Sky High (2005)
When you're the son of the world's most legendary superheroes The Commander (Kurt Russell) and Jetstream (Kelly Preston), there is only one school for you - Sky High, an elite high school that is entrusted with the responsibility of molding today's power-gifted students into tomorrow's superheroes. The problem is that Will Stronghold (Michael Angarano) is starting with no superpowers of his own and, worst of all, instead of joining the ranks of the "Hero" class, he finds himself relegated to being a "Sidekick." Now he must somehow survive his freshman year while dealing with an overbearing gym coach (Bruce Campbell), a bully with super speed and a dangerous rebel with a grudge (and the ability to shoot fire from his hands)... not to mention the usual angst, parental expectations and girl problems that accompany teenage life. But when an evil villain threatens his family, friends and the very sanctity of Sky High, Will must use his newfound superpowers to save the day and prove himself a "Hero" worthy of the family tradition.
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Miracle (2004)
This is the true story of coach Herb Brooks (Russell), who in 1980 had the distinction of having been the last player cut from the U.S. hockey team the last time the team won the Gold at the Olympics (in 1960). Brooks got his chance at being part of a medal-winning team, however, when he led the U.S. hockey team to victory over the Soviets (who had won the medal the last four times: 1976, 1972, 1968, and 1964 since that 1960 U.S. win) at the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid despite overwhelming odds. For a country still entangled in a decades-long "Cold War" with the U.S.S.R., the sports victory was seen as patriotic and symbolic of "our side" beating "their side."
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Dark Blue (2002)
Set in the LAPD in April 1992, it takes place just days before the acquittal of four white officers in the beating of black motorist Rodney King and the subsequent LA riots. In this racially charged climate, the LAPD's elite Special Investigations Squad (SIS) is assigned a high-profile quadruple homicide. As they work the case, veteran detective Eldon Perry (Kurt Russell) tutors rookie Bobby Keough (Scott Speedman) in the grim realities of police intimidation and corruption. Meanwhile, Assistant Chief Holland (Ving Rhames), the only man in the department willing to stand up to the SIS, threatens to end Perry's brand of single-handed "justice" on the LA streets. While navigating through tumultuous neighborhoods of South Central LA, Perry and Keough must track down killers and face their own demons.
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| Interstate 60 (2002) |
| 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001) |
| Vanilla Sky (2001) |
| Breakdown (1997) |
| Escape from L.A. (1996) |
| Executive Decision (1996) |
| Forrest Gump (1994) |
| Stargate (1994) |
| Tombstone (1993) |
| Captain Ron (1992) |
| Unlawful Entry (1992) |
| Backdraft (1991) |
| Tango & Cash (1989) |
| Winter People (1989) |
| Tequila Sunrise (1988) |
| Overboard (1987) |
| Big Trouble in Little China (1986) |
| The Best of Times (1986) |
| The Mean Season (1985) |
| Swing Shift (1984) |
| Silkwood (1983) |
| The Fox and the Hound (1981) |
| Amber Waves (1980) |
| Used Cars (1980) |
| Elvis (1979) |
| Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A. (1977) |
| The Captive: The Longest Drive 2 (1976) |
| The Quest: The Longest Drive (1976) |
| Search for the Gods (1975) |
| The Deadly Tower (1975) |
| The Strongest Man in the World (1975) |
| The New Land (1974) |
| Charley and the Angel (1973) |
| Superdad (1973) |
| Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972) |
| Fools' Parade (1971) |
| The Barefoot Executive (1971) |
| Dad, Can I Borrow the Car? (1970) |
| The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969) |
| Guns in the Heather (1968) |
| The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit (1968) |
| The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968) |
| Mosby's Marauders (1967) |
| Follow Me, Boys! (1966) |
| Guns of Diablo (1964) |
| It Happened at the World's Fair (1963) |
| Escape from New York |
| Soldier |
| The Quest |
| The Thing |
| The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters |
