The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (
2003) | IMDb:
5.8
To prevent a world war from breaking out, famous characters from Victorian literature band together to do battle against a cunning villain.
Starring:
Sean Connery
,
Naseeruddin Shah
,
Shane West
,
Peta Wilson
,
Stuart Townsend
,
Jason Flemyng
Gangs of New York (
2002) | IMDb:
7.5
In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting's inner circle. Vallon's journey becomes a fight for personal survival and to find a place for the Irish people.
Starring:
Leonardo DiCaprio
,
Daniel Day-Lewis
,
Cameron Diaz
,
Jim Broadbent
,
John C. Reilly
,
Henry Thomas
Equilibrium (
2002) | IMDb:
7.3
In a dystopian future, a totalitarian regime maintains peace by subduing the populace with a drug, and displays of emotion are punishable by death. A man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system.
Starring:
Christian Bale
,
Taye Diggs
,
Angus Macfadyen
,
Matthew Harbour
,
Sean Bean
,
Emily Watson
Mean Machine (
2001) | IMDb:
6.4
Disgraced ex-England football captain, Danny 'Mean Machine' Meehan, is thrown in jail for assaulting two police officers. He keeps his head down and has the opportunity to forget everything and change the lives of the prisoners. When these prisoners have the chance to put one over the evil guards during a prison football match, Danny takes the lead.
Directed by:
Barry Skolnick
Spy Game (
2001) | IMDb:
7.1
On the day of his retirement, a veteran CIA agent learns that his former protégé has been arrested in China, is sentenced to die the next morning in Beijing, and that the CIA is considering letting that happen to avoid an international scandal.
Starring:
Robert Redford
,
Brad Pitt
,
Catherine McCormack
,
Stephen Dillane
,
Larry Bryggman
,
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Gladiator (
2000) | IMDb:
8.5
After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred. Eventually, Maximus is forced to become a gladiator and battle to the death against other men for the amusement of paying audiences.
Starring:
Russell Crowe
,
Joaquin Phoenix
,
Connie Nielsen
,
Oliver Reed
,
Richard Harris
,
Derek Jacobi
The Prince and the Pauper (
1977) | IMDb:
6.2
Tom Canty is a poor English boy who bears a remarkable resemblance to Edward, Prince of Wales and son of King Henry VIII. The two boys meet and decide to play a joke on the court by dressing in each other's clothes, but the plan goes awry when they are separated and each must live the other's life.
Starring:
Mark Lester
,
Oliver Reed
,
Charlton Heston
,
David Hemmings
,
Ernest Borgnine
,
George C. Scott
Directed by:
Richard Fleischer
Barbarella (
1968) | IMDb:
5.8
In the far future, a highly sexual woman is tasked with finding and stopping the evil Durand-Durand. Along the way she encounters various unusual people.
Starring:
Jane Fonda
,
John Phillip Law
,
Anita Pallenberg
,
Marcel Marceau
,
Claude Dauphin
,
Milo O’Shea
Camelot (
1967) | IMDb:
6.5
The plot of his illegitimate son Mordred to gain the throne, and Guinevere's growing attachment to Sir Lancelot, threatens to topple King Arthur and destroy his "round table" of knights.
Starring:
Richard Harris
,
Vanessa Redgrave
,
Franco Nero
,
David Hemmings
,
Lionel Jeffries
,
Laurence Naismith