Movies: Arrest

A Russian remake of the '80s cult classic "Commando", where a retired special forces operative has to go on a final mission to rescue his daughter from the clutches of his old nemeses....

Three people looking for a better life become stranded in the desert with little hope of survival....

A parliamentary candidate and his mistress will spend the night at the police station. After all, no one is above the law, no matter what his credentials or social status may appear to be....

The painful personal stories of five Palestinian kids, ages 7-17, open a window into the world of Palestinian minors under Israeli occupation - trapped within the violence, humiliation, and daily confrontations with soldiers and settlers - while rema...

A beautiful young woman is arrested by a wonderful policeman, due to her effort to steal letters from a gigolo's house....

Valeh, a member of a leftist organization, is arrested by the SAVAK and sentenced to death. In prison, he reconsiders his relationships with members of his political cell, and begins to doubt the validity of the ideas for which he is condemned. At th...

A washed-up police detective looks to redeem himself by rescuing a kidnapped girl from the hands of a sadistic cult, battling his personal demons in the process, all the while his corrupt police chief has other plans in mind....

The Police Tapes is a 1977 documentary about a New York City police precinct in the South Bronx. The original ran ninety minutes and was produced for public television; a one-hour version later aired on ABC. Filmmakers Alan and Susan Raymond spent th...

The campaign for women's suffrage steps up as Emmeline Pankhurst is arrested at the gates of Buckingham Palace....

Karesz has been raised in an institution, his mother has a new family, and her husband does not tolerate that she meets her first-born son. Karesz tramps, joining up with his casual pals he washes the windscreens of cars, sells newspapers; sometimes ...

A flirt tries to make her fiancée jealous by hiring a gigolo....

Two young high school boys spike the punch at a Halloween party, mischievously let the air out of car tires, and finally steal a car to go for a joyride. They're caught and thrown in jail, and, as the narrator says, this proves that pranks lead to "h...

Marty, a "good boy," experiments with marijuana and experiences "profound mental and emotional disturbances." As in all anti-drug films of this vintage, marijuana leads straight to "H," and Marty's decline continues until he is busted, rehabbed and r...

Presents vignettes explaining the dangers posed by child molesters. Shows various methods that molesters use to win over a child's confidence, how it is wise to be on guard and how to act should these situations ever arise. A 70's remake of a 50's S...

A rich widower impregnates a poor young woman and dumps her. Her brother, member of a resistance group during the Occupation, tries to mend things up....