Archive for the ‘Action’ Category
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Comedy, Crime, Family
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 91 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Safety never takes a holiday.
Cast: Kevin James … Paul Blart
Keir O'Donnell … Veck Sims
Jayma Mays … Amy
Raini Rodriguez … Maya Blart
Shirley Knight … Mom
Stephen Rannazzisi … Stuart
Peter Gerety … Chief Brooks
Bobby Cannavale … Commander Kent
Adam Ferrara … Sergeant Howard
Jamal Mixon … Leon
Adhir Kalyan … Pahud
Erick Avari … Vijay
Gary Valentine … Karaoke Singer
Allen Covert … Jerky Security Guy
Mike Vallely … Rudolph
Plot: When a shopping mall is overtaken by a gang of organized crooks, it’s up to the a mild-mannered security guard to save the day.
Awards: 1 nomination
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Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 137 min
Languages: English | German | Russian
Director:
Tagline: Freedom begins with an act of defiance!
Cast: Daniel Craig … Tuvia Bielski
Liev Schreiber … Zus Bielski
Jamie Bell … Asael Bielski
Alexa Davalos … Lilka Ticktin
Allan Corduner … Shamon Haretz
Mark Feuerstein … Isaac Malbin
Tomas Arana … Ben Zion Gulkowitz
Jodhi May … Tamara Skidelsky
Kate Fahy … Riva Reich
Iddo Goldberg … Yitzchak Shulman
Iben Hjejle … Bella
Martin Hancock … Peretz Shorshaty
Ravil Isyanov … Viktor Panchenko
Jacek Koman … Konstanty 'Koscik' Kozlowski
George MacKay … Aron Bielski
Plot: Jewish brothers in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe escape into the Belarussian forests, where they join Russian resistance fighters and endeavor to build a village in order to protect themselves and about 1,000 Jewish non-combatants.
Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 2 nominations
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Thursday, December 25th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 103 min
Languages: English | French
Director:
Tagline: Down these mean streets a man must come. A hero born, murdered, and born again.
Cast: Jaime King … Lorelei Rox
Gabriel Macht … The Spirit / Denny Colt
Dan Gerrity … Det. Sussman
Arthur the Cat … Himself
Kimberly Cox … Damsel in Distress
Brian Lucero … Thug #1
David Brian Martin … Thug #2 (as David B. Martin)
Larry Reinhardt-Meyer … Officer MacReady
Frank Miller … Liebowitz
Eva Mendes … Sand Saref
Eric Balfour … Mahmoud
Samuel L. Jackson … The Octopus
Louis Lombardi … Pathos / Ethos / Logos
Scarlett Johansson … Silken Floss
Sarah Paulson … Ellen Dolan
Plot: Rookie cop Denny Colt returns from the beyond as The Spirit, a hero whose mission is to fight against the bad forces in Central City.
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Thursday, December 4th, 2008
All Genres:
Action
Release Year: 2008
Country: Thailand
Runtime: 98 min | Germany:110 min (European Film Market)
Languages: Thai
Director: Tony Jaa
Panna Rittikrai
Tagline: Warrior. Conqueror. Legend.
Cast: Tony Jaa … Tien
Sorapong Chatree … Chernang
Sarunyu Wongkrachang … Rajasena Lord
Nirut Sirichanya … Master Bua (as Nirut Sirijanya)
Dan Chupong … Crow Ghost (as Dance Chupong)
Santisuk Promsiri … Nobleman Siha Decho
Primorata Dejudom … Pim rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Natdanai Kongthong … Young Tien
Patthama Panthong … Lady Plai
Petchtai Wongkamlao … Mhen
Plot: A young Thai boxer learns the skills and inner meaning of martial arts.
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Thursday, December 4th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | Canada | Germany
Runtime: 103 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Vengeance has a name.
Cast: Ray Stevenson … Frank Castle
Dominic West … Billy / Jigsaw
Doug Hutchison … Loony Bin Jim
Colin Salmon … Paul Budiansky
Wayne Knight … Micro
Dash Mihok … Martin Soap
Julie Benz … Angela
Stephanie Janusauskas … Grace
Mark Camacho … Pittsy
Romano Orzari … Nicky
Keram Malicki-Sánchez … Ink
Larry Day … Agent Miller
Ron Lea … Captain Ross
Tony Calabretta … Saffiotti
T.J. Storm … Maginty
Plot: After hunting down and killing hundreds of violent criminals, Frank Castle, aka The Punisher, faces his most deadly foe yet: Jigsaw.
Awards: 1 nomination
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Wednesday, November 26th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: France | UK
Runtime: 104 min
Languages: English | French | Ukrainian | Russian | Hungarian
Director:
Tagline: This time, the rules are the same. Except one.
Cast: Jason Statham … Frank Martin
Natalya Rudakova … Valentina
François Berléand … Inspector Tarconi
Robert Knepper … Johnson
Jeroen Krabbé … Leonid Vasilev
Alex Kobold … Leonid's Aide
David Atrakchi … Malcom Manville
Yann Sundberg … Flag
Eriq Ebouaney … Ice
David Kammenos … Driver Market
Silvio Simac … Mighty Joe
Oscar Relier … Thug / Driver
Timo Dierkes … Otto
Igor Koumpan … Cop Ukraine
Paul Barrett … Captain
Plot: Frank Martin puts the driving gloves on to deliver Valentina, the kidnapped daughter of a Ukranian government official, from Marseilles to Odessa on the Black Sea. En route, he has to contend with thugs who want to intercept Valentina’s safe delivery and not let his personal feelings get in the way of his dangerous objective.
Awards: 1 nomination
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Thursday, November 13th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 95 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Yesterday she was a witness. Today she's a target.
Cast: Mickey Rourke … Blackbird
Brandon McGibbon … Blackbird's Kid Brother
Peter Kelly Gaudreault … Blackbird's Brother
Michelle Arvizu … Nurse
Richard Zeppieri … Son-in-Law / Mafia Boss
Alexis Butler … Girl in Hotel Room
Hal Holbrook … Papa
Diane Lane … Carmen
Robert Gow … Prospective Buyer
Catherine Hayos … Prospective Buyer
Thomas Jane … Wayne
Craig Blair … Construction Site Foreman
Joseph Gordon-Levitt … Richie
Lynne Deragon … Mrs. Palino
Rosario Dawson … Donna
Plot: Beautiful Carmen Colson and her ironworker husband Wayne are placed in the Federal Witness Protection program after witnessing an “incident”. Thinking they are at last safe, they are targeted by an experienced hit man and a psychopathic young upstart killer. The ensuing struggle will test Carmen to the limit. add synopsis
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Thursday, October 30th, 2008
All Genres:
Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 89 min
Languages: English | Italian
Director: Eric Darnell
Tom McGrath
Tagline: Still together. Still lost!
Writers: Etan Cohen (written by) Eric Darnell (written by)
Cast: Ben Stiller … Alex (voice)
Chris Rock … Marty / Additional Zebras (voice)
David Schwimmer … Melman (voice)
Jada Pinkett Smith … Gloria (voice)
Sacha Baron Cohen … Julien (voice)
Cedric the Entertainer … Maurice (voice)
Andy Richter … Mort (voice)
Bernie Mac … Zuba (voice)
Alec Baldwin … Makunga (voice)
Sherri Shepherd … Mom (voice)
Will i Am … Moto Moto (voice) (as Will.I.Am)
Elisa Gabrielli … Nana (voice)
Tom McGrath … Skipper / Lemur #1 (voice)
Chris Miller … Kowalski (voice)
Christopher Knights … Private (voice)
Plot: The sequel to 2005’s “Madagascar”, in which New York Zoo animals, Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe and Gloria the Hippo…
Awards: 1 win & 7 nominations
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Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: UK | USA
Runtime: 106 min
Languages: English | Italian | French | Spanish | Swiss German | German
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Daniel Craig … James Bond
Olga Kurylenko … Camille Montes
Mathieu Amalric … Dominic Greene
Judi Dench … M
Giancarlo Giannini … René Mathis
Gemma Arterton … Strawberry Fields
Jeffrey Wright … Felix Leiter
David Harbour … Gregg Beam
Jesper Christensen … Mr. White
Anatole Taubman … Elvis
Rory Kinnear … Bill Tanner
Tim Pigott-Smith … Foreign Secretary
Joaquín Cosio … General Medrano
Fernando Guillén Cuervo … Colonel of Police
Jesús Ochoa … Lieutenant Orso
Plot: Seeking revenge for the death of his love, secret agent James Bond sets out to stop an environmentalist from taking control of a country’s valuable resource.
Awards: Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 4 wins & 20 nominations
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Monday, October 13th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: Canada | USA
Runtime: 100 min | 103 min (unrated version)
Languages: English | Russian | Spanish
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Mark Wahlberg … Max Payne
Mila Kunis … Mona Sax
Beau Bridges … BB Hensley
Ludacris … Lt. Jim Bravura (as Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges)
Chris O'Donnell … Jason Colvin
Donal Logue … Det. Alex Balder
Amaury Nolasco … Jack Lupino
Kate Burton … Nicole Horne
Olga Kurylenko … Natasha Sax
Rothaford Gray … Joe Salle
Joel Gordon … Owen Green
Jamie Hector … Lincoln DeNeuf
Andrew Friedman … Trevor Duncan
Marianthi Evans … Michelle Payne
Nelly Furtado … Christa Balder
Plot: Coming together to solve a series of murders in New York City are a police detective whose family was slain as part of a conspiracy and an assassin out to avenge her sister’s death. The duo will be hunted by the police, the mob, and a ruthless corporation.
Awards: 2 nominations
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Sunday, October 5th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 128 min
Languages: English | Arabic
Director:
Tagline: Trust no one. Deceive everyone.
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio … Roger Ferris
Russell Crowe … Ed Hoffman
Mark Strong … Hani
Golshifteh Farahani … Aisha
Oscar Isaac … Bassam
Ali Suliman … Omar Sadiki
Alon Aboutboul … Al-Saleem
Vince Colosimo … Skip
Simon McBurney … Garland
Mehdi Nebbou … Nizar
Michael Gaston … Holiday
Kais Nashif … Mustafa Karami
Jamil Khoury … Marwan (as Jameel Khoury)
Lubna Azabal … Aisha's Sister Cala
Ghali Benlafkih … Aisha's Nephew Rowley
Plot: Roger Ferris uncovers a lead on a major terrorist leader suspected to be operating out of Jordan.
Awards: 2 nominations
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Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Biography, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: UK
Runtime: 92 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The Man. The Myth. The Celebrity.
Writers: Brock Norman Brock (screenplay) and Nicolas Winding Refn (screenplay)
Cast: Tom Hardy … Charles Bronson
Matt King … Paul rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kelly Adams … Irene
Katy Barker … Julie
Edward Bennett-Coles … Brian
June Bladon … Party guest
Amanda Burton … Mum
William Darke … Charles Bronson – Age 13
Mark Devenport … Nurse
Andrew Forbes … Joe Peterson
Helen Grayson … Uncle Jack's Party Guest (as China-Black)
Anna Griffin … Train Girl
Kate Hesketh … Uncle Jack's Party Guest
Leah Hinton-Fishlock … Uncle Jack's Party Guest
Mandy Kay … Boxing Crowd Member
James Lance … Phil
Matt Legg … Prisoner
Brendan McCoy … Prisoner
Jane McLennan … Uncle Jack's Party Guest
Juliet Oldfield … Alison
Jonathan Phillips
Hugh Ross … Uncle Jack
Dean Spicksley … Prisoner
Mark Stocks … Gangster
Joe Tucker … John White
Plot: A young man who was sentenced to 7 years on prison for robbing a post office ends up spending 30 years in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted by his alter ego, Charles Bronson. add synopsis
Awards: 2 wins & 3 nominations
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Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | Germany
Runtime: 118 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: If you want to live you will obey
Cast: Shia LaBeouf … Jerry Shaw
Michelle Monaghan … Rachel Holloman
Rosario Dawson … Zoe Perez
Michael Chiklis … Defense Secretary Callister
Anthony Mackie … Major William Bowman
Ethan Embry … Agent Toby Grant
Billy Bob Thornton … Agent Thomas Morgan
Anthony Azizi … Ranim Khalid
Cameron Boyce … Sam Holloman
Lynn Cohen … Mrs. Wierzbowski
Bill Smitrovich … Admiral Thompson
Charles Carroll … Mr. Miller
William Sadler … Jerry's Dad
Deborah Strang … Jerry's Mom
Dariush Kashani … Translator
Plot: Jerry and Rachel are two strangers thrown together by a mysterious phone call from a woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, she pushes Jerry and Rachel into a series of increasingly dangerous situations, using the technology of everyday life to track and control their every move.
Awards: 1 win & 7 nominations
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Sunday, September 7th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | Italy
Runtime: 160 min
Languages: English | German | Italian
Director:
Tagline: World War II has its heroes and its miracles.
Cast: Derek Luke … 2nd Staff Sergeant Aubrey Stamps
Michael Ealy … Sergeant Bishop Cummings
Laz Alonso … Corporal Hector Negron (Young / Old)
Omar Benson Miller … Private First Class Sam Train
Pierfrancesco Favino … Peppi 'The Great Butterfly' Grotta
Valentina Cervi … Renata
Matteo Sciabordi … Angelo Torancelli (The Boy)
John Turturro … Detective Antonio 'Tony' Ricci
Joseph Gordon-Levitt … Tim Boyle
John Leguizamo … Enrico
Kerry Washington … Zana Wilder
D.B. Sweeney … Colonel Driscoll
Robert John Burke … General Ned Almond
Omari Hardwick … Platoon Commander Huggs
Omero Antonutti … Ludovico
Plot: Set in 1944 Italy, the story of four black American soldiers who get trapped in a Tuscan village during WWII. add synopsis
Awards: 9 nominations
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Thursday, September 4th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 131 min
Languages: English | Arabic
Director:
Tagline: You'll know when you're in it.
Cast: Jeremy Renner … SFC William James
Anthony Mackie … Sgt. JT Sanborn
Brian Geraghty … Spc. Owen Eldridge
Guy Pearce … SSG Matt Thompson
Ralph Fiennes … Contractor Team Leader
David Morse … Colonel Reed
Evangeline Lilly … Connie James
Christian Camargo … Lt. Col. John Cambridge
Suhail Aldabbach … Black Suit Man (as Suhail Al-Dabbach)
Christopher Sayegh … Beckham
Nabil Koni … Professor Nabil
Sam Spruell … Contractor Charlie
Sam Redford … Contractor Jimmy
Feisal Sadoun … Contractor Feisal
Barrie Rice … Contractor Chris
Plot: Iraq. Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb.
Awards: Nominated for 9 Oscars. Another 53 wins & 50 nominations
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Thursday, September 4th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Comedy, Crime
Release Year: 2008
Country: UK
Runtime: 114 min
Languages: English | Russian
Director:
Tagline: A story of sex, thugs and rock 'n roll.
Cast: Gerard Butler … One Two
Tom Wilkinson … Lenny Cole
Thandie Newton … Stella
Mark Strong … Archy
Idris Elba … Mumbles
Tom Hardy … Handsome Bob
Karel Roden … Uri Omovich
Toby Kebbell … Johnny Quid
Jeremy Piven … Roman
Ludacris … Mickey (as Chris Bridges)
Jimi Mistry … Councillor
Matt King … Cookie
Geoff Bell … Fred the Head
Dragan Micanovic … Victor
Michael Ryan … Pete
Plot: In London, a real-estate scam puts millions of pounds up for grabs, attracting some of the city’s scrappiest tough guys and its established underworld types, all of whom are looking to get rich quick. While the city’s seasoned criminals vie for the cash, an unexpected player — a drugged out rock ‘n’ roller presumed to be dead but very much alive — has a multi-million dollar prize fall into his hands.
Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations
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Friday, August 22nd, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Crime, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 99 min
Languages: English | Thai
Director: Oxide Pang Chun
Danny Pang
Tagline: The hitman has become the target
Cast: Nicolas Cage … Joe
Shahkrit Yamnarm … Kong
Charlie Yeung … Fon (as Charlie Young)
Panward Hemmanee … Aom
Nirattisai Kaljaruek … Surat
Dom Hetrakul … Aran
Tuck Napaskorn … Kong's Brother
Steve Baldocchi … Michigan
Chris Heebink … USC
James With … Chicago
Peter Shadrin … Anton
Arthajid Puengvicha … Official
Duangjai Srisawang … Man in Arena
Veerasak Boonchard … Winai
Joe Sakol Palvanichkul … Tuk Tuk Driver (as Sakol Palvanichkul)
Plot: A hitman who’s in Bangkok to pull off a series of jobs falls for a local woman and bonds with his errand boy.
Awards: 1 nomination
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Thursday, August 21st, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | Germany | UK
Runtime: USA:111 min (unrated version) | 98 min (theatrical version)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Get ready for a killer ride.
Cast: Jason Statham … Jensen Ames
Joan Allen … Warden Hennessey
Ian McShane … Coach
Tyrese Gibson … Machine Gun Joe Mason
Natalie Martinez … Elizabeth Case
Max Ryan … Pachenko
Jacob Vargas … Gunner
Jason Clarke … Guard Ulrich
Frederick Koehler … Lists
Justin Mader … Travis Colt
Robert LaSardo … Hector Grimm
Robin Shou … 14K
Benz Antoine … Joe's Navigator #1
Danny Blanco … Joe's Navigator #2 (as Danny Blanco Hall)
Christian Paul … Joe's Navigator #3
Plot: Ex-con Jensen Ames is forced by the warden of a notorious prison to compete in our post-industrial world’s most popular sport: a car race in which inmates must brutalize and kill one another on the road to victory.
Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations
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Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | France | UK
Runtime: 90 min | 101 min (extended version)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Maurice G. Dantec (novel) Mathieu Kassovitz (scenario and dialogue) …
Cast: Vin Diesel … Toorop
Michelle Yeoh … Sister Rebeka
Mélanie Thierry … Aurora
Lambert Wilson … Darquandier
Mark Strong … Finn
Jérôme Le Banner … Killa
Charlotte Rampling … High Priestess
Gérard Depardieu … Gorsky
Joel Kirby … Dr. Newton
Souleymane Dicko … Jamal
David Belle … Kid with Tattoos
Radek Bruna … Karl
Jan Unger … Fight Promoter
Abraham Belaga … Assistant to High Priestess
Gary Cowan … Neolite Executive
Plot: Veteran-turned-mercenary Toorop takes the high-risk job of escorting a woman from Russia to America. Little does he know that she is host to an organism that a cult wants to harvest in order to produce a genetically modified Messiah.
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Sunday, August 10th, 2008
All Genres:
Animation, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 98 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Henry Gilroy (written by) & Steven Melching (written by) …
Cast: Matt Lanter … Anakin Skywalker (voice)
Ashley Eckstein … Ahsoka Tano (voice)
James Arnold Taylor … Obi-Wan Kenobi / 4-A7 / Medical Droid (voice)
Dee Bradley Baker … Clone Troopers / Captain Rex / Cody (voice)
Tom Kane … Yoda / Narrator / Admiral Yularen (voice)
Nika Futterman … Asajj Ventress / Tee-C-Seventy (voice)
Ian Abercrombie … Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious (voice)
Corey Burton … General Loathsom / Ziro the Hutt / Kronos-327 (voice)
Catherine Taber … Padmé Amidala (voice)
Matthew Wood … Battle Droids (voice)
Kevin Michael Richardson … Jabba the Hutt (voice)
David Acord … Rotta the Huttlet (voice)
Samuel L. Jackson … Mace Windu (voice)
Anthony Daniels … C-3PO (voice)
Christopher Lee … Count Dooku (voice)
Plot: As the Clone Wars sweep through the galaxy, the heroic Jedi Knights struggle to maintain order and restore peace…
Awards: 1 nomination
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