2009 Movies : Action

With Yosuke Eguchi • Kazuaki Kiriya • Takashige Ichise • Tetsurô Takita

A highly stylized movie based on the life of legendary 16th century ninja and bandit Ishikawa Goemon.

With Thandiwe Newton • Roland Emmerich • John Cusack • Woody Harrelson • Danny Glover • Chiwetel Ejiofor • Mark Gordon • Amanda Peet • Dean Semler • Oliver Platt • Michael Wimer • Harald Kloser • Larry Franco • Volker Engel • Marc Weigert • Aaron Boyd • Ute Emmerich

Never before has a date in history been so significant to so many cultures, so many religions, scientists, and governments. "2012" is an epic adventure about a global cataclysm that brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic struggle of the survivors.

With Tony Leung • Chow Yun-Fat • Chang Chen • John Woo • Zhang Fengyi

In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minister Cao Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south. Thus began a military campaign of unprecedented scale, led by the Prime Minister, himself. Left with no other hope for survival, the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu formed an unlikely alliance. Numerous battles of strength and wit ensued, both on land and on water, eventually culminating in the battle of Red Cliff. During the battle, two thousand ships were burned, and the course of Chinese history was changed forever.

With Robert Pattinson • Kristen Stewart • Anna Kendrick • Justin Chon • Ashley Greene • Nikki Reed • Jackson Rathbone • Catherine Hardwicke • Edi Gathegi • Sarah Clarke • Mark Morgan • Bill Burke • Melissa Rosenberg • Peter Facinelli • Michael Welch • Elizabeth Reaser • Christian Serratos • Heather Parry • Greg Mooridian • Stephanie Meyer • Elliot Davis

Twilight" is an action-packed, modern day love story between a vampire and a human. Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) has always been a little bit different, never caring about fitting in with the trendy girls at her Phoenix high school. When her mother remarries and sends Bella to live with her father in the rainy little town of Forks, Washington, she doesn't expect much of anything to change. Then she meets the mysterious and dazzlingly beautiful Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), a boy unlike any she's ever met. Intelligent and witty, he sees straight into her soul. Soon, Bella and Edward are swept up in a passionate and decidedly unorthodox romance. Edward can run faster than a mountain lion, he can stop a moving car with his bare hands – and he hasn't aged since 1918. Like all vampires, he's immortal. But he doesn't have fangs, and he doesn't drink human blood; Edward and his family are unique among vampires in their lifestyle choice. To Edward, Bella is that thing he has waited 90 years for – a soul mate. But the closer they get, the more Edward must struggle to resist the primal pull of her scent, which could send him into an uncontrollable frenzy. But what will Edward and Bella do when James (Cam Gigandet), Laurent (Edi Gathegi) and Victoria (Rachelle Lefevre), the Cullens' mortal vampire enemies, come to town, looking for her?

With Nicolas Cage • Eva Mendes • Val Kilmer • Danny Dimbort • Avi Lerner • Jennifer Coolidge • Xzibit • Shawn Hatosy • Werner Herzog • Fairuza Balk • Trevor Short • Edward R. Pressman • Stephen Belafonte • Alan Polsky • Gabriel Polsky • Boaz Davidson • William Finkelstein • Elliot Lewis Rosenblatt

In Werner Herzog's new film "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans," Nicolas Cage plays a rogue detective who is as devoted to his job as he is at scoring drugs -- while playing fast and loose with the law. He wields his badge as often as he wields his gun in order to get his way. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina he becomes a high-functioning addict who is a deeply intuitive, fearless detective reigning over the beautiful ruins of New Orleans with authority and abandon. Complicating his tumultuous life is the prostitute he loves (played by Eva Mendes). Together they descend into their own world marked by desire, compulsion, and conscience. The result is a singular masterpiece of filmmaking: equally sad and manically humorous.

With Lana Wachowski • Andy Wachowski • Joel Silver • Jon Jashni • Rain • Naomie Harris • Rick Yune • William Fay • Ben Miles Sho Kosugi • James McTeigue • Thomas Tull • J. Michael Straczynski • Grant HIll • Matthew Sand

Raizo is one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets as a child, he was transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose very existence is considered a myth. But haunted by the merciless execution of his friend by the Clan, Raizo breaks free from them...and vanishes. Now he waits, preparing to exact his revenge. In Berlin, Europol agent Mika Coretti has stumbled upon a money trail linking several political murders to an underground network of untraceable assassins from the Far East. Defying the orders of her superior, Ryan Maslow, Mika digs into top secret agency files to learn the truth behind the murders. Her investigation makes her a target, and the Ozunu Clan sends a team of killers, led by the lethal Takeshi, to silence her forever. Raizo saves Mika from her attackers, but he knows that the Clan will not rest until they are both eliminated. Now, entangled in a deadly game of cat and mouse through the streets of Europe, Raizo and Mika must trust one another if they hope to survive...and finally bring down the elusive Ozunu Clan.

With John Travolta • Robin Williams • Seth Green • Matt Dillon • Andrew Panay • Garrett Grant • Walt Becker • Kelly Preston • Ella Travolta • Peter Abrams • Robert Levy • David Diamond • David Weisman • Conner Rayburn • Lori Loughlin

Two best friends—one unlucky-in-love divorcee (Robin Williams) and the other a fun-loving bachelor (John Travolta)—have their lives turned upside down when they’re unexpectedly charged with the care of six-year-old twins while on the verge of the biggest business deal of their lives. The not-so-kidsavvy bachelors stumble in their efforts to take care of the twins (newcomers Ella Travolta and Conner Rayburn), leading to one debacle after another, and perhaps to a new-found understanding of what’s really important in life.