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The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
A crime movie starring Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jude Law
Tom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody. Opportunity knocks in the form of a wealthy U.S. shipbuilder who hires Tom to travel to Italy to bring back his playboy son, Dickie. Ripley worms his way into the idyllic lives of Dickie and his girlfriend, plunging into a daring scheme of duplicity, lies and murder.
The World Is Not Enough (1999)
An action movie starring Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau and Robert Carlyle
Greed, revenge, world dominance and high-tech terrorism – it's all in a day's work for Bond, who's on a mission to protect a beautiful oil heiress from a notorious terrorist. In a race against time that culminates in a dramatic submarine showdown, Bond works to defuse the international power struggle that has the world's oil supply hanging in the balance.
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
A lovestory starring Joseph Fiennes, Gwyneth Paltrow and Geoffrey Rush
Young Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, "Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter," before it's even written. When a lovely noblewoman auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love -- and his play finds a new life. As their relationship progresses, Shakespeare's comedy soon transforms into tragedy.
James Bond: Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
A thriller starring Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan Pryce and Michelle Yeoh
A deranged media mogul is staging international incidents to pit the world's superpowers against each other. Now James Bond must take on this evil mastermind in an adrenaline-charged battle to end his reign of terror and prevent global pandemonium.
Independence Day (1996)
A science fiction movie starring Will Smith, Bill Pullman and Jeff Goldblum
On July 2, a giant alien mothership enters orbit around Earth and deploys several dozen saucer-shaped 'destroyer' spacecraft that quickly lay waste to major cities around the planet. On July 3, the United States conducts a coordinated counterattack that fails. On July 4, a plan is devised to gain access to the interior of the alien mothership in space, in order to plant a nuclear missile.
GoldenEye (1995)
An rated PG-13 action movie starring Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean and Izabella Scorupco
When a formidable satellite network is seized by Alec Trevelyan, known as Agent 006, a one-time ally who has become a foe, it falls to James Bond to prevent a catastrophic weapon from threatening the planet with a single pulse. As Bond confronts his former partner, he also finds himself facing Xenia Onatopp, an assassin who wields pleasure as her deadliest asset.
Braveheart (1995)
A rated R history movie starring Mel Gibson, Catherine McCormack and Sophie Marceau
At the end of the 13th century, British occupying forces murder the beloved wife of William Wallace, who lives in Scotland. Incited by this deed and blinded by revenge, he mobilizes his Scottish countrymen for a campaign against the overpowering English. Despite their numerical inferiority, they achieve the unthinkable and defeat the British king's army. After the victory, however, not all Scots back Wallace and betray their freedom fighter.
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
A rated PG-13 comedy movie starring Robin Williams, Sally Field and Lisa Jakub
Daniel Hillard, a caring yet careless father, finds himself heartbroken after a court ruling limits him to weekly visits with his children, further straining his relationship with his frustrated ex-wife. Upon discovering that she is in need of a housekeeper, Daniel takes on the role, masquerading as a British nanny. As a result, he not only becomes a close companion to his kids but also starts to embody the father figure he always desired to be.
Licence to Kill (1989)
An action movie starring Timothy Dalton, Carey Lowell and Robert Davi
After capturing the notorious drug lord Franz Sanchez, Bond's close friend and former CIA agent Felix Leiter is left for dead and his wife is murdered. Bond goes rogue and seeks vengeance on those responsible, as he infiltrates Sanchez's organization from the inside.
The Living Daylights (1987)
A thriller starring Timothy Dalton, Maryam D'Abo and Joe Don Baker
After a defecting Russian general reveals a plot to assassinate foreign spies, James Bond is assigned a secret mission to dispatch the new head of the KGB to prevent an escalation of tensions between the Soviet Union and the West.