2000s
Tokyo Godfathers (2003) Douban NeoDB IMDb TMDB
東京ゴッドファーザーズ
8.3 (21 ratings) director: Satoshi Kon actor: Aya Okamoto / Yoshiaki Umegaki
other title: Padrinhos de Tóquio / 東京ゴッドファーザーズ
On Christmas Eve, three homeless people living on the streets of Tokyo discover a newborn baby among the trash and set out to find its parents.
Shira: The Vampire Samurai (2005) IMDb
Shira: The Vampire Samurai
director: Jeff Centauri actor: Chona Jason / Todd Tucker
other title: Shira: La Vampira Samurai
Vampire Action Adventure starring Flex Alexander, Bejan Amini, Angeleito Bautista. In ancient Japan, Shira (Jason) and her husband are attacked by a group of ninja vampires. Her husband is killed but she survives the attack but is left as a vampire. She is nursed back to health by a kindly samurai who also teaches her the art of fighting. Cut to present day America and Shira has discovered the killer of her husband's whereabouts. She seeks out the man responsible, Kristoff, but discovers he has been looking for her. Kristoff needs to impregnate Shira to create a race of 'daywalking' vampires that he will be the ruler of.
Naked Weapon (2002) Douban IMDb WikiData
赤裸特工
director: 程小东 actor: 李美琪 / 安雅
other title: 赤裸特工 / Chek law dak gung
A mysterious woman, known as Madame M, kidnaps forty pre-teen girls and transports them to a remote island to train them as the most deadly assassins. CIA operative Jack Chen follows the case for 6 years with no leads, but when a series of assassinations begin to occur, Jack suspects that Madame M is back in business.
Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision (2003) IMDb WikiData
Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision
director: Steve Boyum actor: Jason Scott Lee / Thomas Ian Griffith
other title: Timecop 2 - Entscheidung in Berlin / Timecop 2 : La Décision de Berlin
20 years after a set of events, the Time Enforcement Commission (TEC), is still going strong. Now Brandon Miller a TEC operative, believes that they have a responsibility to change history hoping that the world will be better but Ryan Chan another Tec operative stops him but kills the woman he loves in the process.
Pitch Black (2000) IMDb
Pitch Black
director: David Twohy actor: Vin Diesel / Radha Mitchell
other title: Eclipse Mortal / Pitch Black - Planet der Finsternis
When their ship crash-lands on a remote planet, the marooned passengers soon learn that escaped convict Riddick isn't the only thing they have to fear. Deadly creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to attack in the dark, and the planet is rapidly plunging into the utter blackness of a total eclipse. With the body count rising, the doomed survivors are forced to turn to Riddick with his eerie eyes to guide them through the darkness to safety. With time running out, there's only one rule: Stay in the light.
Reindeer Games (2000) IMDb WikiData
Reindeer Games
director: John Frankenheimer actor: Ben Affleck / Charlize Theron
other title: Trappola criminale / Dobbeltspil
After assuming his dead cellmate's identity to get with his girlfriend, an ex-con finds himself the reluctant participant in a casino heist.
Slings & Arrows (2003) WikiData TMDB IMDb
Slings & Arrows
director: Bob Martin / Susan Coyne actor: Paul Gross / Stephen Ouimette
other title: Slings and Arrows
This darkly comic Canadian series follows the fortunes of a dysfunctional Shakespearean theatre troupe at the fictional New Burbage Festival, exposing the high drama, scorching battles, and artistic miracles that happen behind the scenes.
Kung Fu Hustle (2004) IMDb NeoDB TMDB Douban
功夫
8.7 (26 ratings) director: Stephen Chow actor: Stephen Chow / Yuen Qiu
other title: Kung Fusion / Kung Fu Zão
It's the 1940s, and the notorious Axe Gang terrorizes Shanghai. Small-time criminals Sing and Bone hope to join, but they only manage to make lots of very dangerous enemies. Fortunately for them, kung fu masters and hidden strength can be found in unlikely places. Now they just have to take on the entire Axe Gang.
Serenity (2005) NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb
Serenity
director: Joss Whedon actor: Nathan Fillion / Summer Glau
other title: Serenity - Flucht in neue Welten / Serenity - L'ultime rébellion
When the renegade crew of Serenity agrees to hide a fugitive on their ship, they find themselves in an action-packed battle between the relentless military might of a totalitarian regime who will destroy anything – or anyone – to get the girl back and the bloodthirsty creatures who roam the uncharted areas of space. But... the greatest danger of all may be on their ship.
Moon (2009) Douban NeoDB IMDb WikiData TMDB
Moon
7.7 (19 ratings) director: Duncan Jones actor: Sam Rockwell / Kevin Spacey
other title: Moon - O Outro Lado da Lua
With only three weeks left in his three-year contract, Sam Bell is eager to return to Earth. Stationed alone at a Moon-based facility with his computer assistant GERTY, an unexpected accident sets off a series of unsettling events that shake his isolation.
Sunshine (2007) NeoDB Douban TMDB WikiData IMDb
Sunshine
7.6 (5 ratings) director: Danny Boyle actor: Cillian Murphy / Rose Byrne
other title: Missão Solar / Sunshine: Missão Solar
Fifty years into the future, the sun is dying, and Earth is threatened by arctic temperatures. A team of astronauts is sent to revive the Sun — but the mission fails. Seven years later, a new team is sent to finish the mission as mankind’s last hope.
Team America: World Police (2004) Douban NeoDB TMDB DeaDvey's Reviews IMDb WikiData
Team America: World Police
director: Trey Parker actor: Trey Parker / Matt Stone
other title: Team America: Polícia Mundial / Team America : Police du monde
When North Korean ruler Kim Jong-il orchestrates a global terrorist plot, it's up to the heavily armed, highly specialized Team America unit to stop his dastardly scheme. The group, which has recruited troubled Broadway actor Gary Johnston, not only has to face off against Jong-il, but they must also contend with the Film Actors Guild, a cadre of Hollywood liberals at odds with Team America's 'policing the world' tactics.
Election (2005) TMDB IMDb NeoDB Douban WikiData
黑社會
7.9 (17 ratings) director: Johnnie To actor: Simon Yam / Tony Leung Ka-fai
other title: Election 1 / 黑社會
After losing an election to become chairman of the Wo Lin Shing triad, a gang leader lashes out and tries to seize the dragon-head baton, the official symbol of a chairman's authority.
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) NeoDB IMDb WikiData TMDB Douban
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
director: Jake Kasdan actor: John C. Reilly / Jenna Fischer
other title: Walk Hard - La storia di Dewey Cox / A Vida é Dura
Following a childhood tragedy, Dewey Cox follows a long and winding road to music stardom. Dewey perseveres through changing musical styles, an addiction to nearly every drug known and bouts of uncontrollable rage.
Kontroll (2003) TMDB IMDb WikiData
Kontroll
director: Nimród Antal actor: Sándor Csányi / Zoltán Mucsi
A tale about a strange young man, Bulcsú, and the fellow ticket inspectors on his team who work aboard the subterranean Budapest Metro. A tale about racing along the tracks, and about a mysterious serial killer. And a tale about love.
Bad Santa (2003) IMDb WikiData
Bad Santa
director: Terry Zwigoff actor: Billy Bob Thornton / Tony Cox
other title: Babbo bastardo / Bad Santa - O Anti-Pai Natal
You'd better watch out - Santa Claus Willie T. Soke is coming to town, and he doesn't care if you've been naughty or nice. Wille's favorite holiday tradition is to fill his sacks with loot lifted from shopping malls across the country. But this year his plot gets derailed by a wisecracking store detective, a sexy bartender, and a kid who's convinced Willie is the real Santa Claus.
Ichi the Killer (2001) TMDB Douban NeoDB IMDb WikiData
殺し屋1
director: Takashi Miike actor: Tadanobu Asano / Nao Omori
other title: Ichi The Killer / Ichi - O Assassino
As sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes across Ichi, a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain that Kakihara has only dreamed of.