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Control Factor
Control Factor (2003)
, 1h24
Directed by Nelson McCormick
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action
Actors Adam Baldwin, Elizabeth Berkley, Tony Todd, John Neville, Greg Benson, Anthony J. Mifsud

After a mysterious, disheveled man nearly kills him, insurance salesman Lance Bishop hears a voice in his head urging him to murder his wife. When he discovers he has become part of a government mind-control project, he and others similarly being experimented on fight back.
Epoch Evolution
Epoch Evolution (2003)
, 1h34
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action
Actors David Keith, Billy Dee Williams, Angel Boris, Brian Thompson, Shero Rauf, Adrienne McQueen

Engineer Mason Rand (David Keith) returns to help determine if the mysterious monolith he had studied earlier can be used to help save Earth from destruction, or if it is in fact causing it.
King of the Ants
King of the Ants (2004)
, 1h41
Directed by Stuart Gordon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Horror, Crime, Romance
Actors Chris McKenna, Ron Livingston, Kari Wuhrer, George Wendt, Vernon Wells, Lionel Mark Smith

The film follows the story of Sean Crawley (Chris McKenna), a struggling young man trying to make ends meet by painting houses in suburban Los Angeles. One day, Sean meets "Duke" Wayne (George Wendt), who introduces Sean to his boss, a shady developer named Ray Matthews (Daniel Baldwin). Ray hires Sean as a spy, and orders him to follow Eric Gatley (Ron Livingston), an accountant who has been investigating Ray's company. Problems start when Ray, while drunk, offers Sean $13,000 to kill Eric. Sean accepts his offer and, although ambivalent, ends up killing Gatley by breaking into his house and beating him to death. When Sean goes to collect his pay, however, he is double-crossed and when he insists that they pay him, he is kidnapped and taken to Ray's secluded farm. It emerges that Matthews never had any intention of paying Sean for the killing, for he only wanted to use and eliminate him. But Sean survives from having a bullet put in his head then reveals that he had taken Gatley's work file of evidence and hidden it along with his documentation of events leading to the murder.
Maximum Surge
Maximum Surge (2003)
, 1h30
Directed by Jason Bourque
Genres Science fiction, Action
Themes Films about video games
Actors Yasmine Bleeth, Walter Koenig, Dominika Wolski, Vincent Schiavelli, Brian Dobson, Erin Karpluk

When a super computer is linked to a video game network, the computer programmer who designed the game must enter the virtual reality world of his fantasies and defeat the computer before it causes worldwide chaos.
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger (2003)
, 2h
Directed by Jack Bender
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Themes Superhero films
Actors Chad Michael Murray, Nathaniel Arcand, Mike Weinberg, Fay Masterson, Sebastian Spence, Wes Studi

This version takes a look at the character in the years before he became a legend. It all begins with the introduction of Luke Hartman, a 20-year old Boston law student who witnesses the murder of his brother, a Texas Ranger. He himself is wounded in the midst of the chaos, but is rescued by the Apache Tonto... and subsequently becomes smitten with Tonto's sister Alope. He then devotes his life to avenging the death of his brother and fighting injustice, and in the process becoming a worldwide legend.
The Paradise Virus
The Paradise Virus (2003)

Directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Horror
Actors Lorenzo Lamas, Melody Thomas Scott, Ralf Moeller, David Millbern, Jessica Steen

Linda Flemming est professeur en microbiologie à l'université. Pour les vacances semestrielles, elle décide d'emmener son fils, William, passer quelques jours sur une île paradisiaque des Caraïbes. Mais sur place, ils déchantent très vite. En effet, un étrange virus sévit sur l'île.
Legend of the Evil Lake
Legend of the Evil Lake (2003)
, 1h32
Directed by Lee Kwang-hoon
Genres Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Actors Jung Joon-ho, Kim Hyo-jin, Kim Hye-ri, Kang Shin-il

The film opens with the massacre of a primitive tribe by Silla’s first king, Park Hyeokgeose and his technologically advanced army. The Auta tribal chief in death throes vows vengeance against Silla, and their blood and resentment fill the place where the Sacred Tree was standing, and turns into a lake. To seal off the Auta tribe's force of sorcery, he drives his Holy Sword deep into the Sacred Tree.
Webs
Webs (2003)
, 1h24
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Horror
Actors Richard Grieco, Richard Yearwood, Colin Fox, Jeffrey Douglas, Jason Jones

Four electricians, Dean, Junior, Ray and Shelly, are sent to cut off the power in a condemned building before it's torn down. They notice there's a difference between the floor plans and the actual size of the building. Upon breaking down a door they discover an old laboratory, which encloses an atomic pile (vintage nuclear reactor) powering a weird machine in the floor. They unwillingly set off an alarm and then boot up the device. Dean falls through a dimensional portal that's created and Junior goes after him, while Ray and Shelly read a journal left behind by the scientists. Dean and Junior appear outside in a deserted and web covered Chicago. Dean goes off to have a look around, while Junior waits for the others. Shelly, by reading the journal, realizes that the researchers were attempting to make a gateway to a parallel universe and he and Ray decide to step through the portal.
First to Die
First to Die (2003)
, 3h
Directed by Russell Mulcahy
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Tracy Pollan, Gil Bellows, Pam Grier, Carly pope, Megan Gallagher, Angie Everhart

Homicide inspector Lindsay Boxer (Tracy Pollan), teams up with three other professional women, to investigate a serial killer who targets brides on their honeymoon. While trying to solve the biggest case of her career, she finds herself falling for her partner (Gil Bellows) and battling a life-threatening illness.
44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out
44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out (2003)
, 1h43
Directed by Yves Simoneau
Origin USA
Genres Action, Crime
Actors Michael Madsen, Ron Livingston, Ray Baker, Douglas Spain, Andrew Bryniarski, Clare Carey

The plot, about bank robbers held at bay by the Los Angeles Police Department, is based on a real incident which occurred February 28, 1997, known as the North Hollywood shootout. Homicide detective Frank McGregor (Michael Madsen) tracks a violent duo of bank robbers: Larry Eugene Phillips, Jr. and Emil Mătăsăreanu, who were named the High Incident Bandits by the L.A.P.D.
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003)
, 1h52
Directed by Bruce Beresford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Historical, Western
Themes Political films
Actors Antonio Banderas, Eion Bailey, Alan Arkin, Jim Broadbent, Matt Day, Michael McKean

Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa (Antonio Banderas) finds himself without adequate funding to finance his war against the military-run government. He also finds himself at odds with the Americans because of the Hearst media empire's press campaign against him. To counter both of these threats, he sends emissaries to movie producers to convince them to pay to film his progress and the actual battles. Producer D.W. Griffith (Colm Feore) is immediately interested and convinces Mutual Film Studios boss Harry E. Aitkin to send a film crew. Aitkin's nephew Frank Thayer is initially a mere errand boy for the studio, but he makes a good impression with Villa, who demands that Thayer be placed in charge of the project. Thayer and a camera crew team film Villa leading his men to victory in battle. Despite the failure of this initial footage (which draws derisive laughter from potential backers) Thayer convinces Aitkin to invest even more money in a second attempt, and also convinces Villa to participate in making a more narrative film.
The Big Swindle
The Big Swindle (2004)
, 1h56
Directed by Choi Dong-hoon
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Heist films
Actors Park Shin-yang, Yeom Jeong-a, Baek Yun-shik, Lee Moon-sik, Chun Ho-jin, Kim Sang-ho

Choi Chang-hyeok (Park Shin-yang) is driving in his car, when he suddenly finds himself followed by the police. In a nice car chase he tries to get away, but as his car emerges from a tunnel it goes over the side, down a cliff and he is killed in the burning wreck.
Low Life
Low Life (2004)
, 1h39
Directed by Im Kwon-taek
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Actors Jo Seung-woo, Kim Gyu-ri, Kim Q-ri, Kim Nam-gil, Moon Jung-hee

The life of gangster, Choi Tae-woong is followed through the tumultuous events of the second half of the 20th century in Korea.
Motocross Kids
Motocross Kids (2004)

Genres Action
Themes Children's films
Actors Josh Hutcherson, Lorenzo Lamas, Phyllis Diller, Alexa Nikolas, Gary Busey, Alana Austin

L'agent spécial Strahm est mort, et le détective Hoffman s'impose alors comme le légataire incontesté de l'héritage de Jigsaw. Cependant, tandis que le FBI se rapproche de plus en plus dangereusement de lui, Hoffman est obligé de commencer un nouveau jeu qui révélera enfin quel est le véritable grand dessein derrière les machinations de Jigsaw...