The Perfect Storm / Three Kings

The Perfect Storm (2000)

Based on a true story, director Wolfgang Petersen's harrowing nautical adventure stars George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, John C. Reilly, and William Fichtner as the captain and crew of the New England fishing vessel Andrea Gail, who found themselves in the fight of their lives when their boat was caught in a record-setting storm in the fall of 1991. With Diane Lane, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. 130 min. C/Rtg: PG-13

Three Kings (1999)

In the aftermath of Desert Storm, four American soldiers (George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube, Spike Jonze) stationed in occupied Iraq come upon a map showing where a fortune in stolen Kuwaiti gold sits in an underground bunker. Setting out to help themselves to the gold, the G.I.s find themselves coming to the aid of anti-Hussein civilians under attack by Iraqi forces, in director David O. Russell's acclaimed, offbeat war drama. 115 min. C/Rtg: R