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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

IMDB Rating: 7.20
30608 votes

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Steve Zissou, sea-film auteur a la Jacques Cousteau, has reason to be melancholy: his partner has been eaten, perhaps by a mythic jaguar shark, his wife may be taking up with her ex-husband, a young man appears claiming Steve is his father (Steve hates fathers), his most recent films have tanked, he's having trouble raising money for his venture to revenge his partner, and he's attracted to a pregnant reporter who prefers the pretender. At sea, in pursuit of the shark, will he escape pirates and mutiny, forge the bonds of fatherhood, place his arm around his wife, find the monster of the deep, re-establish box office hegemony, and discover a reason to smile?
Actors
Steve ZissouBill Murray
Ned PlimptonOwen Wilson
Jane Winslett-RichardsonCate Blanchett
Also posted in 2004, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (1)

The In-Laws

IMDB Rating: 5.60
4717 votes

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When prospective fathers-in-law Steve Tobias and Jerry Peyser meet for the first time to celebrate their children's upcoming marriage, the cake hits the fan. Dr. Jerome Peyser is a mild-mannered podiatrist with a well-organized daily routine designed to eliminate all possible sources of stress. Meanwhile, daredevil CIA operative Steve Tobias moves through life like a heat-seeking missile. His average day consists of dodging bullets, stealing private jets and negotiating with international arms smugglers. Now he's giving potential father-of-the-bride Jerry a serious case of pre-nuptial jitters. Steve's dramatic entrances and exits, his cryptic references to a Russian runaway named Olga and his fight with a gunman in a restaurant washroom causes Jerry to see a vision of his daughter's perfectly planned wedding blowing up in his face. As far as Jerry's concerned, letting Steve into his family takes til death do us part way too literally. Before he can say the wedding is off, Jerry suddenly finds himself embroiled in the chaos that follows in Steve's wake as he is dragged kicking and screaming into a series of perilous adventures that take the mismatched in-laws-to-be halfway around the world.
Actors
Steve TobiasMichael Douglas
Cherkasov's BodyguardMichael Bodnar
CherkasovVladimir Radian
Also posted in 2003, Action, Comedy | Comments (1)

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

IMDB Rating: 5.40
26395 votes

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Renowned adventurer Allan Quatermain (Connery) leads a team of extraordinary figures with legendary powers to battle the technological terror of a madman known as "The Fantom." This "League" comprises seafarer/inventor Captain Nemo (Shah), vampiress Mina Harker (Wilson), an invisible man named Rodney Skinner (Curran), American secret service agent Tom Sawyer (West), the ageless and invincible Dorian Gray (Townsend), and the dangerous split personality of Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde (Flemyng).
Actors
Allan QuatermainSean Connery
Captain NemoNaseeruddin Shah
Mina HarkerPeta Wilson
Also posted in 2003, Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | Comments (4)

K-19: The Widowmaker

IMDB Rating: 6.50
12836 votes

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The story of USSR's first nuclear ballistic submarine, which suffered a malfunction in its nuclear reactor on its maiden voyage in the North Atlantic in 1961. The submarine's crew, led by the unyielding Captain Alexi Vostrikov, races against time to prevent a Chernobyl-like nuclear disaster which threatens not only the lives of his crew, but has the potential to ignite a world war between the super powers.
Actors
Alexei VostrikovHarrison Ford
DmitriSam Spruell
KuryshevPeter Stebbings
Also posted in 2002, Drama, High IMDB rating, History, Thriller | Comments (9)

xXx

IMDB Rating: 5.40
29104 votes

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Vin Diesel plays Xander Cage. He's your standard adrenaline junkie with no fear and a lousy attitude. When the US Government "recruits" him to go on a mission, he's not exactly thrilled. His mission: to gather information on an organization that may just be planning the destruction of the world, led by the nihilistic Yorgi.
Actors
Vin Diesel
Samuel L. Jackson
Michael Roof
Also posted in 2002, Action, Adventure, Thriller | Comments (15)

U-571

IMDB Rating: 6.40
21464 votes

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In the midst of World War II, the battle below the seas rages. The Nazi's have the upper edge as the Allies are unable to crack their war codes. That is, until a wrecked U-boat sends out an SOS signal, and the Allies realise this is their chance to seize the 'enigma coding machine'. But masquerading as Nazi's and taking over the U-boat is the smallest of their problems. The action really begins when they get stranded on the U-boat.
Actors
Lt. Andrew Tyler, Executive OfficerMatthew McConaughey
Lt. Cmdr. Mike DahlgrenBill Paxton
CPO Henry KloughHarvey Keitel
Also posted in 2000, Action, Drama, High IMDB rating, War | Comments (25)

Men of Honor

IMDB Rating: 6.60
15619 votes

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The story ultimately revolves around two "men of honor"; their relationship, their individual and joint failures and triumphs. Carl Brashear is determined to be the first African American Navy Diver in a time where racism is strife. Leslie Sunday is his embittered trainer, determined to see him fail. Fate, challenges and circumstances eventually draw these two men together in a tale of turbulance and ultimately triumph.
Actors
Master Chief/Senior Chief/Chief Leslie W. 'Billy' SundayRobert De Niro
BM2/Chief/Senior Chief Carl BrashearCuba Gooding Jr.
Gwen SundayCharlize Theron
Also posted in 2000, Biography, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (11)

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

IMDB Rating: 6.50
52742 votes

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Dr. Evil uses a device he calls a "Time Machine" to travel back to 1969 and remove Austin Powers' mojo. The sexually wounded swinger must travel back in time and, with the help of agent Felicity Shagwell, recover his vitality. Meanwhile, Dr. Evil's personal life runs amok as he discovers love, continues to shun his son and develops a close relationship with himself. Well, actually, a clone 1/8 his size whom he dubs "Mini-Me". The always time-baffled Dr. Evil begins his plan to put a gigantic cannon on the moon, thus turning it into a device called either "The Death Star" or "Alan Parson's Project," depending on which name is available.
Actors
Austin Powers/Dr. Evil/Fat BastardMike Myers
Felicity ShagwellHeather Graham
Basil ExpositionMichael York
Also posted in 1999, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

The Iron Giant

IMDB Rating: 7.80
22088 votes

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"Iron Giant" is based upon the 1968 story,'Iron Man,' by the British poet laureate Ted Hughes. The film is about a giant metal machine that drops from the sky and frightens a small town in Maine in 1958, only to find a friend named, Hogarth, that ultimately finds its humanity and saving the towns people of their fears and prejudices.
Actors
Annie HughesJennifer Aniston
Dean McCoppinHarry Connick Jr.
The Iron GiantVin Diesel
Also posted in 1999, Animation, Drama, Family, High IMDB rating, Sci-Fi | Comments (0)

Godzilla

IMDB Rating: 4.40
25779 votes

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Following the French atomic bomb tests in the South Pacific, an unknown creature is spotted passing eastward through the Panama Canal. Scientist Niko Tatopolous is called in to investigate the matter, and he quickly arrives at the conclusion that a giant, irradiated lizard has been created by the explosions. Godzilla then makes its way north, landing at Manhattan to begin wreaking havoc in the big city. Even with the combined forces of the U.S. military to fight the monster, will it be enough to save the people of New York?
Actors
Dr. Niko TatopoulosMatthew Broderick
Philippe RoachéJean Reno
Audrey TimmondsMaria Pitillo
Also posted in 1998, Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Comments (0)
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