The Great Escape
A drama starring Steve McQueen, James Garner and Richard Attenborough
The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder of the war. Undaunted, the prisoners plan one of the most ambitious escape attempts of World War II. Based on a true story.
Planet 51 (2009)
A movie starring Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott and Jessica Biel
When Earth astronaut Capt. Chuck Baker arrives on Planet 51 -- a world reminiscent of American suburbia circa 1950 -- he tries to avoid capture, recover his spaceship and make it home safely, all with the help of an empathetic little green being.
Paul (2011)
A comedy movie starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Seth Rogen
For the past 60 years, a space-traveling smart-ass named Paul has been locked up in a top-secret military base, advising world leaders about his kind. But when he worries he’s outlived his usefulness and the dissection table is drawing uncomfortably close, Paul escapes on the first RV that passes by his compound in Area 51 ... (more)
The Scorpion King (2002)
An adventure movie starring Dwayne Johnson, Steven Brand and Michael Clarke Duncan
In ancient Egypt, peasant Mathayus is hired to exact revenge on the powerful Memnon and the sorceress Cassandra, who are ready to overtake Balthazar's village. Amid betrayals, thieves, abductions and more, Mathayus strives to bring justice to his complicated world.
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
An adventure movie starring Sean Connery, Naseeruddin Shah and Shane West
To prevent a world war from breaking out, famous characters from Victorian literature band together to do battle against a cunning villain.
National Treasure (2004)
An adventure movie starring Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger and Justin Bartha
Modern treasure hunters, led by archaeologist Ben Gates, search for a chest of riches rumored to have been stashed away by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin during the Revolutionary War. The chest's whereabouts may lie in secret clues embedded in the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, and Gates is in a race to find the gold before his enemies do.