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Eragon (2006) directed by Stefen Fangmeier
2 star rating
A young farm boy discovers a dragon egg, and finds that everything changes. Including most of the original plot of the book.
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Highlander 5 : The Source (2006) directed by Brett Leonard
2 star rating
The fifth instalment in the Highlander series.
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Idiocracy (2006) directed by Mike Judge
2 star rating
500 years in the future all of the smart people have died out, and it's up to an average guy from our time to put things right.
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Renaissance (2006) directed by Christian Volckman
2 star rating
A cop investigates the disappearance of a young scientist in this near-future noir thriller.
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Lady in the Water (2006) directed by M. Night Shyamalan
1 star rating
A mysterious woman from the sea turns up with a mission to enlighten mankind, before time runs out.
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Dragon (2006) directed by Leigh Scott
0 star rating
A princess makes her way through a forest and past the perils of evil elves and a fire-breathing dragon.
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Mirrormask (2005) directed by Dave McKean
5 star rating
Weirdness abounds in this story of a girl, her mother, and a very peculiar dream.
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Batman Begins (2005) directed by Christopher Nolan
5 star rating
The story of the origins of the Dark Knight is retold.
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Star Wars Episode III : Revenge of the Sith (2005) directed by George Lucas
4 star rating
Darth Vader rises, and everything goes pear-shaped for the Jedi.
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The Island (2005) directed by Michael Bay
4 star rating
Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johannson fight to stay alive when they discover they are spare part clones.
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Serenity (2005) directed by Joss Whedon
4 star rating
Why is capturing River Tam so important to the Alliance?
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The Brothers Grimm (2005) directed by Terry Gilliam
4 star rating
This is one fairy tale that defies our expectations.
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) directed by Mike Newell
4 star rating
Harry discovers the joy of Yule Balls.
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Constantine (2005) directed by Francis Lawrence
4 star rating
John Constantine struggles to avoid the clutches of Hell and solve a supernatural mystery.
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Night Watch (2005) directed by Timur Bekmambetov
4 star rating
The Night Watch guard against the forces of darkness in this Russian supernatural fantasy.
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Beowulf and Grendel (2005) directed by Sturla Gunnarsson
4 star rating
This is a version of the legend of Beowulf as the hero takes on the bloodthirsty troll, Grendel.
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Primer (2005) directed by Shane Carruth
4 star rating
A couple of engineers build a machine in their garage which turns out to have astonishing powers.
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The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy (2005) directed by Garth Jennings
3 star rating
Wherever you go in the galaxy, somebody wants you to fill in a form.
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Stealth (2005) directed by Rob Cohen
3 star rating
An AI controlling a stealth fighter plane goes haywire, bringing the world to the brink of a major war.
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Infestation (2005) directed by Edward Evers-Swindell
1 star rating
After a virus forces most of humanity underground, a group of people return to the surface to find out what has happened to a team who went up and failed to report back.
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) directed by Alfonso Cuaron
4 star rating
Will Harry's third year at Hogwarts see his worst fears realised?
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Spider-Man 2 (2004) directed by Sam Raimi
4 star rating
The web-slinger gets ready to throw in the red and blue suit.
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I, Robot (2004) directed by Alex Proyas
4 star rating
Robots are all the rage in the future.
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The Stepford Wives (2004) directed by Frank Oz
4 star rating
This update of Ira Levin's novel explores the sinister side of housework.
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Hellboy (2004) directed by Guillermo del Toro
4 star rating
Big, red, hellish and likes kittens seeks similar for warmth and friendship.
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Howl's Moving Castle (2004) directed by Hayao Miyazaki
4 star rating
A girl is cursed with old age, and a wizard has no heart in this animated fantasy.
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The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) directed by David Twohy
3 star rating
The anti-hero Riddick returns to fight the Necromongers.
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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) directed by Kerry Conran
3 star rating
Steampunk has never looked so glamorous.
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Appleseed (2004) directed by Shinji Aramaki
3 star rating
Is it time for mankind to make way for a new race?
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The Day After Tomorrow (2004) directed by Roland Emmerich
3 star rating
Climate change sparks a series of disastrous weather events, heralding the dawn of a new ice age.
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Van Helsing (2004) directed by Stephen Sommers
2 star rating
The legendary monster hunter takes on Dracula.
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Blade Trinity (2004) directed by David S. Goyer
2 star rating
The third film in the Blade series sees the hybrid vampire slayer pitted against Dracula himself.
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The Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers (extended edition) (2003) directed by Peter Jackson
5 star rating
The epic fantasy is now 42 minutes longer, but is it worth buying for that?
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The Matrix Reloaded (2003) directed by Andy and Larry Wachowski
5 star rating
The machines fight back. Will Neo be able to stop them and save Zion?
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The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King (2003) directed by Peter Jackson
4 star rating
The third part of the Peter Jackson's adaptation of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy.
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X-Men 2 (2003) directed by Bryan Singer
3 star rating
Nightcrawler, Lady Deathstrike, Wolverine's hair. Who will save the world this time?
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Daredevil (2003) directed by Mark Steven Johnson
3 star rating
Ben Affleck plays the blind hero Daredevil in this adaptation of the Marvel comics.
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Underworld (2003) directed by Len Wiseman
2 star rating
Vampires and werewolves slug it out underneath New York.
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Terminator 3 : The Rise of the Machines (2003) directed by Jonathan Mostow
2 star rating
Can John Connor save mankind from Judgement Day in the third movie in the Terminator series?
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Paycheck (2003) directed by John Woo
2 star rating
Ben Affleck forgets all about payday in this futuristic John Woo flick.
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) directed by Chris Columbus
5 star rating
The boy wizard begins his second term at Hogwarts.
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Equilibrium (2002) directed by Kurt Wimmer
4 star rating

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Minority Report (2002) directed by Steven Spielberg
4 star rating
In this adaptation of a short story by Philip K. Dick, criminals are caught before they even have a chance to break the law.
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Attack of the Clones (2002) directed by George Lucas
4 star rating
Anakin and Amidala: the other use for lightsabers explained.
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Reign of Fire (2002) directed by Rob Bowman
4 star rating
A 20th century dragon movie.
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The Time Machine (2002) directed by Simon Wells
3 star rating
An adaptation of the novel by H.G. Wells.
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Impostor (2002) directed by Gary Fleder
3 star rating
A scientist builds a devastating weapon to use against aliens, but he is accused of being a replicant assassin in this adaptation of a Philip K. Dick story.
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Solaris (2002) directed by Steven Soderbergh
1 star rating
A psychiatrist is summoned to a space station whose occupants are losing their sanity.
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Queen of the Damned (2002) directed by Michael Rymer
1 star rating
Other vampires turn in their graves as Lestat becomes a rock star.
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A Knight's Tale (2001) directed by Brian Helgeland
5 star rating

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The Others (2001) directed by Alejandro Amenabar
4 star rating
A woman is trying to raise her light-sensitive children in Jersey at the end of the WWII. But is their house haunted?
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Evolution (2001) directed by Ivan Reitman
3 star rating
A meteor crashes into the desert in this science fiction comedy. But things get strange when researchers discover signs of rapidly evolving alien life.
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Final Fantasy : The Spirits Within (2001) directed by Hironobu Sakaguchi
3 star rating

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K-Pax (2001) directed by Iain Softley
2 star rating
A man claims to be an alien from a distant planet. But is he simply insane?
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AI Artificial Intelligence (2001) directed by Steven Spielberg
2 star rating
This adaptation of a short story by Brian W. Aldiss deals with an artificial boy who longs to become real.
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Pitch Black (2000) directed by David Twohy
4 star rating
On a desert planet where night arrives only once every 22 years, the natives make the most of it.
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The 6th Day (2000) directed by Roger Spottiswoode
4 star rating
A pilot is faced with a dangerous search for the truth when his life is stolen by a clone.
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Sleepy Hollow (1999) directed by Tim Burton
4 star rating
Constable Ichabod Crane sets out to solve a series of grisly murders which the locals blame on supernatural causes, in this adaptation of a Washington Irving story.
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Merlin (1998) directed by Steve Barron
4 star rating
This two-part movie tells the story of Merlin and King Arthur as the wizard struggles against the evil Queen Mab.
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Razor Blade Smile (1998) directed by Jake West
2 star rating
The vampire Lilith Silver tools up and sharpens her fangs when a secret society are on her trail.
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Godzilla (1998) directed by Roland Emmerich
2 star rating
Nuclear testing in the Pacific gives rise to a monstrous lizard which lays waste to New York.
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Beowulf (1998) directed by Yuri Kulakov
1 star rating
An animated version of the epic Anglo-Saxon poem.
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Starship Troopers (1997) directed by Paul Verhoeven
4 star rating
A young man enlists in the military in order to fight giant arachnid aliens intent on destroying mankind.
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Men In Black (1997) directed by Barry Sonnenfeld
4 star rating
Aliens live amongst us, and a young NYPD officer is given a new job keeping them in check.
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Event Horizon (1997) directed by Paul Anderson
3 star rating
A crew is sent to recover a spacecraft beyond Neptune. But where has the lost craft been, and what has it brought back with it?
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From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) directed by Robert Rodriguez
4 star rating
Two escaped criminals and their hostages flee to Mexico, only to find that the bar they stay in is infested with vampires.
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Independence Day (1996) directed by Roland Emmerich
4 star rating
Enormous alien spaceships arrive on Earth just before the USA is due to celebrate the 4th of July.
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Doctor Who (1996) directed by Geoffrey Sax
2 star rating
The eighth Doctor, Paul McGann, pits himself against his enemy the Master, who is struggling to overcome death.
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Darkdrive (1996) directed by Phillip Roth
0 star rating

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Waterworld (1995) directed by Kevin Reynolds
4 star rating
The ice caps have melted, leaving the world covered in sea. The remaining humans scavenge what they can, and dream about a place called Dryland.
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Batman Forever (1995) directed by Joel Schumacher
2 star rating
Batman faces up to Two-Face and The Riddler in this colourful comic adaptation.
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Johnny Mnemonic (1995) directed by Robert Longo
1 star rating
A data courier is left with a head full of dangerous information in this adaptation of a short story by William Gibson.
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The Mask (1994) directed by Charles Russel
4 star rating
A downtrodden nice guy finds an ancient mask that gives him the powers of a cartoon hero.
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Stargate (1994) directed by Roland Emmerich
4 star rating
When Dr. Daniel Jackson deciphers the markings on a device found in Egypt, he has no idea how far it will take him.
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The Shadow (1994) directed by Russell Mulcahy
2 star rating
Walter B. Gibson's comic book character The Shadow fights crime in New York in this film adaptation.
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Jurassic Park (1993) directed by Steven Spielberg
4 star rating
On an isolated island the ultimate theme park is almost completed, featuring live dinosaurs. What could possibly go wrong?
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Army Of Darkness: The Medieval Dead (1993) directed by Sam Raimi
4 star rating
The third film in the Evil Dead series sees Ash trapped in the middle ages and facing off against the forces of evil.
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Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991) directed by James Cameron
5 star rating
The second film in the Terminator series sees the young John Connor fighting for his life against another robot from the future.
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Cyborg (1989) directed by Albert Pyun
1 star rating
In a grim post-apocalyptic future a cyborg may carry the cure for a plague that has ravaged the world.
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Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988) directed by James Signorelli
2 star rating
Elvira shakes things up in the small, conservative town of Fallwell when she arrives to claim her inheritance.
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The Running Man (1987) directed by Paul Michael Glaser
3 star rating
Ben Richards has to run for his life in a sinister game show.
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Labyrinth (1986) directed by Jim Henson
4 star rating
When Sarah has to babysit her baby brother she accidentally summons the goblins to take him away.
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Enemy Mine (1985) directed by Wolfgang Peterson
4 star rating
A man is stranded on a hostile planet with only an enemy alien for company.
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Dune (1984) directed by David Lynch
2 star rating
The film adaptation of the first novel in a classic science fiction series by Frank Herbert.
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Time Bandits (1981) directed by Terry Gilliam
5 star rating
A boy is entangled in the adventures of a group of robbers who have stolen a map that allows them to travel through time.
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Excalibur (1981) directed by John Boorman
2 star rating
The story of King Arthur and the knights of the round table gets an epic treatment in this movie adaptation.
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Escape From New York (1981) directed by John Carpenter
2 star rating
In the near future Manhattan Island has become a lawless prison. One man must rescue the President from the chaos within, before time runs out.
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Alien (1979) directed by Ridley Scott
4 star rating
The crew of a commercial spaceship try to escape a lethal alien in the depths of space.
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Star Wars: A New Hope (1977) directed by George Lucas
5 star rating
Luke Skywalker learns the ways of the Jedi in order to save the galaxy from an evil Emperor and the terrifying Darth Vader.
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Silent Running (1971) directed by Douglas Trumbull
3 star rating
A man battles to preserve the last forests in the solar system.
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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) directed by Stanley Kubrick
4 star rating
Mankind is making its first steps out into space. But will that journey be made alone?
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