cinemadiso's - All-Time Top Film series List
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America's Cold War fears are rekindled after the President of Russia dies and is succeeded by a man with a cryptic past. But East-West tensions erupt when the CIA suspects that renegade Russian scientists are developing more nuclear weapons. Mobilised into action by CIA Director William Cabot (Morgan Freeman), Jack Ryan (Ben Affleck) follows a danger-ridden trail to a shocking conclusion: terrorists plan to provoke a war between the U.S. and Russia – by detonating a nuclear bomb at a championship football game! - Director:
- Phil Alden Robinson
- Cast:
- Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman, Ian Mongrain
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The thrills are non-stop as CIA recruit Ryan (Chris Pine) is caught in a dangerous web of intrigue spun between bis unsuspecting fiancee (Keira Knightley), a shadowy government agent (Kevin Costner), and a ruthless Russian criminal (Kenneth Branagh). Ryan must quickly evolve from analyst to fully-fledged operative to stop a devastating terrorist plot against the United States. The stakes have never been higher in this "clever, super-suspenseful" thrill ride. - Director:
- Kenneth Branagh
- Cast:
- Chris Pine, Keira Knightley, Kevin Costner
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Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) has become the man of the house, overnight! Accidentally left behind when his family rushes off on a Christmas vacation, Kevin gets busy decorating the house for the holidays. But he's not decking the halls with tinsel and holly. Two bumbling burglars are trying to break in, and Kevin's rigging a bewildering battery of booby traps to welcome them! - Director:
- Chris Columbus
- Cast:
- Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern
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Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) is back. But this time he's in New York City - with enough cash and credit cards to turn the Big Apple into his own playground! But Kevin wont be alone for long. The notorious Wet Bandits, Harry and Marv (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern), still smarting from their last encounter with Kevin, are bound for New York too, plotting a huge holiday heist. Kevin's ready to welcome them with a battery of booby traps the bumbling bandits will never forget! - Director:
- Chris Columbus
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- Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern
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The U.S. Air Force has a new secret weapon - and he's only eight years old! A band of international crooks has hidden a military computer chip inside a toy car, but an airport mix-up lands it in the hands of whiz-kid Alex Pruitt (Alex D. Linz) who's home alone with the chicken pox in a quiet Chicago suburb. When the criminals zero in on Alex's house with their high-tech gadgetry, madness and mayhem kick into high gear as the pint-sized hero defends himself against the bumbling bad guys - armed with an outrageous array of ambushes and booby traps! - Director:
- Raja Gosnell
- Cast:
- Alex D. Linz, Olek Krupa, Rya Kihlstedt
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Fifth instalment in the 'Home Alone' franchise starring Christian Martyn and Jodelle Ferland. Brother and sister Finn and Alexis Baxter (Martyn and Ferland) are left alone when their parents go to a Christmas party. When a gang of thieves, headed up by Sinclair (Malcolm McDowell) decide to break in to the Baxter's house to steal a valuable painting, it's left to Finn and Alexis to deter them... - Director:
- Peter Hewitt
- Cast:
- Christian Martyn, Eddie Steeples, Jodelle Ferland
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Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson) is no ordinary cop. He's a Mad Max gone maniacal, a man whose killing expertise and suicidal recklessness make him a Lethal Weapon to anyone he works against. Or with. Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover) is an easygoing homicide detective with a loving family, a big house and a pension he doesn't want to lose. Imagine Murtaugh's shock when he learns his partner is a guy with nothing left to lose: wild-eyed, burnt-out Martin Riggs.' Lethal Weapon' is the thrill-packed story of two Vietnam-vets-turned-cops who have just one other thing in common: both hate to work with partners. But partnership becomes the key to survival when a routine murder investigation leads to all-out, take-no-prisoners, martial-arts-and-machine-guns war with an international heroin ring. - Director:
- Richard Donner
- Cast:
- Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey
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Buddy cops Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson) and Murtaugh (Danny Glover) are back, trying to keep a key witness (Joe Pesci) - and themselves - alive in 'Lethal Weapon 2'. Murtaugh is still the rock-solid family man. Riggs is still the reckless daredevil, but now he counts the odds before bucking them. He cracks more jokes, too. 'I thought in this film I could take Riggs in a slightly different direction and maybe have some fun', Gibson says. Fun it is. And exciting, from its breathless, opening chase through LA streets to its raging gun-battle finale. In between, there's a six-story plummet from a window, a booby-trapped toilet, a Houdini-like underwater escape and the incredible destruction of a chic hillside stilt house. 'With Mel and Danny, Joe is the third stooge', director Richard Donner says. That makes three drop-dead funny guys. And one of them is lethal. - Director:
- Richard Donner
- Cast:
- Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci
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They're back in their most successful, most explosive, most hilarious smash hit yet. They come, they see, they kick butt in a caper that has L.A. police detectives Riggs (Mel Gibson) and Murtaugh (Danny Glover) ripping into a vicious crime ring dealing guns to the streets. Joe Pesci returns as shady ex-mob accountant Leo Getz, and Rene Russo adds a lethal kick as Internal Affairs investigator Lorna Cole, like Riggs a born risk-taker. Risks are everywhere: a high-rise explodes into dust, a housing tract goes up like matchsticks, Riggs takes and 80-foot plunge on a motorcycle. - Director:
- Richard Donner
- Cast:
- Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci
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Mismatched cops Riggs (Mel Gibson) and Murtaugh (Danny Glover) team up for a fourth time to foil an immigrant smuggling racket, run by a ruthless Asian Triad leader (Jet Li). Joe Pesci also returns as Leo Getz, the cops' cowardly informant whilst Rene Russo leavens the boys with toys atmosphere as risk-taking detective Lorna Cole. - Director:
- Richard Donner
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- Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci
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Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)Austin Powers
In 1997, thirty years after being cryogenically frozen, 1960s British super spy Austin Powers (Mike Myers) is thawed out to tackle his old arch-nemesis Dr. Evil (Seth Green) who is holding the world to ransom. But a lot has changed in thirty years and Austin's groovy 60s style and swinging attitude are now totally out of place. - Director:
- Jay Roach
- Cast:
- Mike Myers, Douglas Aarniokoski, Elwood Edwards
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Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)It's Shagging Time / The Return of Dr. Evil / Austin Powers 2: The Spy Who Shagged Me
First he fought for the Crown. Now he's fighting for the Family Jewels. Austin Powers is back, baby! Mike Myers returns in this blockbuster sequel as the British secret agent and thwarts international madmen and shags beautiful women like mad, man! But his arch nemesis, the powerful and bizarre Dr. Evil, is planning to hold the world hostage for a large ransom. Only Austin can save the day in this hilariously hip James Bond spoof...Groovy... - Director:
- Jay Roach
- Cast:
- Mike Myers, Heather Graham, Michael York
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He's found his mojo, baby, and now Austin Powers (Mike Myers) strikes gold in his newest 24-karat shagadelic comedy-adventure! The "sshhh!" hits the fan when Dr. Evil and Mini-Me escapes from prison. Joining forces with super freaky Goldmember, they kidnap Austin's father, master spy Nigel Powers (Michael Caine), in a dastardly time-travel scheme to take over the world. Before you can say "Shake Your Booty", Austin Cruises to 1975 and teams up with sexy Foxxy Cleopatra (Beyonce Knowles) to stop Dr. Evil and Goldmember from their mischievous mayhem. - Director:
- Jay Roach
- Cast:
- Mike Myers, Beyoncé Knowles, Seth Green
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A familiar-looking group of teenagers find themselves being stalked by a more-than-vaguely recognisable masked killer. As the victims begin to pile up and the laughs pile on, none of your favorite fright flicks escape the biting satire of this outrageous parody! See dead people rise to the occasion while shiny cutlery makes its point in razor-sharp clarity. - Director:
- Keenen Ivory Wayans
- Cast:
- Anna Faris, Jon Abrahams, Marlon Wayans
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Four teens are tricked by their professor Oldman (Tim Curry) into visiting a haunted house for a school project. Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, and Anna Faris lead a stellar cast that takes extreme pleasure in skewering Hollywood's most frightening feature films and spoofing popular culture. Nothing's sacred and anything goes in this outlandish. - Director:
- Keenen Ivory Wayans
- Cast:
- Marlon Wayans, Suli McCullough, Shawn Wayans
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