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Stuart Little

IMDB Rating: 5.90
12413 votes

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The adventures of a heroic and debonair stalwart mouse named Stuart Little with human qualities, who faces some comic misadventures while searching for his lost bird friend and living with a human family as their child.
Actors
Stuart LittleMichael J. Fox
Mrs. Eleanor LittleGeena Davis
Mr. Fredrick LittleHugh Laurie
Also posted in 1999, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy | Comments (0)

Astérix et Obélix contre César

IMDB Rating: 5.20
4745 votes

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The well-known little village from the Asterix and Obelix-comic books is in trouble: It is the last place not controlled by Rome. When Tax collector Claudius Incorruptus does not get his money from the villagers, Julius Caesar himself comes to the place to see what's so special about their resistance. A special magic potion, prepared by the village's druid, gives incredible power to those who drink it. And Obelix, who fell into the pot as a child has been invincible ever since. With the help of Tullius Destructivus, an intrigeur, the Romans try to get Obelix and the druid into their hands in order to wipe the little village off the map, when the last potion of it's stock has been used up. But each individual also has some plans of his own...
Actors
Mme AgecanonixArielle Dombasle
AstérixChristian Clavier
ObélixGérard Depardieu
Also posted in 1999, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy | Comments (0)

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

IMDB Rating: 6.20
14710 votes

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In 1412, a young girl called Jeanne is born in Domrémy, France. The times are hard: The Hunderd Years war with England has been going on since 1337, English knights and soldiers roam the country. Jeanne develops into a very religious young woman, she confesses several times a day. At the age of 13, she has her first vision and finds a sword. When coming home with it, she finds the English leveling her home town. Years after that, in 1428, she knows her mission is to be ridding France of the English and so sets out to meet Charles, the Dauphin. In his desperate military situation, he welcomes all help and gives the maiden a chance to prove her divine mission. After the successful liberation of Orléans and Reims, the Dauphin can be crowned traditionally in the cathedral of Reims - and does not need her anymore, since his wishes are satisfied. Jeanne d'Arc gets set up in his trap and is imprisoned by the Burgundians. In a trial against her under English law, she can't be forced to tell about her divine visions she has had continuously since childhood. Being condemned of witchcraft and being considered as relapsed heretic, she is sentenced to death. Jeanne d'Arc is burnt alive in the marketplace of Rouen on May 30th, 1431, at only 19 years of age.
Actors
Joan of ArcMilla Jovovich
The ConscienceDustin Hoffman
Yolande D'AragonFaye Dunaway
Also posted in 1999, Biography, Drama, High IMDB rating, History, War | Comments (4)

Mighty Joe Young

IMDB Rating: 5.40
4539 votes

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The movie opens with poachers attacking a group of gorillas. Animal preservationists fight the poachers, which ends with one gorilla and a young girl's mother dead. In the melee, a particularly large gorilla baby attacks the head hunter and bites his thumb and forefinger off. The films immediately passes into the future and the young girl has grown up to be Charlize Theron and the gorilla has grown to be 15' tall and weighs 2000 pounds. The two are best friends who play together. When poachers again appear, a representative (Bill Paxton) of a California wildlife refuge convinces her to transfer the gorilla she has named Joe Young to the refuge. Of course, once there the former hunter shows up seeking revenge. Terrorizing the gorilla without letting his human handlers know, the gorilla goes on a rampage across Los Angeles.
Actors
Gregg O'HaraBill Paxton
Jill YoungCharlize Theron
Andrei StrasserRade Serbedzija
Also posted in 1998, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Thriller | Comments (0)

Shakespeare in Love

IMDB Rating: 7.40
54953 votes

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Romantic comedy set in London in the late 16th century: Young playwright William Shakespeare struggles with his latest work "Romeo and Ethel the Pirate's Daughter". A great fan of Shakespeare's plays is young, wealthy Viola who is about to be married to the cold-hearted Lord Wessex, but constantly dreams of becoming an actress. Women were not allowed to act on stage at that time (female roles were played by men, too), but dressed up as a boy, Viola successfully auditions for the part of Romeo. Soon she and William are caught in a forbidden romance that provides rich inspiration for his play.
Actors
Philip HensloweGeoffrey Rush
Hugh FennymanTom Wilkinson
LambertSteve O'Donnell
Also posted in 1998, Comedy, Drama, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (0)

There’s Something About Mary

IMDB Rating: 7.20
51706 votes

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Ted was a geek in high school, who was going to go to the prom with one of the most popular girls in school, Mary. The prom date never happened, because Ted had a very unusual accident. Thirteen years later he realizes he is still in love with Mary, so he hires a private investigator to track her down. That investigator discovers he too may be in love with Mary, so he gives Ted some false information to keep him away from her. But soon Ted finds himself back into Mary's life, as we watch one funny scene after another.
Actors
Mary JensenCameron Diaz
Pat HealyMatt Dillon
Ted StroehmannBen Stiller
Also posted in 1998, Comedy, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (0)

The Big Lebowski

IMDB Rating: 8.10
84631 votes

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When "The Dude" Lebowski is mistaken for a millionaire Lebowski, two thugs urinate on his rug to coerce him into paying a debt he knows nothing about. While attempting to gain recompense for the ruined rug from his wealthy counterpart, he accepts a one-time job with high pay-off. He enlists the help of his bowling buddy, Walter, a gun-toting Jewish-convert with anger issues. Deception leads to more trouble, and it soon seems that everyone from porn empire tycoons to nihilists want something from The Dude.
Actors
Jeffrey Lebowski - The DudeJeff Bridges
Walter SobchakJohn Goodman
Maude LebowskiJulianne Moore
Also posted in 1998, Comedy, Crime, High IMDB rating, Mystery | Comments (0)

Blade

IMDB Rating: 6.80
37148 votes

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When Blade's mother was bitten by a vampire during pregnancy, she did not know that she gave her son a special gift while dying: All the good vampire attributes in combination with the best human skills. Blade grew up to be a vampire hunter for revenge on his mother's death. The vampires, who managed to infiltrate nearly every major organization, need Blade's very special blood to summon La Magra, the blood god, in order to reign over the human cattle, as they call us.
Actors
Blade/Eric Brooks/'The Daywalker'Wesley Snipes
Deacon FrostStephen Dorff
Abraham WhistlerKris Kristofferson
Also posted in 1998, Action, High IMDB rating, Horror, Thriller | Comments (0)

Romeo + Juliet

IMDB Rating: 6.80
33660 votes

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Shakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue. The gun-toting members of the families wage a vicious war on the streets as the star-crossed lovers, their tragic destiny.
Actors
RomeoLeonardo DiCaprio
JulietClaire Danes
TybaltJohn Leguizamo
Also posted in 1996, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (0)

Léon

IMDB Rating: 8.50
92850 votes

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Mathilda, a twelve-year old New York girl, is living an undesirable life among her half-family. Her father stores drugs for two-faced cop Norman Stansfield. Only her little brother keeps Mathilda from breaking apart. One day, Stansfield and his team take cruel revenge on her father for stretching the drugs a little, thus killing the whole family. Only Mathilda, who was out shopping, survives by finding shelter in Léon's apartment in the moment of highest need. Soon, she finds out about the strange neighbour's unusual profession - killing - and desperately seeks his help in taking revenge for her little brother. Léon, who is completely unexperienced in fatherly tasks, and in friendships, does his best to keep Mathilda out of trouble - unsuccessfully. Now, the conflict between a killer, who slowly discovers his abilities to live, to feel, to love and a corrupt police officer, who does anything in his might to get rid of an eye witness, arises to unmeasurable proportions - all for the sake of a little twelve-year old girl, who has nearly nothing to lose.
Actors
LeonJean Reno
StansfieldGary Oldman
MathildaNatalie Portman
Also posted in 1994, Action, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (0)