Donnie Brasco [1997]

"In 1978, the US government waged a war against organized crime. One man was left behind the lines."

BASED ON A TRUE STORY

Director: Mike Newell
Writers: Joseph D. Pistone (book), Richard Woodley (book)
  Stars: Al Pacino, Johnny Depp and Michael Madsen

Storyline

This true story follows FBI agent Joe Pistone as he infiltrates the mafia of New York. Befriending Lefty Ruggiero, Pistone (under the name Donnie Brasco) is able to embed himself in a mafia faction lead by Sonny Black. Ruggiero and Pistone become tight as the group goes about collecting money for 'the bosses'. Eventually, the group become big time when Black himself becomes a boss, all the while Pistone collects evidence. However, the trials and tribulations of the undercover work become more than Pistone can bear. His marriage falls apart and to top it off, the mafia suspect a mole in the organization. The real dilemma is afforded to Pistone, who knows if he walks away from the mafia, Ruggiero will be the one punished.

From Hell [2001]

"Only the legend will survive. "

Director: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
Writers: Alan Moore (graphic novel), Eddie Campbell (graphic novel) 

Stars: Johnny Depp, Heather Graham and Ian Holm

Storyline

It is 1888 in London, and the unfortunate poor lead horrifying lives in the city's deadliest slum, Whitechapel. Harassed by gangs and forced to walk the streets for a living, Mary Kelly and her small group of companions trudge on through this daily misery, their only consolation being that things can't get any worse. Yet things somehow do when their friend Ann is kidnapped and they are drawn into a conspiracy with links higher up than they could possibly imagine. The kidnapping is soon followed by the gruesome murder of another woman, Polly, and it becomes apparent that they are being hunted down, one by one. Sinister even by Whitechapel standards, the murder grabs the attention of Inspector Fred Abberline, a brilliant yet troubled man whose police work is often aided by his psychic abilities. Abberline becomes deeply involved with the case, which takes on personal meaning to him when he and Mary begin to fall in love...

Godzilla [1998]

"Size Does Matter"

Director: Roland Emmerich
Writers: Dean Devlin (screenplay), Roland Emmerich (screenplay) 

Stars: Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno and Maria Pitillo

Storyline

A montage of French nuclear tests in the Pacific Ocean, observed by many marine iguanas. Then, in present days, a Japanese fishing ship is being attacked by an unseen monster; only one survived. Traumatized, he is later questioned in a hospital by a mysterious Frenchman and repeatedly says only one word --"Gojira". NRC scientist Niko "Nick" Tatopolous is called in to investigate the matter, and he quickly arrives at the conclusion that a giant, irradiated lizard known as Godzilla has been created by the explosions. Then Godzilla makes its way north, landing at Manhattan to begin wreaking havoc in the big city! Even with the combined forces of the U.S. military are going to destroy Godzilla at all costs, but will it ever be enough to save the people of New York?

Hackers [1995]

" Hack The Planet!"

Director: Iain Softley
Writers: Rafael Moreu 

Stars: Jonny Lee Miller, Angelina Jolie and Jesse Bradford

Storyline

A young boy is arrested by the US Secret Service for writing a computer virus and is banned from using a computer until his 18th birthday. Years later, he and his new-found friends discover a plot to unleash a dangerous computer virus, but they must use their computer skills to find the evidence while being pursued by the Secret Service and the evil computer genius behind the virus.

Gone Baby Gone [2007]

"Everyone Wants The Truth... Until They Find It."

Director: Ben Affleck
Writers: Ben Affleck (screenplay), Aaron Stockard (screenplay) 

Stars: Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris and Casey Affleck

Storyline

When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The detective freely admit that they have little experience with this type of case, but the family wants them for two reasons - they're not cops and they know the tough Boston neighborhood in which they all live. As the case progresses, Kenzie and Gennaro face drug dealers, gangs and pedophiles. When they are about to solve their case, they are faced with a moral dilemma that could tear them apart.

War Of The Worlds [2005]

"They're already here."

Director: Steven Spielberg
Writers: Josh Friedman (screenplay), David Koepp (screenplay) 

Stars: Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning and Tim Robbins

Storyline

Ray Ferrier (Cruise) is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. When his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son Robbie and young daughter Rachel for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm suddenly touches down. What follows is the extraordinary battle for the future of humankind through the eyes of one American family fighting to survive it in this contemporary retelling of H.G. Wells seminal classic sci-fi thriller.

Cellular [2004]

"If the signal dies so does she."

Director: David R. Ellis
Writers: Larry Cohen (story), Chris Morgan (screenplay) 

Stars: Kim Basinger, Chris Evans and Jason Statham

Storyline

A young man receives a call on his cellular phone from a woman who says she's been kidnapped, and thinks she's going to be killed soon, along with her husband and son who the kidnappers have gone after next. The catch? She doesn't know where she is... and his cell phone battery might go dead soon.

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street [2007]

 

"Never Forget. Never Forgive."

Director: Tim Burton
Writers:  John Logan (screenplay), Stephen Sondheim (musical) 

Stars: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter and Alan Rickman

Storyline

In the Victorian London, the barber Benjamin Barker is married to the gorgeous Lucy and they have a lovely child, Johanna. The beauty of Lucy attracts the attention of the corrupt Judge Turpin, who falsely accuses the barber of a crime that he did not commit and abuses Lucy later after gaining custody of her. After fifteen years in exile, Benjamin returns to London under the new identity of Sweeney Todd, seeking revenge against Turpin. He meets the widow Mrs. Lovett who is the owner of a meat pie shop who tells him that Lucy committed suicide with arsenic many years ago, and Turpin assigned himself tutor of Johanna. He opens a barber shop above her store, initiating a crime rampage against those who made him suffer and lose his beloved family.

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY Trilogy (3) [*updated]

Paranormal Activity [2007]

"Don't See It Alone"

 

Director: Oren Peli

Writers: Oren Peli

Stars: Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat and Mark Fredrichs

 

Storyline

 

After a young, middle class couple moves into a suburban 'starter' tract house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be somehow demonic but is certainly most active in the middle of the night. Especially when they sleep. Or try to.

  


 

Paranormal Activity 2 [2010]

"Demand it!"

Director: Tod Williams

Writers: Michael R. Perry (screenplay), Christopher B. Landon (screenplay)

Stars: Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat and Molly Ephraim

 

Storyline

 

Daniel Rey along with his wife, Kristi; daughter, Ali; toddler son, Hunter, and their dog, move to Carlsbad, California. A few days later their residence is broken into, however, nothing appears to be missing. In order to prevent re-occurrences, they install a number of security cameras that will record everything on a DVR. After they hire a Spanish-speaking nanny to look after Hunter, she informs them that there is something wrong in their house and performs prayers, much to the chagrin of Daniel, who lets her go. He will subsequently regret this decision as more inexplicable and strange incidents occur, with Ali concluding, after a research, that their house may be possessed by a demonic entity.







 

 Paranormal Activity 3 [2011]

"It Runs In The Family"

Director: Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman
Writers: Christopher Landon, Oren Peli (based on the film by) 

Stars: Chloe Csengery, Jessica Tyler Brown and Christopher Nicholas Smith

Storyline

In 1988, young sisters Katie and Kristi befriend an invisible entity who resides in their home.

Gothika [2003]

"Dr. Miranda Grey Is An Expert At Knowing What Is Rational, What Is Logical, What Is Sane... Until The Day She Woke Up On The Other Side."

Director: Mathieu Kassovitz
Writers: Sebastian Gutierrez

Stars: Halle Berry, Penélope Cruz and Robert Downey Jr.

Storyline

A criminal psychologist awakens to find herself a patient in the institution where she works, with no memory of the murder she's accused of committing. As she tries to regain her memory - and her freedom - a vengeful spirit manipulates her.

TRANSFORMERS 'Trilogy' (3) [*updated]

Transformers [2007]

"Their war. Our world."

Director: Michael Bay
Writers: Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman
Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox and Josh Duhamel

Storyline

A long time ago, far away on the planet of Cybertron, a war was being waged between the noble Autobots (led by the wise Optimus Prime) and the devious Decepticons (commanded by the dreaded Megatron) for control over the Allspark, a mystical talisman that would grant unlimited power to whoever possessed it. The Autobots managed to smuggle the Allspark off the planet, but Megatron blasted off in search of it. He eventually tracked it to the planet of Earth (circa 1850), but his reckless desire for power sent him right into the Arctic Ocean, and the sheer cold forced him into a paralyzed state. His body was later found by Captain Archibald Witwicky, and before going into a comatose state Megatron used the last of his energy to engrave a map, showing the location of the Allspark, into the Captain's glasses, and send a transmission to Cybertron. He is then carted away by the Captain's ship. A century later...

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen [2009]

"Revenge is coming."

Director: Michael Bay
Writers: Ehren Kruger & Roberto Orci
Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox and Josh Duhamel

Storyline

A youth chooses manhood. The week Sam Witwicky starts college, the Decepticons make trouble in Shanghai. A presidential envoy believes it's because the Autobots are around; he wants them gone. He's wrong: the Decepticons need access to Sam's mind to see some glyphs imprinted there that will lead them to a fragile object that, when inserted in an alien machine hidden in Egypt for centuries, will give them the power to blow out the sun. Sam, his girlfriend Mikaela, and Sam's parents are in danger. Optimus Prime and Bumblebee are Sam's principal protectors. If one of them goes down, what becomes of Sam?

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Transformers : Dark Of The Moon [2011]

"The battles are over. The war begins."

Director: Michael Bay
Writers: Ehren Kruger 

Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Tyrese Gibson

Storyline

Autobots Bummblebee, Rachet, Ironhide and Sideswipe led by Optimus Prime, are back in action taking on the evil Decepticons, who are eager to avenge their recent defeat. The Autobots and Decepticons become involved in a perilous space race between the U.S. and Russia, to reach a hidden Cybertronian spacecraft on the moon and learn its secrets, and once again Sam Witwicky has to come to the aid of his robot friends. New villain, Shockwave, who rules Cybertron, is on the scene while the Autobots and Decepticons continue to battle it out on Earth.

Unbreakable [2000]

"Some things are only revealed by accident"

Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Writers: M. Night Shyamalan 

Stars: Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson and Robin Wright

Storyline

This suspense thriller unfolds as the audience is introduced to David Dunn. Not only is he the sole survivor of a horrific train-crash that killed 131 people he doesn't have a scratch on him. Elijah Price is an obscure character who approaches Dunn with a seemingly far fetched theory behind it all.

The Sixth Sense [1999]

"I see dead people"

Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Writers: M. Night Shyamalan 

Stars: Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment and Toni Collette

Storyline

Malcom Crowe is a child psychologist who receives an award on the same night that he is visited by a very unhappy ex-patient. After this encounter, Crowe takes on the task of curing a young boy with the same ills as the ex-patient. This boy "sees dead people". Crowe spends a lot of time with the boy (Cole) much to the dismay of his wife. Cole's mom is at her wit's end with what to do about her son's increasing problems. Crowe is the boy's only hope.

The Rite [2011]

"You can only defeat it when you believe."

INSPIRED BY TRUE EVENTS

Director: Mikael Håfström
Writers: Michael Petroni, Matt Baglio (book) 

Stars: Colin O'Donoghue, Anthony Hopkins and Ciarán Hinds

Storyline

Michael, the son of a funeral director grows indifferent to his father and joins a Seminary. On his way to the course completion, he is overwhelmed by a strong lack of faith. His religious beliefs are further jolted when he sees a young girl haplessly dying in a road accident for whom he reluctantly performs the ritual to absolve her sins. His mentor still believes in him and urges him to go to Italy to take an exorcism course hoping that he it would strengthen his faith in Christianity. In Italy he attends a session from Father Xavier who soon becomes aware of his skepticism. As a result he sends him to an eminent Jesuit exorcist, Father Lucas, whose ways though questionable are quite effective. He witnesses the exorcism of a sixteen year old girl but still seems unconvinced. Father Lucas explains him that it takes multiple sessions over a long stretch of time to completely free a victim from the omen...

THE PROPHECY 'Trilogy' (3)

The Prophecy [1995]

"Marked by Fate, Doomed by Prophecy... Time is Running Out for Mankind!"

Director: Gregory Widen
Writers: Gregory Widen 

Stars: Christopher Walken, Elias Koteas and Virginia Madsen

Storyline

Angels come to Earth to find a human soul that can end the war in heaven. Humans are caught up in this battle and must find a way to stop the angel Gabriel before he takes the soul back from where the angel Simon has hidden it.

The Prophecy II [1998]

"An evil force has declared war..."

Director: Greg Spence
Writers:  Gregory Widen and Matt Greenberg 

Stars: Christopher Walken, Russell Wong and Jennifer Beals

Storyline

Gabriel returns to Earth to prevent the birth of a child conceived by one of his kind (the Angel Daniel) and one of God's "monkeys" (a human woman - Valerie). The coming of this child has been prophecised by a monk, Thomas. When the Angel Daniel kills members of Gabriel's army of angels, Gabriel instead employs the assistance of a teenage girl (Izzy) who has just committed suicide. Gabriel keeps her alive to assist him in his war against Daniel and the other angels which climaxes in a battle in Eden.

The Prophecy : The Ascent [2000]

"Mankind's Last Hope From Total Destruction!"

Director: Patrick Lussier
Writers: Gregory Widen and Carl V. Dupré 

Stars: Christopher Walken, Vincent Spano and Dave Buzzotta

Storyline

The conclusion to The Prophecy Trilogy. Once again, Christopher Walken returns as the Arch-Angel Gabriel. As the War in Heaven and on Earth rages on, Pyriel, the Angel of Genocide, rises to power, intending to destroy all of mankind. The only one who stands in his way is Danyael, who was born of an Angel and a woman, but Danyael is unaware of his purpose, until he runs into Gabriel, who has now become a human after the events of The Prophecy 2, and is acting as his secret guardian. Now, the fate of the world hangs in the balance as Danyael sets out to confront Pyriel and finally fulfill his destiny.

The Happening [2008]

"We've Sensed It. We've Seen The Signs. Now... It's Happening."

Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Writers: M. Night Shyamalan 

Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel and John Leguizamo

Storyline

Elliot Moore is a high school science teacher who quizzes his class one day about an article in the New York Times. It's about the sudden, mysterious disappearance of bees. Yet again Nature is doing something inexplicable, and whatever science has to say about it will be, in the end, only a theory. Scientists will bring out more theories, but no explanations, when a more urgent dilemma hits the planet. It begins in Central Park. Suddenly and inexplicably, the behavior of everyone in the park changes in a most bizarre and horrible way. Soon, the strange behavior spreads throughout the city and beyond. Elliot, his wife, Alma, and Jess, the young daughter of a friend, will only have theories to guide them where to run and where to hide. But theories may not be enough.

The Faculty [1998]

"Take me to your teacher."

Director: Robert Rodriguez
Writers: David Wechter (story), Bruce Kimmel (story) 

Stars: Josh Hartnett, Salma Hayek, Usher Raymond, Elijah Wood, Robert Patrick, Jordana Brewster, Clea DuVall and Laura Harris

Storyline

A horror tale set in a High School where the students suspect the teaching staff of being aliens, who are intent on making the students their victims.

The Devil's Advocate [1997]

"The newest attorney at the world's most powerful law firm has never lost a case. But he's about to lose his soul."

Director: Taylor Hackford
Writers: Andrew Neiderman (novel), Jonathan Lemkin (screenplay) 

Stars: Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino and Charlize Theron

Storyline

Based on a book by Andrew Neiderman, the film centers on a young lawyer who joins a New York firm only to discover that his boss has an increasingly bizarre personality.

The Arrival [1996]

"The greatest danger facing our world has been the planet's best kept secret...until now."

Director: David Twohy
Writers: David Twohy 

Stars: Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Crouse and Richard Schiff

Storyline

Zane Ziminski is an astrophysicist who receives a message that seems to have extraterrestrial origins. Eerily soon after his discovery, Zane is fired. He then embarks on a search to determine the origins of the transmission that leads him into a Hitchcockian labyrinth of paranoia and intrigue.