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Film Theme: Daring Rescues
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The list Film Theme: Daring Rescues includes
xXx, Toy Story, The Last of the Mohicans, Shrek and Monsters, Inc..
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xXx
Action film by Rob Cohen
Overview: XXX (stylized as xXx and pronounced Triple X) is a 2002 American action film directed by Rob Cohen, produced by Neal H. Moritz and written by Rich Wilkes. The first installment in the xXx film series ...
Release date: 9 August 2002Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, ThrillerDirector: Rob CohenProducer: Creighton Bellinger, Derek DauchyWriter: Rich WilkesAn extreme sports athlete, Xander Cage, is recruited by the government on a special mission.
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Toy Story
1995 American animated film directed by John Lasseter
Overview: Toy Story is a 1995 American animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. The first installment in the Toy Story franchise, it was the first entirely computer-animated ...
Release date: 19 November 1995Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, FantasyDirector: John LasseterProducer: Bonnie Arnold, Ed CatmullWriter: John Lasseter, Pete DocterA cowboy doll is profoundly threatened and jealous when a new spaceman action figure supplants him as top toy in a boy's bedroom. 0
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The Last of the Mohicans
1992 film directed by Michael Mann
Overview: The Last of the Mohicans is a 1992 American epic historical drama film produced and directed by Michael Mann, who co-wrote the screenplay with Christopher Crowe, based on the 1826 novel of the same name ...
Release date: 26 August 1992Genre: Adventure, Romance, War, Action, DramaDirector: Michael MannProducer: Ned Dowd, Hunt LowryWriter: James Fenimore Cooper, John L. BalderstonThree trappers protect the daughters of a British Colonel in the midst of the French and Indian War. 0
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Shrek
2001 animated film by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson
Overview: Shrek is a 2001 American animated fantasy comedy film loosely based on the 1990 children's picture book by William Steig. Directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson (in their feature directorial debuts) ...
Release date: 22 April 2001Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, RomanceDirector: Andrew Adamson, Vicky JensonProducer: Ted Elliott, Penney Finkelman CoxWriter: William Steig, Ted ElliottA mean lord exiles fairytale creatures to the swamp of a grumpy ogre, who must go on a quest and rescue a princess for the lord in order to get his land ... 0
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Monsters, Inc.
2001 film by Pete Docter
Overview: Monsters, Inc. (also known as Monsters, Incorporated) is a 2001 American animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. Featuring the voices of John Goodman, Billy ...
Release date: 28 October 2001Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, FantasyDirector: Pete Docter, David SilvermanProducer: Darla K. Anderson, Karen DufilhoWriter: Pete Docter, Jill CultonIn order to power the city, monsters have to scare children so that they scream. However, the children are toxic to the monsters, and after a child gets ... 0
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Finding Nemo
Australian, Other
Overview: Finding Nemo is a 2003 American animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Andrew Stanton and co-directed by Lee Unkrich, the screenplay ...
Release date: 30 May 2003Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, FamilyDirector: Andrew Stanton, Lee UnkrichProducer: Jinko Gotoh, John LasseterWriter: Andrew Stanton, Bob PetersonAfter his son is captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney, a timid clownfish sets out on a journey to bring him home. 0
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Aladdin
American animated musical fantasy film
Overview: Aladdin is a 1992 American animated musical fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution under Walt Disney Pictures. It is based on the ...
Release date: 11 November 1992Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance, Adventure, ComedyDirector: Ron Clements, John MuskerCast: Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin, Jonathan Freeman, Frank Welker, Gilbert GottfriedProducer: Ron Clements, Donald W. ErnstWriter: Ron Clements, John MuskerA kindhearted street urchin and a power-hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true. 0
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Where Eagles Dare
1968 film by Brian G. Hutton
Overview: Where Eagles Dare is a 1968 action adventure war thriller spy film directed by Brian G. Hutton and starring Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood and Mary Ure. It follows a Special Operations Executive team of ...
Release date: 4 December 1968Genre: War, Drama, Adventure, ActionDirector: Brian G. HuttonProducer: Jerry Gershwin, Denis HoltWriter: Alistair MacLeanAllied agents stage a daring raid on a castle where the Nazis are holding American brigadier general George Carnaby prisoner, but that's not all that's ... 0
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Toy Story 2
1999 American animated film directed by John Lasseter
Overview: Toy Story 2 is a 1999 American animated adventure comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It is the sequel to Toy Story (1995) and the second installment in the Toy Story ...
Release date: 13 November 1999Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, FantasyDirector: John Lasseter, Ash BrannonProducer: Karen Robert Jackson, Sarah McArthurWriter: John Lasseter, Pete DocterWhen Woody is stolen by a toy collector, Buzz and his friends set out on a rescue mission to save Woody before he becomes a museum toy property with his ... 0
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The Mummy Returns
2001 action-adventure film
Overview: The Mummy Returns is a 2001 American fantasy action-adventure film written and directed by Stephen Sommers. It is the sequel to the 1999 film The Mummy, and the second film in The Mummy film series starring ...
Release date: 29 April 2001Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, ThrillerDirector: Stephen SommersProducer: Sean Daniel, Bob DucsayWriter: Stephen SommersThe mummified body of Imhotep is shipped to a museum in London, where he once again wakes and begins his campaign of rage and terror. 0
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The Mask of Zorro
1998 American swashbuckler film directed by Martin Campbell
Overview: The Mask of Zorro is a 1998 American Western swashbuckler film based on the fictional character Zorro by Johnston McCulley. It was directed by Martin Campbell and stars Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins ...
Release date: 17 July 1998Genre: Action, Adventure, Romance, Western, Comedy, ThrillerDirector: Martin CampbellCast: José María de Tavira, Diego Sieres, Emiliano Guerra, Yolanda Orisaga, Paco Morayta, William MarquezProducer: Doug Claybourne, David FosterWriter: Johnston McCulley, Ted ElliottA young thief seeking revenge for his brother's death is trained by the once-great, aging Zorro, who is pursuing his own vengeance. 0
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The Marine
2006 action film by John Bonito
Overview: The Marine is a 2006 American action film directed by John Bonito from a story written by Alan B. McElroy and Michelle Gallagher. It stars professional wrestler John Cena, in his acting debut and was ...Release date: 13 October 2006Genre: Action, Drama, ThrillerDirector: John BonitoProducer: Jed Blaugrund, Frank CarlopioWriter: Michelle Gallagher, Alan B. McElroyA group of diamond thieves on the run kidnap the wife of a recently discharged marine who goes on a chase through the South Carolinian wilderness to r ... 0
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The Forbidden Kingdom
2008 film
Overview: The Forbidden Kingdom (Chinese: 功夫之王: Gong Fu Zhi Wang (Mandarin) or Gung Fu Ji Wong (Cantonese) and translated King of Kung Fu (English); Working title: The J & J Project) is a 2008 Chinese-American ...
Release date: 4 April 2008Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, RomanceDirector: Rob MinkoffProducer: Billy Badalato, Willie ChanWriter: John FuscoA discovery made by a kung fu obsessed American teen sends him on an adventure to China, where he joins up with a band of martial arts warriors in order ... 0
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The Cell
2000 science fiction psychological horror film
Overview: The Cell is a 2000 science fiction psychological horror film directed by Tarsem Singh in his directorial debut, and starring Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn, and Vincent D'Onofrio. The film follows scientists ...
Release date: 17 August 2000Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, ThrillerDirector: Tarsem SinghCast: Jennifer Lopez, Colton James, Dylan Baker, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Gerry Becker, Musetta VanderProducer: Julio Caro, Donna LangleyWriter: Mark ProtosevichAn F.B.I. Agent persuades a social worker, who is adept with a new experimental technology, to enter the mind of a comatose serial killer in order to learn ... 0
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The Avengers
1998 film by Jeremiah S. Chechik
Overview: The Avengers is a 1998 American satirical spy action comedy film directed by Jeremiah Chechik, an adaptation of the 1961–1969 British television series of the same name. It stars Ralph Fiennes and Uma ...
Release date: 13 August 1998Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, ThrillerDirector: Jeremiah S. ChechikProducer: Susan Ekins, Jerry WeintraubWriter: Sydney Newman, Don MacPhersonTwo British Agents team up to stop Sir August de Wynter from destroying the world with a weather-changing machine. 0
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The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938 film by Michael Curtiz and William Keighley
Overview: The Adventures of Robin Hood is a 1938 American epic swashbuckler film from Warner Bros. Pictures. It was produced by Hal B. Wallis and Henry Blanke, directed by Michael Curtiz and William Keighley, and ...
Release date: 14 May 1938Genre: Action, Adventure, RomanceDirector: Michael Curtiz, William KeighleyCast: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains, Patric Knowles, Eugene PalletteProducer: Henry Blanke, Hal B. WallisWriter: Norman Reilly Raine, Seton I. MillerWhen Prince John and the Norman Lords begin oppressing the Saxon masses in King Richard's absence in 1190s England, a Saxon lord fights back as the outlaw ... 0
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Tears of the Sun
2003 film by Antoine Fuqua
Overview: Tears of the Sun is a 2003 American war action thriller drama film directed by Antoine Fuqua. It depicts a fictitious U.S. Navy SEAL team rescue mission amidst the 21st-century version of the civil war ...
Release date: 3 March 2003Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, WarDirector: Antoine FuquaProducer: Ian Bryce, Stephen J. EadsWriter: Alex Lasker, Patrick CirilloA Special-Ops commander leads his team into the Nigerian jungle in order to rescue a doctor who will only join them if they agree to save 70 refugees too ... 0
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Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
1983 American epic space-opera film directed by Richard Marquand
Overview: Return of the Jedi (also known as Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi) is a 1983 American epic space opera film that is a sequel to The Empire Strikes Back (1980). It is the third installment ...
Release date: 25 May 1983Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, ThrillerDirector: Richard MarquandProducer: Jim Bloom, Howard KazanjianWriter: Lawrence Kasdan, George LucasAfter a daring mission to rescue Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, the Rebels dispatch to Endor to destroy the second Death Star. Meanwhile, Luke struggles ... 0
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Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
1980 American epic space-opera film directed by Irvin Kershner
Overview: The Empire Strikes Back (also known as Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back) is a 1980 American epic space opera film directed by Irvin Kershner from a screenplay by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence ...
Release date: 17 May 1980Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, ThrillerDirector: Irvin KershnerProducer: Jim Bloom, Howard KazanjianWriter: Leigh Brackett, Lawrence KasdanAfter the Rebels are brutally overpowered by the Empire on the ice planet Hoth, Luke Skywalker begins Jedi training with Yoda, while his friends are pursued ... 0
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Spy Kids 3: Game Over
2003 film by Robert Rodriguez
Overview: Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (also known as Spy Kids 3: Game Over) is a 2003 American spy action comedy film co-produced, written, shot, edited, composed, and directed by Robert Rodriguez. It is the sequel ...
Release date: 13 July 2003Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-FiDirector: Robert RodriguezCast: Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alexa PenaVega, Daryl Sabara, Ricardo Montalban, Holland TaylorProducer: Elizabeth Avellan, Robert RodriguezWriter: Robert RodriguezCarmen's caught in a virtual reality game designed by the Kids' new nemesis, the Toymaker (Stallone). It's up to Juni to save his sister ... 0
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