Sleuth (2007)

Synecdoche, New York (2008)

Summary: A theater director struggles with his work and the women in his life as he creates a life-size replica of New York City inside a warehouse as part of his new play.

Release Date: February 05, 2009

Genre: Drama

Director: Charlie Kaufman

Writer: Charlie Kaufman

Runtime: 2 h 04 min

MPAA: R

Production: Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Likely Story, Projective Testing Service

Distributor: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, The Criterion Channel

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 20,000,000

Domestic: $ 3,083,538

International: $ 1,575,632

Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

Summary: A soldier fighting aliens gets to relive the same day over and over again, the day restarting every time he dies.

Release Date: June 06, 2014

Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Director: Doug Liman

Writers: Christopher McQuarrie

, Jez Butterworth

, John-Henry Butterworth

Runtime: 1 h 53 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, Province of British Columbia Production Services Tax Credit, Dune Entertainment, Prime Focus

Distributor: HBO Max, KVH Media Group, Studio Distribution Services (SDS), Warner Bros. Home Entertainment

Countries: United States, Canada, India

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 178,000,000

Domestic: $ 100,206,256

International: $ 276,837,989

The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)

Summary: Three orphan children strike gold in 1878 California.

Release Date: July 01, 1975

Genres: Comedy, Family, Western

Director: Norman Tokar

Writers: Don Tait

, Jack M. Bickham

Runtime: 1 h 40 min

MPAA: G

Production: Walt Disney Productions

Distributor: Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Walt Disney Home Video, Disney+

Country: United States

Language: English

Domestic: $ 36,853,000

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)

Summary: After New York City receives a series of attacks from giant flying robots, a reporter teams up with a pilot in search of their origin, as well as the reason for the disappearances of famous scientists around the world.

Release Date: September 17, 2004

Genres: Action, Adventure, Mystery

Director: Kerry Conran

Writer: Kerry Conran

Runtime: 1 h 46 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Paramount Pictures, Brooklyn Films II, Riff Raff Entertainment, Blue Flower Productions, Filmauro, Natural Nylon Entertainment

Distributor: Paramount Pictures, Paramount Home Entertainment, Trifecta Entertainment and Media

Countries: United Kingdom, Italy, United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 70,000,000

Domestic: $ 37,762,677

International: $ 20,184,359

The Croods (2013)

Summary: In the primeval era, Grug and his family risk the dangers of their surroundings to find a new dwelling place. Along the way, they meet a modern boy who woos them with his adventurous ways.

Release Date: March 22, 2013

Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Animation

Directors: Kirk DeMicco

, Chris Sanders

Writers: Chris Sanders

, Kirk DeMicco

, John Cleese

Runtime: 1 h 38 min

MPAA: PG

Production: DreamWorks Animation

Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, KVH Media Group, Netflix, Universal Pictures, National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Peacock

Country: United States

Language: English

Franchise: The Croods

Movie budget: $ 135,000,000

Domestic: $ 187,168,425

International: $ 400,098,320

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)

Summary: Still reeling from the loss of Gamora, Peter Quill rallies his team to defend the universe and one of their own - a mission that could mean the end of the Guardians if not successful.

Release Date: May 05, 2023

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy

Director: James Gunn

Writers: James Gunn

, Jim Starlin

, Stan Lee

Runtime: 2 h 30 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Marvel Studios, Marvel Entertainment, Troll Court Entertainment, Film New Zealand, Québec Film & TV Production Tax Credit

Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Disney+, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment

Countries: United States, New Zealand, France, Canada

Language: English

Franchise: Marvel Cinematic Universe

Movie budget: $ 250,000,000

Domestic: $ 358,995,815

International: $ 486,559,962

Midway (2019)

Summary: The story of the Battle of Midway, told by the leaders and the sailors who fought it.

Release Date: November 08, 2019

Genres: Action, Drama, History

Director: Roland Emmerich

Writer: Wes Tooke

Runtime: 2 h 18 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Summit Entertainment, Centropolis Entertainment, Bona Film Group, RuYi Media, Starlight Culture Entertainment

Distributor: Lionsgate

Countries: United States, Canada, China, Hong Kong

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 100,000,000

Domestic: $ 56,846,802

International: $ 70,543,587

Blindness (2008)

Summary: A city is ravaged by an epidemic of instant white blindness.

Release Date: October 03, 2008

Genres: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Director: Fernando Meirelles

Writers: José Saramago

, Don McKellar

Runtime: 2 h 01 min

MPAA: R

Production: Rhombus Media, O2 Filmes, Bee Vine Pictures, 20th Century Fox Brazil, Alliance, Ancine, Asmik Ace Entertainment, BNDES, Cinema Investment, Corus Entertainment, Gaga, Mikado Film, Movie Central Network, Potboiler Productions, Téléfilm Canada

Distributor: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment, Miramax

Countries: Brazil, Canada, Japan, United Kingdom, Italy

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 25,000,000

Domestic: $ 3,351,751

International: $ 16,493,228

Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)

Summary: Young hero Thomas embarks on a mission to find a cure for a deadly disease known as "The Flare".

Release Date: January 26, 2018

Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Director: Wes Ball

Writers: T.S. Nowlin

, James Dashner

Runtime: 2 h 23 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Gotham Group, Temple Hill Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox

Distributor: Hotstar

Country: United States

Language: English

Franchise: Maze Runner

Movie budget: $ 62,000,000

Domestic: $ 58,032,443

International: $ 230,142,892

Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

Summary: With Spider-Man's identity now revealed, Peter asks Doctor Strange for help. When a spell goes wrong, dangerous foes from other worlds start to appear.

Release Date: December 17, 2021

Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Director: Jon Watts

Writers: Chris McKenna

, Erik Sommers

, Stan Lee

Runtime: 2 h 28 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Columbia Pictures, Pascal Pictures, Marvel Studios

Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE), Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Starz

Country: United States

Language: English

Franchise: Marvel Cinematic Universe

Movie budget: $ 200,000,000

Domestic: $ 814,866,759

International: $ 1,112,032,551

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The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982)

Summary: A mercenary with a three-bladed sword rediscovers his royal heritage's dangerous future when he is recruited to help a princess foil the designs of a brutal tyrant and a powerful sorcerer in conquering a land.

Release Date: April 30, 1982

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Director: Albert Pyun

Writers: Tom Karnowski

, John V. Stuckmeyer

, Albert Pyun

Runtime: 1 h 39 min

MPAA: R

Production: Sorcerer Productions

Distributor: Group 1 International Distribution, MCA Home Video, Anchor Bay Entertainment, Scream Factory, MCA/Universal Home Video, Tubi TV

Country: United States

Language: English

Domestic: $ 39,103,425

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The Fate of the Furious (2017)

Summary: When a mysterious woman seduces Dominic Toretto into the world of terrorism and a betrayal of those closest to him, the crew face trials that will test them as never before.

Release Date: April 14, 2017

Genres: Action, Adventure, Crime

Director: F. Gary Gray

Writers: Gary Scott Thompson

, Chris Morgan

Runtime: 2 h 16 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Universal Pictures, China Film Co., Ltd., Original Film, One Race Films, Dentsu, Fuji Eight Company Ltd.

Distributor: Universal Pictures, KVH Media Group, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)

Countries: United States, China, Japan

Language: English

Franchise: The Fast and the Furious

Movie budget: $ 250,000,000

Domestic: $ 226,008,385

International: $ 1,010,000,851

G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)

Summary: The G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence.

Release Date: March 28, 2013

Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Director: Jon M. Chu

Writers: Rhett Reese

, Paul Wernick

Runtime: 1 h 50 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Paramount Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Skydance Media, Hasbro, Di Bonaventura Pictures

Country: United States

Language: English

Franchise: G.I. Joe

Movie budget: $ 130,000,000

Domestic: $ 122,523,060

International: $ 253,217,645

Clash of the Titans (2010)

Summary: Perseus, a demigod and the son of Zeus, battles the minions of Hades and the Underworld in order to stop them from conquering Olympus and Earth.

Release Date: April 02, 2010

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Director: Louis Leterrier

Writers: Travis Beacham

, Phil Hay

, Matt Manfredi

Runtime: 1 h 46 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Warner Bros., Legendary Entertainment, Thunder Road Pictures

Distributor: Warner Bros., HBO Max, Warner Home Video

Countries: United States, United Kingdom, Australia

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 125,000,000

Domestic: $ 163,214,888

International: $ 330,000,105

X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

Summary: In the 1980s, the X-Men must defeat an ancient all-powerful mutant, En Sabah Nur, who intends to thrive by bringing destruction to the world.

Release Date: May 27, 2016

Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Director: Bryan Singer

Writers: Simon Kinberg

, Bryan Singer

, Michael Dougherty

Runtime: 2 h 24 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Twentieth Century Fox, Marvel Entertainment, TSG Entertainment, Bad Hat Harry Productions, Kinberg Genre, Donners' Company

Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox, Hotstar, KVH Media Group, Disney+

Country: United States

Language: English

Franchise: X-Men

Movie budget: $ 178,000,000

Domestic: $ 155,442,489

International: $ 388,491,616