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Sin City

IMDB Rating: 8.40
118245 votes

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"Sin City" is Four stories inter-weaved telling tales of corruption in Basin City. The First Story (The Customer is always right)is short, and is based on the depression of women that they need to pay a man to feel loved when they commit suicide. The Next Story is Part 1 of "That Yellow Bastard" starring Bruce Willis as a cop who needs to save a young girl from being raped. The Third Story (The Hard Goodbye) features Mickey Rourke and his revenge on a heartless killer who murdered his one-night stand. The fourth story (The Big, Fat Kill) stars Clive Owen as a man who must dispatch of a cop's body, but it will be a tough ride to do it. Following that are two conclusions to Sin City, the ending of "That Yellow Bastard" which is set 8 years later, and a short story that ends Sin City.
Actors
NancyJessica Alba
MihoDevon Aoki
BeckyAlexis Bledel
Also posted in 2005, Action, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (3)

The Passion of the Christ

IMDB Rating: 7.20
54134 votes

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The Passion of The Christ focusses on the last twelve hours of Jesus of Nazareth's life. The film begins in the Garden of Gethsemane where Jesus has gone to pray after sitting the Last Supper. Jesus must resist the temptations of Satan. Betrayed by Judas Iscariot, Jesus is then arrested and taken within the city walls of Jerusalem where leaders of the Pharisees confront him with accusations of blasphemy and his trial results in a condemnation to death.
Actors
Rosalinda Celentano
Sergio Rubini
JesusJames Caviezel
Also posted in 2004, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (7)

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

IMDB Rating: 7.50
35194 votes

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During the Napoleonic Wars, a British frigate, HMS Surprise, and a much larger French warship, the Acheron, with greater fire power, stalk each other off of the coast of South America. Russell Crowe brings great intensity to the role of Captain Jack Aubrey. Lucky Jack, as he is referred to by his crew, is well regarded by his men, who trust him implicitly, even after the first devastating battle and an apparent personal vendetta against the French captain. While the naval battle sequences are quite fantastic, the film is successful because director Weir chose to build the story to get to know the men who are locked aboard the tight quarters of a small ship and how they interact everyday. The officers and the mates are well-known by the time the final battle comes. Paul Bettany offers a strong performance as the surgeon and naturalist who balances the violence of his chosen life with the quiet demeanor of the scientist. He is the captain's friend and confidant, the two frequently playing violin and cello duets together. The horrors of the injuries from the war are frequently implied, but vividly depicted in the reactions of the characters.
Actors
Capt. Jack AubreyRussell Crowe
Dr. Stephen Maturin, SurgeonPaul Bettany
1st Lt. Tom PullingsJames D'Arcy
Also posted in 2003, Action, Adventure, Drama, High IMDB rating, History, War | Comments (3)

The Count of Monte Cristo

IMDB Rating: 7.40
22633 votes

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'The Count of Monte Cristo' is a remake of the Alexander Dumas tale by the same name. Dantes, a sailor who is falsely accused of treason by his best friend Fernand, who wants Dantes' girlfriend Mercedes for himself. Dantes is imprisoned on the island prison of Chateau d'If for 13 years, where he plots revenge against those who betrayed him. With the help of another prisoner, he escapes the island and proceeds to transform himself into the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo as part of his plan to exact revenge.
Actors
Edmond Dantes/Count of Monte CristoJames Caviezel
Fernand Mondego, Count of MorcerfGuy Pearce
Abbé Faria, Edmond's d'If MentorRichard Harris
Also posted in 2002, Action, Adventure, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (15)

The Pianist

IMDB Rating: 8.50
39269 votes

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The true story of Wladyslaw Szpilman who, in the 1930s, was known as the most accomplished piano player in all of Poland, if not Europe. At the outbreak of the Second World War, however, Szpilman becomes subject to the anti-Jewish laws imposed by the conquering Germans. By the start of the 1940s, Szpilman has seen his world go from piano concert halls to the Jewish Ghetto of Warsaw and then must suffer the tragedy of his family deported to a death camp, while Szpilman is conscripted into a forced German Labor Compound. At last deciding to escape, Szpilman goes into hiding as a Jewish refugee where he is witness to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in 1943 and the Warsaw City Revolt in August/October 1944.
Actors
Wladyslaw SzpilmanAdrien Brody
Captain Wilm Hosenfeld
FatherFrank Finlay
Also posted in 2002, Biography, Drama, High IMDB rating, Music, War | Comments (0)

The Affair of the Necklace

IMDB Rating: 6.00
1482 votes

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Paris, 1786: a woman in court. The Crown murdered her father for his views about the poor, now Jeanne wants her home and good name back. She believes all can be set right if she can talk to the Queen, whose House Minister rebuffs her. With the help of a courtside gigolo, she learns to use what others desire to get what she wants. She needs a patron: with forged letters, she convinces Cardinal de Rohan she is the Queen's confidante and can help him regain royal favor. Jeanne conspires to have the Cardinal purchase a fabulous diamond necklace for the Queen. He delivers it to Jeanne for Marie Antoinette. If the scheme breaks down, what then? Might this affair spark revolution?
Actors
Minister BreteuilBrian Cox
Jeanne St. Remy de ValoisHilary Swank
Cardinal Louis de RohanJonathan Pryce
Also posted in 2001, Drama | Comments (0)

Starship Troopers

IMDB Rating: 6.70
36816 votes

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Set on the future earth, Johnny rico is a young student dating a girl named Carmen. When Carmen decides to join the military in order to become a class citizen (citizenship is only achieved through serving your country), Johnny follows and joins as well. He soon realizes that he joined for the wrong reasons but just as he is about to quit, an asteroid that originated from the orbit of planet "klendathu" hits Buenos Aires (his home town) and kills his family. Johnny and his fellow troopers set out to destroy the planet's inhabitants: a type of deadly and very large scaled space bugs. Through a seemingly ordinary action flick, director paul verhoeven creates a subtle anti-war theme, that shows us a fascist and military world far more frightening than WW2's Germany, Italy or Russia, the kind of world that is actually functioning.
Actors
Johnny RicoCasper Van Dien
Dizzy FloresDina Meyer
Carmen IbanezDenise Richards
Also posted in 1997, Action, Adventure, High IMDB rating, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Comments (0)