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In the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California, a rescue-chopper pilot makes a dangerous journey with his ex-wife across the state in order to rescue his daughter.
Director:
Brad Peyton
Stars:
Dwayne Johnson,
Carla Gugino,
Alexandra Daddario
A Foreign Service Officer in London tries to prevent a terrorist attack set to hit New York, but is forced to go on the run when she is framed for crimes she did not commit.
Director:
James McTeigue
Stars:
Dylan McDermott,
Royce Pierreson,
Ben Starr
A sniper on a mercenary assassination team, kills the minister of mines of the Congo. Terrier's successful kill shot forces him into hiding. Returning to the Congo years later, he becomes the target of a hit squad himself.
A teenage special ops agent coveting a "normal" adolescence fakes her own death and enrolls in a suburban high school. She quickly learns that surviving the treacherous waters of high school is more challenging than international espionage.
Director:
Kyle Newman
Stars:
Jaime King,
Samuel L. Jackson,
Madeleine Stack
Mobster and hit man Jimmy Conlon has one night to figure out where his loyalties lie: with his estranged son, Mike, whose life is in danger, or his longtime best friend, mob boss Shawn Maguire, who wants Mike to pay for the death of his own son.
An uptight and by-the-book cop tries to protect the outgoing widow of a drug boss as they race through Texas pursued by crooked cops and murderous gunmen.
Director:
Anne Fletcher
Stars:
Reese Witherspoon,
Sofía Vergara,
Matthew Del Negro
In the depths of the Korvatunturi mountains, 486 metres deep, lies the closest ever guarded secret of Christmas. The time has come to dig it up! This Christmas everyone will believe in Santa Claus.
When Air Force One is shot down by terrorists leaving the President of the United States stranded in the wilderness, there is only one person around who can save him - a 13-year old boy called Oskari. In the forest on a hunting mission to prove his maturity to his kinsfolk, Oskari had been planning to track down a deer, but instead discovers the most powerful man on the planet in an escape pod. With the terrorists closing in to capture their own "Big Game" prize, the unlikely duo must team up to escape their hunters. As anxious Pentagon officials observe the action via satellite feed, it is up to the President and his new side-kick to prove themselves and survive the most extraordinary 24 hours of their lives. Written by
Production
The film's teaser trailer debuted in Finland before the film Kummeli V (2014). See more »
Goofs
When Oskari and President Moore are talking via the "tin can telephone", the string is often loose, which would make communication impossible. See more »
Quotes
Herbert:
Not political, not religious. He is just a certified grade-A psychopath
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Looking at the other reviews, there seems to be a miscommunication about what type of film this is.
So this reviewer will be crystal clear: from the moment film first went into the camera, this project was intended a family/kids film destined to appear on cable channels all over the world either on a Saturday matinée or in the after-dinner hours.
Aside from Sam Jackson (whom I have been calling in my reviews since the 1990s "the most overexposed actor in film history") everyone else is second tier B movie material.
This is not die-hard "puberty edition." This is about fathers and sons and everything else is secondary to that.
So, now that we are crystal, it is really not bad. The effects are good, the bad guys are convincing, and even the action scenes work well.
Above average kids flick.
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Looking at the other reviews, there seems to be a miscommunication about what type of film this is.
So this reviewer will be crystal clear: from the moment film first went into the camera, this project was intended a family/kids film destined to appear on cable channels all over the world either on a Saturday matinée or in the after-dinner hours.
Aside from Sam Jackson (whom I have been calling in my reviews since the 1990s "the most overexposed actor in film history") everyone else is second tier B movie material.
This is not die-hard "puberty edition." This is about fathers and sons and everything else is secondary to that.
So, now that we are crystal, it is really not bad. The effects are good, the bad guys are convincing, and even the action scenes work well.
Above average kids flick.