matches
6 movies and shows
The Match King
Sat, 31 Dec 1932
Unscrupulous Chicago janitor Paul Kroll uses deceit to fund a return trip to his homeland of Sweden. There, via ongoing continuing deceit and manipulation, he gradually attains a monopoly on the matchstick market in several countries and becomes an influential international figure. Based on the true story of Ivar Kreuger.
Conflict
Sat, 01 Jan 1983
The heroes of the film: ordinary matches. A quarrel that breaks out over nothing turns into a real battle in which both warring sides are burned.
Magic on a Stick
Sat, 19 Jan 1946
This MGM Passing Parade series short recounts how English chemist John Walker invented the wooden friction match during the 1820s.
Thingamajig
Mon, 09 Sep 2024
A man (Lace Williamson) wakes up in the night beneath a lone streetlight. Soon, he realizes that this light is the only visible illumination in the endless darkness. One by one, strange and cryptic chalk markings reveal themselves on the pavement and prove to be his only hope for safety in the increasingly dangerous environment.
Eternal Flame
Sat, 05 Mar 2016
In the pitch darkness a man cannot see anything. Only light source is a light lit with a match by someone else. The light is lit and put out. This repeats sometime and eventually the man makes up his mind.
Matches: An Appeal
Thu, 01 Jan 1914
A thirty-second long stop-motion animated piece intended to encourage the audience to send matches to British troops fighting the Boer War.