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Germany:12 certified movies
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Welcome to the Far Future when Man has made a technological breakthrough. Now, with the help of artificial intelligence, the human race hopes to cope with the polar cap melting which causes the raise of the ocean waters and coastal flooding. Moreover, Cybertronics Manufacturing has created companion robots to replace friends, lovers or kids. One of these androids is David (Haley Joel Osment), a 12-year-old boy programmed to love and adopted by a Cybertronics employee, Henry Swinton (Sam Robards), and his wife, Monica (Frances O'Connor). David’s appearance and behaviour is not different from other kids. Even his love to the adoptive parents is quite real. One day David realizes that to be a human being is something totally different than to be a robot. David dreams of being a real kid to be loved and journeys out into the forests to find someone who can make his dreams come true. |
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David Mamet takes this story of thieves along many twists and turns, some of which work and some of which don't. Gene Hackman plays the brilliant leader of a gang (Delroy Lindo, Ricky Jay & Rebecca Pigeon as Hackman's youngish wife), which pulls off complex heists for a despicable fence (Danny DeVito). After stiffing the gang on a jewelry robbery, DeVito forces the gang to go after a Swiss gold shipment and to use his nephew (Sam Rockwell) in the crime. No one trusts anyone and every step is shaded with the unexpected. |
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In the year 2065, the meteorite fall has caused almost complete destruction and chaos on Earth. Alien creatures are threatening to wipe the human race off the face of the earth. The last remaining earth dwellers settle in the barrier cities so as to survive and battle against the aliens. Dr. Aki Ross (Ming-Na) is determined not to surrender to the invaders at any price, though she is aware of being deadly infected by alien particles. Teamed up with Dr. Sid (Donald Sutherland), her scientific mentor, and Captain Gray Edwards (Alec Baldwin), the leader of the Deep Eyes military squadron, Aki keeps on fighting against the alien race. The movie depicts the story of love, soul, and the basic human instinct - striving to survive at any cost. |
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Bewitching intrigante Maxine Conners (Sigourney Weaver) and her bright student, Paige (Jennifer Love Hewitt), are a mother and daughter con team. They know that God wants us to share with others. And there is no disgrace in fleecing a new wealthy hubby! Therefore they start a family business: Max seeks rich men to fall into her web and marry her, and then Page seduces them so that Max can win a great deal of money in divorce settlements. The main thing is to know when to stop because not only millionaires can take an interest in the gorgeous girls but cool-headed cops can do as well. Moreover, Max and Paige should be careful not to fall victim to the arrows of Eros... |
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The first chapter of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic trilogy narrates that in ancient times the perfidious Dark Lord Sauron (Sala Baker) forged a Ring of Power to rule over the lands of Middle Earth. But the Ring was stolen, and Sauron thought it to be lost for ever.
Many ages later, the Ruling Ring fell into the hands of the Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins (Ian Holm), and then was inherited by his nephew Frodo (Elijah Wood). Now Frodo assembles his three friends, Sam Gamgee (Sean Astin), Peregrin Took (Billy Boyd), and Meriadoc Brandybuck (Dominic Monaghan), the wizard Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen), the heir to the throne of Gondor, Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), Prince of the Stewards of Gondor, Boromir (Sean Bean), Prince of the Elves' Woodland Realm, Legolas (Orlando Bloom), and the dwarf Gimili (John Rhys-Davies), to form the so-called Fellowship of the Ring. They take a long and perilous journey across the treacherous landscape of Middle-earth so as to destroy the Ring in the fires of Mount Doom, where it was made. |
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After graduating from Stanford, Milo Hoffman (Ryan Phillippe), a young computer programming genius, is offered a dream job at NURV (Never Underestimate Radical Vision), a multi-billion dollar software corporation, run by Gary Winston (Tim Robbins). Milo expects to make a brilliant career when he suddenly sees Winston and his flourishing company in their true colors. The company is an evil, all-devouring monster that will stop at nothing to win. Milo realizes too late that he is merely a small cog in a cruel machine, a pawn in the game of the cunning billionaire. Will the pawn venture to challenge the Player who can easily flick the piece off the board with his little finger?
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She is an exceptional case. Divinely beautiful, incredibly clever and courageous – a rose without thorn! She speaks foreign languages, is skilled in hand-to-hand fighting and weapons training, and able to survive in extreme conditions. There is no woman on the planet to compare with her. This girl is a daughter of Lord Richard Croft (Jon Voight). Her name is Lara Croft (Angelina Jolie). She is a tireless adventurer and archeologist who travels to exotic places in search of lost treasures and artifacts. This time she must find the unique artifact that grants the possessor ultimate power over space and time. Lara starts a race against time to get the two halves of the Triangle of Light before a crew of villains called the Illuminati acquires the talisman. The destiny of the human race is in Lara's delicate and safe hands... |
| Out Cold
[2001,
USA]
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| They Haven't Quite Figured It All Out, But They're Getting A Little Warmer. |
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Four buddies - Rick (Jason London), Luke (Zach Galifianakis), Anthony (Flex Alexander) and Pig Pen (Derek Hamilton) – can't imagine life without explosive parties, gorgeous girls, and especially snowboarding. The extreme sportsmen live and work happily in Bull Mountain, an Alaskan ski town, until the town's founder, Papa Muntz (Lewis Arquette), takes the ferry, and his son, Ted (Willie Garson), makes up his mind to sell the mountain to a hotshot Colorado ski mogul, John Majors (Lee Majors). The foursome are dead set against Majors' idea of reducing the staff and turning the little town into a fashionable ski resort. The buddies start a war against the land developer, with the aid of his daughter Anna (Caroline Dhavernas), who Rick is hopelessly in love with... |
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Rafe McCawley (Ben Affleck) and Danny Walker (Josh Hartnett) are best friends who grew up like brothers in Tennessee. Now they both are pilots of the U.S. Army Air Corps. When Rafe meets a beautiful and valiant nurse, Evelyn Johnson (Kate Beckinsale), the two fall in love. But before they had time to start a romance, Rafe is forced to join the British Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Meanwhile, Danny and Evelyn are relocated to the naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. When they hear that Rafe has been killed, they become close friends and find comfort in each other; the romantic sparks eventually start to fly between them. But when Rafe comes back alive, the childhood friends become enemies. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Government plans to take retaliatory measures and assigns Rafe and Danny for a top-secret mission to bomb Tokyo. Can this highly dangerous task help them to reconcile their conflict? |
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'The Mexican' is a priceless antique pistol belonging to big boss Arnold Margolese (Gene Hackman) who is about to get out of jail. A small-time gangster, Jerry Welbach (Brad Pitt), who has big problems with the mafia, is instructed to travel to Mexico so as to find this cursed legendary gun. What is worse is that he is at outs with his girl-friend Samantha (Julia Roberts) who demands that he break off with the mob. The problems multiply when the gun turns out to be hunted by many other bandits including two hired assassins. |
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Based loosely on "The Canterbury Tales", the movie follows the story of a young peasant squire, William Thatcher (Heath Ledger), who, after the death of his master, Sir Ector, takes the road with his buddies, Roland (Mark Addy) and Wat Falhurst (Alan Tudyk). Along the way, they encounter an obscure writer, Geoffrey Chaucer (Paul Bettany). William, the underprivileged commoner, decides to assume the identity of a knight and asks Chaucer to fake his genealogy papers. Under his new title, Sir Ulrich of Liechtenstein, William has to prove his noble birth at the country's tournaments. Gallant and determined, William wins jousts on the trot. However, where there is success there is envy. Count Adhemar of Anjou (Rufus Sewell), a dangerous rival, is able to learn William's true identity and ruin him. Adhemar and William will meet face to face in the decisive joust. |
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An Archeologist played by Olivia Williams uncovers a crucified body, dated back to 1st century A.D in an ancient cave in Jerusalem. New-testament researcher played by Antonio Banderas, arrives at the scene to examine her findings. As word of the discovery spreads, trouble follows. |
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Thorny (Jay Chandrasekhar), Rabbit (Erik Stolhanske), Mac (Steve Lemme), Farva (Kevin Heffernan) and Foster (Paul Soter) are wild and lazy Vermont state troopers who enjoy playing pranks at stoned speeders to kill time. However, when serious budget cuts threaten their livelihood, the guys are determined to become admirably industrious and hyperactive. To impress their superior officers and save their jobs, the troopers make an attempt to solve a murder or uncover a drug smuggling ring. |
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Quoyle (Kevin Spacey) is a born loser. However, he makes no efforts to have success in his life. He is an unhappy, emotionally-beaten printer who drags out a miserable existence. When he falls in love with a beautiful girl, Petal (Cate Blanchett), he is unlucky again. Soon after Petal gives birth to a baby girl, she plunges into dissipation. Then she sells the daughter to an illegal adoption agency and dies suddenly in a car crash. At the same time Quoyle's father, a stern, sometimes brutal man, passes away. To turn over a new leaf, Quoyle leaves New York for his ancestral home on the coast of Newfoundland. There, he gets a job as a reporter for the local newspaper. The paper owner, Jack Buggit (Scott Glenn), assigns him to write shipping news. In the course of time, Quoyle's life changes for the better, in particular, when he wins favour of Wavey Prowse (Julianne Moore). |
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Danny "Mean Machine" Meehan (Vinnie Jones), a famous British football captain, goes to jail for drunk driving and assaulting police officers. Governor (David Hemmings), a devoted football supporter, pays a large sum of money for Danny to be sent just in his jail because he wants 'Mean Machine' to coach a team of prison guards. However, Danny realizes that if he agrees, he will never go at large. Therefore he offers to assemble a team of convicts, who can play practice games against the guards. Without much foresight, the warden accepts the offer... |
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After breaking up with his girlfriend, Priscilla (Pressly), a popular jock, Jake Wyler (Evans) makes a bet with his friends, that he can't make 'ugly girl' Janey Briggs (Leigh) into prom queen. After spending more and more time with Janey, Jake really starts to think whether he wants to keep the bet on or not. |
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A British intelligence agent, Andy Osnard (Pierce Brosnan), is ruled by two passions: gambling and infatuation with other men's wives. After having a clandestine liaison with an ambassador's mistress, Osnard is exiled to Panama by his boss, Luxmore (David Hayman). This time, he finds himself at the center of political intrigue concerning the Panama Canal treaty. The only one who captures his attention is a prestigious tailor, Harold Pendel (Geoffrey Rush), who works for the Panamanian President and influential embassy officials. Osnard recruits him as an informant, leveraging his checkered past and his huge debt. |
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In 1899 a young talented poet, Christian (Ewan McGregor), comes to Paris, Montmarte, where he plunges into the bohemian world of freedom, sex, drugs and love. Soon enough, Christian falls fathoms deep in love with Satin (Nicole Kidman), the most gorgeous Parisian courtesan and the Moulin Rouge's highest paid star. Meanwhile, the Duke (Richard Roxburgh), a wealthy nobleman, is also obsessed with Satin. He is determined to invest in the Moulin Rouge's latest musical in order to have Satin. However, Satin reciprocates Christian's affection, and they must conceal their love affair. Unfortunately, they are fated never to be happy: Satin is ill with consumption so she is not long for this world... |
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Derek Zoolander has been the dominant male model in the industry for three years thanks to his patented "look," Blue Steel. On the night of the VH1 Fashion Awards, what should be his fourth trophy goes to an upstart model named Hansel. Adding to the insult, a story in Time magazine brands him an idiot. Derek decides to retire and seek out his roots. Meanwhile, the new prime minister of Malaysia has upset a secret coalition of fashion designers by promising to raise the minimum wage, effectively ending their supply of cheap labour in sweatshops. Sensing disaster, the covert group charges Mugatu, the current king of haute couture, to find a mindless male model to brainwash into assassinating the new world leader. Derek, rejected by his family, stumbles predictably into Mugatu's hands and the only ones who can save him are the reporter who took away his good name, his rival Hansel, and a mysterious model from the past who sheds light on the whole conspiracy. They have to work against time and Derek's ineptitude to stop him from killing on the night Mugatu reveals his newest clothing line with the Malaysian minister as his "honoured guest." |
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The crime drama follows George Jung (Johnny Depp), an ordinary guy from the blue-collar suburbs, who doesn't want to follow in his father's footsteps of working hard and making ends meet. After moving to California, he becomes involved with drugs trafficking to pursue the American dream. His illegal business grows very fast. But the more money people have, the more they want. Driven by itch for money, Jung starts exporting tones of cocaine to the United States. He soon becomes wildly successful and lives in luxury. However, Jung has to pay the price... |
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