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Like a brand, the letter M has made it's mark on film history; it's disturbing theme having lost none of its impact or relevance. Sinister, dark and foreboding, M tells the story of Hans Beckert (Peter Lorre) - child molester and murderer. Tension builds - a child late home - another child missing.

Posters reveal the fate of earlier victims, and the Police seem to have few clues as to the perpetrator of the crimes. Gangsters, beggars and petty criminals, incensed by both the crimes and the Police crackdown, track the killer themselves. Cornered, caught and dragged off to face an equally barbaric form of justice, Beckert endures his own personal torment.

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In 1986 Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, after two women are found raped and murdered, Seoul detective Seo Tae-yoon (Sang-kyung Kim) is brought in to help local detective Park Doo-man (Kang-ho Song) with the investigation.

As more bodies are found, the pair realise they have a serial killer on their hands. Inspired by true events, Bong Joon Ho's sophomore feature blends true-crime with social satire and even comedy is his typically masterful fashion.

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Frozen in time for 400 years, Ming Dynasty General He Ying (Donnie Yen) wakes in modern China only to learn the terrible fate of his home village.

Racing back to the past and battling former allies, he fights to protect his family, his country and the woman he loves from invaders before time runs out...

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Wong Fei Hung, (Jet Li) together with his fiancee (Rosamund Kwan) and devoted sidekick, Seven, (Yueng Pan Pan) find themselves in the Wild West in search of new horizons. However, an early confrontation with Native American Indians renders Jet unconcious and parted from his group.

When he comes to, he finds he has lost his memory but the one thing that is still clear in his mind is the ability to fight with lightening speed. The warriors of the tribe are amazed at his unique abilities and offer him respect and friendship. Unable to communicate, he manages through sign language to persuade them to help him find his true identity leading to countless action packed encounters on his path to be reunited with his friends.

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Ying (Donnie Yen), a highly skilled martial arts warrior of the Ming Dynasty Palace Guard, is ordered to escort the precious Golden Wheel of Time, said to have the power of time travel and ability to see into the future, from Sindu back to China.

Along his perilous journey he is wrongly accused of a murder and hunted by his three brothers, Yuanlong (Simon Yam) Sao, and Niehu, all bent on revenge. At the height of battle all four are buried by a huge avalanche, freezing them in time. 400 years later, they are unearthed, defrosted and forced to adjust to modern-day life. Using the Golden Wheel that unlocks the past, Ying must regain his honour and correct history, defeating his brothers once and for all in an almighty fight to the death.

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From director Jingle Ma (Silver Hawk), comes the fast and furious Seoul Raiders, a runaway action-thriller that mesmerizes with dazzling non-stop lethal close combat.

Tony Leung is super-spy Lam, who is forced to team up with the deadly gorgeous, master criminal JJ (Shu Qi) to recover the hot metal that's pressing out millions of US counterfeit bank notes to fund terrorists. Their quest to topple the man with the fake plates (Richie Jen) will take them to the edge of trust and test their fighting skills to the limit.

Wong Fei-Hung (Jet Li) faces off against the White Lotus Cult, a dangerous xenophobic group seeking to drive all European influence out of China, as well as a conflicted military officer, played by Donnie Yen in his breakthrough role.

Wong Fei-Hung (Jet Li) travels to Peking and is forced to enter a martial-arts contest in order to prevent an assassination attempt against a prominent Chinese diplomat who wants to showcase traditional Chinese martial-arts, and restore national pride.

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From the Director of "The Storm Riders" comes this stunning, incredible Special Effects Swordplay Epic Blockbuster! The elusive "Sword Saint" requests a duel with "God of Sword" at the Apex of the Forbidden City, to see who is the world's finest swordsman.

As the date of the duel nears, however, troubles soon befall The Imperial City, from surprise attacks to a daring conspiracy against the Emperor, until everything is revealed at the climactic, spectacular fight.

In 19th century Canton, Wong Fei-hung (Jet Li) battles ruthless imperialist forces determined to subjugate his country and enslave his people, leading to a climactic fight sequence still regarded as one of the best ever filmed.

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He carries the cross of his parents' rebel, but he must clear his family name. He is Zhang (Jet Li), the grandson of the Great Tai Chi Master. Destined for glory but fate has its own designs: Zhang becomes the target of the Six Great Schools.

Young Zhang escapes narrow death by poison and goes on the road to seek a cure, accompanied by his grandfather. On their adventurous journey, young Zhang is trained by great masters to become a true warrior. He clears his family name and thus, a hero is born.

Hapless family man Paul Matthews (Nicolas Cage) finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams. But when his nighttime appearances take a nightmarish turn, Paul is forced to navigate his newfound stardom...

Eleven-year-old Ziggy (Mark Lester), a bored fantasist, makes up far-fetched stories to pass the time on his Mediterranean island home. When he witnesses the assassination of a visiting president, no-one believes him - apart from the assassin, who is determined to silence the young boy permanently!

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In the depths of fast paced Tokyo, an intricate web of deceit and intrigue is being spun... A reputed gang leader has crossed the wrong people, and now a rival gang, the police and one of the most powerful businessmen in the country are out to find him.

They are all hoping that his beautiful girlfriend, Macy, will inadvertently lead them to him. In this high-stakes game of life and death, the players are not who they appear to be, and the truth will out only in the final stages...

Based on popular comic book series by Ma Wing Shing, A Man Called Hero stars Ekin Cheng as hero, a martial arts master whose family is slaughtered, hero flees with the sought-after sword to the United States, where he attempts to rebuild his life and take revenge.