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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

IMDB Rating: 8.80
194463 votes

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While Frodo & Sam continue to approach Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring, unaware of the path Gollum is leading them, the former Fellowship aid Rohan & Gondor in a great battle in the Pelennor Fields, Minas Tirith and the Black Gates as Sauron wages his last war against Middle-Earth.
Actors
Viggo Mortensen
Ian McKellen
Elijah Wood
Also posted in 2003, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle

IMDB Rating: 4.80
23111 votes

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Natalie, Dylan, and Alex, three glamorous, tough-as-nails, investigative agents - who work for the Charles Townsend Detective Agency - are sent undercover to retrieve two missing jewelry bands. These are no ordinary wedding rings. They contain valuable information that reveals the new identities of every person in the FBI's Witness Protection Program. After five of the program's participants turn up dead, only the Angels can stop the perpetrator, using their expertise as masters of disguise, espionage and martial arts.
Actors
Natalie CookCameron Diaz
Dylan SandersDrew Barrymore
Alex MundayLucy Liu
Also posted in 2003, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime | Comments (0)

Paycheck

IMDB Rating: 6.10
18746 votes

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Michael Jennings is a reverse engineer and what he does is technical jobs for certain companies and as soon as he is done, his memory of the work he has done is wiped out. Now the longest he has been contracted is 2 months. But now billionaire, James Rethrick offers him a job that would last 2 years, maybe 3, and he promises that he will probably earn 8 figures. Michael agrees. Before beginning he turns in all of his personal effects. And when the job is done, his memory is erased and he learns he made over 90 million dollars over the three years. When he goes to claim it and his personal effects, he discovers that prior to the erasure of his memory he waived his rights to the money he earned and that the items that were given to him were not the ones he gave when he began. Later he is arrested by the FBI who say that he committed some act of treason and murder. It's while he is in custody that he escapes using some the items that he was given. He later meets with a friend who gives him some information that helps him understand what is going on. And at the same time Rethrick for some reason wants him so he is being pursued by Rethrick's people.
Actors
Michael JenningsBen Affleck
James RethrickAaron Eckhart
Dr. Rachel PorterUma Thurman
Also posted in 2003, Action, High IMDB rating, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Comments (1)

The Last Samurai

IMDB Rating: 7.80
56635 votes

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In the 1870s, Captain Nathan Algren, a cynical veteran of the American Civil war who will work for anyone, is hired by Americans who want lucrative contracts with the Emperor of Japan to train the peasant conscripts for the first standing imperial army in modern warfare using firearms. The imperial Omura cabinet's first priority is to repress a rebellion of traditionalist Samurai -hereditary warriors- who remain devoted to the sacred dynasty but reject the Westernizing policy and even refuse firearms. Yet when his ill-prepared superior force sets out too soon, their panic allows the sword-wielding samurai to crush them. Badly wounded Algren's courageous stand makes the samurai leader Katsumoto spare his life; once nursed to health he learns to know and respect the old Japanese way, and participates as advisor in Katsumoto's failed attempt to save the Bushido tradition, but Omura gets repressive laws enacted- he must now choose to honor his loyalty to one of the embittered sides when the conflict returns to the battlefield...
Actors
Shin Koyamada
KatsumotoKen Watanabe
Nathan AlgrenTom Cruise
Also posted in 2003, Action, Adventure, Drama, High IMDB rating, War | Comments (9)

The Matrix Reloaded

IMDB Rating: 7.00
86290 votes

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Neo, Morpheus, Trinity, and the rest of their crew continue to battle the machines that have enslaved the human race in the Matrix. As their quest unfolds, Neo learns more about his super-heroic abilities, including the ability to see the codes of the people and things around him. Simultaneously, now, more humans are waking up out of the Matrix and attempting to live in the real world. As their numbers grow, the battle moves to Zion—the last real-world city and center of human resistance.
Actors
Keanu Reeves
Laurence Fishburne
Carrie-Anne Moss
Also posted in 2003, Action, High IMDB rating, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Comments (0)

The Matrix Revolutions

IMDB Rating: 6.30
48364 votes

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As Neo (Keanu Reeves) somehow becomes trapped in a train station between The Matrix and the real world, Morpheus, Trinity, and Seraph set out to rescue him by means of the Merovingian. As this is going on, the Machines are approaching Zion with the intent of laying waste to every human there, but they do not realize that something is taking over The Matrix, with the intent of destroying everything: Smith. After Neo is freed, he and Trinity take the Logos and make a beeline for the Machine City. The Machines have reached Zion and the battle of a lifetime rages on. However, there is one way to save Zion and put an end to the war, and that is Neo. He must venture into the Matrix and put an end to Smith's evil plans once and for all, and if he succeeds, Zion will live to see another day. It's like the Oracle says, "Everything that has a beginning has an end."
Actors
TrinityCarrie-Anne Moss
Agent SmithHugo Weaving
NeoKeanu Reeves
Also posted in 2003, Action, High IMDB rating, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Comments (6)

Star Trek: Nemesis

IMDB Rating: 6.40
17358 votes

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On their way to Riker's and Troi's honeymoon, the Enterprise is sent near the neutral zone to Romulan space, and picks up a prototypic twin of android Data. Immediately they are further sent to Romulus, where a new praetor, Shinzon, a human cloned from Captain Picard who lives on the slave planet Remus, appears to want peace with the Federation. But then the crew detects a break-in on their computer systems, and Picard is captured by the Remans because Shinzon needs him as his only matching supplier of genetic material. Picard and the Enterprise can escape, only to find themselves battling Shinzon's completely cloaked Warbird, who is after the complete destruction of earth.
Actors
Captain Jean-Luc PicardPatrick Stewart
Commander/Captain William T. RikerJonathan Frakes
Lt. Commander Data/B-4Brent Spiner
Also posted in 2002, Action, Adventure, Drama, High IMDB rating, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Comments (10)

The Scorpion King

IMDB Rating: 5.20
16133 votes

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In an ancient time, predating the pyramids, the evil king Memnon is using the psychic powers of his sorceress Cassandra to fortell his great victories. In a last ditch effort to stop Memnon from taking over the world, the leaders of the remaining free tribes hire the assassin Mathayus to kill the sorceress. But Mathayus ends up getting much more than he bargained for. Now with the help of the trickster Arpid, tribal leader Balthazar and an unexpected ally, it's up to Mathayus to fufill his destiny and become the great Scorpion King.
Actors
Mathayus the Scorpion KingThe Rock
MemnonSteven Brand
BalthazarMichael Clarke Duncan
Also posted in 2002, Action, Adventure, Fantasy | Comments (14)

Men in Black II

IMDB Rating: 5.50
34869 votes

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It has been four years since the alien-seeking agents averted an intergalactic disaster of epic proportions. Kay has since returned to the comforts of civilian life while Jay continues to work for the Men in Black, the highly funded yet unofficial government agency that regulates all things alien on earth. While investigating a seemingly routine crime, Jay uncovers a diabolical plot masterminded by Serleena, an evil Kylothian monster who disguises herself as a sexy lingerie model. It's a race against the clock as Jay must convince Kay—who not only has no memory of his time spent with the agency, but is also the only person alive who has the expertise to save the galaxy—to reunite with the MIB before Earth is destroyed completely.
Actors
Kevin Brown, Agent KayTommy Lee Jones
Agent JayWill Smith
ZedRip Torn
Also posted in 2002, Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi | Comments (17)

The Mummy Returns

IMDB Rating: 6.00
35825 votes

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Another legend. Another monster. Another quest for the world! The Scorpion King. A legendary warrior who sold his soul to Anubis was erased from record in the ancient kingdom. His existence was lost to the sands, preserved only in mythology. But there is truth to the myth. In the desert of Ahm Shere, in a golden pyramid, sleeps the Scorpion King. And he, or whomsoever may kill him, may command the demonic and undefeatable Army of Anubis! Ten years after the cursed high-priest Imhotep was resurrected and defeated by Rick O'Connell and Evelyn and Jonathon Carnahan, he is resurrected once again by a mysterious woman Meela armed with the knowledge of centuries! Together, Imhotep and Meela have one goal: Defeat the Scorpion King and use his army to destroy mankind! Meanwhile, Rick and his wife, Evelyn, are busy raising their son, Alex. On the Egyptian New Year, Evie begins having dreams about ancient Egypt, which lead her straight to the Bracelet of Anubis. Meela's henchmem come for it, but Ardeth Bey appears as well. Ardeth explains the legend, the mythos, and the problem. Now it becomes a race against time to get to Ahm Shere. Will Rick defeat the Scorpion King and send the Army back to the underworld? Or will Imhotep do so and rule the world? Or worse... Is the Scorpion King so powerful that he cannot be defeated, and he himself will raise the Army for global victory?
Actors
Dwayne Johnson
Richard 'Rick' O'ConnellBrendan Fraser
Evelyn Carnahan O'Connell/Princess NefertiriRachel Weisz
Also posted in 2001, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller | Comments (26)
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