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Minority Report

Based on a story by famed science fiction writer Philip K Dick, Minority Report is an action-detective thriller set in Washington DC in 2054, where police utilise a psychic technology to arrest and convict murderers before they commit their crime. Tom Cruise plays the head of this precrime unit and is himself accused of the future murder of a man he hasn't even met.

A Beautiful Mind

Winner of four Academy Awards, A Beautiful Mind is the story of John Nash Ö a man who was living proof of the age old wisdom that there's a fine line between genius and madness. It is a human drama about the struggle of a true genius, inspired by events in the life of John Forbes Nash, Jr. and in part based on the biography by Sylvia Nasar. A mathematical genius, Nash (Russell Crowe) made an astonishing discovery in early life and stood on the brink of international acclaim. But his prodigious career was sidetracked by problems that would have broken many men. Nash, however, fought back. He had always been driven by his quest for one truly original idea and never lost sight of that dream. After many years of struggle, he triumphed over tragedy and literally changed the world.

Underworld

Vampires and lycans, an ancient form of werewolf, are at war. While the vampires inhabit a gigantic castle that houses their ancestor's tombs, the lycans live underground in a dilapidated sewer cave. Both teams are equipped with big guns, and they are constantly innovating deadlier bullets to gain advantage over each other. On the vampire side, the leather-clad death agent Selene (Kate Beckinsale) delegates teams of vamps to attack the lycans. But when she discovers that the lycans have kidnapped a human medical student, Michael Corvin (Scott Speedman), she knows the worst is on its way. Against the orders of her superior, Kraven (Shane Brolly), who is obsessively in love with Selene, she awakens the most powerful vampire of all time, Viktor (Bill Nighy) and prepares for a massive feud against lycan leader Lucian (Michael Sheen).

Catch Me If You Can

Inspired by the extraordinary true story of a brilliant young master of deception and the FBI agent hot on his trail, Catch Me If You Can stars Oscar nominee Leonardo DiCaprio and the two-time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks in one of the year's most acclaimed hits.

Garfield The Movie

Based on characters created by Jim Davis, this family feature tells the story of Garfield (featuring the voice of Bill Murray) a supremely spoiled pet cat, who wants the affection of everyone around him, but only when he wants it. Trouble arises when, under the influence of the beautiful veterinarian Liz (played by Jennifer Love Hewitt), Garfield's owner Jon (played by Breckin Meyer) decides to introduce a cuddly dog called Odie to the family. Jealous of the attention that Odie is receiving, Garfield locks him out of the house. Odie then runs away but is kidnapped by the evil television personality Happy Chapman (played by Stephen Tobolowsky). Garfield realises that he's made a huge mistake, and embarks on a brave mission to rescue his new housemate. The comic strip comes to life with this live-action family comedy-caper.

School Of Rock

In this box-office smash hit comedy from the creators of 'Dazed and Confused' and 'Orange County' hard rock meets education with straight A comedy results. It's always been Dewy Finn's dream to win the 'battle of the bands' but with his best friend Ned quitting rock to make a living as a professional substitute teacher/hen-pecked-boyfriend and his sell-out band mates dropping him from the line up, things don't look too good. Forming a new band of his own seems the only way to go. When Dewy intercepts a call for Ned about a high paying substitute teaching position at a prestigious private school he gets an idea: all he has to do is tell the school that he's Ned, sit in front of a bunch of bored kids, tell them to shut-up at incidental intervals and ask to be paid in cash at the end of the day. But when he finds out how proficient some of the kids are at music he develops a whole new plan... a plan to finally 'stick it to the man'... a plan that ROCKS!

Austin Powers: Goldmember

It's been three years since Austin Powers, that swinging international man of mystery, has faced his arch-nemesis, Dr. Evil. But after Dr. Evil and his accomplice Mini Me escape from a maximum-security prison, Austin is called to action once more in this third installment of the highly successful "Austin Powers" movie franchise. Teaming up with the mysterious Goldmember, Dr. Evil hatches a time-traveling scheme to take over the world, one that involves the kidnapping of Nigel Powers, Austin's beloved father and England's most renowned spy. As he chases the villains through time, Austin visits 1975 and joins forces with his old flame, Foxxy Cleopatra, a streetwise and stylish detective. Together Austin and Foxxy must find a way to save Nigel and stop Dr. Evil and Goldmember from their mischievous mayhem.

Spiderman 2

Two years have passed, and the mild-mannered Peter Parker faces new challenges as he struggles with 'the gift and the curse', desperately trying to balance his dual identities as the web-slinging superhero Spider-Man and his life as a college student. Tormented by his secrets and facing a deadly new threat in multi-tentacled Doctor Octopus (Molina), Peter finds that his relationships with all those he holds dear are in danger of unraveling. His life-long yearning for M.J. (Kirsten Dunst) becomes even stronger as he fights the impulse to reveal his secret life and declare his love. His friendship with Harry Osborn (James Franco) is complicated by the young Osborn's bitterness over his father's death and his growing vendetta against Spider-Man. Even Peter's beloved Aunt May (Rosemary Harris), who has fallen on hard times after the death of Uncle Ben, begins to have doubts about her nephew.

Solaris

Aboard a lonely space station orbiting the mysterious planet Solaris, a terrified crew encounters a host of strange phenomena, including eerie visitors who seem all too human.

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