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The Choir (2014)Boychoir / Hear My Song
Stet (Garrett Wareing) is a troubled young boy who, after the tragic death of his mother, has led a less than exemplary school life. However, he has a remarkable talent for singing which sees him transferred to a Boy Choir school led by a pertinacious schoolmaster (Dustin Hoffman). But can the strict school vanquish the rebel in Stet and introduce the singer? - Director:
- François Girard
- Cast:
- Dustin Hoffman, Kevin McHale, Josh Lucas
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In an age of honour and justice by the sword, Raiden (Clive Owen) is a fallen warrior who must rise up against a corrupt and sadistic ruler to avenge Bartok (Morgan Freeman), his dishonoured master. This epic sword-clashing adventure of loyalty, honour, and vengeance is a stunning cinematic experience not to be missed. - Director:
- Kazuaki Kiriya
- Cast:
- Clive Owen, Morgan Freeman, Aksel Hennie
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"Cake" takes us into the darkly funny world of Claire Bennett (Jennifer Aniston) who initiates a dubious relationship with a widower (Sam Worthington) while confronting fantastical hallucinations of his dead wife (Anna Kendrick). With her feisty housekeeper-come-caretaker (Adriana Barraza) ever at her side, Claire searches for human connection and self-forgiveness in this tale of personal redemption. - Director:
- Daniel Barnz
- Cast:
- Jennifer Aniston, Adriana Barraza, Anna Kendrick
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"Time Out of Mind" is a tour de force for Richard Gere, who plays George, an increasingly desperate man. Life seems to have passed him by. With nowhere to turn he finds himself adrift on the unforgiving streets of New York City. After exhausting all possible housing options, he seeks refuge at Manhattan's largest intake centre for homeless men. It proves a harsh and bewildering environment, but when George befriends a seasoned shelter-dweller (Ben Vereen), he begins to find hope of repairing his relationship with his estranged daughter (Jena Malone). - Director:
- Oren Moverman
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- Richard Gere, Ben Vereen, Jena Malone
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Dark Horse (2015)Dark Horse: The Incredible True Story of Dream Alliance
"Dark Horse" is the inspirational true story of a group of friends from a working men's club who decide to take on the elite 'sport of kings' and breed themselves a racehorse. Raised on a slagheap allotment, their foal grows into an unlikely champion, beating the finest thoroughbreds in the land, before suffering a near fatal accident. Nursed back to health by the love of his owners - for whom he's become a source of inspiration and hope - he makes a remarkable recovery, returning to the track for a heart-stopping comeback. - Director:
- Louise Osmond
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Heart-warming comedy about taking chances and rolling with the consequences. One night, two people, on a first date like no other... Meet Nancy (Lake Bell): 34, single, hung-over, and exhausted by her well-meaning but clueless friends' continual matchmaking. Nancy is done with dating. She's reached the end of her rope, and is more than happy to hole up, seal up, and resign herself to a life alone. That is until Jack (Simon Pegg) mistakes Nancy for his blind date at Waterloo Station, and she does the unthinkable and just... goes with it. Because what if pretending to be someone else finally makes her man up, and become her painfully honest, awesomely unconventional, and slightly unstable true self? - Director:
- Ben Palmer
- Cast:
- Simon Pegg, Lake Bell, Dean-Charles Chapman
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Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon (Liam Neeson), once known as The Gravedigger, has seen better days. Longtime best friend of mob boss Shawn Maguire (Ed Harris), Jimmy, now 55, is haunted by the sins of his past - as well as a dogged police detective (Vincent D'Onofrio) who's been one step behind Jimmy for 30 years. - Director:
- Jaume Collet-Serra
- Cast:
- Liam Neeson, Ed Harris, Joel Kinnaman
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"Insurgent" raises the stakes for Tris (Shailene Woodley) as she searches for answers and allies in this powered, action-packed second a from the Divergent series. On the run and targeted by ruthless faction leader Jeanine (Kate Winslet), Tris fights to protect the people she loves, facing one impossible challenge after another as she and Four (Theo James) race to unlock the truth about the past - and ultimately the future - of their world. - Director:
- Robert Schwentke
- Cast:
- Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Theo James
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Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage delivers a thrilling and powerful performance in this fast paced, edge of your seat political thriller. Set amid the devastating aftermath of the 2010 BP oil spill, Cage plays an idealistic, yet flawed, congressman whose fight for justice sees him quickly rise to political stardom and power. But he is forced to confront his demons after his career is destroyed in a sex scandal and he must then attempt to rectify his mistakes head on in the most important conflict of his life. Also starring Peter Fonda, Sarah Paulson and Connie Nielsen, 'The Runner' is a powerful thriller set against the backdrop of a real life disaster. - Director:
- Austin Stark
- Cast:
- Sarah Paulson, Nicolas Cage, Connie Nielsen
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Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation (2015)Mission: Impossible 5
With their elite organisation shut down by the CIA, agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his team (Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames) must race against time to stop The Syndicate, a deadly network of rogue operatives turned traitors. To stop this global threat, Ethan must join forces with an elusive, disavowed agent (Rebecca Ferguson) whose loyalty is suspect as he faces his most impossible mission ever. - Director:
- Christopher McQuarrie
- Cast:
- Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Jeremy Renner
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Expert mountaineers Rob Hall (Jason Clarke) and Scott Fischer (Jake Gyllenhaal) lead rival expeditions to scale the highest peak on Earth, Mount Everest. Their quest becomes dangerous when the fearless climbers collide head-on with one of the fiercest blizzards in the mountain's history. Faced against impossible conditions, the limits of human spirit and physical endurance are put to the ultimate test in an epic struggle for survival in this chilling, edge-of-your-seat thriller based on actual events. - Director:
- Baltasar Kormákur
- Cast:
- Jason Clarke, Ang Phula Sherpa, Thomas M. Wright
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Conjuring the Dead (2014)Valley of the Witch
Kristen Matthews moves from London to a small Welsh village after inheriting a house left to her by a recently deceased relative. Kristen settles into her new surroundings, makes friends with her neighbors and all appears well. But a series of unexplained suicides occur in the village, leaving the local police baffled. Kristen begins to experience vivid nightmares and the local priest falls victim to supernatural attacks. Dormant spirits have been reawakened. Can anyone stop the manifestation of ancient evil or is Kristen fated to pay for her new home's dark history? - Director:
- Andrew Jones
- Cast:
- Bill Bellamy, Lee Bane, Kenton Hall
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'Good Kill' tells the story of a Las Vegas fighter-pilot turned drone-pilot, Major Thomas Egan (Ethan Hawke), who fights the Taliban via remote control for half of his day, then goes home to his wife (January Jones) and kids in the suburbs for the other half. But Thomas is starting to question the mission. Is he creating more terrorists than he's killing? Is he fighting a war without end? This is one soldier's tale...with epic implications. - Director:
- Andrew Niccol
- Cast:
- Ethan Hawke, January Jones, Zoë Kravitz
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From the producers of 'The Purge' and 'Ouija' and the director of 'Wanted' comes an original thriller where a seemingly innocent prank starts a sequence of events that spirals out of control. 'Unfriended' unfolds over a teenager's computer screen as she and her friends are stalked by an unseen figure who seeks vengeance for a shaming video that led a vicious bully to kill herself. On the anniversary of the shocking suicide, the very same friends who thought there would be no consequences to their actions will find out just how deadly wrong they are. - Director:
- Levan Gabriadze
- Cast:
- Heather Sossaman, Matthew Bohrer, Courtney Halverson
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Starring Russell Crowe and Olga Kurylenko, 'The Water Diviner' is an epic adventure set in the aftermath of the devastating battle of Gallipoli in Turkey during World War I. Australian farmer Joshua Connor travels to Istanbul to discover the fate of his sons, reported missing in action. Battling against government bureaucracy, foreign traditions and armed forces in the still war-torn country, Connor embarks on a perilous journey to find the truth about his sons. 'The Water Diviner' is an extraordinary tale of love, hope and heroism. - Director:
- Russell Crowe
- Cast:
- Russell Crowe, Olga Kurylenko, Jai Courtney
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