Smokin’ Aces
When a Las Vegas performer-turned-snitch named Buddy Israel decides to turn state's evidence and testify against the mob, it seems that a whole lot of people would like to make sure he's no longer breathing.
Director: Joe Carnahan
Stars: Alex Rocco Ben Affleck Christopher Michael Holley Common Jeremy Piven Joseph Ruskin Martin Henderson Ray Liotta Ryan Reynolds Wayne Newton
Eraser
U.S. Marshall John Kruger erases the identities of people enrolled in the Witness Protection Program. His current assignment is to protect Lee Cullen, who's uncovered evidence that the weapons manufacturer she works for has been selling to terrorist groups. When Kruger discovers that there's a corrupt agent within the program, he must guard his own life while trying to protect Lee's.
Director: Chuck Russell
Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger Danny Nucci James Caan James Coburn James Cromwell Joe Viterelli Michael Papajohn Nick Chinlund Robert Pastorelli Vanessa Williams
True Lies
A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used car salesman while terrorists smuggle nuclear war heads into the United States.
Director: James Cameron
Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger Art Malik Bill Paxton Charlton Heston Eliza Dushku Grant Heslov Jamie Lee Curtis Marshall Manesh Tia Carrere Tom Arnold
Total Recall
Welcome to Rekall, the company that can turn your dreams into real memories. For a factory worker named Douglas Quaid, even though he's got a beautiful wife who he loves, the mind-trip sounds like the perfect vacation from his frustrating life - real memories of life as a super-spy might be just what he needs. But when the procedure goes horribly wrong, Quaid becomes a hunted man. Finding himself on the run from the police - controlled by Chancellor Cohaagen, the leader of the free world - Quaid teams up with a rebel fighter to find the head of the underground resistance and stop Cohaagen. The line between fantasy and reality gets blurred and the fate of his world hangs in the balance as Quaid discovers his true identity, his true love, and his true fate.
Director: Len Wiseman
Stars: Bill Nighy Bokeem Woodbine Bryan Cranston Colin Farrell Currie Graham Jessica Biel John Cho Kate Beckinsale Steve Byers Will Yun Lee
Predator 2
Ten years after a band of mercenaries first battled a vicious alien, the invisible creature from another world has returned to Earth—and this time, it’s drawn to the gang-ruled and ravaged city of Los Angeles. When it starts murdering drug dealers, detective-lieutenant Mike Harrigan and his police force set out to capture the creature, ignoring warnings from a mysterious government agent to stay away.
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Stars: Adam Baldwin Bill Paxton Danny Glover Gary Busey Jr. Kent McCord Kevin Peter Hall María Conchita Alonso Morton Downey Robert Davi Rubén Blades
Predator
Dutch and his group of commandos are hired by the CIA to rescue downed airmen from guerillas in a Central American jungle. The mission goes well but as they return they find that something is hunting them. Nearly invisible, it blends in with the forest, taking trophies from the bodies of its victims as it goes along. Occasionally seeing through its eyes, the audience sees it is an intelligent alien hunter, hunting them for sport, killing them off one at a time. For our review of the film, click here.
Director: John McTiernan
Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger Bill Duke Carl Weathers Elpidia Carrillo Jesse Ventura Kevin Peter Hall R. G. Armstrong Richard Chaves Shane Black Sonny Landham