Movies and TvShows featuring "river-barge" theme.
Backstrom is a misanthropic detective with self-destructive tendencies who solves crimes in Portland, Oregon. With the help of his team at the special crimes unit, he navigates the complexities of police work while dealing with his own personal demons.
An eccentric Southern professor and his crew of criminals disguise themselves as a musical ensemble to steal from a casino, all while their strict landlady remains oblivious. As they dig a tunnel from her basement to the casino, they play orchestral music to mask the sound. Amid comical mishaps, they manage to break into the vault and steal the loot. However, when their landlady discovers their crime, they are faced with a difficult choice. As tensions rise and members of the group are killed off, their heist takes a darkly humorous turn of events.
Rooster Cogburn, a one-eyed US Marshal with a reputation for being tough and fearless, embarks on a dangerous mission to seek revenge on an outlaw gang. He recruits a spinster named Eula to help him navigate the treacherous river rapids and engage in a shootout with the villains. Along the way, they face battles of the sexes, encounter a Gatling gun, and deal with personal demons.
The Little Bather is a comedy movie set in the 1960s. It follows the story of an inventor who gets fired from his job and has to find a way to support himself. Along the way, he encounters a series of comedic situations, including kayaking, playing a bugle, working as a traffic cop, and falling into water. The movie also explores themes of husband-wife relationships, with the protagonist's wife being a secretary. Other elements in the plot include horseback riding, a man using a wheelchair, and the invention of a prototype. With its humorous and entertaining storyline, The Little Bather is a delightful movie that will keep audiences laughing.
In a small southern town, a newcomer stokes the flames of an already heated family dynamic, leading to secrets, seduction, and arson. As the summer temperatures rise, so does the tension, threatening to consume both the town and the people within it.
Lady of the Camelias tells the story of a young woman, suffering from tuberculosis, who becomes a famous courtesan in Paris. Based on a novel, the film explores themes of love, illness, and societal expectations.
In My New Partner III, a trainee police officer in Paris gets entangled in a web of money laundering, Chinese mafia, police corruption, and a bank robbery. He must navigate a river barge and deal with a case of mistaken identity as he tries to solve the crimes and bring the culprits to justice.
Where East Is East (1929) is a romantic drama film set in Southeast Asia. The story follows a young man who falls in love with an older woman, leading to a series of seductive and thrilling events. The film explores themes of seduction, romance, and the clash of cultures in the South Seas.
This documentary short takes a look at the lives of the people living in the Po Valley in Italy in the year 1947. It explores their struggles with poverty and showcases their livelihood on river barges.
Didi, a German truck driver, finds himself involved in a cover-up after a toxic waste accident in France. Along with his friends, he sets out on a hilarious road trip filled with reckless driving, explosions, and comedic mishaps.
A young girl is engaged to a man she doesn't love, and rather than marry him she decides to flee the situation altogether. She is helped by a crusty old barge captain.
The captain Paul Heider enjoys the reputation of a Danube Casanova.
An 18 year old music lover who's just had his heart broken for the first time turns for support to an internet radio station on a long boat run by two people with extravagant personalities.
After being released from prison, a woman finds herself working as a saleswoman on a riverboat. She falls in love with a sea captain and helps him recover stolen money, while also undergoing a moral transformation.
A professor of astronomy helping on a missile development program. An old friend of his is a Russian chess champion. The Russian is working with shady businessman Marek and they plan to kidnap the professor and make it look as though he has defected to the Soviet Union.
Director Allan Dwan’s excellent use of New York locations enlivens a rags-to-riches tale that fully exploits star George O’Brien’s championship boxing prowess.
Stanislas Oscar Seminario, aka SOS, is a young explorer, just back from Africa, visiting old friends: the Pescara's. But the father keeps receiving anonymous letters. And soon a mysterious murder is committed. SOS begins to investigate...
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a vast, mineral rich country the size of Western Europe. Alastair Leithead takes an epic journey from the Atlantic Ocean to the far reaches of the Congo river to explore how history has shaped the Congo of today and uncover the lesser told stories of this beautiful, if troubled country. In the largest rainforest outside of the Amazon he comes face to face with its gorillas and hunts with pygmies, he travels into the heart of the Ebola outbreak with United Nations peacekeepers, and explores the cobalt mines which will drive our electric cars of the future.
Arriving in Paris, Madeleine Marsan rents a room in a guesthouse where she makes the acquaintance of Pierre Ruffin, a respectable municipal librarian. Through Pierre, Madeleine finds work as a schoolteacher and soon realises that she is in love with him. Then she discovers that Pierre is in truth the head of a band of crooks. Caught by the police after a failed robbery, Pierre manages to escape. With Madeleine’s help, he goes on the run.
Follow the humorous journey of people living and working on a river barge, with unexpected events and mishaps along the way.