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When two young private detectives are hired to take a closer look into the mysterious disappearance of a little girl, they soon unravel a multitude of twists and turns where nothing is what it seems.

Ultimately they must risk everything their relationship, their sanity, and even their lives in the search to find her. Morgan Freeman and Amy Ryan are electrifying, and Casey Affleck carries a beautifully understated intensity in this mesmerising, edge-of-your-seat crime thriller.

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Set against the searing skies of Australia's brutally beautiful outback, 'Gone' is the chilling story of a young couple on the trip of a lifetime with a friendly stranger.

When young Brit Couple Sophie (Amelia Warner) and Alex (Shaun Evans) arrive in Australia and hook up with the enigmatic Taylor (Scott Mechlowicz), they decide to abandon the usual tourist trail of white sandy beaches and head off inland to the real outback, but as the sun beats down and the roads turn from tarmac to red dirt, Alex begins to doubt whether traveling with Taylor was such a good idea.

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Gorgeous and brooding Sam sets off on a revelatory journey in a bid to unravel his troubled past. He is soon joined by adventurous Lea and her hesitant younger brother Matthieu who both take an instant shine to the mysterious driver.

Along the way, they pick up a fellow hitchhiker that sets the stage for an explosive rollercoaster of burgeoning lust for all involved.

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Anne, a budding young actress, stumbles across secret recordings of a sinister plot to appease the Nazis. As close friends die in suspicious circumstances, she finds herself swept into a web of dark secrets and in increasing danger from a powerful and menacing enemy.

With her most precious certainties destroyed and unable to trust even those closest to her, she comes to realise the full extent of her own betrayal and vulnerability.

Based on the bestselling exposé of the Neapolitan mafia, by award-winning journalist Roberto Saviano, Gomorrah is an unforgettable and compelling story of power, money and blood. Five stories are woven together in modern day Naples, set in a brutal world from which there is no escape and no mercy.

Struggling to live with his flame-headed alter ego The Ghost Rider, Blaze (Nicolas Cage) is offered the chance to rid himself of his curse forever, but to do so he must defeat The Devil in a terrifying battle for survival.

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Chief Inspector Birkett (Ian Hendry) and Sergeant Saunders (Ronald Fraser) are called in to investigate the murder of a glamorous model. They discover that the murdered girl has led a chequered life and that her acquaintances include drug pushers.

Jordan Barker (Jeremy Brett) and Hammond Barker (Peter Arne) are reluctant to help but when the police finally make an arrest, another murder occurs in a seedy Soho Jazz cafe. But are the two murders connected? Birkett and Saunders have to move fast to unmask the real killer. But can they solve the model murders before time runs out and the killers make their escape?

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As one of the last "natural" beings born into a genetically engineered world, Vincent Freeman (Ethan Hawke) has none of the 'pre-ordered' DNA that will guarantee him success. Desperate to realise his dream of exploring space, Vincent assumes the identity of a genetically superior athlete (Jude Law).

Avoiding detection using the athlete's genetic markers, Vincent becomes a rising star at Gattaca Aerospace, attracting the attention of a stunning co-worker (Uma Thurman). But when a flight director is brutally murdered, a clue left at the crime scene threatens to shatter Vincent's plans...

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The true story about Paul Raymond (Steve Coogan), the controversial entrepreneur and property baron. Having established the Raymond Revue Bar and Men Only magazine he went on to become Britain's richest man by the early 90's.

'The Look of Love' focuses on Raymond's tumultuous relationships with the three most important women in his life: his wife Jean (Anna Friel), his lover Fiona (Tamsin Egerton) and his daughter Debbie (Imogen Poots).

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From the director of Wolf Creek comes this terrifying look at nature's perfect killing machine.

When a group of tourists stumble into the remote Australian river territory of an enormous crocodile, the deadly creature traps them on a tiny mud island with the tide quickly rising and darkness descending. As the hungry predator closes in, they must fight for survival against all odds.

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Spike Lee's remake of the critically acclaimed Korean masterpiece, 'Oldboy' follows the story of Joe Doucette (Josh Brolin), a man who is abruptly kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement, for no apparent reason.

When he is suddenly released without explanation, he begins an obsessive mission to find out who imprisoned him, only to discover that the real mystery is why he was set free.

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Jon Martello (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a strong, handsome, good old-fashioned guy. His buddies call him Don Jon due to his ability to "pull" a different woman every weekend, but even the finest fling doesn't compare to the bliss he finds alone in front of the computer watching pornography.

Barbara Sugarman (Scarlett Johansson) is a bright, beautiful, good old-fashioned girl. Raised on romantic Hollywood movies, she's determined to find her Prince Charming and ride off into the sunset. Wrestling with good old-fashioned expectations of the opposite sex, Jon and Barbara struggle against a media culture full of false fantasies to try and find true intimacy in this unexpected comedy written and directed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

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300 years ago, Mad Dolly (L.E. Mack) was burned alive at the stake, screaming a terrible curse upon her persecutors and their descendants. Now she's back and hunting. James Garrick (John Nolan) - her latest intended victim realises she's coming when people start to die bloodily all about him.

Knifed, slashed, crushed, beheaded, impaled. Suspicion falls on his mysterious cousin Ann (Carolyn Courage), a hostess at a seedy Soho sex club. Is she possessed by Mad Dolly or just a helpless pawn caught up in a storm of demonic terror?

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Ex-Mexican Federal agent Machete Cortez (Danny Trejo) is recruited by the President of the United States (Carlos Estevez) for a mission which would be impossible for any mortal man - he must fight his way across Mexico to take down a madman revolutionary and eccentric billionaire arms dealer (Mel

Gibson) who has hatched a plot to spread war across the planet by launching a weapon into space.