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Boyhood (2014)Growing Up
Dreamy-eyed grade-schooler Mason (Ellar Coltrane) is facing upheaval: his struggling single mom Olivia (Patricia Arquette) has decided to move him and older sister Samantha (Lorelei Linklater) to Houston - just as their long-absent father Mason Sr. (Ethan Hawke) re-enters their world. Thus begins a decade of constantly unfolding heartbreak and wonder as Mason swims against the tide of family moves and controversies, faltering marriages, new schools, first loves, lost loves, good times and scary times that shape the person he will be. - Director:
- Richard Linklater
- Cast:
- Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke
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1915: The Battle for the Alps (2014)The Silent Mountain
As war rages across Europe, the once idyllic Alpines become host to one of the most brutal battles of the First World War. When he is drafted to fight for his country, young Andreas (William Moseley) is torn from his love, Francesca. With the front line cutting through the mighty Dolomite mountains, Andreas' battalion must hold the final line of defence and survive both the brutal war and the unforgiving environment of the Iron Mountain. - Director:
- Ernst Gossner
- Cast:
- William Moseley, Eugenia Costantini, Claudia Cardinale
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When outsider Josh (Jesse Eisenberg) teams with runaway Dena (Dakota Fanning) for a controversial mission to blow up a dam, they cannot imagine the fatal consequences. Co-starring Peter Sarsgaard and directed by Kelly Reichardt, "Night Moves" takes you on a chilling journey that will see their alliance shattered and place their lives at risk. - Director:
- Kelly Reichardt
- Cast:
- Jesse Eisenberg, Dakota Fanning, Peter Sarsgaard
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Jake Gyllenhaal plays Adam Bell, a college history professor who is somewhat dissatisfied with his life. One day when watching a movie he spots a bit-part actor who looks exactly like him and begins investigating who this doppelganger is. Becoming increasingly obsessed, Adam decides he must meet with this mysterious person, but when he does he unearths more than he'd bargained for. - Director:
- Denis Villeneuve
- Cast:
- Jake Gyllenhaal, Mélanie Laurent, Sarah Gadon
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Liam Neeson stars as Matt Scudder, a troubled former NYPD investigator and now a ruthless, unlicensed private detective. When a series of kidnappings targeting the city's worst drug criminals escalates to grisly murder, the circuit's leader hires Scudder to find the culprits and bring them to bloody justice. Operating outside the law where the police fear to tread, Scudder discovers a trail of victims and finds himself in a chilling race against the clock to track down the killers before they strike again... - Director:
- Scott Frank
- Cast:
- Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens, David Harbour
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Lucy (Scarlett Johansson), is tricked by her boyfriend into delivering a briefcase where she is grabbed and held hostage by the merciless Mr. Jang (Choi Min-Sik). His thugs surgically implant a package loaded with a powerful synthetic substance in her to smuggle it across the border. The package leaks and she develops superhuman traits. Lucy enlists the help of professor Samuel Norman (Morgan Freeman), whose decades of research on the brain's potential makes him unparalleled in the field and the only person with the ability to see where this might lead. Relentlessly pursued by her former captors Lucy begins to turn the tables and transform into a warrior evolved beyond human logic. - Director:
- Luc Besson
- Cast:
- Scarlett Johansson, Laura D'Arista Adam, Eunyul Hong
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North Carolina mountains at the end of the 1920s - George (Bradley Cooper) and Serena Pemberton (Jennifer Lawrence), love-struck newly-weds, begin to build a timber empire. With power and influence now in their hands, the Pembertons refuse to let anyone stand in the way of their inflated love and ambitions. However, once Serena discovers George's hidden past and faces an unchangeable fate of her own, the Pemberton's passionate marriage begins to unravel leading toward a dramatic reckoning. - Director:
- Susanne Bier
- Cast:
- Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Rhys Ifans
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A college road trip turns into a breathless battle for survival. When a trio of computer geniuses are lured to the desert they believe it to be a hacker's prank, but things turn serious when they're kidnapped and taken to a mysterious facility. Who has taken them? The government? A terrorist organisation? An agency not of this world? They must do whatever it takes to find out. - Director:
- William Eubank
- Cast:
- Brenton Thwaites, Olivia Cooke, Beau Knapp
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Ralph Sarchie (Eric Bana) is a New York police officer investigating a series of disturbing and inexplicable crimes. When he discovers that the crimes are of supernatural origins, he must join forces with an unconventional priest (Edgar Ramirez), schooled in the rituals of exorcism, to combat the frightening and demonic possessions terrorizing their city. Filled with action and thrilling suspense, the film is inspired by the book, which details Sarchie's bone-chilling real-life cases. - Director:
- Scott Derrickson
- Cast:
- Eric Bana, Édgar Ramírez, Olivia Munn
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Ten years after a Western economic collapse, cold-blooded drifter Eric (Guy Pearce) traverses the scorched Australian outback on a mission to track down the men who took everything he had. After losing their trail he soon crosses paths with Rey (Robert Pattinson), a badly wounded member of the gang who was left for dead by his own brother. Vulnerable and naive Rey joins Eric as his unwitting accomplice and together they cross this new world to exact their revenge. - Director:
- David Michôd
- Cast:
- Guy Pearce, Robert Pattinson, Scoot McNairy
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Christine (Nicole Kidman) wakes up next to a man (Colin Firth) she does not recognise. Panic stricken, he slowly explains that he is her husband, and that she suffered a terrible accident that has given her amnesia. Every morning, Christine wakes up a stranger, and every night her memories fade into nothing. With the help of Dr. Nasch (Mark Strong), Christine is trying to regain her memory. That is, until one day, when new terrifying truths emerge that force her to question everyone around her, and what really happened to her on the day of her accident... - Director:
- Rowan Joffe
- Cast:
- Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth, Mark Strong
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The mayor of a small fishing village which has fallen upon hard times comes up with a radical plan to rejuvenate the community... entice a giant corporation to build their new factory in the village. But there's just one problem - in order to qualify, they must have a doctor in residence, which they don't have... When unlikely candidate and big city doctor Paul Lewis lands in their lap for a trial residence they believe their prayers have been answered, and hilarity ensues as the villagers rally together to charm him into staying. - Director:
- Don McKellar
- Cast:
- Taylor Kitsch, Anna Hopkins, Brendan Gleeson
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April, 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theatre, a battle-hardened army sergeant named Wardaddy (Brad Pitt) commands a Sherman tank and her five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Outnumbered and outgunned, and with a rookie soldier thrust into their platoon, Wardaddy and his men face overwhelming odds in their heroic attempts to strike at the heart of Nazi Germany. - Director:
- David Ayer
- Cast:
- Brad Pitt, Heiko Obermöller, Shia LaBeouf
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Hamburg, the city where the 9/11 bombers lived and plotted, remains on high alert. When a suspected terrorist arrives in the city, he attracts the interest of a secret anti-terror unit who must uncover the truth about his identity and possible connections to high level terrorists. As the clock ticks down the race is on to establish this most wanted man's true motives - is he an oppressed victim or a militant terrorist hell-bent on destruction? - Director:
- Anton Corbijn
- Cast:
- Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel McAdams, Daniel Brühl
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What If? (2013)The F Word
Wallace (Daniel Radcliffe), a medical school dropout, has been repeatedly burned by bad relationships. So while everyone around him, including his roommate Allan (Adam Driver), seems to be finding the perfect partner. Wallace decides to put his love life on hold. It is then that he meets Chantry (Zoe Kazan), an animator who lives with her long term boyfriend Ben (Rafe Spall). Wallace and Chantry form an instant connection, striking up a close friendship. But there is no denying the chemistry between them, leading the pair to wonder: what if the love of your life is actually your best friend? - Director:
- Michael Dowse
- Cast:
- Daniel Radcliffe, Zoe Kazan, Megan Park
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