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The film also proved to be influential forJoaquin Phoenix, whose villainous performance earned much praise.

Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) arrives at Port Royal in the Caribbean without a ship or crew.

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His timing is inopportune, however, because later that evening the town is besieged by a pirate ship.

A gallant blacksmith (Orlando Bloom) in love with Elizabeth allies with Sparrow in pursuit of the pirates.

James Bond’s loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her.

Maximus talking to Marcus Aurelius on the battlefield in Gladiator

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In ancient Rome, after the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, loyal general Maximus is betrayed and sentenced to death by the new emperor, Commodus. Escaping execution, Maximus is enslaved and forced to fight as a gladiator, where his skills and honor lead him toward a path of vengeance and redemption.

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Tom Cruise rehearsing a HALO jump for Mission: Impossible - Fallout

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Ethan Hunt and his IMF team, along with some familiar allies, race against time after a mission gone wrong.

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A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.

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Captain Jack Sparrow stands in the crow’s nest of a ship, looking triumphantly out over the horizon

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Capt. Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) arrives at Port Royal in the Caribbean without a ship or crew. His timing is inopportune, however, because later that evening the town is besieged by a pirate ship. The pirates kidnap the governor’s daughter, Elizabeth (Keira Knightley), who’s in possession of a valuable coin that is linked to a curse that has transformed the pirates into the undead. A gallant blacksmith (Orlando Bloom) in love with Elizabeth allies with Sparrow in pursuit of the pirates.

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Javier Bardem as Silva in Skyfall

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James Bond’s loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her. When MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.

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Maverick takes off from an aircraft carrier in Top Gun: Maverick

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After thirty years, Maverick is still pushing the envelope as a top naval aviator, but must confront ghosts of his past when he leads TOP GUN’s elite graduates on a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those chosen to fly it.

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Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) faces off with a Force projection of Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) in ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’

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Peter Parker tries his best to stop a train in ‘Spider-Man 2’.

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Batman on his Bat-Bike in a tunnel grimacing in The Dark Knight Rises

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When the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.

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A still from The Fellowship of the Ring of Sam, played by actor Sean Astin, standing in a field looking off into the distance.

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A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.

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