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In 1889, Italian immigrant Francesca Cabrini (Cristiana Dell'Anna) arrives in New York City, greeted only by disease, crime, and impoverished children.

Witnessing the vast inequality of the city, Cabrini sets off on a daring mission to help society's most vulnerable, but must first overcome the prejudices and indifference of those in power. However, despite these momentous setbacks, her broken English, and poor health, she remains determined to use her entrepreneurial mind to build an empire of hope unlike anything that the world has ever seen.

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Debut writer-director Felipe Galvez asserts himself as a revelatory new cinematic voice with 'The Settlers', a searing and indelible take on the Western.

Blending historical specificity with vivid visual style, this Cannes Un Certain Regard Fipresci Prize winner creates a singular immersive vision, arresting in both content and form. At the turn of the 20th century, three horsemen embark on an expedition across the Tierra del Fuego archipelago at the behest of a wealthy landowner, tasked with securing his vast state-appointed property. Accompanying a reckless British lieutenant and an American mercenary is mestizo marksman Segundo (Camilo Arancibia), who comes to realize, amidst rising tensions within the group, their true mission is to murderously "remove" the indigenous population

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Professor Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) entrusts Magizoologist Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) to lead a team of wizards, witches and one brave Muggle baker on a dangerous mission to stop the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen) and his growing legion of followers.

But with the stakes so high, how long can Dumbledore remain on die sidelines?

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Russell Hatch (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is an Interpol operative assigned to protect young Jayden, the son of an informant killed in a routine raid gone wrong.

Years later, Hatch finds himself once again protecting Jayden (and his grandfather) from a group of merciless gangs in an all-out turf war, stopping at nothing to protect them and taking on anyone who gets in his way.

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In the savage and deadly world of the gangland king, the man at the top is ruler, only for as long as he controls everything in his territory. For that man, the rewards can be infinite, but so are the dangers.

Harold Shand (Bob Hoskins) is enjoying the height of his powers, and he is on the verge of something that would make his current 'arrangements' small fry. But stronger forces than even he can control have moved in and taken over. Climaxing in one long and bloody day of terror, an Easter Good Friday, he is to see his empire begin to crack and crumble.

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A year after the mysterious disappearance of their 8 year-old daughter, grieving Olivia (Laura Fraser) and Ray (Mel Raido) return home with friends and family from her memorial service.

Suddenly, strange lights appear in the nearby forest and everyone is exposed to inexplicable phenomena, shaking them all to the core. The origin of these weird incidents seem to be visitors from another world intent on terrorising the family and eventually lead them to an unexpectedly dark and disturbing truth.

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As London grapples with an environmental crisis that submerges the city in unprecedented floodwaters, a young family finds themselves torn apart amidst the chaos. A determined new mother (Jodie Comer) navigates the treacherous waters to keep her newborn safe and reunite with her loved ones.

An exhilarating and emotional journey that unveils the unbreakable spirit that arises in the face of disaster.

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D'Artagnan (François Civil), a spirited young man, is left for dead after trying to save a young woman from being kidnapped. When he arrives in Paris, he tries by all means to find his attackers.

He is unaware that his quest will lead him to the heart of a real war where the future of France is at stake. Allied with Athos (Vincent Cassel), Porthos (Pio Marmaï) and Aramis (Romain Duris), three musketeers of the King (Louis Garrel) with an audacious contempt for danger, D'Artagnan faces the dark machinations of the Cardinal of Richelieu (Eric Ruf). But it is when he falls madly in love with Constance Bonacieux (Lyna Khoudri), the Queen's confidante, that d'Artagnan truly puts himself in danger. For it is this passion that leads him into the wake of the one who becomes his mortal enemy: Milady de Winter (Eva Green).

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Daphne (Emily Beecham), 31, Londoner. Busy days, hectic nights, friends, people, lovers, ore all welcome distractions from the constant and creeping feeling that her life is somehow stuck. Too young to settle quietly, too old to keep on messing about without aim.

One night, an unexpected event slowly but steadily forces her to confront this existential limbo head on, and start looking very closely at the person she has become.

Priscilla presents the unseen story of Elvis and Priscilla Presley's long courtship and turbulent marriage. Their romance is a great American myth that spans decades and oceans, from the army base where they met to his dream-world estate at Graceland.

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From the Louvre to Buckingham Palace, to the gutters of Paris to the siege of La Rochelle…In a kingdom divided by religious wars and under threat of British invasion, a handful of men and women will battle and tie their fate to that of France.

'The Three Musketeers: Milady' Constance (Lyna Khoudri) is kidnapped before D'Artagnan's eyes. In a frantic quest to save her, the young musketeer is forced to join forces with the mysterious Milady de Winter (Eva Green). But as war is declared and Athos (Vincent Cassel), Porthos (Pio Marmaï) and Aramis (Romain Duris) have already joined the front, a terrible secret from the past shatters all old alliances. As the King (Louis Garrel) falls further and further under the control of Cardinal Richelieu (Eric Ruf), D'Artagnan (François Civil) and the Musketeers are the last bastions before chaos. But, drawn into a plot that threatens to put the country to fire and sword, fate presents them with a terrible choice: will they have to sacrifice those they love to complete their mission?

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Debauchery. Greed. Murder. Welcome to Garlow. This once-peaceful frontier town has become a den of vice after vicious outlaw Dutch Albert (John Cusack) and his gang arrived - and began gunning down their opposition.

Undertaker Patrick Tate (Emile Hirsch) must now choose between the blood money he makes burying the murderers' victims and the threats he and his family face in this intense and gritty western.

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When Joyce Smith's (Chrissy Metz) adopted son John (Marcel Ruiz) falls through an icy Missouri lake, all hope seems lost as John lies lifeless.

In the face of every bleak medical case history and dire scientific prediction, Joyce's unwavering belief inspires her community to pray for John's recovery. Based on the incredible true story, 'Breakthrough' is an enthralling reminder that faith and love can create a mountain of hope, and sometimes even a miracle.

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Claire Denis' first English-language feature sees a group of convicts assigned to a difficult space mission with the belief they will be freed if they are successful.

The film follows Monte (Robert Pattinson), one of the convicts aboard the mission a few years after its launch as he raises his daughter in complete isolation on the empty spacecraft as it heads towards it's final destination...

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Tolkien explores the formative years of renowned author J.R.R. Tolkien (Nicholas Hoult) as he finds friendship, courage and motivation among a group of fellow outcasts at school. Their bond strengthens as they mature, until the outbreak of World War I, which threatens to tear the fellowship apart.

Tolkien's early life experiences would later inspire him to write his famous Middle-earth novels.