The Count of Monte Cristo (
2002) | IMDb:
7.7
Edmond Dantés's life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are shattered when his best friend, Fernand, deceives him. After spending 13 miserable years in prison, Dantés escapes with the help of a fellow inmate and plots his revenge, cleverly insinuating himself into the French nobility.
Starring:
Jim Caviezel
,
Guy Pearce
,
Richard Harris
,
James Frain
,
Dagmara Domińczyk
,
Michael Wincott
The Black Cauldron (
1985) | IMDb:
6.3
Taran is an assistant pigkeeper with boyish dreams of becoming a great warrior. However, he has to put the daydreaming aside when his charge, an oracular pig named Hen Wen, is kidnapped by an evil lord known as the Horned King. The villain hopes Hen will show him the way to The Black Cauldron, which has the power to create a giant army of unstoppable soldiers.
Starring:
Grant Bardsley
,
Susan Sheridan
,
John Byner
,
Nigel Hawthorne
,
John Hurt
,
Freddie Jones
Dune (
1984) | IMDb:
6.3
In the year 10,191, the most precious substance in the universe is the spice Melange. The spice extends life. The spice expands consciousness. The spice is vital to space travel. The spice exists on only one planet in the entire universe, the vast desert planet Arrakis, also known as Dune. Its native inhabitants, the Fremen, have long held a prophecy that a man would come, a messiah who would lead them to true freedom.
Starring:
Kyle MacLachlan
,
Francesca Annis
,
Patrick Stewart
,
Linda Hunt
,
José Ferrer
,
Leonardo Cimino
Krull (
1983) | IMDb:
6.1
A prince and a fellowship of companions set out to rescue his bride from a fortress of alien invaders who have arrived on their home planet.
Starring:
Ken Marshall
,
Lysette Anthony
,
Freddie Jones
,
Francesca Annis
,
Alun Armstrong
,
David Battley
Directed by:
Peter Yates