Movies and TvShows featuring "long-shot" theme.

In the neighborhood of Bushwick in Brooklyn, New York City, a former medical student named Lucy finds herself suddenly thrust into a war zone when her subway trip is interrupted by gunshots and a man on fire. As she tries to escape, Lucy encounters Stupe, a war veteran who reluctantly helps her navigate the chaos. Together, they must make their way through the danger-filled streets of Bushwick, facing armed intruders, explosions, and death at every turn. With the city on fire and the police force overwhelmed, Lucy and Stupe must rely on their wits and resourcefulness to survive against all odds.

When a young detective is assigned to solve a murder in the remote outback of Queensland, he uncovers a web of secrets and racial tensions that lead him on a dangerous journey.

Norte, The End of History is a slow-cinema masterpiece that explores themes of revenge, punishment, and government corruption. The story follows three characters whose lives intersect after a double-murder. As the plot unfolds, the film delves into topics like incest, philosophy, and the consequences of our actions. With stunning long takes and a thought-provoking narrative, this movie challenges the audience's perception of justice and morality.

50 to 1 is a comedy-drama movie based on a true story. It follows a group of misfit cowboys who train and race their long-shot racehorse, Mine That Bird, all the way to the Kentucky Derby. Despite the odds stacked against them, they defy expectations and make an unlikely journey to the prestigious race. Along the way, they face various challenges and learn the true meaning of friendship and perseverance.

Through the Olive Trees is a drama set in a rural area where a film crew is creating a movie. The crew members navigate their relationships and the challenges of filming, including an earthquake. The story explores themes of love, filmmaking, and the impact of natural disasters.

A wandering peddler separates from his fellow salesman and becomes involved with criminals in the jungle.

In a remote village in Russia, a mysterious disease starts spreading, causing chaos and paranoia among the residents. A priest attempts to perform a ritual to stop the epidemic, while a woman in a vegetative state has nightmares that seem connected to the outbreak. As the infection spreads and death toll rises, the villagers become desperate, resorting to extreme measures in an attempt to survive.

An out of work hitman finds employment as a janitor at the local elementary school.

Three Men on a Horse is a comedy film from 1936 about a man named Erwin Trowbridge who discovers he has the ability to predict the winners of horse races. He uses this newfound talent to make money and improve his life, but soon finds himself in a number of humorous and chaotic situations.

The story of a woman who decides to kill herself. She puts herself through a series of experiences that test the limits of what is humanly bearable in an ultimate attempt to find a reason to live.

A "symbolic" character traces the path of man in search of salvation in this world within his own ghosts and deformations.

Joe Tomasso is an Italian-American bookmaker and gambler who, outwardly, is hard but soft-hearted inwardly. He becomes fond of a homeless waif, Jackie Curtis, and begins to look upon him as the son he never had. But when Jackie's mother appears, Joe has a hard decision to make.

Purports to document the production of a short about a young man’s first sexual experience while doubling as a coming-out film and a multiply layered making-of movie.

Middle-aged writer (Kornél Esti) travels to Germany to deliver a lecture. During the long journey he recalls the memories of an other journey he made thirty years ago.

After an extensive prison term, a free man wanders into a new reality.

In this short film made of a single sequence shot, a man drives through the city streets, talking on the phone while trying to find a way to move forward, but the past is a restless passenger.

"Engwkentro" follows two teenage brothers attempting to escape an unnamed city controlled by an iron-fisted mayor. They must first break away from the cycle of crime, while trying to run from rival gang leaders and the state's murderous vigilantes.

Wally Vernon and Eddie Quillan, each in trouble with their respective spouse, spend the day at the race track. When they accidentally bet on the wrong horse rather than the one they had picked, they hit a long-shot winner. But their more-than-irate wives show up before they can collect their winnings, and the only winner is Big Dan, the bookie.

A tale of a worldwide hanging out. Short film by Geza M. Toth - KEDD Animation Studio - 2009.

In the spring of 2017, after finishing the documentary Animal World, the independent filmmaker Ouyang Dong turned his camera to a foreign woman, Mary, played by an inflatable doll who was nearly drowned. However, in the process of filming Mary, Ouyang Dong ran into various difficulties. Moments of anger and helpless, he left the hospital with Marry. In the meantime, the police have spread their net very widely. A surprising climax awaits Ouyang Dong... The film was infiltrated with some dry humor in a plain way of narration, which certainly will catch the audience eyes on Chinese independent filmmaker from a peculiar angle.