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Paris, Je T'aime tells stories of love from the City of Love. Eighteen renowned filmmakers have created their own vignette based in different areas of Paris to form a collection of short films which will embrace you to fall in love with the world¿s most romantic city.

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On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) reports that his beautiful wife, Amy (Rosamund Pike), has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick's portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble.

Soon his lies, deceits and strange behaviour have everyone asking the same dark question: Did Nick Dunne kill his wife?

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Based on a story by suspense master Stephen King, 1408 is a gripping "roller-coaster of a head trip" that will have you on the edge of your seat. John Cusack delivers "a tour de force performance" as a skeptical writer investigating paranormal events.

When he insists on staying in the reportedly haunted room in 1408 at the Dolphin Hotel against the grave warnings of the hotel manager, he discovers the room's deadly secret an evil so powerful, no one has ever survived an hour within its walls.

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A series of dirty bombs are set in LA. You have the choice to seal your home and protect yourself from the deadly airborne virus spreading its way across the city, or to wait for your partner to return from the epicentre of the attack to what they think is a safe haven.

So when they return - what do you do? Do you let them in? Will they understand that letting them in means infecting you with the lethal virus too? And who can you trust? The authorities? The media? Your neighbours? This compelling and taut thriller raises these questions and more when married couple Lexi (Mary McCormack - ER, The West Wing and Brad (Rory Cochrane - A Scanner Darkly) have to face the unthinkable.

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Womanising stockbroker Ryan Turner (Charlie Sheen) used to be a Wall Street hot shot, until insider trading lands him in hot water. Now he's lost his job, his apartment and even his girlfriend Cindy (Denise Richards).

Ryan's luck changes when Cindy's boss, Page Henson, a no-nonsense newspaper editor, calls demanding Cindy's advice column. Suddenly, Cindy is suffering from 'Brazilian Flu' and Ryan is writing her column and cashing her paychecks. At first, his self-centred advice sucks, but as he gets better, the 'Ask Cindy' column becomes the talk of the town. Now everyone wants a piece of Cindy, especially Cindy herself. How can Ryan keep the truth from getting out, and how will it affect his blossoming romance with Page (Angie Harmon)?

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Liam Neeson stars as Matt Scudder, a troubled former NYPD investigator and now a ruthless, unlicensed private detective.

When a series of kidnappings targeting the city's worst drug criminals escalates to grisly murder, the circuit's leader hires Scudder to find the culprits and bring them to bloody justice. Operating outside the law where the police fear to tread, Scudder discovers a trail of victims and finds himself in a chilling race against the clock to track down the killers before they strike again...

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David (Dan Stevens) is the perfect guest. Friendly and helpful, the charismatic soldier arrives at the Peterson family's doorstep claiming to have been a friend of their beloved son who recently died in action.

The Petersons welcome David into their home and into their lives, but when people in town start dying under mysterious circumstances, their teenage daughter Anna (Maika Monroe) begins to suspect that David isn't who he claims to be.

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23-year-old student Aleksandra (Nina Ivanisin) embraces the excitement and anonymity of big city living when she becomes a call girl. But her precarious double life is shattered when one of her clients dies.

Pursued by both criminals and the police, Aleksandra must confront her deepest fears with only her hometown to turn to.

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The charismatic Chester MacFarland (Viggo Mortensen) and his alluring younger wife Colette (Kirsten Dunst) are in Athens during a European vacation.

Whilst sightseeing at the Acropolis they encounter Rydal (Oscar Isaac), a young, Greek-speaking American who is working as a tour guide, scamming female tourists on the side. Drawn to Colette's beauty and impressed by Chester's wealth and sophistication, Rydal gladly accepts their invitation to dinner. But, all is not as it seems with the MacFarlands as Chester's affable exterior hides darker secrets. When Rydal visits the couple at their exclusive hotel, events take a more sinister turn and he finds himself compromised and unable to pull free...

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Diandra Jensen is a talented but struggling young photographer who longs for success. Broke and facing eviction, Diandra takes a job with an "escort" agency. Her first client, Arthur Benton patron of the arts who coaxes her into a dangerous world of sexual exploatation.

Once under the control of Arthur, Diandra sinks deep into a world of sexual intrigue and experimentation.

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In Arizona 1882 nothing comes easy in the bitterly unforgiving Old West except dying. Albert (Seth MacFarlane), is a soft man in hard times who really doesn't fit in.

Adding to Albert's distress and feelings of inadequacy, his girlfriend (Amanda Seyfried ) leaves him for the towns moustache groomer (Neil Patrick-Harris). When a mysterious and beautiful woman (Charlize Theron) rides into town she helps him find his courage. However, when her husband (Liam Neeson), a notorious outlaw, arrives seeking revenge, the farmer must put his new found courage to the test.

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The Cote d'Azur, 1915. The great painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir is in his twilight years, tormented by the loss of his wife and the news that his son Jean has been wounded in WW1.

When a young girl enters his idyllic Mediterranean world, Pierre-Auguste rejuvenates and becomes newly inspired by her beauty and spirit.
But when Jean returns home to convalesce - and in the face of his father's fierce opposition - he falls in love with the muse, and within the battle-shaken Jean, a filmmaker begins to grow.

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Los Angeles, 1928. When single mother Christine Collins (Angelina Jolie) leaves for work, her son vanishes without a trace. Five months later, the police reunite mother and son; but he isn't her boy.

Driven by one woman's relentless quest for the truth, the case exposes a world of corruption, captivates the public and changes LA forever.

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Acclaimed screenwriter Scott Frank makes a mind-blowing directorial debut in The Lookout, a gritty, high-tension crime thriller starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jeff Daniels and Isla Fisher.

Chris Pratt (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), whose once-bright future has been dimmed by a head injury, is a night janitor at a bank. Lonely and frustrated, Chris falls prey to a con man's seductive promise of romance and a better life, and agrees to help rob the bank where he works. Filled with heart-pounding action, edge-of-your-seat suspense and a twist you'll never see coming.

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Jay (Jason Segel) and Annie (Cameron Diaz) are a married couple still very much in love, but ten years and two kids have cooled the passion. To get it back, they decide to make a video of themselves trying out every position in 'The Joy of Sex' in one three-hour marathon session.

It seems like a great idea until they discover that their most private video has gone public. In a panic, they begin a wild night of adventure - tracking down leads, roping in friends and duping Annie's boss - all to reclaim their video, their reputation, their sanity and, most importantly, their marriage.