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A Few Good Men

Best known for the famous Jack Nicholson quote “You can’t handle the truth!”, A Few Good Men is so much more than its famous line. A complicated and tense story of a murder on a naval base in Cuba, with great performances from Nicholson, Tom Cruise and Demi Moore, plus exceptional writing from Aaron Sorkin.

Runtime: 2 hrs 18 mins.

IMDB rating: 7.6/10

Awards and Nominations: Academy Award, Golden Globe, People’s Choice



Philadelphia

This ahead-of-its-time film sees Tom Hanks playing a gay man who is fired from his legal practice for being HIV positive, he decides to sue for discrimination and hires the only lawyer who will touch the case to help. Great performances from Hanks and Denzel Washington make this film one of the best movies of the 90’s.

Runtime: 2 hrs 5 mins.

IMDB rating: 7.7/10

Awards and Nominations: Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA

Rain Man

Another classic and another Tom Cruise movie. Rain Man is the story of two brothers, one with severe autism, on a cross country road trip that changes both of their lives. Dustin Hoffman gives one of cinema’s great performances in this unmissable movie.

Runtime: 2 hrs 13 mins.

IMDB rating: 8/10

Awards and Nominations: Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA

Rocky

A small-time boxer is given the chance to fight a heavy-weight champion in this classic Sylvester Stallone film, that’s also written by Sly himself.

Runtime: 1 hr 54 mins.

IMDB rating: 8.1/10

Awards and Nominations: Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA

Thelma and Louise

Thelma and Louise is one of the all time great friendship movies. The story of two ordinary women escaping from their lives and mistakes, who find far more trouble on the road, and eventually resolve to make a break for Mexico. The film is powerful, moving and has one of cinema’s most iconic endings.

Runtime: 2 hrs 9 mins.

IMDB rating: 7.4/10

Awards and Nominations: Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay

Check out the full library of movies available, including more Presto classics, below:

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Movie Title

Year

Genre

Plot

Director(s)

Runtime (minutes)

The Nutty Professor

1996

5.5

Comedy

A morbidly obese professor becomes a Casanova when he takes a miracle weight-loss potion. A tour-de-force by Eddie Murphy, who plays seven characters in this remake of the 1963 Jerry Lewis comedy.

Tom Shadyac

91

The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

2000

4.3

Kids & Family, Comedy

Sherman Klump's getting married but his alter-ego, Buddy Love, is a problem. He steals Sherman's fountain of youth formula and tangles with the whole Klump family.

Peter Segal

102

The Scorpion King

2002

5.5

SciFi & Fantasy, Horror, Action & Adventure

The ruler of wicked Gomorrah, who relies on a sorcerer's visions, lays waste to the tribes of the desert. The survivors hire an assassin to kill the sorcerer ? who turns out to be a beautiful woman.

Charles Russell, Chuck Russell

87

101 Dalmatians

1996

7.2

Kids & Family, Comedy

In this classic tale of puppy love and dog-napping, the entire canine kingdom races to their rescue when fashionista Cruella De Vil steals Dalmatian pups to make a fur coat.

Stephen Herek

98

Freaky Friday

2003

6.1

Kids & Family, Drama, Comedy

Things get freaky one Friday when a mother and daughter who can't agree on clothes, hair, music or men find themselves inside each other's body in a comedy starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan.

Mark Waters (VIII), Mark Waters

93

Confessions Of A Teenage Drama Queen

2004

4.5

Kids & Family, Comedy

Lindsay Lohan and Adam Garcia star in this comedy about a teenage girl convinced that city life revolves around her until her family moves out to the suburbs, where she finds herself competing for attention.

Sara Sugarman

86

National Treasure

2004

6.9

Action & Adventure

Benjamin Gate's ancestors guarded a treasure hidden by America's Founding Fathers. Now Ben (Nicolas Cage) must foil a plot to steal the Declaration of Independence which holds the key to its location.

Jon Turteltaub

125

Tombstone

1993

7.8

Action & Adventure

After cleaning up Dodge City, lawman Wyatt Earp retires to Tombstone, Arizona, with his brothers and Doc Holliday - and walks into the famous gunfight at the OK Corral. Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer star.

George P. Cosmatos, George Pan Cosmatos

124

While You Were Sleeping

1995

6.6

Romance, Drama, Comedy

A woman mistaken for the fiancee of a man in a coma falls for his brother after their family embraces her. When he wakes up she's in a helluva dilemma. Comedy starring Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman.

Jon Turteltaub

99

Up Close & Personal

1996

N/A

Romance, Drama

An ambitious TV reporter falls in love with her boss and becomes a news star. When she runs into trouble, he puts his faltering career on the line to rescue her.

Jon Avnet

119

The Insider

1999

7.9

Thriller, Drama

Russell Crowe and Al Pacino light up the screen in the true story of a US tobacco executive who exposed the lies about cigarettes and addiction in a 60 Minutes interview that shook the world.

Michael Mann

151

Mission To Mars

2000

5.5

SciFi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure

When a mysterious disaster hits the first manned mission to Mars a rescue team is launched to bring back any survivors. Director Brian De Palma's sci-fi adventure stars Tim Robbins and Gary Sinise.

Brian De Palma

108

Flightplan

2005

6.2

Mystery & Crime, Thriller, Drama, Action & Adventure

Everyone onboard a plane doubts the sanity of a frantic mother (Jodie Foster) who claims her daughter has disappeared in mid-flight. What really happened could be more terrifying than anybody imagined.

Robert Schwentke

94

Deja Vu

2006

7.0

Mystery & Crime, Thriller, Action & Adventure

Obsessed with a beautiful victim, a federal agent (Denzel Washington) travels back in time to prevent a terrorist attack during the New Orleans mardi gras in this sci-fi thriller co-starring Val Kilmer.

Tony Scott

121

The Guardian

2006

6.8

Drama, Action & Adventure

After a deadly mission a shattered US Coast Guard hero (Kevin Costner) becomes an instructor for a team of elite rescue swimmers and teaches a cocky rookie the true meaning of heroism and sacrifice.

Andrew Davis

133

Braveheart

1995

8.4

Drama, Action & Adventure

Mel Gibson starred in and directed the stirring story of William Wallace who united the Scots in rebellion against the tyranny of England's King Edward in the 13th century. Winner of five Academy Awards.

Mel Gibson

170

I, Robot

2004

7.1

SciFi & Fantasy, Mystery & Crime, Thriller, Action & Adventure

In 2035 technology and robots are a trusted part of life. When that trust is broken only one man sees the real danger ahead: Will Smith, a technophobic cop out to stop robots from ruling the world.

Alex Proyas

110

Men Of Honor

2000

7.1

Drama

Inspired by the life of Carl Brasher, an African American dares to dream of becoming a US Navy Master Diver, despite a bigoted training officer and a tragic shipboard accident.

George Tillman Jr., George Tillman Jr

123

Awake

2007

6.5

Mystery & Crime, Thriller

During surgery a millionaire (Hayden Christensen) lies on the operating table conscious but paralysed, as he learns of a plot to kill him. Jessica Alba & Terrence Howard co-star in a twisting thriller.

Joby Harold

80

Miss Potter

2006

7.0

Romance, Drama

The true, sometimes tragic and sometimes uplifting tale of Beatrix Potter, one of history's greatest storytellers. Stars Renee Zellweger, Ewan McGregor and Emily Watson.

Chris Noonan

88

Push

2009

6.1

SciFi & Fantasy, Mystery & Crime, Thriller

A group of Americans with superhuman abilities fight a government agency trying to steal their powers and create an army of psychic warriors. Sci-fi thriller starring Chris Evans and Dakota Fanning.

Paul McGuigan

107

The Butterfly Effect 2

2006

4.4

SciFi & Fantasy, Mystery & Crime, Horror, Thriller, Drama

A young man meddles with the past to try and alter the future. But he soon discovers that his leaps through time have dire consequences in the present. Eric Lively stars in this sci-fi thriller sequel.

John R. Leonetti

88

Disaster Movie

2008

1.9

Comedy

Another riotous spoof from the team behind Epic Movie, Scary Movie and Date Movie has planet Earth besieged by everything from meteor strikes to rabid chipmunks. Carmen Electra and Matt Lanter star.

Jason Friedberg

83

The Actors

2003

6.1

Drama, Comedy

UK. Michael Caine and Dylan Moran are two bumbling actors who rob a group of Dublin gangsters in this manic farce. They're thick as thieves, only thicker. Michael Gambon and Miranda Richardson co-star.

Conor McPherson

88

The Wrestler

2008

7.9

Drama

Mickey Rourke is astonishing in his Oscar-nominated role as a washed-up wrestler. Forced to retire after a heart attack, his quest for a normal life is an unrelenting struggle. Marisa Tomei co-stars.

Darren Aronofsky

104

The Joneses

2009

6.5

Comedy

A seemingly perfect family are the envy of their posh neighbourhood, but as the neighbours try to keep up with the Joneses, none are prepared for the truth about this all too perfect family.

Derrick Borte

92

300

2006

7.8

Drama, Action & Adventure

This film is a ferocious retelling of the ancient Battle of Thermopylae, depicting the titanic clash in which King Leonidas and 300 Spartans fought Xerxes and his massive Persian army to the death.

Zack Snyder

111

Dead Calm

1989

6.8

Mystery & Crime, Thriller

Winner of four Australian Film Institute awards including Best Cinematography, a killer abducts and seduces a young woman after leaving her husband to die on the boat whose crew he's just slaughtered.

Phillip Noyce

92

The Shining

1980

8.5

Mystery & Crime, Horror, Thriller, Drama

Based on the bestseller by Stephen King, all work and no play makes Jack - the caretaker of an isolated resort - go way off the deep end, terrorising his young son and wife.

Stanley Kubrick

137

U.S. Marshals

1998

6.5

Action & Adventure

Marshal Sam Gerard leads the hunt by initiating a hard-target search for a fugitive in an ever-widening perimeter. This film is packed with suspense, action and daring twists every step of the way.

Stuart Baird

125

Tom & Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale

2007

8.7

Animation, Kids & Family, Comedy

Follow Tom and Jerry's usual antics in this Christmas holiday themed adventure which uses music from Tchaikovsky's famous 'The Nutcracker' ballet.

Spike Brandt, Tony Cervone

46

Big Stan

2008

6.2

Comedy

Stan, a weak con-man going to jail, gets a martial arts guru to transform him into a fighting machine. Inside, he becomes an intimidating force for good. Comedy with Rob Schneider and David Carradine.

Rob Schneider

104

Sex Drive

2008

6.6

Comedy

Eighteen-year-old Ian takes a road trip with his two best friends to lose his virginity to a hot babe he met on the internet. But their journey has some unexpected twists in this randy, raucous comedy.

Sean Anders

104

Mr. Brooks

2007

7.4

Mystery & Crime, Thriller, Drama

Mr Brooks (Kevin Costner) is a businessman, philanthropist and loving family man. He's also an insatiable serial killer, so clever that no one has suspected him - until now. A psychological thriller.

Bruce A. Evans

115

Crank

2006

7.0

Mystery & Crime, Thriller, Action & Adventure

A hitman injected with a drug that will kill him if his heart rate drops sets out to get square, with poison in his veins and vengeance in his heart. Jason Statham and Dwight Yoakam pump the adrenalin.

Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor

84

Bandslam

2009

6.4

Kids & Family, Comedy

An ensemble of nerdy misfits transform into the hottest rock outfit in the land to win the coveted battle-of-the-bands contest. High School Musical's Vanessa Hudgens stars in this toe-tapping comedy.

Todd Graff

106

Cactus

2008

5.8

Mystery & Crime, Thriller, Drama

An ordinary man stuck between a rock and a much harder place needs cash. Fast. He accepts a job to kidnap and deliver a pro gambler to his keepers in the Australian outback: No questions asked.

Jasmine Yuen Carrucan

85

Sorority Row

2009

5.1

Horror, Thriller

In this violent horror offering, five girls accidentally cause the murder of a friend in a prank and agree to keep it quiet. But a killer goes after them and anyone else who knows their dark secret.

Stewart Hendler

96

Bedknobs And Broomsticks

1971

7.0

Animation, Kids & Family, Comedy

In this Disney favourite, Angela Lansbury is an apprentice witch who takes in three orphans. Together they defend England from the Nazis while searching for a book she needs to graduate in witchery.

Robert Stevenson

112

Casanova

2005

6.5

Romance, Drama, Comedy

Heath Ledger plays the most famous lover in history. Sienna Miller is the one woman who doesn't want a bar of him in this lush and witty 18th century romp from director Lasse Hallstrom (Chocolat).

Lasse Hallstrom

107

High Fidelity

2000

7.6

Drama, Comedy

A compulsive list-maker who owns a record store recounts his top-five breakups to analyse his problems with relationships. John Cusack and Jack Black star in a groovy comedy with a killer soundtrack.

Stephen Frears

109

Ice Princess

2005

6.0

Kids & Family, Comedy

With a strong-willed mother pushing her toward a top university, it seems as if brainy high school misfit Casey may never get the chance to be like the elite skating prodigies she sees at the rink.

Tim Fywell

94

James And The Giant Peach

1996

6.7

Animation, Kids & Family

Roald Dahl story of an orphan in charge of two nasty aunts who ends up inside an airborne peach. The stars in this combination of live action and animation include Joanna Lumley and Susan Sarandon.

Henry Selick

76

Miracle

2004

7.5

Drama, Action & Adventure

The story of the US ice hockey team's amazing victory over the Soviet Union at the 1980 Winter Olympics, dubbed the 'Miracle on Ice'.

Gavin O'Connor

130

Pete's Dragon

1977

6.3

Animation, Kids & Family

A charmer about a runaway orphan and his pet dragon who can't always be seen. Mickey Rooney and Helen Reddy star in Disney's musical combination of live action and traditional animation.

Don Chaffey

123

Dumbo

1941

7.3

Animation, Kids & Family

With the support of Timothy the mouse, floppy-eared Dumbo soars to fame as the world's only flying elephant. Timeless Walt Disney children's classic about friendship, acceptance, courage and belief.

Sam Armstrong, Jack Kinney

61

Lilo & Stitch

2002

7.1

Animation, Kids & Family

Disney's animated musical about Lilo, a lonely Hawaiian girl who adopts a funny-looking dog. She doesn't know he's a wacky alien created by a mad scientist. Tia Carrere and Ving Rhames are star voices.

Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders (III)

81

Starship Troopers

1997

7.2

SciFi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure

In this sci-fi adventure, fire-spitting, brain-sucking bugs attack Earth and wipe Buenos Aires off the map. Four troopers come to the rescue by travelling to a distant galaxy for the final showdown.

Paul Verhoeven

124

Pocahontas

1995

6.6

Animation, Kids & Family

This Disney animation paints the romance between Indian beauty Pocahontas and handsome British captain John Smith in dazzling colour and sweeping music. Voices include Mel Gibson and Linda Hunt.

Eric Goldberg, Mike Gabriel

77

Beaches

1989

6.7

Drama, Comedy

Drama about the everlasting bond between two women who live worlds apart. Through childhood, careers, marriages, jealousy and tragedy, Barbara Hershey and Bette Midler are the epitome of true friends.

Garry Marshall

118

Brother Bear

2003

6.7

Animation, Kids & Family

Joaquin Phoenix is the voice of native American boy Kenai whose brother is killed by a bear protecting her cubs. Seeking revenge, he is turned into a bear and sees nature and life through new eyes.

Aaron Blaise, Robert Walker

81

Brother Bear 2

2006

6.3

Animation, Kids & Family

Kenai awakes from hibernation to find more adventures with his little brother Koda and the wisecracking mooses, Rutt and Tuke. Along the way, destiny is turned upside down in this animated sequel.

Ben Gluck, Benjamin Gluck

70

Camp Rock

2008

4.9

Kids & Family, Romance, Comedy

A girl with a great voice is thrilled to go to music camp - until she has to work in the kitchen. When a pop star hears her sing without seeing her, he makes it his mission to put a face to the voice.

Matthew Diamond

90

The American President

1995

6.8

Romance, Drama, Comedy

When the widowed US president courts a Washington lobbyist, wild rumours decimate his approval ratings. An intelligent political-romantic comedy.

Rob Reiner

109

Rocky V

1990

5.1

Drama, Action & Adventure

Retired and bankrupted, Rocky puts his faith in a promising young fighter named Tommy. But when Tommy deserts him for a flashy promoter, Rocky's rage inspires him to lace up the gloves.

John G. Avildsen

99

The Thomas Crown Affair

1999

6.8

Mystery & Crime, Romance, Thriller

An adventure of a millionaire playboy who steals a priceless work of art and then strikes up a fiery romance with the brilliant female insurance investigator who is on to his game.

John McTiernan

108

Network

1976

8.2

Drama, Comedy

In this scathing satire a TV network exploits the suicide threats of its newsreader to lift the ratings. Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway and Beatrice Straight all won Oscars as did the film's terrific screenplay.

Sidney Lumet

116

Robocop

1987

7.5

SciFi & Fantasy, Drama, Action & Adventure

When a good Detroit cop gets blown away, scientists piece him back together as a crime-fighting cyborg. As a machine, he cleans up the streets but is tormented by nightmares of his own humanity.

Paul Verhoeven

98

Rocky II

1979

7.1

Drama, Action & Adventure

Trying to make a new life for himself, Rocky realises that he can't escape his true calling. The "Italian Stallion" must prepare for the fight of his life when Apollo Creed offers him a rematch.

Sylvester Stallone

114

Rocky III

1982

6.7

Drama, Action & Adventure

When Rocky loses in a humiliating defeat, it becomes apparent that the "Italian Stallion" has lost his edge. Considering hanging up his gloves, Rocky receives encouragement from an unlikely ally.

Sylvester Stallone

95

Rocky IV

1985

6.7

Drama, Action & Adventure

Balboa takes on Soviet killing machine Drago in a globally-televised Moscow bout. Training in Siberia, Rocky knows he must fight not only for himself, but for his country.

Sylvester Stallone

87

Species

1995

5.8

SciFi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure

A creature with alien DNA adopts the form of a beautiful woman to seduce men and bear offspring that will destroy mankind.

Roger Donaldson

104

Stargate

1994

7.0

SciFi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure

On a desert planet on the far side of the universe, two men must battle a powerful alien Sun God. At stake: the freedom of an ancient civilisation from slavery and any chance of ever getting home.

Roland Emmerich

116

Uptown Girls

2003

6.1

Kids & Family, Comedy

A rich girl whose inheritance vanishes has to work for the first time, but when she becomes a nanny she inherits a kid who's neglected by her parents, and each discovers in the other a true friend.

Boaz Yakin

88

When Harry Met Sally...

1989

7.6

Romance, Drama, Comedy

All-time classic romantic comedy about star-crossed neurotics whose friendship grows over the years as they ask: Can a man and a woman be friends, without sex getting in the way?

Rob Reiner

91

Legally Blonde

2001

6.2

Comedy

Determined to win her ex-boyfriend back, a blonde sorority queen rallies all her resources and gets into Harvard, but law school is a far cry from the comforts of her poolside mansion and the mall.

Robert Luketic

92

The Adventures Of Priscilla Queen Of The Desert

1994

7.5

Drama, Comedy

It's not easy being a drag queen in the outback! Dazzling in flamboyant gowns, looking down over the vast red Australian desert, three showgirls embark on a four week cabaret gig in Alice Springs.

Stephan Elliott, Stephan Elliot

99

Be Cool

2005

5.6

Mystery & Crime, Comedy

After conquering Hollywood in Get Shorty, super-cool mobster Chili Palmer (John Travolta) takes on the far more dangerous music business. Uma Thurman and Vince Vaughn also star in this comedy sequel.

F. Gary Gray

114

The Birdcage

1996

6.9

Comedy

A cabaret owner and his drag-queen partner try to transform themselves into straight shooters at a dinner party and pull the chiffon over the eyes of the uptight senator and his wife.

Mike Nichols

114

Blown Away

1994

6.1

Mystery & Crime, Action & Adventure

A terrorist (Tommy Lee Jones) breaks out of jail in Northern Ireland and heads for Boston to settle an old score. His target is ex-bomb maker Jeff Bridges who betrayed him over a fallout in the IRA.

Stephen Hopkins

115

Desperately Seeking Susan

1985

5.8

Romance, Drama, Comedy

This comedy about mistaken identity made Madonna a film star. She's a wild vamp who a bored housewife (Rosanna Arquette) becomes obsessed with after following her sexual conquests in the personal ads.

Susan Seidelman

99

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

1988

7.3

Comedy

Two wiley con-men living in the south of France join forces to bilk rich women of their fortunes. A bet is made over who can take a rich American heiress for $50,000 first.

Frank Oz

105

Get Shorty

1995

6.9

Comedy

Chili Palmer (John Travolta) is a bagman for a loan shark who winds up in the movies via washed-up producer Gene Hackman. Danny DeVito plays an egotistical star in this comic cocktail about Hollywood.

Barry Sonnenfeld

100

Into The Blue

2005

5.8

Mystery & Crime, Action & Adventure

When two sexy young divers go on an extreme adventure, the last thing they expect to see below the shark-infested waters is a legendary pirate ship rumoured to contain millions of dollars in gold.

John Stockwell

105

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde

2003

4.5

Comedy

The blonde bombshell Elle is back and ready to marry the man of her dreams. But when she defends the other man in her life, Bruiser the chihuahua, she gets fired and her bark really starts to bite.

Charles Herman-Wurmfeld, Charles Herman-Wurmfield

90

Out Of Time

2003

6.5

Mystery & Crime, Thriller, Drama

How do you solve a double homicide when all the evidence points to you? A top cop becomes the prime suspect when his lover and her abusive husband are murdered. Thriller starring Denzel Washington.

Carl Franklin

101

The Pink Panther

2006

5.6

Comedy

When a star soccer coach is murdered and his priceless Pink Panther diamond stolen, France is in an uproar. Fortunately, the bumbling Inspector Jacques Clouseau is on the case.

David Silverman, Shawn Levy

89

Rain Man

1988

8.0

Drama

Tom Cruise, a crass hustler, bonds with Dustin Hoffman, the autistic-savant brother he never knew he had. Hoffman won an Oscar for his uncanny portrayal of Raymond the human abacus in this superb movie.

Barry Levinson

128

Rocky

1976

8.1

Drama, Action & Adventure

Rocky is a Philadelphia club fighter who seems to be going nowhere. When a stroke of fate puts him in the ring with a world heavyweight champion, he knows that it's his one shot at the big time.

John G. Avildsen

114

Death In Brunswick

1991

6.6

Comedy

Australia. The kooky misadventures of Carl the short-order cook and his best mate as a band of cut-throats block Carl's path to his barmaid sweetheart. Stars Sam Neill, John Clark and Zoe Carides.

John Ruane

105

The Omen

2006

7.6

Mystery & Crime, Horror, Thriller

When horrible events begin to occur around young Damien, a terrible truth must be confronted. Liev Schreiber and Julia Stiles are the not-so-proud parents of a demon child in this chilling remake.

John Moore

105

Shallow Hal

2001

5.9

Comedy

Shallow Hal, a superficial skirt chaser, undergoes a mind-altering experience with a self-help guru, not realising that his gorgeous girlfriend is actually a 300-pound not-so-hottie.

Bobby Farley, Gwyneth Paltrow

109

Sleeping With The Enemy

1991

6.1

Mystery & Crime, Thriller, Drama

A wife fakes her death to escape her abusive husband, relocating to a small Midwestern town with a new identity. She falls in love again, but her obsessive husband isn't far behind. Stars Julia Roberts.

Joseph Ruben

93

Return To Me

2000

6.9

Romance, Drama, Comedy

A lonely Bob Rueland is embraced by Grace Briggs, who is surrounded by a coterie of substitute mothers including her Irish grandfather, who with his Italian brother-in-law run a Chicago restaurant.

Bonnie Hunt

111

The Deep End Of The Ocean

1999

6.3

Drama

When their son suddenly disappears, the pain of a lost child ravages the Cappadora family. But when he suddenly returns, the family must come to grips with the painful reunion.

Ulu Grosbard

104

Valkyrie

2008

7.1

Mystery & Crime, Thriller, Drama

A loyal German officer decides that he must take action to assassinate Hitler and overthrow his Nazi government using Hitler's own emergency plan.

Bryan Singer

115

Herbie Goes Bananas

1980

4.8

Kids & Family, Comedy, Action & Adventure

Everyone's favourite love bug returns in this high octane adventure in Central America, when Herbie and his two new owners get sidetracked en route to a race by a smuggling syndicate.

Vincent McEveety

89

U-571

2000

6.6

Mystery & Crime, Thriller, Drama, Action & Adventure

A US Navy Captain and his crew are enjoying time off when they receive word that they must go on a top-secret assignment into enemy waters and infiltrate a severely damaged Nazi U-boat.

Jonathan Mostow

111

The Thin Red Line

1998

7.6

Drama, Action & Adventure

A powerful frontline cast explode into action in this hauntingly realistic view of military and moral chaos in the Pacific during World War II.

Terrence Malick

163

Meet The Robinsons

2007

6.9

Animation, Kids & Family

A lonely orphan's dream of finding the family he never knew comes true when he's catapulted into the future. An animated Disney comedy featuring the voices of Tom Selleck, Adam West and Angela Bassett.

Steve Anderson (V), Stephen J. Anderson

90

TinkerBell

2008

N/A

Animation, Kids & Family

The beloved fairy is given a voice for the first time as Tinker Bell and her friends set out to save Pixie Hollow.

Bradley Raymond

74

The AristoCats

1970

7.1

Animation, Kids & Family

Duchess and her kittens stand to inherit their owner's fortune ? until Edgar the butler kicks them out. But things start to purr when they meet O'Malley the alley cat in this Disney animation gem.

Wolfgang Reitherman, John Lounsbery

75

The Fox And The Hound

1981

7.3

Animation, Kids & Family

Tod, a young fox, is taken in by a woman after a hunter kills his mother. He befriends Copper, a hound dog pup. As they grow up their friendship is tested when Copper realises his job is hunting foxes.

Corey Feldman, Jack Albertson

79

The Fox And The Hound II

2006

5.5

Animation, Kids & Family

When Copper the hound joins The Singing Strays, fame threatens to come between him and his fox friend Tod. This follow-up to the Disney classic features the voices of Patrick Swayze and Reba McEntire.

Jim Kammerud

66

The Horse Whisperer

1998

6.5

Romance, Drama

After a terrible riding accident a city sophisticate takes her daughter's horse to a man in Montana with a gift for healing troubled horses. Acclaimed romantic drama from actor-director Robert Redford.

Robert Redford

162

The Hunchback Of Notre Dame

1996

6.9

Animation, Kids & Family

Animated version of the classic tale of Quasimodo the deformed, courageous outcast. He escapes from the belltower of Notre Dame Cathedral, high above 15th century Paris, to find a life worth dying for.

Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise

87

The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou

2004

7.3

Drama, Comedy, Action & Adventure

Bill Murray plays a befuddled Jacques Cousteau on a ship of fools hunting a shark that ate his mate. This wacky comedy co-stars Cate Blanchett, Owen Wilson and Jeff Goldblum as the nautical nemesis.

Wes Anderson

113

Mulan

1998

7.5

Animation, Kids & Family

Disney animates the Chinese fable about a girl who cuts her hair and impersonates a man to fight the Huns and protect her Emperor. She is helped by Mushu, a wisecracking dragon voiced by Eddie Murphy.

Barry Cook, Tony Bancroft

84

The Rescuers Down Under

1990

6.9

Animation, Kids & Family

A poacher (voice of George C. Scott) kidnaps an Aboriginal boy to snare a golden eagle. Hero mice Bianca and Bernard fly Down Under for a rescue with Wilbur the albatross and Jake the kangaroo rat.

Hendel Butoy, Mike Gabriel

74

3 Men And A Baby

1987

5.8

Comedy

Three handsome Manhattan bachelors find their dating and mating rituals interrupted when an unexpected new roommate - complete with crib, pacifier and dirty diaper - shows up on their doorstep.

Leonard Nimoy

98

Turner & Hooch

1989

6.0

Mystery & Crime, Thriller, Comedy

The world of Scott Turner, a compulsively neat detective, goes to the dogs when he's forced to team up with the only witness to a crime - a drooling junkyard mutt named Hooch.

Roger Spottiswoode

95

A Perfect World

1993

7.5

Drama

A prison escapee who bonds with his child hostage in Texas heads towards a harrowing collision with fate. This acclaimed but overlooked manhunt saga stars Kevin Costner, Clint Eastwood and Laura Dern.

Clint Eastwood

132

Bridge To Terabithia

2007

7.2

SciFi & Fantasy, Kids & Family, Action & Adventure

Two children find the secret kingdom of Terabithia, where they reign supreme among giants, ogres and other strange creatures. Uplifting fantasy-adventure about the power of imagination and friendship.

Gabor Csupo

91

Jerry Maguire

1996

7.3

Romance, Drama, Comedy

When a sports agent (Tom Cruise, at his peak) quits to start an ethical agency, everyone deserts him except an impressed office assistant (Renee Zellweger) and a single, egomaniacal football player.

Cameron Crowe

133

The People vs. Larry Flynt

1996

7.3

Drama, Comedy

A riveting true story nominated for 2 Oscars™. Hustler men's magazine founder Larry Flynt battles his way to the Supreme Court in defence of free speech.

Milos Forman

124

Dr. Dolittle 2

2001

4.6

Kids & Family, Comedy

Desperate to save a forest from loggers, The Doctor who talks to the animals releases an endangered bear that turns out to have a junk food diet and no survival skills.

Steve Carr

83

Dude Where's My Car?

2000

5.5

Comedy

Two hard-partying dudes (Ashton Kutcher and Seann William Scott) wake up with no idea where their car is. The search gets them mixed up with transsexual strippers, a pot-smoking dog and invading aliens.

Danny Leiner

79

Waitress

2007

7.1

Romance, Drama, Comedy

A sassy woman living in the Deep South with a gift for making unusual pies, whose recipes are inspired by the trials and tribulations of her life, becomes pregnant to her controlling husband.

Adrienne Shelly

103

License To Wed

2007

5.2

Drama, Comedy

Ben is itching to marry Sadie but Reverend Frank (Robin Williams) insists they first pass his patented marriage preparation course. Forget happily ever after - can they even make it to the altar?

Ken Kwapis

87

Away From Her

2006

7.6

Drama

When a loving wife (Julie Christie) goes into a rest home with Alzheimer's disease torrents of guilt and regret are stirred up in her husband (Gordon Pinsent). Poignant drama about separated soulmates.

Sarah Polley

105

Death Defying Acts

2007

5.9

Mystery & Crime, Romance, Thriller, Drama

On a tour of Britain in 1926 Harry Houdini starts an affair with a psychic out to con the famous escapologist. However all does not go to plan. Catherine Zeta-Jones, Guy Pearce and Timothy Spall star.

Gillian Armstrong

92

Eagle Vs Shark

2007

6.8

Comedy

New Zealand. Quirky comedy about two misfits on a bizarre journey of romance and revenge after meeting at a 'come as your favourite animal' costume party. Academy Award nominee Taika Waititi directs.

Taika Waitiki, Taika Waititi

83

Hunger

2008

7.6

Drama

The drama of IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands' death in a Northern Ireland jail. A searching eye for detail shows what happens when body and mind are pushed beyond the limit. Michael Fassbender stars.

Steve McQueen (III)

92

Keeping Mum

2005

6.8

Comedy

UK. A devilishly sweet and thorough housekeeper does her boss's deadly dirty work in this outrageous black comedy. Maggie Smith stars alongside Rowan Atkinson, Kristin Scott Thomas and Patrick Swayze.

Niall Johnson

103

Lassie

2005

5.8

Kids & Family, Action & Adventure

UK. Determined to return to her true family, Lassie escapes from her new owner and begins a treacherous journey home. Faithful update of the original Lassie story with Peter O?Toole and Samantha Morton.

Charles Sturridge

95

Looking For Eric

2009

7.2

Drama, Comedy

A soccer-mad postman on the brink of a breakdown seeks advice from his hero, the famously philosophical Manchester United star Eric Cantona (playing himself). Sports comedy-drama from Ken Loach.

Ken Loach

112

The Prince & Me 2: The Royal Wedding

2006

4.5

Romance, Comedy

Comedy with Luke Mably reprising his role as the Danish prince who falls for an American farm girl. Their wedding is in jeopardy when an ancient law surfaces, barring royals from marrying commoners.

Catherine Cyran

93

A Simple Plan

1998

7.5

Mystery & Crime, Thriller, Drama

Three people find $4 million in a downed plane and to keep it, all they have to do is wait. If only it was that simple. Billy Bob Thornton and Bridget Fonda star in a morality tale laced with tension.

Sam Raimi

116

Starter For 10

2007

6.8

Romance, Drama, Comedy

Working-class kid James McAvoy struggles to make his way in an upper-class university. This bittersweet comedy is about loyalty, falling in love, and the difference between knowledge and wisdom.

Tom Vaughan

92

Strange Bedfellows

2004

6.5

Comedy

Two ultra-straight old codgers have to learn how to act as a loving gay couple after claiming same-sex status to cash in on a tax loophole. Michael Caton and Paul Hogan are the odd couple.

Dean Murphy

96

A Cinderella Story

2004

5.8

Romance, Kids & Family, Drama, Comedy

A student is controlled by her wicked stepmother and stepsisters, but her anonymous email buddy is a real Prince Charming. Will she turn into a pumpkin when they finally meet at the school dance?

Mark Rosman

91

Letters from Iwo Jima

2006

8.0

Drama

After Flags Of Our Fathers, Clint Eastwood made this moving account of the Battle of Iwo Jima from the perspective of the hopelessly outnumbered Japanese defenders. Produced by Steven Spielberg.

Clint Eastwood

136

I Know What You Did Last Summer

1997

5.6

Horror

Four teenagers cover up a fatality by dropping the body in the ocean. Then a mysterious note turns up and so does a slasher in this horror-fest starring Jennifer Love Hewitt and Sarah Michelle Gellar.

Jim Gillespie, Mike Flanagan

96

Close Encounters Of The Third Kind

1977

7.7

SciFi & Fantasy, Drama

After an encounter with UFOs, a line worker feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.

Steven Spielberg

131

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer

1998

4.5

Horror

The slasher is back, stalking the teenagers who survived his first onslaught. This time the horror and bloodlust is unleashed at a posh island resort. Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr star.

Danny Cannon

96

Punch-Drunk Love

2002

7.3

Romance, Comedy

A misfit toilet products salesman is harassed by seven sisters and three thugs implicating him in a phone sex extortion scam.

Paul Thomas Anderson

91

Revolver

2005

6.5

Mystery & Crime, Thriller, Drama, Action & Adventure

Crime boss Ray Liotta puts a contract on a grifter who has taken him down. The grifter (Jason Statham) is protected by two loan sharks who make him an offer he can't refuse in this Guy Ritchie film.

Guy Ritchie

101

The Wicker Man

2006

3.6

Horror

A traumatised cop searching for a lost girl on a secluded island enters an eerie world of danger. Nicolas Cage stars in a chilling remake of the 1973 horror classic about a community with dark secrets.

Neil Labute

97

Flags Of Our Fathers

2006

7.1

Drama, Action & Adventure

Clint Eastwood's epic story of the six men in the famous photograph of the American flag raised at the Battle of Iwo Jima - the iconic image that lifted the spirits of an entire nation in World War II.

Clint Eastwood

126

Syriana

2005

7.0

Mystery & Crime, Thriller, Drama

An intelligent, intricate espionage thriller which produced a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for George Clooney. When an assassination is bungled it immerses a CIA agent in a Middle East oil conspiracy.

Stephen Gaghan

122

Pleasantville

1998

7.5

Drama, Comedy

Two modern American teenagers are sucked into their television set and end up living in a black-and-white '50s sitcom.

Gary Ross

119

Pulp Fiction

1994

8.9

Mystery & Crime, Drama

In a black comedy about small-time hoods and big-time criminals, the lives of seemingly unrelated people are woven together in a wildly entertaining and exhilarating adventure that thrills and amuses. Quentin Tarantino's black comedy about small-time hoods and big-time criminals. One of the most audacious and imitated films of all time, starring John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson and Uma Thurman.

Quentin Tarantino

148

TMNT

2007

6.4

Animation, Kids & Family

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles return to their crime-fighting roots to save New York. Sarah Michelle Gellar, Laurence Fishburne and Patrick Stewart lend their voices to this action-packed sequel.

Kevin Munroe

83

Zoom

2006

4.2

Kids & Family, Comedy, Action & Adventure

With Earth facing destruction, an over-the-hill superhero is reluctantly called back into action and forced to train four super-powered kids to save the planet.

Peter Hewitt

84

Around The Bend

2004

6.5

Drama, Comedy

With Josh Lucas they make three generations of a clan of complicated men who reunite on a road trip across the USA.

Jordan Roberts, Jordon Roberts

80

The Last Boy Scout

1991

6.9

Drama, Action & Adventure

A former Secret Service agent hits rock bottom as a detective for hire. When a stripper he's protecting is murdered he teams up with her footballer boyfriend to find the killer.

Tony Scott

101

Mulholland Dr.

2001

8.1

Mystery & Crime, Thriller, Drama

A naive actress (Naomi Watts) seeking fame in Hollywood finds something much more sinister. David Lynch's masterpiece is a journey to the dark heart of the American dream that leaves no soul intact.

David Lynch

140

Point Of No Return

1994

5.9

Mystery & Crime, Thriller, Drama, Action & Adventure

An ex-soldier whose life has been disrupted and his emotions disturbed by his experiences at war and in prison, escapes from police custody after attending the burial of his murdered brother.

Vincent Monton

93

Dogfight

1991

7.5

Romance, Drama

The Marines are loose among San Francisco's bars and have organised a "dogfight," a wager with simple rules. Each guy puts in money, and the one who finds the most unattractive date wins.

Nancy Savoca

89

Becoming Jane

2007

7.1

Romance, Drama

UK. Anne Hathaway plays Jane Austen in this tale of the forbidden love affair that is said to have inspired her greatest novels. Period drama co-starring Maggie Smith, Julie Walters and James McAvoy.

Julian Jarrold

115

The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations

2009

5.6

SciFi & Fantasy, Mystery & Crime, Horror, Thriller, Drama

A young man who can time travel attempts to solve his girlfriend's mysterious death. But is that causing the death of many others? Chris Carmack (The O.C.) and Rachel Miner star in a third thriller.

Seth Grossman

90

The Butterfly Effect

2004

7.7

SciFi & Fantasy, Mystery & Crime, Thriller, Drama

Ashton Kutcher, playing a young man trying to dig up childhood memories, finds a technique that allows him to travel back in time. He finds he is able to change history - with unexpected consequences.

Eric Bress, J. Mackye Gruber

109

The Prince & Me

2004

4.5

Romance, Kids & Family, Comedy

A would-be doctor (Julia Stiles) collides with a lazy but handsome exchange student (Luke Mably). After a prickly beginning she falls in love, only to discover that he's the Crown Prince of Denmark.

Martha Coolidge

106

Gosford Park

2001

7.3

Mystery & Crime, Thriller, Drama, Comedy

A loathsome industrialist winds up dead at a society-rich hunting weekend in November 1932 at stately Gosford Park, where he and his wife Lady Sylvia host an assortment of upper class guests.A brilliant Robert Altman 'whodunit' starring Helen Mirren and Alan Bates.

Robert Altman

131

The Incredibles

2004

8.0

Animation, Kids & Family

A family of undercover superheroes, while trying to live the quiet suburban life, are forced into action to save the world.

Brad Bird

110

Father Of The Bride

1991

6.4

Comedy

Hilarious update of the comedy classic, with befuddled father Steve Martin coping badly with his daughter's wedding. Diane Keaton co-stars and Martin Short plays an off-the-wall wedding consultant.

Charles Shyer

101

Deceived

1991

6.1

Mystery & Crime, Thriller, Drama

When her "perfect" husband is apparently killed, a woman confronts some perplexing mysteries about him. She finds chilling evidence of a plot that threatens her life.

Damian Harris

103

Adventures In Babysitting

1987

6.8

Kids & Family, Comedy

Elisabeth Shue's cosy babysitting evening spins out of control after a help call from a frantic friend. Babysitter and kids leave safe suburbia on a hilarious expedition to the grown-up side of town.

Chris Columbus

98

The Hand That Rocks The Cradle

1992

6.5

Mystery & Crime, Thriller, Drama

A couple don't realise that their nanny's husband was the gynecologist who killed himself after being accused of molesting the wife. Now the nanny (Rebecca De Mornay) wants revenge in this thriller.

Curtis Hanson

105

Memento

2000

8.5

Mystery & Crime, Thriller, Drama

A man who can't build new memories (Guy Pearce) tries to solve his wife's murder, the last thing he can recall. In a very clever plot, one story line moves forward while the other reveals the past.

Christopher Nolan

108

The Mighty Ducks

1992

6.4

Kids & Family, Comedy

A big-time lawyer (Emilio Estevez) haunted by his sporting heartache takes over the worst peewee ice hockey team around. In teaching them how to win he also faces his old ghosts. A goal for comedy.

Stephen Herek

99

Splash

1984

6.2

SciFi & Fantasy, Romance, Comedy

Complications arise when a workaholic falls in love with a gorgeous woman, unaware she's a mermaid. This comedy made stars of Tom Hanks, Daryl Hannah and John Candy, and a top director of Ron Howard.

Ron Howard

105

The Fifth Element

1997

7.6

SciFi & Fantasy, Drama, Action & Adventure

A cabbie picks up the fare of a lifetime: a perfect beauty, a perfect being, a perfect weapon. Together they must save the world. Bruce Willis and Milla Jovovich star in an outrageous sci-fi adventure.

Luc Besson

120

Noise

2007

6.2

Mystery & Crime, Thriller, Drama

A troubled cop is pitched into the chaos that follows a mass murder on a train. He must unravel a web of secrecy shrouding a community in a tight drama starring Brendan Cowell.

Matthew Saville

103

25th Hour

2002

7.7

Thriller, Drama

A New York drug kingpin struggles for redemption in the last 24 hours before he goes to jail for seven years. Edward Norton, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Rosario Dawson star in Spike Lee's bracing drama.

Spike Lee

129

Ladder 49

2004

6.5

Thriller, Drama, Action & Adventure

A fireman trapped in a blazing Baltimore skyscraper reflects on his life as his chief co-ordinates a desperate rescue effort. This effects-packed tale of heroes stars Joaquim Phoenix and John Travolta.

Jay Russell

110

G.I. Jane

1997

5.8

Drama, Action & Adventure

Demi Moore plays the first woman selected for training as a U.S. SEAL. She faces a brutal initiation and ongoing persecution as she also becomes a pawn in a political game. Viggo Mortensen co-stars.

Ridley Scott

120

Stakeout

1987

6.6

Mystery & Crime, Thriller, Comedy

An FBI agent on a stakeout starts a torrid affair with the woman he's watching while his partner fumes through binoculars. Superb comic timing and chemistry between Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez.

John Badham

112

What's Love Got To Do With It

1993

7.2

Drama

The powerful story of how dynamic diva Tina Turner became one of the world's most exciting entertainers. Angela Bassett is stunning as Tina and Laurence Fishburne plays Ike, her Svengali of a husband.

Brian Gibson

112

Duets

2000

6.0

Drama, Comedy, Action & Adventure

With seemingly nothing in common except a passion for singing and the dream of a moment in the spotlight, six wannabes follow their separate paths towards a big karaoke contest in Nebraska.

Bruce Paltrow

107

The Royal Tenenbaums

2001

7.6

Comedy

A dysfunctional family of geniuses exist in their own universe but ache for the togetherness they never had. Comedy gem with Gene Hackman, Owen Wilson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller and Anjelica Huston.

Wes Anderson

105

Son In Law

1993

5.5

Comedy

Comedian Pauly Shore agrees to play the fiancé when his friend (Carla Gugino) visits her farming family. But as real romance develops Pauly's hilarious tests of rural manhood nearly plough them under.

Steve Rash

91

When A Man Loves A Woman

1994

6.5

Romance, Drama, Comedy

Authentic drama about an alcoholic wife who is destroying her family. As good-time girl Alice (Meg Ryan) and her husband (Andy Garcia) fight the bottle they find a renewed sense of love and commitment

Luis Mandoki

120

Cypher

2002

6.9

SciFi & Fantasy, Mystery & Crime, Thriller, Action & Adventure

A computer programmer who turns to corporate espionage is caught in a spiral where even his own identity is put in doubt. Paranoia drives this hi-tech cyber thriller with Jeremy Northam and Lucy Liu.

Vincenzo Natali

95

Basic

2003

6.5

Mystery & Crime, Thriller, Drama, Action & Adventure

An ex-Ranger now in the Drug Enforcement Agency is drawn into the mysterious disappearance of a reviled Special Forces instructor and part of his elite team. John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson star.

John McTiernan

94

The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants 2

2008

6.2

Romance, Drama, Comedy

Having been apart all year, summer plans will take the girls even further along separate paths. It'll take more than treasured pants passed back and forth to keep their lives connected.

Sanaa Hamri

114

Horsemen

2009

5.6

Mystery & Crime, Horror, Thriller, Drama

A detective discovers a terrifying link between a murder spree and the biblical prophecies of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: War, Famine, Pestilence and Death. Dennis Quaid and Ziyi Zhang star.

Jonas Åkerlund

86

Awakenings

1990

7.8

Drama

A pioneering neurologist uses an experimental drug to miraculously awaken the victims of a rare sleeping sickness. Robert DeNiro and Robin Williams shine in a marvellous movie based on a true story.

Penny Marshall

115

The Juror

1996

5.5

Mystery & Crime, Thriller, Drama

A juror in a major mafia trial regrets doing her civic duty when a psychopathic gangster threatens her son and her friends unless she says 'not guilty'.

Brian Gibson

113

Layer Cake

2004

7.4

Mystery & Crime, Thriller, Drama, Action & Adventure

A drug dealer is given one last job before retiring: find the missing drug-addict daughter of a crime boss. Daniel Craig and Sienna Miller star in a thriller full of double-crosses and hidden alliances.

Matthew Vaughn

101

Steel Magnolias

1989

7.2

Romance, Drama

A group of eccentric gals gather to gossip and giggle over tragedies and triumphs. A witty tribute to friendship with a star cast including Sally Field, Julia Roberts, Dolly Parton and Shirley MacLaine.

Herbert Ross

113

Stepmom

1998

6.6

Drama

A new stepmother sparks a conflict with her husband's ex. But when cancer enters the picture it's time to settle their differences. A tearjerker starring Susan Sarandon, Ed Harris and Julia Roberts.

Chris Columbus

120

Rocky Balboa

2006

7.2

Action & Adventure

Former heavyweight champion Rocky Balboa, steps out of retirement and back into the ring, pitting himself against a new rival.

Sylvester Stallone

97

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

2011

7.1

Mystery & Crime, Thriller, Drama

In this adaptation of John Le Carre's thrilling Cold War-era spy novel, Gary Oldman stars as a retired secret agent who is pulled back into the game to ferret out a Soviet agent in MI6.

Tomas Alfredson

122

The Box

2009

5.6

SciFi & Fantasy, Mystery &

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