Best High Fliers Films
by ohricky-52360 | created - 14 Nov 2017 | updated - 14 Nov 2017 | PublicThe great UK based distributor has introduced alot of great movies from around the world, here are their best
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1. The Resistance (2011)
PG | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In a time of war, when occupation turns to genocide, one woman choose resistance over death and takes on the empire of Japan.
Director: Peng Zhang Li | Stars: Lingmeng Hu, Peng Zhang Li, Jeremy Marr Williams, Zhang Xiao Hua
Votes: 1,157
From China
2. Dance to Death (2017)
Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Moscow, 2070s. In a sealed bunker in the post-apocalyptic ruins of Moscow, young people struggle against each other in a deadly dancing tournament. Only the winners will live.
Director: Andrey Volgin | Stars: Ivan Zhvakin, Lukerya Ilyashenko, Nikita Volkov, Aleksandr Tyutin
Votes: 987
From Russia
3. Conan the Destroyer (1984)
PG | 103 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Conan leads a ragtag group of adventurers on a quest for a princess.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones, Olivia d'Abo, Wilt Chamberlain
Votes: 85,376 | Gross: $31.04M
From USA
4. The Bounty (1984)
PG | 132 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Fed up with their Captain's harsh discipline, a sailing ship's crew decides to take action.
Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier, Edward Fox
Votes: 30,486 | Gross: $8.60M
From the UK
5. The Icebreaker (2016)
PG-13 | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Toward the icebreaker "Mikhail Gromov" is moving a huge iceberg. Leaving from collision, the ship falls into the ice trap, and is forced to drift near the coast of Antarctica.
Director: Nikolay Khomeriki | Stars: Pyotr Fyodorov, Sergey Puskepalis, Aleksandr Pal, Vitaliy Khaev
Votes: 2,194
From Russia
6. 2047: Virtual Revolution (2016)
TV-14 | 92 min | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
In a future mega city, where most people spend most time hooked up to a virtual world, an agent, employed by a corporation supplying virtual reality, is busy tracking down killers/terrorists, both in the virtual and real world.
Director: Guy-Roger Duvert | Stars: Mike Dopud, Jane Badler, Jochen Hägele, Maximilien Poullein
Votes: 2,008
From Canada
7. Rukajärven tie (1999)
Not Rated | 123 min | War, Drama
Set during the World War 2. In the summer of 1941 the Finnish army crosses the border of Russia. A platoon led by Lt. Eero Perkola goes through the wilderness around the Lieksa lake to ... See full summary »
Director: Olli Saarela | Stars: Peter Franzén, Irina Björklund, Kari Heiskanen, Taisto Reimaluoto
Votes: 4,472
From Finland
8. Spirited Away (2001)
PG | 125 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
During her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Daveigh Chase, Suzanne Pleshette, Miyu Irino, Rumi Hiiragi
Votes: 850,071 | Gross: $10.06M
From Japan
9. With Fire and Sword (1999)
175 min | Adventure, Drama, History
An epic story about the Ukrainian uprising against the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth magnates in the 17th Century.
Director: Jerzy Hoffman | Stars: Izabella Scorupco, Michal Zebrowski, Aleksandr Domogarov, Jacek Rozenek
Votes: 5,443
From Poland
10. God Loves Caviar (2012)
TV-14 | 101 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
The Greek pirate who turned businessman, Ioannis Varvakis, made his fortune selling caviar in Russia and all over the world. Varvakis strives all his life for freedom for himself and then for his country.
Director: Yannis Smaragdis | Stars: Sebastian Koch, Evgeniy Stychkin, Juan Diego Botto, Olga Sutulova
Votes: 3,145
From Greece
11. For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada (2012)
R | 145 min | Drama, History, War
A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929); a war by the people of Mexico against the atheistic Mexican government.
Director: Dean Wright | Stars: Andy Garcia, Oscar Isaac, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Santiago Cabrera
Votes: 5,328 | Gross: $5.67M
From Mexico
12. Arn: The Knight Templar (2007)
R | 139 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Arn, the son of a high-ranking Swedish nobleman, is educated in a monastery and sent to the Holy Land as a knight templar to do penance for a forbidden love.
Director: Peter Flinth | Stars: Joakim Nätterqvist, Sofia Helin, Stellan Skarsgård, Michael Nyqvist
Votes: 23,178
From Sweden
13. Arn: The Kingdom at the End of the Road (2008)
128 min | Action, Drama, Romance
The Knight Arn is sent on a last mission against Saladin. He has to win this battle, before he can go home to Sweden, and finally marry his Cecilia and start a family. But the peace back home is threatened by the Danes.
Director: Peter Flinth | Stars: Joakim Nätterqvist, Sofia Helin, Stellan Skarsgård, Bibi Andersson
Votes: 8,558
From Sweden
14. Last Kung Fu Monk (2010)
R | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A Shaolin Monk comes to the United States to take care of his deceased brother's son. He establishes a school with a former student who leads him into trouble with the Russian Mafia.
Director: Peng Zhang Li | Stars: Peng Zhang Li, Kristen Dougherty, Major Curda, Kate Forsatz
Votes: 753
From China
15. Forbidden Empire (2014)
Not Rated | 130 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery
An eighteenth century English cartographer, Jonathan Green, sets out on a journey to map the uncharted lands of Transylvania, only to discover the dark secrets and dangerous creatures hidden in a cursed, fantastical Romanian forest.
Director: Oleg Stepchenko | Stars: Jason Flemyng, Andrey Smolyakov, Aleksey Chadov, Agnia Ditkovskyte
Votes: 6,525 | Gross: $34.59M
From the UK
16. Sinbad: The Fifth Voyage (2014)
PG-13 | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
When the Sultan's daughter, Princess Parisa is taken by an evil sorcerer, Sinbad is tasked with travelling to a desert of magic and creatures to save her.
Director: Shahin Sean Solimon | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Shahin Sean Solimon, Said Faraj, Lorna Raver
Votes: 3,157
From USA
17. The Gene Generation (2007)
R | 96 min | Action, Sci-Fi
Michelle, an assassin to a new breed of killers (DNA Hackers), finds she has greater obstacles in her life... Family.
Director: Pearry Reginald Teo | Stars: Bai Ling, Alec Newman, Parry Shen, Faye Dunaway
Votes: 2,874
From south Korea
18. Dance of the Dragon (2008)
111 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Against the wishes of his parents, Tae goes to Singapore to become a dancer. His teacher Emi yearns to return to competition and finds a kindred spirit in Tae. Their closeness inspires jealousy in Emi's controlling boyfriend Cheng.
Directors: Max Mannix, John Radel | Stars: Jang Hyuk, Fann Wong, Jason Scott Lee, Kim Eung-soo
Votes: 731
From Singapore
19. My Best Bodyguard (2010)
113 min | Action, Adventure
Nicha has found that Thai citizens have been used as lab rats to test an antidote for a virus created by a drugs company. Nicha must find the victims before it's too late. She's hunted by ... See full summary »
Director: Sirippakorn Wongchariyawat | Stars: Art-Ong Chumsai Na Ayudhya, Nappon Gomarachun, Prinya Intachai, James Mackie
Votes: 181
From Thailand
20. Sacrifice (2010)
R | 122 min | Action, Drama, History
To save the only child of the Zhao Family, whose entire clan was massacred at the hands of a nefarious minister, a doctor sacrifices his own son; after the Zhao child grows up, the doctor becomes intent on seeking his vengeance.
Director: Kaige Chen | Stars: You Ge, Xueqi Wang, Xiaoming Huang, Bingbing Fan
Votes: 2,492
From China
21. City of Life and Death (2009)
R | 133 min | Drama, History, War
In 1937, Japan occupied Nanjing, the Chinese capital. There was a battle and subsequent atrocities against the inhabitants, especially those who took refuge in the International Security Zone.
Director: Chuan Lu | Stars: Ye Liu, Wei Fan, Hideo Nakaizumi, Yuanyuan Gao
Votes: 11,721 | Gross: $0.12M
From Hong Kong
22. Dune (1984)
PG-13 | 137 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A Duke's son leads desert warriors against the galactic emperor and his father's evil nemesis to free their desert world from the emperor's rule.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Virginia Madsen, Francesca Annis, Leonardo Cimino
Votes: 179,683 | Gross: $30.93M
From USA
23. Year of the Dragon (1985)
R | 134 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A police detective cracks down on organized crime in Chinatown after the murders of Triad and Mafia leaders.
Director: Michael Cimino | Stars: Mickey Rourke, John Lone, Ariane, Leonard Termo
Votes: 17,732 | Gross: $18.70M
From USA
24. The Book of Daniel (2013)
G | 90 min | Drama, History
In 605 B.C. Jerusalem was conquered by the Babylonians and many of their best young men were taken into captivity, including Daniel. Daniel was taken to Babylon to serve it. As Powerful ... See full summary »
Director: Anna Zielinski | Stars: Robert Miano, Andrew Bongiorno, Lance Henriksen, Kevin McCorkle
Votes: 1,473
From the UK
25. Far Cry (2008)
R | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
An ex-special forces soldier turned boatman is hired by a journalist to investigate a top-secret military base on a nearby island.
Director: Uwe Boll | Stars: Til Schweiger, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Natalia Avelon, Udo Kier
Votes: 14,931
From Germany
26. Barabbas (2012 TV Movie)
200 min | Biography, Drama, History
Billy Zane stars as Barabbas--the man whose life was spared because of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Based on the Nobel Prize in Literature winning novel by Par Lagerkvist, Barabbas is a... See full summary »
Director: Roger Young | Stars: Billy Zane, Cristiana Capotondi, Filippo Nigro, Anna Valle
Votes: 520
From Italy
27. 1812 (2012– )
Documentary, Adventure, Drama
The project is dedicated to one of the most remarkable and dramatic periods in history - the Napoleonic Wars from 1803 to 1815. They were a continuation of the wars originally sparked off ... See full summary »
Star: Konstantin Danilyuk
Votes: 71
From Russia
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