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Inspired by a true story... Set in 1950s New York and starring Elijah Wood as John Malcolm Brinnin, the aspiring young American poet who finds his ordered world shaken when he embarks on a week-long retreat to save his hell raising hero, Dylan Thomas, played by Celyn Jones. Directed by BAFTA-nominated director, Andy Goddard this visually stunning film, shot entirely in black and white, is a cautionary tale about meeting your heroes, the dirty business of celebrity and about what may have happened in an East Coast boathouse when an earnest ingenue shared cabin space with his idol, the greatest living poet of the twentieth century. - Director:
- Andy Goddard
- Cast:
- Elijah Wood, Celyn Jones, Kelly Reilly
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Nick Wild (Jason Statham) is a Las Vegas bodyguard with lethal professional skills and a personal gambling problem. When a friend is beaten by a sadistic thug, Nick strikes back, only to find out the thug is the son of a powerful mob boss. Suddenly Nick is plunged into the criminal underworld, chased by enforcers and wanted by the mob. Having raised the stakes, Nick has one last play to change his fortunes…and this time, it's all or nothing. - Director:
- Simon West
- Cast:
- Jason Statham, Michael Angarano, Dominik García-Lorido
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Since the dawn of time, Minions have served (and accidentally eliminated) history's most despicable villains. After their latest explosive mistake leaves them without an evil leader, the Minions fall into a deep depression. With the tribe on the brink of collapse, three unlikely heroes - Kevin, Stuart, and Bob - embark on a journey to find a new big boss. When their quest leads them to their next potential master, Scarlet Overkill (Sandra Bullock), our three heroes must face their biggest challenge yet: saving all of Minionkind...from annihilation! - Director:
- Kyle Balda
- Cast:
- Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton
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Maggie (Melissa McCarthy), a single mother, moves into a new home in Brooklyn with her 12-year-old son, Oliver (Jaeden Lieberher). Forced to work long hours, she has no choice but to leave Oliver in the care of their new neighbour, Vincent (Bill Murray), a retired curmudgeon with a desire for alcohol and gambling. An odd friendship soon blossoms between the improbable pair. Together with a pregnant stripper, named Daka (Naomi Watts), Vincent brings Oliver along on all the stops that make up his daily routine - the race track, a strip club, and the local dive bar. Vincent helps Oliver grow to become a man, while Oliver begins to see in Vincent something that no one else is able to: a misunderstood man with a good heart. - Director:
- Theodore Melfi
- Cast:
- Bill Murray, Melissa McCarthy, Naomi Watts
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Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)Night at the Museum 3
If it's laughter you're after, get ready for the most hilarious night ever! Ben Stiller leads an all-star comedy cast, including Robin Williams, Owen Wilson, Rebel Wilson and Ricky Gervais, for one final, fun-filled Night at the Museum. This time, Larry Daley (Stiller) and his heroic friends embark on their greatest adventure yet as they travel to London in order to save the magic that brings the museum exhibits to life! - Director:
- Shawn Levy
- Cast:
- Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson
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Lily O'Connor (Agyness Deyn) is a witty and searingly defiant Northerner with epilepsy and a tough past. When she finds out that the brother she's long thought dead could still be alive, she risks her life to go in search of him. As she abandons her safe routine in a seaside town and heads into the treacherous underbelly of London she takes us on a deeply moving trip that really is like nothing you've seen before. Will Lily's bravery help her connect her past and her future - or will she die trying? - Director:
- Bryn Higgins
- Cast:
- Agyness Deyn, Lenora Crichlow, Christian Cooke
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From director Tim Burton, Big Eyes tells the outrageous true story of one of the most epic frauds in history. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, painter Walter Keane (Christoph Waltz) had reached success beyond belief, revolutionising the commercialisation of popular art with his enigmatic paintings of waifs with big eyes. The bizarre and shocking truth would eventually be discovered though: Walter's works were actually not created by him at all, but by his wife Margaret (Amy Adams). Big Eyes centres on Margaret's awakening as an artist, the phenomenal success of her paintings, and her tumultuous relationship with her husband, who was catapulted to international fame while taking credit for her work. - Director:
- Tim Burton
- Cast:
- Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz, Krysten Ritter
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The story of one man's daring courage to take on the might of an empire. Director Ridley Scott brings new life to the story of the defiant leader Moses (Christian Bale) as he rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses (Joel Edgerton), setting 400,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues. - Director:
- Ridley Scott
- Cast:
- Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, John Turturro
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When retired East End villain Charlie Archer (Steven Berkoff) is brutally murdered at the hands of a vicious mob of youths, his brother Ritchie (Ian Ogilvy) hits the savage streets of London, returning to his gangster roots on a violent quest for vengeance. Rounding up his old firm including Arthur (James Cosmo), Roy (Chris Ellison) and Butch (Tony Denham), Ritchie leads a vigilante crusade to find and punish his brother's killers, using every brutal method possible. - Director:
- Sacha Bennett
- Cast:
- James Cosmo, Alison Doody, Steven Berkoff
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"Third Person" tells three stories of love, passion, trust and betrayal. The tales play out in New York, Paris and Rome through three couples who appear completely unrelated but in fact share deep commonalities: lovers and estranged spouses, children lost and found. Featuring an award-winning ensemble cast including Liam Neeson, Adrien Brody, James Franco, Olivia Wilde, Mila Kunis, Kim Basinger and Maria Bello and written and directed by Academy Award winner Paul Haggis, "Third Person" is a mystery, a puzzle in which the truth is revealed in glimpses, and nothing is really as it seems. - Director:
- Paul Haggis
- Cast:
- Liam Neeson, Mila Kunis, Adrien Brody
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The age-old wonders of the world have long cursed explorers who've dared to unlock their mysteries. But a team of archaeologists gets more than they bargained for when they discover a lost pyramid unlike any other in the Egyptian desert. As they begin to uncover its horrifying secrets, they realise they're being relentlessly hunted by an ancient evil more nightmarish than anything they could have imagined. From producer Alexandre Aja, director of The Hills Have Eves, and starring James Buckley, Ashley Hinshaw and Denis O'Hare, comes a pulse-pounding journey into true terror. - Director:
- Grégory Levasseur
- Cast:
- Ashley Hinshaw, James Buckley, Denis O'Hare
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Lonely bartender Bob Saginowski (Tom Hardy) and his hardened employer Cousin Marv (James Gandolfini) run a bar that is used as a "drop" - a covert scheme that funnels cash to local gangsters. But when they find themselves caught in a robbery gone bad, and on the hook for a debt they can't repay, both men have to make the dangerous choice between loyalty and survival. - Director:
- Michaël R. Roskam
- Cast:
- Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, James Gandolfini
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Having spent her twenties comfortably unmotivated, 28 year old Megan (Keira Knightley) reaches a crisis when she finds herself squarely in adulthood with no career prospects, no particular incentive to pursue any and no one to relate to, including her high school boyfriend (Mark Webber). When he proposes, Megan panics and given an opportunity to escape - at least temporarily - she hides out in the home of her new friend, 16-year-old Annika (Chloe Grace Moretz) and Annika's world-weary single dad (Sam Rockwell). - Director:
- Lynn Shelton
- Cast:
- Keira Knightley, Chloë Grace Moretz, Sam Rockwell
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Terri (Taraji P. Henson) is a devoted wife and mother of two, living an ideal suburban life in Atlanta when Colin (Idris Elba), a charming but dangerous escaped convict, shows up at her door claiming car trouble. Terri offers her phone to help him but soon learns that no good deed goes unpunished as she finds herself fighting for survival when he invades her home and terrorizes her family. - Director:
- Sam Miller
- Cast:
- Taraji P. Henson, Idris Elba, Leslie Bibb
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