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With 'The Searchers', John Wayne and director John Ford forged an indelible saga of the frontier and the men and women who challenged it. Wayne plays Ethan Edwards, an ex-Confederate who sets out to find his niece, captured by Comanches who massacred his family. He won't surrender to hunger, thirst, the elements or loneliness. And in his obsessive quest, Ethan finds something unexpected: his own humanity. One of the most influential movies ever made. - Director:
- John Ford
- Cast:
- John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles
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Charming comedy about the mostly true story of Forrest Tucker (Robert Redford) - from his daring prison escape at age 70 to an unprecedented string of bank heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public. Wrapped up in the pursuit are detective John Hunt (Casey Affleck), who is captivated by Forrest's commitment to his craft, and jewel (Sissy Spacek), the woman who loves him despite his criminal ways. - Director:
- David Lowery
- Cast:
- Robert Redford, Casey Affleck, Sissy Spacek
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With the help of a courageous fellowship of friends and allies, Frodo (Elijah Wood) embarks on a perilous mission to destroy the legendary One Ring. Hunting Frodo are servants of the Dark Lord, Sauron (Sala Baker), the Ring's evil creator. If Sauron reclaims the Ring, Middle-earth is doomed. Winner of four Academy Awards, this epic tale of good versus evil, friendship and sacrifice will transport you to a world beyond imagination. - Director:
- Peter Jackson
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- Elijah Wood, Alan Howard, Ian McKellen
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Nope (2022)NOPE
Following their father's shocking death, Hollywood animal wrangler OJ (Daniel Kaluuya) and his sister Emerald (Keke Palmer) begin observing unexplained phenomena on their vast Southern California ranch that leads them down an obsessive rabbit hole as they plot attempts to capture the mystery on camera. Along with a former child star turned family theme park ringmaster (Steven Yeun) who neighbours the siblings, the pair's efforts to chase the spectacle soon bring terrifying consequences and unimaginable horror. The result is a complex social thriller that unpacks the seeds of violence, risk and opportunism that are inseparable from the romanticised history of the American West...and from show business itself. - Director:
- Jordan Peele
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- Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Brandon Perea
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It's 1985, and Robbie Hart (Adam Sandler) is a wedding singer who can cover the hits, deliver the perfect toast and even get Grandma on the dance floor. But when Robbie is dumped at his own wedding, he has a total eclipse of the heart and becomes the ultimate cynic. It's not until he meets a waitress named Julia (Drew Barrymore) that Robbie starts to come around. However, Julia's about to get married herself, and unless Robbie can pull off the performance of a lifetime, the girl of his dreams may be gone forever. - Director:
- Frank Coraci
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- Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Christine Taylor
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An ambitious genetic experiment takes the wrong turn when two twins - who look nothing alike - are born and then separated. Years later, the unlikely siblings meet: Julius (Arnold Schwarzenegger), a highly educated but sheltered giant with a big heart, and Vincent (Danny DeVito), a pint-sized hustler with an insatiable lust for women and money. With girlfriends in tow and a hit-man on their tail, the newfound brothers set off on a wild, cross-country misadventure to find their mother - but end up finding out more about themselves. - Director:
- Ivan Reitman
- Cast:
- Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, Kelly Preston
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"Benediction" explores the turbulent life of First World War poet Siegfried Sassoon (Peter Capaldi / Jack Lowden). Having survived the horrors of fighting in the First World War, he was decorated for his bravery and became a vocal critic of the government's continuation of the war when he returned from service. His poetry was inspired by his experiences on the Western Front and he became one of the leading war poets of the era. Adored by members of the aristocracy as well as stars of London's literary and stage world, Sassoon embarked on affairs with several notable men as he attempted to come to terms with his homosexuality. At the same time, broken by the horror of war, his life became a quest for salvation, trying to find it within the conformity of marriage and religion. His is the story of a troubled man in a fractured world, searching for peace and self acceptance, something which speaks as meaningfully to us in the modern world as it did then. - Director:
- Terence Davies
- Cast:
- Kate Phillips, Tom Blyth, Jack Lowden
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Amsterdam (2022)Untitled David O. Russell / Canterbury Glass
Written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker David 0. Russell comes an original crime epic about three close friends who find themselves at the centre of one of the most shocking secret plots in American history. Based on facts that meet fiction, the film stars Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, with Rami Malek and Robert De Niro. - Director:
- David O. Russell
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- Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington
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Deep in the suburbs of Pasadena, a bored, confused and alienated twenty-one year old graduate named Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) awkwardly drifts from moment to moment, in constant turmoil over his lack of direction and the uncertain, impending future. Driven by a desire for experience and desperate to avoid the corporate, deluded and mediocre world of his affluent parents, Benjamin succumbs to the advances of an older woman and begins an affair with the persuasive and enigmatic Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft) the wife of one of his father's business partners. But what starts as a farcical fling becomes painfully complicated when Ben finds himself falling in love with her daughter. - Director:
- Mike Nichols
- Cast:
- Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross
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Join Kevin Kline, Glenn Close, William Hurt, Jeff Goldblum, Tom Berenger, Mary Kay Place, Jobeth Williams and Meg Tilly as they reunite for the funeral of a college pal. During the weekend that follows, these friends compare their sixties ideals with the harsh reality of their lives in the eighties. Old friendships, shared experiences and a soundtrack featuring Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, Creedance Clearwater Revival, Procal Harum and Smokey Robinson made 'The Big Chill' an irresistible trip down memory lane. In a cold world, you need your friends to keep you warm. - Director:
- Lawrence Kasdan
- Cast:
- Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum
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Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)Die Hard 3 / Die Hard: New York
Beleaguered NYC Detective John McClane (Bruce Willis) faces his worst day yet when a new foe (Jeremy Irons) wreaks havoc in downtown Manhattan - then threatens more devastation if his demands aren't met! Caught in a sadistic game of hide-and-seek, McClane and an unlikely hero (Samuel L. Jackson) race against time to avert more lethal mayhem. - Director:
- John McTiernan
- Cast:
- Bruce Willis, Jeremy Irons, Samuel L. Jackson
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Although a brilliant, classical pianist from an intellectual, well-to-do family - Robert Dupea (Jack Nicholson) has made a career out of running from job to job and woman to woman. Presently working in an oil field, Dupea spends most of his free time downing beers, playing poker and being noncommittal with his sexy but witless girlfriend Rayette (Karen Black). But when he is summoned to his father's deathbed, Dupea returns home with Rayette, where he meets and falls for a sophisticated woman. Now caught between his conflicting lifestyles, the gifted but troubled Dupea must face issues that will change his life forever. - Director:
- Bob Rafelson
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- Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, Billy Green Bush
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Thelma and Louise (1991)Thelma & Louise
Susan Sarandon (Louise) and Geena Davis (Thelma) star as accidental outlaws on a desperate flight across the Southwest after a tragic incident at a roadside bar. With a determined detective (Harvey Keitel) on their trail, a sweet-talking hitchhiker (Brad Pitt) in their path and a string of crimes in their wake, their journey alternates between hilarious, high-speed thrill-ride and empowering personal odyssey...even as the law closes in. - Director:
- Ridley Scott
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- Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis, Harvey Keitel
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The Godfather (1972)Mario Puzo's The Godfather
In late 1940's New York, Mafia 'Godfather' Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) gathers his three sons around him for daughter Connie (Talia Shire)'s wedding; the hot-headed Sonny (James Caan), ineffectual Fredo (John Cazale) and war hero Michael (Al Pacino), who chooses to distance himself from the family 'business'. When Vito is shot and wounded for refusing to sanction a rival family's heroin sales on his territory, Sonny temporarily takes over and embarks on bloody gang warfare. This results in him being killed in an ambush, and Michael finds himself nominated to succeed the ailing Vito. - Director:
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Cast:
- Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan
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In 'Bullet Train', Brad Pitt stars as Ladybug, an unlucky assassin determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans, as Ladybug's latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe - all with connected, yet conflicting, objectives - on the world's fastest train...and he's got to figure out how to get off. - Director:
- David Leitch
- Cast:
- Brad Pitt, Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson
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