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A good man intent on making the world a better place, Father James (Brendan Gleeson) is continually shocked and saddened by the spiteful and confrontational inhabitants of his small country town. One day his life is threatened during confession. He shrugs off the altercation and continues to perform his pastoral duties, trying as best he can to help his parishioners. Soon, however, the sinister and troubling undercurrents he has tried to ignore start to make their presence felt more keenly, and as the forces of darkness close in around him he begins to wonder if he will have the courage to face his own personal Calvary. - Director:
- John Michael McDonagh
- Cast:
- Brendan Gleeson, Chris O'Dowd, Kelly Reilly
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'Pompeii' tells the epic story of Milo (Kit Harington), a slave turned invincible gladiator who finds himself in a terrifying race against time to save his true love (Emily Browning). As mount Vesuvius erupts in a torrent of blazing lava, Milo must fight his way out of the arena as the once magnificent city crumbles around him. - Director:
- Paul W.S. Anderson
- Cast:
- Kit Harington, Emily Browning, Kiefer Sutherland
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Seduced by dreams of making it big, Gretta (Keira Knightley) and her boyfriend Dave (Adam Levine) move to New York to pursue their passion for music. However, when Dave rejects her for the fame and fortune of a big solo contract, Gretta find herself alone and far from home. Just when she's decided to move back to London, life begins to look up when struggling record producer Dan (Mark Ruffalo) stumbles upon her singing during an open mic night. Captivated by her raw talent and inspiring authenticity Dan persuades Gretta to take a fresh approach to making music and together they transform the streets of New York in to their recording studio, giving their careers one final shot. - Director:
- John Carney
- Cast:
- Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Adam Levine
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Dr. Will Caster (Johnny Depp) is a leader in the field of Artificial Intelligence, working to create a sentient machine that combines mankind's collective intelligence with the full range of human emotions. Anti-technology extremists will do whatever it takes to stop him, but their attempt to destroy Will forces him to record and upload his own mind to a supercomputer in order to achieve transcendence. Success brings him ever-evolving knowledge...and nearly unstoppable power as the fate of the world rests on Will's now-questionable humanity. - Director:
- Wally Pfister
- Cast:
- Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, Morgan Freeman
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From the day Pauline (Clemence Poésy) lends him a helping hand on the bus, the stubborn and weary Matthew Morgan (Sir Michael Caine) stumbles back to happiness. Swept off his old feet by the young woman's disarming vitality and unwavering optimism, the quiet teacher becomes an unlikely student of living. In their everyday adventures of walks through Paris, lunches in the park, and trips to the country, the odd couple explore the treasures of friendship, the comfort of companionship, the taste of romance - and the meaning of family. Through their mutual restoration of faith in people who care, Pauline embraces the idea of a new kind of family while Matthew finally reconnects with his estranged son Miles, who in turn finds himself deeply affected by the changes in his father. - Director:
- Sandra Nettelbeck
- Cast:
- Michael Caine, Deshaun Strong, Michelle Goddet
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An alien entity inhabits the earthly form of a seductive young woman who combs the Scottish highways in search of the human prey it is here to plunder. It lures its isolated and forsaken male victims into an otherworldly dimension where they are stripped and consumed. But life in all its complexity starts to change the alien. It begins to see itself as 'she', as human, with tragic and terrifying consequence. 'Under the Skin' is about seeing ourselves through alien eyes. - Director:
- Jonathan Glazer
- Cast:
- Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy McWilliams, Lynsey Taylor Mackay
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Set in Los Angeles in the slight future, 'Her' follows Theodore (Joaquin Phoenix), a complex, soulful man who makes his living writing touching, personal letters for other people. Heartbroken after the end of a long relationship, he becomes intrigued with a new, advanced operating system, which promises to be an intuitive and unique entity in its own right. Upon initiating it, he is delighted to meet "Samantha", a bright, female voice (Scarlett Johansson) who is insightful, sensitive and surprisingly funny. As her needs and desires grow, in tandem with his own, their friendship deepens into an eventual love for each other. - Director:
- Spike Jonze
- Cast:
- Joaquin Phoenix, Scarlett Johansson, Amy Adams
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Two veterans of the Bosnian War - one an American named Benjamin Ford (Robert De Niro), the other a former Serbian soldier, Emil Kovac (John Travolta) - engage in a tense, action-packed cat and mouse game, against the backdrop of America's most forbidding and remote landscape - the Appalachian mountain wilderness.
- Director:
- Mark Steven Johnson
- Cast:
- Robert De Niro, John Travolta, Milo Ventimiglia
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Tom Selznick (Elijah Wood) is the most talented pianist of his generation. Years after a catastrophic performance and racked with stage fright, he reappears in public for his long awaited return. In a packed theater, in front of the expectant audience, Tom finds a message written on the score: "Play one wrong note and you die". Without leaving the piano, he must discover the anonymous sniper's motives and look for help without anyone realizing… - Director:
- Eugenio Mira
- Cast:
- Elijah Wood, John Cusack, Kerry Bishé
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From the producers of 'The King's Speech' comes the remarkable true story of Robyn Davidson (Mia Wasikowska), a young woman who leaves her life in the city behind to make a solo trek through almost 2,000 miles of sprawling Australian desert. Accompanied by only her dog and four unpredictable camels, she sets off on a life-changing journey. Along the way, she meets National Geographic photographer Rick Smolan (Adam Driver) who begins to photograph her voyage. Tracks is an inspirational tale of self-discovery, set against one of the most dangerous and breathtaking backdrops on the planet. - Director:
- John Curran
- Cast:
- Mia Wasikowska, Adam Driver, Lily Pearl
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'A New York Winter's Tale' is a timeless story of sweeping romance and crossed destinies. In a mythical New York City near the turn of the 20th century, burglar Peter Lake (Colin Farrell) meets a dying young woman named Beverly Penn (Jessica Brown Findlay). Falling irrevocably in love with her, Peter's only option is to discover a way to stop time and bring her back from death. - Director:
- Akiva Goldsman
- Cast:
- Colin Farrell, Jessica Brown-Findlay, Russell Crowe
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On the last day of the first manned mission to Mars, a crew member of Tantalus Base believes he has made an astounding discovery - fossilised evidence of bacterial life. Unwilling to let the relief crew claim all the glory, he disobeys orders to pack up and goes out on an unauthorized expedition to collect further samples. But a routine excavation turns to disaster when the porous ground collapses, and he falls into a deep crevice and near certain death. His devastated colleagues attempt to recover his body. However, when another vanishes they start to suspect that the life-form they have discovered is not yet dead. As the group begins to fall apart it seems their only hope is the imminent arrival of the relief ship Aurora. - Director:
- Ruairi Robinson
- Cast:
- Liev Schreiber, Lewis Macleod, Elias Koteas
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Texas cowboy Ron Woodroof (Matthew McConaughey) sees bis free-wheeling life overturned when he's diagnosed as HIV-positive and given 30 days to live. Determined to survive, Woodroof decides to take matters in his own hands by tracking down alternative treatments from all over the world by means both legal and illegal. After finding an unlikely ally in Rayon (Jared Leto), he establishes a hugely successful "buyers' club" and unites a band of outcasts in a struggle for dignity and acceptance that inspires in ways no one could have imagined. - Director:
- Jean-Marc Vallée
- Cast:
- Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto
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From visionary director Terry Gilliam, 'The Zero Theorem' stars two-time Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz as Qohen Leth, an eccentric and reclusive computer genius plagued with existential angst. Living in isolation in a burnt-out church, Qohen is obsessively working on a mysterious project personally delegated to him by Management aimed at discovering the meaning of life - or the lack thereof - once and for all. Increasingly disturbed by unwanted visits from people he doesn't fully trust including the flirtatious Bainsley (Melanie Thierry), Management's wunderkind son Bob (Lucas Hedges), his unpredictable colleague Joby (David Thewlis), and would-be digital therapist Dr. Shrink-Rom, it's only when he experiences the power of love and desire that he's able to understand his own reason for being. - Director:
- Terry Gilliam
- Cast:
- Christoph Waltz, Lucas Hedges, Mélanie Thierry
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When a busy London market is decimated by terrorists, the country prepares for one of the most high-profile cases in British history. The defence team (Eric Bana and Rebecca Hall) step into a dangerous web of secrets and lies and uncover a sinister conspiracy that points to a possible government cover up. What follows finds the two lawyers lives in jeopardy. - Director:
- John Crowley
- Cast:
- Eric Bana, Rebecca Hall, Jim Broadbent
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