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xXx: State of the Union (2005)
Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller
The winds of political change are rumbling through the halls of the Capitol as a popular President is being targeted for assassination by a radical splinter group of dissenters deep within the United States government. Only two people stand between anarchy and freedom: One of them, Augustus Gibbons (Samuel L. Jackson), has just survived a hit on the National Security Agency's top-secret headquarters and is on the run. The other, a decorated Special Ops soldier, Darius Stone (Ice Cube), sits under close guard in a military prison. Gibbons once again finds himself in need of an outsider and Stone is his man. The new xXx agent must uncover the insurgents from within. It is the nation's only hope to stop the first coup d'etat in American history.
Starring: Ice Cube, Willem Dafoe, Scott Speedman, Peter Strauss, Samuel L. Jackson
Director: Lee Tamahori
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Posted on March 31, 2012 |
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Rocky VI / Rocky Balboa (2006)
Action | Drama | Romance | Sport
Former heavyweight champion Rocky Balboa steps out of retirement and back into the ring, putting himself against a new rival in a dramatically different era. After a virtual boxing match declares Rocky Balboa the victor over current champion Mason The Line Dixon, the legendary fighter's passion and spirit are reignited. But when his desire to fight in small, regional competitions is trumped by promoters calling for a rematch of the cyber- fight, Balboa must weigh the mental and physical risks of a high profile exhibition match against his need to be in the ring.
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Antonio Tarver, Milo Ventimiglia, Burt Young, Geraldine Hughes
Director: Sylvester Stallone
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Posted on March 31, 2012 |
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Rocky V (1990)
Action | Drama | Sport
Upon returning home from his latest triumph, Rocky learns that all of his money has been lost by an unscrupulous financial advisor. To make matters worse, his fight related injuries force his retirement from the ring. So, Rocky, his wife Adrian and his son Rocky, Jr. move to their old low-rent neighborhood in South Philadelphia. There, the fighter must resolve the deep-rooted resentment held by his son, a bitterness that grows when Rocky trains Tommy Gunn, a young boxer who soon rises to national prominence. When Tommy turns against his mentor and publicity taunts him, Rocky knows he must fight once more.
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Burgess Meredith, Burt Young, Talia Shire
Director: John G. Avildsen
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Posted on March 31, 2012 |
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Rocky IV (1985)
Action | Drama | Sport
Rocky proudly holds the world heavyweight boxing championship, but a new challenger has stepped forward: Drago, a six-foot, six-inch, 240-pound fighter who has the backing of the Soviet Union. This time, Rocky's training regimen takes him to icy Siberia, where he prepares for a globally-televised match in the heart of Moscow. But nothing can truly prepare him for what he's about to face – a powerfully charged fight to the finish in which he must defend not only himself, but also the honor of his country!
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Brigitte Nielsen
Director: Sylvester Stallone
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Rocky III (1982)
Action | Drama | Sport
As Rocky Balboa fights his way into the hearts of millions, life couldn't be better. He scores ten consecutive wins, lands lucrative endorsement contracts, and becomes famous throughout the world. But when Clubber Lang K.O's Rocky in a humiliating defeat, it becomes apparent that the"Italian Stallion" has lost his edge. Considering hanging up his gloves, Rocky receives encouragement from an unlikely ally: his old nemesis, Apollo Creed. With Creed's help, Rocky strives to regain the "eye of the tiger" before confronting Lang in a grueling rematch for the world heavyweight championship.
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Burt Young, Burgess Meredith, Carl Weathers, Talia Shire
Director: Sylvester Stallone
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Rocky II (1979)
Action | Drama | Romance | Sport
After club fighter Rocky Balboa goes the distance with heavyweight champ Apollo Creed, boxing fans clamor for a rematch. But Rocky, having sustained massive injuries in the bout, announces his retirement. He concentrates on his relationship with Adrian, marrying her and attempting to settle into the routine of family life. But as Rocky tries to make a new start for himself, he realizes that he can't escape his true calling. The ring beckons once more, and the "Italian Stallion" must prepare for the fight of his life.
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Talia Shire
Director: Sylvester Stallone
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Rocky (1976)
Action | Drama | Romance | Sport
Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) is a Philadelphia club fighter who seems to be going nowhere. But whena stroke of fate puts him in the ring with a world heavyweight champion, Rocky knows that it's his one shot at the big time – a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go the distance and come out a winner!
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Burgess Meredith
Director: John G. Avildsen
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Posted on March 31, 2012 |
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Traffic (2000)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
A patchwork of stories about various factions of the drug trade, including dealers, abusers and the law enforcement officials who pursue them. Mexican policeman Javier Rodriguez works on and around the border with his close friend and fellow policeman Manolo Sanchez, under Mexico's number one crime fighter, General Salazar. Confronted with temptations of power and money, Javier resists them but finds himself–and Manolo–caught in a web of corruption that leads to an untenable situation. Back in the U.S., Ohio State Supreme Court Justice Robert Wakefield is named by the president as the new antidrug czar. Collecting information, the uncompromising and conservative Wakefield prepares to supervise the country's task forces and partner them with Mexico's. But, at home, he and his wife Barbara must deal with their increasingly drug-addicted teenage daughter Caroline. In San Diego, undercover DEA agents Montel Gordon and Ray Castro work overtime to help the U.S. government build its case against the infamous Obregon drug cartel. Their bust of midlevel drug trafficker Eduardo Ruiz pays off when their new prisoner cuts a deal to testify against wealthy drug baron Carlos Ayala, who lives in the upscale suburbs. Carlos is arrested, shocking his unknowing and pregnant wife Helena. Helena and her son are quickly threatened by her husband's associates and tailed by the DEA agents. Enlisting the aid of attorney Arnie Metzger. Helena vows to get Carlos out of jail and keep her children safe– even if it means taking over her husband's business.
Starring: Michael Douglas, Don Cheadle, Benicio del Toro, Luis Guzmán, Dennis Quaid, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jacob Vargas, Miguel Ferrer
Director: Steven Soderbergh
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Tags: Benicio Del Toro, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Dennis Quaid, Don Cheadle, Jacob Vargas, Luis Guzmán, Michael Douglas, Miguel Ferrer, Steven Soderbergh
Posted on March 30, 2012 |
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The Divide (2011)
Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Nine strangers — all tenants of a New York high rise apartment –escape a nuclear attack by hiding out in the building's bunker-like basement. Trapped for days underground with no hope for rescue, and only unspeakable horrors awaiting them on the other side of the bunker door, the group begins to descend into madness, each turning on one another with physical and psycho-sexual torment.
Starring: Lauren German, Michael Biehn, Milo Ventimiglia, Courtney B. Vance, Rosanna Arquette, Michael Eklund, Ashton Holmes, Rosanna Arquette
Director: Xavier Gens
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Tags: Ashton Holmes, Courtney B. Vance, Lauren German, Michael Biehn, Michael Eklund, Milo Ventimiglia, Rosanna Arquette, Xavier Gens
Posted on March 29, 2012 |
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The Town (2010)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
Bank robber Doug MacRay gets romantically involved with a woman who doesn't know he was her captor during a heist. This sets in motion a conflict of him wanting to leave the life, but getting held back by his friends.
Starring: Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Blake Lively
Director: Ben Affleck
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August Eighth / Avgust. Vosmogo (2012)
Action | Drama
August Eighth – story of an ordinary young woman. Ksenia's life is not too happy. Problem at work, problem in personal life, problem with mother, a baby requiring constant cares… Ksenia want to spend a few days in Sochi with new boyfriend, and mom sends her son Artem to the boy's father on Caucasus. But Georgia started war and she must overcome fear, overcome circumstances, she must save her child…
Starring: Svetlana Ivanova, Maksim Matveev, Artyom Fadeev, Aleksey Guskov, Aleksandr Oleshko
Director: Dzhanik Fayziev
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Tags: Aleksandr Oleshko, Aleksey Guskov, Artyom Fadeev, Dzhanik Fayziev, Maksim Matveev, Svetlana Ivanova
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Beyond (2011)
Thriller
A detective on a mission to find the kidnapped granddaughter of the Chief of Police. The straight laced Koski is unwillingly paired up to solve the case with Farley, a famous psychic claiming to have had visions of Amy. The investigation grows stranger as they get deeper into it, revealing a troubled family and their haunted house. Koski begins to question his sanity and is forced to confront a dark secret of his own.
Starring: Jon Voight, Teri Polo, Julian Morris, Dermot Mulroney, Brett Baker
Director: Josef Rusnak
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Penelope (2006)
Comedy | Fantasy | Romance
A modern day romantic tale about a young girl's inspiring journey, a mysterious family secret and the power of love. With all odds against her, in order for Penelope to break the family curse, she must find true love with "one of her own kind." The warm and funny adventure leads her to realize the most important life lesson, "I like myself the way I am." Penelope Wilhern, born to wealthy socialites, is afflicted by the Wilhern spell that can only be broken when she finds love. Hidden away in her family's estate, the lonely girl meets a string of suitors in her parent's futile attempt to break the curse. Each eligible bachelor is enamored with Penelope and her sizable dowry… until her curse is revealed. Lemon, a mischievous and eager tabloid reporter wants a photograph of the mysterious Penelope and hires Max to pose as a prospective suitor to get the shot. The handsome down-on-his luck gambler finds he falling for Penelope, but not wanting to disappoint her or to expose his surreptitious ways, he decides to disappear. Fed up by his latest betrayal and determined to live life on her own terms, Penelope breaks free from her family and ventures into the world alone. She finds adventure and Annie, her first friend and becomes the person she was meant to be.
Starring: Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Reese Witherspoon, Catherine O'Hara
Director: Mark Palansky
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Runaway Vacation / RV / RV: Runaway Vacation (2006)
Adventure | Comedy | Family
The Munros are a typically U.S. dysfunctional family, complete with rebellious, uncommunicative offspring and baffled parents. Patriarch Bob (Robin Williams) would like to remedy the situation before his son and daughter instant-message their parents out of their lives. Bob rents a motor home to take the clan on vacation but soon finds that camping and togetherness can be hazardous to one's health.
Starring: Robin Williams, Jeff Daniels, Cheryl Hines, Kristin Chenoweth, Joanna Levesque
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
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The Romantic Englishwoman (1975)
Comedy | Drama
Comedy-drama about a successful novelist who invites a handsome young man to his home to provide input to his screenplay. His wife completes the romantic triangle.
Starring: Glenda Jackson, Michael Caine, Helmut Berger, Kate Nelligan
Director: Joseph Losey
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Tags: Glenda Jackson, Helmut Berger, Joseph Losey, Kate Nelligan, Michael Caine
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Derailed (2002)
Action | Thriller
On an out of control train holding hostages and high-tech bio-weapons agent Kristoff (Van Damme) becomes a one man army to derail the terrorists and save the lives of everyone on board!
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Tomas Arana, Laura Harring
Director: Bob Misiorowski
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Shinobi / Shinobi: Heart Under Blade (2005)
Action | Drama | Fantasy | Romance
The year is 1614. Japan is finally a unified country under the first shogun, Tokugawa. Gennosuke of Kohga and Oboro of Iga, are the last hope of two isolated ninja villages wracked by endless tragedy and a cycle of revenge. The blessing of their love should have brought peace to the suffering people. However, the conspiracy brought by Tokugawa once again tears the two villages apart. Gennosuke constantly speaks in favor of peace, while Oboro takes the choice to fight to resolve the conflict. With each Ninja having super human powers, the battle is set to fight off each other for their own existence. Now destined to meet as enemies, will Gennosuke and Oboro find a way to pursuit their star-crossed love?
Starring: Jô Odagiri, Yukie Nakama
Director: Ten Shimoyama
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Posted on March 29, 2012 |
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Tarzan (1999)
Adventure | Animation | Drama | Family | Romance
The adventures of an orphaned infant raised by a family of gorillas and ultimately accepted as one of their own. As Tarzan matures into a young man with all the instincts of a jungle animal and the physical prowess of an athletic superstar, his life changes forever when he finally meets other humans, with whom he feels an immediate and irrestible bond.
Starring: Tony Goldwyn, Minnie Driver
Director: Chris Buck, Kevin Lima
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War of the Buttons / La guerre des boutons (2011)
Family
1960. The thrilling battles waged by a band of kids from two rival villages in the southern French countryside.
Starring: Eric Elmosnino, Mathilde Seigner, Fred Testot, Alain Chabat, Vincent Bres
Director: Yann Samuell
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Philibert / Les aventures de Philibert, capitaine puceau (2011)
Comedy | Drama
Philibert, robust fellow of twenty years, eldest son of a farmer artichokes, stands out from the other village boys. Idealistic, naive, he predicted a glorious future in the artichoke and preserved her virginity to one he does not know yet but that God intended. Before passing away, his father tells him he is not his real father. He was a gentleman, Saint-Fulgence Bérendourt Avoise, assassinated by a Burgundian wine stain with a rose-shaped neck. His wallet full of ideals and artichokes, Philibert leaves his village and galloped towards Burgundy, accompanied by his servant Martin a little disingenuous…
Starring: Jérémie Renier, Alexandre Astier, Manu Payet, Élodie Navarre
Director: Sylvain Fusée
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