Actor Djimon Hounsou (1964)

A Quiet Place: Day One (2024), an American apocalyptic horror film directed and written by Michael Sarnoski, is the third installment in the A Quiet Place franchise. It serves as a spin-off and prequel to the series. Living at a hospice outside New York City with her cat Frodo, pessimistic and terminally ill cancer patient Samira ‘Sam’ joins a group outing to a marionette show in Manhattan at the persuasion of nurse Reuben. During their time in the city, they witness meteor-like objects falling from the sky. Suddenly, hostile extraterrestrial creatures attack, causing chaos among the crowds. Knocked ...

Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023), an American superhero film based on the DC character Shazam, follows four years after Thaddeus Sivana’s defeat. The daughters of the Titan Atlas, Hespera and Kalypso, enter the Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece to steal the broken staff of the Wizard. They bring it to the imprisoned Wizard in the Gods’ Realm and force him to repair it, reactivating its powers. Meanwhile in Philadelphia, Billy Batson and his “Shazamily” are growing apart as they each focus on their own interests. As Billy approaches his eighteenth birthday, he worries about being kicked out of the Vasquez family. In a dream, the Wizard warns ...

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (2022) is an animated martial arts comedy film directed by Rob Minkoff, Mark Koetsier, and Chris Bailey. It serves as a loose remake of the 1974 live-action film Blazing Saddles, and marks Koetsier and Bailey’s feature directorial debut. Set in a cat-inspired feudal Japan, the story centers around Ika Chu, a conniving high-ranking official of the Shogun. His desire to expand his palace poses a threat to the impoverished village of Kakamucho located nearby. In an attempt to ...

The King’s Man (2021), a spy action film directed by Matthew Vaughn, is the third installment in the British Kingsman franchise. Based on the comic book The Secret Service, it serves as a prequel to Kingsman: The Secret Service and Kingsman: The Golden Circle. Set in 1902 during the Second Boer War, British aristocrat Orlando, Duke of Oxford, and his family visit a refugee camp in South Africa while working for the British Red Cross. Tragically, Orlando’s wife Emily is fatally wounded in a sniper attack on the camp and makes her husband promise to keep their son away from ...

The animated anthology series What If…? (2021–2024) is the fourth television installment from Marvel Studios in the popular Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Created by A. C. Bradley for Disney+, it explores alternate timelines within the multiverse and how major events from MCU films could have played out differently. The series features a star-studded cast, with Jeffrey Wright as the narrator known as the Watcher, and several MCU film actors reprising their roles. Bradley and director Bryan Andrews lead the ...

A Quiet Place Part II (2020) is a post-apocalyptic horror film written and directed by John Krasinski. It serves as a continuation of the first film, following the survival journey of the Abbott family as they navigate their terrifying new reality filled with blind aliens who hunt using sound. One eventful day during a Little League Baseball game in their fictional hometown of Millbrook, New York, the Abbotts and other bystanders witness a strange object plummeting from the sky. Soon after, powerful extraterrestrial creatures emerge and begin massacring the townspeople. These armored and swift beings possess ...

Serenity (2019) is a captivating American mystery thriller written, produced and directed by Steven Knight. Baker Dill, a fishing boat captain, leads a peaceful existence on the serene Plymouth Island. He is determined to catch a massive yellowfin tuna he has nicknamed ‘Justice’. However, his tranquil life is disrupted when his ex-wife Karen tracks him down and pleads for his help in escaping her abusive husband Frank. She offers Dill $10 million to dispose of him during an upcoming fishing trip they have booked. Struggling with conflicting feelings of responsibility towards Karen and his own moral code, ...

Captain Marvel (2019) is an American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Carol Danvers. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the 21st installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). In 1995, Vers – a member of the Starforce team on the Kree Empire’s capital planet of Hala – suffers from amnesia and recurring nightmares involving an older woman. Under the guidance of her mentor Yon-Rogg, Vers learns to control her abilities while also being urged by the Supreme Intelligence – the ruling artificial intelligence of the Kree – to keep her emotions in check. ...

Shazam! (2019) is an American superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name. It was produced by New Line Cinema, DC Films, the Safran Company, and Seven Bucks Productions and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures as the seventh installment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). In 1974 Upstate New York, Thaddeus Sivana, a young boy, is riding in a car with his abusive father and brother Sid during a snowstorm. As they constantly mock and verbally harass him, he suddenly finds himself transported to the Rock of Eternity – a mystic temple in another dimension. There he meets Shazam, an ancient wizard who has spent centuries searching for ...

Guy Ritchie directed the epic fantasy action-adventure film, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017). Co-written by Joby Harold and Lionel Wigram from a story by Harold and David Dobkin, the film draws inspiration from Arthurian legends. During the story, Mordred, an iron-fisted warlock, leads his armies in a siege on Camelot with the goal of establishing magic-wielding magicians as dominant over humans. Uther ...

Wayward Pines (2015–2016), a mystery science fiction TV series based on the novels by Blake Crouch and developed for television by Chad Hodge, follows the story of Ethan Burke, a U.S. Secret Service agent investigating the mysterious small town of Wayward Pines, Idaho. After waking up from a car accident with no way to reach the outside world or leave the town, Ethan discovers that two fellow agents have gone missing. He also reunites with his former lover Kate Hewson, who is now living in what seems like a perfect community. However, it soon becomes clear that the ...

Furious 7 (2015) is an action film directed by James Wan and written by Chris Morgan. After defeating Owen Shaw and securing pardons for their past crimes, Dominic Toretto, Brian O’Conner and the team have returned to the US to lead normal lives. Dom helps Letty Ortiz regain her memory while Brian adapts to fatherhood. Deckard Shaw, Owen’s older brother, seeks revenge by breaking into the hospital where Owen is being held in London. He also obtains profiles of Dom’s crew from the DSS field office in Los Angeles after a fight with Agent Luke Hobbs. A bomb ...

How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) is an American animated action fantasy film based on the book series by Cressida Cowell. Five years after the Viking villagers of Berk and the dragons made peace, Hiccup and his dragon Toothless explore new territories. Despite pressure from his father Stoick, who wants him to become chieftain, Hiccup feels uncertain about being ready for the role. During an expedition, Hiccup and his friend Astrid stumble upon a frozen fortress inhabited by a group of dragon trappers led by Eret, working for a man named Drago Bludvist. This villainous figure aims to capture and enslave all dragons as ...

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) is a 2014 superhero film based on the titular Marvel Comics team. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the 10th installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In 1988, Peter Quill is taken from Earth by the Ravagers, a group of alien thieves led by Yondu Udonta, following his mother’s passing. Flash forward to 2014 on Morag, where Quill retrieves a mysterious Orb and faces off against Korath and his fanatical Kree cohorts, with Ronan at the helm. After escaping with the Orb, Yondu discovers Quill’s transgression and puts out a bounty for him while Ronan dispatches ...

Blood Diamond (2006) is a political action thriller film directed and co-produced by Edward Zwick, set in Sierra Leone during the late 1990s civil war. The country is ravaged, with the Revolutionary United Front terrorizing locals and forcing them to mine diamonds to fund their war efforts. Among those enslaved is Solomon Vandy, a Mende fisherman from Shenge who is torn from his family and forced to work under the brutal Captain Poison. One day, while mining along a river, Vandy uncovers a large pink diamond. Poison attempts to steal it, but their operation is interrupted by government troops. Desperate to protect the ...

The American superhero horror film, Constantine (2005), marked Francis Lawrence’s directorial debut. In Mexico, a scavenger discovers the tip of the spear that pierced Jesus Christ in a ruined church, but becomes possessed after taking it to Los Angeles. John Constantine, a cynical occult expert, helps exorcise a demon from a young girl and learns about a treaty between Heaven and Hell that should prevent this type of possession. With terminal lung cancer, Constantine seeks an extension to his life by working with the half-breed angel, Gabriel, to deport Hell’s forces. However, Gabriel reminds him that ...

The Island (2005) is an American science fiction thriller film, directed and co-produced by Michael Bay based on a story by Tredwell-Owen. On July 19, 2019, residents of a secluded compound, including Lincoln Six Echo and Jordan Two Delta, are governed by strict rules as they believe the outside world is no longer habitable except for one pathogen-free island. In this dystopian setting, a lottery determines who gets to leave the compound and live on the island each week. However, Lincoln begins experiencing dreams that he knows are not his own memories. When Dr. Merrick, ...

Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003), an action adventure film directed by Jan de Bont and based on the popular video game series, takes place on Santorini island in Greece. A powerful earthquake reveals the Luna Temple, originally constructed by Alexander the Great to house his most treasured possessions. One of these treasures is a luminous orb adorned with a cryptic pattern. While treasure-hunting archaeologist Lara Croft and her team uncover this orb, they are ambushed by Chen and Xien Lo, leaders of the Chinese crime syndicate Shay Ling. Despite their efforts, Lara manages to evade capture with an ...

Gladiator (2000) is a film set in ancient Rome, directed by Ridley Scott and written by David Franzoni, John Logan, and William Nicholson. In 180 AD, Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius returns home after leading the army to victory against Germanic tribes near Vindobona on the Limes Germanicus. Emperor Marcus Aurelius informs Maximus that his son, Commodus, is not fit to take over as emperor. Instead, he offers Maximus the role of regent in hopes of restoring the Roman ...

Based on the events in 1839, Amistad (1997) is an American historical drama film directed by Steven Spielberg. It depicts the story of Mende tribesmen who were abducted for the slave trade aboard the Spanish ship La Amistad. The men managed to overpower their captors and take control of the ship off the coast of Cuba. This led to an international legal battle after their capture by a U.S. revenue cutter named Washington. Eventually, the case was resolved by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1841. The film follows Cinqué, a captive who leads an uprising against the crew, resulting in most of them being killed. Pedro Montes and ...