corrupt mayor

12 movies and shows

Rock of Ages

Wed, 13 Jun 2012

A small town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip, while pursuing their Hollywood dreams.

After their ship gets caught in a mysterious storm, the Paw Patrol crash-land on an uncharted tropical island filled with dinosaurs. They meet Rex, a pup who has been stranded on the island for years and has become an expert in all things dino-related. When the Paw Patrol’s arch-rival, Humdinger, begins recklessly mining in hopes of exploiting the island for its natural resources, he inadvertently causes a dormant volcano to erupt. As they are thrown into a series of high-stakes, dino-sized rescues, the Paw Patrol must stop Humdinger before everything on the island goes extinct.

On the Brain

Tue, 12 Jul 2016

A small-town Sheriff discovers there is something wrong with the sleepy town of Golden Torch, and he quickly realizes he may not get out alive.

Darkness Waits

Wed, 18 Mar 2020

Five college students embark on a paranormal investigation of Dead Woman’s Hollow Road, a hub of mysterious deaths and strange phenomena along the Appalachian Trail. The probe turns deadly when people in their camp begin dying. For those still alive, their only hope for survival is a wet behind the ears Sheriff who must come to terms with the fact that the darkness surrounding his quiet town isn’t supernatural, but an evil that’s very real.

The Business

Fri, 02 Sep 2005

During the '80s, a young man named Frankie dreams of escaping London's South East region, and his mother's thug of a boyfriend gives him just the opportunity. After beating up the abusive beau, Frankie runs off to Spain, where he lands a job delivering a package to the dapper Playboy Charlie, a gangster who takes him under his wing. Working as Charlie's driver, Frankie is immersed in a world of fast cars and pretty women -- but all the excess could be his undoing.

The Phantom Father

Fri, 02 Mar 2012

American professor Robert Traum embarks on an adventurous and amusing journey through Bucovina to find Sami the projectionist, the only person alive that can tell him anything about his Romanian Jewish descent. His symbolic journey is filled with danger, the unknown and the surreal, but finally rewarded with a double love: on the one hand he finds romantic love, on the other the passion for old cinema, nomad, popular, naive and generous.

Love and Bloggers

Thu, 20 Jan 2022

The town of Kahaplyk will soon have a full "haplyk" (aka "hook"): elections again, a corrupt mayor again, the same thing again ... Five Instagram stars are coming to fix the "mayor's reputation". They will be waiting for adventures "for the whole head", a real conspiracy and, of course, a story of true love!

Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance

Sun, 04 Jun 1950

A crooked boxing promoter tries to shake down Joe's manager by setting up a rigged fight in Humphrey Pennyworth's hometown.

Slide

Tue, 13 Jun 2023

The tale of a mythical cowboy who appears in a corrupt logging town (circa 1940s) and with the aid of his slide guitar and a giant Hellbug, he's able to battle the evil Mayor and his equally selfish twin brother to clean up the logging town of Sourdough Creek.

#FamilyMan

Mon, 11 Nov 2024

While on their way to celebrate the father's promotion, the family's car gets hit by a drunk driver who's also a powerful mayor. The father loses his wife and son in the accident and will stop at nothing to bring this mayor to justice for killing his family.

You, the People

Sat, 30 Nov 1940

This MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short features a big city crime boss's attempt to use his crime "machine" to fraudulently win reelection for the current corrupt mayor. By using several illegal tactics, and aided by voter apathy, the crime boss nearly continues his control of the city.

Thunder Over Arizona

Sat, 04 Aug 1956

Ervin Plummer-played by the estimable George Macready, who like his good friend Vincent Price was a man of culture and erudition who specialised in bad guy roles-is a grasping avaricious businessman with a hunger for gold.