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Last updated September 22, 2023
The Avengers
2012 | NR | 4.5 out of 5 StarsAn all-star lineup of superheroes -- including Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk and Captain America -- team up to save the world from certain doom. Working under the authority of S.H.I.E.L.D., can our heroes keep the planet at peace?
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The Hunger Games
2012 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsIn a dystopian future ruled by a totalitarian regime, resourceful Katniss and her partner, Peeta, represent their district in the lethal Hunger Games, a televised survival competition in which teenage contestants fight each other to the death.
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Serenity
2005 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsMalcolm Reynolds, captain of the ship Serenity, picks up two fugitives from the powerful coalition ruling the universe. Mal and his mates find themselves at the center of a cosmic conflict, pursued by military forces and space-roaming savages.
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Captain America: The First Avenger
2011 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsIn Marvel's superhero slugfest, Steve Rogers volunteers for a secret experiment during WWII after being deemed unfit for duty. Transformed into super soldier Captain America, he takes on his Nazi-created counterpart, Red Skull, and the evil Hydra.
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Thor
2011 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsIn this Marvel Comics-inspired action flick, thunder god Thor finds himself banished by his father, Odin, and forced to live among humans on Earth to learn humility. Can Thor regain his powers and return home?
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Batman: Under The Red Hood
2010 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThere's a mystery afoot in Gotham City when a shadowy vigilante known only as Red Hood (voiced by Jensen Ackles) sets his mind to stalking Batman (Bruce Greenwood) and his former sidekick, Dick Grayson (Neil Patrick Harris) -- who now goes by the heroic name of Nightwing. But the duo can't get too distracted, lest they fall prey to three familiar nemeses: the Joker (John Di Maggio), Ra's al Ghul (Jason Isaacs) and Black Mask (Wade Williams).
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Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2011 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThe third installment in Michael Bay's trilogy travels back to 1969's historic moon landing, when Neil Armstrong and his Apollo 11 cohorts touch down in the Sea of Tranquility ... and discover what appears to be a downed Transformers craft.
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Stargate
1994 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsDr. Daniel Jackson, a scholar of ancient hieroglyphics, signs on to help the Air Force unlock the mystery of a stone archway that's really a portal to another universe. There, they encounter a primitive culture and some not-so-nice creatures.
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsIn this sequel, director James Cameron delivers scene after scene of action-packed thrills. A bigger, better Terminator is gunning for a shape-shifting T-1000 who's out to kill John Connor, the son of Sarah, the original Terminator's nemesis.
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All-Star Superman
2011 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsAfter Lex Luthor tricks Superman into prolonged exposure to radiation, the Man of Steel is left with only weeks to live, and his powers are waning. As he prepares for his demise, Superman has scores to settle and must stop Luthor's diabolical scheme.
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Men in Black
1997 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsIn director Barry Sonnenfeld's hip sci-fi romp, a streetwise New York City cop is enlisted to work with a seasoned government agent on a top-secret team that monitors space aliens living on planet Earth, unbeknownst to the general public.
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Hulk Vs.
2009 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsWho would win in a battle between Hulk and Wolverine? How about Hulk vs. Thor? Find out in this action-packed animated double feature, which pits the unruly green superhero against two of the Marvel Universe's most powerful characters.
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Superman vs. The Elite
2012 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsTensions between Superman and the Elite, a team of superpowered antiheros, finally culminate in a mass showdown on Jupiter's moons, when Superman is forced to prove that violence is never the answer.
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Stargate Continuum
2008 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsWhen Teal'c (Christopher Judge) and Vala (Claudia Black), the last of the Goa'uld System Lords, vanish into thin air, Carter (Amanda Tapping), Daniel (Michael Shanks) and Mitchell (Ben Browder) trek back in time and find a world where the Stargate program never existed -- and the Goa'uld are set to conquer. This feature-length continuation of the Stargate SG-1 series also stars Cliff Simon as the evil Ba'al and Beau Bridges as Maj. Gen. Landry.
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Thor: Tales of Asgard
2011 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsMarvel comic book character Thor springs to life in this animated feature that explores his earlier adventures with his brother, Loki. That was before Thor discovered his power-wielding hammer and the only weapon he had was his sword.
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Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
2010 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThis collection of DC Showcase animated shorts boasts a partnership between two of DC's biggest heroes: Superman and Captain Marvel, who battle villain Black Adam and wrestle with the ethics of using their powers.
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Stargate: The Ark of Truth
2008 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThis feature-length saga continues the story line of the epic cult favorite television series. As the Ori prepare to attack Earth, the SG-1 team searches for the Ark of Truth, a powerful weapon said to be capable of defeating these potent enemies. Meanwhile, the International Oversight Committee has a secret agenda that becomes an even greater threat to SG-1. Michael Shanks, Claudia Black, Ben Browder, Amanda Tapping and Christopher Judge star.
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The Crow
1994 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsExactly one year after young rock guitarist Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally killed by a ruthless gang of criminals, Draven -- watched over by a hypnotic crow -- returns from the grave to exact revenge.
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Equilibrium
2002 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsIn a dystopian future, a totalitarian regime maintains peace by subduing the populace with an emotion-suppressing drug, and "sense offenses" are punishable by death. When an enforcer skips a dose of the medication, it stirs in him a desire to revolt.
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Dredd
2012 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsIn the future, catastrophic wars have transformed Earth into a barren wasteland with the remaining population crowded into megacities, where all-powerful cops -- including the ultraviolent Judge Dredd -- are on the hunt for drug-dealing terrorists.
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Solomon Kane
2009 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsA once-murderous sea captain -- Solomon Kane -- is holed up in a monastery in retreat from the devil, whom he fears is coming for his soul. Kane soon learns, however, that the path to redemption lies in defending those who are weak.
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Planet of the Apes
1968 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsBewildered astronaut George Taylor crash-lands on a strange planet ruled by intelligent apes who use primitive humans for experimentation and sport. Taylor finds himself among the hunted as he tries to escape the apes and uncover their dark secret.
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Death Race 2
2010 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsThis prequel to the 2008 sci-fi actioner Death Race tells the story of Carl "Luke" Lucas, a cop killer who is sentenced to infamous Terminal Island where his driving skills in the prison's car races earn him the nickname "Frankenstein."
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Resident Evil
2002 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsWhen a virus leaks from a top-secret industrial facility, turning all resident researchers into ravenous zombies and their lab animals into mutated hounds from hell, the government sends in an elite military task force to contain the outbreak.
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Woochi
2009 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsSpanning four centuries in Korea from the Chosun Dynasty to the modern day, this epic action-adventure concerns a powerful pipe and a trio of wizards who will do anything to protect it, even if it means sealing a hot-shot student inside a scroll.
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