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HD 150
Director: John Woo
Stars: Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Fengyi Zhang, Chen Chang, Wei Zhao, Jun Hu, Shidô Nakamura, Chiling Lin, Yong You, Yong Hou, Dawei Tong, Jia Song, Ba Sen Zha Bu
Storyline: In 208 A.D. in the final days of the Han Dynasty shrewd Prime Minster Cao Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south. Thus began a military campaign of unprecedented scale led by the Prime Minister himself. Left with no other hope for survival the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu...
HD 107
Director: Marcus Nispel
Stars: Karl Urban, Moon Bloodgood, Russell Means, Clancy Brown, Jay Tavare, Nathaniel Arcand, Ralf Moeller, Kevin Loring, Michelle Thrush, Nicole Muñoz, Burkely Duffield
Storyline: A young Viking boy is left behind at a hostile tribe of American Indians whom eventually accept him into the tribe and raise him. A personal war begins for the young Viking when the Vikings return 15 years later and initiate a barbaric attack on the tribe and the woman he...
HD 216
Director: David Lean
Stars: Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, Omar Sharif, José Ferrer, Anthony Quayle, Claude Rains, Arthur Kennedy, Donald Wolfit
Storyline: An inordinately complex man who has been labeled everything from hero to charlatan to sadist Thomas Edward Lawrence blazed his way to glory in the Arabian desert then sought anonymity as a common soldier under an assumed name. The story opens with the death of Lawrence in a motorcycle accident in Dorset at the age of 46 then flashbacks to recount his adventures: as a young...
HD 126
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Stars: Clive Owen, Ioan Gruffudd, Mads Mikkelsen, Joel Edgerton, Hugh Dancy, Ray Winstone, Ray Stevenson, Keira Knightley, Stephen Dillane, Til Schweiger, Sean Gilder
Storyline: Based on a more realistic portrayal of Arthur than has ever been presented onscreen. The film will focus on the history and politics of the period during which Arthur ruled -- when the Roman empire collapsed and skirmishes over power broke out in outlying countries -- as opposed to the mystical elements of the tale on which past Arthur films have...
HD 140
Director: Tony Bill
Stars: James Franco, Scott Hazell, Mac McDonald, Philip Winchester, Todd Boyce, Karen Ford, Ruth Bradley, Abdul Salis, Jean-Philippe Écoffey, Tim Pigott-Smith, Tyler Labine
Storyline: Before the USA entered World War I young Americans went to France to be fighter pilots joining the Lafayette Escadrille. This fictional version follows a laconic Texas rancher an eager Nebraska kid a Black boxer already in France and a New York swell as they arrive green for training get their baptism by fire when German planes ambush them on their first mission and graduate to...
HD 209
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Stars: Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann, Hubertus Bengsch, Martin Semmelrogge, Bernd Tauber, Erwin Leder, Martin May, Heinz Hoenig, Uwe Ochsenknecht
Storyline: It is 1942 and the German submarine fleet is heavily engaged in the so called Battle of the Atlantic to harass and destroy British shipping. With better escorts of the Destroyer Class however German U-Boats have begun to take heavy losses. Das Boot is the story of one such U-Boat crew with the film examining how these submariners maintained their professionalism as soldiers...
HD 160
Director: Faruk Aksoy
Stars: Devrim Evin, Ibrahim Celikkol, Dilek Serbest, Cengiz Coskun, Erden Alkan, Recep Aktug, Raif Hikmet Cam, Naci Adigüzel, Sedat Mert, Mustafa Atilla Kunt, Ozcan Aliser
Storyline: In 1453 the Byzantine capital of Constantinople is surrounded by Ottoman Turks. The city is but a shadow of its former glory due to the empires ever receding coffers while the Ottoman Empire continues to grow rich. After years of tolerating the existance of Byzantium the ambitious sultan Mehmet II launches his campaign to end the Byzantine Empire and take Constantinople for the...
HD 212
Director: William Wyler
Stars: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Martha Scott, Cathy O'Donnell, Sam Jaffe, Finlay Currie, Frank Thring, Terence Longdon, George Relph, André Morell
Storyline: Judah Ben-Hur lives as a rich Jewish prince and merchant in Jerusalem at the beginning of the 1st century. Together with the new governor his old friend Messala arrives as commanding officer of the Roman legions. At first they are happy to meet after a long time but their different politic views separate them. During the welcome parade a roof tile falls down from Judahs house and...
HD 127
Director: Alejandro Amenábar
Stars: Rachel Weisz, Max Minghella, Oscar Isaac, Ashraf Barhom, Michael Lonsdale, Rupert Evans, Homayoun Ershadi, Sami Samir, Richard Durden, Omar Mostafa, Manuel Cauchi, Oshri Cohen, Charles Thake, Harry Borg, Yousef 'Joe' Sweid
Storyline: Alexandria 391 AD: Hypatia teaches astronomy mathematics and philosophy. Her student Orestes is in love with her as is Davus her personal slave. As the citys Christians led by Ammonius and Cyril gain political power the great institutions of learning and governance may not survive. Jump ahead 20 years: Orestes the citys prefect has an uneasy peace with Christians led by...
HD 121
Director: Li Zhang, Jackie Chan
Stars: Jackie Chan, Winston Chao, Bingbing Li, Chun Sun, Joan Chen, Wu Jiang, Jaycee Chan, Ge Hu, Jing Ning, Shaoqun Yu, Yu-Hang To, Zhi-zhong Huang, Ting Mei, Duobuji, Simon Dutton
Storyline: A historical drama based on the founding of the Republic of China when nationalist forces led by Sun Yat-sen overthrew the Qing...
HD 94
Director: Roger Michell
Stars: Bill Murray, Laura Linney, Samuel West, Olivia Colman, Elizabeth Marvel, Olivia Williams, Elizabeth Wilson, Martin McDougall, Andrew Havill, Eleanor Bron, Nancy Baldwin, Tim Beckmann
Storyline: The story of the love affair between FDR and his distant cousin Margaret Stuckley centered around the weekend in 1939 when the King and Queen of the UK visited upstate New...
HD 109
Director: Pete Travis
Stars: William Hurt, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jonny Lee Miller, Mark Strong, Clarke Peters, John Kani, Derek Jacobi, Timothy West, Matthew Marsh, Mike Huff, Stephen Jennings, Patrick Lyster, Ramon Tikaram, Danny Scheinmann, Porteus Xandau Steenkamp
Storyline: A story based on the covert discussions that brought down the Apartheid regime in South...
HD DreamWorks Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox Film Co
Director: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, James Spader, Hal Holbrook, Tommy Lee Jones, John Hawkes, Jackie Earle Haley, Bruce McGill, Tim Blake Nelson, Joseph Cross, Jared Harris, Lee Pace, Peter McRobbie
Storyline: In 1865 as the American Civil War winds inexorably toward conclusion U.S. president Abraham Lincoln endeavors to achieve passage of the landmark constitutional amendment which will forever ban slavery from the USA. However his task is a race against time for peace may come at any time and if it comes before the amendment is passed the returning southern states will stop it before...
HD 98
Director: Julie Delpy
Stars: Julie Delpy, Daniel Brühl, William Hurt, Anamaria Marinca, Sebastian Blomberg, Adriana Altaras, Charly Hübner, Andy Gatjen, Maria Simon, Frederick Lau, Katrin Pollitt, Anna Maria Mühe, Rolf Kanies, Christine Mayer, Henriette Confurius
Storyline: A 17th century Hungarian countess embarks on a murderous undertaking with the belief that bathing in the blood of virgins will preserve her...
HD 90
Director: Fred Olen Ray
Stars: Jeff Fahey, Christian Slater, Perry King, Priscilla Barnes, Tim Abell, Sean Flynn, Lisa Rotondi, Kassandra Clementi, Ted Monte, Dylan Vox, John Wells, John Shockley, Addy Miller, Scott Thomas Reynolds, Jim Dougherty
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HD 100
Director: Paul Sampson
Stars: Paul Sampson, David Carradine, Udo Kier, Norman Reedus, Billy Drago, Max Perlich, Nick Jameson, Jack Donner, Ingrid Sonray
Storyline: A Medieval Knight resurrects to fulfill his vow and bestow a blood-thirst vengeance upon the kindred spirits of those who betrayed him long ago. In the course of one night identities will be revealed destinies met and a poetic justice of the macabre maniacally...
HD 100
Director: Petter Næss
Stars: Florian Lukas, David Kross, Stig Henrik Hoff, Lachlan Nieboer, Rupert Grint, Kim Haugen, Knut Joner, Morten Faldaas, Sondre Krogtoft Larsen
Storyline: English and German pilots shoot each other down and later find themselves at the same cabin. In order to survive the tough winter in the Norwegian wilderness they have to stand together. Its the start of a long and unlikely...
HD 109
Director: Darnell Martin
Stars: Joshua Alscher, Tim Bellow, Tony Bentley, Tammy Blanchard, Eric Bogosian, Marc Bonan, Adrien Brody, Cedric the Entertainer, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Douglas Crosby, Dexter Darden, Veronika Dash
Storyline: In this tale of sex violence race and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago Cadillac Records follows the exciting but turbulent lives of some of Americas musical legends including Muddy Waters Leonard Chess Little Walter Howlin Wolf Etta James and Chuck...
HD 158
Director: Luc Besson
Stars: Rab Affleck, Stéphane Algoud, Edwin Apps, David Bailie, David Barber, Christian Barbier, Timothy Bateson, David Begg, Christian Bergner, Andrew Birkin, Dominic Borrelli, John Boswall, Matthew Bowyer, Paul Brooke, Bruce Byron
Storyline: In 1412 a young girl called Jeanne is born in Domrémy France. The times are hard: The Hunderd Years war with England has been going on since 1337 English knights and soldiers roam the country. Jeanne develops into a very religious young woman she confesses several times a day. At the age of 13 she has her first vision and finds a sword. When coming home with it she finds the...
HD 100
Director: Herman Yau
Stars: Yu-Hang To, Siu-Wong Fan, Sammo Hung Kam-Bo, Huang Yi, Rose Chan, Rose Chan, Ip Chun, Hins Cheung, Chen Zhi Hui, Suet Lam, Sire Ma, Kenya Sawada, Andy Taylor, Biao Yuen
Storyline: It is about around Yip Mans resistance against invading foreigners along with his romantic relations while under the tutelage of three Wing Chun...
HD 106
Director: Wilson Yip
Stars: Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Siu-Wong Fan, Ka Tung Lam, Yu Xing, You-Nam Wong, Chen Zhi Hui, Li Chak, Lynn Hung, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Calvin Cheng Ka-Sing, Yu-Hang To
Storyline: In 1935 in Foshan south China there are martial arts schools on every street corner. Ip Man is the undisputed martial arts champion yet he has not devoted himself to teaching. Despite this it seems that all the kung fu masters of the city are eager to fight him to improve their...
HD 125
Director: Anthony Hemingway
Stars: Terrence Howard, Nate Parker, Tristan Wilds, Elijah Kelley, Leslie Odom Jr., Kevin Phillips, Method Man, Lee Tergesen, Daniela Ruah, Matthew Marsh, Barnaby Kay, Josh Dallas, Michael Lindley, Okezie Morro, Aml Ameen
Storyline: A crew of African American pilots in the Tuskegee training program having faced segregation while kept mostly on the ground during World War II are called into duty under the guidance of Col. A.J....
HD 169
Director: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns, Barry Pepper, Adam Goldberg, Vin Diesel, Giovanni Ribisi, Jeremy Davies, Matt Damon, Ted Danson, Paul Giamatti
Storyline: Opening with the Allied invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944 members of the 2nd Ranger Battalion under Cpt. Miller fight ashore to secure a beachhead. Amidst the fighting two brothers are killed in action. Earlier in New Guinea a third brother is KIA. Their mother Mrs. Ryan is to receive all three of the grave telegrams on the same day. The USA Army Chief of Staff George C....
HD 137
Director: Edward Zwick
Stars: Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell, Alexa Davalos, Allan Corduner, Mark Feuerstein, Tomas Arana, Jodhi May, Kate Fahy, Iddo Goldberg, Iben Hjejle, Martin Hancock, Ravil Isyanov, Jacek Koman, George MacKay
Storyline: On the run and hiding in the deep forests of the then German occupied Poland and Belorussia World War II the four Bielski brothers find the impossible task of foraging for food and weapons for their survival. They live not only with the fear of discovery contending with neighboring Soviet partisans and knowing whom to trust but also take the responsibility of looking after a large...
HD 190
Director: Ridley Scott
Stars: Martin Hancock, Michael Sheen, Nathalie Cox, Eriq Ebouaney, Jouko Ahola, David Thewlis, Liam Neeson, Philip Glenister, Orlando Bloom, Bronson Webb, Kevin McKidd
Storyline: It is the time of the Crusades during the Middle Ages - the world shaping 200-year collision between Europe and the East. A blacksmith named Balian has lost his family and nearly his faith. The religious wars raging in the far-off Holy Land seem remote to him yet he is pulled into that immense drama. Amid the pageantry and intrigues of medieval Jerusalem he falls in love grows into a...
HD 144
Director: Ridley Scott
Stars: Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore, Eric Bana, William Fichtner, Ewen Bremner, Sam Shepard, Gabriel Casseus, Kim Coates, Hugh Dancy, Ron Eldard
Storyline: Action/war drama based on the best-selling book detailing a near-disastrous mission in Somalia on October 3 1993. On this date nearly 100 U.S. Army Rangers commanded by Capt. Mike Steele were dropped by helicopter deep into the capital city of Mogadishu to capture two top lieutenants of a Somali warlord. This lead to a large and drawn-out firefight between the Rangers and hundreds...
HD 117
Director: Zack Snyder
Stars: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Dominic West, David Wenham, Vincent Regan, Michael Fassbender, Tom Wisdom, Andrew Pleavin, Andrew Tiernan, Rodrigo Santoro, Tyler Neitzel, Stephen McHattie
Storyline: In the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian army in the mountain pass of Thermopylae. Vastly outnumbered the Greeks held back the enemy in one of the most famous last stands of history. Persian King Xerxes lead a Army of well over 100000 Persian king Xerxes before war has about 170000 army men to Greece and was confronted by...
HD 171
Director: Ridley Scott
Stars: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Richard Harris, Derek Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou, David Schofield, John Shrapnel, Tomas Arana
Storyline: Maximus is a powerful Roman general loved by the people and the aging Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Before his death the Emperor chooses Maximus to be his heir over his own son Commodus and a power struggle leaves Maximus and his family condemned to death. The powerful general is unable to save his family and his loss of will allows him to get captured and put into the Gladiator games...
HD 102
Director: Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
Stars: Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Xin Xin Xiong, Kwok-Pong Chan, Jeff Wolfe, Joseph Sayah, Chrysta Bell, Kong Lung, Richard Ng, William Fung, Johnny Koo, Roger Yuan, Ryon Marshall, T.J. Storm, Gavin Perry
Storyline: The story is set in both Hong Kong and the U.S. So goes to the U.S. to open a martial arts school. Around this time many Chinese people were sold off to U.S. railroad companies and were brutally treated by the Americans under the harsh working conditions. Thus the American workers hatred towards the Chinese immigrants is high. As a result So gets into trouble with the Americans...
HD 102
Director: Bun Yuen
Stars: Kar Lok Chin, Man Cheuk Chiu, Billy Chow, Xian Gao, Shun Lau, Siu Chung Mok, Louis Roth, Jean Wang, Xin Xin Xiong
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