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    The White Countess 2005 POSTER

    The White Countess

    2005

    English

    6.5

    7

    49%

    49%

    Action

    air raid

    american abroad

    countess

    Drama

    History

    nightclub owner

    Romance

    shanghai, china

    taxi dancer

    War

    James Ivory James Ivory Director Lee Pace Lee Pace as Crane Hiroyuki Sanada Hiroyuki Sanada as Matsuda Ralph Fiennes Ralph Fiennes as Todd Jackson Terence Harvey Terence Harvey as Walters
    In 1930s Shanghai, 'The White Countess' is both Sofia, a fallen member of the exiled Russian aristocracy, and a nightclub created by a blind American diplomat who asks Sofia to be the centerpiece of the world he wants to create.
    The Third Secret 1964 POSTER

    The Third Secret

    1964

    English

    6.5

    6

    62%

    62%

    Action

    american abroad

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    london, england

    Mystery

    noir

    psychologist

    schizophrenia

    Thriller

    Charles Crichton Charles Crichton Director Richard Attenborough Richard Attenborough as Alfred Price-Gorham Diane Cilento Diane Cilento as Anne Tanner Judi Dench Judi Dench as Miss Humphries Ronald Leigh-Hunt Ronald Leigh-Hunt as Police Officer
    A prominent London psychologist seems to have taken his own life, causing stunned disbelief amongst his colleagues and patients. His teenage daughter refuses to believe it was suicide as this would go against all of the principles her father stood for, therefore she is convinced it was murder. She enlists the help of a former patient to try to get to the truth. However, the truth turns out to be both surprising and disturbing.
    Never Let Me Go 1953 POSTER

    Never Let Me Go

    1953

    English

    6.2

    6

    62%

    62%

    Action

    Adventure

    american abroad

    ballet

    based on novel or book

    cold war

    Drama

    intercultural relationship

    newspaper reporter

    Romance

    Thriller

    Delmer Daves Delmer Daves Director Richard Haydn Richard Haydn as Christopher Wellington St. John Denny Theodore Bikel Theodore Bikel as Lieutenant Peter Illing Peter Illing as N.K.V.D. Man Richard Marner Richard Marner as Toasting Russian Officer
    An American reporter falls in love with a Russian ballet dancer.
    Welcome to Woop Woop 1997 POSTER

    Welcome to Woop Woop

    1997

    English

    5.7

    11

    37%

    71%

    Action

    Adventure

    american abroad

    australia

    Comedy

    con artist

    Fantasy

    Music

    Stephan Elliott Stephan Elliott Director Tina Louise Tina Louise as Bella Janice Oxenbould Janice Oxenbould as Big Pat Rod Taylor Rod Taylor as Daddy-O Rachel Griffiths Rachel Griffiths as Sylvia
    A con artist escapes a deal gone wrong in New York and winds up in the Aussie outback in a strange town whose inhabitants are an oddball collection of misfits.
    Imperial Blue 2019 POSTER

    Imperial Blue

    2019

    English

    4.7

    2

    71%

    Action

    american abroad

    Drama

    drug smuggling

    Fantasy

    kampala

    Thriller

    uganda

    Dan Moss Dan Moss Director Amanda Dahl Amanda Dahl as Emma Nicolas Fagerberg Nicolas Fagerberg as Hugo Winter Abby Mukiibi Nkaaga Abby Mukiibi Nkaaga as John Durassie Kiangangu Durassie Kiangangu as Mugisha
    Hugo Winter, a roguish American drug smuggler, travels to Uganda in an attempt to export a large amount of Bulu, a sacred herb that grants the user visions of their future. Upon arriving in Kampala, he soon discovers that his only means of achieving this is through two sisters with competing agendas, born-again Kisakye and rebellious Angela, who come from the remote village of Makaana where the Bulu is grown. As they lead Hugo deeper into the jungle and further into their web of deceit, it is unclear if his drug-addled prophecies are helping his quest or clouding his future.
    Desire 1936 POSTER

    Desire

    1936

    English

    7.1

    7

    100%

    79%

    Action

    american abroad

    border crossing

    Comedy

    Crime

    donostia-san sebastian, spain

    femme fatale

    Music

    paris, france

    Romance

    spain

    Frank Borzage Frank Borzage Director George MacQuarrie George MacQuarrie as Clerk With Gun Alan Mowbray Alan Mowbray as Dr. Maurice Pauquet Armand Kaliz Armand Kaliz as Jewelry Clerk William Frawley William Frawley as Mr. Gibson
    Madeleine steals a string of pearls in Paris and uses American engineer Tom, who is driving on his vacation to Spain, to get the pearls out of France. But getting the pearls back from him proves to be difficult without falling in love.
    Man of the World 1931 POSTER

    Man of the World

    1931

    English

    6.1

    7

    29%

    29%

    Action

    american abroad

    con trick

    Drama

    jealousy

    melancholy

    paris, france

    Romance

    unrequited love

    Richard Wallace Richard Wallace Director George Chandler George Chandler as Fred Rolfe Sedan Rolfe Sedan as Hotel Desk Clerk Carole Lombard Carole Lombard as Mary Kendall William Powell William Powell as Michael Trevor
    A young American girl visits Paris accompanied by her fiancee and her wealthy uncle. There she meets and is romanced by a worldly novelist; what she doesn't know is that he is a blackmailer who is using her to get to her uncle.
    Shanghai 2010 POSTER

    Shanghai

    2010

    English

    6.3

    25

    4%

    37%

    Action

    american abroad

    Crime

    Drama

    female spy

    Mystery

    nazi collaborationism

    pacific theater

    Romance

    shanghai, china

    Thriller

    world war ii

    Mikael Håfström Mikael Håfström Director Jeffrey Dean Morgan Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Conner Benedict Wong Benedict Wong as Juso Kita Rinko Kikuchi Rinko Kikuchi as Sumiko Ken Watanabe Ken Watanabe as Tanaka
    An American man returns to a corrupt, Japanese-occupied Shanghai four months before Pearl Harbor and discovers his friend has been killed. While he unravels the mysteries of the death, he falls in love and discovers a much larger secret that his own government is hiding.
    The Final Option 1982 POSTER

    The Final Option

    1982

    English

    6.4

    5

    70%

    70%

    Action

    american abroad

    commando

    hostile takeover

    military

    mission

    terrorist group

    Thriller

    Ian Sharp Ian Sharp Director Mark Ryan Mark Ryan as Mac Harry Fielder Harry Fielder as Policeman Pat Gorman Pat Gorman as Security Guard Ewan Stewart Ewan Stewart as Terrorist
    When SAS Captain Peter Skellen is thrown out of the service for gross misconduct due to unnecessary violence and bullying, he is soon recruited by The People's Lobby, a fanatical group aiming to hold several US dignitaries hostage. But Skellen's dismissal is a front to enable him to get close to the terrorist group. Can he get close enough to stop the Lobby from creating an international incident?
    Affair in Trinidad 1952 POSTER

    Affair in Trinidad

    1952

    English

    6.6

    6

    53%

    Action

    american abroad

    Crime

    Drama

    espionage

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    jealousy

    murder

    Mystery

    noir

    Thriller

    Vincent Sherman Vincent Sherman Director Howard Wendell Howard Wendell as Anderson Juanita Moore Juanita Moore as Dominique Torin Thatcher Torin Thatcher as Inspector Smythe Gregg Martell Gregg Martell as Olaf - Fabian's Chauffeur
    A nightclub singer enlists her brother-in-law to track down her husband's killer.
    Commander 1988 POSTER

    Commander

    1988

    English

    5.2

    4

    Action

    american abroad

    exploitation

    gunfight

    jungle warfare

    u.s. soldier

    vietcong

    War

    Ignazio Dolce Ignazio Dolce Director Ken Watanabe Ken Watanabe as Tanya Gomez Tanya Gomez as Cho Lin Eric Hahn Eric Hahn as Russian Boat Crew Craig Alan Craig Alan as Sgt. Roger 'Commander' Craig
    Commander and his small band of freedom fighters make life difficult for the VC after the Vietnam War is over. They free Vietnamese prisoners, and destroy enemy convoys every chance they can get. This severely upsets the evil Russian Vlasov, who is working with the VC in various nefarious enterprises. An ultra-violent, Rambo style movie filmed in the Philippines.
    Savages 2012 POSTER

    Savages

    2012

    English

    6.4

    76

    50%

    54%

    Action

    american abroad

    Crime

    dea agent

    Drama

    explosive

    eye gouging

    filmed killing

    Romance

    Thriller

    widow

    Oliver Stone Oliver Stone Director Taylor Kitsch Taylor Kitsch as Chon John Travolta John Travolta as Dennis Salma Hayek Salma Hayek as Elena Blake Lively Blake Lively as O
    Pot growers Ben and Chon face off against the Mexican drug cartel who kidnapped their shared girlfriend.
    Shanghai Surprise 1986 POSTER

    Shanghai Surprise

    1986

    English

    3.3

    8

    20%

    15%

    Adventure

    american abroad

    china

    Comedy

    Crime

    Drama

    Romance

    shanghai, china

    Jim Goddard Jim Goddard Director Sean Penn Sean Penn as Glendon Wasey George Harrison George Harrison as Nightclub Singer Philip Tan Philip Tan as Ship's Officer Richard Griffiths Richard Griffiths as Willie Tuttle
    Glendon Wasey is a fortune hunter looking for a fast track out of China. Gloria Tatlock is a missionary nurse seeking the curing powers of opium for her patients. Fate sets them on a hectic, exotic, and even romantic quest for stolen drugs. But they are up against every thug and smuggler in Shangai.
    Simon Killer 2012 POSTER

    Simon Killer

    2012

    English

    6.3

    13

    77%

    50%

    Action

    american abroad

    blackmail

    Drama

    Horror

    paris, france

    prostitute

    Thriller

    Antonio Campos Antonio Campos Director Frederic Jolie Frederic Jolie as Customer Samir Hartouf Samir Hartouf as Gare du Nord Kid Catie Catie as Hostess Bar Worker Brady Corbet Brady Corbet as Simon
    A recent college graduate flees to Paris after a break-up, where his involvement with a prostitute begins to reveal a potentially dark recent past.
    Brannigan 1975 POSTER

    Brannigan

    1975

    English

    6.1

    11

    48%

    40%

    Action

    american abroad

    Comedy

    cop

    Crime

    Drama

    fish out of water

    kidnapping

    london, england

    scotland yard

    Douglas Hickox Douglas Hickox Director Charles Pemberton Charles Pemberton as Arthur Ralph Meeker Ralph Meeker as Capt. Moretti Anthony Booth Anthony Booth as Freddy Harry Fielder Harry Fielder as Passerby near Tower Bridge
    A hard-nosed Chicago cop is sent to London to bring back an American mobster being held for extradition. Brannigan in his Irish-American way brings American law to the people of Scotland Yard but has to contend with a stuffy old London first.
    Monte Carlo 2011 POSTER

    Monte Carlo

    2011

    English

    5.8

    52

    40%

    50%

    Action

    Adventure

    american abroad

    Comedy

    Family

    look-alike

    mistaken identity

    monte carlo

    Romance

    texan

    young woman

    Thomas Bezucha Thomas Bezucha Director Máté Haumann Máté Haumann as Concierge at Grand Belle Selena Gomez Selena Gomez as Grace / Cordelia Winthrop Scott Leighton Meester Leighton Meester as Meg Andie MacDowell Andie MacDowell as Pam
    Three young women vacationing in Paris find themselves whisked away to Monte Carlo after one of the girls is mistaken for a British heiress.
    Boeing, Boeing 1965 POSTER

    Boeing, Boeing

    1965

    English

    6.4

    12

    72%

    72%

    Action

    american abroad

    based on play or musical

    Comedy

    newspaper man

    pilot

    stewardess

    womanizer

    John Rich John Rich Director Tony Curtis Tony Curtis as Bernard Lawrence Thelma Ritter Thelma Ritter as Bertha Julie Parrish Julie Parrish as Pretty Girl Cosmo Sardo Cosmo Sardo as Waiter
    Living in Paris, journalist Bernard has devised a scheme to keep three fiancées: Lufthansa, Air France and British United. Everything works fine as long as they only come home every third day. But when there's a change in their working schedule, they will be able to be home every second day instead. Bernard's carefully structured life is breaking apart
    Passport to Paris 1999 POSTER

    Passport to Paris

    1999

    English

    5.3

    8

    51%

    51%

    american abroad

    Comedy

    Family

    grandfather

    paris, france

    teenage romance

    twins

    Alan Metter Alan Metter Director Peter White Peter White as Grandpa Edward Matt McCoy Matt McCoy as Jack Porter Matt Winston Matt Winston as Jeremy Bluff Ethan Peck Ethan Peck as Michel
    Sent to Paris to visit their grandfather, the twins fall in love with France, not to mention two French boys.
    Get Your Man 1927 POSTER

    Get Your Man

    1927

    English

    6.3

    1

    american abroad

    car accident

    Comedy

    paris, france

    Romance

    romcom

    silent film

    wax museum

    Dorothy Arzner Dorothy Arzner Director Frances Raymond Frances Raymond as Mrs. Worthington Clara Bow Clara Bow as Nancy Worthington David Durand David Durand as Robert Charles 'Buddy' Rogers Charles 'Buddy' Rogers as Robert Albin
    A young American girl in Paris falls in love with a handsome nobleman, but he is about to wed in an arranged marriage. She hatches a plan to overcome that obstacle and get her man.
    Sex and the City 2 2010 POSTER

    Sex and the City 2

    2010

    English

    4.5

    16

    16%

    43%

    Action

    american abroad

    Comedy

    Drama

    female friendship

    gay marriage

    manhattan, new york city

    Romance

    travel

    vacation

    Michael Patrick King Michael Patrick King Director Penélope Cruz Penélope Cruz as Carmen Garcia Carrion Alice Eve Alice Eve as Erin Michael T. Weiss Michael T. Weiss as Handsome Man at Wedding Jimmy Palumbo Jimmy Palumbo as William The Doorman
    Carrie, Charlotte, and Miranda are all married now, but they're still up for a little fun in the sun. When Samantha gets the chance to visit one of the most extravagant vacation destinations on the planet and offers to bring them all along, they surmise that a women-only retreat may be the perfect excuse to eschew their responsibilities and remember what life was like before they decided to settle down.
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