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Crew: Mel Gibson

Apocalypto (2006)

11 February 20077 July 2025
Apocalypto (2006) poster

Mayan Culture Adventure

Categories: Fantasy.
Ratings: 3.
Directors: Mel Gibson.
Actors: Rudy Youngblood, Raoul Trujillo and Fernando Hernandez.
Crew: Mel Gibson and Icon Productions.
Themes: Adventure Films, Historical and Costume Dramas, Historical Events in Fiction, Prophecy and Films of 2006.

Eliza Graves (2014)

22 November 201512 March 2020
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Victorian Asylum Taken Over by the Inmates

Categories: Horror.
Ratings: 3.
Directors: Brad Anderson.
Actors: Jim Sturgess, Ben Kingsley, Kate Beckinsale, David Thewlis, Michael Caine, Brendan Gleeson, Sinead Cusack, Jason Flemyng, Christopher Fulford, Guillaume Delaunay and Robert Hands.
Crew: Brad Anderson, Edgar Allan Poe, Mel Gibson and Icon Productions.
Themes: Asylums, Victorian Gaslight Milieu, Conceptual Reversal Twists and Films of 2014.

Paparazzi (2004)

17 November 200430 January 2025
Paparazzi (2004) poster

Celebrity Eliminates Paparazzi

Categories: Horror.
Ratings: 2.5.
Directors: Paul Abascal.
Actors: Cole Hauser, Tom Sizemore, Dennis Farina, Robin Tunney, Daniel Baldwin, Tom Hollander, Kevin Gage, Fay Masterson, Jordan Baker and Duane Davis.
Crew: Paul Abascal, Mel Gibson, Stephen McEveety and Icon Productions.
Themes: Revenge, Vigilantes and Films of 2004.

The Passion of the Christ (2004)

2 December 20077 July 2025
The Passion of the Christ (2004) poster

Christian Torture Film

Categories: Horror.
Ratings: 2.
Directors: Mel Gibson.
Actors: Jim Caviezel, Monica Bellucci, Maia Morgenstern, Claudia Gerini and Rosalinda Celentano.
Crew: Mel Gibson and Icon Productions.
Themes: Christian Cinema, Biblical and Christian Themes, Sadism and Torture, The Devil, Miracles, Resurrection of the Dead and Films of 2004.

The Singing Detective (2003)

8 November 200522 October 2020
The Singing Detective (2003) poster

Detective Story Daydreams

Categories: Fantasy.
Ratings: 1.
Directors: Keith Gordon.
Actors: Robert Downey Jr, Robin Wright, Mel Gibson, Katie Holmes, Jeremy Northam, Adrien Brody, Jon Polito, Carla Gugino, Alfre Woodard, Saul Rubinek and Amy Aquino.
Crew: Keith Gordon, Dennis Potter, Mel Gibson and Icon Productions.
Themes: Films Based on TV, Surrealism, Dreams, Deformity and Disfigurement, Film Noir and Films of 2003.

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  • Films About Atlantis
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  • Human Bloodsports and Death Games
  • Animals Attack Films
  • Films About Plague and Pandemic
  • Disaster Movies
  • Steampunk Films
  • Documentaries
  • Films About Halloween
  • Films About Prophecy
  • Magicians and Sorcerers
  • Secret Societies
  • Real-Life People in Fiction
  • Techno-Thrillers
  • Twins in Fantastic Cinema
  • Asylums
  • Possession Films
  • Films About Imaginary and Magical Lands
  • Religion in Fantastic Cinema
  • Romantic Comedies
  • Film Noir
  • Spy Films
  • Jekyll and Hyde Films
  • Films That Make Dubious Claims to Being True Stories
  • Coming of Age Stories in Fantastic Cinema
  • Films About Cryogenics and Suspended Animation
  • Alternate History Films
  • Disturbed Psychology as Portrayed on Film
  • Law Enforcement in Fantastic Cinema
  • Weird Westerns

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