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The terrified townies of Prosperity, Arizona suddenly find themselves under attack by a variety of mutated arachnids, each as big as a horse, with their own unique way of attacking and killing! To the rescue comes reluctant hero Chris McCormack (David Arquette) and Town Sheriff Sam Parker (Kari

Wuhrer), who bravely gather the town's residents together (Scarlet Johansson, Doug E Doug and others) in a last ditch attempt to survive. Here's hoping they succeed. Otherwise Prosperity – maybe the world 0 may be reduced to one giant, uh, website!

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One fine evening, in the beautiful heart of the English countryside, a group of rabbits emerge from their warren to feed. But as the sun sinks behind a hill, one of their number - Fiver - has a terrifying vision of the warren's destruction at the hands of man. Fiver (voice of

Richard Briers), with his brother Hazel (voice of John Hurt), and a few of their friends flee the warren in search of a "high lonely place" where they will be safe. Enduring danger and adventure, they find the place of their dreams - until a new shadow falls upon them, a ruthless race of rabbits who will stop at nothing to defend their supremacy...In this magnificent animation of the classic animal saga by Richard Adams, young and old alike will find themselves transported into the beauty, darkness and adventure of the natural world.

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A familiar-looking group of teenagers find themselves being stalked by a more-than-vaguely recognisable masked killer.

As the victims begin to pile up and the laughs pile on, none of your favorite fright flicks escape the biting satire of this outrageous parody! See dead people rise to the occasion while shiny cutlery makes its point in razor-sharp clarity.

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Stomping, whomping, stealing, singing, tap dancing, violating. Derby-topped hooligan Alex (Malcolm McDowell) has a good time - at the tragic expense of others.

His journey from amoral punk to brainwashed proper citizen and back again forms the dynamic arc of Stanley Kubrick's future-shock vision of Anthony Burgess' novel.

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Lord Crumb and his army of aliens have landed on earth. Already a small town has been packed in boxes ready to become the latest taste sensation to hit the galaxy... Earth's government issue a full-scale alert and unleash their first line of defence "The Boys" - Derek, Frank, Oz and Barry...

Will Lord Crumb succed in turning the human race into 'Crumbs County Delights'? Or will The Boys stop him?

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For centuries, two races have evolved. Hidden deeply within human culture - the aristocratic, sophisticated Vampires, and the brutal, feral Lycans (werewolves). To humanity, their existence is no more than a whisper of a myth.

But to each other, they are the lifelong mortal rivals, sworn to wage a secret war until only one race is left standing. in the midst of this ongoing struggle, a Vampire warrior, Selene (Kate Beckinsale), discovers a Lycan plot, a secret that has terrifying repercussions for both tribes - a plot to awaken a new invincible species of predator that combines the strengths of both creatures and the weaknesses of neither.

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'American History X' unfolds through the eyes of Danny (Edward Furlong), whose older brother Derek (Edward Norton) is seeking retribution for their father's murder. Full of anger, Derek becomes the charismatic leader of a local white power movement.

Despite his intelligence, Derek's hateful actions culminates in a brutal murder and lead to his imprisonment. Three years later Derek's mother Doris (Beverly D'Angelo), his girlfriend Stacey (Fairuza Balk) and Danny await his release. Unbeknownst to all of them however, Derek is a changed man. Fresh from prison and ashamed of his past, he is now in a race to save his brother and family from the violence he has brought down on them.

The belief in evil - and that evil can be cast out. From these two strands of faith, author William Peter Blatty and director William Friedkin wove The Exorcist, the frightening and realistic story of an innocent girl inhabited by a malevolent entity.

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Questionably diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder, Susanna (Winona Ryder) rebels against the head nurse (Whoopi Goldberg) and top psychiatrist (Vanessa Redgrave), choosing instead to befriend her fellow inmates - a group of Troubled young women, in particular the seductively charismatic

sociopath, Lisa - a force to be reckoned with, played by ANGELINA JOLIE. Susanna resolves to reclaim her freedom, but first she II have to face the person who terrifies her most of all... herself

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"1, 2, Freddy's coming for you". And here he is, phantom fiend Freddy Krueger in all his razor-fingered infamy. Wes Craven directs this trendsetting first in the slash-hit series. The premise is simple: Freddy (Robert Englund) homicidally haunts the sleep of Elm Street teens.

The results are terrifying and mind-blowingly innovative. There's another film debut too: Johnny Depp. He plays the ready steady of the hottie mcsmarty (Heather Langenkamp) who figures a clever way to flambe the fiend. But ever-say-die Freddy will be 3, 4 back for more...even returning to the screen in a killer 2010 remake of this devilish original. Sweet dreams!

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Desperate to win the contract to clean up the abandoned Danvers State Mental Hospital, the boss of an asbestos removal company promises a fast completion.

The crew have their own personal history and tensions run high, but the derelict building has its own past and they are about to uncover the dark secrets hidden within ifs walls.

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Ming the Merciless (Charles Middleton), Emperor of Mongo, has unleashed his latest terrible weapon for the destruction of Earth, a 'purple dust' that is killing the population. Flash Gordon (Buster Crabbe), Dale Arden (Carol Hughes) and Dr.

Zarkov (Frank Shannon) take off for the planet of Mongo to confront Ming and destroy his deadly factory. Before Flash Gordon can 'conquer the universe', he must confront Ming, the Rock Men and Annihilations and protect the mining for Polarite, the only known antidote to the purple dust.

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Frank reaches Mongo just in time to rescue Dr. Zarkov from Ming's torture chamber, but, he too is caught in the destroying ray and only at the last minute are they rescued. Zarkov is brought to Ming's throne room and agrees to use his genius to help Ming conquer the universe in return for his life.

Instead, in Ming's lab, Zarkov teams up with Karm to break Ming's evil power. Zarkov has created a new magnetic gun which will paralyse Ming's power plant. Meantime, Ming overhears and reveals to Aura that he has set a bomb for Zarkov and Flash. The bomb detonates and our heroes find themselves at the mercy of the Rock Men who threaten to kill them unless they find their King's son. Flash and Zarkov manage to escape from the caves and find the King's son. Flash sends Zarkov to inform the King, but Zarkov is delayed by a giant lizard. At that moment, Dale is being lowered into a fiery pit...

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In this action-packed sequel to Alien, Sigourney Weaver returns as Ripley, the only survivor from mankind's first encounter with the monstrous Alien.

Her account of the Alien and the fate of her crew are received with scepticism - until the mysterious disappearance of colonists on LV-426 lead her to join a team of high-tech colonial marines sent in to investigate.

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Along the way, he encounters Agamemnon (Sean Connery), Robin Hood (John Cleese), Napoleon (Ian Holm) and winds up as a passenger on the Titanic, although not necessarily in that order.

But is this just random entertainment laid on for history fan Kevin's benefit, or part of a wider struggle between the forces of Good (Ralph Richardson) and Evil (David Warner)?