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Superman II

IMDB Rating: 6.60
19278 votes

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This time, the Man of Steel has his hands full with a trio of super-powered villains who escape from their Phantom Zone prison (remember the weird flying diamond-shaped mirror that scooped them up from the planet Krypton?) and land on Earth, where all three have powers to rival Superman's own. How does it all come out? With a fabulous duel above the streets of Metropolis, and a startling plot twist that neatly ties in Superman's explosive past. Arch-criminal Lex Luthor plays both ends gleefully against the middle in hopes of a modest reward: Australia.
Actors
Lex LuthorGene Hackman
Superman/Clark KentChristopher Reeve
OtisNed Beatty
Also posted in 1980, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, High IMDB rating, Romance, Sci-Fi | Comments (0)

Ghost in the Shell

IMDB Rating: 7.80
17459 votes

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The year is 2029. The world has become intensively information oriented and humans are well-connected to the network. Crime has developed into a sophisticated stage by hacking into the interactive network. To prevent this, Section 9 is formed. These are cyborgs with incredible strengths and abilities that can access any network on Earth.
Actors
Major Motoko KusanagiAtsuko Tanaka
BatôAkio Ôtsuka
Section 9 Department Chief AramakiTamio Ôki
Also posted in 1995, Action, Animation, Fantasy, High IMDB rating, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Comments (0)

Spider-Man 3

IMDB Rating: 6.80
41796 votes

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Spider-Man returns in Sam Raimi's blockbuster finale to the Spider-Man trilogy. Having finally achieved balance between his regular life with Mary Jane and his superhero alter-ego, Peter Parker/Spider-Man thinks he finally has it made. But dark changes are on the horizon. His former friend Harry has become the New Goblin to hunt Peter down. The case regarding his Uncle Ben has been reopened and new evidence points to Flint Marko, who has recently become the Sandman, as the true killer. A possible new relationship with fellow student/model Gwen Stacy drives MJ to terrible jealousy. Eddie Brock, Peter's new rival at the Daily Bugle, is determined to make Spidey look like a bad guy. And worst yet, a mysterious alien substance attaches itself to Peter, enhancing his powers and changing his personality for the worst. With the mysterious new darkness corrupting him, Spider-Man will hunt down Sandman in revenge, settle his score with Harry, drive MJ away from him and unknowingly create his most deadly enemy yet: Venom. But perhaps the most desperate battle raging may be within Peter/Spider-Man himself.
Actors
Spider-Man/Peter ParkerTobey Maguire
Mary Jane WatsonKirsten Dunst
New Goblin/Harry OsbornJames Franco
Also posted in 2007, Action, Adventure, High IMDB rating, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Comments (0)

Batman Begins

IMDB Rating: 8.30
116254 votes

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In tone with the early "Batman: Year One" style comics. As a boy a young Bruce Wayne watched in horror as his millionaire parents were slain in front of his eyes, a trauma which led him to become obsessed with revenge but his chance is cruelly taken away from him by fate. After disappearing to the East where he seeks counsel with the dangerous but honorable ninja cult leader known as Ra's Al-Ghul, he returns to his now decaying Gotham City overrun by organized crime and dangerous individuals manipulating the system whilst the company he inherited is slowly being pulled out from under him. The discovery of a cave under his mansion, and a prototype armored suit leads him to take on a new persona, one which will strike fear into the hearts of men who do wrong - he becomes, Batman. In the new guise, and with the help of rising cop Jim Gordon, Batman sets out to take down the various nefarious schemes in motion by individuals such as mafia don Falcone, the twisted doctor/drug dealer Jonathan 'The Scarecrow' Crane, and a mysterious third party that is quite familiar with Wayne and waiting to strike when the time is right.
Actors
Bruce Wayne/BatmanChristian Bale
AlfredMichael Caine
Henri DucardLiam Neeson
Also posted in 2005, Action, Adventure, Crime, Fantasy, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (0)

Spider-Man 2

IMDB Rating: 7.90
53090 votes

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Peter Parker (Tobey McGuire) can't seem to catch any kind of break. Being Spiderman has brought him nothing but problems as far as his personal life is concerned. Not only that, Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst) is engaged to astronaut John Jameson, and Peter may lose her forever. Things are so bad for him that he is pushed past his breaking point, so he decides that he doesn't want to be Spiderman anymore, until a freak accident transforms Dr. Otto Octavius into Dr. Octopus, a super-villian with four metal tentacles coming out of him. Peter realizes that only Spiderman can stop him, but of course, problems arise. Mary Jane gets caught in the middle, and Harry Osborn, who still blames Spiderman for the death of his father, Norman Osborn, also the Green Goblin, wants him dead. Spiderman will have to push himself past his limits if he's going to survive.
Actors
Spider-Man/Peter ParkerTobey Maguire
Mary Jane WatsonKirsten Dunst
Harry OsbornJames Franco
Also posted in 2004, Action, Fantasy, High IMDB rating, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Comments (0)

Daredevil

IMDB Rating: 5.50
34431 votes

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Fate deals young orphan Matt Murdock a strange hand when he is doused with hazardous waste. The accident leaves Matt blind but also gives him a heightened "radar sense" that allows him to "see" far better than any man. Years later Murdock has grown into a man and becomes a respected criminal attorney. But after he's done his "day job" Matt takes on a secret identity as "The Man Without Fear," Daredevil, the masked avenger that patrols the neighborhood of Hell's Kitchen and New York City to combat the injustice that he cannot tackle in the courtroom.
Actors
Matt Murdock/DaredevilBen Affleck
Elektra NatchiosJennifer Garner
BullseyeColin Farrell
Also posted in 2003, Action, Crime, Fantasy, Thriller | Comments (11)

Spider-Man

IMDB Rating: 7.40
100682 votes

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Based on Marvel Comics' superhero character, this is a story of Peter Parker who is a nerdy high-schooler. He was orphaned as a child, bullied by jocks, and can't confess his crush for his stunning neighbourhood girl Mary Jane Watson. To say his life is "miserable" is an understatement. But one day while on an excursion to a laboratory a runaway radioactive spider bites him... and his life changes in a way no one could have imagined. Peter acquires a muscle-bound physique, clear vision, ability to cling to surfaces and crawl over walls, shooting webs from his wrist ... but the fun isn't going to last. An eccentric millionaire Norman Osborn (William Dafoe) administers a performance enhancing drug on himself and his maniacal alter ego Green Goblin emerges. Now Peter Parker has to become Spider-Man and take Green Goblin to the task... or else Goblin will kill him. They come face to face and the war begins in which only one of them will survive at the end.
Actors
Spider-Man/Peter ParkerTobey Maguire
Green Goblin/Norman OsbornWillem Dafoe
Mary Jane WatsonKirsten Dunst
Also posted in 2002, Action, Fantasy, High IMDB rating, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Comments (0)

American Psycho

IMDB Rating: 7.00
41159 votes

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Patrick Bateman is handsome, well educated and intelligent. He is twenty-seven and living his own American dream. He works by day on Wall Street, earning a fortune to complement the one he was born with. At night he descends into madness, as he experiments with fear and violence.
Actors
Patrick BatemanChristian Bale
Timothy BryceJustin Theroux
Craig McDermottJosh Lucas
Also posted in 2000, Comedy, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Horror, Thriller | Comments (22)

Unbreakable

IMDB Rating: 7.20
54252 votes

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This suspense thriller unfolds as the audience is introduced to David Dunn, played by Willis. Not only is he the sole survivor of a horrific train-crash that killed 131 people he doesn't have a scratch on him. Samuel L Jackson plays an obscure character who approaches Dunn with a seemingly far fetched theory behind it all rocketing off an enticing thriller with a sci fi twist
Actors
David DunnBruce Willis
Elijah PriceSamuel L. Jackson
Audrey DunnRobin Wright Penn
Also posted in 2000, Drama, Fantasy, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (32)