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One humdrum evening, Grant (Michael Rooker) hits the local bar where he bumps into an old friend, Brenda (Brenda James).

Abandoning their drinks for a moonlight stroll, the pair discovers the remains of what appears to be a meteor and a trail of glistening, noxious ooze leading to a pulsating, unidentifiable mass. Suddenly, the glob comes to life and overtakes Grant, penetrating his body with a pustule-covered tentacle. An alien parasite has found and infected its unlucky human host, an unwilling transporter who now must continue to infect others in order to survive.

Allen Bauer (Tom Hanks), a successful yet single New York businessman, is knocked unconscious during a boating accident. His beautiful rescuer (Daryl Hannah) is the girl of his dreams. There's only one slight complication - Allen's fallen hook, line and sinker for a mermaid.

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Tabacco lobbyist Nick Naylor (Aaron Eckhart) is the man charged with defending the public image of the much maligned cigarette industry. Blessed with the gift of the gab and an unstoppable ego the master of 'spin' won't let anything get in the way of a well-argued case.

Confronted by bloodthirsty health fanatics and an opportunistic senator (William H. Macy), Naylor goes on a PR offensive until his new found notoriety earns him the attention of Big Tobacco's head honcho (Robert Duvall) and a smouldering young Washington reporter (Katie Holmes) who'll do anything to get her story! Suddenly put under pressure by his young son, Nick faces the biggest question of his career: is lying the most powerful addiction of all?

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Transformers is an American animation series about the adventures of the Autobots on Earth as they protect the people of Earth from the wrath of their rivals, the Decepticons. The Autobots are led by Optimus Prime, a huge robot with the ability to take the form of a semi truck.

The autobots make allies with humans including Spike and Sparkplug Witwicky, two humans who provide them with assistance in the many dangerous encounters the Autobots find themselves in with the Decepticons.

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Fire on the Mountain
The Decepticons plan to use an ancient crystal as an energy source for their new weapon. But the Autobots detect the energy source and the Decepticon activity and the entire Autobot force comes to restore the crystal to its rightful place.
War of the Dinobots

When the Dinobots created by the Autobots get out of control and ally themselves with the Decepticons there's danger in store. The Autobots must design two more Dinobots to bring the others back under their control. But can they succeed against the Dinobot's strength?
The Ultimate Doom (Part 1)
The Decepticons join forces with an evil doctor in order to use his hypno-chip to create an army of mindless human slaves. They plot to build a Space Bridge which would transport Cybertron into Earth's orbit, releasing Energon. But as the Autobots attack, Cybertron passes through the Space Bridge and Earth's weather turns stormy.
The Ultimate Doom (Part 2)
As the Autobots battle the elements and the Deceptions, the slaves are lost forcing the Decepticons to return to their base to capture more. Optimus Prime sends the Autobots to rescue Sparkplug who has been captured but his hypno-chip is activated, alerting the Decepticons to the Autobot presence.
The Ultimate Doom (Part 3)
The Autobots begin to build a device that will deactivate the hypno-chips and follow Megatron to his island outpost as the slaves load the Energon cubes on his starcruiser. As the slaves are released the Autobots attack. Megatron tries to escape but his starcruiser is shot down and explodes, forcing Cybertron back into orbit. But is this the end of Megatron or will he get revenge?

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Fire In The Sky: The Earth starts to freeze as the Decepticons drain energy at the North Pole. They discover a Transformer, Skyfire, frozen in the ice and decide to revive him.

Skyfire allies himself with the Decepticons due to an old friendship with Starscream but will the scientist in him agree with the evil ways of his new comrades?

SOS Dinobots: When the Autobots discover dinosaur bones they decide to build three Dinobots - Grimlock, Slag and Sludge - to help them in their war against the Decepticons. However, the Dinobots prove to be mentally unstable and Optimus Prime orders them to be shut down but only they can mount a rescue bid when several Autobots are captured...

Countdown To Extinction: The Transformers begin to recover from the aftermath of Cybertron entering the Earth's orbit. Starscream has other ideas and plots to collect energy by exploding the Earth. Only by working together will Megatron and Optimus Prime be able to stop him...

A Plague Of Insecticons: A new 'breed' of Transformers, the Insecticons, have formed an alliance with the Decepticons and together they steal oil from a refinery. Rapidly defeated when attempting to intervene, the Autobots must act quickly to discover how to defeat this new threat...

Heavy Metal War: Megatron has created a new machine capable of transferring all the Decepticons power to him. He then challenges Optimus Prime to a decisive duel where the vanquished must leave Earth for good...

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They're huge metallic beings from the planet Cybertron with the ability to disguise themselves as vehicles, planes and technology... and they're here on Earth, among us. They're fighting a civil war with the future of the galaxy at stake.

Only Optimus Prime and his heroic Autobots can prevent the evil Megatron and his Decepticons from conquering Earth, and enslaving its people. They're Transformers: Robots in Disguise.

Episodes Comprise:
1. Autobot Spike
2. Changing Gears
3. City of Steel
4. Attack of the Autobots
5. Traitor
6. The Immobilizer
7. The Autobot Run
8. Atlantis, Arise!
9. Day of the Machines
10. Enter the Nightbird

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The year is 2005...For millennia, the heroic Autobots, led by Optimus Prime (voice of Peter Cullen), have been at war with the evil Megatron (voice of Frank Welker) and his Decepticons over control of their home planet of Cybertron.

However, an even greater threat - Unicron (voice of Orson Welles), a colossal converting planet that devours everything in its path - is heading right for Cybertron. The only hope is the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. Will the Autobots be able to save themselves and their home world in time?

When two hit men (Max Irons and Dexter Fletcher) run into a curious waitress named Annie (Margot Robbie), they discover that she may have more sinister motives than they originally suspected, and it s not long before murderous consequences wildly unravel at the hands of a mysterious criminal mastermind hell-bent on revenge.

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A battle of gigantic proportions is looming in the neon underground of New York City. The armies of the night number 100,000; they outnumber the police 5 to 1; and tonight they're after the Warriors - a street gang unfairly blamed for a rival gang leader's death.

This contemporary action-adventure story takes place at night, underground, in the sub-culture of gang warfare that rages from Coney Island to Manhattan to the Bronx. Members of the Warriors fight for their lives, seek to survive in the urban jungle and learn the meaning of loyalty.

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An unfinished novel, a stolen car, a murdered pet and a failing marriage are just a few of the crises piling up like a logjam in this often hilarious story of bright promise gone awry.

Grady Tripp (Michael Douglas) is a college professor and award winning novelist whose latest book is seven years overdue, so it's hardly surprising that his college's annual literary festival fills the former wonder boy with more than his usual dose of self doubt and anxiety. During a single hectic weekend, he must scramble to gather together a life that has suddenly spiralled out of control..'

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"Animal House of Blues" is the behind-the-scenes story of how the small town of Eugene, Oregon and its residents contributed to one of the greatest blockbuster films of all times.

Never-before-seen interviews and performances including John Belushi, Otis Day and Curtis Salgado combine to illuminate the film's rocky production and celebrate the great Animal House music that remains popular today.

When their TV is stolen, Beavis and Butt-Head hit the road in their hilarous film debut that proves what millions of fans already know: Beavis and Butt-Head Rule!

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James Mason and James Coburn star in this gripping account of a doomed German platoon facing annihilation at Russian hands during 1943, who discover that their instinct for war is greater then their instinct for survival.

While the enemy attacks, two officers fuel the conflict with their hell-bent lust for personal vindictiveness and glory- all part of the greater absurdity called war.

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Kathryn Merteuil (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and Sebastian Valmont (Ryan Phillippe) are two gorgeous, filthy rich, manipulative stepsiblings from Manhattan's upper east side.

Bored of the girls he has so easily seduced in the past, Sebastian has set his sights on the ultimate challenge - the beautiful, virginal, headmaster's daughter Annette Hargrove (Reese Witherspoon). Kathryn sees the perfect opportunity for a wager. If Sebastian fails to lure Annette into his bed, he will have to surrender his priceless vintage Jaguar; if he succeeds, he will win the most tempting prize of all - Kathryn. Sparks fly in this wickedly sexy tale of seduction as Kathryn and Sebastian play a dangerous game of sex and betrayal...