Mirror Mirror (2012)
Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy
A dark twist on the classic fairy tale, in which Snow White and the seven dwarfs look to reclaim their destroyed kingdom.
Starring: Julia Roberts, Lily Collins, Armie Hammer, Sean Bean
Director: Tarsem Singh
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Once Upon a Time in China and America / Once Upon a Time in China VI / Wong Fei Hung VI: Sai Wik Hung See (1997)
Action | Adventure | History | Western
The story is set in both Hong Kong and the U.S. So goes to the U.S. to open a martial arts school. Around this time, many Chinese people were sold off to U.S. railroad companies, and were brutally treated by the Americans under the harsh working conditions. Thus, the American workers' hatred towards the Chinese immigrants is high. As a result, So gets into trouble with the Americans and the mob, and calls Master Wong for help.
Starring: Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Xin Xin Xiong, Kwok-Pong Chan. Jeff Wolfe. Joseph Sayah, Chrysta Bell, Richard Ng
Director: Sammo Hung
Once Upon a Time in China III / Wong Fei Hung III: Si wong jaang ba (1993)
Action | Adventure | Biography | History
Wong Fei-Hung and sidekick Chung arrive in Peking just as the Empress announces a Lion Dance martial arts contest. Also accompanying him is cousin Yee, his young, Westernized aunt-by-adoption, to whom Wong is secretly betrothed. Wong faces a possible romantic rival in a Russian diplomat, Tumanovsky, whom Aunt Yee knew back in school, and a martial arts rival in the brutal Club Foot, who beats up Wong's father. Club Foot works for the slimy Leung Fun, who is determined to win the prestigious Lion Dance contest at any cost. However, by the time the spectacular Lion Dance contest occurs many things will change.
Starring: Jet Li, Cunzhuang Ge, Rosamund Kwan, Shun Lau, Siu Chung Mok, John Wakefield, Xin Xin Xiong, Chunzhong Zhang
Director: Hark Tsui
Once Upon a Time in China II / Wong Fei Hung II: Nam yee tung chi keung (1992)
Action | Adventure | Biography | History | Romance
In the sequel to the Tsui Hark classic, Wong Fei-Hung faces The White Lotus society, a fanatical cult seeking to drive the Europeans out of China through violence, even attacking Chinese who follow Western ways. Wong must also defend Dr. Sun Yat Sen, a revolutionary, from the military. With his friends, loved ones, and the future of China itself at stake, Wong must once again use his martial arts skills to defend the innocent.
Starring: Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Donnie Yen, Siu Chung Mok, David Chiang, Xin Xin Xiong, Tielin Zhang, Paul Fonoroff
Director: Hark Tsui
Once Upon a Time in China / Wong Fei Hung (1991)
Action | Adventure | Biography | Drama | History
Set in late 19th century Canton this martial arts film depicts the stance taken by the legendary martial arts hero Wong Fei-Hung (1847-1924) against foreign forces' (English, French and American) plundering of China. When Aunt Yee arrives back from America totally westernised, Wong Fei-Hung assumes the role of her protector. This proves to be difficult when his martial arts school and local militia become involved in fierce battles with foreign and local government. As violence escalates even Aunt Yee has to question her new western ideals, but is it possible to fight guns with Kung Fu?
Starring: Jet Li, Biao Yuen, Rosamund Kwan, Jacky Cheung, Steve Tartalia, Kent Cheng, Jonathan Isgar, Shi-Kwan Yen, Mark King
Director: Hark Tsui
The Legend of Wisely / Wai Si-Lei chuen kei (1987)
Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi
Wisely, a scholar-adventurer, flies to Nepal to find his buddy Kwan. Kwan is in fact sponsored by Pak, the master of the Cing Society, to steal the holy pearl. Wisely promises the chid monk to get the pearl back, accidentally, he meets Pak's sister sue who is willing to help him. Eventually, Wisely and Pak change their relationship to companions anions. However, a mysterious man robs the pearl away at this time….
Starring: Samuel Hui, Lung Ti, Teddy Robin Kwan, Joey Wang, Alan Kuo
Director: Teddy Robin Kwan
Missing in Action (1984)
Action | Adventure | Drama | Thriller | War
Colonel James Braddock is an American officer who spent seven years in a North Vietnamese POW camp, then escaped 10 years ago
Starring: Chuck Norris, M. Emmet Walsh, David Tress, James Hong
Director: Joseph Zito
TRON / TRON: The Original Classic (1982)
Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi
When Flynn hacks into the mainframe of his ex-employer to prove his work was stolen by another executive, he finds himself on a much bigger adventure. Beamed inside by a power-hungry Master Control Program, he joins computer gladiators on a deadly game grid, complete with high-velocity "Light Cycles" and Tron, a specialized security program. Together they fight the ultimate battle with the MCP to decide the fate of both the electronic world and the real world!
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, Cindy Morgan, Barnard Hughes
Director: Steven Lisberger
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Wrath of the Titans / Clash of the Titans 2 (2012)
Action | Adventure | Fantasy
A decade after his heroic defeat of the monstrous Kraken, Perseus-the demigod son of Zeus-is attempting to live a quieter life as a village fisherman and the sole parent to his 10-year old son, Helius. Meanwhile, a struggle for supremacy rages between the gods and the Titans. Dangerously weakened by humanity's lack of devotion, the gods are losing control of the imprisoned Titans and their ferocious leader, Kronos, father of the long-ruling brothers Zeus, Hades and Poseidon. The triumvirate had overthrown their powerful father long ago, leaving him to rot in the gloomy abyss of Tartarus, a dungeon that lies deep within the cavernous underworld. Perseus cannot ignore his true calling when Hades, along with Zeus' godly son, Ares (Édgar Ramírez), switch loyalty and make a deal with Kronos to capture Zeus. The Titans' strength grows stronger as Zeus' remaining godly powers are siphoned…
Starring: Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Rosamund Pike, Ralph Fiennes, Bill Nighy
Director: Jonathan Liebesman
Clash of the Titans (1981)
Action | Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Romance
Zeus (Laurence Olivier) tries to help his mortal son Perseus (Harry Hamlin) save Princess Andromeda (Judi Bowker) from the wrath of jealous Thetis (Maggie Smith).
Starring: Laurence Olivier, Harry Hamlin, Claire Bloom, Judi Bowker, Maggie Smith
Director: Desmond Davis
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Arnold Schwarzenegger returns as the Terminator in this explosive action-adventure spectacle. Now he's one of the good guys, sent back in time to protect John Connor, the boy destined to lead the freedom fighters of the future. Linda Hamilton reprises her role as Sarah Connor, John's mother, a quintessential survivor who has been institutionalized for her warning of the nuclear holocaust she knows is inevitable. Together, the threesome must find a way to stop the ultimate enemy-the T-1000, the most lethal Terminator ever created. Co-written, produced and directed by James Cameron (The Terminator, Aliens, Titanic), this visual tour de force is also a touching human story of survival.
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong, Robert Patrick, Earl Boen
Director: James Cameron
Clash of the Titans (2010)
Action | Adventure | Fantasy
Perseus is the son of the King of the Gods, Zeus, but is raised as a man. When Hades, the God of the underworld, threatens to seize power from Zeus, Perseus embarks on a life-threatening mission to defeat him. Joined by a group of brave warriors, Perseus is forced to battle beasts and demons in order to save his family, and will only succeed if he finally accepts and uses his power as a God.
Starring: Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Jason Flemyng, Gemma Arterton
Director: Louis Leterrier
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Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
Adventure | Comedy | Family
Pee-wee's bicycle, the keenest bike in the world, is missing. His most prized possession… he's just got to get it back! Searching high, low and in between, Pee-wee hits the open road and encounters riotous adventures with bikers, bums, cowboys, cons, a phantom trucker and a waitress with wanderlust and even Warner Bros. Studios.
Starring: Paul Reubens, Elizabeth Daily, Mark Holton, Diane Salinger, Judd Omen
Director: Tim Burton
Tales of an Ancient Empire / The Sword and the Sorcerer 2 (2010)
Action | Adventure
A princess is on a quest to unite the five greatest warriors to save her kingdom from a demon sorceress.
Starring: Kevin Sorbo, Michael Paré, Whitney Able, Ralf Moeller, Sarah Ann Schultz
Director: Albert Pyun
Dam999 (2011)
Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller
The story revolves around the central edifice in this movie, a 100 year old Dam built by British during their colonial days in India . Like a Dam, each character in this movie, holds back their emotions for various reasons, eventually the DAM breaks along with that of its characters drawing the audience to gripping climax. The numerical 999 has got great importance in British Colonial Indian historical pages. The story reveals the concealed truth of India's age old myths and science.
Starring: Joshua Fredric Smith, Megha Burman, Linda Arsenio
Director: Sohan Roy
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Troy (2004)
Action | Adventure | Drama
The epic tale of the Iliad charting the rise and fall of the ultimate Greek hero, Achilles, explodes onto the screen in this adaptation. The section concerned, follows Paris's betrayal of the king of Sparta, Menelaus, which results in the almighty siege of Troy. The characteristic moment was the sending of the Trojan Horse, to trick the enemy into allowing warriors into the city.
Starring: Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Diane Kruger, Brian Cox
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Beautiful Wave (2011)
Adventure | Drama
Set in Santa Cruz, California, Nicole lives with her grandmother for a summer and begins to surf. She also uncovers a family secret.
Starring: Aimee Teegarden, Lance Henriksen, Patricia Richardson, Ben Milliken
Director: David Mueller
The Last Rites of Ransom Pride (2010)
Adventure | Drama | Thriller | Western
A woman brings her murdered outlaw lover home for burial.
Starring: Lizzy Caplan, Cote de Pablo, Peter Dinklage, Scott Speedman, Jason Priestly, Kris Kristofferson, Jon Foster
Director: Tiller Russell
Chicken Little (2005)
Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi
After Chicken Little causes widespread panic – when he mistakes a falling acorn for a piece of the sky – the young chicken is determined to restore his reputation. But just as things are starting to go his way, a real piece of the sky lands on his head. Chicken Little and his band of misfit friends, Abby Mallard (aka Ugly Duckling), Runt of the Litter and Fish Out of Water, attempt to save the world without sending the town into a whole new panic.
Starring: Zach Braff, Steve Zahn, Joan Cusack, Katie Finneran, Don Knotts
Director: Mark Dindal
Van Helsing (2004)
Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Thriller
Gabriel Van Helsing is a man cursed with a past he cannot recall and driven by a mission he cannot deny. Charged by a secret organization to seek out and defeat evil the world over, his efforts to rid the world of its nightmareish creatures have been rewarded with the title that now follows him: murderer. Van Helsing roams the globe an outcast, a fugitive, a loner, himself hunted by those who don't understand the true nature of his calling. When dispatched to the shadowy world of Transylvania, Van Helsing finds a land stll mired inpast– where legendary creatures of darkness come to life–a place ruled over by the evil, seductive and unfeatable vampire, Count Dracula. And it is Dracula that Van Helsing has been sent to terminate. Anna Valerious is one of the last of a powerful royal family, now nearly annihilated by Dracula. A fearless hunter in her own right, Anna is bent on avenging her ancestors and ending an ancient curse by killing the vampire. Joined by a common foe, Van Helsing and Anna set out to destroy Dracula along with his empire of fear. But in challenging an enemy who never dies, Van Helsing uncovers a secret he never imagined and comes face-to-face with the unresolved mysteries of his own enshrouded past.
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, Richard Roxburgh, David Wenham, Shuler Hensley
Director: Stephen Sommers
