Armageddon (1998)
A drill team head to space to stop an asteroid destroying Earth.
Bad Boys II (2003)
Sequel to the Will Smith/Martin Lawrence action comedy about drugs and cops and explosions.
The Island (2005)
Futuristic clone colony action escape drama (in clinging white bodysuits).
Pearl Harbor (2001)
The three-hour, $139 million take on the historical event that launched the USA into the Second World War.
The Rock (1996)
FBI boffin Nicolas Cage and grizzled lifer Sean Connery save Alcatraz from wacko army general.
Transformers (2007)
Robots in disguise!
Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014)
A mechanic hooks up with Optimus Prime as alien robots trick humans into hunting down the Autobots.
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen (2009)
Sam Witwicky has to save the earth from Decepticon (again).
Transformers: Dark Of The Moon (2011)
The Decepticons and Autobots battle once again.
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