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It is spring 480 BC, Persian King Xerxes, continuing his father Darius' master plan to conquer the Hellenic city-states, arrives in Hellas. The previous Persian invasion and diplomatic attempts have already turned most northern Hellas tribes and states to the Persian side. But the people of Athens and Sparta, the largest Hellenic powers at the time, feel quite insulted by the Persian emissaries' request to surrender to Xerxes, and so slay them. In Sparta, King Leonidas consults the local oracle, who gives two options: Either a spartan king will have to be sacrificed, or Sparta will be burned to the ground. A year earlier (481, BC) a Panhellenic consortium of all southern city-states had already recognized the superiority of the Spartan army (the best organized and trained army at the time) and had declared King Leonidas as supreme commander of the combined Hellenic army. It is then decided that a small force should block Xerxes' way to southern Hellas in the Thermopylae passage. This passage was, at that time, 12 meters wide. The great historian Herodotus, possibly exaggerating, states that there were 1,700,000 Persians (their true number could have been anywhere from 100,000 to 1,000,000) against 7,000 Hellenic hoplites and slaves, including the 300 men of the Spartan King elite guard. King Xerxes waited four days for the Hellenes to be frightened and eventually surrender and was quite astonished by his opponents' complete apathy. Xerxes tried to convince Leonidas to drop weapons, give up his position, kneel before him and live on as a local governor under Xerxes. King Leonidas replied "molon lave," which means "Come and get them." The three-day battle began, with the 300 Spartans and 700 Thespians (the other Hellenes where sent by Leonidas to protect passages to their flanks) slaying thousands of Persians with minimal losses. The whole Persian campaign would have failed if it hadn't been for Efialtes, who showed Xerxes a secret passage to the Hellenic flanks. After a final battle led by King Xerxes himself, the Hellenic force was slain and their heroism and glory was written forever in history. From the beginning of the battle, the Hellenes buried their dead in the spot where they fell. Then battle signs where made for the dead of each Hellenic faction. For the Pelloponisians, (including the 300 Spartans) the sign generally read (free translation) "In this place 4,000 Pelloponisians fought 30 millions)." For the 300 Spartans (Lakaedaemonians), the sign reads (free translation) "Oh foreigner, tell the Lakaedaemonians that we are buried here obeying their laws," meaning that they never hesitated and never retreated from the enemy. The impact of the battle was enormous for both sides. The Persians' morale dropped to zero, and the Hellenes lost their fear for the Persian conqueror and organized their defense. After several successful battles, the Hellenes ultimately defeated the Persian army and repelled their invasion in the Battle of Plataea in 479 BC.
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Gerard Butler |
Lena Headey |
Dominic West |
David Wenham |
Vincent Regan |
Michael Fassbender |
Tom Wisdom |
Andrew Pleavin |
Andrew Tiernan |
Rodrigo Santoro |
Giovani Cimmino |
Stephen McHattie |
Greg Kramer |
Alex Ivanovici |
Craig Kelly |
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Zack Snyder |
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More than a half-century after the events of 'Alien', Warrant Officer Ripley - the sole survivor of the Nostromo - is discovered adrift in the shuttle she used to escape. By now, the Company - Ripley's employer - has colonized the planet where the alien was found. Intent on covering up its illegal actions of years before, the Company strips Ripley of her flight officer's license. But when transmissions from the colony stop without warning, she is called into action again - this time with a group of Space Marines. Now the alien menace is hundreds of times larger, more insidious, and all but invincible. The sole survivor of the Nostromo re-enters a world of sudden, unspeakable horror - one that attacks without warning again and again and again.
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Action |
Horror |
Sci-Fi |
Thriller |
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Sigourney Weaver |
Carrie Henn |
Michael Biehn |
Lance Henriksen |
Paul Reiser |
Bill Paxton |
William Hope |
Jenette Goldstein |
Al Matthews |
Mark Rolston |
Ricco Ross |
Colette Hiller |
Daniel Kash |
Cynthia Dale Scott |
Tip Tipping |
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James Cameron |
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The warrior Beowulf must fight and defeat the monster Grendel who is terrorizing towns, and later, Grendel's mother, who begins killing out of revenge.
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Adventure |
Drama |
Fantasy |
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Ray Winstone |
Robin Wright Penn |
Anthony Hopkins |
John Bilezikjian |
Brice Martin |
Sonje Fortag |
Sharisse Baker-Bernard |
Charlotte Salt |
Julene Renee |
Greg Ellis |
Rik Young |
Sebastian Roché |
Leslie Harter Zemeckis |
John Malkovich |
Woody Schultz |
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Robert Zemeckis |
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A Japanese Yakuza gangster is exiled to the United States. Takeshi settles in Los Angeles where his younger, half brother lives and finds that although the turf is new, the rules are still the same as they try to take over the local drug trade.
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Crime |
Drama |
Thriller |
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Takeshi Kitano |
Omar Epps |
Kuroudo Maki |
Masaya Kato |
Susumu Terajima |
Royale Watkins |
Lombardo Boyar |
Ren Osugi |
Ryo Ishibashi |
James Shigeta |
Tatyana Ali |
Makoto Otake |
Kouen Okumura |
Naomasa Musaka |
Rino Katase |
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Takeshi Kitano |
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In the 60´s, the Puerto Rican Carlito Brigante, the Afro-American Earl and the Italian Rocco become best friends while in prison. When they are released, Rocco intermediates a heroin business with a family of the Italian Mafia leaded by Artie Bottolota Sr. Carlito negotiates with the lord Leroy "Hollywood Nicky" Barnes the area where the trio could operate in his neighborhood and sooner the three friends become powerful. Later, Carlito dates and has an affair with the beautiful Leticia. When Earl decides to move to Barbados with his girlfriend and leave the heroin business, his stupid younger brother causes a situation with the Italian mobsters, and Carlito and Rocco have to resolve the mess to save their lives.
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Action |
Crime |
Drama |
Thriller |
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Jay Hernandez |
Mario Van Peebles |
Luis Guzmán |
Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs |
Michael Kelly |
Giancarlo Esposito |
Jaclyn DeSantis |
Burt Young |
Mtume Gant |
Domenick Lombardozzi |
Juan Carlos Hernández |
Eric Nieves |
Jaime Tirelli |
Nelson Vasquez |
Casper Martinez |
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Michael Scott Bregman |
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Lightning McQueen is a cocky, rookie race car. Speeding on his way to a big race, he crashes into Radiator Springs, destroying lots of the inhabitants belongings. In order to make up for what he did, the cocky roadster is sentenced to community service. Though he will do anything to get away from the work, McQueen must learn to respect and bond with the Radiator Springs inhabitants in order to get out of the town and back on the racetracks.
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Animation |
Comedy |
Family |
Sport |
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Owen Wilson |
Paul Newman |
Bonnie Hunt |
Larry The Cable Guy |
Cheech Marin |
Tony Shalhoub |
Guido Quaroni |
Jenifer Lewis |
Paul Dooley |
Michael Wallis |
George Carlin |
Katherine Helmond |
John Ratzenberger |
Joe Ranft |
Michael Keaton |
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John Lasseter |
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During World War II, Europeans who were fleeing from the Germans, sought refuge in America. But to get there they would first have to go Casablanca and once they get there, they have to obtain exit visas which are not very easy to come by. Now the hottest spot in all of Casablanca is Rick's Cafe which is operated by Rick Blaine, an American expatriate, who for some reason can't return there, and he is also extremely cynical. Now it seems that two German couriers were killed and the documents they were carrying were taken. Now one of Rick's regulars, Ugarte entrusts to him some letters of transit, which he intends to sell but before he does he is arrested for killing the couriers. Captain Renault, the Chief of Police, who is neutral in his political views, informs Rick that Victor Laszlo, the European Resistance leader, is in Casablanca and will do anything to get an exit visa but Renault has been "told" by Major Strasser of the SS, to keep Laszlo in Casablanca. Laszlo goes to Rick's to meet Ugarte, because he was the one Ugarte was going to sell the letters to. But since Ugarte was arrested he has to find another way. Accompanying him is Ilsa Lund, who knew Rick when he was in Paris, and when they meet some of Rick's old wounds reopen. It is obvious that Rick's stone heart was because of her leaving him. And when they learn that Rick has the letters, he refuses to give them to him, because "he doesn't stick his neck out for anyone".
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Drama |
Romance |
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Humphrey Bogart |
Ingrid Bergman |
Paul Henreid |
Claude Rains |
Conrad Veidt |
Sydney Greenstreet |
Peter Lorre |
S.Z. Sakall |
Madeleine LeBeau |
Dooley Wilson |
Joy Page |
John Qualen |
Leonid Kinskey |
Curt Bois |
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Michael Curtiz |
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Painfully shy Todd Anderson has been sent to the school where his popular older brother was valedictorian. His room-mate, Neil, although exceedingly bright and popular, is very much under the thumb of his overbearing father. The two, along with their other friends, meet Professor Keating, their new English teacher, who tells them of the Dead Poets Society, and encourages them to go against the status quo. Each, in their own way, does this, and are changed for life.
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Robin Williams |
Robert Sean Leonard |
Ethan Hawke |
Josh Charles |
Gale Hansen |
Dylan Kussman |
Allelon Ruggiero |
James Waterston |
Norman Lloyd |
Kurtwood Smith |
Carla Belver |
Leon Pownall |
George Martin |
Joe Aufiery |
Matt Carey |
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Peter Weir |
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Donnie Brasco
In 1978, the US government waged a war against organized crime. One man was left behind the lines.
[1997,
USA] from $1.99
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This true story follows FBI agent Joe Pistone as he infiltrates the mafia of New York. Befriending Lefty Ruggiero, Pistone (under the name Donnie Brasco) is able to embed himself in a mafia faction lead by Sonny Black. Ruggiero and Pistone become tight as the group goes about collecting money for 'the bosses'. Eventually, the group become big time when Black himself becomes a boss, all the while Pistone collects evidence. However, the trials and tribulations of the undercover work become more than Pistone can bear. His marriage falls apart and to top it off, the mafia suspect a mole in the organization. The real dilemma is afforded to Pistone, who knows if he walks away from the mafia, Ruggiero will be the one punished.
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Crime |
Drama |
Thriller |
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Al Pacino |
Johnny Depp |
Michael Madsen |
Bruno Kirby |
James Russo |
Anne Heche |
Zeljko Ivanek |
Gerry Becker |
Robert Miano |
Brian Tarantina |
Rocco Sisto |
Zach Grenier |
Walt MacPherson |
Ronnie Farer |
Terry Serpico |
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Mike Newell |
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Eight Below
The Most Amazing Story Of Survival, Friendship, And Adventure Ever Told.
[2006,
USA] from $1.99
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In the Antarctic, after an expedition with Dr. Davis McClaren (Bruce Greenwood), the sled dog trainer Jerry Shepherd (Paul Walker) has to leave the polar base with his colleagues due to the proximity of a heavy snow storm. He ties his dogs to be rescued after, but the mission is called-off and the dogs are left alone at their own fortune. For six months, Jerry tries to find a sponsor for a rescue mission while his dogs fight for survival.
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Adventure |
Drama |
Family |
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Paul Walker |
Bruce Greenwood |
Moon Bloodgood |
Jason Biggs |
Gerard Plunkett |
August Schellenberg |
Wendy Crewson |
Belinda Metz |
Connor Christopher Levins |
Duncan Fraser |
Dan Ziskie |
Michael David Simms |
Daniel Bacon |
Laara Sadiq |
Malcolm Stewart |
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Frank Marshall |
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