Movies tagged as "washington monument"

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.

Core, The [2003, UK, USA ] starting from $1.99

Earth has a deadline

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller Actors: Christopher Shyer, Ray Galletti, Eileen Pedde, Rekha Sharma, Tom Scholte, Aaron Eckhart, Glenn Morshower, Anthony Harrison, Tchéky Karyo, Richard Jenkins, Bart Anderson, Nicole Leroux, Justin Callan, Chris Humphreys, Hilary Swank Directors: Jon Amiel, Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   For reasons unknown, the earth's inner core has stopped rotating, causing the planet's electromagnetic field to rapidly deteriorate. Instantly, life around the globe begins to change dramatically. In Boston, 32 people with pacemakers, all within a 10-block radius, suddenly drop dead. In San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge collapses, sending hundreds of people plunging to their deaths. In London's Trafalgar Square, flocks of pigeons lose their ability to navigate, flying into panicked crowds, slamming into windshields and causing drivers to lose control of their cars. And in Rome, as thousands of tourists watch helplessly, an electrical superstorm reduces the ancient Roman Colosseum to rubble. Scrambling to resolve the crisis, government and military officials call upon geophysicist Dr. Josh Keyes and a team of the world's most gifted scientists to travel into the earth's core in a subterranean craft piloted by "terranauts" Major Rebecca "Beck" Childs and Commander Robert Iverson. Their mission: Detonate a nuclear device that will reactivate the core and save the world from sure destruction.

Day the Earth Stood Still, The [1951, USA ] starting from $1.99

A robot and a man . . . hold the world spellbound with new and startling powers from another planet!

Genres: Drama, Family, Sci-Fi, Thriller Actors: Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray, Frances Bavier, Lock Martin, Elmer Davis, H.V. Kaltenborn, Drew Pearson, Gabriel Heatter, Holly Bane, Marshall Bradford, John Brown, John Burton, Directors: Robert Wise Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   A flying saucer orbits the 1950s Earth. It lands in Washington, DC, on the Mall. The lone occupant steps out and is shot by a jumpy soldier. Gort, a large and very powerful robot appears to save him and is able to melt tanks with the slightest bit of his power. The wounded alien orders Gort to stop his rampage and is taken to a hospital from which he escapes in order to learn more about this planet, even moving in as a boarder with an Earth family. When they begin to suspect him, he reveals himself, along with the news that Gort is a member of a race of super-robot enforcers invented to keep the peace of the galaxy that will destroy the Earth if provoked.

Forrest Gump [1994, USA ] starting from $1.99

The world will never be the same once you've seen it through the eyes of Forrest Gump.

Genres: Comedy, Drama Actors: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright Penn, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson, Sally Field, Rebecca Williams, Michael Conner Humphreys, Harold G. Herthum, George Kelly, Bob Penny, John Randall, Sam Anderson, Margo Moorer, Ione M. Telech, Christine Seabrook Directors: Robert Zemeckis, Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   The story follows the life of low I.Q. Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) and his meeting with the love of his life Jenny. The film chronicles his accidental experiences with some of the most important people and events in America from the late 1950's through the 1970's including a meeting with Elvis Presley, JFK, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, fighting in Vietnam, etc. The problem is, he's too stupid to realize the significance of his actions. Forrest becomes representative of the baby boomer generation having walked through life blindly.

French Connection, The [1971, USA ] starting from $1.99

The time is right for an out and out thriller like this.

Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller Actors: Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel Bozzuffi, Frédéric de Pasquale, Bill Hickman, Ann Rebbot, Harold Gary, Arlene Farber, Eddie Egan, André Ernotte, Sonny Grosso Directors: William Friedkin, Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   William Friedkin's gritty police drama portrays two tough New York City cops trying to intercept a huge heroin shipment coming from France. An interesting contrast is established between 'Popeye' Doyle, a short-tempered alcoholic bigot who is nevertheless a hard-working and dedicated police officer, and his nemesis Alain Charnier, a suave and urbane gentleman who is nevertheless a criminal and one of the largest drug suppliers of pure heroin to North America. During the surveillance and eventual bust, Friedkin provides one of the most gripping and memorable car chase sequences ever filmed.

Idiocracy [2006, USA ] starting from $1.99

The Future Is A No Brainer

Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi Actors: Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard, Anthony 'Citric' Campos, David Herman, Sonny Castillo, Kevin McAfee, Robert Musgrave, Ryan Melton, Justin Long, Heath Jones, Eli Muñoz, Patrick Fischler, Darlene Hunt, Ryan Ransdell, Directors: Mike Judge Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   The purpose of the program set up by the Pentagon, called the "Human Hibernation Project," is designed so that the military can save their best men for when they're needed most. According to the officers heading the project, too many times the talents and expensive training of the best pilots and soldiers go to waste during times of peace. So they enlist Bauers (Wilson), the most under-achieving average guy they've got, to be the test subject for the initial hibernation experiment. Also participating in the top-secret program is Rita (Rudolph), a prostitute who agreed to take part in exchange for dropping some criminal charges against her, among other things. Of course, the experiment, which was to last only a year, goes under due to the arrest of Officer Collins, who is busted for heading a prostitution ring. Seeing as though he was in charge of the experiment, one of the only ones who knew of its existence, and "due to a lot of top-secret red tape... and the massive scandals and base closure that followed, Joe and Rita were forgotten about.

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde [2003, USA ] starting from $1.99

This summer. . . justice is blonde.

Genres: Comedy Actors: Reese Witherspoon, Sally Field, Regina King, Jennifer Coolidge, Bruce McGill, Dana Ivey, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Jessica Cauffiel, Alanna Ubach, J Barton, Stanley Anderson, Bruce Thomas, Bob Newhart, Luke Wilson, Ruth Williamson Directors: Charles Herman-Wurmfeld, Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   Sassy postgrad Elle Woods (Witherspoon) is all about animal rights. In fact, she puts her nuptial plans on hold to head to Washington D.C. to get an anti-animal testing bill passed. Her building's doorman (Newhart) quickly shows her the ways and workings of our nation's capital.

Mars Attacks! [1996, USA ] starting from $1.99

Nice planet. We'll take it!

Genres: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller Actors: Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito, Martin Short, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michael J. Fox, Rod Steiger, Tom Jones, Jim Brown, Lukas Haas, Natalie Portman, Pam Grier, Lisa Marie Directors: Tim Burton, Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   It is a normal day for everyone, until the President of the United States (Nicholson). They are able to get in contact with the Martians, and arrange for a meeting behind them and us humans. But not everything goes to plan, and the Martians have other plans for Earth. Are they just misunderstood beings? or do they really want to destroy all of humanity.

Minority Report [2002, USA ] starting from $1.99

What would you do if you were accused of a murder, you had not committed... yet?

Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller Actors: Peter Stormare, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton, Tim Blake Nelson, Tom Cruise, Max von Sydow, Steve Harris, Neal McDonough, Patrick Kilpatrick, Jessica Capshaw, Richard Coca, Keith Campbell, Kirk B.R. Woller, Klea Scott, Frank Grillo,