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The Interpreter

IMDB Rating: 6.50
21893 votes

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Escalating events begin when U.N. interpreter Silvia Broome alleges that she has overheard a death threat against an African head of state, spoken in a rare dialect few people other than Silvia can understand. With the words "The Teacher will never leave this room alive," in an instant, Silvia's life is turned upside down as she becomes a hunted target of the killers. Placed under the protection of federal agent Tobin Keller, Silvia's world only grows more nightmarish. As Keller digs deeper into his eyewitnesses' past and her secretive world of global connections, the more suspicious he becomes that she herself might be involved in the conspiracy. With every step of the way, he finds more reasons to mistrust her. Is Sylvia a victim? A suspect? Or something else entirely? And can Tobin, coping with his own personal heartache, keep her safe? Though they must depend on one another, Silvia and Tobin couldn't be more different. Silvia's strengths are words, diplomacy and the subtleties of meaning, while Tobin is all about instinct, action and reading into the most primal human behaviors. Now, as the danger of a major assassination on U.S. soil grows and Silvia's life hangs in the balance, Silvia and Tobin play out a gripping dance of evasion and revelation that keeps them both guessing as they race to stop a terrifying international crisis before it's too late.
Actors
Silvia BroomeNicole Kidman
Tobin KellerSean Penn
Dot WoodsCatherine Keener
Also posted in 2005, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (3)

Kingdom of Heaven

IMDB Rating: 6.90
23180 votes

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It is the time of the Crusades during the Middle Ages - the world shaping 200-year collision between Europe and the East. A blacksmith named Balian has lost his family and nearly his faith. The religious wars raging in the far-off Holy Land seem remote to him, yet he is pulled into that immense drama. Amid the pageantry and intrigues of medieval Jerusalem he falls in love, grows into a leader, and ultimately uses all his courage and skill to defend the city against staggering odds. Destiny comes seeking Balian in the form of a great knight, Godfrey of Ibelin, a Crusader briefly home to France from fighting in the East. Revealing himself as Balian's father, Godfrey shows him the true meaning of knighthood and takes him on a journey across continents to the fabled Holy City. In Jerusalem at that moment--between the Second and Third Crusades--a fragile peace prevails, through the efforts of its enlightened Christian king, Baldwin IV, aided by his advisor Tiberias, and the military restraint of the legendary Muslim leader Saladin. But Baldwin's days are numbered, and strains of fanaticism, greed, and jealousy among the Crusaders threaten to shatter the truce. King Baldwin's vision of peace--a kingdom of heaven--is shared by a handful of knights, including Godfrey of Ibelin, who swear to uphold it with their lives and honor. As Godfrey passes his sword to his son, he also passes on that sacred oath: to protect the helpless, safeguard the peace, and work toward harmony between religions and cultures, so that a kingdom of heaven can flourish on earth. Balian takes the sword and steps into history.
Actors
GravediggerMartin Hancock
SibyllaEva Green
ReynaldBrendan Gleeson
Also posted in 2005, Action, Drama, High IMDB rating, History, War | Comments (0)

A Home at the End of the World

IMDB Rating: 6.70
4157 votes

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Two childhood friends face their past relationships, including their own, alongside a new friend in the 1980's in New York City. Their friendship becomes a love triangle as they struggle with a father's death and an unexpected pregnancy. Together, the shall face each other as they realize that everything they have may not be what they expected.
Actors
Bobby MorrowAndrew Chalmers
Carlton MorrowRyan Donowho
EmilyAsia Vieira
Also posted in 2004, Drama, High IMDB rating, Music, Romance | Comments (0)

Shark Tale

IMDB Rating: 5.90
18021 votes

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The sea underworld is shaken up when the son of the shark mob boss is found dead and a young fish named Oscar is found at the scene. Being a bottom feeder, Oscar takes advantage of the situation and makes himself look like he killed the finned mobster. Oscar soon comes to realize that his claim may have serious consequences.
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OscarWill Smith
Don LinoRobert De Niro
AngieRenée Zellweger
Also posted in 2004, Animation, Comedy, Family | Comments (1)

Raise Your Voice

IMDB Rating: 5.00
4270 votes

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Hilary Duff stars in Raise Your Voice as a young woman from a small town who spends the summer in a performing arts school in Los Angeles. She encounters big city circumstances and romance that challenge her small town upbringing. Sean McNamara directs.
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Terri FletcherHilary Duff
Jay CorganOliver James
Simon FletcherDavid Keith
Also posted in 2004, Drama, Music, Romance | Comments (0)

Ladder 49

IMDB Rating: 6.50
13068 votes

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Under the watchful eye of his mentor Captain Mike Kennedy (Travolta), probationary firefighter Jack Morrison (Phoenix) matures into a seasoned veteran at a Baltimore fire station. Jack has reached a crossroads, however, as the sacrifices he's made have put him in harm's way innumerable times and significantly impacted his relationship with his wife and kids. Responding to the worst blaze in his career, he becomes trapped inside a 20-story building. And as he reflects on his life, now Assistant Chief Kennedy frantically coordinates the effort to save him.
Actors
Keith PerezJay Hernandez
Jack MorrisonJoaquin Phoenix
Captain Mike KennedyJohn Travolta
Also posted in 2004, Action, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (1)

Brother Bear

IMDB Rating: 6.50
6812 votes

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Long ago, as the Earth was emerging from the Ice Age, there were three brothers. After a bear takes the life of the oldest brother, impulsive youngest brother Kenai kills the bear in revenge, only to be transformed into a bear himself. Denahi, the middle brother, comes upon this bear and, thinking it killed Kenai, vows revenge. Now brother hunts brother and Kenai's only hope for survival is to befriend his own worst enemy, a grizzly cub named Koda. Koda main goal is to show Kenai the real meaning of brotherhood.
Actors
KenaiJoaquin Phoenix
KodaJeremy Suarez
DenahiJason Raize
Also posted in 2003, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

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)

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 Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

IMDB Rating: 8.70
187081 votes

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Sauron's forces increase. His allies grow. The Ringwraiths return in an even more frightening form. Saruman's army of Uruk Hai is ready to launch an assault against Aragorn and the people of Rohan. Yet, the Fellowship is broken and Boromir is dead. For the little hope that is left, Frodo and Sam march on into Mordor, unprotected. A number of new allies join with Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas, Pippin and Merry. And they must defend Rohan and attack Isengard. Yet, while all this is going on, Sauron's troops mass toward the City of Gondor, for the War of the Ring is about to begin.
Actors
Frodo BagginsElijah Wood
Gandalf the Grey/Gandalf the WhiteIan McKellen
ArwenLiv Tyler
Also posted in 2002, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, High IMDB rating | Comments (25)
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