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After mugging an old man for a few dollars, thugs Artie (Martin Sheen) and Joe (Tony Musante) hop a subway deep in the Bronx, and proceed to threaten and intimidate the Sunday night commuters all the way to Times Square.

The terrified riders are a mixed group - an elderly Jewish couple, a family trying to protect their 5-year-old daughter, an alcoholic, two teens on a date, two military Privates, a bigoted African-American man and his wife, etc. - but they are united by their fear and sense of helplessness as switchblade-wielding Joe and Artie block the subway doors from opening at stops, and prevent the riders from leaving. Will any of them have the courage to confront the two maniacs?

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'Jacob's Ladder' tells the truly scary story of a traumatized Vietnam war veteran, who, as he returns to his civilian life begins to hallucinate.

Visualising horned creatures and visited by his dead son, Jacob Singer (Tim Robbins) downwardly spirals into a life of confusion and horror as he searches for the truth behind his Vietnam experience and tries to make sense of what is happening to him.

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Joseph is a small-town teacher who has given up on both life and his tentative relationship with childhood sweetheart Rosealee (Amy Irving).

That is until he becomes caught up in a passionate affair with Catherine (Amy Locane), the vivacious 17 year old daughter of a gruff retired major (Gary Busey) and an alcoholic mother. As his steamy liaison with Catherine develops, Joseph begins to realise that anything is possible and, for the first time in his life, he must make a stand for what he believes in.

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Bill Parrish (Anthony Hopkins) has it all, success, wealth and power. Days before his 65th birthday he receives a visit from a mysterious stranger, Joe Black (Brad Pitt), who soon reveals himself as Death. In exchange for extra time, Bill agrees to serve as Joe's earthly guide.

But will he regret his choice when Joe unexpectedly falls in love with Bill's beautiful daughter Susan (Claire Forlani).

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A lonely teenage horror-movie fan discovers a mysterious computer game that uses hypnosis to custom-tailor the game into the most terrifying experience imaginable.

When he emerges from the hypnotic trance he is horrified to find evidence that the brutal murder depicted in the game actually happened - and he's the killer.

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Just how bad can one day get? The creative minds behind 'Superbad' and 'Sausage Party' take on sixth grade hard in this innocent yet raunchy comedy. Max (Jacob Tremblay), Thor (Brady Noon), and Lucas (Keith L.

Williams) skip school and set off on an odyssey of apically bad decisions involving stolen drugs, a frat house, and running from both the cops and girls!

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Shingen (Tatsuya Nakadai), a powerful warload, has become as legendary as the motto emblazoned on his war banners. "Swift as the wind, silent as the forest, fierce as the fire, immovable as the mountain". As he lies dying from his battle wounds.

Shingen orders his clan to find a double to replace him - to keep his death secret so that his enemies will not attack. The man chosen for this role is called Kagemusha (the shadow of the warrior). However this Kagemusha turns out to be a petty criminal who must somehow transfer himself into a great leader and command allegiance of 25,000 samurai warriors.

Jefferies (James Stewart), a photographer with a broken leg, takes up the fine art of spying on his Greenwich Village neighbours during a summer heat wave. But things really hot up when he suspects one neighbour (Raymond Burr) of murdering his invalid wife and burying the body in a flower garden.

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Sweet-natured Tom (Ethan Hawke) is obsessed with his beautiful neighbour Geena (Teri Polo), but he's too shy to ask her out. Fortunately, Tom's older brother is there to set it up and lend a hand - as well as cash, his car, his credit card and his suit.

But before they've even ordered appetisers, a case of mistaken identity turns Tom's dream date with Geena into a nightmare. Soon, a wicked crime lord, a wacked-out delivery man and a pair of crooked cops are after Tom, determined to kill much more than the evening's romantic mood!

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From Robert Eggers, the visionary filmmaker behind the modern horror masterpiece 'The Witch', comes this hypnotic and hallucinatory tale of two lighthouse keepers (Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson) on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890's.

As an approaching storm threatens to sweep them from the rock and strange apparitions emerge from the fog, each man begins to suspect that the other has become dangerously unmoored.

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Recently named one of the ten best music documentaries of all time by Rolling Stone magazine, 'Metallica: Some Kind of Monster' is the groundbreaking and critically acclaimed 2004 documentary film that follows the band through three of the most turbulent years in their three-decade long career.

Directed and produced by the award-winning team of Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky, 'Metallica: Some Kind of Monster' gives viewers an incredibly raw and intimate look into the lives and psyches of the members of one of the most successful rock bands in music history as they battle their way through addiction, domestic life, backlash from their fans, and near-total disintegration during the making of their Grammy-winning album 'St. Anger'.

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When a young bride (Samara Weaving) marries into a ridiculously rich and delightfully deranged family, her wedding night becomes her worst nightmare as she's forced to play a lethal game of hide-and-seek and must fight to stay alive.

'Ready or Not' is a wicked comedy-thriller that elevates the phrase "til death do us part" to shocking new heights!

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When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) is mysteriously enlisted to investigate.

From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan's untimely death.

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Torrential rains and floods force local sheriff (Randy Quaid) and town residents of huntingburg to evacuate and abandon the town, Tension mounts when an armoured car, sent to transport $3 million from local banks, breaks down and drivers, Tom (Chritian Slater) and his Uncle Charlie (Ed Asner), find

themselves stranded. Before they know it they are surrounded by a suspicious crew led by Jim (Morgan Freeman). Without warning the crew opens fire. The Chase is on, Tom wades his way through thigh-deep waters with $3 million in tow, Jim is determined to find Tom and the money, the action is non-stop and so is the rain.

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All the kids in town are dying to play the hot new video game Arcade. Trouble is once you play the game you can kiss reality good-bye. Arcade has seven levels of excitement, adventure and terror for its players.

The game transports you to another world with its stunning graphics, thrilling sound effects, and virtual reality simulation. It is the ultimate experience in a video game. But excitement like this doesn't come cheaply - when you battle with Arcade you're putting your life on the line. The kids have accepted the challenge and are absorbed into the game. Only Alex (Megan Ward) realizes that their mysterious disappearances are linked to Arcade. She must battle the game, alone. Too bad she's never been very good at games...