Archive for the ‘Adventure’ Category
Saturday, August 9th, 2008
All Genres:
Adventure, Drama, History, Sport
Release Year: 2008
Country: Germany | Austria | Switzerland
Runtime: 126 min
Languages: German | Swiss German | French | Italian
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Christoph Silber (writer) and Philipp Stölzl (writer) …
Cast: Benno Fürmann … Toni Kurz
Florian Lukas … Andreas Hinterstoisser
Johanna Wokalek … Luise Fellner
Georg Friedrich … Edi Rainer
Simon Schwarz … Willy Angerer
Ulrich Tukur … Henry Arau
Erwin Steinhauer … Emil Landauer
Branko Samarovski … Albert von Allmen
Petra Morzé … Elisabeth Landauer
Hanspeter Müller … Schlunegger
Peter Zumstein … Adolf Rubi
Martin Schick … Christian Rubi
Erni Mangold … Großmutter Kurz
Johannes Thanheiser … Großvater Kurz
Arnd Schimkat … Hotelbesitzer
Plot:
Awards: 4 wins & 1 nomination
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Thursday, August 7th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 111 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The darkest age is yet to come. Have faith.
Cast: Thomas Jane … Maj. 'Mitch' Hunter
Ron Perlman … Brother Samuel
Devon Aoki … Cpl. Valerie Duval
Sean Pertwee … Capt. Nathan Rooker
Benno Fürmann … Lt. Maximillian von Steiner
John Malkovich … Constantine
Anna Walton … Severian
Tom Wu … Cpl. Juba Kim Wu
Steve Toussaint … Capt. John McGuire
Luis Echegaray … Cpl. Jesus 'El Jesus' de Barrera
Pras … Captain Michaels (as Pras Michel)
Shauna Macdonald … Adelaide
Roger Ashton-Griffiths … Science Monk
Christopher Adamson … Hodge
Nicholas Ball … Plutocrat
Plot: 28th century soldier Mitch Hunter leads a fight against an army of underworld Mutants.
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Thursday, July 24th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: Germany | USA
Runtime: 112 min
Languages: English | Mandarin
Director:
Tagline: A New Evil Awakens.
Cast: Brendan Fraser … Richard 'Rick' O'Connell
Jet Li … Emperor Han
Maria Bello … Evelyn O'Connell
John Hannah … Jonathan Carnahan
Michelle Yeoh … Zi Juan
Luke Ford … Alex O'Connell
Isabella Leong … Lin
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang … General Yang (as Chau Sang Anthony Wong)
Russell Wong … General Ming Guo
Liam Cunningham … Mad Dog Maguire
David Calder … Prof. Roger Wilson
Jessey Meng … Choi
Tian Liang … Li Zhou
Albert Kwan … Chu Wah
Jacky Wu … Assassin #1 (as Wu Jing)
Plot: In the Far East, Alex O’Connell, the son of famed mummy fighters Rick and Evy O’Connell, unearths the mummy of the first Emperor of Qin — a shape-shifting entity cursed by a witch centuries ago.
Awards: 1 win & 6 nominations
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Saturday, July 19th, 2008
All Genres:
Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Release Year: 2008
Country: Japan
Runtime: 101 min
Languages: Japanese
Director:
Tagline: Welcome To A World Where Anything Is Possible.
Cast: Yuria Nara … Ponyo (voice: Japanese Version)
Hiroki Doi … Sosuke (voice: Japanese Version)
Jôji Tokoro … Fujimoto (voice: Japanese Version)
Tomoko Yamaguchi … Risa (voice: Japanese Version)
Yûki Amami … Guranmamare (voice: Japanese Version)
Kazushige Nagashima … Kôichi (voice: Japanese Version)
Akiko Yano … Ponyo no kyôdai (voice: Japanese Version)
Shinichi Hatori … Anchorman (voice: Japanese Version)
Tokie Hidari … Kayo (voice: Japanese Version)
Eimi Hiraoka … Kumiko (voice: Japanese Version)
Rumi Hîragi … Young Mother (voice: Japanese Version)
Tomoko Naraoka … Yoshie (voice: Japanese Version)
Nozomi Ôhashi … Karen (voice: Japanese Version)
Kazuko Yoshiyuki … Toki (voice: Japanese Version)
Akihiko Ishizumi … (voice: Japanese Version)
Plot: An animated adventure centered on a 5-year-old boy and his relationship with a goldfish princess who longs to become human.
Awards: 6 wins & 8 nominations
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Monday, June 30th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Release Year: 2008
Country: China
Runtime: Singapore:150 min (PG version) | China:146 min | South Korea:134 min | UK:148 min
Languages: Mandarin
Director:
Tagline: The future will be decided.
Writers: John Woo (screenplay) & Khan Chan (screenplay) …
Cast: Tony Leung Chiu Wai … Zhou Yu (as Tony Leung)
Takeshi Kaneshiro … Zhuge Liang
Fengyi Zhang … Cao Cao
Chen Chang … Sun Quan
Wei Zhao … Sun Shangxiang
Jun Hu … Zhao Yun
Shido Nakamura … Gan Xing (as Shidou Nakamura)
Chiling Lin … Xiao Qiao (as Chi-Ling Lin)
Yong You … Liu Bei
Yong Hou … Lu Su
Dawei Tong … Sun Shucai
Jia Song … Li Ji
Ba Sen Zha Bu … Guan Yu
Jinsheng Zang … Zhang Fei
Shan Zhang … Huang Gai
Plot: The first chapter of a two-part story centered on a battle fought in China’s Three Kingdoms period (220-280 A.D.).
Awards: 11 wins & 17 nominations
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Saturday, June 28th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | Germany
Runtime: 120 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Saving the world is a hell of a job
Cast: Ron Perlman … Hellboy
Selma Blair … Liz
Doug Jones … Abe Sapien / Chamberlain / Angel of Death
John Alexander … Johann Krauss / Bethmoora Goblin
James Dodd … Johann Krauss
Seth MacFarlane … Johann Krauss (voice)
Luke Goss … Prince Nuada
Anna Walton … Princess Nuala
Jeffrey Tambor … Tom Manning
John Hurt … Professor Broom
Brian Steele … Wink / Cronie / Spice Shop Troll / Cathedral Head / Fragglewump
Andrew Hefler … Agent Flint
Iván Kamarás … Agent Steel
Mike Kelly … Agent Marble
Jeremy Zimmerman … Auctioneer
Plot: The mythical world starts a rebellion against humanity in order to rule the Earth, so Hellboy and his team must save the world from the rebellious creatures.
Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 7 wins & 12 nominations
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Monday, June 23rd, 2008
All Genres:
Animation, Adventure, Family, Romance, Sci-Fi
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 98 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: An Adventure Beyond the Ordinar-E
Writers: Andrew Stanton (original story) & Pete Docter (original story) …
Cast: Ben Burtt … WALL·E / M-O (voice)
Elissa Knight … EVE (voice)
Jeff Garlin … Captain McCrea (voice)
Fred Willard … Shelby Forthright – BnL CEO
MacInTalk … AUTO (voice)
John Ratzenberger … John (voice)
Kathy Najimy … Mary (voice)
Sigourney Weaver … Ship's Computer (voice) rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kim Kopf … Hoverchair Mother (voice)
Sherry Lynn … Additional voices (voice)
Plot: In the distant future, a small waste collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind.
Awards: Won Oscar. Another 44 wins & 40 nominations
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Thursday, June 19th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 110 min
Languages: English | Russian
Director:
Tagline: Saving The World. And Loving It.
Cast: Steve Carell … Maxwell Smart / Agent 86
Anne Hathaway … Agent 99
Dwayne Johnson … Agent 23
Alan Arkin … The Chief
Terence Stamp … Siegfried
Terry Crews … Agent 91
David Koechner … Larabee
James Caan … The President
Bill Murray … Agent 13
Patrick Warburton … Hymie
Masi Oka … Bruce
Nate Torrence … Lloyd
Ken Davitian … Shtarker
David S. Lee … Krstic
Dalip Singh … Dalip
Plot: Maxwell Smart, Agent 86 for CONTROL, battles the forces of KAOS with the-competent Agent 99 at his side.
Awards: 2 wins & 6 nominations
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Sunday, May 18th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 122 min
Languages: English | German | Russian
Director:
Tagline: In May, the adventure continues.
Cast: Harrison Ford … Indiana Jones
Cate Blanchett … Irina Spalko
Karen Allen … Marion Ravenwood
Shia LaBeouf … Mutt Williams
Ray Winstone … 'Mac' George Michale
John Hurt … Professor Oxley
Jim Broadbent … Dean Charles Stanforth
Igor Jijikine … Dovchenko
Dimitri Diatchenko … Russian Suit
Ilia Volok … Russian Suit
Emmanuel Todorov … Russian Soldier
Pasha D. Lychnikoff … Russian Soldier
Andrew Divoff … Russian Soldier
Venya Manzyuk … Russian Soldier (as Veniamin Manzyuk)
Alan Dale … General Ross
Plot: Famed archaeologist/adventurer Dr. Henry “Indiana” Jones is called back into action when he becomes entangled in a Soviet plot to uncover the secret behind mysterious artifacts known as the Crystal Skulls.
Awards: Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 5 wins & 24 nominations
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Friday, May 16th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | Germany
Runtime: 115 min
Languages: English | Norse, Old
Director:
Tagline: It destroyed his world. He won't let it destroy ours.
Cast: James Caviezel … Kainan
Sophia Myles … Freya
Jack Huston … Wulfric
John Hurt … Rothgar
Cliff Saunders … Boromir
Patrick Stevenson … Unferth
Aidan Devine … Einar
Ron Perlman … Gunnar
Bailey Maughan … Erick
John Nelles … Donal (as John E. Nelles)
James Preston Rogers … Bjorn (as James Rogers)
Scott Owen … Aethril
Petra Prazak … Mara
Owen Pattison … Galen, son of Kainen
Matt Cooke … Captain
Plot: During the reign of the Vikings, Kainan, a man from a far-off world, crash lands on Earth, bringing with him an alien predator known as the Moorwen. Though both man and monster are seeking revenge for violence committed against them, Kainan leads the alliance to kill the Moorwen by fusing his advanced technology with the Viking’s Iron Age weaponry.
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Thursday, April 24th, 2008
All Genres:
Adventure, Comedy
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:107 min (unrated version) | Argentina:114 min
Languages: English
Director: Jon Hurwitz
Hayden Schlossberg
Tagline: This time they're running from the joint.
Cast: John Cho … Harold Lee
Kal Penn … Kumar Patel
Rob Corddry … Ron Fox
Jack Conley … Deputy Frye
Roger Bart … Dr. Jack Beecher
Neil Patrick Harris … Neil Patrick Harris
Danneel Harris … Vanessa Fanning
Eric Winter … Colton Graham
Paula Garcés … Maria
Jon Reep … Raymus
Missi Pyle … Raylene
Mark Munoz … Cyrus
James Adomian … George W. Bush
Beverly D'Angelo … Sally
Echo Valley … Tits Hemingway
Plot: Follows the cross-country adventures of the pot-smoking duo as they try to outrun authorities who suspect them of being terrorists when they try to sneak a bong on board their flight to Amsterdam.
Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination
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Thursday, April 17th, 2008
All Genres:
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 94 min
Languages: English
Director: Marc F. Adler
Jason Maurer
Tagline: In a divided land, a troubled youth and some unlikely friends must save the world from itself.
Writers: Marc F. Adler (story) Scott Biear (story)
Cast: Freddie Prinze Jr. … Delgo (voice)
Chris Kattan … Filo (voice)
Jennifer Love Hewitt … Princess Kyla (voice)
Anne Bancroft … Sedessa (voice)
Val Kilmer … Bogardus (voice)
Malcolm McDowell … Raius (voice)
Michael Clarke Duncan … Elder Marley (voice)
Louis Gossett Jr. … King Zahn (voice)
Eric Idle … Spig (voice)
Burt Reynolds … Delgo's Father (voice)
Kelly Ripa … Kurrin (voice)
Sally Kellerman … Narrator (voice)
Jed Rhein … Ando
Melissa Suzanne McBride … Miss Sutley / Elder Pearo (voice) (as Melissa McBride)
Jeffrey Winter … Giddy / Lockni Man (voice) (as Jeff Winter)
Plot: Delgo, an adventurous but naive teenager, must rally his group of friends to protect their world from conflict between the Lockni and Nohrin people.
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Monday, April 14th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 126 min
Languages: English | Persian | Urdu | Hindi
Director:
Tagline: This Summer: Heroes Aren't Born, They're Built.
Cast: Robert Downey Jr. … Tony Stark
Terrence Howard … Rhodey
Jeff Bridges … Obadiah Stane
Gwyneth Paltrow … Pepper Potts
Leslie Bibb … Christine Everhart
Shaun Toub … Yinsen
Faran Tahir … Raza
Clark Gregg … Agent Phil Coulson
Bill Smitrovich … General Gabriel
Sayed Badreya … Abu Bakaar
Paul Bettany … Jarvis (voice)
Jon Favreau … Hogan
Peter Billingsley … William Ginter Riva
Tim Guinee … Major Allen
Will Lyman … Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)
Plot: When wealthy industrialist Tony Stark is forced to build an armored suit after a life-threatening incident, he ultimately decides to use its technology to fight against evil.
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 42 nominations
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Friday, April 4th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA | China | Australia | South Korea
Runtime: 104 min
Languages: English | Mandarin
Director:
Tagline: The path is unsafe. The place is unknown. The journey is unbelievable.
Cast: Jet Li … The Monkey King / The Silent Monk
Michael Angarano … Jason Tripitikas
Jackie Chan … Lu Yan / Old Hop
Yifei Liu … Golden Sparrow / Chinatown Girl
Collin Chou … Jade Warlord
Juana Collignon … Southie Girl
Morgan Benoit … Lupo
Bingbing Li … Ni Chang
Jack Posobiec … Southie
Thomas McDonell … Young Southie
Zhi Ma Gui … Old Woman
Shen Shou He … Farmer
Bin Jiang … Young Village Man
Shaohua Yang … Jade Soldier
Yu Yuan Zeng … Inn Keeper
Plot: A discovery made by a kung fu obsessed American teen sends him on an adventure to China, where he joins up with a band of martial arts warriors in order to free the imprisoned Monkey King.
Awards: 4 nominations
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Sunday, March 30th, 2008
All Genres:
Adventure, Comedy, Family
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 96 min
Languages: English
Director: Jennifer Flackett
Mark Levin
Tagline: Be the hero of your own story.
Cast: Abigail Breslin … Nim Rusoe
Jodie Foster … Alexandra Rover
Gerard Butler … Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover
Michael Carman … Captain
Mark Brady … Purser
Anthony Simcoe … First Mate
Christopher Baker … Ensign
Peter Callan … Edmund's Father
Rhonda Doyle … Edmund's Mother
Russell Butler … Old Fisherman
Colin Gibson … Cruise Director
Bryan Probets … Australian Tourist #1
Andrew Nason … Australian Tourist #2
Dorothy Thorsen … Blue-Haired Woman
Penny Everingham … Older Woman Tourist
Plot: A young girl inhabits an isolated island with her scientist father and communicates with a reclusive author of the novel she’s reading.
Awards: 2 nominations
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Monday, March 3rd, 2008
All Genres:
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 86 min
Languages: English
Director: Jimmy Hayward
Steve Martino
Tagline: One Elephant One World One Story
Writers: Ken Daurio (screenplay) Cinco Paul (screenplay)
Cast: Jim Carrey … Horton (voice)
Steve Carell … The Mayor of Whoville (voice)
Carol Burnett … Kangaroo (voice)
Will Arnett … Vlad (voice)
Seth Rogen … Morton (voice)
Dan Fogler … Councilman / Yummo Wickersham (voice)
Isla Fisher … Dr. Mary Lou Larue (voice)
Jonah Hill … Tommy (voice)
Amy Poehler … Sally O'Malley (voice)
Jaime Pressly … Mrs. Quilligan (voice)
Charles Osgood … Narrator (voice)
Josh Flitter … Rudy (voice)
Joey King … Katie (voice)
Niecy Nash … Miss Yelp (voice)
Jesse McCartney … JoJo (voice)
Plot: Horton the Elephant struggles to protect a microscopic community from his neighbors who refuse to believe it exists.
Awards: 11 nominations
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Thursday, February 28th, 2008
All Genres:
Adventure, Comedy, Family, Romance, Sci-Fi
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 90 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Eddie Murphy in Eddie Murphy in Meet Dave
Cast: Eddie Murphy … Dave Ming Cheng / The Captain
Elizabeth Banks … Gina Morrison
Gabrielle Union … No. 3 – Cultural Officer
Scott Caan … Officer Dooley
Ed Helms … No. 2 – 2nd In Command
Kevin Hart … No. 17
Mike O'Malley … Officer Knox
Pat Kilbane … No. 4 – Security Officer
Judah Friedlander … Engineer
Marc Blucas … Mark Rhodes
Jim Turner … Doctor
Austyn Myers … Josh Morrison (as Austyn Lynd Myers)
Adam Tomei … No. 35
Brian Huskey … Lieutenant Right Arm
Shawn Christian … Lieutenant Left Arm
Plot: A crew of miniature aliens operate a spaceship that has a human form. While trying to save their planet, the aliens encounter a new problem, as their ship becomes smitten with an Earth woman.
Awards: 4 nominations
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
All Genres:
Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 109 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: It takes a hero to change the world.
Cast: Steven Strait … D'Leh
Camilla Belle … Evolet
Cliff Curtis … Tic'Tic
Joel Virgel … Nakudu
Affif Ben Badra … Warlord (as Ben Badra)
Mo Zinal … Ka'Ren (as Mo Zainal)
Nathanael Baring … Baku
Mona Hammond … Old Mother
Marco Khan … One-Eye
Reece Ritchie … Moha
Joel Fry … Lu'kibu
Omar Sharif … Narrator
Kristian Beazley … D'Leh's Father
Junior Oliphant … Tudu
Louise Tu'u … Baku's Mother
Plot: A prehistoric epic that follows a young mammoth hunter’s journey through uncharted territory to secure the future of his tribe. add synopsis
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Thursday, February 7th, 2008
All Genres:
Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 113 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: This February True Love Takes a Dive.
Cast: Matthew McConaughey … Benjamin Finnegan
Kate Hudson … Tess Finnegan
Donald Sutherland … Nigel Honeycutt
Alexis Dziena … Gemma Honeycutt
Ewen Bremner … Alfonz
Ray Winstone … Moe Fitch
Kevin Hart … Bigg Bunny
Malcolm-Jamal Warner … Cordell
Brian Hooks … Curtis
David Roberts … Cyrus
Michael Mulheren … Eddie
Adam LeFevre … Gary
Rohan Nichol … Stefan
Roger Sciberras … Andras
Elizabeth Connolly … Precious Gem Crew Nurse
Plot: A new clue to the whereabouts of a lost treasure rekindles a married couple’s sense of adventure — and their estranged romance.
Awards: 4 nominations
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Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 88 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: anywhere is possible.
Cast: Hayden Christensen … David Rice
Jamie Bell … Griffin
Rachel Bilson … Millie
Diane Lane … Mary Rice
Samuel L. Jackson … Roland
Michael Rooker … William Rice
AnnaSophia Robb … Young Millie (as Annasophia Robb)
Max Thieriot … Young David
Jesse James … Young Mark
Tom Hulce … Mr. Bowker
Kristen Stewart … Sophie
Teddy Dunn … Mark Kobold
Barbara Garrick … Ellen
Michael Winther … Day Bank Manager
Massimiliano Pazzaglia … Italian Desk Cop
Plot: A genetic anomaly allows a young man to teleport himself anywhere. He discovers this gift has existed for centuries and finds himself in a war that has been raging for thousands of years between “Jumpers” and those who have sworn to kill them.
Awards: 1 win & 4 nominations
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