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Raised on hip-hop and foster care, defiant city kid Ricky (Julian Dennison) gets a fresh start in the New Zealand countryside. He quickly finds himself at home with his new foster family: the loving Aunt Bella, the grumpy Uncle Hec (Sam Neill), and dog Tupac. When a tragedy strikes that threatens to ship Ricky to another home, both he and Hec go on the run in the bush. As a national manhunt ensues, the newly branded outlaws must face their options: go out in a blaze of glory or overcome their differences and survive as a family. - Director:
- Taika Waititi
- Cast:
- Sam Neill, Julian Dennison, Rima Te Wiata
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Jackson (David Morrissey) is an ambitious young police officer, saddled with the responsibilities of a wife and children. Myers (Timothy Dalton) is an escaped criminal turned informer, presumed dead. But as Jackson discovers while holidaying in Spain, Myers is very much alive. He has re-invented himself as Philip von Joel, handsome, dangerously charismatic and very wealthy. Extradited back to England after a nerve-wracking Scotland Yard operation, von Joel agrees to a deal with the police. He'll tell what he knows - but only if Jackson is his interrogator. So begins a deadly game of cat and mouse between the master criminal and his determined minder. Which comes first - duty or temptation? - Director:
- Geoffrey Sax
- Cast:
- Timothy Dalton, Timothy West, David Morrissey
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Billie Joe Armstrong leads an all-star cast in the candid and heartwarming comedy, 'Ordinary World'. A former punk rocker (Armstrong) is ten years into his band's "indefinite hiatus" and is struggling with his adjustment to the real world which includes working in his family's hardware store. When Perry's hotshot attorney wife (Selma Blair) and precocious young daughter forget his 40th birthday, his brother (Chris Messina) takes pity and gives him the money to throw a huge rockstar blowout in a fancy New York hotel. At the party, Perry's punk past clashes hilariously with his arown-uo realitv as he encounters crazv former bandmates. including best pal Gary (Fred Armisen), and an old-flame-turned-manager (Judy Greer), who offers him a chance to revive his stalled career, all in one outrageous day! - Director:
- Lee Kirk
- Cast:
- Billie Joe Armstrong, Selma Blair, Judy Greer
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A ruthless gang of thuggish outlaws butcher the settlers of a small Colorado town, taking with them any spoils they can lay their hands on. Leaving a bloody trail or death behind them, they head for the Mexican border. Their only obstacles are a notoriously lethal river and a mysterious, hard as nails, shotgun wielding boat owner called Travis Barquero, and he ain't going nowhere. - Director:
- Gordon Douglas
- Cast:
- Lee Van Cleef, Warren Oates, Forrest Tucker
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Nomad (Patrick Swayze) is a cowboy of sorts. A martial arts expert, he's recently been hired to be the "Peacemaker" for the town of Meridian. The biggest peace that needs keeping is the one that doesn't exist between the rich Damnil, who owns the land-rights to local water sources, and a feisty widow. Will he be able to end their problems? - Director:
- Lance Hool
- Cast:
- Patrick Swayze, Lisa Niemi, Anthony Zerbe
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Come and See (1985)Idi i smotri / Ubit Gitlera
"Come and See" is one of the greatest war films ever made and one of the finest achievements of Soviet cinema. A devastating account of the Nazi occupation of Belarussia during World War II, it tells the story of a young boy's abrupt loss of innocence when he joins the Soviet resistance and is thrust headlong into the brutal horrors of combat. Featuring terrifyingly authentic battle scenes and poetic, almost surreal imagery, director Elem Klimov has fashioned a vivid and unforgettably powerful portrait of the terrible atrocities committed by men in the name of war. - Director:
- Elem Klimov
- Cast:
- Aleksey Kravchenko, Olga Mironova, Liubomiras Lauciavicius
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Miami's top mob enforcer, Cuda (Antonio Banderas), sacrifices it all to tear down the criminal organisation he's spent his whole life building, after discovering his boss, Estelle (Kate Bosworth), has put a young runaway's life in grave danger. Now, he has one last chance to make up for his past and find redemption - both for himself and his family - before the mob hunts him down for his betrayal. - Director:
- Richard Hughes
- Cast:
- Antonio Banderas, Mojean Aria, Kate Bosworth
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Richard the Lionheart (2008)Heroes and Villains: Richard the Lionheart
"Richard the Lionheart", King of England was one of the greatest warriors of his age. After a declaration from the Pope to the recapture of the Holy land, Richard takes on the biggest challenge of his life by agreeing to lead a coalition army to win back these sacred lands and take back the city of Jerusalem in the name of God. All of the eyes of the Christian world were upon him, the task is immense, and his adversary Saladin is himself a great leader who controls a huge army vastly outnumbering the Crusaders. This epic struggle between these two'great warrior leaders would shape the future of the world forever. Almost a thousand years ago, 'Richard the Lionheart', King of England arrived in the Holy Land to fight in the Crusades, the first religious wars the world had ever seen. He had made a promise to God and his knights that he would not rest until he had taken back Jerusalem from the Saracens. Richard's impact was immediate - leading from the front and always in the thick of fighting, he beat Saladin in a series of key battles. But during the next few months, Richard's luck changed: his army was bogged down by bad weather and disease and his leadership of the Crusade was repeatedly challenged by rivals. But when Richard discovered the Saracens were besieging the Christian city of Jaffa, although heavily out-numbered he launched a heroic rescue attempt and, with it, a final grasp at redemption. The crusader state would endure for a further hundred years - but Richard's reputation as a warrior king would last forever. - Director:
- Nick Green
- Cast:
- Leon Ockenden, Harry Lloyd, Steven Waddington
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Prepare for the closest shave of your life in Stephen Sondheim's Victorian horror thriller Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Captured here in its original theatrical stage production whilst on tour in Los Angeles in 1982, the star-studded cast lights up the stage and brings Sondheim's macabre yet humorous musical numbers to life with thrilling effect. George Hearn (Flags of our Fathers) plays Todd, the falsely imprisoned barber whose lust for revenge drives him to murder and the enigmatic Angela Lansbury (The Manchurian Candidate) plays his partner in crime, Mrs. Lovett, who bakes away the evidence in her pie shop. The combined horror and humour bleeds through every pour of the production with brooding menace as Todd serenades his blades in My Friend. All of the now much loved songs are included, the achingly beautiful ballad Johanna, the clever pun-strewn A Little Priest as Mrs. Lovett creates recipes for her pies and intricate choral and ensemble numbers. - Director:
- Terry Hughes
- Cast:
- Angela Lansbury, George Hearn, Cris Groenendaal
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Man has split the atom and ushered in a new era. But how could he know he would also create Them!? A landmark movie about giant radiation-mutated ants that gets better with age and boasts remarkable Academy Award - nominated special effects. Starring James Whitmore, James Arness and Edmund Gwenn, Them! begins in New Mexico with a child wondering in shock, a ransacked general store - and a battered corpse full of enough formic acid to kill 20 men. It ends with an epic struggle in the 700 miles of storm drains under Los Angeles, where the insect hordes are beaten. But they're not conquered because they spawned a generation of films about radioactive creatures. Some approximate the terror but few have equaled the artistry of Them! - Director:
- Gordon Douglas
- Cast:
- James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon
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Geoffrey Rush delivers a dazzling performance as Harry Pendel, an ex-con turned tailor to the rich and infamous and married to smart and sexy Louisa (Jamie Lee Curtis). Directed by Academy Award-nominee John Boorman and set in steamy Panama, where nothing is what it seems, Andrew Osnard (Pierce Brosnan), a suave and ruthless British spy, entices Harry into eavesdropping on the powerful politicians he clothes. But Harry's talent for storytelling compels him to weave an elaborate tale that's not only taken as truth, but sets off a chain of events that threatens to destroy everything he treasures most in life. - Director:
- John Boorman
- Cast:
- Pierce Brosnan, Geoffrey Rush, Jamie Lee Curtis
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Monkey Magic: The Movie (2007)Saiyûki / The Adventures of Super Monkey
On the way to India to collect ancient holy scrolls, the sacred priestess, Sanzo (Eri Fukatsu), and her loyal band of followers led by Monkey are implored by a mysterious princess to protect her people from a powerful goblin warlord, King Gold Horn (Takeshi Kaga), and his tyrannical brother, Silver Horn (Gorô Kishitani). They have wrestled control of the palace, plundered its riches and transformed the royal family into terrapin turtles. Mischievous Monkey, Sandy (Teruyoshi Uchimura), Pigsy (Atsushi Itô) and Sanzo must combine their strength to defeat the evil warlords and prevent the world being plunged into darkness forever! Thirty years in the making, Monkey has finally made it to the big screen with this brand new feature length adventure. - Director:
- Kensaku Sawada
- Cast:
- Shingo Katori, Teruyoshi Uchimura, Atsushi Itô
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Gary Oldman, Matthew McConaughey and Kate Beckinsale lead an all-star cast including Peter Dinklage and Patricia Arquette in a hilarious comedy of enormous proportions. Firefighter Steve and artists Carol are a happy couple in a stable, loving relationship. But there's just one small problem. When Carol discovers she's pregnant, Steve's less than thrilled at the news. Carol is confused - until she learns that Steve's whole family are dwarves. When it's time for her to meet the family, there's plenty of surprises in store, especially when she meets Steve's twin dwarf brother Rolfe. With a sense of humour and a lot of heart, Tiptoes proves that it's the little things in life that matter. - Director:
- Matthew Bright
- Cast:
- Gary Oldman, Peter Dinklage, Kate Beckinsale
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A young woman (Sandra Bullock) mysteriously disappears, sending her boyfriend Jeff (Kiefer Sutherland) on a years-long quest to find her. Not even a new love (Nancy Travis) can keep him from his obsessive search. All the while, the calculating psychopath (Jeff Bridges) who kidnapped his girlfriend stalks Jeff, ultimately taking him through the exact same steps that led to the crime. In order to find out what really happened, Jeff must put his own life in the hands of this devious stranger. - Director:
- George Sluizer
- Cast:
- Jeff Bridges, Kiefer Sutherland, Nancy Travis
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Stage Fright (1987)Deliria / StageFright: Aquarius
A group of young dancers rehearsing in an old theatre is accidentally locked-in for the night - but not alone. In the shadows, someone is watching, waiting and selecting victims at his demented leisure... tonight, deranged serial killer Irving Wallace (Clain Parker) has escaped and is about to put on his own real-life horror show! - Director:
- Michele Soavi
- Cast:
- David Brandon, Barbara Cupisti, Domenico Fiore
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