 Children of Men 2006   R, 109 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Alfonso Cuaron
Cast: Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Charlie Hunnam, Danny Huston, Claire-Hope Ashitey, Peter Mullan, Pam Ferris, Michael Caine, Juan Gabriel Yacuzzi, Michelle Hussain, Rob Curling, Jody Halse
The year is 2027, and humans face their own extinction as no child has been born in the last 18 years. But now, a lone pregnant woman, Kee (Claire-Hope Ashitey), is found, and Theodore Faron (Clive Owen) and his ex-wife, Julian Taylor (Julianne Moore), join forces in taking Kee from one safe house to another in an effort to save the unborn child and, perhaps, humanity as well. The film received three Oscar nominations.
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 National Treasure 2004  PG, 130 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, Sean Bean, Jon Voight, Harvey Keitel, Christopher Plummer, David Dayan Fisher, Stewart Finlay-McLennan, Oleg Taktarov, Stephen A. Pope, Annie Parisse, Jody Halse
Benjamin Franklin Gates (Nicolas Cage) is sure that the clue to finding a lost, Revolutionary War chest will be found on the back of the Declaration of Independence. But, he is not the only one looking for the chest, and the FBI is also more than a little interested in all the treasure hunters.
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 2007  R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical / Thriller
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Sacha Baron Cohen, Timothy Spall, Laura Michelle Kelly, Jamie Campbell Bower, Jayne Wisener, Ed Sanders, Lee Whitlock, Jody Halse, Colin Higgins, Gracie and Ava May, Aron Paramor, Nick Haverson
Set in London during the 1800s, this story begins with a barber, Benjamin Barker (Johnny Depp), who is sent away to Australia on trumped up charges by Judge Turpin (Alan Rickman) who has plans to steal Benjamin's wife Lucy (Laura Michelle Kelly) and baby daughter Johanna. But, Lucy commits suicide, and Judge Turpin spends the next 15 years raising Johanna (Jayne Wisener). Now, Benjamin escapes, returns to London–disguised as Sweeney Todd–and is determined to avenge himself and be reunited with Johanna. He opens a barber shop above Mrs. Lovett's (Helena Bonham Carter) sidewalk restaurant and begins an affair with her. But the real purpose in Sweeney Todd's life is his revenge as he slits the throats of his barber shop clients, and their bodies are ground into meat to provide the staple for Mrs. Lovett's irresistible meat pies. The film received an Academy Award for Best Art Direction; two other nominations included Best Actor (Johnny Depp).
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| 1. Children of Men (2006)
2. National Treasure (2004)
3. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
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