Adventure
Planet of the Apes
(2001)
Pierre Boulle (novel), William Broyles Jr. (screenplay), Lawrence Konner (screenplay), Mark Rosenthal (screenplay)
Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 10 wins & 23 nominations.
It is the year 2029: Astronaut Leo Davidson boards a pod cruiser on a Space Station for a "routine" reconnaissance mission. But an abrupt detour through a space time wormhole lands him on a strange planet where talking apes rule over the human race. With the help of a sympathetic chimpanzee activist named Ari and a small band of human rebels, Leo leads the effort to evade the advancing Gorilla Army led by General Thade and his most trusted warrior Attar. Now the race is on to reach a sacred temple within the planet's Forbidden Zone to discover the shocking secrets of mankind's past - and the key to its future.
Planet of the Apes
(1968)
Michael Wilson (screenplay), Rod Serling (screenplay), Pierre Boulle (novel)
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 1 nomination.
Taylor and two other astronauts come out of deep hibernation to find that their ship has crashed. Escaping with little more than clothes they find that they have landed on a planet where men are pre-lingual and uncivilized while apes have learned speech and technology. Taylor is captured and taken to the city of the apes after damaging his throat so that he is silent and cannot communicate with the apes.
Predators
(2010)
Alex Litvak, Michael Finch, Jim Thomas (characters), John Thomas (characters)
2 wins & 4 nominations.
A group of elite warriors are hunted by members of a merciless alien race known as Predators.
Prometheus
(2012)
Jon Spaihts, Damon Lindelof, Dan O'Bannon (elements), Ronald Shusett (elements)
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 6 wins & 42 nominations.
Following clues to the origin of mankind a team journey across the universe and find a structure on a distant planet containing a monolithic statue of a humanoid head and stone cylinders of alien blood but they soon find they are not alone.
Resident Evil: Afterlife
(2010)
Paul W.S. Anderson
2 wins & 8 nominations.
In a world ravaged by a virus infection, turning its victims into the Undead, Alice (Jovovich), continues on her journey to find survivors and lead them to safety. Her deadly battle with the Umbrella Corporation reaches new heights, but Alice gets some unexpected help from an old friend. A new lead that promises a safe haven from the Undead takes them to Los Angeles, but when they arrive the city is overrun by thousands of Undead - and Alice and her comrades are about to step into a deadly trap.
Returner
(2002)
Richard Epcar (dubbed version), Kenya Hirata, Takashi Yamazaki
2 wins & 3 nominations.
A young woman from the future forces a local gunman to help her stop an impending alien invasion which will wipe out the human race.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
(2016)
Chris Weitz (screenplay by), Tony Gilroy (screenplay by), John Knoll (story by), Gary Whitta (story by), George Lucas (based on characters created by)
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 24 wins & 81 nominations.
All looks lost for the Rebellion against the Empire as they learn of the existence of a new super weapon, the Death Star. Once a possible weakness in its construction is uncovered, the Rebel Alliance must set out on a desperate mission to steal the plans for the Death Star. The future of the entire galaxy now rests upon its success.
Ronin
(1998)
J.D. Zeik (story), J.D. Zeik (screenplay), David Mamet (screenplay)
1 win & 4 nominations.
A freelancing former US intelligence agent tries to track down a mysterious package that is wanted by both the Irish and the Russians.
Saints and Soldiers
(2003)
Geoffrey Panos (story), Matt Whitaker
16 wins & 2 nominations.
After surviving a massacre in Malmedy, a location behind the German army in Europe, four American soldiers with only one weapon rescue the British pilot Oberon Winley (Kirby Heyborn) in a tree and they move together, trying to reach the allied forces and save a great number of allied soldiers from a German attack with the information got by Winley in his flight. While marching, each soldier discloses inner secrets to the rest of the group.
Sanctum
(2011)
John Garvin, Andrew Wight, Andrew Wight (story)
1 win & 1 nomination.
The 3-D action-thriller Sanctum follows a team of underwater cave divers on a treacherous expedition to the largest, most beautiful and least accessible cave system on Earth. When a tropical storm forces them deep into the caverns, they must fight raging water, deadly terrain and creeping panic as they search for an unknown escape route to the sea. Master diver Frank McGuire has explored the South Pacific's Esa-ala Caves for months. But when his exit is cut off in a flash flood, Frank's team-including 17-year-old son Josh and financier Carl Hurley are forced to radically alter plans. With dwindling supplies, the crew must navigate an underwater labyrinth to make it out. Soon, they are confronted with the unavoidable question: Can they survive, or will they be trapped forever?
Sherlock Holmes
(2009)
Michael Robert Johnson (screenplay), Anthony Peckham (screenplay), Simon Kinberg (screenplay)
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 27 nominations.
After finally catching serial killer and occult "sorcerer" Lord Blackwood, legendary sleuth Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr. Watson can close yet another successful case. But when Blackwood mysteriously returns from the grave and resumes his killing spree, Holmes must take up the hunt once again. Contending with his partner's new fiancée and the dimwitted head of Scotland Yard, the dauntless detective must unravel the clues that will lead him into a twisted web of murder, deceit, and black magic - and the deadly embrace of temptress Irene Adler.
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
(2011)
Michele Mulroney, Kieran Mulroney, Arthur Conan Doyle (characters: Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson)
3 wins & 11 nominations.
Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) and his longtime trusted associate, Doctor Watson (Jude Law), take on their arch-nemesis, Professor Moriarty (Jared Harris), with the help of Holmes' older brother Mycroft Holmes (Stephen Fry) and a gypsy named Simza (Noomi Rapace).
Shin Godzilla
(2016)
Hideaki Anno, Sean Whitley (english version)
13 wins & 9 nominations.
An unknown accident occurs in Tokyo Bay's Aqua Line, which causes an emergency cabinet to assemble. All of the sudden, a giant creature immediately appears, destroying town after town with its landing reaching the capital. This mysterious giant monster is named "Godzilla".
Shogun Assassin
(1980)
Robert Houston, Kazuo Koike (screenplay), Kazuo Koike (story), Goseki Kojima, David Weisman, Bobby White (subtitles)
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Long ago there was a great samurai warrior who served his Shogun honorably. The Shogun however grew paranoid as he became more and more senile. The Shogun sought to destroy all those who might stand to oppose his rule, and so he sent his ninja spies to the samurai's home. The ninjas failed to kill the samurai, but did kill his beloved wife. From then on, the samurai swore on his honor to seek out the Shogun and avenge the death of his love. The samurai roams the countryside with his toddler son taking on mercenary work for money until the final battle with the Shogun's three Masters of Death.
Sightseers
(2012)
Alice Lowe, Steve Oram, Amy Jump (additional material)
11 wins & 17 nominations.
Chris wants to show girlfriend Tina his world, but events soon conspire against the couple and their dream caravan holiday takes a very wrong turn.
So Close
(2002)
Jeffrey Lau
2 nominations.
A conflict of interest between two high-kicking assassin sisters is complicated as they're pursued by the criminals who hired them and an equally high-kicking female cop.
Solomon Kane
(2009)
M.J. Bassett, Robert E. Howard (based on the character created by)
1 win & 1 nomination.
Once a mercenary of Queen Elizabeth I fighting Spaniards in Africa, Solomon met the Devil's Reaper and discovered he was bound for hell. Barely escaping, he soon renounced violence to atone for his past sins, seeking out redemption in a life of peace. That is until the followers of sorcerer Malachi kidnap a Puritan girl, Meredith Crowthorn, and brutally slaughter her family before his very eyes, forcing Solomon to take up arms and return to his violent ways once more to rescue her.
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
(1977)
George Lucas
Won 6 Oscars. 66 wins & 31 nominations total
The Imperial Forces, under orders from cruel Darth Vader, hold Princess Leia hostage in their efforts to quell the rebellion against the Galactic Empire. Luke Skywalker and Han Solo, captain of the Millennium Falcon, work together with the companionable droid duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the beautiful princess, help the Rebel Alliance and restore freedom and justice to the Galaxy.
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
(1980)
Leigh Brackett, Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas
Won 1 Oscar. 26 wins & 20 nominations total
Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia and Chewbacca face attack by the Imperial forces and its AT-AT walkers on the ice planet Hoth. While Han and Leia escape in the Millennium Falcon, Luke travels to Dagobah in search of Yoda. Only with the Jedi Master's help will Luke survive when the Dark Side of the Force beckons him into the ultimate duel with Darth Vader.
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
(1983)
Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas
Nominated for 4 Oscars. 23 wins & 23 nominations total
Luke Skywalker battles Jabba the Hutt and Darth Vader to save his comrades in the Rebel Alliance and triumph over the Galactic Empire. Han Solo and Princess Leia reaffirm their love, and team with Chewbacca, Lando Calrissian, the Ewoks, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 to aid in the disruption of the Dark Side, and the defeat of the evil emperor.