Movies and TvShows featuring "wild-goose-chase" theme.

John McClane and a Harlem store owner are targeted by German terrorist Simon in New York City, where he plans to rob the Federal Reserve Building. A massive bomb explodes in a department store, causing chaos in the city. Simon demands that McClane wear a racist sign and go to Harlem. McClane is rescued by a store owner and the two are forced to follow Simon's challenges to prevent more bombs from detonating. As they unravel Simon's plan, they discover he is the brother of a criminal McClane killed years ago. Simon steals gold from the Federal Reserve and plans to destroy the tanker carrying it. McClane and the store owner manage to stop Simon and his men, saving the city and recovering the stolen gold.

In 1800s Alta California, a masked swordsman known as Zorro fights against oppression, using his sword-fighting skills and secret identity to seek justice. He battles against corrupt officials and defends the innocent, all while maintaining a facade of a wealthy fop during the day. Zorro's actions inspire hope in the people and strike fear into the hearts of his enemies.

In 'Something in the Dirt (2022)', neighbors John and Levi become witnesses to supernatural events in their apartment building. To bring some purpose to their lives, they decide to document the paranormal occurrences and potentially gain fame and fortune. However, as they delve deeper into the mysteries, they discover the dangers lurking within the phenomena, the city, and even within themselves, leading to a strained friendship.

Le Million tells the story of a struggling artist who discovers that he has won the lottery, but the winning ticket has gone missing. As he searches for the ticket, he gets caught up in a series of comedic mishaps and encounters various eccentric characters.

In 'Pimpernel' Smith, a British spy and university professor, disguised as an absent-minded archaeologist, uses his wit and subterfuge to rescue Polish scientists from a concentration camp and outsmart the Gestapo.

Doctor Smith and his wife, Mary,depart a riverboat and are met by Phil Talbot. Phil informs Dr. Smith that Jessup, the only other white man in the village, has died while the doctor and his wife were off on a two-day holiday. Unknown to Smith, Jessup and his partner, Ross King, had a large cache of ivory tusks in the jungle, and he had told Phil about it. Meanwhile, Mary Smith has decided to steam-boat down the Congo River to Capetown for an extended holiday. Kuba, King's gun-bearer, asks Smith to write a letter to King, currently residing at a New York City Explorer's Club, and advise him that his partner has died. Talbot sends a letter to his stateside sweetheart, Diane Cameron, and her father, asking them to come to Africa and join him on an ivory-treasure expedition, and replenish their family-fortune lost in the recent stock-market crash. What Mr. Cameron and Diane don't know about Talbot is that his years in Africa have unhinged him...

In Ever Since Eve, a manipulative woman creates a false assumption that leads to a wild goose chase, a race against time, and a race to marry a unsuspecting man. Along the way there's dancing, romance, and a lot of slapstick comedy.

In Nazi-occupied France, a British intelligence agent parachutes into enemy territory to join the French Resistance. As he tries to earn their trust, he falls in love with a Frenchwoman and becomes involved in a dangerous game of espionage and betrayal.

Love and logging in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon.

A Navy veteran with one leg fights to make himself a success.

Two U.S. Secret Service agents are lured on a bizarre search for their rookie partner who has mysteriously disappeared.Two secret agents set out in search of a missing comrade.

A small-town detective and his partner follow a series of murders which lead them on the path to finding the twisted mind behind them.

Chris Gosling is small-time criminal who develops an addiction to theft. As he spirals out of control, Chris must decide how far he is willing to go in order to prolong the high generated by his kleptomania.

Klay World: Off the Table follows a group of unlikely heroes as they embark on an epic mission, battling aliens and navigating through time travel. This dark comedy claymation movie combines slapstick comedy, surrealism, and violence to deliver a wild and entertaining adventure.