 Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls 1995  PG-13, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Adventure / Mystery
Director: Steve Oedekerk
Cast: Jim Carrey, Ian McNeice, Maynard Eziashi, Simon Callow, Sophie Okonedo, Bob Gunton, Tommy Davidson, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Danny D. Daniels, Sam Motoana Phillips, Damon Standifer, Andrew Steel, Bruce Spence, Tom Grunke, Arsenio "Sonny" Trinidad
The world's best pet detective, Ace Ventura (Jim Carrey), leaves his retreat in the Himalayas when he is called away to search for the missing sacred animal of the Wachiti tribe in Africa. Ace travels with explorer Fulton Greenwall (Ian McNeice) and tries to find the white bat that has been kidnapped by the Wachootoo tribe and, hopefully, prevent a war between the feuding tribes.
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The Bourne Identity 2002  PG-13, 118 min.
Genre: Action / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Doug Liman
Cast: Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Clive Owen, Chris Cooper, Brian Cox, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Julia Stiles, Gabriel Mann, Walton Goggins, Nicky Naude, Josh Hamilton, Orso Maria Guerrini, Tim Dutton, Denis Braccini, Anthony Green
Suffering from amnesia and riddled with bullets, Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) is pulled out of the Mediterranean Sea. There is only one clue to his identity: a laser device, implanted under his skin, that identifies a Swiss bank account number. After locating the contents of the account, Bourne finds himself the target of the CIA and pays Marie (Franka Potente) to drive him to Paris on what turns out to be a breathtaking trip. Based on Robert Ludlum's novel.
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G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra 2009  PG-13, 118 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Stephen Sommers
Cast: Channing Tatum, Marlon Wayans, Sienna Miller, Dennis Quaid, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Christopher Eccleston, Rachel Nichols, Said Taghmaoui, Byung-hun Lee, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ray Park, Gregory Fitoussi, Leo Howard, Jonathan Pryce, Kevin J. O'Connor
Soldiers Duke (Channing Tatum) and Ripcord (Marlon Wayans) are transporting a missile containing microscopic "nanomites" that are capable of destroying whole cities when their convoy is attacked by the evil Cobra organization, led by the Baroness (Sienna Miller). Duke and Ripcord are rescued by the G.I. Joes–Heavy Duty (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), Scarlett (Rachel Nichols), and Breaker (Said Taghmaoui). They take Duke and Ripcord to their base beneath the Sahara Desert where Duke and Ripcord are recruited by General Abernathy (Dennis Quaid) to join their ranks. All goes well–until the Baroness returns, and the chase is on, culminating in Paris where the Eiffel Tower is toppled.
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Get Rich or Die Tryin' 2005 R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Jim Sheridan
Cast: 50 Cent, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Joy Bryant, Omar Benson Miller, Tory Kittles, Terrence Howard, Ashley Walters, Marc John Jefferies, Viola Davis, Bill Duke, Mpho Koaho, Russell Hornsby, Sullivan Walker, Serena Reeder, Joseph Pierre
In this loosely based biography on his own life, 50 Cent takes on the role of an inner-city drug dealer, Marcus, who later obtains success as a rapper. Beginning his life as an orphaned street kid and later sent to jail, Marcus aspires to making it in the music world. His girlfriend Charlene (Joy Bryant) supports Marcus, and he moves on and records a demo tape–but, this does not happen without complications from his former business associates.
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Legionnaire 1998 R, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Adventure
Director: Peter MacDonald
Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Jim Carter, Steven Berkoff, Ana Sofrenovic, Nicholas Farrell, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Daniel Caltagirone, Joseph Long, Mario Kalli, Kim Romer, Anders Peter Bro, Paul Kynman, Vincent Pickering, Joe Montana, Takis Triggelis
In this direct-to-video offering, playboy boxer Alain Lefevre (Jean-Claude Van Damme) tries to escape from fight promoter Lucien Galgani (Jim Carter) with his ex-fiancee Katrina (Ana Sofrenovic) who is now Galgani's girlfriend. Plans go awry. Alain shoots Galgani's brother and Katrina is returned to Galgani. Now, Alain seeks refuge by joining the French Foreign Legion, and as he and his new cohorts defend a desert fort, many more problems ensue.
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Lip Service 2001  R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Thriller
Director: Shawn Schepps
Cast: Jami Gertz, Sybil Temchen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Christian Camargo, Jenna Byrne, Julie Claire, David Pressman, Jennifer McComb, Laurel Moglen, Jonathan Silverman
While in college, Kat (Jami Gertz) designed and gave roommate Allison (Sybil Temchen) a chair. Allison "stole" the design and started what became a lucrative furniture business. When Kat returns 10 years later, there's hell to pay. Alternately a black comedy, heavy drama, and a thriller.
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The Mummy Returns 2001 PG-13, 128 min.
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy / Horror / Thriller
Director: Stephen Sommers
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo, Oded Fehr, Patricia Velasquez, Freddie Boath, Alun Armstrong, Dwayne Johnson, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Max Cavalera, Shaun Parkes, Aharon Ipale, Bruce Byron, Joe Dixon
The year is 1935 when Imhotep's mummified remains arrive at a London museum–10 years after Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser) first discovered him. Now Rick and Evelyn (Rachel Weisz) are married with a young son, Alex (Freddie Boath), but, once again, Rick is thrown into danger. This time, Rick has discovered an ancient bracelet that could lead to the rebirth of the evil Scorpion King (voice of Max Cavalera).
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Unstoppable 2004 R, 96 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Thriller
Director: David Carson
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Jacqueline Obradors, Stuart Wilson, Kim Coates, Mark Sheppard, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Vincent Riotta, David Schofield, Nicholas Aaron, Kim Thomson, Jo Stone-Fewings, Cristian Solimeno, Gary Oliver, Raicho Vasilev, David Fleeshman
Special Forces operative Dean Cage (Wesley Snipes) is home from Bosnia with a heavy heart after having made a decision that cost the life of his friend. Events take a turn for the worse when CIA agents mistake him for another man and inject him with a drug that causes hallucinations. The race is on as Dean must find the antidote and prove his identity. Not one of Snipes' best films.
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| 1. Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)
2. The Bourne Identity (2002)
3. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
4. Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)
5. Legionnaire (1998)
6. Lip Service (2001)
7. The Mummy Returns (2001)
8. Unstoppable (2004)
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