A phoenix first must burn

Explore our selection of movies and TV shows a phoenix first must burn

poster Cohen’s Fire Sale
Cohen’s Fire Sale
13mn - Comedy, Crime
A shopkeeper suffers the loss of some valuable merchandise, and thinks of a way to regain his losses.
poster Modern Sculptors
Modern Sculptors
5mn - Animation, Fantasy
The first scene presents before the astonished eyes of the spectators a solid piece of marble, which the minute it is placed on a table seems to take life, and one can follow a snake-like line branding on…
poster Man's Genesis
Man's Genesis
17mn - Adventure, Drama, History
An old man tells his grandchildren about prehistoric man: Caveman Weakhands is unable to court a woman because of his physical weakness. Humiliated by Bruteforce, he bumps into Lillywhite, who has also be…
poster Executor
Executor
90mn - Action
A ruthless assassin trained by a corrupt priest to kill in the name of God finds his deadly faith shattered when he saves a young boy from one of his own missions, sparking a dangerous war with his former…
poster The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules
The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules
95mn - Adventure
In this sword and sandal fantasy, Poseidon must battle a gladiator quartet in ancient Rome. If he wins, the son of Hercules will have his life and anything else he wants. Sure enough, he wins and asks tha…
poster A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
(3/5)
11mn - Fantasy, Drama
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that await…
poster Cleopatra's Tomb
Cleopatra's Tomb
(3/5)
2mn - Horror
A man digging inside an Egyptian tomb chops up a mummy, then resurrects the woman inside it. This film is presumably lost.
poster Rescued from an Eagle's Nest
Rescued from an Eagle's Nest
(2.9/5)
7mn - Drama, Action, Thriller
A woodsman leaves a hut followed by a woman with their baby. Nearby some men chop down a tree. The baby is left outside the hut, but an eagle flies away with it.
poster Texas Wildcats
Texas Wildcats
(3/5)
57mn - Western
Lightning Bill Carson and sidekick Magpie are after Burrows, the man that killed a friend of theirs. Burrows is after the Arden ranch and his gang are rustling their cattle. Bill is robbing Burrows while …
poster A Mesmerian Experiment
A Mesmerian Experiment
3mn - Fantasy
A magician creates a troupe of dancers out of thin air.
poster Adventures of the Naked Umbrella
Adventures of the Naked Umbrella
(2.9/5)
97mn - Sci-Fi, Action, Comedy
When convicted arsonist Sam Wanoutsky's trailer home mysteriously explodes while he's recording his conspiracy podcast "The Naked Umbrella," he becomes convinced someone is setting him up. Off his medicat…
poster The Faded Lilies
The Faded Lilies
8mn - Drama
A disfigured violinist mistakes a token of appreciation for a love bouquet. When he realizes his mistake, he loses his mind.
poster Struggle Through Death
Struggle Through Death
(2.9/5)
92mn - Action
Those who enter the castle of Ching never return. Forced into slavery, every day becomes a punishing ritual down the Castle's secret gold mine. One worker, Kang, decides enough is enough, and tries but fa…
poster Faust and Marguerite
Faust and Marguerite
4mn - Drama, Fantasy
Melies second attempt at telling the story of Faust. This time out Faust and his love Marguerite are sentenced to Hell where they are showed the torture that awaits.
poster The Palace of the Arabian Nights
The Palace of the Arabian Nights
(3.1/5)
21mn - Adventure, Fantasy
A poor but honest man wins great wealth, and the hand of a beautiful princess, after facing a series of exciting trials in the tunnels and catacombs of ancient Araby. Guided by the mysterious Khalafar, th…
poster Polaris
Polaris
89mn - Adventure, Action, Sci-Fi
In the frozen wasteland of 2144, a fierce young warrior named Sumi, raised by a polar bear as her mother, must navigate a deadly post-apocalyptic world when brutal marauders capture and separate them. Arm…
poster The Little Tease
The Little Tease
25mn - Drama
The supposition was that she was born a tease, for from her first teeth to the time she was almost grown, she vented her witcheries on her unsuspecting parents and the wild things of her mountain home. Bu…
poster I Dream of a Psychopomp
I Dream of a Psychopomp
0mn - Horror
After losing his beloved wife Evelyn in a tragic car accident he caused, grieving widower Kerry is tormented by her distressed ghost and consumed by overwhelming guilt. When a mysterious spiritual guide k…
poster A Spiritualist Photographer
A Spiritualist Photographer
(2.8/5)
2mn - Fantasy
A magician transforms a woman into a portrait of herself, then restores her to life.
poster Blazing Justice
Blazing Justice
(2.6/5)
60mn - Western
A heroic cowboy who captures outlaws for a hefty reward finds himself framed for murder when the escaped villain strikes again. Now he must clear his name and protect an innocent rancher's daughter while …
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