Category: Adventure
Posted on May 6, 2013 |
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The Borrower Arrietty / The Secret World of Arrietty / Kari-gurashi no Arietti (2010)
Adventure | Animation | Family | Fantasy
Centers on a family of people who are just a few inches tall who hide from the world and live by borrowing from normal-sized humans, until their existence is discovered by a young boy.
Starring: Mirai Shida, Will Arnett, David Henrie, Carol Burnett, Amy Poehler, Moises Arias
Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi
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Tags: Amy Poehler, Carol Burnett, David Henrie, Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Mirai Shida, Moises Arias, Will Arnett
Posted on May 4, 2013 |
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Unaccompanied Minors (2006)
Adventure | Comedy | Family
Spencer and his little sister, Katherine, are flying to Pennsylvania for Christmas with their dad. While changing planes, a blizzard moves in and cancels all flights out of Hoover Airport: they must stay in a basement room with the other unaccompanied minors. Spencer and four others – a chubby boy, a non-stop-talker, a surly girl, and a rich kid – go AWOL and get in trouble with Mr. Porter, the Christmas-hating airport supervisor. The five misfits spend the night evading and enduring Porter's punishments, discovering all sorts of things in back rooms, making sure Katherine gets her visit from Santa, and finding among themselves a new kind of family.
Starring: Tyler James Williams, Dyllan Christopher, Gia Mantegna, Lewis Black, Wilmer Valderrama, Brett Kelly, Quinn Shephard, Paget Brewster
Director: Paul Feig
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Tags: Brett Kelly, Dyllan Christopher, Gia Mantegna, Lewis Black, Paget Brewster, Paul Feig, Quinn Shephard, Tyler James Williams, Wilmer Valderrama
Posted on May 4, 2013 |
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Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
Adventure | Animation | Family | Fantasy
A Persian/Arabian sailor named Sinbad is on a quest to find the magical legendary Book of Peace, a mysterious artifact that Eris, the Greek wicked goddess of chaos, has ultimately framed him for stealing! If he fails on this quest, his childhood friend Prince Proteus of Syracuse will take Sindbad's death penalty, while Eris gains a desired foothold of power in the world of mortals.
Starring: Brad Pitt, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michelle Pfeiffer, Joseph Fiennes, Dennis Haysbert
Director: Patrick Gilmore, Tim Johnson
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Posted on April 28, 2013 |
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The Restless / Joong-cheon (2006)
Action | Adventure | Fantasy
It is AD 924, at the end of the United Shilla Dynasty. Continuous riots sweep the land ruled by a corrupted government. Evil forces are rampant and malicious demons roam the land. YI Kwak, born with the powers to see spirits, joins the royal demon hunting squad, 'Chuh-yong-dae' after losing his fiancée, Yon-hwa to evil demons. YI Kwak excels as the most talented warrior of Chuh-yong-dae and the royal squad seems to gain momentum as powerful fighters against the forces of darkness. Then one day, YI Kwak drifts into Joongcheon, the world of the dead through a strange shrine. Joongcheon, the intermediate world between Heaven and Earth, a place souls remain for 49 days, preparing for reincarnation.
Starring: Jun-ho Heo, Woo-sung Jung, Kwang-il Kim, Tae-hee Kim, Jeong-hak Park
Director: Dong-oh Cho, Dong-oh Jo
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Tags: Dong-oh Cho, Dong-oh Jo, Jeong-hak Park, Jun-ho Heo, Kwang-il Kim, Tae-hee Kim, Woo-sung Jung
Posted on April 28, 2013 |
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
Just after the end of the American Civil War a terrifying "Sea Monster" is destroying shipping at will, and a military expedition is created to track and kill the beast before more lives are lost. Famed oceanographer Professor Arronax and his assistant Conseil are on board when they are attacked by the creature far out at sea, it races towards them with a howling shriek, glowing eyes, and "breath like a furnace," tearing open their warship and sending it to the bottom with almost all hands. Adrift on the open ocean Arronax, Conseil, and a lone sailor, Ned Land, discover the "monster" at rest, but instead of a living creature they find a fantastical vessel, the Nautilus, its dedicated crew, and its commander, the driven and enigmatic Captain Nemo… now their adventure REALLY begins!!!
Starring: Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas, Peter Lorre, Robert J. Wilke, Ted de Corsia
Director: Richard Fleischer
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Tags: James Mason, Kirk Douglas, Paul Lukas, Peter Lorre, Richard Fleischer, Robert J. Wilke, Ted de Corsia
Posted on April 27, 2013 |
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Lost in Thailand / Ren zai jiong tu zhi tai jiong (2012)
Adventure | Comedy | Drama
Lost in Thailand is the story of two rival business managers, Xu (Xu Zheng) and Bo (Huang Bo), who are fighting over a revolutionary new in-house technology for control of their company. If Xu wins, his future will be secured. The critical task is to secure control over the shares of the chairman, who is at a retreat in Thailand. Xu catches the first plane to Bangkok, where he meets the happy-go-lucky Wang (Wang Baoqiang), an unexpected travel companion who will open his eyes to life's true priorities.
Starring: Zheng Xu, Baoqiang Wang, Bo Huang, Hong Tao, Bingbing Fan
Director: Zheng Xu
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Posted on April 27, 2013 |
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Fail-Safe (1964)
Adventure | Drama | Thriller | War
At the height of the Cold War, during the standard investigation of a possible incursion into US airspace by the Soviets, the nuclear bombers that are always in the air are sent towards their "Fail-Safe" points, about which they orbit while waiting to be sent to their targets if a preemptive attack by the USSR is confirmed. The alert turns out to be false and the various flights are recalled, but a technical error occurs, and one flight of 6 aircraft, armed with multiple 20 megaton nuclear weapons, passes beyond its "Fail-Safe" point, and heads towards its assigned target of Moscow. With the World racing towards WWIII, can the US President and Soviet Premier overcome their distrust, and avoid nuclear annihilation?!
Starring: Dan O'Herlihy, Walter Matthau, Frank Overton, Edward Binns, Fritz Weaver, Henry Fonda
Director: Sidney Lumet
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Posted on April 26, 2013 |
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Bad Company (2002)
Action | Adventure | Comedy | Thriller
A street-wise con man learns that he had a twin brother who served in the CIA. This brother was killed on an op and they needed somebody who can replace him to complete a deal for nuclear weapons.
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Chris Rock, Peter Stormare, Gabriel Macht, Kerry Washington, Adoni Maropis, Garcelle Beauvais
Director: Joel Schumacher
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Tags: Adoni Maropis, Anthony Hopkins, Chris Rock, Gabriel Macht, Garcelle Beauvais, Joel Schumacher, Kerry Washington, Peter Stormare
Posted on April 25, 2013 |
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Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
Adventure | Biography | Drama | History | War
Brad Pitt stars as the arrogant Heinrich, a famed Austrian mountain climber who leaves behind his wife and infant son to head a Himalayan expedition in 1939, only to fall into the hands of the Allied forces as a prisoner of war. He and a fellow escapee, Peter Aufschnaiter (David Thewlis), make their way to the Forbidden City of Tibet, where Peter finds a wife and Heinrich befriends the Western culture-obsessed teenage Dalai Lama (Jaamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk), the spiritual leader of his Buddhist nation. As Heinrich waits out the war, his friendship with the Dalai Lama begins to transform him from naughty to humble.
Starring: Brad Pitt, David Thewlis, B.D. Wong, Mako, Danny Denzongpa, Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
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Tags: B.D. Wong, Brad Pitt, Danny Denzongpa, David Thewlis, Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk, Jean-Jacques Annaud, Mako
Posted on April 24, 2013 |
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Superman: Unbound (2013)
Action | Adventure | Animation
Based on the Geoff Johns/Gary Frank 2008 release "Superman: Brainiac," Superman: Unbound finds the horrific force responsible for the destruction of Krypton – Brainiac – descending upon Earth. Brainiac has crossed the universe, collecting cities from interesting planets – Kandor, included – and now the all-knowing, ever-evolving android has his sights fixed on Metropolis. Superman must summon all of his physical and intellectual resources to protect his city, the love of his life, and his newly-arrived cousin, Supergirl.
Starring: Matt Bomer, Stana Katic, Alexander Gould, Molly C. Quinn, Wade Williams, John Noble, Diedrich Bader, Frances Conroy, Stephen Root, Steve Blum
Director: James Tucker
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Tags: Alexander Gould, Diedrich Bader, Frances Conroy, James Tucker, John Noble, Matt Bomer, Molly C. Quinn, Stana Katic, Stephen Root, Steve Blum, Wade Williams
Posted on April 23, 2013 |
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Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle / Charlie's Angels 2 (2003)
Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime
Sexy Angels (Cameraon Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu) are back to go head-to-head with Angel-Gone-Bad (Demi Moore)! Aided by trusty sidekick Bosley (Bernie Mac), these hot and heavenly beauties really kick butt to reclaim rings encrypted with information about every person in the Federal Witness Protection Program! Sizzling with attitude, they put the pedal to the metal to launch a do-or-die thrill ride that never slows down!
Starring: Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, Cameron Diaz, Bernie Mac, Demi Moore, Shia LaBeouf
Director: McG
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Tags: Bernie Mac, Cameron Diaz, Demi Moore, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, McG, Shia LaBeouf
Posted on April 22, 2013 |
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The Blues Brothers (1980)
Action | Adventure | Comedy | Music | Musical
Jake and Elwood Blues endeavor to raise $5,000 for their childhood parrish by putting their old band back together uand taking their show on the road. While touring, they manage to wreak havoc on the entire city of Chicago and much of the midwest
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Carrie Fisher, Cab Calloway, James Brown, Ray Charles
Director: John Landis
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Tags: Cab Calloway, Carrie Fisher, Dan Aykroyd, James Brown, John Belushi, John Landis, Ray Charles
Posted on April 22, 2013 |
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Mystery
Emboldened by the return of Lord Voldemort, the Death Eaters are wreaking havoc in both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry suspects that new dangers may lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching. He needs Harry to help him uncover a vital key to unlocking Voldemort's defenses critical information known only to Hogwarts' former Potions Professor, Horace Slughorn. With that in mind, Dumbledore manipulates his old colleague into returning to his previous post with promises of more money, a bigger office and the chance to teach the famous Harry Potter.
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Michael Gambon, Alan Rickman
Director: David Yates
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Posted on April 21, 2013 |
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You Only Live Twice (1967)
Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller
After a mysterious rocketship seizes manned space missions from Earth's orbit, suspicions mount and the world superpowers are hurled toward the brink of war. Their only hope rests with James Bond (Agent 007), who races to stop the space-jackings' true mastermind, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, chief of the evil SPECTRE organization. Blofeld is bent on instigating global warfare from his massive headquarters nestled in an inactive volcano located in a Japanese island. As the countdown begins, Bond joins forces with the gorgeous Japanese agent Kissy Suzuki and scores of Ninja warriors, to mount a daring raid on Blofeld's lair and prevent a calamitous world war.
Starring: Sean Connery, Akiko Wakabayashi, Mie Hama, Donald Pleasence, Tetsurō Tamba, Teru Shimada, Karin Dor
Director: Lewis Gilbert
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Tags: Akiko Wakabayashi, Donald Pleasence, Karin Dor, Lewis Gilbert, Mie Hama, Sean Connery, Teru Shimada, Tetsurō Tamba
Posted on April 21, 2013 |
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Willow (1988)
Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Romance
When young Willow Ufgood finds an abandoned baby, he is suddenly thrust into an adventure filled with magic and danger. According to an ancient prophecy, the sacred child is destined to end the reign of the evil sorceress Queen Bavmorda. Now, with only a single swordsman at his side, Willow must overcome the forces of darkness that threaten to destroy anyone who stands in the Queen's way!
Starring: Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Warwick Davis, Jean Marsh, Patricia Hayes, Billy Barty
Director: Ron Howard
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Posted on April 20, 2013 |
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The Immortal Voyage of Captain Drake (2009)
Adventure | Fantasy
1592. Four years after England's defeat of the Spanish Armada, tensions still run deep, especially between Sir Francis Drake, "The Queen's Pirate", and his lifelong nemesis, Captain Don Sandovate. An encounter with a mysterious Syrian sultan, however, finds the two men and their crews engaged in a daring race against time, each embarking upon a desperate quest to exotic foreign lands where they face perilous obstacles and untold dangers at every turn.
Starring: Adrian Paul, Temuera Morrison, Wes Ramsey, Daniel Kash, Sofia Pernas
Director: David Flores
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Posted on April 18, 2013 |
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Pete's Dragons (1977)
Adventure | Animation | Family | Fantasy | Musical
An orphan is befriended by a dragon, invisible to all but him, who helps him find a home with a lighthouse keeper and his daughter, even as they are pursued by the boy's corrupt foster family and a charlatan medicine man out to destroy the dragon for his own greedy purposes.
Starring: Helen Reddy, Mickey Rooney, Shelley Winters, Jim Dale, Red Buttons, Sean Marshall
Director: Don Chaffey
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Posted on April 17, 2013 |
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Mystery
Lord Voldemort has returned, but few want to believe it. In fact, the Ministry of Magic is doing everything it can to keep the wizarding world from knowing the truth – including appointing Ministry official Dolores Umbridge as the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts. When Professor Umbridge refuses to train her students in practical defensive magic, a select group of students decides to learn on their own. With Harry Potter as their leader, these students (who call themselves "Dumbledore's Army") meet secretly in a hidden room at Hogwarts to hone their wizarding skills in preparation for battle with the Dark Lord and his Death Eaters.
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Michael Gambon, Ralph Fiennes
Director: David Yates
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Posted on April 17, 2013 |
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The 25th Reich (2012)
Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
A WWII sci-fi adventure – full of time-travel, duplicitous Nazi robots, faulty spaceships and giant mega-fauna… Based on the classic novella, 50,000 Years Until Tomorrow by J.J. Solomon, and with a screenplay penned by Amis, David Richardson and Serge DeNardo, the movie is a homage to sci-fi and WWII movies of the 1940's and 50's.
Starring: Jim Knobeloch, Dan Balcaban, Jak Wyld, Serge De Nardo, Angelo Salamanca
Director: Stephen Amis
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Tags: Angelo Salamanca, Dan Balcaban, Jak Wyld, Jim Knobeloch, Serge De Nardo, Stephen Amis
Posted on April 16, 2013 |
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Beowulf (2007)
Action | Adventure | Animation | Fantasy
Set in a magical era veiled by the mists of time, replete with heroes and monsters, adventure and valor, gold and glory, one exceptional man emerges to save an ancient Danish kingdom from annihilation by an ungodly creature. After destroying the overpowering demon Grendel, Beowulf (Ray Winstone) incurs the undying wrath of the beast's ruthlessly seductive mother (Angelina Jolie), who will use any means possible to ensure revenge. The ensuing epic battle resonates throughout the ages, immortalizing the name of Beowulf.
Starring: Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, John Malkovich, Robin Wright Penn, Brendan Gleeson, Angelina Jolie
Director: Robert Zemeckis
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Tags: Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins, Brendan Gleeson, John Malkovich, Ray Winstone, Robert Zemeckis, Robin Wright Penn