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Plot: In an alternative world, Lyra (Richards), a 12-year-old girl, starts out trying to rescue a friend who’s been kidnapped by a mysterious organization known as the Gobblers - and winds up on an epic quest to save not only her world, but ours as well. Based on the novel by Philip Pullman.

Plot: Tristan (Cox), trying to win the heart of village beauty Victoria (Miller), promises to bring her a falling star. When Tristan finds the star, he’s stunned to discover the star has become a girl named Yvaine (Danes). As Tristan and Yvaine flee from ghosts, witches and more, Tristan begins to fall for this star. Based on the graphic novel by Neil Gaiman.

Plot: When the curator of the Louvre is murderd and Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon (Hanks) is suspected, Langdon teams up with gifted cryptologist Sophie Neveu (Tautou) to find the true murderer - and stumble upon an even greater mystery involving The Priory Of Scion, an ultra-secretive sect charged with keeping one of the greatest secrets of all time. Based on the novel by Dan Brown.

Plot: A “cure” for mutants has been found, and is being offered to mutants at clinics. Fearing that “voluntary cures” is only the beginning, Magneto (McKellen) and his Brotherhood of Mutants intend to stop it before all mutants are “cured”. His only obstacle? The X-Men. But, is Magneto the real threat, or will the X-Men suffer more at the hands of an old friend? Based on the Marvel Comic characters.

Plot: As the debate about mutant registration heats up, Magneto (McKellen) and his so-called Brotherhood of Mutants hatch a plot to change the world’s leaders into mutants. The only ones who can stop this powerful group are the newly formed X-Men, a team of mutants lead by Professor X (Stewart). Based on the Marvel Comic characters.

Plot: As Frodo (Wood) and Samwise (Astin) reach the conclusion of their journey, Aragorn (Mortensen) must finally accept his destiny as the true King. With Mordor’s forces beginning to march on Gondor, the great battle for mankind’s very survival on Middle Earth begins anew, and The Fellowship of the Ring must stand strong…or all is lost. Based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkein.

Plot: After an attack on the President of the United States, mutants are being hunted by a man named Striker (Cox)…and Xavier’s School for the Gifted is the first target. Now, Wolverine (Jackman), Iceman (Ashmore), Rogue (Paquin),Pyro (Stanford), Storm (Berry), Jean Grey (Janssen), Cyclops (Marsden), Nightcrawler (Cumming) and Charles Xavier (Stewart) need to do the improbable…team up with Mystique (Romijn) and recently escaped Magneto (McKellan)…to save all of mutant kind.

Plot: While Frodo (Wood) and Samwise (Astin) continue onward towards Mordor, they encounter Gollum, one of the previous owners of the ring of power. Meanwhile, Aragorn (Mortenson), Legolas (Bloom) and Gimli (Rhys-Davies) search for the two missing hobbits leads them to Gandalf (McKellen), who has been reborn as Gandalf the White. He leads them to the kingdom of Rohan, where the king is besieged by dark forces. So begins the second film of the trilogy based on the novels by J.R.R. Tolkein.

Plot: Frodo Baggins (Wood), a Hobbit of Middle-Earth, is visited by Gandalf (McKellen), a powerful wizard. Gandalf tells Frodo he must protect the One Ring: a ring of evil, searched for by the Dark Lord, an evil creature long thought dead. Frodo, with the help of his friend Sam (Astin), must throw the ring into the fires at Mt. Doom, the center of the evil territory…at any cost. Based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien.