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1) Iron man
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A wealthy industrialist is held captive in enemy territory and escapes by building a high-tech suit made of armor. When he returns home, he decides to use his money, talents, and suit to save the world. Bonus features include deleted and extended scenes.
"Two thumbs up!"--Roeper & Michael Phillips
"...gadgetry is absolutely dazzling, the action is mostly exhilarating, the comedy is scintillating..."--Wall Street Journal
"A dark delight that combines...
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Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann join with Captain Barbossa in a desperate quest to free Captain Jack Sparrow from his trap in Davy Jones' locker. Headed beyond the ends of the Earth, the future of the freedom-loving pirate way hangs in the balance.
"The most visually spectacular, action-packed and surreal of the adventures of Capt. Jack Sparrow."--Chicago Tribune
"...jaw-dropping action..."--Chicago Sun-Times
"...astonishing special effects..."--Chicago...
3) 300
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Based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller, 300 brings to life an epic battle in 480 B.C., where 300 Spartans halted the advance of the Persian army numbering 1 million soldiers.
"Two thumbs up!"--Roeper & Kim Morgan
"Mind-blowing."--USA Today
"Like nothing you've ever seen...the future of filmmaking."--Time Magazine
"***1/2...grand entertainment. Highly recommended."--Video Librarian
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This time, the legendary Zorro fights against evil-doers with the help of his beautiful wife, Elena, and their precocious young son, Joaquin. Alejandro De LaVega is torn between two worlds: his life as Zorro and his life as a family man. After Alejandro once again breaks his promise to stop wearing the mask, Elena leaves him, and she soon begins seeing Armand, a haughty French Count. But a mysterious explosion in the desert leads Zorro to believe...
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Unquenchably curious young reporter Tintin and his fiercely loyal dog Snowy discover a model ship carrying an explosive secret. Drawn into a centuries-old mystery, Tintin find himself in the sightlines of Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine, a diabolical villain who believes Tintin has stolen a priceless treasure tied to a dastardly pirate. With the help of Snowy, Captain Haddock, and bumbling detectives Thompson & Thompson, Tintin will travel half the world...
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When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction.
"You barely get a chance to catch a breath as this saga takes off like a starship and just keeps...
12) Final option
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"Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon are back with a new adventure in this thrilling suspense novel in Clive Cussler's #1 New York Times bestselling series"--
When the CIA realizes the identities of three American spies in Brazil have been compromised, they turn to Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon to rescue the agents. What seems a routine operation turns out to be a trap designed by Juan Cabrillo's greatest enemy, a man driven by hate...
13) White House down
15) Looper
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An assassin known as a "Looper" discovers that he must kill his future self sent back 30 years in time by mobsters.
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The neverending story: Jeopardized by an encroaching void known as the Nothing, the creatures of Fantasia and its child-Empress must rely on the young warrior Atreyu, and on the faith of Bastian who is reading the book about Atreyu's adventures. The neverending story II: Bastian returns to his fantasy world, where he must save it from an evil sorceress, and discovers the courage he lacks in real life.
17) Hancock
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A superhero with total disregard for the damage he causes while saving people finds himself having his image changed by a public relations executive, in return for saving the executive's life.
19) State of play
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When D.C. reporter Cal McCaffrey is assigned to investigate the murder of an assistant to an up-and-coming politician, he uncovers a conspiracy that threatens to bring down the nation's power structures. In a town of spin doctors and wealthy power brokers, he will discover one truth: when fortunes are at stake, no one's integrity, love, or life is safe.
"It has a great takeoff, levels nicely..."--Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
"...it's defiantly...
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Jacob discovers clues to a mystery and stumbles upon Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. However the mystery is deeper than he had thought, as he gets to know the residents and learn about their special powers. Jacob discovers that only his own special peculiarity can save his new friends.
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