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Lie to Me is an American crime drama series. It aired on Fox from 21 January 2009 to 31 January 2011. Samuel Baum created it. Tim Roth plays Dr Cal Lightman, an expert in reading facial expressions and body language to spot when people are lying.
The A-Team (2010), directed by Joe Carnahan, is an action film based on the 1980s television series. Liam Neeson plays Colonel John "Hannibal" Smith, the leader of a four-man Special Forces unit framed for a crime they did not commit and forced to clear their names while on the run.
Toy Story 3 (2010), directed by Lee Unkrich, shows Andy grown and toys left behind. Tom Hanks voices Woody, the leader who holds hope. Tim Allen acts as Buzz Lightyear, the friend who glitches to Spanish mode.
Iron Man 2 (2010), directed by Jon Favreau, follows Tony Stark as the world demands he hand over the Iron Man suit while a new enemy with a personal grudge builds weapons to destroy him. Robert Downey Jr. plays Tony Stark, now famous and under pressure from every side.
In Robert Ludlum’s The Arctic Event, co-authored with James H. Cobb, Covert-One's Jon Smith leads a team to a crashed Soviet bomber in the Arctic that holds a deadly biological cargo.
Up (2009), directed by Pete Docter, tells the tale of Carl Fredricksen, an old man who ties balloons to his house. Ed Asner voices Carl with gruff heart. He lost his wife Ellie. Christopher Plummer acts as Charles Muntz, the explorer gone wrong.
In Robert Ludlum’s The Moscow Vector, co-authored with Patrick Larkin, Covert-One's Jon Smith hunts a deadly virus killing Russian leaders before a hardliner can seize the Kremlin.
Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol follows Harvard symbolist Robert Langdon as he races through Washington, D.C. to save his mentor from a mysterious attacker seeking a Masonic secret.
In Robert Ludlum’s The Lazarus Vendetta, co-authored with Patrick Larkin, Covert-One's Jon Smith investigates a deadly attack on a nanotech laboratory linked to the shadowy Lazarus Movement.
In Robert Ludlum’s The Altman Code, co-authored with Gayle Lynds, Covert-One's Jon Smith tracks a Chinese cargo ship suspected of carrying chemical weapons material before a major treaty signing.
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009), directed by Carlos Saldanha, takes the herd underground into a hidden world where dinosaurs still live. Ray Romano voices Manny, who is about to become a father and worries about everything.
In Robert Ludlum’s The Bancroft Strategy, agent Todd Belknap seeks kidnapped friend Jared Rinehart, intersecting with Andrea Bancroft's probe into her family's foundation and enigmatic Genesis, unveiling a utilitarian cabal.
In Robert Ludlum’s The Ambler Warning, agent Hal Ambler escapes a psychiatric facility, discovering his identity erased.
In Robert Ludlum’s The Tristan Betrayal, agent Stephen Metcalfe infiltrates WWII Moscow to sway a German general against invading Russia, rekindling a romance with ballerina Lana amid Nazi pursuits and betrayals.
In Robert Ludlum’s The Janson Directive, ex-agent Paul Janson rescues philanthropist Peter Novak from terrorists, only for the mission to fail spectacularly.
In Robert Ludlum’s The Paris Option, co-authored with Gayle Lynds, Covert-One's Jon Smith hunts a DNA computer after a lab explosion in Paris.
In Robert Ludlum’s The Sigma Protocol, banker Ben Hartman and agent Anna Navarro uncover a WWII-era cabal, Sigma, manipulating world events through assassinations and age-reversal tech.
WALL·E (2008), directed by Andrew Stanton, follows a small robot left on Earth. Ben Burtt voices WALL·E with beeps and charm. He stacks trash and collects odd things. Elissa Knight acts as EVE, the sleek probe who drops from space.
In Robert Ludlum’s The Cassandra Compact, co-authored with Philip Shelby, Covert-One agent Jon Smith pursues a stolen smallpox sample from Russia.
In Robert Ludlum’s The Prometheus Deception, retired Directorate agent Nick Bryson learns his covert career was a lie, manipulated by a rogue agency.
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008), directed by Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath, follows the zoo animals as they leave Madagascar and crash land on the African mainland. Ben Stiller voices Alex the lion, who finds the pride he was taken from as a cub.
In Robert Ludlum’s The Hades Factor, a gripping medical thriller co-authored with Gayle Lynds, a deadly virus threatens global catastrophe.
In Robert Ludlum’s The Matarese Countdown, retired CIA agent Brandon Scofield is drawn back into action when the deadly Matarese organisation resurfaces, aiming for global economic domination through mergers and assassinations.
In Robert Ludlum’s The Apocalypse Watch, American agent Harry Latham infiltrates a neo-Nazi organisation plotting to revive the Fourth Reich.
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), directed by Paul Greengrass, ends the chase for Jason Bourne. Matt Damon plays Bourne with steel will and split-second moves. He jumps from London to Madrid. Joan Allen acts as Pamela Landy, the agent who shifts sides.