Half Baked

Half Baked (1998) documents the efforts of Thurgood Jenkins (Dave Chappelle) and his chronically stoned friends to spring their wrongfully imprisoned friend, Kenny (Harland Williams). They hit upon the perfect plan - steal marijuana from the hospital where Thurgood works and sell it to make the cash needed to spring Kenny. Things get complicated when the local dealer Samson Simson (Clarence Williams II) learns about their cutting in on his turf. Thurgood must keep his shady business afloat as he evades Simson and pursues the ironically named Mary Jane. Will he raise enough money to save Kenny from the horrors of the prison shower? Perhaps, with a little help from his friends.

Free Jimmy

Roy Arnie had always wanted to own and run his own circus: eventually he decides to actually start his own circus. But before this happens Roy and some of his friends are hired by a Russian circus company, whose business isn't doing that well lately. The main attraction of the circus is a drugged-up elephant, Jimmy, who is very popular among the spectators. Jimmy escapes from the circus, and the circus owner is worried that he wouldn't be able to get his daily dose of drugs. A lot of different groups begin to search for Jimmy, all across the country. Jimmy meets a friend, a moose, who is his only way out to freedom.

It's Complicated

Jane (Meryl Streep) is doing well, but is middle-aged and divorced for many years. She accidentally reconnects with her re-married, lawyer ex-husband, Jake (Alec Baldwin), and they are suprised to find themselves in an affair. Of course, Jane also meets Adam (Steve Martin), her architect, who is also the first man who has shown genuine interest in her. But Adam is crushed when he discovers Jane is seeing Jake again. And Jake is devastated when in one day he finds himself unhappy with his young new wife Agness (Lake Bell), and rejected by Jane. The grown children are strangely shocked and angry about what is happening between their parents, but want them to be happy. Jane resolves to do what is right for her, and to go forward with her life.

Star Wars: Episode II: Attack Of The Clones

Anakin Skywalker, "Padawan Learner" (ie: Jedi Apprentice) falls in love, something not allowed by the order. Meanwhile, a threat from beyond involves his mentor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Senator (formerly Queen) Amidala, green Master Yoda, and the entire Galactic Republic. After adventures on Naboo, Tatooine, and Genosis, the Jedi are put into an arena in echoes of ancient Rome. Mace Windu and other troops arrive in the nick of time. Once freed, Yoda and the new Clone Troopers go to war. The film ends with the Dark Side gaining strength. It is revealed the events of the film happened to get plans for a new battle station to the mysterious Darth Sidious. Meanwhile, Anakin continues his personal struggle, as he secretly marries the woman who will bear his children.

Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace

Jedi Knight Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) has as his acolyte and page a young man named Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor). Their mission is to protect a young Queen named Padme Amidala (Natalie Portman). To protect the Queen, they take her to Tatooine where they meet a child named Anakin Skywalker (Jake Lloyd) who has potential to be a knight and whose personality strikes a chord with both Ob-Wan and Qui-Gon. With the queen in tow, they must settle a major economic dispute or thrust the civilized universe into war. They are joined by Jar Jar Binks (Ahmed Best) in their mission, but difficult questions begin to emerge about the identity of this woman.

Alice In Wonderland

Having grown up and grown a sense of responsibility, Alice (Mia Wasikowska) returns to the rabbit hole where her Wonderland once appeared. This time she has a political motive to overthrow the despotic rule of the autocratic Red Queen (Helena Bonham Carter). To accomplish this, Alice must garner support for the White Queen (Anne Hathaway) and eliminate the Jabberwocky (Christopher Lee) and end the state terrorism. At least this is the determination of a Blue Caterpillar (Alan Rickman) and the Cheshire Cat (Stephen Fry). Alice must enlist the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp) to her cause, though he seems shell-shocked by the antics of the Red Queen and her henchman Stayne, the Knave of Hearts (Crispin Glover).

Did You Hear About The Morgans?

Paul (Hugh Grant) and Meryl Morgan (Sarah Jessica Parker) are married Manhattanites, separated and about to divorce. Together, they witness a murder and are thus the next target of the killer. They are put in the witness protection program, and are placed in the tiny town of Ray, Wyoming, in the protective custody of U. S. Marshalls. While the killer tries to track them down, Paul and Meryl attempt to resuscitate their relationship in the new and completely different environment of the small town. The killer makes it to Ray and chases the couple to a rodeo. Paul and Meryl can save their marriage – if they can save themselves first.

The Long Kiss Goodnight

Amnesiac Samantha Caine (Geena Davis) believes she has finally made a life for herself. She's married, she has a beautiful daughter, and she's leading the perfect suburban life. However, after a car accident and several other small incidents begin to bring back more and more vague memories of her past, she hires a detective, Mitch Henessey (Samuel L. Jackson) to discover the full details of her life prior to her amnesia. This sends the two of them down a long, dangerous road, as several people who were involved in her past, nowhere near as idyllic life begin to come to the surface along with Samantha's memories. They will stop the full revelation of her memories at any cost, and only Samantha's forgotten skills, recalled one at a time, can possibly keep them all safe.

The 13th Warrior

A banished Arab courtier (Antonio Banderas) joins a fearless band of twelve Norse warriors in a quest to rid their homeland of fierce monsters whose very name they fear to mention. After much disdain and ridicule, he begins to assimilate himself into their party, picking up bits of their culture as he goes. In the process, he must learn to speak, think and fight like a "North man" without losing track of who he is and where he comes from. His greatest task may be to win the trust of their leader, Buliwyf (Vladimir Kulich). As the mystery unravels, all of the warriors learn more and more about their adversaries... and about themselves.

Spies Like Us

In this 80s comedy, directed by John Landis, Emmett Fitzhume (Dan Aykroyd) and Austin Millbarge (Chevy Chase) are two deadbeats who are caught cheating at a CIA entrance exam. Instead of punishment or eviction, they are sent as decoys on a pointless mission to divert the attention of the Russians from a genuine operation. Aykroyd plays the codebreaking genius/nerd, while Chase is the wilder and more savvy of the two. Their 'mission' takes them through Pakistan and Tadzhikistan, on a series of entertaining bumbles and scrapes - blissfully unaware of the authentic mission taking place at the same time, which proves to be less successful than hoped. In Tadzhikistan our two no-hopers successfully locate the underground nuclear bunker, and the chaos that ensues includes them launching a missile aimed at the US! This is a family film in the tradition of earlier road- and buddy-movies.

Daybreakers

Earth in the future is populated by vampires at every corner. However, their supply of blood is about to run out when man faces extinction. Most of the population is now members of the undead. As humans are disappearing the vampires plan to capture the remaining population in order to farm them and ensure their food supply is safe. As a backup plan they are trying to find a blood substitute to feed their needs. Hematologist, Edward Dalton (Ethan Hawke) is in charge of the research project. He finds some of the last humans alive. The humans are led by Elvis (William Defoe) who was once a vampire. Elvis’ past may hold the solution that could save the human race. Dalton has to avoid his boss’ (Sam Neill) security team while pursuing his own agenda. The boss however, wants to find the blood substitute and repopulate the human race and sell their blood to the highest bidder.

Equilibrium

This film is set in the future where wars & violence has sent the world into chaos. The government has decided that any type of emotion is wrong. Greed, anger, love & happiness, as well as all other emotions are to be suppressed by taking a medication provided by the government. Failure to do so is punished by death. Books, music & art have been outlawed as they could trigger emotion & having possession of them is punishable by death. The law is enforced by the Grammaton Clerics who are headed by John Preston (Christian Bale). His wife has been executed for being a sense offender & he is left with two children. Now he has missed his medication & is starting to feel emotions for the first time. His young son & his partner are begining to suspect him.

Astro Boy

After the death of his son, Toby, the renowned scientist, Dr. Tenma (Nicolas Cage), creates a robot whom the calls Astro Boy (Freddie Highmore), hoping to replace his son. Astro boy is endowed with special powers, extra strength and powered by positive blue energy. Seeking acceptance and recognition, he comes into contact with many vivid characters during his journey. He understands the human nature and emotions. He also finds a very old robot, Zog (Samuel L. Jackson), and revives it. Finally, when his loved ones face danger, Astro boy returns to the city and saves them through his heroic deeds. Thus, he becomes a super hero and uses his powers against an alien invader too.

Windtalkers

Corporal Joe Enders is injured when he is outnumbered by Japanese forces in 1942. Enders recovers from his wounds except some deafness in one ear. He is promoted to sergeant and returns to active duty two years later. Enders has to protect Navajo code talker Ben Yahzee. He is told that the Navajo code cannot fall into enemy hands, and if the code talker is about to be captured he is to kill him, to ensure that the Japanese can't break the code. The Marines land at Saipan under heavy fire from the Japanese and in the fighting Yahzee never fires a shot. Enders has to come to terms with protecting an important soldier who is reluctant to shoot the enemy.

The Spy Next Door

CIA spy Bob Ho (Jackie Chan) is leading a double life. He is attracted to his next door neighbor Gillian (Amber Valetta), but can't tell her what he really does for a living. He decides to retire from his job in an attempt to be with Gillian, but her two kids Farren (Madeline Carroll) and Ian (Will Shadley) are not so keen on Bob's nerdy manner. When Gillian has to go out of town, Bob volunteers to watch Farren and Ian in an attempt to win them over. However, things get complicated when Ian accidentally downloads a secret file on Bob's computer. Suddenly, Russian terrorist Poldark (Magnus Scheving) shows up with the intent to kill Bob and the children.

Into The Wild

Chris McCandless (Emile Hirsh) is a smart college graduate but one with altruistic dreams. Chris decides instead of following the routine, he'd rather give his life savings to charity, burn all of his identification, and hitchhike across America trying to get to Alaska desiring to escape society and get back to nature. He hitchhikes, hops trains, and hangs out with hippies (Catherine Keener and Brian Dierker). He also works briefly with a farmer (Vince Vaughan), and is befriended by a widowed leather worker (Hal Holbrook). He enjoys his liberating freedom, but his parents (Marcia Gay Harden and William Hurt) worry that they don't know where he is and are crushed by his disappearance. Chris makes it to Alaska, where he delves further into nature. He hikes out to a far and remote campsite and discovers an abandoned bus. He decides to set up life there and manages to survive there for a few months living off the land -- living his version of the American Dream. But as his supplies dwindle he becomes trapped by the land he so valiantly sought out leading to tragedy.

Invictus

President Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) attempts to reconcile South Africa's racial groups after apartheid. Recognizing the importance of the rugby World Cup to South Africa's powerful white minority, Mandela works with the South African national team's captain, Francois Pienaar (Matt Damon) to improve the team and inspire South Africans to rally behind the team. This decision is met with some controversy amongst Mandela's staff, as he is also meant to be tackling South Africa's huge domestic challenges, such as rising crime, high black unemployment, and the effects of international sanctions on the South African economy.

Edge Of Darkness

An honest but rogue cop from Boston, Massachusetts, named Thomas Craven (Mel Gibson) uncovers corruption and plots when his daughter Emma (Bojana Novakovic) is murdered. Police dismiss the case as a botched attempt on Craven that hit the wrong person. Taking on the role of an avenging angel, Craven’s fury grows when he encounters all kinds of shenanigans at the nuclear waste facility where Emma worked. Failing to heed advice not to take on a personal case, Craven grows increasingly indignant. Daughter’s boss Jack Bennett (Danny Huston) seems sadistic, and a secret government agency contact, and his associate Jedburgh (Ray Winstone), becomes more menacing as Craven digs into the seemingly senseless murder.