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Epic adventure from director Roland Emmerich. In a remote mountain tribe, the young hunter D'Leh (Steven Strait) has met the woman of his dreams, the beautiful Evolet (Camilla Belle). But when a band of mysterious warlords raid his village and kidnap Evolet, D'Leh must lead a small group of hunters to pursue the warlords to the end of the world to save her. As they venture into unknown lands for the first time, the group discovers there are civilisations beyond their own and that mankind's reach is far greater than they ever knew.
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127 Hours
Director Danny Boyle's action adventure traces the true story of trapped hiker Aron Ralston's fight for survival. Setting out alone and telling no-one where he's going, Ralston (James Franco) begins a hiking expedition in the mountains of Utah. Young, and with a zest for life, he takes rock-climbing in his stride, fearing nothing, and with a permanent smile on his face. Soon after crossing paths with fellow hikers Kristi (Kate Mara) and Megan (Amber Tamblyn), however, Ralston becomes trapped in a remote canyon when a falling boulder crushes his arm. Over the following days, and with no-one to hear his calls, Ralston undergoes a gruelling fight for survival that tests his spirit to the limits, and ultimately decides whether he lives or dies.
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1492 - Conquest of Paradise
Gerard Depardieu stars as Christopher Columbus in Ridley Scott's biopic of the famous explorer. In the late fifteenth century, Columbus persuades the Queen of Spain (Sigourney Weaver) to fund his latest expedition to the East by searching out new trade routes on the way. Inadvertantly arriving in the Americas, Columbus attempts to civilise the natives and live in harmony with them, but his efforts are sabotaged by a crew intent on plundering all the New World has to offer. One of three films (the other two being 'Christopher Columbus - The Discovery' and the comedy 'Carry On Columbus') about Columbus to hit the screens in 1992, marking the 500th anniversary of the original voyage.
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
A warship is sent to investigate a 'creature' that is sinking vessels in the middle of the sea. The warship itself is sunk and three survivors end up aboard the 'monster', a submarine called 'The Nautilus', skippered by the insane but brilliant Captain Nemo (James Mason). The rest of the adventure includes a battle with a giant squid. Disney's first live action feature sticks closely to Jules Verne's 1869 book.
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300
Adapted from the comic book series by Frank Miller, this is a modern retelling of the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC, when the 100,000 strong invading Persian Army of King Xerxes was held back in a narrow mountain pass by 300 Spartans. King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) is given four days by Persia's King Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro) to lay down his arms and surrender. Rejecting the proposal, the battle ensues, and the Spartans are only defeated by the treachery of local shepherd Ephialtes (Andrew Tiernan), who shows the Persians a secret route, enabling them to outflank their opponents.
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A Walk in the Woods-Robert Redford
Robert Redford stars as Bill Bryson in this adaptation of the travel writer's memoirs. After spending ten years in England, Bryson feels adventure calling and decides to return to his American homeland to hike the 2,200 mile-long Appalachian Trail. Despite his wife (Emma Thompson)'s concerned objections, he embarks upon the gruelling journey with the only person that would join him, his old friend, recovering alcoholic and long-time philanderer Katz (Nick Nolte). Although Bill sought out the tranquility of nature, Katz's presence ruins his best intentions and the differing pair find themselves up against the many dangers lurking in their harsh surroundings.
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Against the Sun-Garret Dillahunt
Brian Peter Falk directs this adventure feature based on true events. In 1942 in the midst of World War II, a US bomber plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean, leaving its three crew members Harold Dixon (Garret Dillahunt), Tony Pastula (Tom Felton) and Gene Aldrich (Jake Abel) stranded on a small raft. Lost at sea, the three strangers must survive without food or water and battle against weather storms and attacks from predators in the hope of reaching safety.
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Against the Wild-CJ Adams
Richard Boddington directs this family adventure in which two kids and their pet dog become lost in the wilderness. The parents of Zach (CJ Adams) and Hannah (Erin Pitt) have recently split up. With their father now working at a remote mine, in order to visit him the kids must fly up there in a small plane. However, when they encounter engine difficulties and plummet into the wilderness, Zach and Hannah are left alone with their faithful pet dog to negotiate the perils of the untamed wild, where wolves and bears roam free. Can they find their way to safety?
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Age of the Dragons
Danny Glover and Vinnie Jones star in this fantasy adventure loosely based on Herman Melville's classic novel 'Moby Dick'. Captain Ahab (Glover) and his crew are joined by harpoonist Ishmael (Corey Sevier) in their hunt for the White Dragon, the merciless creature that killed Ahab's family when he was a boy and left him scarred and mutilated for life. As they close in on their quarry, Ahab's beautiful adopted daughter, Rachel (Sofia Pernas), must choose between her allegiance to her father's dark quest and her newfound love for the dashing Ishmael.
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Alexander (Director's Cut)
Director's cut of the adventure based on the true story of one of history's most luminous and influential leaders, Alexander the Great. Alexander (Colin Farrell) was a man who had conquered 90% of the known world by the age of 27. He led his virtually invincible Greek and Macedonian armies through 22,000 miles of sieges and conquests in just eight years, and by the time of his death at the age of 32 had forged an empire unlike any the world had ever seen. The film chronicles Alexander's path to becoming a living legend, from a youth fueled by dreams of myth, glory and adventure to his lonely death as a ruler of a vast Empire.
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Alfie/Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Jude Law double-bill. In 'Alfie' (2004), Law plays the title character, a handsome, vain and charming English chaffeur in America, who uses his wiles to bed a series of New York's most beautiful and desirable women. His womanising leads him into trouble, however, when two of his conquests become simultaneously pregnant by him. Susan Sarandon, Marisa Tomei and Jude Law's real-life girlfriend Sienna Miller co-star. 'Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow' (2004) is a sci-fi action adventure paying homage to comics and serials of the 1940s such as Flash Gordon and Superman. Gwyneth Paltrow stars as intrepid reporter Polly Perkins, who suspects a connection between the mysterious disappearance of many of the world's top scientists, and a recent attack on New York City by giant robots - and decides to investigate. She enlists the help of her former beau, heroic flying ace Joe 'Sky Captain' Sullivan (Law). The two, helped by the sultry Franky (Angelina Jolie) and technical whiz Dex (Giovanni Ribisi), uncover a plot by mad scientist Dr Totenkopf (Laurence Olivier in archive footage) to create a 'World of Tomorrow' - and destroy the world of today. A race against time begins as our heroes do all they can to save the planet before it is too late. £5.99 -
Alice in Wonderland
Cary Grant, Gary Cooper and W.C. Fields star in this 1933 Paramount Studios adaptation of the classic children's novels 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' and 'Through the Looking Glass' by Lewis Carroll. When Alice (Charlotte Henry) steps through a mirror, she finds herself in an enchanted land where - among many other colourful characters and experiences - chess pieces come to life, a hookah-smoking caterpillar shows her how to change sizes by eating pieces of mushroom, a baby changes into a pig and a Cheshire Cat dissolves into thin air.
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Alice in Wonderland
Tim Burton and Disney join forces for this 3D fantasy adventure based on the characters from the Lewis Carroll classics 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' and 'Through the Looking Glass'. Mia Wasikowska stars as the 19-year-old Alice, who returns to the magical world of her childhood adventure to reunite with her friends the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp), the White Rabbit (Michael Sheen), Tweedledum and Tweedledee (both played by Matt Lucas), the Dormouse (Barbara Windsor), the Caterpillar (Alan Rickman) and the Cheshire Cat (Stephen Fry). Alice discovers her true destiny as she joins forces with the colourful denizens of Wonderland to overthrow the wicked Red Queen (Helena Bonham Carter). The film won Academy Awards for Art Direction and Costume Design.
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Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
The explosive, action-packed sequel to 'King Solomon's Mines', Allan Quatermain returns in search for his missing brother. Joined by his fiancee (Sharon Stone), an aging warrior (James Earl Jones) and a self-proclaimed mystic (Robert Donner), Quatermain follows a dangerous path to discover the Lost City of Gold.
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Almighty Thor
Made for TV adaptation of the Thor myth in which the warrior god must overcome the malevolent scheming of a rival. Loki (Richard Grieco) is in search of the magical hammer that would allow him to destroy the Tree of Life. Enraged by the cunning of the old god Odin (Kevin Nash), who throws the hammer into another dimension, Loki brutally murders the old man and sets out after his son Thor (Cody Deal). With only the feisty Jarnsaxa (Patricia Velasquez) to train him for the battle of life, can Thor keep Loki away from the sacred Tree of Life and avenge the murder of his father?
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Apocalypto
Mel Gibson's highly respected and multi-Oscar nominated historical epic set in the ancient Mayan civilization. Jaguar Paw (Rudy Youngblood) is the son of tribal leader Flint Sky (Morris Birdyellowhead) and when their village is viciously attacked by the a raiding party under Zero Wolf (Raoul Trujillo), he witnesses his father's murder. Jaguar Paw manages to make safe his wife and child in an underground pit with a lone vine for its escape route. He and the other men fight gamely but are brought to heel by Zero Wolf's men. As the raiding party marches their prisoners off the escape vine is cut, trapping mother and child underground. The prisoners are taken to a sacrificial pyramid to prepare for a solar eclipse at which many of them will be brutally and gruesomely dissected. The remaining few (including Jaguar Paw) are let loose in a wide field for sport - Zero Wolf's men raining spears, stones and arrows on them. Jaguar Paw negotiates the suicidal run and, though injured, bypasses a raider 'finisher', Zero Wolf's son, Cut Rock, by killing him. An enraged Zero Wolf pursues Jaguar Paw into the jungle with his fellow raiders. Can Jaguar Paw reach his dying family before the murderous Zero Wolf reaches him? £5.99 -
Arabian Adventure
A fantasy adventure along the lines of `The Thief of Baghdad'. The dictator of Jadur charges a young prince with the task of finding a magic rose in return for the hand of his daughter. Christopher Lee, Oliver Tobias, Emma Samms and Mickey Rooney star.
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Ashens and the Quest for the Gamechild-Stuart A...
Stuart Ashens, a YouTube celebrity who reviews cheap electronic products, co-writes and stars in this independent British adventure comedy. Accompanied by his friend Chef Excellence (Dan Tomlinson), Ashens sets out in search of the elusive and not particularly magical Gamechild, a rip-off of the original Nintendo Gameboy. However, with all manner of unexpected friends and foes including The Professor (Robert Llewellyn) and Nemesis (Chris Kendall) standing between them and their goal, Ashens and Excellence will have to have their wits about them if they are to complete their quest. Warwick Davis also stars.
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At the Earth's Core
In this adaptation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs novel, Peter Cushing and Doug McClure are scientists who pilot a mechanical excavator to the centre of the Earth. They find themselves in the Kingdom of Pellucidar where they encounter a tribe which is under attack from giant prehistoric creatures.
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Avengers: Age of Ultron
Robert Downey Jr, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson reprise their roles as the Marvel superheroes in this action sequel written and directed by Joss Whedon. In an attempt to bring peace to the world Tony Stark aka Iron Man (Downey Jr) creates Ultron (voice of James Spader), a robot with artificial intelligence. However, instead of protecting humans, Ultron believes the only way to restore peace to Earth is to eliminate its citizens. The Avengers - Iron Man, Thor (Hemsworth), the Hulk (Ruffalo), Captain America (Evans), Black Widow (Johansson) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) - team up once again to save the day, but can they defeat Ultron before he obliterates the human race? The cast also includes Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Cobie Smulders and Samuel L. Jackson.
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