Archive for the ‘Adventure’ Category
Friday, March 20th, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:98 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Justin Whalin … Ed Gruberman
Sam Lloyd … Herman Brainard (as Samuel Lloyd)
Ryan McPartlin … Will Powers
Danielle Harris … Felicia Freeze
Ray Griggs … Puffer Boy
Pancho Moler … Robo
Bobby 'Slim' Jones … Cretan
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister … Sarge
Chris Owen … Igniter Boy
Oliver Muirhead … Herbert Q
Michael Rooker … Judge / Dark Winged Vesper
Christine Lakin … Red
Jon Polito … Captain Sludge
Clint Howard … Mugger
Tom Sizemore … Roger Cheatem
Plot: A good guy with no powers joins a superhero team with no clue against a bad guy with no shame.
Awards: 1 win
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Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
All Genres:
Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 98 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The Race Is On
Cast: Dwayne Johnson … Jack Bruno
AnnaSophia Robb … Sara
Alexander Ludwig … Seth
Carla Gugino … Dr. Alex Friedman
Ciarán Hinds … Henry Burke
Tom Everett Scott … Matheson
Chris Marquette … Pope
Billy Brown … Carson
Garry Marshall … Dr. Donald Harlan
Kim Richards … Tina
Ike Eisenmann … Sheriff Antony
Tom Woodruff Jr. … Siphon
John Duff … Frank
Bob Koherr … Marty
Kevin Christy … Matt
Plot: A Las Vegas cabbie enlists the help of a UFO expert to protect two siblings with paranormal powers from the clutches of an organization that wants to use the kids for their nefarious plans.
Awards: 2 nominations
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Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | Hong Kong
Runtime: 85 min | 100 min (uncut version)
Languages: English | Japanese | Hindi
Director:
Tagline: This Easter the legend comes to life.
Cast: Justin Chatwin … Goku
Yun-Fat Chow … Master Roshi
Emmy Rossum … Bulma
Jamie Chung … Chi Chi
James Marsters … Lord Piccolo
Joon Park … Yamcha
Eriko Tamura … Mai
Randall Duk Kim … Grandpa Gohan
Ernie Hudson … Sifu Norris
Texas Battle … Carey Fuller
Megumi Seki … Seki
Ian Whyte … Oozaru
Richard Blake … Agundes
Jon Valera … Moreno
Rafael Valdez … Butler
Plot: The young warrior Son Goku sets out on a quest, racing against time and the vengeful King Piccolo, to collect a set of seven magical orbs that will grant their wielder unlimited power.
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Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: Canada | India | USA | Japan
Runtime: 96 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Some fight for power. Some fight for us.
Cast: Kristin Kreuk … Chun-Li
Chris Klein … Charlie Nash
Neal McDonough … Bison / Vega (Japan)
Robin Shou … Gen
Moon Bloodgood … Det. Maya Sunee
Josie Ho … Cantana
Taboo … Vega / Balrog (Japan)
Michael Clarke Duncan … Balrog / Bison (Japan)
Pei-pei Cheng … Zhilan
Edmund Chen … Xiang
Inez Yan … Chun-Li (5 yrs)
Elizaveta Kiryukhina … Rose
Emilze Junqueira … Jeanne Xiang
Katherine Pemberton … Chun-Li (10 yrs)
Siri Sirijane … Liu
Plot: Based on the popular video game franchise, female fighter Chun Li embarks on a quest for justice.
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Thursday, February 5th, 2009
All Genres:
Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: UK:96 min | USA:100 min
Languages: English | Russian
Director:
Tagline: Be careful what you wish for.
Cast: Dakota Fanning … Coraline Jones (voice)
Teri Hatcher … Mel Jones / Other Mother / Beldam (voice)
Jennifer Saunders … Miss April Spink / Other Spink (voice)
Dawn French … Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)
Keith David … The Cat (voice)
John Hodgman … Charlie Jones / Other Father (voice)
Robert Bailey Jr. … Wyborne 'Wybie' Lovat (voice)
Ian McShane … Mr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky / Other Bobinsky (voice)
Aankha Neal … Sweet Ghost Girl (voice)
George Selick … Ghost Boy (voice)
Hannah Kaiser … Tall Ghost Girl (voice)
Harry Selick … Photo Friend #1 (voice)
Marina Budovsky … Photo Friend #2 (voice)
Emerson Hatcher … Magic Dragonfly (voice)
Jerome Ranft … Mover (voice)
Plot: An adventurous girl finds another world that is a strangely idealized version of her frustrating home, but it has sinister secrets.
Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 20 nominations
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Friday, January 30th, 2009
All Genres:
Animation, Adventure
Release Year: 2009
Country: France | Belgium | Ireland
Runtime: Argentina:75 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente) | France:75 min
Languages: English
Director: Tomm Moore
Nora Twomey (co-director)
Tagline:
Writers: Tomm Moore (story) Fabrice Ziolkowski (screenplay)
Cast: Brendan Gleeson … Abbot Cellach (voice)
Liam Hourican … Brother Tang / Leonardo (voice)
Mick Lally … Aidan (voice)
Michael McGrath … Adult Brendan (voice)
Evan McGuire … Brendan (voice)
Christen Mooney … Aisling (voice)
Paul Tylack … Brother Assoua (voice)
Paul Young … Brother Square (voice)
Plot: The animated story of the boy behind the famed Book of Kells. add synopsis
Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 6 wins & 3 nominations
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Sunday, January 18th, 2009
All Genres:
Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: Mexico | USA
Runtime: USA:96 min (Sundance Film Festival)
Languages: Spanish
Director:
Tagline: The greatest sin of all is risking nothing.
Cast: Marco Antonio Aguirre … Big Lips
Leonardo Alonso … Policía Judicial
Karla Cecilia Alvarado … Marera
Juan Pablo Arias Barrón … Niño #3
Rosalba Belén Barrón … Niño #2
Felipe Castro … Marero (as Sixto Felipe Castro)
Rosalba Quintana Cruz … Tierra Blanca Mujer
Marcela Feregrino … Kimberly
Kristian Ferrer … El Smiley
Édgar Flores … Willy / El Casper
Giovanni Florido … El Sipe
Paulina Gaitan … Sayra
Ariel Galvan … Migrante #1
Diana Garcia … Martha Marlene
Gabriela Garibaldi … Diana
Plot: Honduran teenager Sayra reunites with her father, an opportunity for her to potentially realize her dream of a life in the U.S…
Awards: 12 wins & 9 nominations
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Friday, December 19th, 2008
All Genres:
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Release Year: 2008
Country: UK | USA
Runtime: 93 min | 90 min
Languages: English
Director: Sam Fell
Robert Stevenhagen
Tagline: Small Hero. Big Heart.
Writers: Kate DiCamillo (book) Will McRobb (screen story)
Cast: Matthew Broderick … Despereaux (voice)
Dustin Hoffman … Roscuro (voice)
Emma Watson … Princess Pea (voice)
Tracey Ullman … Miggery Sow (voice)
Kevin Kline … Andre (voice)
William H. Macy … Lester (voice)
Stanley Tucci … Boldo (voice)
Ciarán Hinds … Botticelli (voice)
Robbie Coltrane … Gregory (voice)
Tony Hale … Furlough (voice)
Frances Conroy … Antoinette (voice)
Frank Langella … Mayor (voice)
Richard Jenkins … Principal (voice)
Christopher Lloyd … Hovis (voice)
Charles Shaughnessy … Pietro (voice)
Plot: The tale of three unlikely heroes – a misfit mouse who prefers reading books to eating them, an unhappy rat who schemes to leave the darkness of the dungeon, and a bumbling servant girl with cauliflower ears – whose fates are intertwined with that of the castle’s princess.
Awards: 8 nominations
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Thursday, December 11th, 2008
All Genres:
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Release Year: 2008
Country: Germany | UK | USA
Runtime: 106 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Every story ever written is just waiting to become real.
Cast: Brendan Fraser … Mo 'Silvertongue' Folchart
Sienna Guillory … Resa
Eliza Bennett … Meggie Folchart (as Eliza Hope Bennett)
Richard Strange … Antiquarian Bookshop Owner
Paul Bettany … Dustfinger
Helen Mirren … Elinor Loredan
Matt King … Cockerell
Steve Speirs … Flatnose
Jamie Foreman … Basta
Stephen Graham … Fulvio
Mirabel O'Keefe … Young Meggie
Andy Serkis … Capricorn
John Thomson … Darius
Lesley Sharp … Mortola
Tereza Srbova … Rapunzel
Plot: A young girl discovers her father has an amazing talent to bring characters out of their books and must try to stop a freed villain from destroying them all, with the help of her father, her aunt, and a storybook’s hero.
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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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Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
All Genres:
Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War, Western
Release Year: 2008
Country: Australia | USA
Runtime: 165 min
Languages: English | Aboriginal
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Stuart Beattie (screenplay) and Baz Luhrmann (screenplay) …
Cast: Shea Adams … Carney Boy #3
Eddie Baroo … Bull
Ray Barrett … Ramsden
Tony Barry … Sergeant Callahan
Jamal Bednarz-Metallah … Mission Boy
Damian Bradford … Constable #1
Bryan Brown … King Carney
Nathin Butler … Carney Boy #1
Tara Carpenter … Essential Services Woman
Rebecca Chatfield … Magarri's Niece
Lillian Crombie … Bandy Legs
Max Cullen … Old Drunk
Essie Davis … Cath Carney
Arthur Dignam … Father Benedict
Michelle Dyzla … Hairdresser
Plot: Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience the bombing of Darwin, Australia, by Japanese forces firsthand.
Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 7 wins & 19 nominations
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Monday, November 17th, 2008
All Genres:
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 96 min
Languages: English
Director: Byron Howard
Chris Williams
Tagline: A hero is unleashed 2008.
Writers: Dan Fogelman (screenplay) & Chris Williams (screenplay) …
Cast: John Travolta … Bolt (voice)
Miley Cyrus … Penny (voice)
Susie Essman … Mittens (voice)
Mark Walton … Rhino (voice)
Malcolm McDowell … Dr. Calico (voice)
James Lipton … The Director (voice)
Greg Germann … The Agent (voice)
Diedrich Bader … Veteran Cat (voice)
Nick Swardson … Blake (voice)
J.P. Manoux … Tom (voice)
Dan Fogelman … Billy (voice)
Kari Wahlgren … Mindy (voice)
Chloe Moretz … Young Penny (voice)
Randy Savage … Thug (voice)
Ronn Moss … Dr. Forrester (voice)
Plot: The canine star of a fictional sci-fi/action show that believes his powers are real embarks on a cross country trek to save his co-star from a threat he believes is just as real.
Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 20 nominations
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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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Thursday, October 16th, 2008
All Genres:
Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 109 min | 129 min (unrated version)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: He's leaving virgin territory
Cast: Josh Zuckerman … Ian
Amanda Crew … Felicia
Clark Duke … Lance
James Marsden … Rex
Seth Green … Ezekiel
Alice Greczyn … Mary
Katrina Bowden … Ms. Tasty
Charlie McDermott … Andy (as Charles McDermott)
Mark L. Young … Randy
Cole Petersen … Dylan
Dave Sheridan … Bobby Jo
Michael Cudlitz … Rick
Allison Weissman … Becca
Andrea Anders … Brandy
Kim Ostrenko … Ian's Stepmom
Plot: A high school senior drives cross-country with his best friends to hook up with a babe he met online.
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Thursday, September 25th, 2008
All Genres:
Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 90 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Discover The Secret
Cast: David Ryall … Chief Builder
Ian McElhinney … Builder
Harry Treadaway … Doon Harrow
Tim Robbins … Loris Harrow
Bill Murray … Mayor Cole
B.J. Hogg … Mayor's Guard
Toby Jones … Barton Snode
Lucinda Dryzek … Lizzie Bisco
Matt Jessup … Joss
Lara McIvor … Roner
Myles Thompson … Smat
Eoin McAndrew … Student #1
Rachel Morton … Student #2
Conor MacNeill … Student #3
Lorraine Hilton … Miss Thorn
Plot: For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember’s once powerful generator is failing … and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker.
Awards: 3 nominations
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Thursday, September 18th, 2008
All Genres:
Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 91 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: 50% Warrior. 50% Lover. 100% Chihuahua.
Cast: Piper Perabo … Rachel
Manolo Cardona … Sam Cortez
Jamie Lee Curtis … Aunt Viv
José María Yazpik … Vasquez
Maury Sterling … Rafferty
Jesús Ochoa … Officer Ramirez (as Jesus Ochoa)
Eugenio Derbez … Store Owner
Omar Leyva … Ranger
Naomy Romo … Ranger
Ali Hillis … Angela
Marguerite Moreau … Blair
Nick Zano … Bryan
Carmen Vera … Inn Keeper Lady
Gina Gallego … Shelter Director
Hiram Vilchez … Desk Clerk
Plot: While on vacation in Mexico, Chloe, a ritzy Beverly Hills chihuahua, finds herself lost and in need of assistance in order to get back home.
Awards: 8 nominations
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Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
All Genres:
Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 114 min
Languages: English | French | Czech | Japanese
Director:
Tagline: They'd never let the truth come between them
Cast: Rachel Weisz … Penelope
Adrien Brody … Bloom
Mark Ruffalo … Stephen
Rinko Kikuchi … Bang Bang
Robbie Coltrane … Curator
Maximilian Schell … Diamond Dog
Ricky Jay … Narrator (voice)
Zachary Gordon … Young Bloom
Max Records … Young Stephen
Andy Nyman … Charleston
Noah Segan … The Duke
Nora Zehetner … Rose
Ram Bergman … Himself
Craig Johnson … Apple Cart Vendor
Dubravko Jovanovic … Albino
Plot: The Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust and intrigue. Now they’ve decided to take on one last job – showing a beautiful and eccentric heiress the time of her life with a romantic adventure that takes them around the world.
Awards: 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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