 Air Force One 1997  R, 124 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Cast: Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close, Wendy Crewson, Paul(2) Guilfoyle, William H. Macy, Liesel Matthews, Dean Stockwell, Xander Berkeley, Tom Everett, Jurgen Prochnow, Donna Bullock, Carl Weintraub, Michael Ray Miller, Elester Latham
President James Marshall (Harrison Ford) is returning from the USSR after delivering a speech deploring terrorists led by Ivan Korshunov (Gary Oldman) when all aboard Air Force One including Marshall's wife and daughter (Wendy Crewson and Liesel Matthews) are taken hostage. This daring act leaves Vice President Kathryn Bennett (Glenn Close) in the position of trying to maintain world peace until the President and his entourage can be rescued.
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Enemy Mine 1985  PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Louis Gossett Jr., Brion James, Richard Marcus, Carolyn McCormick, Bumper Robinson, Jim Mapp, Lance Kerwin, Scott Kraft, Lou Michaels
Willis Davidge (Dennis Quaid) and his fellow Earthlings are fighting the Draconians, lizard-like beings from a distant planet. When his spaceship crashes on a planet, along with the enemy he was battling (Louis Gossett Jr.), Davidge and the enemy realize they must work together to survive in this alien world.
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 In the Line of Fire 1993 R, 123 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Cast: Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich, Rene Russo, Dylan McDermott, Gary Cole, Fred Dalton Thompson, John Mahoney, John Heard, Clyde Kusatsu, Jim Curley, Gregory Alan Williams, Sally Hughes, Tobin Bell, Steve Hytner, Steve Railsback
Secret Service Agent Frank Horrigan (Clint Eastwood) was a favorite of President J.F. Kennedy and now is involved in a suspenseful chase of would-be assassin Mitch Leary (John Malkovich). Horrigan had not been able to forget the assassination of Kennedy, and when Leary threatens to kill the current President (Jim Curley), Harrigan takes the threat seriously and sees this as a chance to redeem himself after his failure to protect Kennedy. A cat-and-mouse game ensues. Malkovich received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
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 The Neverending Story 1984 PG, 94 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Cast: Barret Oliver, Noah Hathaway, Tami Stronach, Gerald MacRaney, Moses Gunn, Sydney Bromley, Patricia Hayes, Alan Oppenheimer, Thomas Hill, Deep Roy, Tilo Pruckner, Moses Gunn, Drum Garrett, Darryl Cooksey, Nicholas Gilbert
A young boy, Bastian (Barret Oliver), finds a peculiar-looking book and goes up to the school attic to read it. No sooner does he start reading than he enters a world of fantasy where a force called "The Nothing" is destroying the universe. Only Bastian has the power to beat "The Nothing."
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Outbreak 1995   R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman, Cuba Gooding Jr., Donald Sutherland, Kevin Spacey, Patrick Dempsey, J.T. Walsh, Zakes Mokae, Dale Dye, Malick Bowens, Susan Lee Hoffman, Benito Martinez, Bruce Jarchow, Kara Keough
When an African monkey carries a lethal bug, Motaba, into the United States, researchers Col. Sam Daniels and Robby Keough (Dustin Hoffman and Rene Russo) race to find a cure for the deadly disease before the world is annihilated.
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 The Perfect Storm 2000 PG-13, 129 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Cast: George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Diane Lane, John C. Reilly, William Fichtner, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Karen Allen, Bob Gunton, John Hawkes, Allen Payne, Christopher McDonald, Josh Hopkins, Dash Mihok, Cherry Jones, Rusty Schwimmer
In October, 1991, a bitter storm hit the Atlantic Ocean. The 70-foot swordfishing boat, "Andrea Gail," vanished with all aboard–including Captain Billy Tyne (George Clooney), Bobby Shatford (Mark Wahlberg), Sully Sullivan (William Fichtner), Murph Murphy (John C. Reilly), Alfred Pierre (Allen Payne), and Bugsy Moran (John Hawkes). This is the story of the "storm of the century," the ship, the crew, and the families that waited in Gloucester, Mass., for news of their men. Overpowering special effects and sound received Academy Award nominations.
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 Poseidon 2006 PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Cast: Josh Lucas, Kurt Russell, Richard Dreyfuss, Emmy Rossum, Mike Vogel, Jimmy Bennett, Jacinda Barrett, Andre Braugher, Mia Maestro, Kevin Dillon, Freddy Rodriguez, Kirk B.R. Woller, Gabriel Jarret
Good stunts and special effects highlight this disaster film about a capsized cruise ship in the North Atlantic Ocean. Survivors, led by John Dylan (Josh Lucas), trudge through twisted steel inside the upside-down ship in a desperate search for the means of escaping the wreckage.
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Shattered 1991 R, 98 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Cast: Tom Berenger, Bob Hoskins, Greta Scacchi, Joanne Whalley, Corbin Bernsen, Theodore Bikel, Debi Monahan, Bert Rosario, Jedda Jones, Scott Getlin
Following a serious car accident and his subsequent amnesia, a husband (Tom Berenger) begins to suspect his wife (Greta Scacchi) of attempting to murder him. He hires a detective (Bob Hoskins) to sort out the puzzle.
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 Troy 2004 R, 163 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Romance
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Cast: Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Diane Kruger, Brian Cox, Sean Bean, Brendan Gleeson, Peter O'Toole, Julie Christie, Tyler Mane, Julian Glover, Nathan Jones, Jacob Smith, John Shrapnel, Ken Bones
King Agamemnon (Brian Cox) assembles the Greek armies to lay siege on Troy after Trojan Prince Paris (Orlando Bloom) wooed Spartan King Menelaus' (Brendan Gleeson) beautiful bride Helen (Diane Kruger) and abducted her to Troy. Brad Pitt takes on the role of Greek hero Achilles, while Eric Bana plays the brave Trojan warrior, Hector. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Costume Design.
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| 1. Air Force One (1997)
2. Das Boot (1981)
aka: The Boat
3. Enemy Mine (1985)
4. In the Line of Fire (1993)
5. The Neverending Story (1984)
6. Outbreak (1995)
7. The Perfect Storm (2000)
8. Poseidon (2006)
9. Shattered (1991)
10. Troy (2004)
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