Tagged: Wolfgang Petersen

★★★★☆ Outbreak (1995)

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Plot: A monkey transports a deadly virus from Africa to the small town of Cedar Creek, CA, where the virus begins decimating the population. Unable to control it, the CDC calls in the United States Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) to help. As the infection worsens, USAMRIID’s Sam Daniels (Hoffman) begins a desperate hunt for the host.


★★★★☆ Poseidon (2006)

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Plot: A New Year’s Eve aboard the cruise liner Poseidon is about to go horribly wrong as an enormous rogue wave capsizes the massive ship. In the aftermath of the wave, in a world suddenly turned upside down, a few passengers must do what they can to reach the surface. But, with time running out and the ship sinking further with each passing moment, what chance do any of them have to survive? Based on the novel by Phillip Glass.


★★★☆☆ Troy (2004)

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Plot: Queen Helen of Sparta (Kruger) and Prince Paris of Troy (Bloom) fall in love. When Helen leaves Sparta with Paris, Agamemnon (Cox), ruler of most of Greece, sees the perfect opportunity to attack the most feared of the Greeks not yet under his rule: Troy. With legendary warrior Achilles (Pitt) on his team – not to mention the backing of the famous Odysseus (Bean) – he can’t lose. But they’ll have to contend with Prince Hector (Bana), Paris’ brother – and the greatest army commander ever known. Based on The Iliad by Homer.


★★★★☆ Air Force One (1997)

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Plot: Air Force One, the president’s airplane, has been hijacked. On board are President James Marshall (Ford), the First Lady (Crewson) and their daughter (Matthews). While Vice President Kathryn Bennett (Close) tries to deal with the terrorists’ demands at the White House, Marshall must do whatever he can to stop terrorist leader Ivan Korshunov (Oldman) on the plane.