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In 'The Expendables 3', Barney (Sylvester Stallone) faces off with an old enemy and must fight old blood with new blood, bringing in a new era of Expendables who are younger and faster. The latest mission becomes a clash of classic old-school style versus high-tech expertise in The Expendables' most personal battle yet. - Director:
- Patrick Hughes
- Cast:
- Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li
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Arrival (2016)Story of Your Life
When mysterious spacecraft touch down across the globe, an elite team - led by expert linguist Louise Banks (Amy Adams) - are brought together to investigate. As nations struggle to coordinate a response, mankind teeters on the verge of global war, leaving Banks and the team in a race against time for answers - and to find them, she will take a chance that could threaten her life, and quite possibly humanity's very existence. - Director:
- Denis Villeneuve
- Cast:
- Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker
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The team signs on for a mission that looks like an easy paycheck. But things quickly go wrong for Barney and his band of old-school mercenaries when one of their own is killed by a psychotic terrorist-for-hire. Hell-bent on payback, they cut a swathe of destruction through enemy territory and wreak havoc upon their opponents. In the midst of the mayhem, they must also shut down an unexpected threat in the nick of time - preventing five tonnes of weapons-grade plutonium from falling into the wrong hands. - Director:
- Simon West
- Cast:
- Sylvester Stallone, Liam Hemsworth, Randy Couture
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John Wick 3: Parabellum (2019)John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
In this third instalment of the adrenaline-fuelled action franchise, super-assassin John Wick (Keanu Reeves) returns with a $14 million price tag on his head and an army of bounty-hunting killers on his trail. After killing a member of the shadowy international assassin's guild, the High Table, John Wick is excommunicado, but the world's most ruthless hit men and women await his every turn. - Director:
- Chad Stahelski
- Cast:
- Keanu Reeves, Halle Berry, Ian McShane
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Sylvester Stallone stars as Barney Ross, leader of The Expendables, a tight-knit team of skilled combat vets turned mercenaries. Hired by a powerful covert operator, the team jets off to a small South American country to overthrow a ruthless dictator. Once there, they find themselves caught in a deadly web of deceit and betrayal. Using every weapon at their disposal, they set out to save the innocent and punish the guilty in this blistering action-packed thriller. - Director:
- Sylvester Stallone
- Cast:
- Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li
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Black Mirror: Series 1 (2011)Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror
A dark trilogy of twisted tales. 'Black Mirror' is a drama series from Charlie Brooker consisting of three separate self-contained stories.
1. The National Anthem is a political thriller in which the Prime Minister faces a huge dilemma and has to choose between bowing to the pressure of public opinion or following his own moral compass.
2. 15 Million Merits is a satire on entertainment shows. In this world, the only way to escape drudgery is to enter the 'Hot Shot' talent show and just hope you can impress the judges.
3. The Entire History of You is set in an alternate reality where everyone has access to a system which records everything they do, see or hear. You need never forget a face, holiday or night out again... but is that a good thing?- Director:
- Euros Lyn
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- Rory Kinnear, Lindsay Duncan, Donald Sumpter
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Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) and the Dwarves of Erebor have reclaimed the vast wealth of their homeland, but now face the consequences of having unleashed the terrifying Dragon Smaug (voice of Benedict Cumberbatch) upon Lake-town. Meanwhile, Sauron, the Dark Lord, has sent forth legions of Orcs to attack the Lonely Mountain, and Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) finds himself for fighting for his life as five great armies go to war. As darkness converges, the races of Dwarves, Elves and Men must decide - unite or be destroyed. - Director:
- Peter Jackson
- Cast:
- Ian McKellen, Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman
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It's been 25 years since the angels waged war against humanity and the Archangel Michael turned against his brother Gabriel and fought alongside man. Now the survivors await a prophesied saviour to deliver them from darkness. But when a rebellious young soldier (Christopher Egan) discovers he's the Chosen One, the war between Heaven and Earth reignites with a fury. Watch every episode of Season One back-to-back and uninterrupted in this action-packed series set in a .post-apocalyptic world where angels are amongst us - and against us. - Director:
- Scott Stewart
- Cast:
- Christopher Egan, Tom Wisdom, Roxanne McKee
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The Hobbit Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), the wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen) and 13 dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage), continue their journey to reclaim the Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor. Along the way, they encounter the skin-changer Beorn (Mikael Persbrandt); giant Spiders of Mirkwood; Wood-elves led by Legolas (Orlando Bloom), Tauriel (Evangeline Lilly) and King Thranduil (Lee Pace); and a mysterious Man named Bard (Luke Evans), who smuggles them into Lake-town. Finally reaching the Lonely Mountain, they face their greatest danger - the Dragon Smaug (voice of Benedict Cumberbatch). - Director:
- Peter Jackson
- Cast:
- Ian McKellen, Brian Sergent, Peter Vere-Jones
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Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic (2010)Dante's Inferno
Limbo, Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Anger, Heresy, Violence, Fraud and Treachery! These are the 9 Circles of Hell made famous by Dante Alighieri in his famed masterpiece, 'Dante's Inferno', his first story of The Divine Comedy. 'Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic' will take you on a harrowing trip through Hell as Dante (voice of Graham McTavish) braves the forces of evil, slaying demons and monsters of extraordinary imagination, all to save his love Beatrice (voice of Vanessa Branch), from the clutches of Hell's master Lucifer (voice of Steve Blum). - Director:
- Victor Cook
- Cast:
- Graham McTavish, Vanessa Branch, Steve Blum
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The story of a team of pioneers undertaking the most important mission in human history. Academy Award winner Matthew McConaughey stars as ex-pilot-turned-farmer Cooper, who must leave his family and a foundering Earth behind to lead an expedition travelling beyond this galaxy to discover whether mankind has a future among the stars. - Director:
- Christopher Nolan
- Cast:
- Matthew McConaughey, Bill Irwin, Anne Hathaway
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A Charlie Brown Christmas / I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown (2003)Charlie Brown: A Charlie Brown Christmas / I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown
Two classic Peanuts cartoons.
A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)'Tis the season to be jolly, but Charlie Brown, feeling that the Christmas message is lost amid all the seasonal glitter, has the blues. Acting as his psychiatrist, Lucy suggests that charlie Brown get involved with the holiday festivities by directing their Christmas play. To set the proper mood Charlie Broun is sent out to find the perfect Christmas tree to decorate the stage. He then searches through tinsel and blinking lights for the 'real' meaning of yuletide. He eventually finds it with the help of a little shrub of a tree and an emotional explanation of Christmas by Linus.
I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown (2003)
Rerun is the loveable but ever-skeptical younger brother of Linus and Lucy and his big sister is stressing him out. He turns to his best friend Snoopy for amusement but the unpredictable beagle is busy. Rerun, becoming increasingly frustrated, asks Snoopy to invite his canine brother Spike for a visit. When Spike shows up, it looks like Rerun will have a dog for Christmas after all....but then the real trouble begins.- Director:
- Bill Melendez
- Cast:
- Jimmy Bennett, Adam Taylor Gordon, Ashley Rose
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Following the Earth's close encounter with a comet, a meteor shower strikes Britain's population blind. Bill Masen (John Duttine), recovering in a London hospital from a vicious plant attack, is one of a few to survive with eyesight intact. The world he emerges into has been terrifyingly altered. The government has collapsed, bands of renegades are thriving in the anarchy - and a hostile carnivorous form of plant life, the Triffids, have begun to prey on the weakened and vulnerable human population. For Masen, life is now a desperate struggle... - Director:
- Ken Hannam
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- John Duttine, Emma Relph, Maurice Colbourne
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Let the solar wind embrace you and take you to a world where fantasy becomes reality. A child in a sandbox. An architect at a construction site. A high wire shimmering over an Italian piazza. Aliens performing at a cosmic discotheque. All are touched by the solar wind, a magical energy force that transforms everyday life into a playful world blending fantasy with acrobatic performance. Since its inception in 1984, 'Cirque du Soleil' has delighted spectators in more than 100 cities around the world. Now for the first time, Cirque du Soleil presents 'Solstrom', a new and extraordinary 13-part television series. - Director:
- Pierre Séguin
- Cast:
- John Gilkey, Alex Ivanovici, Marie-Josée Beaudreau
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Cold Pursuit (2019)In Order of Disappearance
Welcome to Kehoe, it's -10 degrees and counting at this glitzy ski resort in the Rocky Mountains. The local police aren't used to much action until the son of unassuming town snowplough driver, Nels Coxman (Liam Neeson), is murdered at the order of Viking (Tom Bateman), a flamboyant drug lord. Fueled by rage and armed with heavy machinery, Nels sets out to dismantle the cartel one man at a time, but his understanding of murder comes mainly from what he read in a crime novel. As the bodies pile up, his actions ignite a turf war between Viking and his long-standing rival White Bull (Tom Jackson), a soulful Native American mafia boss, that will quickly escalate and turn the small town's bright white slopes blood-red. - Director:
- Hans Petter Moland
- Cast:
- Liam Neeson, Laura Dern, Micheal Neeson
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