Mel Gibson
1) The Bounty
Author
Language
English
Description
Based on the novel, 'Captain Bligh and Mr. Christian,' this is the story of a 1789 mutiny aboard the H.M.S. Bounty in which an idyllic voyage to Tahiti turns a crew against it's Captain when they find tropical paradise and unlimited sex, but the Captain decides to leave and take his crew on a perilous voyage around Cape Horn.
5) Gallipoli
Author
Language
English
Description
Gallipoli is Australian director Peter Weir's (The Truman Show, Witness) story of how the irresistible lure of adventure and the unknown, combined with national pride, bring two young men (Mel Gibson and Mark Lee) together in the Australian army in 1915. They cross continents and great oceans, climb pyramids and walk through the ancient sands of Egypt to join their regiment at the fateful battle of Gallipoli. The echoes of history blend with the friends'...
7) Dangerous
Publisher
Anchor Bay
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A reformed sociopath journeys to a remote island to investigate the mystery behind his brother's demise, but soon ends up facing off with more than he bargained for.
8) Ransom
Publisher
Touchstone Home Video
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
When the son of a wealthy businessman is kidnapped, he defies the experts and turns the tables on the kidnappers in a last-chance effort to rescue his boy.
9) Mad Max
Publisher
MGM
Pub. Date
1980.
Language
English
Description
In the ravaged near-future, a savage motorcycle gang rules the road. Terrorizing innocent civilians while tearing up the streets, the ruthless gang laughs in the face of a police force hell-bent on stopping them. But they underestimate one officer: Max (Mel Gibson). And when the bikers brutalize Max's best friend and family, they send him into a mad frenzy that leaves him with only one thing left in the world to live for – revenge!
Publisher
Umbrella Entertainment
Pub. Date
1980.
Language
English
Description
For mechanic Larry Stilson and his wife Carmel, a weekend in paradise turns into their most horrifying nightmare. At their retreat in an isolated mountain valley, they are confronted by Heinrich, the victim of a deadly nuclear spill who is in the throes of a horrifying radiation death. A top-secret government security team moves in with an army of vicious decontamination workers to seal off the valley, forcing Larry and Carmel to attempt a daring...
11) Apocalypto
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
As the Mayan kingdom faces its decline, a young man is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression. **Academy Award** and **Golden Globe** nominee.
12) Air America
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
It's the Vietnam War, and the CIA is operating a secret drug smuggling operation in Southeast Asia to finance the effort.
13) Tequila Sunrise
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Two former high school friends-one a fast-rising L.A. cop and the other a drug dealer desperate to get out-are both vying for the affection of a sleek restaurant owner.
14) Gallipoli
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Two young men become part of the fateful battle of Gallipoli, the World War I confrontation between Australia and German-allied Turks.
15) Get the gringo
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A career criminal nabbed by Mexican authorities is placed in a tough prison where he learns to survive with the help of a 9-year-old boy.
16) Father Stu
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
When an injury ends his amateur boxing career, Stuart Long moves to Los Angeles to find money and fame. While scraping by as a supermarket clerk, he meets Carmen, a Sunday school teacher who seems immune to his bad-boy charm. Determined to win her over, the longtime agnostic starts going to church to impress her. However, a motorcycle accident leaves him wondering if he can use his second chance to help others, leading to the surprising realization...
17) Maverick
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
Comedy about a handsome gambler, a charming lady scam artist and a lawman, all headed for a poker tournament held on a river boat with a $500,000 pot for the winner.
20) The Bounty
Publisher
Kl Studio Classics
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
William Bligh, a real-life sea captain who, in 1787, steered The Bounty on a 27,000-mile voyage into danger, chaos and madness. After 31 days of battling severe sea squalls and Bligh's ever-increasing cruelty, the weary crew is relieved to finally land on a remote island. But soon their tyrannical captain wants to sail again, and the desperate men turn to first mate Fletcher Christian to help them take the ship back, or die trying.