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Cash (2008)Cash
When the brother of daring con artist Cash (Jean Dujardin) is murdered, he teams up with a master thief (Jean Reno) to pull off the ultimate act of vengeance. The hardboiled pair set about recruiting a team of specialised criminals to bring the villain down. But obsession and revenge make bitter partners, and when Cash realises there's a traitor in their midst, the game soon turns deadly. - Director:
- Éric Besnard
- Cast:
- Jean Dujardin, Jean Reno, Valeria Golino
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Funnyman Adam Sandler stars in Walt Disney Pictures' Bedtime Stories, the magical family comedy that's packed with adventure and lots of heart. When Skeeter Bronson babysits his sister's children, his imagination runs wild as he dreams up elaborate bedtime stories - always casting himself as the hero. Entranced, the children add their own ideas to these once-upon-a-time tales of heroics and chivalry. Then...magic happens. These nighttime fantasies become Skeeter's daytime realities, leading him on a real-life adventure in search of his own happy ending. Filled with colorful characters, humor and whimsy, this heartwarming comedy will enchant your entire family again and again. - Director:
- Adam Shankman
- Cast:
- Adam Sandler, Keri Russell, Courteney Cox
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In a time when the entire world is soon to be at war, comes this action-packed drama where love sees no cultural boundaries. Set in 1914, a strong-willed woman (Hera Hilmar) leaves the United States after meeting Jude (Josh Hartnett), an American doctor who runs a remote medical mission within the exotic Ottoman Empire. There, she finds her loyalty tested to both Jude and the mission's sagacious founder (Ben Kingsley) when she falls deeply in love with Ismail (Michiel Huisman), a Lieutenant in the Ottoman Imperial Army. Torn between the American doctor and the forbidden love for her Lieutenant, Lillie finds out that the most dangerous place to be in war is in love. From the director of Sleeping with the Enemy and featuring mesmerising performances from Michiel Huisman and rising star Hera Hilmar, this war-time story is as alluring as it is heart-breaking. - Director:
- Joseph Ruben
- Cast:
- Michiel Huisman, Ayse Eldek, Hera Hilmar
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Amy Mitchell (Mila Kunis) puts her family first, second, and third. But her man-child husband, high-maintenance kids and idiot boss are taking a toll. She gives and gives, and gives and gives, and then gives a little more, but it's never enough. When the alpha moms (Christina Applegate, Annie Mumolo and Jada Pinkett Smith) at her kids' school push her too far, Amy finally snaps. Good Amy becomes Bad Amy really fast - and she doesn't go alone. Teaming up with two other misfit moms (Kathryn Hahn and Kristen Bell), Amy gets a jolt of freedom that shakes up her life and might even make her a better mom. So call a sitter, put on your comfy pants, and pour yourself a double Chardonnay, because these moms are about to get bad. - Director:
- Jon Lucas
- Cast:
- Mila Kunis, Kathryn Hahn, Kristen Bell
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Arrival (2016)Story of Your Life
When mysterious spacecraft touch down across the globe, an elite team - led by expert linguist Louise Banks (Amy Adams) - are brought together to investigate. As nations struggle to coordinate a response, mankind teeters on the verge of global war, leaving Banks and the team in a race against time for answers - and to find them, she will take a chance that could threaten her life, and quite possibly humanity's very existence. - Director:
- Denis Villeneuve
- Cast:
- Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker
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As Indonesia prepares to invade the tiny nation of East Timor, five Australian-based journalists go missing. Four weeks later, veteran foreign correspondent Roger East is lured to East Timor by the young and charismatic Jose Ramos-Horta to tell the story of his country and investigate the fate of the missing men. As East's determination to uncover the truth grows, the threat of invasion intensifies and an unlikely friendship develops between the last foreign correspondent in East Timor and the man who will become President. - Director:
- Robert Connolly
- Cast:
- Bea Viegas, Christine Martins, Ana Rosa Mendoça
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Ruthlessly efficient killer, Jamie (Danny Dyer) breaks the rules of his profession when he falls for beautiful stripper, Chloe (Holly Weston) after discovering that notorious gangland brothers, Lee (Martin Kemp) and John (Gary Kemp) have hired him to kill her father. As violent chaos breaks out when he turns against his criminal employers to protect the woman he loves, he ultimately finds redemption. - Director:
- J.K. Amalou
- Cast:
- Danny Dyer, Martin Kemp, Gary Kemp
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Frangois and Chiara meet each other by chance on a train to Nice. She uses her beauty and charm to gain his affections. But he is unaware that Chiara is in fact the beloved mistress of the wanted criminal Anthony Zimmer, and she is being followed by the police. Chiara uses the unsuspecting Francois as a decoy to try and lose her police tail, culminating in a frantic chase through Nice and a question: Just who is Anthony Zimmer? - Director:
- Jérôme Salle
- Cast:
- Sophie Marceau, Yvan Attal, Sami Frey
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Enjoy 38 classic live performances from numerous country music icons including Marty Robbins, Waylon Jennings and the legendary Johnny Cash, this spectacle of talent is a must-see for those whose heart belongs to Nashville. A bumbling Colonel (Doodles Weaver) is sent to Nashville to line up country music superstars for a Hollywood film. He meets some of the best talent in the field but in his enthusiasm he forgets to book any of the stars. The production crew arrives to find an empty stage, but the Colonel's new friends save the day... - Director:
- Will Zens
- Cast:
- Doodles Weaver, Richard Arlen, Connie Smith
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Eddie Murphy stars as wisecracking hostage negotiator Scott Roper, whose unorthodox but winning ways make him a formidable force in San Francisco's police department. Along with his Harvard graduate rookie partner (Michael Rapaport), this mismatched pair talks their way out of crisis after crisis. But when his girlfriend is taken hostage by a brutal psychopath bent on revenge, even Scott's skilled silver tongue can't change his desperate situation. Don't miss this tense and climatic game of cat and mouse as Scott finds himself face to face with a murderer and no foreseeable way out! - Director:
- Thomas Carter
- Cast:
- Eddie Murphy, Trevor Denman, Michael Rapaport
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The Downfall of Berlin: Anonyma (2008)Anonyma: Eine Frau in Berlin / A Woman in Berlin
April 26th, 1945. The Russian Army has encircled Berlin and now draws the noose tight, marching towards the Reichstag and destroying the German's last lines of defence, tank by tank, man by man as the city falls into Soviet hands. It is also on this day that a woman begins a most extraordinary fight for survival against the city's new occupiers that reveals the shocking realities faced by civilians during the explosive last days of war. - Director:
- Max Färberböck
- Cast:
- Nina Hoss, Evgeniy Sidikhin, Irm Hermann
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Strap yourself in for one hilarious action-comedy with great chemistry, great one-liners and expert direction. Bruce Willis makes all the right moves as the man with the perfect bank-robbing plan - and two imperfect partners. Bursting out of prison, Joe (Willis) and Terry (Billy Bob Thornton) are on the run and out of money. That changes when they devise a scheme to place bank managers under house arrest the night before they rob their banks. But success as the infamous "sleepover bandits" isn't the only change in store for them. As they cross the state lines and federal laws, they meet Kate (Cate Blanchett), a sexy, eccentric housewife whose indecision as to which of the two bandits she wants could spoil their partnership for good! - Director:
- Barry Levinson
- Cast:
- Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett
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Set against the backdrop of war-torn Liberia, 'The Last Face' follows a love affair between Dr. Wren Petersen (Charlize Theron), the director of an international aid organization, and Dr. Miguel Leon (Javier Bardem), a relief-aid doctor. As the violence around them escalates, Wren and Miguel battle their own internal conflicts as they try to keep their relationship alive. - Director:
- Sean Penn
- Cast:
- Charlize Theron, Javier Bardem, Adèle Exarchopoulos
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Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas (2013)Michael Kohlhaas
16th century France: Michael Kohlhaas, a horse dealer and loving father, lives a happy and prosperous life in the peaceful countryside. But when a cruel, rapacious baron seizes his livelihood and defiles his family's honour he will take up arms and set out on a mission for vengeance that will send the kingdom up in flames... - Director:
- Arnaud des Pallières
- Cast:
- Mads Mikkelsen, Mélusine Mayance, Delphine Chuillot
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Admiral (2015)Michiel de Ruyter
Charles Dance and Rutger Hauer star in this epic adventure about a 17th century Dutch admiral, who must lead his fleet to defend his homeland from the terrorising forces of England. Get swept away with this swashbuckling story of legendary naval battles, civil war, and one of the most fearless admirals of all time! - Director:
- Roel Reiné
- Cast:
- Charles Dance, Rutger Hauer, Barry Atsma
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