Movies tagged as "shanghai china"

4: Rise of the Silver Surfer [2007, USA, Germany, UK ] starting from $1.99

Rise

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi Actors: Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Doug Jones, Julian McMahon, Kerry Washington, Beau Garrett, Peter Benson, Andre Braugher, Graeme Duffy, Laurence Fishburne, Fabrice Grover, Gonzalo Menendez, Heather Cant, Directors: Tim Story Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   With Von Doom back in his homeland of Latveria the fantastic four have new troubles when Galactus has decided that Earth is his next target. When his henchman, The Silver Surfer, is sent to Earth he discovers that he's getting more than he bargained for when he encounters the Fantastic Four. But that's not all when Dr. Doom decides that after two years in the homeland he is ready to return.

Code 46 [2003, UK ] starting from $1.99

How do you solve a crime when the last thing you want to know is the truth?

Genres: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller Actors: Tim Robbins, Togo Igawa, Nabil Elouhabi, Samantha Morton, Sarah Backhouse, Jonathan Ibbotson, Natalie Jackson Mendoza, Om Puri, Emil Marwa, Nina Fog, Bruno Lastra, Christopher Simpson, Lien Nguyin, David Fahm, Mick Jones Directors: Michael Winterbottom, Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   Code 46 is a love story set in a Brave New World-type near-future where cities are heavily controlled and only accessible through checkpoints. People cannot travel unless they have "papelles," a special travel permit issued by the totalitarianistic government, the "Sphinx". Outside these cities, the desert has taken over and shanty towns are jammed with non-citizens - people without papelles forced to live primitive lives. William is a family man who works as a government investigator. When he is sent to Shanghai to solve a case of fake papelles, he meets a woman named Maria. Although he realizes she is behind the forgeries, he cannot help but fall completely in love with her. He hides her crime and they have a wild, passionate affair that can only last as long as his papelles: 24 hours. Back home, William is obessed with the memory of Maria. When the original investigation is inevitably re-opened a week later and William is sent back to finish the work he started, he tracks her down, only to discover she has been accused of a Code 46 violation and any further relationship is impossible.

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom [1984, USA ] starting from $1.99

If adventure has a name... it must be Indiana Jones.

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Thriller Actors: Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Jonathan Ke Quan, Amrish Puri, Roshan Seth, Philip Stone, Roy Chiao, David Yip, Rick Young, Chua Kahjoo, Rex Ngui, Philip Tan, Dan Aykroyd, Dr. Akio Mitamura, Michael Yama Directors: Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   Renowned archeologist and expert in the occult, Dr. Indiana Jones, is back in action in the 2nd Indy film. He teams up with a night club singer and a 12 year old named Short Round. They end up in an Indian village, where the people believe evil spirits have taken their children away after a sacred stone was stolen. Indiana agrees to try and retrieve the stone for the villagers.

Kung fu [2004, China, Hong Kong ] starting from $1.99

A new comedy unlike anything you have seen before

Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy Actors: Stephen Chow, Xiaogang Feng, Wah Yuen, Dong Zhi Hua, Kwok Kuen Chan, Chi Chung Lam, Qiu Yuen, Kai Man Tin, Kang Xi Jia, Stephen Fung, Sheng Yi Huang, Suet Lam, Cheung-Yan Yuen, Chi Ling Chiu, Yu Xing Directors: Stephen Chow, Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   Set in Canton, China in the 1940s, the story revolves around a hapless wannabe gangster who aspires to become a member of the notorious "Axe Gang." Other characters include an obnoxious landlady and her apparently frail husband who exhibit extraordinary powers in defending their turf.

Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life [2003, UK, Germany, Netherlands, USA, Japan ] starting from $1.99

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller Actors: Angelina Jolie, Gerard Butler, Ciarán Hinds, Chris Barrie, Noah Taylor, Djimon Hounsou, Til Schweiger, Simon Yam, Terence Yin, Daniel Caltagirone, Fabiano Martell, Jonathan Coyne, Robert Cavanah, Ronan Vibert, Lenny Juma Directors: Jan de Bont, Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   Intrepid British archaeologist Lara Croft (Angelina Jolie) has made perhaps the most important archaeological discovery in history: an orb that leads to the mythical Pandora's Box. Unfortunately, the orb falls into the hands of Jonathan Reiss (Ciarán Hinds), an evil scientist who deals in killer viruses and hopes to sell the secrets of the box as the ultimate weapon. Recruited by British Intelligence to get the orb back from Reiss, Lara recruits Terry Sheridan (Gerard Butler), a British marine turned mercenary (and her former love interest) to help. The two embark on an adventure that spans continents in an attempt to regain the orb...

Mission: Impossible III [2006, USA ] starting from $1.99

Genres: Thriller Actors: Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Michael Berry Jr., Jeff Chase Directors: J.J. Abrams, Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   Former spy Ethan Hunt is called back into action to recover a missing IMF Agent. But complications arise when his fiancée is captured and he must fight to get her back.

Painted Veil, The [2006, China, USA ] starting from $1.99

Sometimes the greatest journey is the distance between two people

Genres: Drama, Romance Actors: Naomi Watts, Edward Norton, Liev Schreiber, Toby Jones, Diana Rigg, Juliet Howland, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Maggie Steed, Lorraine Laurence, Johnny Lee, Li Feng, Gesang Meiduo, Alan David, Lucy Voller, Ian Rennick, Directors: John Curran Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   This love story has Kitty meeting young, intelligent, shy and somewhat dull Dr. Walter Fane, whose forte is the study of infectious diseases, and the convenient marriage that she finds herself committed too. It is in this web of intrigue that they head for China, only after Walter discover's Kitty's infidelity with one dashing and witty Diplomat Charlie Townsend. So much as to hide her from herself and to help thwart a cholera outbreak, this is a marriage more than on the rocks. This is a cold, indifferent and loveless partnership in a vast unknown and deadly environment that will test both these flightless lovebirds and with the hardships and tolerances more than any had ever anticipated. A visual delight amidst the pain and suffering of a dying people and failing marriage. Will a cure be found for both, before it's too late?

Shanghai Kiss [2007, USA ] starting from $1.99

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance Actors: Ken Leung, Hayden Panettiere, Kelly Hu, Joel Moore, James Hong, Kathleen Lancaster, Lorna Scott, Spencer Redford, Steve Connell, Brian Gardner, Timothy Bottoms, Summer Altice, Oliver Yan, Byron Mann, Chen Li, Directors: Kern Konwiser Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   A struggling Chinese-American actor, who unwittingly finds himself involved with a high school girl, learns he has inherited his grandmother's home in Shanghai. The American-raised character moves to China in an attempt to connect with his ancestry, leaving behind quite possibly the only girl who has ever loved him.