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Midwich is a sleepy commuter town and a great place to bring up children. One evening, some of its inhabitants fall unconscious. Humans, animals, pass out without warning, without reason. For twelve hours no one can get into the Blackout Zone, and no one knows what's happening inside. Then suddenly everything returns to normal. But not quite. For something truly inexplicable has happened. Every woman of child-bearing age has fallen pregnant. The spawn of these pregnancies are The Midwich Cuckoos, a group of chillingly unusual "children". They will change this community forever, dividing loyalties, threatening lives both within the town and beyond and require a terrifying sacrifice in order to prevent them causing catastrophe. - Director:
- Alice Troughton
- Cast:
- Dexter Sol Ansell, Keeley Hawes, Synnove Karlsen
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Vanquish (2021)The Longest Night
In this dynamic action thriller, Damon Hickey (Morgan Freeman) a retired police commissioner, who has been dirty his whole career, blackmails his caretaker Victoria (Ruby Rose) by kidnapping her daughter and forcing her into her old job - doing five very dangerous pick-ups in one night. Crushed by the betrayal from the only man she has ever trusted, Victoria fights her way through a sea of drug dealers and underworld thugs on a mission to save her daughter. As the night goes on, Victoria is confronted by her past and people who Damon has been protecting her from - that all want her dead. Once she's pushed to the very edge, she finds a kernel of redemption in Damon's agenda. - Director:
- George Gallo
- Cast:
- Morgan Freeman, Ruby Rose, Patrick Muldoon
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The Lost City (2022)Lost City of D
Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum have "dynamite chemistry" in this "laugh-out-loud" comedy adventure. Loretta Sage's novels are filled with ancient tombs and daring adventures, but that doesn't mean she's prepared for them in real life. When she is kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire who wants her to locate a legendary lost city, Loretta's handsome cover model, Alan, sets off on a heroic but hapless rescue mission. Thrust into an epic thrill ride through the jungle, the unlikely pair must work together to survive the elements - and each other - to find the city's fabled treasure before it's lost forever. - Director:
- Aaron Nee
- Cast:
- Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe
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The opening chapter in the fabled Star Wars saga: two Jedi knights, Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor), must rescue the young Queen Amidala (Natalie Portman) and help her save her home planet, Naboo, which is under blockade by the ruthless trade federation. When the federation attacks, the Jedi spirit the queen away to relative safety on the desert planet of Tattooine. It is there that Qui-Gon discovers a boy, enslaved by evil gambler Watto (voice of Andy Secombe), who has the potential to become a powerful Jedi himself. His name: Anakin Skywalker (Jake Lloyd)... - Director:
- George Lucas
- Cast:
- Ewan McGregor, Ahmed Best, Liam Neeson
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Lansky (2021)A Righteous Man
David Stone (Sam Worthington), a renowned but down-on-his-luck writer, has the opportunity of a lifetime when he receives a surprise call from Meyer Lansky (Harvey Keitel). For decades, authorities have been trying to locate Lansky's alleged nine-figure fortune and this is their last chance to capture the aging gangster before he dies. With the FBI close behind, the Godfather of organized crime reveals the untold truth about his life as the notorious boss of Murder Inc. and the National Crime Syndicate. - Director:
- Eytan Rockaway
- Cast:
- Harvey Keitel, Sam Worthington, John Magaro
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From visionary director Robert Eggers comes 'The Northman', an action-filled epic that follows a young Viking prince on his quest to avenge his father's murder.
- Director:
- Robert Eggers
- Cast:
- Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang
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Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 3 / Fantastic Beasts III
Professor Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) entrusts Magizoologist Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) to lead a team of wizards, witches and one brave Muggle baker on a dangerous mission to stop the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen) and his growing legion of followers. But with the stakes so high, how long can Dumbledore remain on die sidelines? - Director:
- David Yates
- Cast:
- Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, Ezra Miller
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"Benediction" explores the turbulent life of First World War poet Siegfried Sassoon (Peter Capaldi / Jack Lowden). Having survived the horrors of fighting in the First World War, he was decorated for his bravery and became a vocal critic of the government's continuation of the war when he returned from service. His poetry was inspired by his experiences on the Western Front and he became one of the leading war poets of the era. Adored by members of the aristocracy as well as stars of London's literary and stage world, Sassoon embarked on affairs with several notable men as he attempted to come to terms with his homosexuality. At the same time, broken by the horror of war, his life became a quest for salvation, trying to find it within the conformity of marriage and religion. His is the story of a troubled man in a fractured world, searching for peace and self acceptance, something which speaks as meaningfully to us in the modern world as it did then. - Director:
- Terence Davies
- Cast:
- Kate Phillips, Tom Blyth, Jack Lowden
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The Godfather (1972)Mario Puzo's The Godfather
In late 1940's New York, Mafia 'Godfather' Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) gathers his three sons around him for daughter Connie (Talia Shire)'s wedding; the hot-headed Sonny (James Caan), ineffectual Fredo (John Cazale) and war hero Michael (Al Pacino), who chooses to distance himself from the family 'business'. When Vito is shot and wounded for refusing to sanction a rival family's heroin sales on his territory, Sonny temporarily takes over and embarks on bloody gang warfare. This results in him being killed in an ambush, and Michael finds himself nominated to succeed the ailing Vito. - Director:
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Cast:
- Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan
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The Godfather: Part II (1974)The Godfather: Part 2 / Son of Godfather / The Second Godfather
Al Pacino heads the star cast as Michael Corleone, heir to the criminal empire established by his Mafioso father, the late Don Corleone. The time is mid-1940's: Michael is now in charge of all gambling activities in Nevada, making certain that any and all political or mob enemies are quickly bought off, compromised, or disposed of. Throughout the film, Michael's travels are paralleled with the early experiences of his father, played in flashbacks by Robert DeNiro. - Director:
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Cast:
- Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall
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Chaos Walking (2021)The Knife of Never Letting Go
In the not too distant future, Todd Hewitt (Tom Holland) discovers a mysterious girl named Viola (Daisy Ridley). She has crash-landed on his planet, where the women have disappeared and the men are afflicted by "The Noise", a force that puts all their thoughts on display. In this dangerous landscape, Viola's life is threatened and, to protect her, Todd must discover his inner power and unlock the planet's dark secret sin this thrilling action-adventure based on the best-selling novel 'The Knife of Never Letting Go'. - Director:
- Doug Liman
- Cast:
- Tom Holland, Daisy Ridley, Demián Bichir
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From Oscar winning writer/director Adam McKay (The Big Short) comes 'Vice', an audacious and darkly comedic look at former US Vice President Dick Cheney's stealthy rise from Washington intern to the most powerful man on the planet. Oscar winner Christian Bale leads an all-star cast that includes Oscar nominees Steve Carell as the affable, yet steely Donald Rumsfeld, Amy Adams as Cheney's ambitious wife, and Oscar winner Sam Rockwell as the malleable George W. Bush. Spanning a half-century, Cheney's journey from rural Wyoming electrical worker to de facto President of the United States is a hilariously terrifying true tale of the use and misuse of institutional power. - Director:
- Adam McKay
- Cast:
- Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell
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Executive produced by Martin Scorsese, Paul Schrader's (writer of Taxi Driver and Raging Bull) The Card Counter is told with Schrader's trademark cinematic intensity. An ex-military interrogator turned gambler is haunted by the ghosts of his past decisions. Redemption is the long game in this revenge thriller featuring riveting performances from stars Oscar Isaac, Tiffany Haddish, and Tye Sheridan. - Director:
- Paul Schrader
- Cast:
- Oscar Isaac, Tiffany Haddish, Tye Sheridan
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It's 1943. The Allies are determined to break Hitler's grip on occupied Europe, and plan to launch an all-out assault on Sicily; but they face an impossible challenge - how to protect the invasion force from potential annihilation. It falls to two remarkable intelligence officers, Ewen Montagu (Colin Firth) and Charles Cholmondeley (Matthew Macfadyen) to dream the most inspired and improbable disinformation strategy of the war - centred on the most unlikely of secret agents: a dead man. Operation Mincemeat is the extraordinary and true story of an idea that hoped to turn the tide for the Allies - taking impossibly high risks, defying logic, and testing the nerves of its creators to breaking point. - Director:
- John Madden
- Cast:
- Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen, Kelly MacDonald
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In 1961, Kempton Bunton (Jim Broadbent), a 60 year old taxi driver, stole Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery's history. Kempton sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on condition that the government invested more in care for the elderly - he had long campaigned for pensioners to receive free television. What happened next became the stuff of legend. Only 50 years later did the full story emerge - Kempton had spun a web of lies. The only truth was that he was a good man, determined to change the world and save his marriage - how and why he used the Duke to achieve that is a wonderfully uplifting tale. - Director:
- Roger Michell
- Cast:
- Jim Broadbent, Heather Craney, Stephen Rashbrook
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