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A Better Tomorrow (1986)Ying hung boon sik
Supercool mobster Mark (Chow Yun Fat) is a man of honour in a world of crime. His partner Ho (Ti Lung) is having second thoughts because kid brother Kit (Leslie Cheung) is an ambitious cop. Kit remains blissfully ignorant until Ho is double-crossed, their father is murdered and Ho is imprisoned. Mark swears to avenge his friend, but his right leg is shattered in the ensuing shoot out, a legendary scene of sensationally choreographed gunplay. When Ho leaves the slammer he find the crippled Mark reduced to scrubbing dirt off the boss's stretch limo. Both are determined to go straight, but neither Kit nor the crimelords are done with them yet. Finally, Mark, Ho and Kit must face their destiny in a blazing crosfire of conflicting loyalties and hot lead. Who will survive.....? - Director:
- John Woo
- Cast:
- Lung Ti, Gregory Snegoff, Leslie Cheung
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Like Sylvester Stallone's Rocky and Rambo, the hero of Cobra is another original: Lt. Marion Cobretti, a one-man assault force whose laser-mount submachine gun and pearl-handled Colt 45 spit pure crime-stopping venom. Rambo: First Blood Part II director George P. Cosmatos rejoins Stallone for this thriller pitting Cobretti against a merciless serial killer. The trail leads to not one murderer but to a "New Order" - and killing the inadvertent witness (Brigette Nielsen) to their latest blood spree. Fortunately, Cobra is her protector. And full-throttle screen excitement doesn't get any better. - Director:
- George P. Cosmatos
- Cast:
- Sylvester Stallone, Brigitte Nielsen, Reni Santoni
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Mark Wahlberg delivers an explosive performance in this action-packed thriller based on the legendary, hard-hitting video game. Max Payne is a maverick cop with little regard for rules and nothing left to lose. Hell-bent on revenge, he's determined to track down those responsible for the brutal murder of his family, but his obsessive investigation takes him on a nightmarish journey where dark fantasy collides with stark reality. As the mystery deepens, Max is forced to battle enemies beyond the natural world...and face an unthinkable betrayal that will drive him to the edge of his own sanity. - Director:
- John Moore
- Cast:
- Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Beau Bridges
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Ray Tango (Sylvester Stallone) and Gabe Cash (Kurt Russell) are rival LA. policemen with one thing in common: each thinks he is the best. Team them and they're like oil and water. But frame them for a crime and they're like a match and kerosene. Stallone and Russell deliver sweaty excitement, sex appeal and outrageous laughs in this action-comedy from the director of Runaway Train. The two stage a prison breakout that's a breathless rush of weapons and wisecracks — then roar after the shadowy crimelord (Jack Palance) who set them up. Tango & Cash are out to clear their names. Join them and feel the rush. - Director:
- Andrey Konchalovskiy
- Cast:
- Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell, Teri Hatcher
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Realizing that her son Andy (Gabriel Bateman) is lonely, Karen (Aubrey Plaza) brings home a technologically sophisticated "Buddi" doll named Chucky. But Chucky is no innocent toy - he's sinister, and his safety restrictions have been disabled! Soon, a gruesome series of events unfolds around Karen and Andy. Unable to convince his mom that the doll is responsible for the carnage, Andy becomes the target of the seemingly unstoppable, bloodthirsty Chucky! - Director:
- Lars Klevberg
- Cast:
- Tim Matheson, Ben Andrusco-Daon, Zahra Anderson
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John Merrick (John Hurt) is the elephant man, forced into circus sideshows and spurned by society because of the disfiguring disabilities he was born with. Rescued by a well meaning surgeon (Anthony Hopkins), he tries to escape a life of prejudice and cruelty as he tries to fit into the world ruled by Victorian sensibilities. - Director:
- David Lynch
- Cast:
- Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft
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Is Rose Red Mansion truly haunted? To find out, professor Joyce Reardon (Nancy Travis) invites six people - each with a distinct paranormal skill - to join her on a psychic field trip to reawaken the estate's supposedly dormant supernatural powers. So mark your calendar. And maybe buy some life insurance. The unparalleled master of horror scares up another fright-filled ectoplasmic encounter in 'Stephen King's Rose Red', a haunted-house shocker whose talented ensemble cast also feature Matt Keeslar, David Dukes and Julian Sands. The mansion's gates are open. Enter at your own risk. Because Rose Red isn't just a place. It's a living palace of doom. - Director:
- Craig R. Baxley
- Cast:
- Nancy Travis, Matt Keeslar, Kimberly J. Brown
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In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted to a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam. But when the US president (Donald Pleasence) crash-lands inside, only one man can bring him back: notorious outlaw and former special forces war hero Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell), but time is short. In 24 hours, an explosive device implanted in his neck will end Snake's mission - and his life - unless he succeeds. - Director:
- John Carpenter
- Cast:
- Kurt Russell, Debra Hill, John Carpenter
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In the Kyzyl Kum Desert, Central Asia, a team of explorers learn of a newly discovered cave system and set out on an expedition to explore it. Once inside, two of their guides are mysteriously killed and they find themselves inexplicably trapped. Their only means of escape is to descent deeper into the cave where they embark on a desperate fight for their lives, hunted by an unknown presence. - Director:
- Olatunde Osunsanmi
- Cast:
- Sybil Temchen, Mustafa Shakir, Ogy Durham
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Ring 0 (2000)Ringu 0: Bâsudei
Discover the horrifying truth behind Ring's viral video in this spine-tingling origin story. Thirty years prior to the events of 'Ring', teenager Sadako (Yukie Nakama), plagued by nightmares and a suspicion that she has inherited her mother's psychic abilities, joins a drama troupe as a form of therapy. When the leading actress dies under mysterious circumstances, Sadako takes on the role, much to the consternation of her peers, who suspect her of being responsible for the death. As a string of supernatural events unfolds around the troupe, Sadako's latent power continues to manifest itself, paving the way for a horrifying final confrontation - the repercussions of which will be felt for generations. - Director:
- Norio Tsuruta
- Cast:
- Yukie Nakama, Seiichi Tanabe, Kumiko Asô
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Easy-going Mari Collingwood (Sandra Peabody) and her fun-loving friend Phyllis (Lucy Grantham) are on their way to a Bloodlust concert to celebrate Mari's 17th birthday when three escaped convicts kidnap and torture them. But Mari and Phyllis are fighters, and although they are drugged and beaten into unconsciousness, stuffed into a car trunk and driven to the woods for even more brutality, they are still alive...but for how long? - Director:
- Wes Craven
- Cast:
- Sandra Peabody, Lucy Grantham, David Hess
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Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007)Wrong Turn 2
Six contestants led by the headstrong Nina Papas (Erica Leerhsen) assemble in the desolate woodlands of West Virginia to take part in the latest US reality show. Over the next five days they must battle against the elements in a simulated wasteland to see who will emerge the ultimate survivor and pocket the $100,000 first prize. But the participants are soon fighting for survival in an even deadlier game when they encounter a family of flesh-hungry mutants intent of having them for dinner... - Director:
- Joe Lynch
- Cast:
- Erica Leerhsen, Patton Oswalt, Henry Rollins
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Martin Scorsese directs this true story of New York stockbroker Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio). From the American dream to corporate greed, Belfort goes from penny stocks and righteousness to IPOs and a life of corruption in the late 80s - earning him the title "The Wolf of Wall Street". Money. Power. Women. Drugs. Temptations were for the taking and the threat of authority was irrelevant. For Jordan and his wolf pack, more was never enough. - Director:
- Martin Scorsese
- Cast:
- Leonardo DiCaprio, Edward Herrmann, Jonah Hill
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Ring 2 (1999)Ringu 2
After losing her boyfriend to the deadly virus which took its grip in the first instalment of the 'Ring' series, journalist Mai Takano (Miki Nakatani) decides to conduct her own investigation into the powers of the lethal videotape. Along the way she witnesses the gruesome effects wrought up on those who have been exposed to it, until eventually her investigation leads her deeper and deeper into the dark world of Sadako. - Director:
- Hideo Nakata
- Cast:
- Miki Nakatani, Hitomi Satô, Kyoko Fukada
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