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Oscar winner Denzel Washington and Oscar winner Viola Davis deliver the 'performance-driven masterpiece' of the year in the film adaptation of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Set in 1950s Pittsburgh, the film takes a passionate look at former Negro-league baseball player Troy Maxson (Washington) as he fights to provide for those he loves in a world that threatens to push him down. Washington's directorial triumph 'connects with people on a deep, emotional level' and pulses with the universal truths of love and forgiveness, despite what lies beyond your own fence. - Director:
- Denzel Washington
- Cast:
- Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen Henderson
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After her drug kingpin boyfriend (Diego Luna) frames her for stealing a fortune in cartel cash, 17 year old Lydia (Erin Moriarty) goes on the run, with only one ally in this whole wide world: her perennial screw-up of a dad, John Link (Mel Gibson). A motorcycle outlaw and a convict in his time, he is now is determined to keep his little girl from harm and for once in his life, do the right thing... - Director:
- Jean-François Richet
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- Mel Gibson, Erin Moriarty, Diego Luna
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Winner of three Academy Awards including best picture, "Moonlight" is a breath-taking coming-of-age story and the best reviewed film of the year. "Moonlight" follows the story of Chiron (Ashton Sanders) from his early childhood in his depressed Miami neighbourhood to adulthood in Atlanta as he navigates the dangers of drugs, violence, family, love and sexuality. - Director:
- Barry Jenkins
- Cast:
- Mahershala Ali, Shariff Earp, Duan Sanderson
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The famous symbologist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia and finds himself the target of a manhunt. Langdon teams up with Sienna Brooks (Felicity Jones), a doctor he hopes will help him recover his memories. Together, they race across Europe and against the clock to stop a virus that would wipe out half of the world's population. - Director:
- Ron Howard
- Cast:
- Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones, Irrfan Khan
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Mark Wahlberg leads an all-star cast in this unforgettably powerful film inspired by a thrilling story of real-life heroes. For the one hundred and twenty-six people aboard the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig, April 20th 2010 began like any normal day. Before day's end, the world would bear witness to one of the greatest man-made disasters in U.S. history. 'Deepwater Horizon' reveals the brave acts of the men and women who rose to the challenge - and risked everything to lead others to safety. - Director:
- Peter Berg
- Cast:
- Mark Wahlberg, Mayla Parker, Kurt Russell
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Based on a true story, federal agent Robert "Bob" Mazur (Bryan Cranston) goes deep undercover to infiltrate Pablo Escobar's drug trafficking scene plaguing the nation in 1986 by posing as slick, money-laundering businessman Bob Musella. Teamed with impulsive and streetwise fellow agent Emir Abreu (John Leguizamo) and rookie undercover agent posing as his fiancee Kathy Ertz (Diane Kruger), Mazur befriends Escobar's top lieutenant Roberto Alcaino (Benjamin Bratt). To catch the criminals Mazur will have to become one, risking it all to build a case that leads to indictments of more than 100 drug lords and the corrupt bankers who cleaned their dirty money. - Director:
- Brad Furman
- Cast:
- Bryan Cranston, John Leguizamo, Diane Kruger
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Raised on hip-hop and foster care, defiant city kid Ricky (Julian Dennison) gets a fresh start in the New Zealand countryside. He quickly finds himself at home with his new foster family: the loving Aunt Bella, the grumpy Uncle Hec (Sam Neill), and dog Tupac. When a tragedy strikes that threatens to ship Ricky to another home, both he and Hec go on the run in the bush. As a national manhunt ensues, the newly branded outlaws must face their options: go out in a blaze of glory or overcome their differences and survive as a family. - Director:
- Taika Waititi
- Cast:
- Sam Neill, Julian Dennison, Rima Te Wiata
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In director Antoine Fuqua's modern vision to a classic story, the desperate townspeople of Rose Creek employ protection from seven outlaws, bounty hunters, gamblers and hired guns after the town falls under the deadly control of industrialist Bartholomew Bogue. As they prepare the town for the violent showdown that they know is coming, these seven mercenaries find themselves fighting for more than money. - Director:
- Antoine Fuqua
- Cast:
- Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke
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Blair Witch (2016)The Woods
Helmed by director Adam Wingard, 'Blair Witch' goes back to its found footage roots 20 years after James's sister and her two friends vanished into the Black Hills Forest in Maryland, while researching the legend of the Blair Witch, leaving a trail of theories and suspicions in their wake. The film documents James (James Allen McCune) and his friends Peter (Brandon Scott), Ashley (Corbin Reid) and film student Lisa (Callie Hernandez) venturing into the same woods, each with a camera, to uncover the mysteries surrounding the 1994 disappearances. At first the group is hopeful, especially when a pair of locals Lane (Wes Robinson) and Talia (Valorie Curry) offer to act as guides through the dark and winding woods. But as the endless night wears on, the group is visited by a menacing presence. Slowly, they begin to realise the terrifying legend is all too real and more sinister than they could have imagined. - Director:
- Adam Wingard
- Cast:
- Callie Hernandez, James Allen McCune, Brandon Scott
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Twenty years after mysterious aliens nearly wiped out humankind, they're back with a vengeance in this explosive sequel to the original blockbuster hit, 'Independence Day'! Using recovered alien technology, and led by brilliant scientist David Levinson (Jeff Goldblum returning in the role), the nations of Earth developed a vast defence program to protect the planet. But nothing could prepare us for a new invasion of unprecedented scale - and only the ingenuity of a few brave men and women can save our world from extinction. - Director:
- Roland Emmerich
- Cast:
- Liam Hemsworth, Jenna Purdy, Jeff Goldblum
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Fate and adventure collide in the "epic and awe-inspiring" story of Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston), a prince who is enslaved by the Romans after being betrayed by his adopted brother Messala (Toby Kebbell). Separated from his family and the woman he loves, Ben-Hur is rescued from near death by the mysterious llderim (Morgan Freeman). He returns to his homeland seeking revenge against his brother and an empire, but instead he finds a chance for redemption. - Director:
- Timur Bekmambetov
- Cast:
- Jack Huston, Toby Kebbell, Rodrigo Santoro
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Growing up, Rebecca (Teresa Palmer) never knew what lay behind the terror lurking in the dark. When she left home, she thought she'd also left her fears behind. Now her little brother, Martin (Gabriel Bateman), is experiencing the same unexplained and terrifying events that once tested her sanity. A supernatural entity with a connection to their mother's past is haunting them, and as Rebecca gets closer to discovering the truth, her life and the lives of those around her are in danger... once the lights go out. - Director:
- David F. Sandberg
- Cast:
- Teresa Palmer, Gabriel Bateman, Maria Bello
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Something mysterious is leaving a path of destruction in the streets of 1926 New York, threatening to expose the wizarding community. Newt Scamander arrives in the city nearing the end of a global excursion to research and rescue magical creatures. When unsuspecting No-Maj Jacob Kowalski inadvertently lets some of Newt's beasts loose, a band of unlikely heroes must recover the missing beasts before they come to harm, but their mission puts them on a collision course with Dark forces. - Director:
- David Yates
- Cast:
- Eddie Redmayne, Scott Goldman, Katherine Waterston
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Mechanic: Resurrection (2016)Mechanic 2
Arthur Bishop (Jason Statham) returns as the Mechanic in the sequel to the 2011 action-thriller. When the deceitful actions of a cunning but beautiful woman (Jessica Alba) force him to return to the life he left behind, Bishop's life is once again in danger as he has to complete an impossible list of assassinations of the most dangerous men in the world. - Director:
- Dennis Gansel
- Cast:
- Jason Statham, Jessica Alba, Tommy Lee Jones
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After thousands of years, Apocalypse, the world's first and most powerful mutant, has awakened to find a world led by humans. Intent on cleansing the Earth of mankind, he recruits a group of mutants to create a new world order. In a desperate race to save humanity, Professor X (James McAvoy) leads the young X-Men in an epic showdown - against an unstoppable enemy - that will determine the fate of the world. - Director:
- Bryan Singer
- Cast:
- James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence
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