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| 1 |  | Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001) |  3.6919 659 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy |
$2.70
| A small Hobbit named Frodo is entrusted with sealing Middle Earth's fate by destroying the 'One ...more about Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring starring Elijah Wood and Ian McKellen |
| 2 |  | Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003) | 3.6351 507 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy |
$1.99
| The final chapter in the Lord of the Rings epic. Frodo is on a mission to destroy the 'One Ring' ...more about Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King starring Elijah Wood and Sean Astin |
| 3 |  | Dark Knight, The (2008) | 3.5650 395 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Thriller, Fantasy, Crime, Adaptation | N/A | With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to ...more about Dark Knight starring Christian Bale and Heath Ledger |
| 4 |  | WALL-E (2008) | 3.5564 193 reviews | G | Action, Adventure, Animation | N/A | FINDING NEMO director Andrew Stanton moves from the ocean into the final frontier with this ...more about WALL-E starring Fred Willard and Jeff Garlin |
| 5 |  | Incredibles, The (2004) | 3.5296 515 reviews | PG | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Comedy, Family, Animation, Disney |
$12.99
| A community of superheroes is forced to give up their crime fighting ways after a string of ...more about Incredibles starring Craig T. Nelson and Holly Hunter |
| 6 |  | Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002) | 3.4768 479 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy |
$2.75
| In the second installment of the trilogy the fellowship must split up. Frodo and Samwise forge on ...more about Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers starring Elijah Wood and Ian McKellen |
| 7 |  | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) | 3.4675 155 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Foreign |
$8.68
| The disappearance of a magical jade sword spurs a breathtaking quest for the missing treasure. Li ...more about Crouching Tiger starring Chow Yun-Fat and Michelle Yeoh |
| 8 |  | King Kong (2005) | 3.3536 571 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Romance |
$5.99
| A remake of the 1933 classic. A film crew goes to a remote island, captures a giant ape and brings ...more about King Kong starring Naomi Watts and Jack Black |
| 9 |  | Spider-Man 2 (2004) | 3.2924 590 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Thriller, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Crime, Teen |
$1.99
| Struggling with his duel role as superhero and college student, Peter Parker conciders giving up ...more about Spider-Man 2 starring Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst |
| 10 |  | Casino Royale (2006) | 3.2566 368 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Thriller |
$6.59
| The prequel to previous James Bond films, Casino Royale tells how Bond became MI6's most notorious ...more about Casino Royale starring Daniel Craig and Eva Green |
| 11 |  | Bourne Ultimatum, The (2007) | 3.2558 336 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Mystery |
$11.85
| All he wanted was to disappear. Instead, Jason Bourne is now hunted by the people who made him what ...more about Bourne Ultimatum starring Matt Damon and Julia Stiles |
| 12 |  | Kung Fu Hustle (2004) | 3.2555 244 reviews | R | Action, Fantasy, Crime, Comedy |
$5.99
| A small time con man tries to extort money from his poor neighbors by claiming to be a member of a ...more about Kung Fu Hustle starring Stephen Chow and Xiaogang Feng |
| 13 |  | House of Flying Daggers (2004) | 3.2535 267 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Drama, Romance, Foreign |
$5.63
| Leo and Jin are assigned the task of finding the 'House of Flying Daggers,' a rebellion faction ...more about House of Flying Daggers starring Takeshi Kaneshiro and Andy Lau |
| 14 |  | Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) |  3.2481 522 reviews | R | Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime |
$7.34
| The Bride continues on her quest for revenge on the Deadly Viper Assassin Squad, friends that ...more about Kill Bill: Volume 2 starring Uma Thurman and David Carradine |
| 15 |  | Host, The (2007) | 3.2098 89 reviews | R | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Comedy, Science Fiction, Foreign |
$12.27
| A giant monster emerges from the Han River and begins abducting locals. When a young girl is ...more about Host starring Song Kang-ho and Scott Wilson |
| 16 |  | Batman Begins (2005) | 3.2078 595 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Thriller, Fantasy, Crime |
$7.99
| A new restart of the "Batman" franchise under the helm of "Memento" Director Chris Nolan and more ...more about Batman Begins starring Christian Bale and Michael Caine |
| 17 |  | Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) | 3.2061 656 reviews | R | Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime |
$7.34
| After 4 years in a coma, "The Bride" suddenly awakens to wreak her revenge on the group assassins ...more about Kill Bill: Vol. 1 starring Uma Thurman and Sonny Chiba |
| 18 |  | Shaun of the Dead (2004) | 3.1776 455 reviews | R | Action, Horror, Romance, Comedy |
$5.26
| Two losers are left to save London from the Zombie infestation that seems to have taken over the ...more about Shaun of the Dead starring Simon Pegg and Kate Ashfield |
| 19 |  | Spider-Man (2002) | 3.1551 628 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Thriller, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Crime |
$3.86
| A rather odd thing has just occurred in the life of nerdy high school student Peter Parker: after ...more about Spider-Man starring Tobey Maguire and Willem Dafoe |
| 20 |  | Gladiator (2000) | 3.1484 397 reviews | R | Action, Adventure, Drama |
$9.99
| Maximus is a powerful Roman general, loved by the people and the aging Emperor, Marcus Aurelius. ...more about Gladiator starring Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix |
| 21 |  | Iron Man (2008) | 3.1378 386 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | N/A | Robert Downey Jr. stars as Tony Stark, a billionaire industrialist and genius inventor who builds a ...more about Iron Man starring Robert Downey Jr. and Terrence Howard |
| 22 |  | Collateral (2004) | 3.0970 505 reviews | R | Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime |
$5.99
| Max has lived a mundane life as a cab driver for twelve years. The faces have come and gone from ...more about Collateral starring Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx |
| 23 |  | Hot Fuzz (2007) | 3.0911 278 reviews | R | Action, Crime, Comedy |
$13.99
| From Edgar Wright, the producer of the hit movie “Shaun of the Dead,” comes the action-packed ...more about Hot Fuzz starring Jim Broadbent and Nick Frost |
| 24 |  | Happy Feet (2006) | 3.0834 210 reviews | G | Action, Adventure, Musical, Comedy, Family, Animation, Family/Kids |
$8.15
| Emperor Penguins express their love through song; however, Mumble can not sing. He instead has an ...more about Happy Feet starring Robin Williams and Elijah Wood |
| 25 |  | Rescue Dawn (2007) | 3.0768 140 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Drama, War |
$9.99
| Dieter Dengler was a fighter pilot who was gunned down and captured during the Vietnam war; he then ...more about Rescue Dawn starring Christian Bale and Steve Zahn |
| 26 |  | Minority Report (2002) | 3.0465 576 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Drama, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Crime, Mystery |
$3.99
| In the future murder no longer exists. The government has the ability to predict when a murder will ...more about Minority Report starring Tom Cruise and Max von Sydow |
| 27 |  | Sin City (2005) | 3.0320 599 reviews | R | Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime |
$12.87
| Sin City is a violent city where the police department is as corrupt as the streets are deadly. In ...more about Sin City starring Bruce Willis and Jessica Alba |
| 28 |  | Layer Cake (2004) | 3.0278 137 reviews | R | Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime, Foreign |
$5.99
| Based upon JJ Connelly's London crime novel, "LAYER CAKE" is about a successful cocaine dealer ...more about Layer Cake starring Daniel Craig and Tom Hardy |
| 29 |  | Black Hawk Down (2001) | 3.0165 493 reviews | R | Action, Drama, History, War |
$3.86
| Action/war drama based on the best-selling book detailing a near-disastrous mission in Somalia on ...more about Black Hawk Down starring Josh Hartnett and Brendan Sexton III |
| 30 |  | Bourne Supremacy, The (2004) | 3.0116 444 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Mystery |
$7.24
| When a CIA operation to purchase classified Russian documents is blown by a rival agent--who then ...more about Bourne Supremacy starring Matt Damon and Franka Potente |
| 31 |  | X2: X-Men United (2003) | 3.0096 518 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi |
$6.44
| Mutants continue to struggle against a society that fears and distrusts them. Their cause becomes ...more about X2: X-Men United starring Patrick Stewart and Hugh Jackman |
| 32 |  | Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The (2007) | 3.0033 346 reviews | R | Action, Adventure, Drama, Western |
$11.99
| In 1881 a younger member of the notorious James gang becomes so inextricably drawn to and ...more about Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford starring Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck |
| 33 |  | Flags of our Fathers (2006) | 3.0005 193 reviews | R | Action, Drama, History, War |
$11.12
| An adaptation of James Bardley's book. "Flags of out Fathers" tells the stories of the six men that ...more about Flags of our Fathers starring Ryan Phillippe and Jesse Bradford |
| 34 |  | Superman Returns (2006) | 2.9934 553 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Adaptation |
$2.00
| Five years after his disappearance, Superman returns to find the world and Lois Lane have lost ...more about Superman Returns starring Brandon Routh and Kate Bosworth |
| 35 |  | Broken (2005) | 2.9656 100 reviews | NA | Action, Thriller, Short | N/A | A gun blast, a flash of light, and a young woman awakens to the comfort of her own bed. Bonnie ...more about Broken starring Samantha Jane Polay and Paul (XIV) Gordon |
| 36 |  | Batoru rowaiaru (2000) | 2.9524 112 reviews | R | Action, Drama, Thriller, Horror, Foreign | N/A | A class of teenagers are kidnapped by their government and forced to live on an island where they ...more about Batoru rowaiaru starring Kou Shibasaki and Taro Suwa |
| 37 |  | Proposition, The (2005) | 2.9522 221 reviews | R | Action, Drama, Crime |
$8.63
| Rural Australia in the late nineteenth century: Capt. Stanley and his men capture two of the four ...more about Proposition starring Guy Pearce and Emily Watson |
| 38 |  | Dog Soldiers (2002) | 2.9486 133 reviews | R | Action, Horror |
$7.10
| A British Squad is sent on a training mission in the Highlands of Scotland against Special ...more about Dog Soldiers starring Sean Pertwee and Emma Cleasby |
| 39 |  | Team America: World Police (2004) | 2.9468 435 reviews | R | Action, Adventure, Comedy |
$8.11
| Team America follows an international police force dedicated to maintaining global stability. ...more about Team America: World Police |
| 40 |  | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) | 2.9441 309 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Adventure | N/A | In 1957, Indiana Jones is thrust back in action, venturing into the jungles of South America in a ...more about Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull starring Harrison Ford and Cate Blanchett |
| 41 |  | Twilight Samurai, The (2004) | 2.9435 23 reviews | Not Rated | Action, Drama, Foreign | N/A | A low-ranking, humble samurai is left to support and care for two children and his mother after his ...more about Twilight Samurai starring Hiroyuki Sanada and Rie Miyazawa |
| 42 |  | Matrix Reloaded, The (2003) | 2.9376 645 reviews | R | Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi |
$1.99
| Neo, Morpheus, Trinity, and the rest of their crew continue to battle the machines that have ...more about Matrix Reloaded starring Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss |
| 43 |  | Rocky Balboa (2006) | 2.9338 209 reviews | PG | Action, Adventure, Drama, Sports |
$8.26
| After years running a small restaurant in So. Philly Rocky Balboa comes out of retirement and is ...more about Rocky Balboa starring Sylvester Stallone and Burt Young |
| 44 |  | War of the Worlds (2005) | 2.9295 590 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Sci-Fi |
$5.99
| Ray Ferrier is a working class man living in New Jersey. He's estranged from his family, his life ...more about War of the Worlds starring Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning |
| 45 |  | X-Men (2000) | 2.9285 554 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi |
$4.12
| All over the planet, unusual children are born with an added twist to their genetic code. This ...more about X-Men starring Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart |
| 46 |  | Last Samurai, The (2003) | 2.9244 386 reviews | R | Action, Adventure, Drama, War |
$2.87
| In Japan, Civil War veteran Captain Nathan Algren trains the Emperor's troops to use modern weapons ...more about Last Samurai starring Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe |
| 47 |  | Dawn of the Dead (2004) | 2.9175 503 reviews | R | Action, Drama, Thriller, Horror |
$4.49
| A young female nurse, named Anna, is caught in the middle of a world-wide chaos as flesh-eating ...more about Dawn of the Dead starring Sarah Polley and Ving Rhames |
| 48 |  | In Bruges (2008) | 2.9154 131 reviews | R | Action, Adventure, Drama, Comedy |
$17.44
| Holed up in Bruges, Belgium after a difficult job, two hit men (Farrell and Gleeson) begin to ...more about In Bruges starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson |
| 49 |  | Mission: Impossible III (2006) | 2.9113 401 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Thriller |
$4.95
| Super-spy Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) has retired from active duty to trains new IMF agents. But he is ...more about Mission: Impossible III starring Tom Cruise and Philip Seymour Hoffman |
| 50 |  | Hellboy (2004) | 2.9069 373 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi |
$9.99
| In the final days of World War II, the Nazis attempt to use black magic to aid their dying cause. ...more about Hellboy starring Ron Perlman and John Hurt |
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