The rescue

Explore our selection of movies and TV shows the rescue

poster The Terrible Kids
The Terrible Kids
7mn - Comedy
Two boys and their dog set out to play a series of practical jokes on their neighbors. After they have caused several disruptions, the police are called, and soon the boys are on the run, pursued by the p…
poster Moan & Groan, Inc.
Moan & Groan, Inc.
(3.1/5)
20mn - Comedy
The gang goes digging for treasure in an old abandoned house against Kennedy the Cop's wishes.
poster 1776, or The Hessian Renegades
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
10mn - History, War, Drama
During the American Revolution, a young soldier carrying a crucial message to General Washington is spotted and pursued by a group of enemy soldiers. He takes refuge with a civilian family, but is soon de…
poster Escape
Escape
(3.7/5)
96mn - Drama, Short
The true story of Dwight Worker, an American who was caught smuggling drugs in Mexico, and sentenced to fortress-like Lecumberri Prison where he endured brutal conditions. With the help of his wife, Barba…
poster Mercenaries
Mercenaries
89mn - Action
When the President's daughter is captured in a war-torn region, a lethal team of female commandos must infiltrate a fortress-like women's prison to pull off an impossible rescue.
poster Stop Thief!
Stop Thief!
2mn - Crime, Comedy
A lad from a butcher shop is carrying a tray laden with a roast or a leg of lamb. A hobo grabs it and runs. The boy gives chase, joined by dogs, as neighbors watch the spectacle. The hobo jumps into a lar…
poster It's a Greek Life
It's a Greek Life
(2.6/5)
7mn - Animation
Mercury, the winged messenger, drops his sandals off with a centaur to be repaired. The centaur, who has coveted wings to the extent that he's used a couple ducks to help him fly, takes the sandals for a …
poster Bulldog Drummond Escapes
Bulldog Drummond Escapes
(3/5)
67mn - Action, Adventure, Mystery
Drummond manages to save a woman from jumping in front of his car but she runs away with his car. He traces her and she asks him to help her out of a dangerous situation.
poster Suspense.
Suspense.
10mn - Drama, Thriller, Horror
An isolated house is too remote for a lone servant, who leaves a note, quietly exits the back door, and puts the key under the mat. Left alone in the house is a mother and her infant. A tramp has watched …
poster Fighting to Live
Fighting to Live
60mn - Comedy, Western, Drama
When a vindictive man abandons two loyal dogs in the desert to die, one dog miraculously survives and later saves a stranger from drowning. But when townspeople accuse the heroic canine of killing their l…
poster The 'Teddy' Bears
The 'Teddy' Bears
(3/5)
14mn - Comedy, Fantasy
A combination of the story of Goldlocks and the Three Bears with the true story of how Teddy Roosevelt spared a bear cub after killing its mother while hunting, an event which led to the popularization of…
poster The Professor
The Professor
(3/5)
6mn - Comedy
Professor Bosco, a poor flea trainer, rents a bed in a flophouse. Before going to bed, he rallies his troops and once he has made sure his beloved fleas are settled for the night, the professor prepares t…
poster The Train Wreckers
The Train Wreckers
(2.9/5)
11mn - Romance, Drama
A romance between a railroad engineer and the switchman's daughter is nearly ruined by train wreckers who knock out the girl and leave her on the tracks to be run over. The engineer perches on the engine'…
poster Molly Moo-Cow and the Butterflies
Molly Moo-Cow and the Butterflies
(2.7/5)
7mn - Animation
Molly rescues a bunch of butterflies after they are captured by a butterfly collector.
poster The Surrender of Tournavos
The Surrender of Tournavos
(2.7/5)
1mn - Action, War, Drama
Three military men, seen inside a fortification, are firing on an unseen enemy force. The call for reinforcements but ladders appear signalling the enemy is about to overrun this position.
poster Dog Heaven
Dog Heaven
32mn - Comedy
Poor Pete the Pup. He wants to hang himself because his master, Joe, has given up playing with him and going fishing for the love of a girl. A dog friend of Pete's stops him in the nick of time, and in fl…
poster Misty
Misty
(3.3/5)
91mn - Drama, Family
Every year the Chincoteague fire department rounds up the wild ponies of Assateague Island and holds an auction to thin out the herd. The young children set out to raise enough money in hopes that the Pha…
poster Tarzan of the Apes
Tarzan of the Apes
60mn - Action, Adventure
A female ape takes to mothering the orphaned boy (Tarzan) and raises him over the course of many years until a rescue mission is finally launched and the search party combs the jungle for the long-time mi…
poster The Tramp and the Dog
The Tramp and the Dog
1mn - Comedy
A tramp steals a housewife's pie, and is pursued by her bulldog, which latches onto his rear as he scrambles over a fence.
poster Yankee Doodle Donkey
Yankee Doodle Donkey
(3.1/5)
7mn - Animation
A donkey tries to enlist in the WAGS, a group of Army dogs. However, after a series of tests, he is deemed unfit for service. Later, he proves useful during a flea attack.
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