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In the white-knuckle action movie 'Plane', pilot Brodie Torrance (Gerard Butler) saves his passengers from a lightning strike by making a risky landing on a war-torn island - only to find that surviving the landing was just the beginning. When most of the passengers are taken hostage by dangerous rebels, the only person Torrance can count on for help is Louis Gaspare (Mike Colter), an accused murderer who was being transported by the FBI. In order to rescue the passengers, Torrance will need Gaspare's help, and will learn there's more to Gaspare than meets the eye. - Director:
- Jean-François Richet
- Cast:
- Gerard Butler, Mike Colter, Tony Goldwyn
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His crime: nonconformity. His sentence: the chain gang. Paul Newman plays one of his best-loved roles as Cool Hand Luke, the loner who won't - or can't - conform to the arbitrary rules of his captivity. It recalls other hallmark Newman performances: Luke is The Hustler without a dream of victory, Harper without a moral mission, Hud without a father to defy. A cast of fine character actors, including George Kennedy in his Academy Award-winning role of Dragline, gives Newman solid support as fellow prisoners. And Strother Martin is the Captain who taunts Luke with the famous line, "What we've got here is...failure to communicate." No failure here. With rich humour and vibrant storytelling power, 'Cool Hand Luke' succeeds resoundingly. - Director:
- Stuart Rosenberg
- Cast:
- Paul Newman, George Kennedy, Strother Martin
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EO, a grey donkey with melancholic eyes and a curious spirit, begins his life as a circus performer before escaping on a trek across the Polish and Italian countryside. During his travels, he encounters an eclectic cast of characters, including a countess, a young Italian priest and a riotous Polish football team. An equine hero, EO boldly points out societal ills and serves as warning of the dangers of neglect and inaction, all while on a quest for freedom. - Director:
- Jerzy Skolimowski
- Cast:
- Hola, Tako, Marietta
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Living (2022)Ikiru
London, 1953. Mr. Williams, played by Bill Nighy, is a veteran civil servant, a cog in the city's stifling bureaucracy as it struggles to rebuild following WWII. After a shattering health diagnosis, it dawns on him he has not been living his life to the full. Amidst the fog of his paperwork, and his loneliness at home, he yearns to find fulfilment before it's too late. He is encouraged in his search by two younger colleagues - the vibrant Margaret (Aimee Lou Wood) and idealistic new recruit Peter (Alex Sharp) - and a hedonistic stranger, Sutherland (Tom Burke), encountered during a desperate trip to the seaside. - Director:
- Oliver Hermanus
- Cast:
- Bill Nighy, Aimee Lou Wood, Alex Sharp
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Speeding through the Moroccan desert to attend an old friend's lavish weekend party, wealthy Londoners David and Jo Henninger (Ralph Fiennes and Jessica Chastain) are involved in a tragic accident with a local teenage boy. Arriving late at the grand villa with the debauched party raging, the couple attempts to cover up the incident with the collusion of the local police. But when the boy's father arrives seeking justice, the stage is set for a tension-filled culture clash in which David and Jo must come to terms with their fateful act and its shattering consequences. - Director:
- John Michael McDonagh
- Cast:
- Matt Smith, Jessica Chastain, Ralph Fiennes
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In this action thriller directed by Michael Bay, veteran Will Sharp (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II), desperate for money, turns to his adoptive brother Danny (Jake Gyllenhaal) for help. A career criminal, Danny instead offers him a huge score. But when their heist goes awry, the desperate brothers hijack an ambulance with a wounded cop and EMT (Eiza Gonzalez) onboard. Will and Danny must evade a city-wide law enforcement response, keep their hostages alive, and somehow try not to kill each other, all while executing the most insane escape LA has ever seen. - Director:
- Michael Bay
- Cast:
- Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Eiza González
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Top Gun: Maverick (2022)Top Gun 2
After more than thirty years of service as a top naval aviator, Pete "Maverick" Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot. Yet, Maverick must confront the ghosts of his past when he returns to Top Gun to train a group of elite graduates and comes face-to-face with Lt. Bradshaw (Miles Teller), the son of his former wingman, "Goose". Bitter rivalries ignite as the pilots prepare for a specialised mission, which will require the ultimate sacrifice from those chosen to fly it. - Director:
- Joseph Kosinski
- Cast:
- Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller
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Pete (Tom Stourton) is ready to leave his youthful indulgences behind and settle down with his girlfriend, Sonia (Charly Clive). When his university friends invite him for a country weekend way to celebrate his birthday he finds their immature ways haven't changed and he's baffled by their spontaneous invitation to a feral stranger from the local pub to join them. With the atmosphere turning from tense to terrifying to surreal, Pete reaches breaking point. Is he being punished? Is he paranoid? Or is he just part of some sick joke? - Director:
- Andrew Gaynord
- Cast:
- Georgina Campbell, Christopher Fairbank, Joshua McGuire
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All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)Im Westen nichts Neues
The story follows teenagers Paul Baumer (Felix Kammerer) and his friends Albert and Muller, who voluntarily enlist in the German army, riding a wave of patriotic fervour that quickly dissipates once they face the brutal realities of life on the front. Paul's preconceptions about the enemy and the rights and wrongs of the conflict soon crumble. However, amid the countdown to Armistice, Paul must carry on fighting until the end, with no purpose other than to satisfy the top brass' desire to end the war on a German offensive. - Director:
- Edward Berger
- Cast:
- Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Aaron Hilmer
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In 'Bullet Train', Brad Pitt stars as Ladybug, an unlucky assassin determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans, as Ladybug's latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe - all with connected, yet conflicting, objectives - on the world's fastest train...and he's got to figure out how to get off. - Director:
- David Leitch
- Cast:
- Brad Pitt, Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson
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"Drive" is the story of a Hollywood stunt driver by day (Ryan Gosling), a loner by nature, who moonlights as a top-notch getaway driver-for-hire in the criminal underworld. He finds himself a target for some of LA's most dangerous men after agreeing to aid the husband of his beautiful neighbour, Irene (Carey Mulligan). When the job goes dangerously awry, the only way he can keep Irene and her son alive is to do what he does best - Drive! - Director:
- Nicolas Winding Refn
- Cast:
- Ryan Gosling, Ralph Lawler, Carey Mulligan
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Brian De Palma's 'The Untouchables' is a must-see masterpiece - a glorious, fierce, larger-than-life depiction of the mob warlord who ruled Prohibition-era Chicago...and the law enforcer who vowed to bring him down. This classic confrontation between good and evil stars Kevin Costner as federal agent Eliot Ness, Robert De Niro as gangland kingpin Al Capone and Sean Connery as Malone, the cop who teaches Ness how to beat the mob: shoot fast and shoot first. - Director:
- Brian De Palma
- Cast:
- Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Robert De Niro
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October 1988 and small town USA is about to witness the end of the world. It's home to Donnie Darko (Jake Gyllenhaal), a brilliant but troubled teenager, plagued by terrifying visions of which he alone holds the key to the meaning. With his class mate and soul mate Gretchen (Jena Malone) and a mysterious ex teacher, Grandma Death (Patience Cleveland), he must unravel the strange occurrences infecting his school, his home and his life before a horrifying spectre known only as "Frank" (James Duval) can pull Donnie over the edge of his sanity. - Director:
- Richard Kelly
- Cast:
- Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Mary McDonnell
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Westworld: Series 4 (2022)Westworld: Season Four: The Choice
Last season. Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) sacrificed herself to free humankind from the grip of an artificial intelligence. Season Four picks up over seven years after the protracted war. Humanity is finally free...or so it seems. Maeve (Thandiwe Newton) and Caleb (Aaron Paul) suspect that Hale (Tessa Thompson) and a host version of the Man in Black (Ed Harris) are seeding a conspiracy to regain control. Also featuring Jeffrey Wright, Angela Sarafyan, Luke Hemsworth and James Marsden, this Emmy Award-winning series created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy and produced by Kilter Films and J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot Productions deftly explores the nature of reality and the fate of sentient life on Earth. - Director:
- Richard J. Lewis
- Cast:
- Evan Rachel Wood, Thandie Newton, Jeffrey Wright
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The Outfit is a gripping and masterful thriller in which an expert tailor (Mark Rylance) must outwit a dangerous group of mobsters in order to survive a fateful night.
- Director:
- Graham Moore
- Cast:
- Zoey Deutch, Dylan O'Brien, Mark Rylance
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