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The Driver spins out of Los Angeles with The Mechanic after winning a late night drag race. The two young men head south east on the freeway, stopping only for food, gas or a delicate adjustment on their primer grey '55 Chevrolet. Outside of Flagstaff, they take time out for lunch at a diner.

When they return to their car, there is a new passenger in the back - a girl with a tear stained face. No questions are asked: No explanation is offered. They move off. When they hit Santa Fe, they cruise up and down the streets, looking for an unsuspecting country boy to challenge their beaten up Sedan. They find him sooner than expected in a '32 Ford Roadster, follow him to the outskirts of town, race him and beat him. That night the girl shares a hotel room with The Mechanic, while The Driver prowls the bars.

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Charming comedy about the mostly true story of Forrest Tucker (Robert Redford) - from his daring prison escape at age 70 to an unprecedented string of bank heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public.

Wrapped up in the pursuit are detective John Hunt (Casey Affleck), who is captivated by Forrest's commitment to his craft, and jewel (Sissy Spacek), the woman who loves him despite his criminal ways.

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Robert Scott (Val Kilmer) is a US government secret agent A man hardened by years of brutal service, he is feared by his peers and enemies alike. His newest assignment is to find Laura Newton (Kristen Bell), the teenaged daughter of a high government official, who appears to have been kidnapped.

The pressure is on for Scott and his novice partner Curtis (Derek Luke), to find the girl fast, before the story leaks. Working with a special task force, Scott and Curtis stumble upon a plot more sinister than expected. With a white slavery ring and Stoddard (William H. Macy), a corrupt political operative to contend with, the pair find themselves at the centre of a dangerous conspiracy.

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Inspector Tequila Yuen (Chow Yun Fat) is determined to rid the city of gangs by beating them at their own violent game. But in a vicious shoot out, his partner and colleagues are massacred, leaving Yuen bitter and hungry for vengeance.

Yuen comes face-to-face with Tony (Tony Leung), a lethal and cunning assassin working for a gun-running gang, in a stake-out where it seems that Yuen will end up in a body bag. But a stunning plot twist cranks up the action another gear when Yuen discovers that Tony has a dangerous secret...

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Shanghai, 1910. Chen (Bruce Lee) returns from study abroad to find that his beloved martial arts teacher has died under mysterious circumstances. Chen immediately suspects members of a rival Japanese dojo, who bully his fellow students and denigrate the Chinese at every turn.

Revenge on his mind, Chen starts a one-man war on the Japanese, making him public enemy number one - and he won't go down without a fight!

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It is the year 2057, the sun is dying and mankind faces extinction. Earth's last hope rests with a courageous crew of eight men and women on a mission to ignite the fading star with a massive nuclear weapon.

Deep into their voyage, out of radio contact with Earth, their mission begins to unravel and they find themselves fighting not only for their lives, but for the future of us all.

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The exciting adventure of the day we make contact with life beyond Earth comes to the screen with a profound sense of wonder and a dazzling visual sweep that extends to the outer reaches of space and the imagination. Jodie Foster is astronomer Ellie Arroway, a woman of science.

Matthew McConaughey is religious scholar Palmer Joss, a man of faith. They're opposite ends of a spectrum - and sudden players on the world stage as the countdown to humanity's greatest journey begins.

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True Detective is an American crime-drama anthology TV series created and penned by Nic Pizzolatto, starring the likes of Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Colin Farrell and Vince Vaughn among others.

The plot centers on convoluted to the verge of mystical homicide cases, causing the protagonists to dig for evidence in the obscurest of places in order to solve the mysterious killings once and for all.

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Keith Carradine and Harvey Keitel star in this dramatic film about two officers in Napoleon's army who violently confront each other in a series of duels.

The duels begin as a reaction to a minor incident and escalate into a consuming passion that rules the lives of both men for a period of 15 years. Based on Joseph Conrad's story, 'The Duellists' explores the themes of obsession, honour and violence.

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Unaccustomed to suburban life, fun-loving Uncle Buck soon charms his younger relatives Miles and Maizy with his hefty cooking and his new way of doing the laundry.

But his carefree style doesn't impress everyone, including Tia (Jean Kelly), his rebellious teenage niece, and Chanice (Amy Madigan), his impatient girlfriend. Uncle Buck is the last person you'd think of to watch the kids. But with a little luck and a lot of love, he manages to surprise everyone in this heartwarming family comedy.

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Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) prowls the steel-and-microchip jungle of 21st century Los Angeles. He's a "Blade Runner" stalking genetically made criminal replicants. His assignment: kill them. Their crime: wanting to be human.

A visual stunner, remastered for improved home presentation, director Ridley Scott's vision of this sci-fi cinema classic intriguingly differs from what 1982 moviegoers saw. This version omits Deckard's voiceover narration, develops in greater detail the romance between Deckard and Rachael (Sean Young) and removes the "uplifting" finale. Most intriguing of all is a newly included unicorn vision that suggests Deckard may be a humanoid. The result is a heightened emotional impact a great film made greater.

Based on Thomas Harris' first story of Hannibal Lecktor, 'Red Dragon', 'Manhunter' introduced this popular character to an unsuspecting public. It remains a cult classic and is considered the most prominent landmark in Mann's career.

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In 1986 Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, after two women are found raped and murdered, Seoul detective Seo Tae-yoon (Sang-kyung Kim) is brought in to help local detective Park Doo-man (Kang-ho Song) with the investigation.

As more bodies are found, the pair realise they have a serial killer on their hands. Inspired by true events, Bong Joon Ho's sophomore feature blends true-crime with social satire and even comedy is his typically masterful fashion.

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Orson Welles makes his feature-length directorial debut with this classic drama which often tops critics' polls of the best films of all time. In 1940, newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane (Welles) dies after uttering the word 'Rosebud'.

An anonymous reporter (William Alland) is assigned the task of uncovering the meaning of Kane's dying word, and in the course of his enquiries he receives varying accounts of his life from former colleagues Jedediah Leland (Joseph Cotten) and Bernstein (Everett Sloan), and ex-wife Susan Alexander (Dorothy Comingore). The film, which Welles also produced and co-wrote, was not-so-loosely based on the life of newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger is back as the cyborg from the future in the most successful sequel of all time. Almost ten years have passed since Sarah Connor's ordeal began, and her son John, the future leader of the resistance, is now a healthy young boy.

However, the nightmare begins again when a new, more deadly Terminator is sent back in time, its orders - to strike at John Connor while he is still a child. Sarah and John, however, don't face this terrifying Terminator alone. The human resistance has sent back another warrior from the future, its orders - to protect John Connor at any cost - the battle for tomorrow has begun...