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When Fred Flarsky (Seth Rogen) reunites with his first crush, one of the most influential women in the world, Charlotte Field (Charlize Theron), he charms her with his self-deprecating humour and his memories of her youthful idealism. As she prepares to make a run for the Presidency, Charlotte hires Fred as her speechwriter and sparks fly. - Director:
- Jonathan Levine
- Cast:
- Charlize Theron, Seth Rogen, June Diane Raphael
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"Dragged Across Concrete" follows two embittered police detectives and recently paroled convict who descend into the criminal underworld.
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- S. Craig Zahler
- Cast:
- Mel Gibson, Vince Vaughn, Tory Kittles
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Fast and Furious: Hobbs and Shaw (2019)Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
For years, hulking lawman Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) and lawless outcast Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham) have traded smack talk and body blows. But when cyber-genetically enhanced anarchist Brixton (Idris Elba) gains control of an insidious bio-threat that could alter humanity forever, Hobbs and Shaw must partner up to bring down the only guy who might be badder than themselves! - Director:
- David Leitch
- Cast:
- Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba
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When $100 million of seized heroin is stolen from the Miami Police lockup, Detectives Lowrey (Will Smith) and Burnett (Martin Lawrence), Miami's most mismatched cops, are called upon to solve the case before the FBI close their department. Julie (Tea Leoni) is their only lead to the case, but will only speak to Lowrey. As he is not around when she calls, Burnett impersonates his cool, slick partner. A hilarious role reversal begins in order to retain her trust. From then on, it's a race against time as the trio dodge the mob, and retain their charade while putting pressure on every low-life in Miami's underworld to track down their man. - Director:
- Michael Bay
- Cast:
- Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Lisa Boyle
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When aimless slacker Sam (Andrew Garfield) wakes up one morning to find his beautiful neighbour Sarah (Riley Keough) has vanished without a trace, he embarks on a quest across the city to find her. This is an epic, code-cracking, acid-spiked amateur sleuth story that tips its hat to Hitchcock, Lynch and everything in between. - Director:
- David Robert Mitchell
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- Andrew Garfield, Riley Keough, Topher Grace
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For nearly a decade the Bangles, with their bright choral harmonies and sweet guitar crunch, created a sound as distinctive as any in pop. This collaboration resulted in two number one singles ("Walk Like An Egyptian" and "Eternal Flame") plus three more top 15 hits. This is a collection of the greatest videos by the Bangles, from their first Columbia single ("Hero Takes a Fall") through their most recent hits ("In Your Room" and "Eternal Flame"). - Director:
- Marty Callner
- Cast:
- Susanna Hoffs, Debbi Peterson, Victoria Peterson
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Harry (James Caan), a lapsed Jew and former cardiologist from New York, suddenly decides to spend his retirement as a pig farmer in Nazareth, Israel. It is a move which deeply shocks his family and puts him at odds with the local community there, especially Rabbi Moshe (Tom Hollander). Back in New York, his ex-wife Monica (Rosanna Arquette) is trying to manage the lives of their actual children Annabelle (Efrat Dor) and David (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), as well as her own, after finding out she has a brain tumour. Filmed in the iconic landscapes of Israel, 'Holy Lands' is a universal story about love, family, loss and tolerance, told with incredible humour and heart in career-best performances by the stellar ensemble cast. 'Holy Lands' shows that, even in the mostdysfunctional of families, what matters is the courage to say what has been left unsaid... - Director:
- Amanda Sthers
- Cast:
- Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Efrat Dor, Rosanna Arquette
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Birds of Passage (2018)Pájaros de verano
"Birds of Passage" is a tale about indigenous traditions and the corrupting forces of wealth and power, set against the backdrop of the Colombian marijuana boom of the 1970's. A film of both gangsters and spirits, corruption and fratricidal war, this is a thrilling depiction of the origins of the drug trade told through the story of an indigenous Wayuu family's downfall when greed, passion and honour collide, putting their lives, culture and ancestral traditions at stake. - Director:
- Cristina Gallego
- Cast:
- Carmiña Martínez, José Acosta, Natalia Reyes
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Following a violent altercation, a young boy, Rio (Jake Schur), is forced to go on the run across the American Southwest in a desperate attempt to save his sister (Leila George) from his villainous uncle (Chris Pratt). Along the way, he encounters Sheriff Pat Garrett (Ethan Hawke), on the hunt for the infamous outlaw Billy the Kid (Dane DeHaan). Rio finds himself increasingly entwined in the lives of these two legendary figures as the cat and mouse game of Billy the Kid's final year of life plays out. Ultimately Rio is forced to choose which type of man A he is going to become, the outlaw or the man of valour; and will use this self-realisation in a final act to save his family. - Director:
- Vincent D'Onofrio
- Cast:
- Jake Schur, Leila George, Chris Pratt
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The Prodigy (2019)Descendant
Heart-pounding suspense meets unimaginable horror in this haunting thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat! Taylor Schilling stars as Sarah, a mother whose young son Miles' disturbing behavior signals that a dark force has overtaken him. But the line between Sarah's perception and reality soon becomes blurred when she must choose between her maternal instinct to love and protect Miles (Jackson Robert Scott), and a desperate need to discover the cause of his violent actions. - Director:
- Nicholas McCarthy
- Cast:
- Taylor Schilling, Jackson Robert Scott, Peter Mooney
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For four years, the courageous crew of the NSEA Protector - "Commander Peter Quincy Taggart" (Tim Allen), "Lt. Tawny Madison" (Sigourney Weaver) and "Dr. Lazarus" (Alan Rickman) - set off on thrilling and often dangerous missions in space... and then their series was cancelled! Now, twenty years later, aliens under attack have mistaken the Galaxy Quest television transmissions for "historical documents" and beamed up the crew of has-been actors to save the universe. With no script, no director and no clue, the actors must turn in the performance of their lives in this hilarious adventure. - Director:
- Dean Parisot
- Cast:
- Tim Allen, Joe Frank, Sigourney Weaver
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Horrible Histories: The Movie: Rotten Romans (2019)Horrible Histories the Movie: Rotten Romans
Atti is a Roman teenager with brains but very little brawn. When one of his schemes falls foul of Emperor Nero, Atti is forced to join the army and sent to miserable, cold, wet Britain. Things go from bad to worse when Atti is captured by Orla (Emilia Jones), a feisty teenage Celt desperate to prove herself as a warrior. Meanwhile a furious Nero is determined to crush the British rebellion, led by Boudicca (Kate Nash). As the Romans prepare for an historic showdown with the Celts at the Battle of Watling Street the two new friends find themselves lined up on opposite sides of the battlefield. - Director:
- Dominic Brigstocke
- Cast:
- Sebastian Croft, Emilia Jones, Nick Frost
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"The Sinner" follows a young mother (Jessica Biel) who, when on a day trip with her husband (Christopher Abbott) and son, commits a startling act of violence and, to her horror, has no idea why. The event launches an inverted and utterly surprising crime thriller whose driving force is not the 'who'; or the 'what' - but the 'why'. When an investigator (Bill Pullman) finds himself obsessed with uncovering the woman's buried motive, together they travel a harrowing journey into the depths of her psyche and the violent secrets hidden in her past. - Director:
- Antonio Campos
- Cast:
- Jessica Biel, Christopher Abbott, Dohn Norwood
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The BAFTA-nominated and Sundance Award-winning 'Three Identical Strangers', that they are identical triplets, separated at birth and adopted to different parents. The trio's joyous reunion in 1980 catapults them to fame but it also sets in motion a chain of events that unearths an extraordinary and disturbing secret that goes far beyond their own lives - a secret that might one-day answer key questions at the heart of all human behaviour. - Director:
- Tim Wardle
- Cast:
- Robert Shafran, Michael Domnitz, Howard Schneider
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Joan Stanley (Judi Dench) lives in contented retirement until her tranquil life is suddenly disrupted. The dark secrets she's been hiding since her university days have been uncovered by M15. She finds herself in their custody, accused of providing intelligence to the KGB. Cut to 1938 where Joan is a promising physics student at Cambridge University. There she falls for a young communist named Leo Galich (Tom Hughes) and through him, begins to see the world in a new light. After graduation, Joan secures a job in a weapons research facility where she comes to the realisation that the world is on the brink of nuclear disaster. Now Joan is forced to answer an impossible question: exactly what price would she pay for peace? - Director:
- Trevor Nunn
- Cast:
- Judi Dench, Sophie Cookson, Stephen Campbell Moore
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