300 is a 2007 American epic fantasy war film based on the 1998 comic series of the same name by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley. Both are fictionalized retellings of the Battle of Thermopylae within the Persian Wars. The film was directed by Zack Snyder, while Miller served as executive producer and consultant. It was filmed mostly with a superimposition chroma key technique, to help replicate the imagery of the original comic book.
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How to Train Your Dragon 2 is a 2014 American 3D computeranimated fantasy action film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox, loosely based on the British book series of the same name by Cressida Cowell. It is the sequel to the 2010 computeranimated film How to Train Your Dragon and the second in the trilogy. The film is written and directed by Dean DeBlois, and stars the voices of Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher MintzPlasse, T.J. Miller and Kristen Wiig with the addition of Cate Blanchett, Djimon Hounsou and Kit Harington. The film takes place five years after the first film, featuring Hiccup and his friends as young adults as they meet Valka, Hiccups longlost mother, and Drago Bludvist, a madman who wants to conquer the world. 4
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Movie 43 is a 2013 American anthology comedy film codirected and produced by Peter Farrelly, and written by Rocky Russo and Jeremy Sosenko among others. The film features fourteen different storylines, each one by a different director, including Elizabeth Banks, Steven Brill, Steve Carr, Rusty Cundieff, James Duffy, Griffin Dunne, Patrik Forsberg, James Gunn, Bob Odenkirk, Brett Ratner, Will Graham, and Jonathan van Tulleken. It stars an ensemble cast that is led by Elizabeth Banks, Kristen Bell, Halle Berry, Gerard Butler, Leslie Bibb, Kate Bosworth, Josh Duhamel, Anna Faris, Richard Gere, Terrence Howard, Hugh Jackman, Johnny Knoxville, Justin Long, Christopher MintzPlasse, Chlo Grace Moretz, Liev Schreiber, Seann William Scott, Emma Stone, Jason Sudeikis, Uma Thurman, Naomi Watts, and Kate Winslet.
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How to Train Your Dragon is a 2010 American 3D computeranimated actionfantasy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures.1 Loosely based on the British book series of the same name by Cressida Cowell, the film was directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois, the duo who directed Disneys Lilo amp Stitch. It stars the voices of Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, T.J. Miller, Kristen Wiig, and Christopher MintzPlasse.
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The Phantom of the Opera is a 2004 British film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webbers 1986 musical of the same name, which in turn is based on the French novel Le Fantme de lOpra by Gaston Leroux. It was produced and cowritten by Lloyd Webber and directed by Joel Schumacher. It stars Gerard Butler in the title role, Emmy Rossum as Christine Daa, Patrick Wilson as Raoul, Miranda Richardson as Madame Giry, and Minnie Driver as Carlotta Giudicelli.
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300 Rise of an Empire is a 2014 American fantasy war film directed by Noam Murro. It is a followup to the 2007 film 300, taking place before, during and after the main events of its predecessor and based on the Battle of Artemisium and the Battle of Salamis. 7 It is based on the asyetunreleased Frank Miller graphic novel Xerxes. Zack Snyder, who directed and cowrote the original film, acts as writer and producer on Rise of an Empire.
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Gods of Egypt is an upcoming American fantasy film featuring ancient Egyptian deities. The film is directed by Alex Proyas and features an ensemble cast starring Nikolaj CosterWaldau, Brenton Thwaites, Chadwick Boseman, Elodie Yung, Courtney Eaton, Rufus Sewell, Gerard Butler, and Geoffrey Rush. Butler plays the god of darkness Set who takes over the Egyptian empire, and Thwaites plays the mortal hero Bek who partners with the god Horus, played by CosterWaldau, to save the world and to rescue his love.
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Olympus Has Fallen is a 2013 American action thriller film. Directed by Antoine Fuqua, it stars Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, and Morgan Freeman, with Angela Bassett, Robert Forster, Cole Hauser, Ashley Judd, Melissa Leo, Dylan McDermott, Radha Mitchell, and Rick Yune in supporting roles. The film depicts a North Koreanled guerrilla assault on the White House, and focuses on disgraced Secret Service agent Mike Bannings Butler efforts to rescue the President Eckhart.
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RocknRolla is a 2008 British crime comedy film written and directed by Guy Ritchie, and starring Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Thandie Newton, Mark Strong, Idris Elba, Tom Hardy, Jimi Mistry and Toby Kebbell. It was released on 5 September 2008 in the UK, hitting 1 in the UK box office in its first week of release. 3
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Dracula 2000, also known internationally as Dracula 2001, 3 is a 2000 American action horror film written and directed by Patrick Lussier. The film stars Luke Evans,Gerard Butler, Christopher Plummer, Jonny Lee Miller, Justine Waddell, Omar Epps, Colleen Fitzpatrick, Jeri Ryan, and Jennifer Esposito.
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Dear Frankie is a 2004 British drama film directed by Shona Auerbach and starring Emily Mortimer, Gerard Butler, and Jack McElhone. The screenplay by Andrea Gibb focuses on a young single mother whose love for her son prompts her to perpetuate a deception designed to protect him from the truth about his father.
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Lara Croft Tomb Raider The Cradle of Life is a 2003 action film based on the popular Tomb Raider video game series and stars Angelina Jolie as the titular Lara Croft character with supporting roles done by Gerard Butler, Ciarn Hinds, Chris Barrie, Noah Taylor, Til Schweiger, Djimon Hounsou, and Simon Yam. The film was directed by Jan de Bont and is a sequel to the 2001 film Lara Croft Tomb Raider.
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Law Abiding Citizen is a 2009 American crime drama thriller film directed by F. Gary Gray from a screenplay written by Kurt Wimmer and stars Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx. The film takes place in Philadelphia and tells the story of a man driven to seek justice whilst targeting not only his familys killer but also those who have supported a corrupt criminal justice system. Law Abiding Citizen was released theatrically in North America on October 16, 2009. 3
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P.S. I Love You is a 2007 American drama film directed by Richard LaGravenese. The screenplay by LaGravenese and Steven Rogers is based on the 2004 novel of the same name by Cecelia Ahern. It stars Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler, Lisa Kudrow, Gina Gershon, James Marsters, Harry Connick, Jr. and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and Momentum Pictures.
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Beowulf amp Grendel is a 2005 film CanadianIcelandic fantasy adventure film directed by Sturla Gunnarsson, loosely based on the AngloSaxon epic poem Beowulf. It stars Gerard Butler as Beowulf, Stellan Skarsgrd as Hrothgar, Ingvar Eggert Sigursson as Grendel and Sarah Polley as the witch Selma. The screenplay was written by Andrew Rai Berzins. The soundtrack was composed by Hilmar rn Hilmarsson. While some of the film remains true to the original poem, other plot elements deviate from the original poem three new characters, Grendels father, the witch Selma, and Grendels son are introduced, and several related plot points were developed specifically for the film.
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Gamer is a 2009 American science fiction action film written and directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor. 2 The film stars Gerard Butler as a participant in an online game in which participants can control human beings as players, and Logan Lerman as the player who controls him. Gamer was released in North America on September 4, 2009, and the United Kingdom on September 16, 2009.
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Coriolanus is a 2011 British film adaptation of William Shakespeares tragedy Coriolanus, directed by and starring Ralph Fiennes in his directorial debut. 4
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The Game of Their Lives released on DVD as The Miracle Match is a 2005 American drama film directed by David Anspaugh. The screenplay by Angelo Pizzo is based on the book of the same title by Geoffrey Douglas.
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The Bounty Hunter is a 2010 BritishAmerican romantic action comedy film directed by Andy Tennant, starring Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler. The story centers on a bounty hunter Butler hired to retrieve his exwife Aniston who has skipped bail. The film was released in the United Kingdom and United States on March 19, 2010. 3
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The Ugly Truth is a 2009 American romantic comedy film starring Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler. The film was released in North America on July 24, 2009 by Columbia Pictures.
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Timeline is a 2003 science fiction adventure film directed by Richard Donner, based on the novel of the same name by Michael Crichton. A team of presentday archaeologists are sent back in time to rescue their professor from medieval France in the middle of a battle. It stars Paul Walker, Frances OConnor, Gerard Butler, Billy Connolly, David Thewlis and Anna Friel among others.
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Reign of Fire is a 2002 postapocalyptic action fantasy film directed by Rob Bowman and starring Matthew McConaughey and Christian Bale, with the screenplay written by Matt Greenberg, Gregg Chabot, and Kevin Peterka. The film also features Izabella Scorupco and Gerard Butler.
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Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon is a 2010 animated short film by DreamWorks Animation that is a sequel to the feature film, How to Train Your Dragon.
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Mrs Brown, also theatrically released as Her Majesty, Mrs Brown, is a 1997 British drama film starring Judi Dench, Billy Connolly, Geoffrey Palmer, Antony Sher and Gerard Butler. It was written by Jeremy Brock and directed by John Madden.
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Chasing Mavericks is a 2012 American biographical drama film directed by Curtis Hanson and Michael Apted about the life of American surfer Jay Moriarity. 5
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Playing for Keeps is a 2012 American romantic comedy film directed by Gabriele Muccino, starring Gerard Butler with Jessica Biel, Catherine ZetaJones, Dennis Quaid, Uma Thurman and Judy Greer in supporting roles. The film was released on December 7, 2012, in the United States and Canada by FilmDistrict.
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Dragons Gift of the Night Fury is a 2011 computeranimated short film by DreamWorks Animation and directed by Tom Owens. It was released on November 15, 2011, on DVD and Bluray, along with another original animated short film Book of Dragons. 2
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Machine Gun Preacher is a 2011 biographical action drama film about Sam Childers, a former gang biker turned preacher and defender of African orphans. The movie was based on Childers book Another Mans War. 3 It was written by Jason Keller, directed by Marc Forster, and stars Gerard Butler, Michelle Monaghan and Michael Shannon.
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Tale of the Mummy also known as Russel Mulcahys Tale of the Mummy and Talos the Mummy is a 1998 BritishAmerican horror film, directed by Russell Mulcahy, starring Jason Scott Lee, Jack Davenport, Louise Lombard and Christopher Lee. The film received a theatrical wide release on February 13, 1999.
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Butterfly on a Wheel US Shattered, Europe Desperate Hours is a 2007 BritishCanadian mystery thriller film directed by Mike Barker, coproduced and written by William Morrissey, and starring Pierce Brosnan, Gerard Butler, and Maria Bello. The films title is an allusion to a line of Alexander Popes poem Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel? The line is usually interpreted as questioning why someone would put great effort into achieving something minor or unimportant, or who would punish a minor offender with a disproportional punishment. 4
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One More Kiss is a romantic Scottish drama directed by awardwinning film maker Vadim Jean Leon the Pig Farmer, Beyond Bedlam, Clockwork Mice and starring Valerie Edmond, Gerard Butler and James Cosmo in the main roles. The films tragic story revolves around a cancerdiagnosed woman who decides to live her remaining life to the full, which includes throwing herself into a triangle romance with an old flame.
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Jewel of the Sahara is a 2001 film starring Gerard Butler, Clifford David as the old Francois Renard and Peter Franzn as the young Francois Renard. Jewel of the Sahara is comedy short fantasy film directed by Ariel Vromen. He also wrote the screenplay, was the executive producer and edited the film. The movie was made by Keyser Productions.
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Shooters is a 2002 BritishAmerican crime drama film from directors Colin Teague and Glenn Durfort, and writers Andrew Howard, Louis Dempsey and Gary Young. It was filmed in London in NovemberDecember 1999 and released theatrically in the UK on 25 January 2002. In addition to cowriting the screenplay, Howard and Dempsey also play the films two leading roles.
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Attila also known as Attila the Hun in the UK is an American TV miniseries set during the waning days of the Western Roman Empire, in particular during the invasions of the Huns in Europe.
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