 The Condemned 2007  R, 100 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Scott Wiper
Cast: Steve Austin, Vinnie Jones, Robert Mammone, Tory Mussett, Manu Bennett, Madeleine West, Rick Hoffman, Christopher Baker, Sam Healy, Luke Pegler, Masa Yamaguchi, Emelia Burns, Marcus Johnson, Nathan Jones, Andy McPhee
Producer Ian Breckel (Robert Mammone) has dreamed up a reality TV show in which he frees 10 murderers, drops them off on a deserted island, and tells them to kill or be killed. The survivor will be set free. Steve Austin stars as American Jack Conrad, brought from a Central American prison, who finds himself fighting to the death against the other nine "contestants."
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Nim's Island 2008  PG, 95 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Jennifer Flackett, Mark Levin
Cast: Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster, Gerard Butler, Michael Carman, Mark Brady, Anthony Simcoe, Christopher Baker, Peter Callan, Rhonda Doyle, Russell Butler, Colin Gibson, Maddison Joyce, Bryan Probets, Penny Everingham, Shannon van der Life
Eleven-year-old Nim (Abigail Breslin) lives on a South Pacific volcanic island with her marine biologist father. Gerard Butler has dual roles in this story as Nim's father Jack Rusoe and as the hero, Alex Rover, in the stories Nim reads. Jodie Foster plays the author, Alexandra Rover, of Nim's favorite stories who connects with Nim via the Internet. Meanwhile, Jack's boat is damaged in a storm leaving Nim stranded alone on the island. She e-mails Alexandra for help, and agoraphobic Alexandra takes a daring leap and finds the courage to travel to the island to help Nim.
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| 1. The Condemned (2007)
2. Nim's Island (2008)
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