German film director,
screenwriter, and producer Roland Emmerich is remarkably polarizing among critics
and fans, splitting opinions with his style and substance. But with a new film
coming out next week, can his film record shed some light on what we can expect?
Rotten Tomatoes (Critics): 61%
Rotten Tomatoes (Audience): 81%
Metacritic: 63
IMDB: 7.1/10
Cinemascore: A
Year: 2000
Genre: Action/Drama
Cast: Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Joely Richardson, Jason
Isaacs, Chris Cooper, Tom Wilkinson, Donal Logue, Adam Baldwin.
Synopsis: Farmer
Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson) was born and raised in South Carolina, and fought
bravely during the French-Indian wars. But since the death of his wife,
Benjamin has renounced violence and quietly tends his crops, raising his seven
children alone. In 1776, over Benjamin's objections, his oldest son Gabriel
(Heath Ledger) joins the fight against the British. Gabriel returns from battle
seriously wounded, with Lord General Cornwallis (Tom Wilkinson) calling for his
arrest. A skirmish breaks out on Benjamin's plantation, and one of his children
is killed as Gabriel is captured by Col. Tavington (Jason Isaacs) and sentenced
to hang. Benjamin sets aside his vow of pacifism and rescues Gabriel; with the
help of his former comrade-in-arms Harry Burwell (Chris Cooper), the father and
son form a regiment of Carolina patriots whose cunning and ruthlessness make
them heroes among the colonists -- and wanted men by British troops. Loosely
adapted from the true story of Francis Marion and filmed on location in South
Carolina.
Rotten Tomatoes (Critics): 61%
Rotten Tomatoes (Audience): 75%
Metacritic: 59
IMDB: 6.9/10
Cinemascore: A
Year: 1996
Genre: Action/Sci-Fi
Cast: Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary
McDonnell, Judd Hirsch, Robert Loggia, Randy Quaid, Vivica A. Fox, Brent
Spiner, Adam Baldwin.
Synopsis: On July 2nd, communications systems worldwide
are sent into chaos by a strange atmospheric interference. First thought to be
meteors, they are later revealed to be gigantic spacecraft, piloted by a mysterious
alien species who have set out to launch an attack throughout the globe. On
July 3rd, the aliens all but obliterate New York, Los Angeles, and Washington
when a band of survivors devise a plan to fight back against the enslaving
aliens. On July 4th, humanity fights for its freedom.
Rotten Tomatoes (Critics): 51%
Rotten Tomatoes (Audience): 62%
Metacritic: 52
IMDB: 6.4/10
Cinemascore: A-
Year: 2013
Genre: Action
Cast: Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal,
Jason Clarke, Richard Jenkins, Joey King, James Woods, Rachelle Lefevre, Lance
Riddick, Jake Weber.
Synopsis: Capitol
Policeman John Cale (Tatum) has just been denied his dream job with the Secret
Service of protecting President James Sawyer (Foxx). Not wanting to let down
his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, during
which the complex is overtaken by a heavily armed paramilitary group. Now, with
the nation's government falling into chaos and time running out, it's up to
Cale to save the president, his daughter, and the country.
Rotten Tomatoes (Critics): 48%
Rotten Tomatoes (Audience): 73%
Metacritic: 42
IMDB:
7.0/10
Cinemascore:
B+
Year:
1994
Genre: Action/Sci-Fi
Cast: Kurt Russell, James Spader, Jaye Davidson,
Viveca Lindfors, Alexis Cruz, Djimon Hounsou, Erick Avari.
Synopsis: When Professor Daniel Jackson (Spader)
innocently accepts the offer of a mysterious woman to decode an ancient
Egyptian artifact know only as the Stargate, he unwittingly takes the first
step on an epic adventure that will span the galaxies and decide the fate of an
entire planet. Colonel Jack O'Neil (Russell) a true soldier with nerves of
steel and a tragic past, is brought back to active duty to commandeer the first
trip through the Stargate. On a desert planet on the far side of the universe,
Jackson and O'Neil must battle the powerful alien Sun God, Ra (Davidson). At
stake: the freedom of an ancient civilization from slavery and any chance of
ever getting home!
Rotten Tomatoes (Critics): 46%
Rotten Tomatoes (Audience): 53%
Metacritic: 50
IMDB: 6.9/10
Cinemascore: None
Year: 2011
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Cast: Rhys Ifans, Vanessa Redgrave, Sebastian Armesto,
Rafe Spall, David Thewlis, Edward Hogg, Joely Richardson, Jamie Campbell Bower.
Synopsis: Set in the political snake-pit of Elizabethan
England, Anonymous speculates on an issue that has for centuries intrigued
academics and brilliant minds ranging from Mark Twain and Charles Dickens to
Henry James and Sigmund Freud, namely: who was the author of the plays credited
to William Shakespeare? Experts have debated, books have been written, and
scholars have devoted their lives to protecting or debunking theories
surrounding the authorship of the most renowned works in English literature.
Anonymous poses one possible answer, focusing on a time when cloak-and-dagger
political intrigue, illicit romances in the Royal Court, and the schemes of
greedy nobles hungry for the power of the throne were exposed in the most
unlikely of places: the London stage.
Rotten Tomatoes (Critics): 45%
Rotten Tomatoes (Audience): 50%
Metacritic: 47
IMDB: 6.4/10
Cinemascore: B
Year: 2004
Genre: Adventure
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Emmy Rossum, Dash Mihok, Jay O. Sanders, Sela Ward, Arjay Smith, Ian Holm, Kenneth Welsh.
Synopsis: When global warming triggers the onset of a new Ice Age, tornadoes flatten Los Angeles, a tidal wave engulfs New York City and the entire Northern Hemisphere begins to freeze solid. As full-scale, massive evacuations to the south begin, a world-renowned climatologist (Quaid) who predicted the storm just a few days prior, must now risk his life to rescue his teenage son (Gyllenhaal) who is stranded in frozen, desolate Manhattan.
Rotten Tomatoes (Critics): 39%
Rotten Tomatoes (Audience): 47%
Metacritic: 49
IMDB:
5.8/10
Cinemascore:
B+
Year: 2009
Genre: Adventure
Cast: John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Chiwetel Ejiofor,
Thandie Newton, Oliver Platt, Tom McCarthy, Woody Harrelson, Danny Glover.
Synopsis: From Roland
Emmerich, director of The Day After Tomorrow and Independence Day, comes the
ultimate action-adventure film, exploding with groundbreaking special effects.
As the world faces a catastrophe of apocalyptic proportions, cities collapse
and continents crumble. 2012 brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic
struggle of the survivors.
Rotten Tomatoes (Critics): 19%
Rotten Tomatoes (Audience): 46%
Metacritic: 35
IMDB:
6.0/10
Cinemascore:
B
Year: 1992
Genre: Action/Sci-Fi
Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Ally Walker, Dolph
Lundgren, Jerry Orbach, Ed O'Ross, Leon Rippy, Tommy "Tiny" Lister.
Synopsis: Luc Devreaux (Van Damme) and Sgt. Andrew
Scott (Lundgren) are two soldiers who kill each other in Vietnam and are
brought back to life 25 years later for a secret government program.
Rotten Tomatoes (Critics): 16%
Rotten Tomatoes (Audience): 28%
Metacritic: 32
IMDB: 5.3/10
Cinemascore: B-
Year: 1998
Genre: Action/Sci-Fi
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, Maria Pitillo,
Hank Azaria, Kevin Dunn, Michael Lerner, Harry Shearer, Vicki Lewis, Doug
Savant.
Synopsis: Leaving a
trail of captsized ships and demolished cities, a monstrous reptile known as
Godzilla makes his way towards New York City. Seemingly imprevious to
traditional weaponry, Godzilla will destroy Manhattan unless scientist Dr. Nick
Tatopolous and mysterious French insurance investigator Philippe Roache
discover how to stop the monster's rampage.
Rotten Tomatoes (Critics): 9%
Rotten Tomatoes (Audience): 88%
Metacritic: 30
IMDB: 4.4/10
Cinemascore: None
Year: 2015
Genre: Drama
Cast: Jeremy Irvine, Johnny Beauchamp, Joey King,
Caleb Landry Jones, Matt Craven, Ron Perlman, Jonathan Rhys Meyer, David
Cubitt, Ben Sullivan, Andrea Frankle, Vladimir Alexis.
Synopsis: Danny Winters (Irvine) is forced to leave
behind friends and loved ones when he is kicked out of his parent’s home and
flees to New York. Alone in Greenwich Village, homeless and destitute, he
befriends a group of street kids who soon introduce him to the local watering
hole The Stonewall Inn; however, this shady, mafia-run club is far from a
safe-haven. As Danny and his friends experience discrimination, endure
atrocities and are repeatedly harassed by the police, we see a rage begin to
build. This emotion runs through Danny and the entire community of young gays,
lesbians and drag queens who populate the Stonewall Inn and erupts in a storm
of anger. With the toss of a single brick, a riot ensues and a crusade for
equality is born.
Rotten Tomatoes (Critics): 8%
Rotten Tomatoes (Audience): 37%
Metacritic: None
IMDB:
5.1/10
Cinemascore:
None
Year: 2008
Genre: Action
Cast: Steven Strait, Camilla Belle, Cliff Curtis, Joel
Virgel, Affif Ben Badra, Marco Khan, Omar Sharif.
Synopsis: From the director of Independence Day and The
Day After Tomorrow, the pre-historic epic 10,000 B.C. unveils a new day of
adventure, a time when mammoths shake the earth and mystical spirits shape
human fates. 10,000 BC is an eye-filling tale of the first hero, young hunter
D'Leh who sets out on a bold trek to rescue his kidnapped beloved and fulfill
his prophetic destiny. He faces an awesome saber-toothed tiger, crosses uncharted
realms, forms an army, and uncovers an advanced but corrupt Lost Civilization.
There, he leads a fight for liberation -- and becomes the champion of the time
when legend began.
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