the rise and fall of Al Capone in the underworld of Chicago before and during Prohibition. (please click here to read the review)

Dark Command
Dark Command
Bob Seton, a Texas cowboy, beats out local schoolteacher Will Cantrell (William Quantrill) for the job of marshall of Lawrence shortly before the Civil War starts. The bitter Cantrell forms a band of lawless guerrillas that rampage through Kansas until Seton learns that they plan to attack Lawrence. (please click here to read the review)

Dillinger
Dillinger 1945
It shows the rise of John Dillinger from petty criminal to bank robber and finally Public Enemy Number One. (please click here to read the review)

Dillinger
Dillinger
Following the murder of several law enforcement officials at Kansas City, the FBI tries to hunt down a number of famous outlaws, including Baby Face Nelson, Pretty Boy Floyd, Machine Gun Kelly and John Dillinger. (please click here to read the review)

Drums Along the Mohawk
Drums Along the Mohawk
A young couple lose their farm in the Mohawk Valley during an Indian raid at the beginning of the American Revolution. When the British and their Indian allies invade the valley, the community is forced to seek shelter in the local fort. (please click here to read the review)

I Shot Jesse James
I Shot Jesse James
After Bob Ford shoots his friend Jesse James in the back for a reward he struggles to live with his guilt. (please click here to read the review)

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
The Story of the James-Younger Gang's catastrophic raid on Northfield, Minnesota. (please click here to read the review)

Jesse James
Jesse James
When a railroad company tries to force farmers off their land, the James brothers try to organize their neighbors to oppose the company. After their mother is killed when their home is bombed, they form a gang to rob the railroad company and banks. After many attempts to capture Jesse James fail, a detective agency hires Jesse's friend Bob Ford to kill him. (please click here to read the review)

Last of the Mohicans (1936)
Last of the Mohicans (1936)
In 1757, the daughters of British Colonel Munro are on their way to join their father at Fort William Henry on Lake George when they are ambushed by Huron warriors. Rescued by a colonial scout, Hawkeye, and his two Mohican allies, they reach the fort but soon after, Munro surrenders to General Montcalm, who proves unable to restrain his Huron allies, and the women find themselves prisoners.(please click here to read the review)

Last of the Mohicans (1992)
Last of the Mohicans (1992)
In 1757, the daughters of British Colonel Munro are on their way to join their father at Fort William Henry on Lake George when they are rescued from Huron warriors by a white trapper who has been adopted by the last two members of the Mohican tribe. They have no interest in the war but love forces them to become involved when the British surrender the fort and the women are captured by the Hurons. (please click here to read the review)

Public Enemies
PUblic Enemies
Led by Melvin Purvis, the FBI pursues notorious outlaw John Dillinger during the Public Enemy Era. (please click here to read the review)

Ride with the Devil
Ride with the Devil
A young Missouri man joins the Bushwhackers, irregular guerrillas loyal to the South, during the Civil War but as he sees his friends die, he gradually tires of the killing and savagery. (please click here to read the review)

Sergeant York
Sergeant York
Alvin York, a conscientious objector from the Appalachian Mountains, is drafted and overcomes his pacifism to become the most decorated American soldier in WWI when he captures a German machine gun position singlehandedly. (please click here to read the review)

Sink the Bismarck
Sink the Bismarck
Britain did not win the Blitz, it survived the Blitz, but British troops had been defeated in the Balkans and North Africa, while German U-boats, bombers and Germany’s small surface fleet were cutting up the merchant fleets that Britain depended on. Therefore, the sinking of the Bismarck not only kept the lifeline from North America open, but was the first clear cut victory for Britain in a long time. (please click here to read the review)

Submarine X-1
Submarine X-1
Faced with the threat of a super battleship emerging from its heavily defended lair to attack convoys, the British Navy develops mini-submarines to destroy it. (please click here to read the review)

The Alamo (1960)
The Alamo (1960)
As Santa Anna’s army advances deep into Texas to crush the young republic, General Sam Houston sends a small force under Colonel Travis to hold the Alamo long enough for him to organize a proper army. Joined by volunteers led by Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett, the men find themselves facing hopeless odds but refuse to surrender. John Wayne's directorial debut. (please click here to read the review)

The Alamo (2004)
The Alamo (2004)
As Santa Anna’s army advances deep into Texas to crush the young republic, General Sam Houston sends a small force under Colonel Travis to hold the Alamo long enough for him to organize a proper army. Joined by volunteers led by Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett, the men find themselves facing hopeless odds but refuse to surrender. Lacking enough troops, Houston refuses to relieve the Alamo and leads the Mexican army deeper into Texas where he wins a huge victory at San Jacinto. (please click here to read the review)

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Following the destruction of most of the James-Younger Gang during the raid on Northifeld, Minnesota, Jesse James tries to build a new gang but mistrust plagues the inexperienced outlaws. (please click here to read the review)

The Buccaneer
The Buccaneer
Powerful pirate Jean Lafitte debates whether to join the greatly outnumbered American army and defend New Orleans or play it safe by working with the invading British during the War of 1812. (please click here to read the review)

The Long Riders
The Long Riders
Although the members of the James-Younger gang are successful bank robbers, they are trying to settle down and raise families but their success has drawn the attention of the Pinkertons, who prove to be relentless hunters. (please click here to read the review)

The Patriot
The Patriot
A plantation owner raises a partisan band after a vicious British dragoon kills a member of his family during the American Revolution. (please click here to read the review)

The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk
During the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, English privateers raid oppose the powerful Spanish empire by capturing its treasure ships filled with gold from South America with the Queen's unoffical support. King Phillip of Spain is tired of the endless raids and prepares an Armada to conquer England. However, one of the privateers learns of the secret armada and races to warn the Queen. (please click here to read the review)

The True Story of Jesse James
The True Story of Jesse James
The story of Jesse’s life from riding with Quantrill’s raiders through robbing banks until the disastrous Northfield, Minnesota raid. (Please click here to read the review)

The Untouchables
The Untouchables
Federal Agent Eliot Ness arrives in Chicago to enforce Prohibition but finds that gangster Al Capone controls the city, so Ness forms a small squad of incorruptible agents to take him down. (please click here to read the review)

Young Guns
Young Guns
In 1878 New Mexico, John Tunstall gives a home to young men, including Billy the Kid. Rival rancher Murphy controls the rest of Lincoln County, so when he has Tunstall killed, the six young men are sworn as deputies by the local justice of the peace to arrest Tunstall's killers. However, when the killing gets out of control, they become the hunted. (please click here to read the review)

Young Guns II
Young Guns II
Law and order is coming to New Mexico, so there is no more room for Billy the Kid. The survivors of the first movie are hunted down by Pat Garrett, Billy's former partner, as Billy tries to lead them to Mexico and safety. (please click here to read the review)



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