Hugo (
2011) | IMDb:
7.5
Orphaned and alone except for an uncle, Hugo Cabret lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. Hugo's job is to oil and maintain the station's clocks, but to him, his more important task is to protect a broken automaton and notebook left to him by his late father. Accompanied by the goddaughter of an embittered toy merchant, Hugo embarks on a quest to solve the mystery of the automaton and find a place he can call home.
Starring:
Asa Butterfield
,
Ben Kingsley
,
Chloë Grace Moretz
,
Sacha Baron Cohen
,
Ray Winstone
,
Emily Mortimer
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (
2011) | IMDb:
6.6
Captain Jack Sparrow crosses paths with a woman from his past, and he's not sure if it's love -- or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge, the ship of the formidable pirate Blackbeard, Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn't know who to fear more: Blackbeard or the woman from his past.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (
2010) | IMDb:
7.7
Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for immortality. But with Harry's beloved Dumbledore dead and Voldemort's unscrupulous Death Eaters on the loose, the world is more dangerous than ever.
Starring:
Daniel Radcliffe
,
Emma Watson
,
Rupert Grint
,
Toby Jones
,
Helena Bonham Carter
,
Simon McBurney
Bedtime Stories (
2008) | IMDb:
6
Skeeter Bronson is a down-on-his-luck guy who's always telling bedtime stories to his niece and nephew. But his life is turned upside down when the fantastical stories he makes up for entertainment inexplicably turn into reality. Can a bewildered Skeeter manage his own unruly fantasies now that the outrageous characters and situations from his mind have morphed into actual people and events?
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (
2007) | IMDb:
7.5
Returning for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts, Harry is stunned to find that his warnings about the return of Lord Voldemort have been ignored. Left with no choice, Harry takes matters into his own hands, training a small group of students to defend themselves against the dark arts.
Starring:
Daniel Radcliffe
,
Rupert Grint
,
Emma Watson
,
Imelda Staunton
,
Helena Bonham Carter
,
Robbie Coltrane
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (
2005) | IMDb:
6.7
Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
Starring:
Martin Freeman
,
Zooey Deschanel
,
Sam Rockwell
,
Yasiin Bey
,
John Malkovich
,
Helen Mirren
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (
2004) | IMDb:
7.9
Year three at Hogwarts means new fun and challenges as Harry learns the delicate art of approaching a Hippogriff, transforming shape-shifting Boggarts into hilarity and even turning back time. But the term also brings danger: soul-sucking Dementors hover over the school, an ally of the accursed He-Who-Cannot-Be-Named lurks within the castle walls, and fearsome wizard Sirius Black escapes Azkaban. And Harry will confront them all.
Starring:
Daniel Radcliffe
,
Rupert Grint
,
Emma Watson
,
Robbie Coltrane
,
Michael Gambon
,
Gary Oldman
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (
2002) | IMDb:
7.4
Cars fly, trees fight back, and a mysterious house-elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of his second year at Hogwarts. Adventure and danger await when bloody writing on a wall announces: The Chamber Of Secrets Has Been Opened. To save Hogwarts will require all of Harry, Ron and Hermione’s magical abilities and courage.
Starring:
Daniel Radcliffe
,
Rupert Grint
,
Emma Watson
,
Kenneth Branagh
,
Toby Jones
,
Robbie Coltrane
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (
2001) | IMDb:
7.6
Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard—with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As he learns to harness his newfound powers with the help of the school's kindly headmaster, Harry uncovers the truth about his parents' deaths—and about the villain who's to blame.
Starring:
Daniel Radcliffe
,
Rupert Grint
,
Emma Watson
,
Richard Harris
,
Tom Felton
,
Alan Rickman
Sleepy Hollow (
1999) | IMDb:
7.3
Skeptical young detective Ichabod Crane gets transferred to the hamlet of Sleepy Hollow, New York, where he is tasked with investigating the decapitations of three people – murders the townsfolk attribute to a legendary specter, The Headless Horseman.
Starring:
Johnny Depp
,
Christina Ricci
,
Miranda Richardson
,
Michael Gambon
,
Casper Van Dien
,
Jeffrey Jones
Guarding Tess (
1994) | IMDb:
6.2
Doug is a Secret Service Agent who has just completed his stint in charge protecting Tess Carlisle—the widow of a former U.S. President, and a close personal friend of the current President. He finds that she has requested that he not be rotated but instead return to be her permanent detail. Doug is crushed, and—after returning—wants off her detail as she is very difficult to guard and makes her detail crazy with her whims and demands.
Starring:
Nicolas Cage
,
Shirley MacLaine
,
Austin Pendleton
,
Edward Albert
,
James Rebhorn
,
Richard Griffiths
Directed by:
Hugh Wilson
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (
1991) | IMDb:
6.9
Bumbling lieutenant Frank Drebin is out to foil the big boys in the energy industry, who intend to suppress technology that will put them out of business.
Starring:
Leslie Nielsen
,
Priscilla Presley
,
George Kennedy
,
O.J. Simpson
,
Robert Goulet
,
Richard Griffiths
King Ralph (
1991) | IMDb:
5.4
As the only relative in line to ascend the Royal throne, a down-on-his-luck American slob must learn the ways of the English.
Starring:
John Goodman
,
Peter O'Toole
,
John Hurt
,
Camille Coduri
,
Richard Griffiths
,
Leslie Phillips
Gandhi (
1982) | IMDb:
8
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.
Superman II (
1980) | IMDb:
6.8
Three escaped criminals from the planet Krypton test the Man of Steel's mettle. Led by General Zod, the Kryptonians take control of the White House and partner with Lex Luthor to destroy Superman and rule the world. But Superman, who attempts to make himself human in order to get closer to Lois, realizes he has a responsibility to save the planet.
Starring:
Christopher Reeve
,
Margot Kidder
,
Gene Hackman
,
Ned Beatty
,
Jackie Cooper
,
Sarah Douglas