matt-b's - Rented List
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A family must navigate their lives in silence to avoid mysterious creatures that hunt by sound. Knowing that even the slightest whisper or footstep can bring death, Evelyn (Emily Blunt) and Lee (John Krasinski) are determined to find a way to protect their children at all costs while they desperately search for a way to fight back. - Director:
- John Krasinski
- Cast:
- Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds
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You Were Never Really Here (2017)A Beautiful Day
From celebrated British director Lynne Ramsay (We Need to Talk About Kevin), 'You Were Never Really Here' is a powerful and intensely thrilling reworking of the crime genre. A tormented but brutal hired gun sets out to rescue a young girl from a sex ring, only to find himself weathering a storm of violent vengeance when matters go awry. Featuring a career best performance from Joaquin Phoenix as a solitary and deeply troubled underworld mercenary, 'You Were Never Really Here' is a stylish and brutal tale of vengeance and corruption. - Director:
- Lynne Ramsay
- Cast:
- Joaquin Phoenix, Cristina Dohmen, Dante Pereira-Olson
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Viking Siege (2017)Attack of the Tree Beasts
A gang of blood thirsty vengeful women plot to massacre a monastery full of corrupt monks who sold their own loved ones as slaves. Their plan however comes unstuck, when a gang of marauding Vikings arrive being chased with an army of vicious, tree-like demons on their tail. Fight like a viking and you might just survive the night. - Director:
- Jack Burton
- Cast:
- Rasheeda Ali, Billy Bilham, Sean Bingham
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When scientists find a way to shrink humans to five inches tall, Paul Safranek (Matt Damon) and his wife Audrey (Kristen Wiig) decide to ditch their stressed out lives in order to get small and live large in a luxurious downsized community. Filled with life-changing adventures and endless possibilities, Leisureland offers more than riches, as Paul discovers a whole new world and realises that we are meant for something bigger. - Director:
- Alexander Payne
- Cast:
- Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau
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Cairo just before January 2011: Noredin (Fares Fares) is an everyday corrupt police detective who makes a buck accepting bribes from street vendors and landlords. By routine, he extorts money from the local criminals. Under the influence of drugs and alcohol, he can still function in a system that is on the brink of collapse. One night he is assigned a murder investigation. A singer is found dead at the Nile Hilton. What initially seems to be a crime of passion turns into something that concerns the very powerful elite of Egypt. As Noredin follows the clues, he finally has to start acting for something beyond his own self-interest. A political thriller based on a true story. - Director:
- Tarik Saleh
- Cast:
- Fares Fares, Mari Malek, Yasser Ali Maher
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Sam (Sam Saunders) is forced to return to the remote British island where he grew up, to attend the funeral of a 10 year old girl. As it becomes apparent that all is not as it seems in this idyllic rural community, Sam makes a horrifying discovery about the circumstances surrounding the little girls' death, and his life begins to spiral out of control. He must race against time, and the tide, to expose the seedy underbelly of the island - and to save the lives of those he loves. "Dogged" is a disturbing folk horror film that taps into our primal fear of what lurks in the woods. - Director:
- Richard Rowntree
- Cast:
- Debra Leigh-Taylor, Nadia Lamin, Philip Ridout
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"I, Tonya" tells the outrageous and at times hilarious true story of one of the biggest scandals in sporting history. Tonya Harding (Margot Robbie) was a champion figure skater who's rebel attitude pushed the sport to new heights. However, as Olympic pressure mounted, her life began to unravel - culminating in an alleged attack on her fiercest rival, un-paralleled press attention and a legacy no one would wish for. - Director:
- Craig Gillespie
- Cast:
- Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney
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"The Lodgers" is a classic ghost story about orphaned twins who live on a crumbling estate in 1920's rural Ireland. Though isolated, Rachel (Charlotte Vega) and Edward (Bill Milner) are not alone, for they share the house with sinister unseen entities that forbid them from leaving the house. When the arrival of a troubled war veteran sparks a sexual awakening in Rachel, she realises that she will have to fight alone to escape the family curse that has long haunted them. - Director:
- Brian O'Malley
- Cast:
- Charlotte Vega, David Bradley, Moe Dunford
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Based on the true story of the 1983 mass breakout of 38 IRA prisoners from HMP Maze high-security prison in Northern Ireland. As Larry Marley (Tom Vaughan-Lawlor), the chief architect of the escape, schemes his way towards pulling off this feat, he comes into contact with prison warder, Gordon Close (Barry Ward). Initially Larry and Gordon are confirmed enemies, born on opposite sides of Northern Ireland's political divide, but when Larry realises that Gordon may be unwittingly useful for his escape plan, a slow seduction begins. Larry intends to use and manipulate Gordon in order to get closer to his goal but what follows is a tense and intriguing drama in which an unlikely relationship is forged between two enemies that will have far reaching consequences for both of them. - Director:
- Stephen Burke
- Cast:
- Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Barry Ward, Martin McCann
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Cullen Bohannon (Anson Mount) finds himself a stranger in a strange land - the mountain town of Truckee, California, home to the Central Pacific Railroad. This rough railroad town teems with thousands of Chinese workers, foreign in language, culture and traditions. Despite the challenges of corralling his new workforce, Cullen leads the Herculean effort to tunnel through the Sierra Nevada Mountains, sometimes achieving only inches a day in the race to complete the first Transcontinental Railroad. - Director:
- Not Available
- Cast:
- Anson Mount, Colm Meaney, Christopher Heyerdahl
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Insurance salesman Michael (Liam Neeson) is on his daily commute home when he is contacted by a mysterious stranger (Vera Farmiga), and forced to uncover the identity of a hidden passenger on his train before the last stop. As he works against the clock to solve the puzzle, he realises a deadly plan is unfolding and is unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy. One that carries life and death stakes, for himself and his fellow passengers. - Director:
- Jaume Collet-Serra
- Cast:
- Liam Neeson, Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson
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Braxton Butcher (2015)Braxton / The Butchering
Every town has its horrors. For the small town of Braxton, that evil is Tommy Miller (Oisín Cash), a bullied teenager who went on a killing spree. Ten years later, on the anniversary of the bloodbath, the local teens are being stalked by a hooded figure and there are rumours that Miller is back to kill again. It is up to Detective Fenton (Shaun Blaney), himself a survivor of the original massacre, to protect the town and catch the killer before it is too late. - Director:
- Leo McGuigan
- Cast:
- Shaun Blaney, Jenna Byrne, Vicky Allen
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A worldwide epidemic has killed most of the planet's population. The few survivors struggle to find food and shelter. But they are not alone... On her way back to base camp from a scavenging mission, Juliette (Brittany Ashworth) has a terrible accident. Stuck in her car, with a broken leg, in the middle of an unforgiving desert, she must survive the perils of the post-apocalypse, white a strange creature prowls around... - Director:
- Mathieu Turi
- Cast:
- Brittany Ashworth, Grégory Fitoussi, Javier Botet
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Tom Cruise reunites with his 'Edge of Tomorrow' director, Doug Liman, in an international escapade based on the outrageous, true exploits of a hustler and pilot recruited to run one of the biggest covert operations in U.S. history. Based on an incredible true story of the CIA's biggest secret, 'American Made' will remind you: It's not a crime if you're doing it for the good guys… - Director:
- Doug Liman
- Cast:
- Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright
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Set at the dawn of time, when prehistoric creatures and woolly mammoths roamed the earth, 'Early Man' tells the story of how plucky caveman Dug (Eddie Redmayne), along with sidekick Hognob, unites his tribe against the mighty Lord Nooth (Tom Hiddleston) and his Bronze Age city in a battle to beat them at their own game. 'Early Man' unleashes an unforgettable cast of hilarious new characters voiced by top British talent. - Director:
- Nick Park
- Cast:
- Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston, Maisie Williams
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