2008 Movies : Gangster

With Angelina Jolie • Morgan Freeman • James McAvoy • Marc Platt • Timur Bekmambetov • Jason Netter • Terence Stamp • Jim Lemley • Derek Haas • Marc Silvestri • Kristen Hager

25-year-old Wes was the most disaffected, cube-dwelling drone the planet had ever known. His boss chewed him out hourly, his girlfriend ignored him routinely and his life plodded on interminably. Everyone was certain this disengaged slacker would amount to nothing. There was little else for Wes to do but wile away the days and die in his slow, clock-punching rut. Until he met a woman named Fox. After his estranged father is murdered, the deadly sexy Fox recruits Wes into the Fraternity, a secret society that trains Wes to avenge his dad's death by unlocking his dormant powers. As she teaches him how to develop lightning-quick reflexes and phenomenal agility, Wes discovers this team lives by an ancient, unbreakable code: carry out the death orders given by fate itself. With wickedly brilliant tutors--including the Fraternity's enigmatic leader, Sloan--Wes grows to enjoy all the strength he ever wanted. But, slowly, he begins to realize there is more to his dangerous associates than meets the eye. And as he wavers between newfound heroism and vengeance, Wes will come to learn what no one could ever teach him: he alone controls his destiny.

With Christopher Nolan • Morgan Freeman • Christian Bale • Michael Jai White • Gary Oldman • Benjamin Melniker • Michael Caine • Charles Roven • Michael E. Uslan • Heath Ledger • David S. Goyer • Maggie Gyllenhaal • Aaron Eckhart • Eric Roberts • Anthony Michael Hall • Nestor Carbonell • Melinda McGraw • Nathan Gamble • Jonah Nolan

Batman (Christian Bale) raises the stakes in his war on crime in Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight." With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker (Heath Ledger).