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Oasis (2002)
on 9 august 2002 , 2h12
Directed by Lee Chang-dongOrigin Coree du sudGenres Drama,
RomanceThemes Films about disabilitiesActors Sol Kyung-gu,
Moon So-ri,
Ahn Nae-sang,
Ryoo Seung-wanRating77%
Upon his release from prison, Hong Jong-du (Sol Kyung-gu) goes looking for his relatives in Seoul. His brothers have moved and neither they and nor their mother are aware Jong-du is back on the streets after serving a three-year prison term for a hit-and-run accident. He quickly discovers that during his absence his family has moved without telling him. Oblivious to society's rules, Jong-du again ends up in police custody for non-payment of a restaurant bill. He is bailed out by his younger brother Jong-sae (Ryoo Seung-wan) and reunited with his estranged family who reluctantly take him back in. Slightly mentally disabled and an incurable social misfit, Jong-du is hired as a delivery boy for a neighborhood Chinese restaurant on the recommendation of his older brother Jong-il (Ahn Nae-sang)., 1h35
Origin USAGenres Science fiction,
ComedyThemes Clonage,
Comedy science fiction filmsActors James Roday,
Desmond Askew,
Eugene Levy,
Ryan Alosio,
Kurt Fuller,
Melissa GreenspanRating55%
Max Fleming is a grad student who developed a powerful cloning machine for the egotistical Dr. Jonas who steals all the credit and leaves his student to toil in obscurity. One day, Max meets Kate Carson, a young and attractive magazine reporter doing a story on the cloning research at the university. During the interview, Kate accidentally cuts herself, and a few drops of her blood get on one of the cloning samples. Later that night, Max runs a test of the machine, and to his surprise he ends up with a replicant of Kate, which he names Repli-Kate.Genres Thriller,
Action,
AdventureThemes La fin du monde,
Seafaring films,
Transport films,
Disaster films,
Films about seafaring accidents or incidentsActors Dean Cain,
Scott Wiper,
Yulian Vergov,
William Zabka,
Hristo ChopovRating34%
Le chef d'une unité spéciale est chargé d'enquêter sur un accident qui s'est produit sur un complexe de forage minier situé dans les profondeurs du Pacifique. , 1h56
Directed by Armand MastroianniOrigin USAGenres Thriller,
ActionThemes Political filmsActors Mariel Hemingway,
Doug Savant,
Gregory Harrison,
Jenna Leigh Green,
Sebastian Spence,
Michelle HarrisonRating49%
After an explosion at an army base that kills several soldiers, President Jonathan Hayes (Gregory Harrison) attends a memorial service and is shot while speaking. It is revealed that a militia rebel group has resurfaced with a vengeance to assassinate President Jonathan Hayes for the death of their brothers. Agent Alex McGregor (Mariel Hemingway), now the head of the Secret Service, tries to prevent the attack on the President's life, but when the President is shot and agent McGregor's husband Grant Coleman (Doug Savant), is kidnapped, the stakes are raised, and Alex realizes she has become a target as well., 1h40
Directed by Robert RodríguezOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Science fiction,
Comedy,
Action,
Adventure,
SpyThemes Spy films,
Films about families,
Seafaring films,
Transport films,
Children's filmsActors Antonio Banderas,
Emily Osment,
Carla Gugino,
Alexa Vega,
Daryl Sabara,
Mike JudgeRating53%
The OSS now has a full child spy section, of which 13-year-old Carmen Cortez (Alexa Vega) and 10-year-old Juni Cortez (Daryl Sabara) have become agents. They face particularly difficult competition with Gary and Gerti Giggles (Matt O'Leary and Emily Osment), the children of double-dealing agent Donnagon Giggles (Mike Judge), whom Carmen and Juni helped to rescue in the previous film. It is shown that Carmen defends Gary and has a crush on him., 1h36
Directed by Daniel KnaufOrigin USAGenres Thriller,
Action,
AdventureActors Dean Cain,
Scott Wiper,
William Zabka,
Yulian Vergov,
Hristo Chopov,
Daniel KnaufRating34%
Dans les profondeurs du bassin de la mer des Mariannes, plusieurs mineurs sont morts dans des circonstances mystérieuses. L'officier Will Murdock, de la Deep Submersible Division, est amené à enquêter. Quelqu'un parviendra-t-il à remonter à la surface en vie ?, 1h55
Directed by Tensai Okamura,
Shin'ichirō Watanabe,
Hiroyuki OkiuraOrigin JaponGenres Science fiction,
Comedy,
Action,
Animation,
WesternThemes Space adventure films,
Medical-themed films,
Sports films,
Films about terrorism,
Mars in film,
Films set in the future,
Martial arts films,
Films about viral outbreaks,
Films about psychiatry,
Films about disabilities,
Space operaActors Kōichi Yamadera,
Unshō Ishizuka,
Steven Blum,
Aoi Tada,
Wendee Lee,
Megumi HayashibaraRating77%
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie is set on Mars in the year 2071, forty-nine years after Earth was mostly abandoned after a catastrophe. Humanity has settled on other planets and moons in the solar system. The film's protagonists are legalized bounty hunters who travel together on the spaceship Bebop. They are Spike Spiegel, a former associate of the Red Dragon crime syndicate; Jet Black, a former police officer and owner of the Bebop; Faye Valentine, a woman who was once a fugitive from bounty hunters; Edward Wong (Ed for short), a girl with genius computer skills; and Ein, an artificial dog with human level intelligence.xXx (2002)
on 9 august 2002 , 2h4
Directed by Rob CohenOrigin USAGenres Thriller,
Action,
Adventure,
Spy,
CrimeThemes Spy films,
PontActors Vin Diesel,
Danny Trejo,
Michael Roof,
William Hope,
Asia Argento,
Marton CsokasRating58%
An NSA mission to collect intel on Anarchy 99, a mercenary group made up of former Russian soldiers goes awry when the agent's identity is discovered by the group. NSA Agent Augustus Gibbons, overseeing the operation to get any intel on the group's plans for the biochemical weapon named "Silent Night" that has been missing since the fall of the Soviet Union, believes the only way to get close is to recruit an agent that would not have any ties to the United States government. He selects Xander Cage, also known as X, an extreme sports professional and host of his own television show who is outspoken against the government and was recently captured by the FBI for stealing and destroying a prominent California senator's car as an act of protest. Gibbons puts Cage through two tests - stopping a staged diner robbery, and escaping from a drug cartel's plantation in Colombia - and offers Cage the mission. Cage reluctantly agrees when Gibbons offers to wipe his criminal record away., 48minutes
Origin USAGenres Fantasy,
Adventure,
AnimationThemes Films about children,
Children's filmsActors Kathleen Barr,
Garry Chalk,
Ian James Corlett,
Jesse MossRating64%
Cendrillon vit avec son avide belle-mère et ses deux belles soeurs égoïstes qui la forcent à exécuter le ménage, et qui ne la laissent pas assister au bal royal du Prince. Le soir du bal Cendrillon reçoit la visite de sa marraine, une fée, qui la transforme en vraie princesse. Une seule contrainte : Cendrillon doit quitter le bal avant minuit..., 1h46
Directed by Clint EastwoodOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Action,
CrimeThemes Serial killer filmsActors Jeff Daniels,
Clint Eastwood,
Wanda De Jesus,
Paul Rodriguez,
Dylan Walsh,
Anjelica HustonRating63%
During a homicide investigation, FBI agent Terry McCaleb goes outside to address the media when he spots the killer in the crowd. But the chase ends after McCaleb suffers a heart attack and only manages to wound the killer.Squash (2002)
on 10 august 2002 Directed by Lionel BailliuOrigin FranceGenres Comedy,
Comedy-dramaActors Éric SavinRating75%
Squash depicts an increasingly aggressive squash game between two businessmen, Alexandre and his boss, Charles. The game is presented as a metaphor for office politics., 1h14
Origin USAGenres AnimationThemes Children's filmsActors Elijah Wood,
Jennifer Love Hewitt,
Peter Gallagher,
Jon Stewart,
Rachel Griffiths,
Robert GuillaumeRating51%
After being raised by a normal-sized man, tiny Tom Thumb (voiced by Elijah Wood) sets out to find others of his diminutive stature. He happens upon Thumbelina (Jennifer Love Hewitt), a former circus performer, who is not only his size and age, but is also looking for others like her. But just as they meet, Thumbelina is taken prisoner by the comically sinister Mole King (Peter Gallagher), who wants to make her his bride., 1h42
Directed by Tim StoryOrigin USAGenres Drama,
ComedyActors Ice Cube,
Anthony Anderson,
Sean Patrick Thomas,
Eve,
Cedric the Entertainer,
Michael EalyRating62%
On a cold winter, Calvin Palmer, Jr. (Ice Cube) decides he has had enough of trying to keep open the barbershop his father handed down to him. He cannot borrow, revenues are falling, and he seems more interested in get-rich-quick schemes to bring in easy money. Without telling his employees, or the customers, he sells the barbershop to a greedy loan shark, Lester Wallace (Keith David), who lies about its future by announcing plans to turn it into a strip club., 1h44
Directed by John StockwellOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Adventure,
RomanceThemes Feminist films,
Seafaring films,
Sports films,
Transport films,
Surfing films,
Political films,
Buddy filmsActors Kate Bosworth,
Michelle Rodríguez,
Matt Davis,
Sanoe Lake,
Mika Sue Boorem,
Faizon LoveRating57%
Anne Marie (Kate Bosworth), Eden (Michelle Rodriguez), and Lena (Sanoe Lake) are best friends. They raised Anne Marie's 14-year-old sister, Penny (Mika Boorem), ever since their mother took off to Las Vegas with a boyfriend who was uncomfortable with the idea of having the two girls come along. While Penny is at school, Anne Marie, Eden, and Lena work as maids at a large resort hotel, but more importantly, they are surfers. Anne Marie rises every morning before dawn to train for her surfing comeback and was once considered a rising star in women's surfing and competed as a youth, but an extreme wipeout and near-drowning incident temporarily halted her career and left her with deep-seated fears. Her friends, especially Eden, have encouraged her to try it again., 2h29
Directed by Kunal KohliGenres Drama,
Comedy,
RomanceThemes Films about music and musicians,
Musical films,
BollywoodActors Hrithik Roshan,
Rani Mukherjee,
Kareena Kapoor,
Uday Chopra,
Himani Shivpuri,
Satish ShahRating51%
Raj Khanna (Hrithik Roshan), Pooja Sahani (Rani Mukherjee) and Tina Kapoor (Kareena Kapoor) are childhood friends. While Raj has always been attracted to the vivacious Tina because she is so beautiful, he is completely unaware of the quiet Pooja's love for him.Dog (2002)
on 6 august 2002 , 5minutes
Directed by Suzie TempletonOrigin United-kingdomGenres Drama,
AnimationRating72%
A young boy longs for reassurance about how his mother died. To protect each other, he and his father hold their agony inside, where it festers., 1h31
Directed by Asia ArgentoOrigin ItalieGenres Drama,
BiographyThemes Films about sexuality,
Erotic films,
LGBT-related films,
LGBT-related film,
Lesbian-related filmsActors Asia Argento,
Selen,
Francesca D'Aloja,
Daria Nicolodi,
Leo Gullotta,
Paolo BonacelliRating50%
Scarlet Diva is a semi-autobiographical film about the Italian actress and director Asia Argento's life as an actress. A self-destructive streak in Anna Batista (Argento) pulls her into drugs, sex and other excesses. To combat this descent, she attempts to fulfill her creative side by becoming a film director. Batista's attempts to realize her talent is thwarted however by her desires and the uncaring responses of those around her. As part of her plans to become a director and bring her story to the screen, Batista travels to Los Angeles but only meets a shady film producer (Joe Coleman). She falls in love with an uncaring Australian rock and roll star (Jean Shepard), then finds out she is pregnant by him. But her life is still in disarray as she uses drugs to help her feel better. Released in January 2000, Scarlet Diva was shot entirely on digital video, making it among the earliest feature films to be created with this technology., 1h43
Genres Drama,
Thriller,
RomanceActors Monica Calhoun,
Michael Jai White,
Kristoff St. John,
Joseph Lawrence,
Tyson BeckfordRating47%
A woman's infidelity leads her into a web of larceny and danger in this noir-flavored independent thriller. Mia DuBois (Monica Calhoun) is a psychologist who until recently worked with the police department, counseling the survivors of victims of violent crime. While Mia has entered into a successful private practice, she's persuaded by her former colleagues to take on new client, Tammy (Chrystale Wilson), who is still dealing with the recent murder of her husband. As Mia helps Tammy with her problems, Mia finds herself thinking about her own marriage to Victor (Kristoff St. John), which has hardly been happy lately. As Mia begins wondering if she has other options, she visits a mysterious nightclub, Pandora's Box, where she meets the sexy and mysterious Hampton Hines (Michael Jai White). Mia soon begins having an affair with Hampton, unaware that Hampton is actually working with Victor and Tammy; Mia is soon to inherit $20 million, and Victor is determined to get his hands on the money. Hampton soon shifts his alliances to stay with Mia, but Victor and Tammy are not giving up their shares of the fortune quite so easily.