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Two films in the psychological sci-fi thriller franchise.
The Butterfly Effect (2004)We all wonder what it would be like to change the present by altering the past; to have the power to right a wrong or to save somebody's life. 'The Butterfly Effect' starring Ashton Kutcher, delves further into the disturbing and often life-threatening effects that this kind of power can have, whether in the wrong or right hands.
The Butterfly Effect 2 (2006)
The second film in the trilogy follows what happens to another man with this extraordinary gift when his girlfriend, Julie (Erica Durance), and two best friends are killed in a tragic auto accident. When Nick (Eric Lively) discovers that he has the power to change the past his attempts to save his one true love have unexpected and dire consequences in the present.- Director:
- John R. Leonetti
- Cast:
- Eric Lively, Erica Durance, Dustin Milligan
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Baby Driver (2017)Drive Baby Drive
Baby (Ansel Elgort) - a talented, young getaway driver - relies on the beat of his personal soundtrack to be the best in the game. When he meets the girl of his dreams (Lily James), Baby sees a chance to ditch his criminal life and make a clean getaway. But after being coerced into working for a crime boss (Kevin Spacey), he must face the music when a doomed heist threatens his life, love and freedom. - Director:
- Edgar Wright
- Cast:
- Walter Hill, Ansel Elgort, Jon Bernthal
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'Maleficent' explores the untold story of Disney's most iconic villain from the classic' Sleeping Beauty', and the elements of her betrayal that ultimately turn her pure heart to stone. Driven by revenge and a fierce desire to protect the moors over which she presides, Maleficent (Angelina Jolie) cruelly places an irrevocable curse oh the human king's newborn infant Aurora. As the child grows, Aurora is caught in the middle of the seething conflict between the forest kingdom she has grown to love and the human kingdom that holds her legacy. Maleficent realises that Aurora may hold the key to peace in the land and is forced to take drastic actions that will change both worlds forever. - Director:
- Robert Stromberg
- Cast:
- Angelina Jolie, Peter G. Reed, Elle Fanning
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In the wake of his parents' murders, disillusioned heir Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice and turn fear against those who prey on the fearful. With the help of his trusted butler Alfred (Michael Caine), detective Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and his ally Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman), Wayne returns to Gotham City and unleashes his alter ego: Batman, a masked crusader who uses strength, intellect and an array of high-tech weaponry to fight the sinister forces that threaten the city. - Director:
- Christopher Nolan
- Cast:
- Ken Watanabe, Christian Bale, Michael Caine
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Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana (Gal Gadot), princess of the Amazons, raised on a sheltered island paradise and trained to be an unconquerable warrior. When an American pilot (Chris Pine) crashes on their shores and tells of a massive conflict raging in the outside world, Diana leaves her home, convinced she can stop the threat. Fighting alongside man in a war to end all wars, Diana will discover her full powers...and her true destiny. - Director:
- Patty Jenkins
- Cast:
- Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright
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Emmy award winner Tina Fey writes, executive produces, and stars as Liz Lemon, the head writer of a live variety programme in New York City. Liz's life is turned upside down when brash new network executive Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin in his Golden Globe winning role) interferes with her show, bringing the wildly unpredictable Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan) into the cast. Now it's up to Liz to manage the mayhem and still try to have a life. - Director:
- Adam Bernstein
- Cast:
- Tina Fey, Darlene J. Camille, Tracy Morgan
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Deadpool 2 (2018)Love Machine / Daisy / DP 2
American action thriller in which Ryan Reynolds reprises his role as alternative superhero Wade Wilson, AKA Deadpool. When a mysterious young boy with incredible powers captures the attention of the ruthless time-travelling mutant Cable (Josh Brolin), Deadpool must acquire a group of fellow rebels with incredible abilities to stop Cable in his path of destruction and save the boy. - Director:
- David Leitch
- Cast:
- Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Ryan Reynolds
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Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)Pacific Rim 2
John Boyega is the rebellious Jake Pentecost, a once-promising Jaeger pilot whose legendary father gave his life to secure humanity's victory against the monstrous "Kaiju". Now an even more fearsome alien threat has been unleashed on the world and Jake is called back into action by his former co-pilot, Lambert (Scott Eastwood), and a 15-year-old Jaeger hacker, Amara (Cailee Spaeny). Rising up to become the most powerful defence force to ever walk the earth, they will set course for a spectacular all-new adventure on a towering scale. - Director:
- Steven S. DeKnight
- Cast:
- John Boyega, Erik Aadahl, Scott Eastwood
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Former tennis pro Tony Wendice (Ray Milland) hatches a cunning plot to get rid of his socialite wife, Margot (Grace Kelly), when he discovers that she has been having an affair with author Mark Halliday (Robert Cummings). Wendice blackmails a corrupt former schoolmate into murdering her, but the man bungles the job, and Margot, having killed her would-be assailant in self-defence, then finds herself under suspicion of premeditated murder... - Director:
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Cast:
- Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings
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Rope (1948)Alfred Hitchcock's Rope
James Stewart stars with Farley Granger and John Dall in a highly-charged thriller inspired by the real-life Leopold-Loeb murder case. Granger and Dall give riveting performances as two friends who strangle a classmate for intellectual thrills, then proceed to throw a party for the victim's family and friends - with the body stuffed inside the trunk they use for a buffet table. As the killers turn the conversation to committing the "perfect murder", their former teacher (Stewart) becomes increasingly suspicious. Before the night is over, the professor will discover how brutally his students have turned his academic theories into chilling reality in Hitchcock's spellbinding excursion into the macabre. - Director:
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Cast:
- James Stewart, John Dall, Farley Granger
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After tragedy forces young Prince T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) to assume Wakanda's throne, he is faced with the ultimate test, putting the fate of his country and the entire world at risk. Pitted against his own family, the new king must rally his allies and release the full power of Black Panther to defeat his foes and embrace his future as an Avenger. - Director:
- Ryan Coogler
- Cast:
- Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o
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In the year 2044 time travel has not yet been invented. But in 30 years it will have been... Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) works as a looper, a futuristic assassin who eliminates targets sent back in time by a criminal organisation. The only rule is that you do not let your target escape -even if that target is you. The rules are put to the test when Joe is called upon to "close his loop" and assassinate his future self (Bruce Willis). In failing to pull the trigger, so begins a desperate race against the clock as Joe begins to unravel his own future and older Joe's past. - Director:
- Rian Johnson
- Cast:
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt
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To Catch a Thief (1955)Alfred Hitchcock's To Catch a Thief
Cary Grant plays John Robie, reformed jewel thief who was once known as 'The Cat' in this suspenseful Alfred Hitchcock classic thriller. Robie is suspected of a new rash of gem thefts in the luxury hotels of the French Riviera, and he must set out to clear himself. Meeting pampered heiress Frances (Grace Kelly), he sees the chance to bait the mysterious thief with her mother's (Jessie Royce Landis) fabulous jewels. His plan backfires, however, but Frances, who believes him guilty, proves her love by helping him escape. In a spine-tingling climax, the real criminal is exposed. - Director:
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Cast:
- Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis
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When Chris (Daniel Kaluuya), a young African-American man, visits his white girlfriend's (Allison Williams) family estate, he becomes ensnared in the more sinister, real reason for the invitation. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behaviour as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he could have never imagined. - Director:
- Jordan Peele
- Cast:
- Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Catherine Keener
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For Nick (Jason Bateman), Kurt (Jason Sudeikis) and Dale (Charlie Day), the only thing that would make the daily grind more tolerable would be to grind their intolerable bosses into dust. Quitting is not an option, so, with the benefit of a few too many drinks and some dubious advice from a hustling ex-con, the three friends devise a convoluted and seemingly foolproof plan to rid themselves of their respective employers... permanently. There's only one problem: even the best-laid plans are only as foolproof as the brains behind them. - Director:
- Seth Gordon
- Cast:
- Jason Bateman, Brian George, Seth Gordon
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