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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)

Something’s Gotta Give

IMDB Rating: 6.80
19328 votes

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Harry Langer (Nicholson) is an aged music industry exec with a fondness for younger women like Marin (Peet), his latest trophy girlfriend. Things get a little awkward when Harry suffers a heart attack at the home of Marin's mother Erica (Keaton). Left in the care of Erica and his doctor (Reeves), a love triangle starts to take shape.
Actors
Harry SanbornJack Nicholson
Erica Jane BarryDiane Keaton
Dr. Julian MercerKeanu Reeves
Also posted in 2003, Comedy, Drama, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (1)

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)

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

IMDB Rating: 8.00
121455 votes

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This swash-buckling tale follows the quest of Captain Jack Sparrow, a savvy pirate, and Will Turner, a resourceful blacksmith, as they search for Elizabeth Swann. Elizabeth, the daughter of the governor and the love of Will's life, has been kidnapped by the feared Captain Barbossa. Little do they know, but the fierce and clever Barbossa has been cursed. He, along with his large crew, are under an ancient curse, doomed for eternity to neither live, nor die. That is, unless a blood sacrifice is made. Full of edge-of-the-seat action and swashbuckling adventures, this is a movie you won't want to miss!
Actors
Jack SparrowJohnny Depp
BarbossaGeoffrey Rush
Will TurnerOrlando Bloom
Also posted in 2003, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, High IMDB rating | Comments (13)

Underworld

IMDB Rating: 6.50
32514 votes

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A war has been raging between the Vampires and Lycan for centuries, Selene (Beckinsale) is a death dealer, assigned to hunt down and eradicate the last of the Lycan. When she comes across Michael Corvin(Speedman)who holds the key to end the war she must decide where her alligances will lie.
Actors
SeleneKate Beckinsale
Michael CorvinScott Speedman
LucianMichael Sheen
Also posted in 2003, Action, Fantasy, High IMDB rating, Horror, Romance, Thriller | Comments (0)

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

IMDB Rating: 6.70
30769 votes

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Toula Portokalos is 30, Greek, and works in her family's restaurant, Dancing Zorba's, in Chicago. All her father Gus wants is for her to get married to a nice Greek boy. But Toula is looking for more in life. Her mother convinces Gus to let her take some computer classes at college (making him think it's his idea). With those classes under her belt, she then takes over her aunt's travel agency (again making her father think it's his idea). She meets Ian Miller, a high school English teacher, WASP, and dreamboat she had made a fool of herself over at the restaurant; they date secretly for a while before her family finds out. Her father is livid over her dating a non-Greek. He has to learn to accept Ian; Ian has to learn to accept Toula's huge family, and Toula has to learn to accept herself.
Actors
Toula PortokalosNia Vardalos
Gus PortokalosMichael Constantine
Ian MillerJohn Corbett
Also posted in 2002, Comedy, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (8)

The Hard Word

IMDB Rating: 6.00
1255 votes

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Three fraternal bank robbers languishing in jail, discover a profitable (if not dodgy) way to spend their time. Crime can most certainly pay, if you "know wot I mean?" However when sex and greed rear-up between the good crims and the bad cops, the consequences are both bizarre and fatal.
Actors
DaleGuy Pearce
CarolRachel Griffiths
FrankRobert Taylor
Also posted in 2002, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Comments (0)

Whale Rider

IMDB Rating: 7.90
12227 votes

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On the east coast of New Zealand, the Whangara people believe their presence there dates back a thousand years or more to a single ancestor, Paikea, who escaped death when his canoe capsized by riding to shore on the back of a whale. From then on, Whangara chiefs, always the first-born, always male, have been considered Paikea's direct descendants. Pai, an 11-year-old girl in a patriarchal New Zealand tribe, believes she is destined to be the new chief. But her grandfather Koro is bound by tradition to pick a male leader. Pai loves Koro more than anyone in the world, but she must fight him and a thousand years of tradition to fulfill her destiny.
Actors
PaikeaKeisha Castle-Hughes
KoroRawiri Paratene
Nanny FlowersVicky Haughton
Also posted in 2002, Drama, Family, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Punch-Drunk Love

IMDB Rating: 7.40
27906 votes

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Barry Egan (Adam Sandler) is a small business owner with seven sisters whose abuse has kept him alone and unable to fall in love. When a harmonium and a mysterious woman (Emily Watson) enter his life, his romantic journey begins.
Actors
Barry EganAdam Sandler
Lena LeonardEmily Watson
Lena LeonardEmily Watson
Also posted in 2002, Comedy, Drama, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (0)

Bend It Like Beckham

IMDB Rating: 7.10
23420 votes

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A comedy about bending the rules to reach your goal, Bend It Like Beckham explores the world of women's football, from kick-abouts in the park to freekicks in the Final. Set in Hounslow, West London and Hamburg, the film follows two 18 year olds with their hearts set on a future in professional soccer. Heart-stopping talent doesn't seem to be enough when your parents want you to hang up your football boots, find a nice boyfriend and learn to cook the perfect chapatti.
Actors
Jesminder 'Jess' BhamraParminder Nagra
Juliette 'Jules' PaxtonKeira Knightley
JoeJonathan Rhys-Meyers
Also posted in 2002, Comedy, Drama, High IMDB rating, Romance, Sport | Comments (0)