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A superb ensemble cast falls in for action in Stanley Kubrick's brilliant saga about the Vietnam War and the dehumanizing process that turns people into trained killers. Joker (Matthew Modine), Animal Mother (Adam Baldwin), Gomer (Vincent D'Onofrio), Eightball (Dorian Harewood), Cowboy (Arliss Howard) and more - all are plunged into a boot-camp hell pitbulled by a leatherlung D.I. (Lee Ermey) who views the would-be devil dogs as grunts, maggots or something less. The action is savage, the story unsparing, the dialogue spiked with scathing humor. 'Full Metal Jacket', from its rigors of basic training to its nightmare of combat in Hue City, scores a cinematic direct hit. - Director:
- Stanley Kubrick
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- Stanley Kubrick, Matthew Modine, R. Lee Ermey
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The Fifth Element (1997)The 5th Element / Le cinquième élément
New York, the twenty-third century. The Earth is about to be destroyed by a huge ball of fire racing toward the planet. Cornelius, an old monk, knows how to stop the burning sphere: the Fifth Element, the Supreme Being, who unites the four basic Elements - air, water, fire and earth - must be summoned for it is the only being who can stop Evil. Cornelius (Ian Holm), an old monk gets a hand from Korben Dallas (Bruce Willis) a taxi driver and former secret agent, and from Leeloo (Milla Jovovich) an alien in the shape of a beautiful, carrot-top young woman. Adventures galore await the trio as they set off to save humanity and fight the horrendous Zorg (Gary Oldman) and his allies, the dreadful Mangalores. - Director:
- Luc Besson
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- Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman
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Trading Places (1983)Black or White
The very rich and extremely greedy Duke Brothers (Don Ameche and Ralph Bellamy) wager a bet over whether "born-loser" Billy Ray Valentine (Eddie Murphy) could become as successful as the priggish Louis Winthorpe III (Dan Aykroyd) if circumstances were reversed. So begins one of the funniest, most outrageous comedies of the '80s, cementing Eddie Murphy's superstar status. Alongside the street-smarts of Ophelia (Jamie Lee Curtis), Winthorpe and Valentine are a trio ready for a riotous revenge that culminates on the commodities trading floor in New York City. - Director:
- John Landis
- Cast:
- Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, Ralph Bellamy
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Loyal veteran Navy S.E.A.L. Lt. A.K. Waters is sent into the heart of war-torn Africa on a hazardous mission to rescue Dr. Lena Hendricks, a U.S. citizen who runs a mission. When the beautiful doctor refuses to abandon the refugees in her care, Lt. Waters finds himself having to choose between following orders and the dictates of his own conscience. Together, they begin a dangerous trek through the deadly jungle, all the while being pursued by a rebel militia group, with only one goal in mind: to assassinate Lt. Waters' unit and the refugees in his care. - Director:
- Antoine Fuqua
- Cast:
- Bruce Willis, Cole Hauser, Monica Bellucci
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Fin McBride (Peter Dinklage), a loner with a passion for trains, inherits an abandoned train depot in the middle of nowhere, a place that suits him just fine because all he wants is to be left alone. But that is not to be. Soon after moving in, he meets Olivia (Patricia Clarkson), a distracted artist, and Joe (Bobby Cannavale), a friendly Cuban with an insatiable hunger for conversation who parks his hot dog truck right next door. With absolutely nothing in common, they find their isolated lives coming together in a friendship none of them could foresee. - Director:
- Thomas McCarthy
- Cast:
- Peter Dinklage, Patricia Clarkson, Bobby Cannavale
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When Colonel William McNamara (Bruce Willis) is stripped of his freedom in a German POW camp, he's determined to keep on fighting - even from behind enemy lines. Enlisting the help of a young lieutenant (Colin Farrell), McNamara risks everything on a mission to free his men... and change the outcome of the war. unparaiieiea picture quality. - Director:
- Gregory Hoblit
- Cast:
- Bruce Willis, Colin Farrell, Terrence Howard
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All systems are "Go" for Charles Farmer. He's faced bank foreclosure, neighborhood naysayers and a government alarmed by his huge purchase of high-grade fuel, but now he's ready to blast into space inside the homemade rocket he built in his barn. Just be home in time for dinner, Charlie. Billy Bob Thornton portrays Charlie in this charmer about chasing dreams...and about what it means to be a family. 10,000 pounds of rocket fuel alone can't lift Charlie into the heavens. He needs a launch/recovery crew, and he has one of the best: his wife (Virginia Madsen) and children, dreamers all. They have liftoff. Our spirits have uplift. Gravity cannot hold down our dreams. 'The Astronaut Farmer' is that kind of movie. - Director:
- Michael Polish
- Cast:
- Billy Bob Thornton, Virginia Madsen, Max Thieriot
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An American slacker abandoned by her boyfriend in Tokyo finds her calling in an unlikely place: a local ramen house run by a tyrannical chef who doesn't speak of a word of English. Undaunted by the chef's raging crankiness, Abby convinces him to teach her the art of ramen preparation... and despite hilarious clashes of culture and personality, she learns how to put passion and spirit into her life as well as her cooking. - Director:
- Robert Allan Ackerman
- Cast:
- Brittany Murphy, Kazumi Nakamura, Toshiyuki Nishida
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Married doctors William and Dakota Block (Josh Brolin and Marley Shelton) find their graveyard shift inundated with townspeople ravaged by gangrenous sores and a suspiciously vacant look in their eyes. Among the wounded is Cherry Darling (Rose McGowan), a go-go dancer whose leg was ripped off during a roadside attack, and El Wray (Freddy Rodriguez), a mysterious drifter with a past. Cherry may be down on her luck, but she hasn't danced her last number...As the virus turns the invalids into enraged aggressors. Cherry and El Wray lead a team of accidental warriors into the night, hurtling towards a destiny that will leave millions infected, countless dead and a lucky few heading for the last safe corner of Planet Terror. - Director:
- Robert Rodriguez
- Cast:
- Rose McGowan, Freddy Rodríguez, Josh Brolin
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When her friend's affair with married ad exec Harrison Hill (Bruce Willis) ends in the woman's murder, investigative reporter Rowena Price (Halle Berry) vows to bring the killer to justice. Suspecting Hill of the crime, she goes undercover by posing as two highly alluring women: Katherine, a sexy temp who works within his agency, and Veronica (Deirdre Lorenz), a seductive temptress he chats up online. Engaging in a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse, both Rowena and Hill begin to realise things may not be what they seem. For some people will go to great lengths to protect their secrets, even if it means risking everything. - Director:
- James Foley
- Cast:
- Halle Berry, Bruce Willis, Giovanni Ribisi
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Retired crime boss and widowed father Paul (Jason Patric) is forced back into the life he left behind when his daughter Beth (Gia Mantegna) suddenly disappears. If he has any chance of finding her and keeping her safe he must confront his former rival, Omar (Bruce Willis), the most f powerful man in New Orleans, coming face to face with him in an explosive final standoff. - Director:
- Brian A. Miller
- Cast:
- Jason Patric, Bruce Willis, John Cusack
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B.B. King opens his heart and tells the story of how an oppressed and orphaned young man came to influence and earn the unmitigated praise of the music industry and it's following, to carry the title: 'King of the Blues'. Filmed on location all over America, as well as in the United Kingdom, this picture brings to life the heat - and - gin soaked plantations where it all began. With full co-operation of the B.B. King museum, owners of vaults and archives so precious and immense, that several trips had to be made to America to revisit the collection and partake of its many gems.
Prejudice and segregation has stained the lives of countless black persons, and B.B. 'Riley' King made sure that through his music, he never allowed it to mar his spirit... this is the essence of the story that makes an astoundingly beautiful film; extremely informative and visually captivating.- Director:
- Jon Brewer
- Cast:
- John Lennon, BB King, Bruce Willis
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In 1950's New York, Lionel Essrog (Edward Norton), a lonely private detective with an affliction, ventures to solve the murder of his mentor and only friend, Frank Minna (Bruce Willis). Armed only with a few clues and the powerful engine of his obsessive mind, Lionel unravels closely guarded secrets that hold the fate of the whole city in the balance. - Director:
- Edward Norton
- Cast:
- Edward Norton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Alec Baldwin
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Crime boss Rex (Bruce Willis) hires Frank (Michael Chiklis) and his crew to steal a priceless jewel stash - but the job goes wrong when someone tips off the cops. After Frank suffers a blow to the head, he wakes up to find the jewels gone and no memory of his attacker. Now, Frank must confront his team members one by one to find the traitor - before Rex covers his tracks by having Frank murdered. - Director:
- Brian A. Miller
- Cast:
- Bruce Willis, Michael Chiklis, Meadow Williams
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At the centre of the terror is Carrie (Sissy Spacek), a tortured high-school misfit with no confidence, no friends... and no idea about the extent of her 'secret powers' of telekinesis. But when her psychotic mother and sadistic classmates finally go too far. the once-shy teen becomes an unrestrained, vengeance-seeking powerhouse who, with the help of her 'special gift', causes all hell to break loose in a famed cinematic frenzy of blood, fire and brimstone that will take you to the very depths of horror - and beyond! - Director:
- Brian De Palma
- Cast:
- Sissy Spacek, Katie Irving, Piper Laurie
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