The Terminal (
2004) | IMDb:
7.4
Viktor Navorski is a man without a country; his plane took off just as a coup d'etat exploded in his homeland, leaving it in shambles, and now he's stranded at Kennedy Airport, where he's holding a passport that nobody recognizes. While quarantined in the transit lounge until authorities can figure out what to do with him, Viktor simply goes on living – and courts romance with a beautiful flight attendant.
Starring:
Tom Hanks
,
Catherine Zeta-Jones
,
Stanley Tucci
,
Chi McBride
,
Diego Luna
,
Barry Shabaka Henley
Catch Me If You Can (
2002) | IMDb:
8.1
A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him behind bars. But Frank not only eludes capture, he revels in the pursuit.
Starring:
Leonardo DiCaprio
,
Tom Hanks
,
Christopher Walken
,
Martin Sheen
,
Nathalie Baye
,
Amy Adams
Minority Report (
2002) | IMDb:
7.6
John Anderton is a top 'Precrime' cop in the late-21st century, when technology can predict crimes before they're committed. But Anderton becomes the quarry when another investigator targets him for a murder charge.
Starring:
Tom Cruise
,
Colin Farrell
,
Samantha Morton
,
Max von Sydow
,
Peter Stormare
,
Tim Blake Nelson
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (
2001) | IMDb:
7.2
David, a robotic boy—the first of his kind programmed to love—is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee and his wife. Though he gradually becomes their child, a series of unexpected circumstances make this life impossible for David.
Starring:
Haley Joel Osment
,
Jude Law
,
Frances O'Connor
,
Sam Robards
,
Jake Thomas
,
William Hurt
Inspector Gadget (
1999) | IMDb:
4.2
John Brown is a bumbling but well-intentioned security guard who is badly injured in an explosion planned by an evil mastermind. He is taken to a laboratory, where Brenda, a leading robotics surgeon, replaces his damaged limbs with state-of-the-art gadgets and tools. Named "Inspector Gadget" by the press, John -- along with his niece, Penny, and her trusty dog, Brain -- uses his new powers to discover who was behind the explosion.
Starring:
Matthew Broderick
,
Rupert Everett
,
Joely Fisher
,
Michelle Trachtenberg
,
Andy Dick
,
Cheri Oteri
Saving Private Ryan (
1998) | IMDb:
8.6
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (
1997) | IMDb:
6.5
Four years after Jurassic Park's genetically bred dinosaurs ran amok, multimillionaire John Hammond shocks chaos theorist Ian Malcolm by revealing that he has been breeding more beasties at a secret location. Malcolm, his paleontologist ladylove and a wildlife videographer join an expedition to document the lethal lizards' natural behavior in this action-packed thriller.
Starring:
Jeff Goldblum
,
Julianne Moore
,
Pete Postlethwaite
,
Arliss Howard
,
Richard Attenborough
,
Vince Vaughn
Independence Day (
1996) | IMDb:
7
Strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world's major cities. As these extraordinary events unfold, it becomes increasingly clear that a force of incredible magnitude has arrived. Its mission: total annihilation over the Fourth of July weekend. The last hope to stop the destruction is an unlikely group of people united by fate and unimaginable circumstances.