Movies

This is a list of very enjoyable movies I've seen over the years that I highly recommend.

Action & Adventure

3:10 to Yuma

Sub Genre: Western, Suspense

300

Sub Genre: Military & War Action

The Count of Monte Cristo

Sub Genre: Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Based on Classic Literature

Crimson Tide

Sub Genre: Action Thrillers, Military & War Action

Gladiator

Tapped for the throne after the death of the emperor, Roman general Maximus instead finds himself condemned to death by the late ruler's power-hungry son. Escaping execution, Maximus becomes a powerful gladiator, bent on exacting revenge in the ring.

Sub Genre: Pre-20th Century Period Pieces

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Fedora and whip at the ready, Indiana Jones sets off on his third cinematic outing accompanied by none other than his father, Henry, to explore the cradle of civilization on a perilous hunt for the Holy Grail -- which the Nazis are also after.

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark

When Dr. Indiana Jones -- the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist and adventurer -- is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.

The Last Samurai

Nathan is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization, Algren soon learns to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them.

Sub Genre: Military & War Action, Military & War Drama

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

From the idyllic shire of the Hobbits to the smoking chasms of Mordor, director Peter Jackson brings the world of J.R.R. Tolkien's novels to life as Frodo Baggins embarks on his epic quest to destroy the ring of Sauron.

Sub Genre: Fantasy, Action Fantasy

Lords of the Rings: The Two Towers

Frodo and Sam trek to Mordor to destroy the One Ring while Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn search for the orc-captured Merry and Pippin. All along, nefarious wizard Saruman awaits the members of the Fellowship in Isengard.

Sub Genre: Fantasy, Action Fantasy

Midnight Run

Sub Genre: Action Comedies, Crime Action