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1920's outback Australia, Northern Territory. When Sam (Hamilton Morris), an Aboriginal farmhand who works for the local preacher (Sam Neill) is sent to help new neighbour and bitter war veteran Harry (Ewen Leslie), their relationship quickly deteriorates, ending in a violent and fatal shootout.

Sam is forced to flee with his wife, pursued by lawman Sergeant Fletcher (Bryan Brown), but as the truth starts to surface, the community begins to question whether justice is really being served.

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Among the most exciting voices in genre cinema to emerge in recent years, Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead return with their third feature, 'The Endless'. Benson and Moorhead play brothers, former members of a "crazy UFO death cult", who receive a mysterious video cassette in the mail.

The tape contains an eerie calling card from their past, inviting them to attend an event called the Ascension. Despite their apprehension, the pair agree to return for one day. At first their old friends in the cult seem warm and welcoming, but things soon turn strange as the brothers find themselves drawn into a vortex of bizarre rituals, strange messages, unseen forces and sinister supernatural secrets that threaten to tear apart the very fabric of reality.

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Britannia begins in 43AD as the Roman Army, determined and terrified in equal measure, returns to crush the Celtic heart of Britannia - a mysterious land ruled by wild warrior women and powerful druids who can channel the mysterious forces of the Underworld.

Arch Celtic rivals Kerra (Kelly Reilly) and Antedia (Zoë Wanamaker) must face the Roman invasion led by the towering figure of Aulus Plautius (David Morrissey) as it cuts a swathe through the Celtic Resistance.

Stalked by three vicious psychopaths wearing Santa suits on Christmas Day - a homeless war-veteran with a chequered past must rely on his military training and a side of himself he thought was buried in order to save a group of homeless people who are hunted by the seemingly mindless killers in a locked courthouse.

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All the Money in the World follows the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III (Charlie Plummer) and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother, Gail (Michelle Williams), to convince his billionaire grandfather (Christopher Plummer) to pay the ransom. When Getty Sr.

refuses, Gail attempts to sway him as her son's captors become increasingly volatile and brutal. With her son's life in the balance, Gail and Getty Sr.'s advisor (Mark Wahlberg) become unlikely allies in the race against time that ultimately reveals the true and lasting value of love over money.

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At the dawn of the First World War a young man named Friend (David Oakes) arrives at a desolate Antarctic Circle island to take the post of Weather Official observer.

But on shore he finds no trace of the man whom he has been sent to replace, just a deranged castaway, Gruner (Ray Stevenson), who has witnessed a horror he refuses to name...Little does Friend know that an unknown race of amphibious humanoids will emerge from the seas every night to besiege him and Gruner in an unstoppable attack to their safety. Will the two men be able to defeat the creatures from Atlantis or will they discover something in themselves that will challenge their view of the world and their unknown assailants?

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From master storyteller, Guillermo del Toro, comes 'The Shape of Water', an otherworldly fairy tale set against the backdrop of Cold War-era America circa 1962. In the hidden, high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa (Sally Hawkins) is trapped in a life of isolation.

Elisa's life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda (Octavia Spencer) discover a secret classified experiment.

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The shocking true story based on the most infamous unsolved murder case in American history. On April 11th 1981, Sue Sharp (Terri Dwyer) and her family are enjoying their stay at Cabin 28 in the peaceful holiday resort of Keddie.

But a day of fun at the remote getaway turns into a heart stopping nightmare as nightfall brings masked strangers to the Cabin. A brutal battle for survival leaves several members of the family dead and one missing. An extensive police investigation follows but no one is convicted of the crime. Now, over thirty years later, Cabin 28 finally gives up its deadly secret.

Everyone's a suspect when a murder is committed on a lavish train ride, and a brilliant detective must race against time to solve the puzzle before the killer strikes again.

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Starring Sean Bean, 'The Frankenstein Chronicles' is a thrilling and terrifying reimagining of Mary Shelleys classic novel that follows a detective investigating a series of horrific experiments.

London, 1827: when a mutilated corpse is discovered by the edge of the River Thames, Inspector John Marlott (Sean Bean) sets off on a hunt for the most deranged of killers, which takes him to the darkest comers of Geoigian London - an underworld of prostitution, drug smuggling, bodysnatching and murder for profit But as his investigation deepens,only one tiling is for certain: an evil which defies reason is at work, attempting to reanimate the dead.

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A Fatal virus spreads across Europe killing thousands and leaving the continent a lawless land. Those not infected turn on each other in a desperate fight for survival. If you're not the infected then you're a potential enemy.

Jack, a young man from the city, takes refuge in the French Alps but is ill equipped for the harsh winter. Things only get worse when Kara (Anya Korzun), armed and desperate for food, breaks into the cabin and steals everything, then holding him there captive. Jack plans a way to get rid of his captor but suddenly outsiders invade the cabin and Kara soon becomes his only ally, who he must rely on to survive. But time is running out for all of them as supplies run low and the deadly virus starts to spreads through the house.

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Middle-aged farmer, Donal (Nigel O'Neill), is content to lead a simple, quiet life, sharing his home in a little Irish village with his increasingly frail mother, Florence (Stella McCusker). He works the fields during the day and drinks in the local pub at night.

The only indication he may wish for something more is an old campervan, which he has lovingly restored. His peace is shattered one evening when he returns to find Florence murdered in an apparent home invasion, a ruthless act that sees Donal setting off for Belfast in his little red van, on an impulsive, furious mission for vengeance. What he finds is a world of violence and brutality that he can't understand, and deep-rooted family secrets that will shake him to his core.

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1892, New Mexico - legendary Army captain Joseph J. Blocker (Christian Bale) undertakes one final mission before retirement: escort Yellow Hawk (Wes Studi) - a dying Cheyenne war chief - and his family back to sacred tribal lands.

After 20 years of violent struggle, this gesture of peace is as unthinkable as it is harrowing. Together they battle against a punishing landscape and the brutality of men alike, coming to the rescue of a young widow (Rosamund Pike) amidst the carnage of her murdered family. Two great warriors, once rivals across the battlefield, must learn to trust each other and find peace in an unforgiving land. A heroic odyssey of survival, 'Hostiles' becomes a story not about the miles travelled nor the battles fought, but the journey towards respect, reconciliation and forgiveness.

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On a peaceful and quiet suburban street during the holiday season, a babysitter must defend a twelve-year-old boy from strangers breaking into the house, only to discover that this is far from a 'normal' home invasion. Featuring a superb cast led by Olivia DeJonge, star of M.

Night Shyamalan's smash hit 'The Visit', and Levi Miller, star of Pan, 'Better Watch Out' is a deliriously vicious thrill ride packed with original twists and turns. Chris Peckover directs this sinister holiday horror that is destined to be a Christmas classic.

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When their city is rocked by a series of brutal occult murders, veteran detective John Locke (Steven Dolton) and his young partner Terri Keyes (Charlie Bond) are forced to put aside their differences and follow the trail of evidence to a formerly abandoned asylum, where the new owner Dr.

Unnseine (Andrew Coughlan) is conducting his own brand of Nazi-inspired "medical research" on the unwilling inmates. One such inmate, the sexy but deadly Annie Dyer (Raven Lee), may hold the key to the murders - and to the doorway to Hell itself - if only Locke and Keyes can stay alive long enough to discover what it is.