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Blade Runner (1982)Blade Runner: The Final Cut / Dangerous Days / Bladerunner
Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) prowls the steel-and-microchip jungle of 21st century Los Angeles. He's a "Blade Runner" stalking genetically made criminal replicants. His assignment: kill them. Their crime: wanting to be human. A visual stunner, remastered for improved home presentation, director Ridley Scott's vision of this sci-fi cinema classic intriguingly differs from what 1982 moviegoers saw. This version omits Deckard's voiceover narration, develops in greater detail the romance between Deckard and Rachael (Sean Young) and removes the "uplifting" finale. Most intriguing of all is a newly included unicorn vision that suggests Deckard may be a humanoid. The result is a heightened emotional impact a great film made greater. - Director:
- Ridley Scott
- Cast:
- Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young
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Mulholland Drive (2001)Mulholland Dr.
Los Angeles, city of angels. Amnesiac and wounded, a mysterious femme fatale wanders on the sinuous road of Mulholland Drive. She finds a shelter at Betty's house (Naomi Watts). an aspiring actress just arrived from her hometown and in search of stardom in Hollywood. First of all intrigued by the stranger who calls herself Rita (Laura Elena Harring), Betty discovers that her handbag is dull of dollar bundles. The two women get to know each other better and decide to investigate in order to discover Rita's true identity.... - Director:
- David Lynch
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- Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux
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A psychopath known only as Buffalo Bill is kidnapping and murdering young women across the midwest. Believing it takes ones to know one, the FBI sends in Agent Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) to interview an insane prisoner who may provide psychological insights and clues to the killer's actions. The prisoner is psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins). Brilliant yet psychotic, with a taste for cannibalism, Lecter will only help Starling in exchange for details and secrets about her own complicated life. This twisted relationship forces Starling not only to face her own demons, but leads her face-to-face with a demented killer, an incarnation of evil so overwhelming, she may not have the courage or strength to stop him. Horrific, disturbing, spellbinding. This thriller set the standard by which all others are measured. - Director:
- Jonathan Demme
- Cast:
- Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Lawrence A. Bonney
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Director Curtis Hanson and a terrific cast serve up a 'ravishing, thrilling tale of police corruption and Hollywood glamour' (Marshall Fine, Gannett Newspapers) in this film version of James Ellroy's novel. Three cops (Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce), a call girl (Kim Basinger), a mysterious millionaire (David Strathairn), a tabloid journalist (Danny DeVito), and the Chief of Detectives (James Cromwell) fuel a labyrinthine plot rife with mystery, ambition, romance and humor. - Director:
- Curtis Hanson
- Cast:
- Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce
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Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint (Kevin Spacey) attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an explosion in San Pedro harbour - leaving few survivors. But as Kint lures his interrogators into the incredible story of this crime lord's almost supernatural prowess, so too will you be mesmerized by a lore that is completely captivating from beginning to end! - Director:
- Bryan Singer
- Cast:
- Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Chazz Palminteri
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In 2029, giant super-computers dominate the planet, hell-bent on exterminating the human race! And to destroy man's future by changing the past, they send an indestructible cyborg - a Terminator - back in time to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton), the woman whose unborn son will become mankind's only hope. Can Sarah protect herself from this unstoppable menace to save the life of her unborn child? Or will the human race be extinguished by one mean hunk of mutant metal? - Director:
- James Cameron
- Cast:
- Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn
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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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When the crew of the space-tug Nostromo answers a distress signal from a desolate planet, they discover a deadly life form that breeds within a human host. And soothe horror begins – a horror which will end the lives of six crew members and alter the life of the seventh forever. Sigourney Weaver stars as Lieutenant Ellen Ripley in one of the most suspenseful and powerful science fiction films of all time. - Director:
- Ridley Scott
- Cast:
- Ian Holm, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt
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Captain Malcolm Reynolds (Nathan Fillion), a hardened veteran (on the losing side) of a galactic civil war, now ekes out a living aboard his ship, Serenity. He leads a small, eclectic crew, but when Mal takes on two new passengers - a young doctor and his telepathic sister - he gets much more than he bargained for. The pair are fugitives from the coalition dominating the universe, and so Serenity finds itself caught between the unstoppable military force of the Alliance, the horrific, cannibalistic fury of the Reavers - and another danger lurking at the very heart of the spaceship... - Director:
- Joss Whedon
- Cast:
- Nathan Fillion, Mischa Pfister, Gina Torres
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Horror-master John Carpenter teams Kurt Russell's outstanding performance with incredible visuals to build this chilling version of the classic 'The Thing'. In the winter of 1982, a twelve-man research team at a remote Antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Soon unfrozen, the shape-shifting alien wreaks havoc, creates terror and becomes one of them. - Director:
- John Carpenter
- Cast:
- Kurt Russell, Adrienne Barbeau, Wilford Brimley
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It is the year 2057, the sun is dying and mankind faces extinction. Earth's last hope rests with a courageous crew of eight men and women on a mission to ignite the fading star with a massive nuclear weapon. Deep into their voyage, out of radio contact with Earth, their mission begins to unravel and they find themselves fighting not only for their lives, but for the future of us all. - Director:
- Danny Boyle
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- Cillian Murphy, Chipo Chung, Rose Byrne
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Men In Black follows the exploits of Agents K (Tommy Lee Jones) and J (Will Smith), members of a top-secret organisation established to monitor alien activity on Earth. The two MiB find themselves in the middle of a deadly plot by an intergalactic terrorist (Vincent D'Onofrio) who has arrived on Earth to assassinate two ambassadors from opposing galaxies. K and J face a simple imperative: track down the interloper or the Earth will be destroyed. It's all in a day's work for the Men in Black. - Director:
- Barry Sonnenfeld
- Cast:
- Tommy Lee Jones, Tim Blaney, Will Smith
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One of the biggest box office hits of all time delivers the ultimate encounter when mysterious and powerful aliens launch an all-out invasion against the human race. The spectacle begins when massive spaceships appear in Earths skies. But wonder turns to terror as the ships blast destructive beams of fire down on cities all over the planet. Now the worlds only hope lies with a determined band of survivors, uniting for one last strike against the invadersbefore its the end of mankind. - Director:
- Roland Emmerich
- Cast:
- Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum
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Ted "Theodore" Logan (Keanu Reeves) and Bill S. Preston Esquire (Alex Winter) won't graduate if they don't do well in their history presentation. This would be both bogus and uncool! A dude called Rufus from the future appears in the nick of time, providing a time-travelling phone booth, as their lives are important to the future of mankind! The two jump in and out of different eras, collecting historical figures (from Socrates to Billy the Kid), confronting them with West Coast culture and generally being excellent! - Director:
- Stephen Herek
- Cast:
- Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, George Carlin
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Everyone in 1880s America knows Jesse James. He's the nation's most notorious criminal, hunted by the law in 10 states. He's also the land's greatest hero, lauded as a Robin Hood by the public. Robert Ford, meanwhile, is a nobody. That, however, isn't something the ambitious 19-year-old will settle for. He'll befriend Jesse, join his gang and gain his confidence, and eventually become his downfall. - Director:
- Andrew Dominik
- Cast:
- Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Sam Shepard
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