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The Hitcher (2007)

Plot: Jim (Knighton) and Grace (Bush) are on their way to spring break when they decide to give John Ryder (Bean) a ride a couple of miles down the road. Once he’s in the car, however, they find out he’s one of the reasons why it isn’t good to pick up strangers. Based on the film written by Eric Red.

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Flightplan (2005)

Plot: Kyle (Foster) has recently lost her husband. Now, she and her daughter have the unfortunate task of bringing his body back to America from Germany. 3 hours into their flight, however, Kyle wakes to find her daughter missing - and no record of her ever being on board. As she races to find her daughter, she must decide if the world has gone crazy - or just her.

 

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The Island (2005)

Plot: Lincoln Six Echo (McGregor) lives underground and his every move is regulated. The reason he puts up with it? The Earth has been contaminated, and he is one of the survivors…or so he believes. But, when he discovers the whole of his existence is a lie, he escapes, with friend Jordan Two Delta (Johansson) in tow. They venture into the surface world, and discover the truth about why they’ve been lied to…and how much of their past is real.

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National Treasure (2004)

Plot: Ben Gates (Cage) has spent his entire life trying to find the greatest hidden treasure of all time, and has discovered the next clue lies on the back of the Declaration of Independence. When Ben finds out another less reputable treasure hunter(Bean) plans on stealing the important document, Ben has to find a way to keep this important piece of history safe. The only answer - steal it first!

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Don’t Say A Word (2001)

Plot: Dr. Conrad (Douglas) is a rather successful uptown psychiatrist. But when his old friend (Platt) convinces him to take a look at a new patient downtown name Elisabeth (Murphy), he doesn’t quite know what he’s gotten himself into. Now, he only has one day to unravel the mystery of what Elisabeth is hiding - or he will never see his daughter again.

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Troy (2004)

Plot: Queen Helen of Sparta (Kruger) and Prince Paris of Troy (Bloom) fall in love. When Helen leaves Sparta with Paris, Agamemnon (Cox), ruler of most of Greece, sees the perfect opportunity to attack the most feared of the Greeks not yet under his rule: Troy. With legendary warrior Achilles (Pitt) on his team - not to mention the backing of the famous Odysseus (Bean) - he can’t lose. But they’ll have to contend with Prince Hector (Bana), Paris’ brother - and the greatest army commander ever known. Based on The Iliad by Homer.

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The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King (2003)

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.

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The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

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.

 

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The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring (2001)

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.