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Keanu Reeves stars as Johnny Utah, a clean-cut FBI rookie assigned to track down a gang of bank robbers operating in Southern California. Since his partner (Gary Busey) is convinced that the robbers are surfers, Johnny decides to go undercover in the maverick world of surfing.

He soon meets Bohdi (Patrick Swayze), a charismatic adrenaline junkie who'll do anything for a thrill...perhaps even rob banks. As the two become friends Johnny falls under the dangerous influence of Bohdi. He becomes addicted to the endless days of surfing and reckless nights of partying, and even gets involved with Bohdi's ex-girlfriend (Lori Petty). As Johnny gets closer to cracking the case, he learns the truth of Bohdi's most important lesson - if you want the ultimate thrill, you have to pay the ultimate price.

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As the world falls, young Furiosa (Anya Taylor-Joy) is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and ends up in the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus (Chris Hemsworth).

Sweeping through the Wasteland, they come across the Citadel, presided over by Immortan Joe (Lachy Hulme). While the two Tyrants war for dominance, Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home.

Forrest Gump is the movie triumph that became a phenomenon. Tom Hanks gives an astonishing performance as Forrest, an everyman whose simple innocence comes to embody a generation. Winner of six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (Robert Zemeckis) and Best Actor (Tom Hanks).

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Starring Academy Award winners Jessica Chastain and Anne Hathaway, 'Mothers' Instinct' is an unnerving psychological thriller about two best friends and neighbors, Alice (Jessica Chastain) and Céline (Anne Hathaway), whose perfect lives in '60s suburbia are shattered by a tragic accident.

As their familial bonds are gradually undermined by guilt and paranoia, a gripping battle of wills develops, revealing the darker side of maternal love.

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Set in the 1980s, in the former Etruscan landscape of rural Italy, Arthur (Josh O'Connor), a vagabond-type character, is mourning the loss of his love.

A local ragtag group of graverobbers make use of his archaeological skills to find ancient tombs filled with artefacts, but Arthur uses the digs to search for a door to the afterlife, of which myths speak, where he imagines reuniting with her.

From filmmaker Alex Garland comes a journey across a dystopian future America, following a team of military-embedded journalists as they race against time to reach DC before rebel factions descend upon the White House.

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In 1889, Italian immigrant Francesca Cabrini (Cristiana Dell'Anna) arrives in New York City, greeted only by disease, crime, and impoverished children.

Witnessing the vast inequality of the city, Cabrini sets off on a daring mission to help society's most vulnerable, but must first overcome the prejudices and indifference of those in power. However, despite these momentous setbacks, her broken English, and poor health, she remains determined to use her entrepreneurial mind to build an empire of hope unlike anything that the world has ever seen.

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Deep in the Egyptian desert, a handful of people searching for a long-lost treasure have just unearthed a 3,000 year old legacy of terror.

Combining the thrills of a rousing adventure with the suspense of 1932 horror classic, 'The Mummy' is a true non-stop action epic, filled with dazzling visual effects, top-notch talent and superb storytelling.

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In 1755, the impoverished Captain Ludvig Kahlen (Mads Mikkelsen) sets out to conquer the uninhabitable Danish heath in the name of the King.

But the sole ruler of the area, the merciless Frederik de Schinkel (Simon Bennebjerg), who believes the land belongs to him, swears revenge when the maid Ann Barbara (Amanda Collin) and her serf husband escape for refuge with Kahlen.

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As an unidentified virus sweeps the country, the Korean government declares martial law. As the country descends into chaos, one city, Busan, is rumoured to have successfully fended off the virus outbreak and remains the only beacon of hope for those not yet infected.

But when the virus breaks out on an express train to Busan, passengers on board must fight for their own survival...453 km from Seoul to Busan. The struggle to survive. Get on board to stay alive!

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"Dune: Part Two" explores the mythic journey of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) as he unites with Chani (Zendaya) and the Fremen while on a warpath of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family.

Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, he endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.

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In this action-packed sequel to Alien, Sigourney Weaver returns as Ripley, the only survivor from mankind's first encounter with the monstrous Alien.

Her account of the Alien and the fate of her crew are received with scepticism - until the mysterious disappearance of colonists on LV-426 lead her to join a team of high-tech colonial marines sent in to investigate.

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In this wild and incredible tale, young Bella Baxter (Emma Stone) is brought back to live by a brilliant and unorthodox scientist.

Eager to learn and hungry for the worldliness she lacks, Bella runs off on an adventure that inspires in her a fantastical evolution leading to a fierce dedication to equality and liberation.

"Wonka" tells the wondrous story of how a young dreamer named Willy Wonka (Timothée Chalamet) becomes the world's greatest inventor, magician and chocolate maker.

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The Holdovers follows a curmudgeonly instructor (Paul Giamatti) at a New England prep school who is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go.

Eventually he forms an unlikely bond with one of them — a damaged, brainy troublemaker (Dominic Sessa) — and with the school's head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam (Da'Vine Joy Randolph).