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• Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark

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  Indiana Jones and his feisty ex-flame Marion Ravenwood dodge booby-traps, fight Nazis and stare down snakes in their incredible worldwide quest for the mystical Ark of the Covenant.

• The Mummy

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  Set in the 1920s, adventurer Rick leads Egyptologist Evelyn and her brother Jonathan to mysterious Hamunaptra. While Johnathan is keen on finding the legendary Egyptian treasures, Evelyn wants to search for the Book of the Living, which…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Shanghai Noon

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  A Chinese Imperial Guard travels to the wild West to find and retrieve a kidnapped princess.

• Hidalgo

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  In the 1890's Frank T. Hopkins, a former U.S. Cavalry dispatch rider and his mustang Hidalgo, are performing in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. They are invited to run in the epic 3,000 mile endurance race across the Middle Eastern desert,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Crouching tiger, hidden dragon

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  Set in 19th-century China, two master warriors are faced with their greatest challenge when the treasured Green Destiny sword is stolen. As each warrior battles for justice, they come face-to-face with their worst enemy, and the enduring…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lawrence of Arabia

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  A look at T.E. Lawrence, a British officer who unites the desert tribes of Arabia against the Turks during World War I.

• Mulan

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  To save her ailing father from serving in the Imperial Army, a fearless young woman disguises herself as a man to battle northern invaders in China.

• King Arthur

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  A reluctant leader, Arthur wishes only to leave Britain and return to the peace and stability of Rome. Before he can, one final mission leads him and his Knights of the Round Table. Britain needs a king--someone not only to defend against…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Lost City of Z

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  The incredible true story of British explorer Percy Fawcett, who journeys into the Amazon at the dawn of the twentieth century and discovers evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization that may have once inhabited the region.

• Swiss Family Robinson

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  The shipwrecked Robinson family finds new life on a deserted island far from civilization.

• In the Heart of the Sea

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  In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex was assaulted by something no one could believe: a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance. This story reveals the encounter's harrowing aftermath, as…Read moreRead more of this annotation