Eric Bana started his acting career by starring in the 1993 comedy chat show ‘Tonight Live.’ He earned a lot of praise for his role on the show and was subsequently invited to be part of the sketch comedy series ‘Full Frontal’ which proved to be a breakthrough in his career. Eric remained on the show for four years during which he recorded his first comedy album named ‘Out of Bounds’ in 1994. He also launched his own sketch comedy series, ‘The Eric Show,’ in 1996. The show ran for eight episodes and was eventually canceled after it failed to generate good ratings.
In 1997, Eric Bana received the ‘Logie Award’ (Most Popular Comedy Personality) for his performance in ‘Full Frontal.’ Around the same time, he made his movie debut by playing the role of ‘Con Petropoulous’ in the comedy-drama film ‘The Castle.’ The movie went on to become a critical and commercial success. In 1999, Eric Bana appeared on the medical drama series ‘All Saints.’
In 2000, Eric appeared in the Andrew Dominik-directed crime drama film ‘Chopper,’ where he portrayed the role of Mark ‘Chopper’ Read. For his performance, Eric Bana was awarded ‘Best Actor in a Leading Role’ by the ‘Australian Film Institute.’ He returned to television in 2001 with the soap opera series ‘Something in the Air.’ In the same year, Bana hogged the limelight for his performance in the war film ‘Black Hawk Down,’ where he portrayed Norm “Hoot” Gibson. In 2003, he starred in the superhero film ‘Hulk,’ where he played the lead character. That same year, Bana lent his voice in the animated movie ‘Finding Nemo’ which marked his debut as a voice actor.
Between 2004 and 2008, Eric Bana appeared in many successful movies, including ‘Troy’ (2004), ‘Munich’ (2005), and ‘Romulus, My Father’ (2007) for which he was again awarded the ‘Best Actor in a Leading Role’ by the 'Australian Film Institute.’ In 2008, he appeared in a single movie named ‘The Other Boleyn Girl’ where he played ‘Henry VIII.’
The year 2009 saw the release of the sci-fi/action movie ‘Star Trek,’ where Eric portrayed the character of ‘Captain Nero.’ The movie became a massive box office hit and even earned an ‘Academy Award’ for ‘Best Makeup.’ Eric Bana also appeared in two other movies that year namely, ‘The Time Traveler’s Wife’ and ‘Funny People.’ In 2011, Eric played the role of ’Erik Heller’ in the action/thriller movie ‘Hanna.’
In 2013, Eric starred in the biographical war film ‘Lone Wolf’ where he was seen playing the role of Lieutenant Commander ‘Erik S. Kristensen.’ The film met with critical and commercial success and even received two ‘Oscar’ nominations. In 2016, Bana appeared as ‘Frank Bonneville’ in the satirical comedy film ‘Special Correspondents.’ The movie was panned by the critics, receiving only a 17% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It became one of the worst films of Bana’s career.
Eric Bana went on to appear in movies like ‘King Arthur: Legend of the Sword’ (2017), ‘The Forgiven’ (2017), ‘The Dry’ (2021), and ‘Back to the Outback’ (2021). Bana will next be seen in the drama film ‘Blueback.’ The movie is being directed by ‘Robert Connolly’ and will also star ‘Mia Wasikowska’ and ‘Radha Mitchell.’
Black Hawk Down relives on the big screen the US military's 1993 raid of Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. The Academy Award-winning war film, made by Ridley Scott, is based on a 1999 non-fiction book of the same name.
The eleventh film in the Star Trek film franchise, it follows the rebellious James T. Kirk and Spock on board the newly commissioned USS Enterprise, as they attempt to prevent a Romulan—Nero—from future from creating black holes and destroying the United Federation of Planets.
Eleven Israeli athletes are abducted and massacred by a Palestinian terrorist group during Munich Olympic Games. Hence, the Israeli government begins a covert operation and assigns a team of Mossad agents headed by Avner Kaufman to find and kill those responsible. The team starts its mission and along the way learns that there is a very thin line that separates their enemies and friends.
Set during the Afghanistan war, the movie depicts the true story of four American navy SEALs Marcus Luttrell, Michael P. Murphy, Danny Dietz, and Matthew ‘Axe’ Axelson. During a surveillance mission, they are surrounded and outnumbered by Taliban fighters. In the ensuing battle, only Michael Luttrell survives with the help of local Pashtun villagers.
Henry DeTamble, who has a rare genetic anomaly, is often dragged through time and space to significant events in his life, but is incapable of changing them. Once he meets the beautiful Clare Abshire in the library he works in and falls in love with her, but their relationship is complicated by his frequent involuntary time travels.
A loose adaptation of Homer's Iliad, the film follows the Trojan War, which emerged after Paris, the Trojan prince, convinced the Queen of Sparta, Helen, to leave her husband Menelaus, and come with him to Troy.
Since the time she was two years old, Hanna is trained by her ex-CIA operative father to become an assassin. Now sixteen, she steps out on a mission to kill Marissa, an intelligence operative. As she travels across Europe, Hanna is pursued by Marissa who is hell bent on killing her. Along the way, she learns a secret about her own identity.
The film revolves around the Boleyn sisters, Mary and Anne, who vie for the affection of King Henry VIII. On the behest of their power-hungry family, shy Mary and impetuous Anne try to win the King over. But when he chooses Mary as his mistress, Anne manipulates her way to take Mary’s place and then becomes the second wife of Henry VIII.
This action thriller film portrays how four coast guards, who get caught in a deadly storm, give their all to rescue the survivors, after an oil-tanker split in half, and traps its crew.
In this alternate Arthurian legend, Arthur is orphaned at a young age after his uncle leads a coup to dethrone his father, King Uther Pendragon of Briton, and kills his mother. Raised by prostitutes, he becomes strong and street-smart, but unaware of his lineage until he comes in possession of Excalibur, the legendary sword of magical powers.
Veteran NYPD Special Operations Sergeant, Ralph Sarchie, and his partner Butler have seen many dark and horrifying events. But they find their beliefs pushed to the limits when in 2013 they start investigating some very bizarre incidents. To get to the bottom, Sarchie now teams up with Mendoza, the Spanish priest schooled in the rites of exorcism.
Addison and Liza, siblings on the run in Michigan after a failed casino heist, decide to cross the US-Canada border and part ways. On her way, Liza meets and falls in love with Jay, a newly-released from prison former boxer, on his way home for Thanksgiving.
Two former lovers are reunited by a high-profile terrorism case as they are put on the same defense team. They represent Farroukh, a suspected terrorist, and soon it seems that the case is much more complicated than it seems.
Successful stand-up comedian George Simmons, who has no close family or friends, is diagnosed with a rare, terminal disorder. With less than a year to live, he appoints Ira Wright, a struggling comedian, as his personal assistant who soon becomes his close friend. When his disease goes into remission and his ex-girlfriend re-connects with him, George tries to figure out his priorities.
Special Correspondents is a satirical comedy film which revolves around two radio journalists who plan a scheme to fake their kidnappings during a rebel uprising in South America.
Huck Cheever is a talented poker player living in Las Vegas, who is trying to secure a seat in a tournament. However, at the same time, he also has to deal with his personal problems.
The superhero movie explores the origins of Bruce Banner and his transformation into the Incredible Hulk after exposure to gamma radiation. It also reveals the instability of Hulk, while being hunted by the US military. Hulk has to eventually go up against his biological father who has sinister motives of his own.
Marlin, a clown fish, is horrified after his son, Nemo, who has a lame right fin, is captured by underwater sea divers. He sets out on a perilous journey to rescue Nemo, accompanied by Dory, a blue tang suffering from short-term memory loss. Meanwhile, Nemo hatches an escape plan with the other fishes in a dentist's aquarium.
The film is a moving story about two very unlikely pen pals over the period of two decades. Mary, an eight year old girl from Australia befriends Max, a forty four year old obese man and the two bond well. Over the period of time, the friendship sees its share of ups and down wherein the two offer each other support and a new way of looking at life.
