4 | 163 min. | Action, Drama, Adventure
Director
Ridley Scott
Cast
Alun Raglan, Connie Nielsen, David Bailie, David Hemmings, David Schofield, Derek Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou, Giannina Facio, Giorgio Cantarini, Joaquin Phoenix, John Shrapnel, Oliver Reed, Omid Djalili, Ralf Möller, Richard Harris, Russell Crowe, Spencer Treat Clark, Sven-Ole Thorsen, Tomas Arana, Tommy Flanagan
Plot
Gladiator is an epic film of love, death and betrayal set in the Roman Empire. General Maximus' success in battle earns the favour of an elderly Emperor at the expense of the Emperor's son. In a fit of jealous rage the son slays his father before turning his anger towards Maximus. Now reduced to a slave, his family dead, Maximus must fight as a gladiator to gain his freedom, and his revenge.
5 | 118 min. | Adventure, Action, Thriller
Director
John Woo
Cast
Anthony Hopkins, Brendan Gleeson, Christian Manon, Cristina Brogeras, Dominic Purcell, Dougray Scott, John Polson, Kee Chan, Kim Fleming, Mathew Wilkinson, Nicholas Bell, Rade Šerbedžija, Richard Roxburgh, Thandie Newton, Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, William Mapother
Plot
With computer genius Luther Stickell at his side and a beautiful thief on his mind, agent Ethan Hunt races across Australia and Spain to stop a former IMF agent from unleashing a genetically engineered biological weapon called Chimera. This mission, should Hunt choose to accept it, plunges him into the center of an international crisis of terrifying magnitude.
4 | 122 min. | Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Director
William Friedkin
Cast
Amidou, Anne Archer, Ben Kingsley, Blair Underwood, Bruce Greenwood, Dale Dye, Guy Pearce, Philip Baker Hall, Samuel L. Jackson, Tommy Lee Jones
Plot
Part war movie, part courtroom thriller, this gripping drama finds a war hero put on trial for a rescue mission gone terribly wrong with only his doubtful friend and fellow marine to represent him.
Director
Guy Ritchie
Cast
Adam Fogerty, Ade, Alan Ford, Andy Beckwith, Benicio del Toro, Brad Pitt, Dennis Farina, Ewen Bremner, Guy Ritchie, Jason Flemyng, Jason Statham, Lennie James, Mike Reid, Rade Šerbedžija, Robbie Gee, Stephen Graham, Vinnie Jones, William Beck
Plot
The second film from British director Guy Ritchie. Snatch tells an obscure story similar to his first fast-paced crazy character-colliding filled film “Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels.” There are two overlapping stories here – one is the search for a stolen diamond, and the other about a boxing promoter who’s having trouble with a psychotic gangster.
4 | 84 min. | Action, Comedy, Crime
Director
Gérard Krawczyk
Cast
Bernard Farcy, Édouard Montoute, Emma Wiklund, Frédéric Diefenthal, Frédérique Tirmont, Haruhiko Hirata, Jean-Christophe Bouvet, Kentaro, Ko Suzuki, Marc Faure, Marion Cotillard, Samy Naceri, Tsuyu Shimizu, Yoshi Oïda
Plot
The Japanese ambassaor is visiting Marseilles to view the city police's anti-gang tactics. During the visit he is kidnapped by a group working for the Japanese yakuza. Young officer Emilien is determined to rescue the ambassador and officer Petra (his girlfriend), who was also kidnapped, and restore the honor of his department. Once again, speed demon taxi-driver Daniel is called to save the day.
4 | 158 min. | Drama, History, War, Action
Director
Roland Emmerich
Cast
Adam Baldwin, Bryan Chafin, Chris Cooper, Donal Logue, Gregory Smith, Heath Ledger, Jason Isaacs, Jay Arlen Jones, Joely Richardson, Joey D. Vieira, Leon Rippy, Lisa Brenner, Logan Lerman, Mel Gibson, Peter Woodward, Skye McCole Bartusiak, Tchéky Karyo, Tom Wilkinson, Trevor Morgan
Plot
After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, America, against the British, Benjamin reluctantly returns to his old life to protect his son.
4 | 110 min. | Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Director
Jonathan Mostow
Cast
Bill Paxton, David Keith, Harvey Keitel, Jack Noseworthy, Jake Weber, Jon Bon Jovi, Matthew McConaughey, Terrence 'T.C.' Carson, Thomas Kretschmann, Tom Guiry, Will Estes
Plot
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..
4 | 100 min. | Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
Director
Bryan Singer
Cast
Alex Burton, Anna Paquin, Bruce Davison, Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, James Marsden, Kenneth McGregor, Matthew Sharp, Patrick Stewart, Ray Park, Rebecca Romijn, Rhona Shekter, Shawn Ashmore, Shawn Roberts, Stan Lee, Sumela Kay, Tyler Mane
Plot
Two mutants, Rogue and Wolverine, come to a private academy for their kind whose resident superhero team, the X-Men, must oppose a terrorist organization with similar powers.