Transformers (2007)

Transformers (2007)

[8] Director Michael Bay (The Rock, Armageddon) lends his high-gloss, kinetic style to Transformers, the first live-action movie based on Hasbro's popular line of '80s toys. But it's executive producer Steven Spielberg who gives the high-octane film its heart. Spielberg insisted that…
The Prestige (2006)

The Prestige (2006)

[8] Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale star as warring magicians in this period mystery from director Christopher Nolan (The Odyssey, Oppenheimer). After Bale's character makes a mistake that leads to the accidental death of Jackman's bride-to-be during a live performance, the two…
Superman Returns (2006)

Superman Returns (2006)

[7] Brandon Routh dons the cape and tights to play Superman and his alter-ego, Clark Kent, in this film that's pretty much a direct sequel to 1981's Superman II. The film picks up five years after Superman left Earth to see if…
Cast Away (2000)

Cast Away (2000)

[8] Tom Hanks reteamed with director Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, Back to the Future) for this survival story about a FedEx worker whose plane crashes in the Pacific Ocean, stranding him on a small, deserted island. He braves the elements, starvation, injury,…
Enemy at the Gates (2001)

Enemy at the Gates (2001)

[7] Jude Law stars as Russia's celebrated World War II hero Vasily Zaitsev, a gifted sniper who stealthily picks off German soldiers during the battle of Stalingrad. A political officer, commisar Danilov (Joseph Fiennes), transforms Zaitsev into a near-mythic folk hero through…
The Rules of Attraction (2002)

The Rules of Attraction (2002)

[8] Roger Avary, Oscar-winning co-writer of Pulp Fiction, adapts Bret Easton Ellis's novel about drunken, drug-addled college students reaching for meaningful human connection. We experience The Rules of Attraction primarily through three lovelorn characters: a virgin named Lauren (Shannyn Sossamon), a sociopath…
Joyride (2001)

Joyride (2001)

[6] Paul Walker and Steve Zahn star in this thriller about two brothers who play a prank on a truck driver who then mercilessly pursues them for deadly revenge. While the story is highly derivative of Duel and The Hitcher, Walker and…
No Country for Old Men (2007)

No Country for Old Men (2007)

[8] Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, and Josh Brolin star in this Southwestern chase movie that doubles as a meditation on man's perpetual but futile attempt to make order out of chaos. Brolin's character, Llewelyn Moss, stumbles upon the bloody aftermath of…
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

[7] In the Deep South of the 1930s, George Clooney, John Turturro, and Tim Blake Nelson star as convicts who escape a chain gang to seek out buried treasure at Clooney's home. The three men encounter a colorful array of characters on…
Quantum of Solace (2008)

Quantum of Solace (2008)

[6] Daniel Craig's sophomore outing as James Bond doesn't measure up to the high standard set by Casino Royale, but it's still a worthy entry in the franchise. Quantum of Solace picks up directly where Casino Royale left off, with Bond still…