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Seth (Jonah Hill) and Evan (Michael Cera) want nothing more than to lose their virginity before heading off to college. To do that, though, they need to get liquor for the big party that night. With the help of their friend Fogell, a.k.a. McLovin (Christopher Mintz), and his fake I.D.

, the three of them go on a hilarious chase for that elusive booze, dodging incompetent cops while attempting to reverse a lifelong losing streak in one hilarious night.

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Secrets and lies spiral out of control in this mesmerizing suspense thriller. Tom Wilkinson and Emily Watson star as James and Anne, a seemingly happy couple whose marriage begins to unravel when he learns she's been having an affair with their seductive neighbour, Bill (Rupert Everett).

When a man turns up dead, James faces another shocking revelation that may cost him everything.

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In 2054, Paris is a labyrinth where all movement is monitored and recorded. Casting a shadow over everything is the city's largest company, Avalon, which insinuates itself into every aspect of contemporary life to sell its primary export - youth and beauty.

When Ilona Tassueiv, a young and brilliant researcher at Avalon is violently kidnapped, her employers want her found at any cost. Dellenbach, Avalon's CEO, has requested that Officer Bartholomew Karas, a hostage retrieval specialist and the most controversial cop in the force, be in charge of the case...

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The writer and director of The 40-Year Old Virgin delivers another a hilarious hit comedy! They say that opposites attract. Well, for slacker Ben (Seth Rogen) and career girl Alison (Katherine Heigl), that's certainly the case - at least for one intoxicated evening.

Two months and several pregnancy tests later, Ben and Alison go through a hysterically funny, anxious and heartwarming journey that leads to huge laughs in the most outrageous comedy of the year!

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In Arizona in the late 1800's, infamous outlaw Ben Wade (Russell Crowe) plagues the Southern Railroad.

When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans (Christian Bale) - struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch and desperate for money - volunteers need to escort him to the "3:10 to Yuma", a train that will take the killer to trial. During the journey the two men learn grudging mutual respect, but with Wade's cold-blooded gang in hot pursuit, the mission soon becomes a violent dangerous journey where honour and loyalty clash with far-reaching consequences.

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The most dazzling heist yet. George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and co. are back with director Steven Soderbergh for a high-rolling hit that stacks the deck with wit, style and cool.

What are the odds of getting even? Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and the gang are going back to Vegas and this time there's only one reason to pull-off their most ambitious and risky casino heist - to defend one of their own. When ruthless casino owner Willy Bank (Al Pacino) double-crosses one of the Eleven - Danny and the gang see if they can break "The Bank".

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With lady-killer charm and a game that can make par with garden tools, Kevin Costner rejoins Bull Durham filmmaker Ron Shelton for another funny tale of the games people play. For Costner's Roy, golf is a head - and heart - game.

On both counts, that's where shrink Molly Griswold (Rene Russo) comes in. She's big city, Roy's small time, and he believes only the grandest of gestures can lure her away from a slick touring pro (Don Johnson) and earn her love. So Roy and his dutiful caddy (Cheech Marin) set out to do the impossible: win the US Open.

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Little Dieter Needs to Fly is a documentary about Dieter Dengler, a German who grew up with a passion for flight and emigrated to the U.S. to join the navy anf become a pilot during the Vietnam War.

Dieter was shot down, captured and tortured before becoming one of the few American prisoners to escape. Working with Herzog he recreates his incredible story. Little Dieter Needs to Fly also inspired Rescue Dawn starring Christian Bale and also directed by Werner Herzog. Werner Herzog is one of the most prolific and respected cotemporary film directors. Born in Munich in 1942 he grew up in a remote mountain village in Bavaria and never saw any films, television, or telephones as a child. During high school he worked the nightshift as a welder in a steel factory to produce his first films and made his first film in 1961 at the age of 19. SInce then he has gone on to direct more than forty feature films including the acclaimed documentary, Grizzly Man.

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Set in Buenos Aires over the course of 24 hours, Nine Queens is a taut, highly seductive heist thriller in which nothing is what it seems and where no one can be trusted.

A naive young con artist (Gaston Pauls) teams up with an enigmatic, experienced master criminal (Ricardo Darin) for what could be the crime to end all crimes. But in a relationship propelled by brinkmanship and double-cross, corruption rarely has a happy ending.

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Benji, the world's most popular canine actor, challenge in this extraordinary film. Lost at sea and washed ashore in the rugged backwoods of North America, Benji inadvertently becomes the guardian to an orphaned litter of cougar cubs.

Together, they dodge untold perils from man and beast in an amazing odyssey to reach safety. 'Ben the Hunted' has all the earmarks of a live-action Disney classic: breathtaking scenery, an exhilarating story, and an endearing hero you and your family will never forget.

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After a hold-up and a murder, outlaw Ben Wade (Glenn Ford) and his gang are captured. Wade's men break out of jail and wait for a chance to rescue him. The authorities suspect that a daring escape plan is underway, so they look for a guard to escort Wade by train to Yuma to stand trial.

The marshal offers a bounty and Dan Evans (Van Heflin), a poor rancher hit hard by a crippling drought, takes the job. His wife pleads with him to save his own life by letting Wade go free, but for Evans, it's a matter of principle as well as money. He takes Wade and begins the dangerous trek to the station.

Matt Damon is trained assassin Jason Bourne. Having lost his memory and the one person he loved, he is undeterred by the barrage of bullets from a new generation of highly-trained killers, tracking his every move and who will stop at nothing to prevent him from learning his true identity.

Catherine refuses to believe that her business partner, the unlikeable Francois, has a best friend, so she challenges him to set up an introduction. Scrambling to find someone to pose as his best pal, Francois enlists the services of a charming taxi driver to play the part.

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Shot in a dazzling combination of luminous black and white celluloid and state of the art colour saturated digital video, 'Eloge de l'amour' concerns an author (Bruno Putzulu) and the beautiful young woman (Cecile Camp) he is considering for a part in a project he is writing which deals with the

four key moments of love. Convinced that he may have met the woman before, we travel back two years in time to a series of interviews with an elderly couple who fought in the Resistance. Could this be where the enigmatic pair first met?

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Suffering from amnesia, Bourne (Matt Damon) has left his violent past behind and is living a normal life with girlfriend Marie (Franka Potente). But his plans for a peaceful life are crushed when he narrowly escapes an assassination attempt.

Now hunted by an unknown enemy, Bourne proves to be neither an easy target nor a person whose skill, determination and resilience can be underestimated.