A seemingly innocent treasure hunt leads to life-threatening trouble in paradise for two couples in this action thriller. Jared Cole (Paul Walker) trolls the Bahamas' island waters for treasure in his leaky boat. He and his girlfriend Sam (Jessica Alba), who holds her dream job as a shark handler, live together on a stretch of beachfront paradise. The couple's peaceful life takes an unexpected turn when Cole's childhood friend Bryce Dunn (Scott Caan), a wealthy attorney, moves to the island with his girlfriend Amanda (Ashley Scott). One day, while out cruising in Dunn's yacht, the two couples discover an ancient shipwreck. While trying to identify the sunken boat, they stumble upon another wreck nearby. This mystery ship holds the fortune Cole's been seeking, but also comes with great danger attached.
Lincoln Six-Echo (Ewan McGregor) lives a contained existence in a remote compound. He and his fellow residents all hope to one day be selected to go to a place known only as The Island, a paradise where they can finally live an unrestrained life. After Jordan Two-Delta (Scarlett Johansson) wins The Island lottery, Lincoln uncovers a life-changing secret: everyone in the facility is a clone. He and Jordan stage a daring escape. On the run in new, unfamiliar surroundings and trailed by heavily armed pursuers, the two put their lives on the line to expose the truth about The Island. Michael Bay directs this explosive action thriller.
"Swoff" (Jake Gyllenhall) is a third-generation military man who's enlisted in the Marines. Jarhead follows Swoff through boot camp and into the disorienting world of the Gulf War. There, he roams through the desert, a sniper rifle in hand and a hundred pounds of gear on his back. There's little shelter from the scorching desert sun or an elusive Iraqi enemy. Swoff and his mates, including his mentor/friend Troy (Peter Sarsgaard) and squad leader/Marine lifer Sergeant Sikes (Jamie Foxx), have refined the art of dark humor as a survival skill, trying to make sense of an over-arching mission that seems hard to fully grasp. Based on Anthony Swofford's book chronicling his experiences as a U.S. Marine.
When Alan Parrish finds a Jumanji game in 1969, he stays up all night playing it with his friend Sarah. But the game has mysterious powers, and Alan is magically transported into Jumanji's jungles, forced to stay there until someone rolls a five or eight. Twenty six years later, two more children, Judy (Kirsten Dunst) and Peter (Bradley Pierce), find the game, roll the right number, and finally free the now-grown-up Alan (Robin Williams). Unfortunately for them, they also release hordes of jungle beasts who begin rampaging everywhere! To restore order, Alan and his newfound kid friends must find Sarah (Bonnie Hunt), and together, the four must finish the game. Based on the award-winning children's book by Chris Van Allsburg.
This action-packed, epic tale of betrayal and revenge is the fourth offering from acclaimed writer/director Quentin Tarantino. Uma Thurman stars as The Bride, a former member of Bill's (David Carradine) Deadly Viper Assassin Squad, who wanted to get out and start a new life. Gunned down by Bill and the Vipers on her wedding day with the rest of the party, The Bride went into a four-year coma. Now she is awake and seeking revenge on Bill and the rest of the Squad, one by one. Armed with the finest Hattori Hanzo sword and her relentless single-mindedness, The Bride must first take out her former fellow assassins before going after her ultimate target: Bill!
The better half of Quentin Tarantino's warrior saga, Kill Bill Vol. 2, features unforgettable action sequences, wicked style and a twisted sense of humor that left critics and fans alike roaring with approval. Starring Uma Thurman and David Carradine, Vol. 2 builds slowly into an epic climax of revenge that pits The Bride against Bill, her soft-talking, brutal former boss. Vol. 2 is the payoff fans had been waiting for and the realization of Tarantino's grandest artistic vision, a virtuoso love letter to B-movies, kung fu and samurai films, gangster flicks, and the good old Western. The film is beautifully shot with a hard-hitting soundtrack courtesy of Wu Tang Clan producer RZA. Chiu Hui Liu appears in a fantastic cameo as Kung Fu master Pai Mei, while Carradine coolly revives his career and Thurman shows she is the one true action starlet of the decade.
From producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Antoine Fuqua comes King Arthur, an epic tale of one man's destiny to become a king. Most historians believed that King Arthur was only a legend, but that legend was based on a real hero whose actions changed the face of Britain and the world forever. Clive Owen is Arthur, the hero of Roman and British parentage, who must lead his Knights of the Round Table on one last mission, deep into enemy territory on a quest of adventure and profound enlightenment. Here, Arthur, Lancelot, Galahad, Bors, Tristan, Dagonet and Gawain are forced to confront their traditional enemy: Merlin and his indigenous guerilla armies. Thrilling adventure, edge-of-your-seat action and historical grandeur come together in this unique look at the origins of one of the greatest legends ever told.
Frank White (Christopher Walken) doesn't hold an office, but that doesn't mean he can't run the town. The drug lord, freshly released from a stint at Sing-Sing for trafficking, returns home where he reunites with his old gang. With help from his henchman Jimmy Jump (Laurence Fishburne), bodyguards Melanie (Carrie Ngyen) and Raye (Theresa Randle), and his lover/legal adviser Jennifer (Janet Julien), White decides to wipe out the competitors who have taken over the business since he went to prison. When he resumes control of the drug trade, he'll take the profits and use them to help the poor in his neighborhood, if some renegade cops don't do him in first.
After dominating the Oscars with Gladiator, Director Ridley Scott returns to historical epics with this tale set during the Crusades of the 12th Century. Kingdom of Heaven follows Balian (Orlando Bloom), a blacksmith whose faith is waning after the loss of his family. Fate comes calling when a knight, Sir Godfrey of Ibelin (Liam Neeson), returns from the Crusades, tells Balian that he is his long-lost father, and summons his son to join him. The two travel to Jerusalem, where peace hangs by a thread. Sir Godfrey is among a group of knights who believe the city should exist in peace. Sir Godfrey will teach his son to honor this vision, uphold peace, and fight for tolerance so that Jerusalem will be a Kingdom of Heaven on Earth.
Liu Jiuan (Jet Li), China's top government agent, is sent from to Paris from Shanghai on a top-secret mission. Jiuan is charged with helping Richard (Tcheky Karyo), an unconventional police official with a small army under his command. Things quickly spin out of control when Richard double-crosses his would-be assistant. Trapped in a vast, deadly conspiracy and accused of a murder he didn't commit, Jiuan's on the run in city far from home. His only ally is Jessica (Bridget Fonda), an American forced into prostitution by Richard. The two must uncover the truth and escape the traps set by a cunning and ruthless enemy. Along the way, Jiuan makes a surprising pledge to Jessica - one that threatens to jeopardize his career and might even take his life.
Combine Bruce Lee films with Looney Tunes and the Matrix, and you get the eye-popping action sequences and zany gags of Kung Fu Hustle, Stephen Chow's follow-up to Shaolin Soccer. With Hong Kong movie legends Yuen Qiu and Leung Siu Lung, Chow stars in this gang-war story set in a 1930's slum. Sing (Chow) is a wannabe thug who hustles a living on the mean streets run by the Axe Gang. The local landlady is a terror who can flatten buildings with a yell, her husband can kick people across the street, and a pair of musical assassins shoots lethal projectiles from their magic lyres! Common people turn out to be Kung Fu masters, and our heroes eventually have a showdown with a bullet-catching mental patient known as The Beast.
Angelina Jolie is Lara Croft, a highly skilled explorer who harvests lost archeological treasures from ruins around the world, fearing nothing along way. The planets are aligning themselves in a way that happens just once every 5,000 years. At that moment, whoever holds an ancient talisman will have the power to control time. A secret society known as the Illuminati seeks that power. With one week before the alignment, the search is on for a key that will lead to the talisman. Lara finds the key hidden in her mansion, only to have the Illuminati steal it. She has to recover the key and beat the Illuminati to the talisman. Croft's time is running out, and, unless she can stop them, the Illuminati's time is about to come.