Category Archives: 2004

Kung fu

IMDB Rating: 7.80
22959 votes

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Set in Canton, China in the 1940s, the story revolves around a hapless wannabe gangster who aspires to become a member of the notorious "Axe Gang." Other characters include an obnoxious landlady and her apparently frail husband who exhibit extraordinary powers in defending their turf.
Actors
SingStephen Chow
Crocodile Gang BossXiaogang Feng
LandlordWah Yuen
Also posted in Action, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

After the Sunset

IMDB Rating: 6.20
9824 votes

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After a successful last score, a master thief retires to an island paradise. His lifelong nemesis, a crafty FBI agent, washes ashore to ensure he's making good on his promise. The pair soon enters into a new game of cat-and-mouse.
Actors
Max BurdettPierce Brosnan
Lola CirilloSalma Hayek
Stan LloydWoody Harrelson
Also posted in Action, Comedy, Crime, High IMDB rating | Comments (1)

The Passion of the Christ

IMDB Rating: 7.20
54134 votes

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The Passion of The Christ focusses on the last twelve hours of Jesus of Nazareth's life. The film begins in the Garden of Gethsemane where Jesus has gone to pray after sitting the Last Supper. Jesus must resist the temptations of Satan. Betrayed by Judas Iscariot, Jesus is then arrested and taken within the city walls of Jerusalem where leaders of the Pharisees confront him with accusations of blasphemy and his trial results in a condemnation to death.
Actors
Rosalinda Celentano
Sergio Rubini
JesusJames Caviezel
Also posted in Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (7)

Shrek 2

IMDB Rating: 7.70
50791 votes

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The film picks up right where the first movie ended... Shrek and Fiona return from their honeymoon to find a letter from Fiona's parents inviting the newlyweds over for dinner. The only problem is that they have no idea that their daughter is now an ogre.
Actors
ShrekMike Myers
DonkeyEddie Murphy
Princess FionaCameron Diaz
Also posted in Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, High IMDB rating, Music | Comments (11)

The Terminal

IMDB Rating: 7.10
35591 votes

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Viktor Navorski, a man from an Eastern European country arrives in New York but after he left his country; war broke out and because of that Navorski is a man without a country that the U.S. cannot recognize, thus he is denied entrance to the U.S. However, he also can't be deported so he is told by the Security Manager that he has to remain in the airport until his status can be fixed. And also Navorski doesn't speak English well, so no one can talk to him and he can't talk to anyone. But he somehow adapts and sets up residence in the airport, which makes the man who placed him there unhappy cause, it seems he is line for a promotion but Navroski's presence might complicate that. So he tries to get Navorski to leave but Navorski remains where he is. Navorski makes friends with some of the people who work in the airport and is attracted to a flight attendant he runs into whenever she comes in.
Actors
Viktor NavorskiTom Hanks
Amelia WarrenCatherine Zeta-Jones
Frank DixonStanley Tucci
Also posted in Comedy, Drama, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (3)

Hellboy

IMDB Rating: 6.60
27879 votes

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In the final days of World War II, the Nazis attempt to use black magic to aid their dying cause. The Allies raid the camp where the ceremony is taking place, but not before a demon - Hellboy - has already been conjured. Joining the Allied forces, Hellboy eventually grows to adulthood, serving the cause of good rather than evil.
Actors
HellboyRon Perlman
Trevor 'Broom' BruttenholmJohn Hurt
Liz ShermanSelma Blair
Also posted in Action, Adventure, Comedy, High IMDB rating, Horror, Sci-Fi | Comments (3)

Phantom Force

IMDB Rating: 3.50
112 votes

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The Venture, an old Trident nuclear submarine, has picked up an ancient and powerful artifact called the Hades Stones off the ocean floor and brought it onboard. THE STONEKEEPER, guardian of the Hades Stones who is sinister and powerful, is intent on destroying the sub survivors and taking them back through the portal. The stonekeeper and his stone demons attack, killing the entire Venture crew. The portal inside the Hades Stones fills the sub with the accursed souls of the past. A distress signal goes out from the submarine. Then nothing, no further contact.
Actors
Mark DupreeRichard Grieco
Jack BavaroNigel Bennett
PottsTangi Miller
Also posted in Horror, Sci-Fi | Comments (0)

The Alamo

IMDB Rating: 5.90
5822 votes

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Historical drama detailing the 1835-36 Texas revolution before, during, and after the famous siege of the Alamo (February 23-March 6, 1836) where 183 Texans (American-born Texans) and Tejanos (Mexican-born Texans) commanded by Colonel Travis, along with Davey Crockett and Jim Bowie, were besieged in an abandoned mission outside San Antonio by a Mexican army of nearly 2,000 men under the personal command of the dictator of Mexico, General Santa Anna, as well as detailing the Battle of San Jacinto (April 21, 1836) where General Sam Houston's rag-tag army of Texans took on and defeated Santa Anna's army which led to the indepedence of Texas.
Actors
Tom WatersCraig Erickson
Sam HoustonDennis Quaid
Davy CrockettBilly Bob Thornton
Also posted in Drama, History, War, Western | Comments (1)

Stateside

IMDB Rating: 5.70
721 votes

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A love story about two imperfect teenagers who find perfect love. The film follows the story of two teenagers from different worlds—Mark Deloach and Dori Lawrence—as their lives quickly spiral out of control. The rebellious but privileged Mark delves into dangerous antics resulting in a nearly fatal drunk driving accident, and Dori Lawrence, a wild actress and singer slowly loses touch with reality as she suffers from schizophrenia. Forced to straighten out their lives, Mark is sent to join the Marines and Dori is admitted into a mental hospital. In the midst of life's chaos, Mark and Dori are drawn to each other, recognizing their mutual desperation for love and understanding. Despite pressure from both their friends and family to keep their distance, they maintain their bond. While they fail to fix what's broken in each of their lives, they find comfort in each other's faults and have faith that their unconditional love will eventually heal their deep seeded wounds.
Actors
Dori LawrenceRachael Leigh Cook
Mark DeloachJonathan Tucker
Sue "of the Dubervilles" DuboisAgnes Bruckner
Also posted in Drama | Comments (0)

The Butterfly Effect

IMDB Rating: 7.70
49477 votes

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Evan Treborn grows up in a small town with his single working mom and his friends. He suffers from memory blackouts where he suddenly finds himself somewhere else, confused. Evans' friends and mom hardly believe him, thinking he makes it up just to get out of trouble, something bad always seems to happen during these blackouts. As Evan grows up he has less of these blackouts until he seems to have recovered. Since the age of seven he has written a diary of his blackout moments so he can remember what happens. One day at college he starts to read one of his old diaries, and suddenly a flashback hits him like a brick!
Actors
Evan TrebornAshton Kutcher
Andrea TrebornMelora Walters
Kayleigh MillerAmy Smart
Also posted in Drama, High IMDB rating, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Comments (6)