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Movies with dusty vibe

The Way of the Gun

1. The Way of the Gun

Action Crime Drama Thriller Organized Crime
6.6
20001h 59min

Overview

Two criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother of a powerful and shady man.

Themes

Deception and betrayal, Loyalty under pressure, Economic desperation, Greed versus risk, Surrogate ethics, Violence and commodification

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Shanghai Noon

2. Shanghai Noon

Adventure Action Comedy Western Globetrotting Adventure
6.6
20001h 50min

Overview

Chon Wang, a clumsy imperial guard, trails Princess Pei Pei when she's kidnapped from the Forbidden City and transported to America. Wang follows her captors to Nevada, where he teams up with an unlikely partner, outcast outlaw Roy O'Bannon, and tries to spring the princess from her imprisonment.

Themes

Frontier justice, Duty vs desire, Belonging and loyalty, Cross-cultural alliance, Honor among outlaws, Power and autonomy

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The Mummy

3. The Mummy

Adventure Action Fantasy Globetrotting Adventure Epic Action
7.1
19992h 4min

Overview

Dashing legionnaire Rick O'Connell stumbles upon the hidden ruins of Hamunaptra while in the midst of a battle to claim the area in 1920s Egypt. It has been over three thousand years since former High Priest Imhotep suffered a fate worse than death as a punishment for a forbidden love—along with a curse that guarantees eternal doom upon the world if he is ever awoken.

Themes

Good versus evil, Survival under pressure, Ancient power vs modern ambition, Ritual danger and disruption, Competition over artifacts, Group loyalty under threat

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Wyatt Earp

4. Wyatt Earp

Western Drama Action Adventure Revisionist Western
6.7
19943h 11min

Overview

From Wichita to Dodge City, to the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Wyatt Earp is taught that nothing matters more than family and the law. Joined by his brothers and Doc Holliday, Earp wages war on the dreaded Clanton and McLaury gangs.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Violence as social currency, Frontier law and family obligation, Romantic entanglements and stigma, Frontier authority legitimacy, Survival and mobility in harsh landscapes

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Tombstone

5. Tombstone

Western Action Revisionist Western Epic Action
7.8
19932h 10min

Overview

Legendary marshal Wyatt Earp, now a weary gunfighter, joins his brothers Morgan and Virgil to pursue their collective fortune in the thriving mining town of Tombstone. But Earp is forced to don a badge again and get help from his notorious pal Doc Holliday when a gang of renegade brigands and rustlers begins terrorizing the town.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Power and legitimacy, Illness and mortality, Frontier law and order, Mob justice vs law, Vendetta and violence

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My Cousin Vinny

6. My Cousin Vinny

Comedy Drama Buddy Comedy Legal Drama
7.6
19922h

Overview

Two carefree pals from Brooklyn traveling through rural Alabama on their way back to college are mistakenly arrested, and charged with murder. Fortunately, one of them has a cousin who's a lawyer - Vincent Gambini, a former auto mechanic from Brooklyn who just passed his bar exam after his sixth try. When he arrives with his leather-clad girlfriend, to try his first case, it's a real shock - for him and the Deep South!

Themes

Outsider in unfamiliar system, Expert testimony credibility, Discovery-driven strategy, Improvised legal defense, Romantic tension amid trial, Cultural clash in rural setting, Procedural improvisation vs tradition

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Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

7. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

Action Adventure Drama Epic Action Adventure Epic
6.9
19912h 23min

Overview

Nobleman crusader Robin of Locksley breaks out of a Jerusalem prison with the help of Moorish fellow prisoner Azeem and travels back home to England. But upon arrival he discovers his dead father in the ruins of his family estate, killed by the vicious sheriff of Nottingham, Robin and Azeem join forces with outlaws Little John and Will Scarlett to save the kingdom from the sheriff's villainy.

Themes

Loyalty under threat, Class inequality under pressure, Wealth redistribution ethics, Rebellion against oppression, Leadership under risk, Oppression and resistance

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Back to the Future Part III

8. Back to the Future Part III

Adventure Comedy Science Fiction Adventure Epic Time Travel Sci-Fi
7.5
19901h 59min

Overview

The final installment finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looking for Doc in the Wild West of 1885. But when their time machine breaks down, the travelers are stranded in a land of spurs. More problems arise when Doc falls for pretty schoolteacher Clara Clayton, and Marty tangles with Buford Tannen.

Themes

Duty vs desire during locomotive, Loyalty under outlaw threat, Nostalgia vs progress time travel, Time travel ethics, Frontier justice under train threat, Romance amid indigenous peoples

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