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"The 12th Man" is a breath-taking war thriller about an incredible true-life story of heroism and a man's unbreakable will to live.

Norway, 1943: after a failed anti-Nazi sabotage mission leaves his eleven comrades dead, Norwegian resistance fighter Jan Baalsrud (Thomas Gullestad) finds himself on the run from the Gestapo through the snowbound Arctic reaches of Scandinavia led by Kurt Stage (Jonathan Rhys Meyers). It's a harrowing journey across unforgiving, frozen wilderness that will stretch on for months - and force Jan to take extreme action in order to survive. The legendary story of Jan Baalsrud's escape remains one of the wildest, most unfathomable survival stories of World War II.

A white-knuckle World War II suspense drama, about an American submarine crew as they battle against time, danger and their own fears. Their mission; a daring plan to capture a top-secret encrypting device from a Nazi U-boat.

A group of international assassins are tasked with killing one man. If they succeed, they walk away with the title of King of Killers and millions in the bank. In this high-octane action adventure, there's only two ways to leave this competition; in a body bag or crowned King of Killers.

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Could reports of subterranean tremors beneath the Norwegian city of Oslo predict an imminent catastrophic earthquake? We follow a geologist who races against time to save his estranged wife and two children when a devastating quake strikes the city.

Your nails will dig into your chair during this acclaimed thriller with jaw-dropping scenes of devastation and powerful performances.

Following the apparent abduction of his mother when he was a boy and the break up of his family a young filmmaker sets out to shoot a documentary that will expose the lies of alien abductees. He, along with his crew uncover a dark secret and a disturbing truth that we are not in fact, alone.

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Teenagers Violet (Alexis Bledel) and Daisy (Saoirse Ronan) are best friends with a very unusual after-school job - they're teenaged hit girls.

When their boss instructs them to knock off mobster Michael (James Gandolfini), Violet and Daisy discover that their latest hit is a man who treats them with courtesy and kindness. Soon the girls are faced with the challenge of divided loyalties between their boss and their target.

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In the 13th century, the lands along the shores of the Baltic Sea are ruled by bloodthirsty Pagan clans. The most powerful of these clans, rules the land of Semigallia, where even Vikings fear to tread.

In Rome, the Pope's illegitimate son, Max (James Bloor), tells his father that he will wage a crusade against the Pagan warriors, take over their land, and become their ruler. The reigning King of Semigallia is poisoned and on his deathbed bestows power to an unexpected heir, a common man named Namejs (Edvin Endre). By accepting the "Ring of Kings" the new heir to the throne must unite his people and wage war against the violent battalions of Roman soldiers.

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"Instrument of War" is an harrowing yet uplifting true story about survival against seemingly impossible odds. When U.S. B-24 bomber pilot Clair Cline (Jack Ashton) is shot down and captured in northern Germany, one war ends and another begins - to keep hope alive.

Now behind Nazi barbed wire Cline and his fellow POW's must find a way to bond together to try and survive the hell they find themselves in.

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In 1944, a group of American soldier known as "The Filthy Thirteen" are becoming an increasing problem for their superiors - disobeying orders, bathing infrequently and often going AWOL from their barracks.

But the rebellious men are given an opportunity to atone for their behaviour when they are selected to be the first unit to parachute behind German lines during the invasion of Normandy. Their goal is to move through enemy territory on foot and destroy Nazi supply lines and escape routes. Some call it a suicide mission. But they haven't counted on the ferocity and determination of this ragtag group of D-Day Assassins who will stop at nothing to take down the enemy.

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A teenage girl and her father travel to a remote alien moon, aiming to strike it rich. They've secured a contract to harvest elusive gems hidden in the depths of the moon's toxic forest. But there are others roving the wilderness and the job quickly devolves into a fight to survive.

Forced to contend not only with the forest's other ruthless inhabitants, but with her own father's judgement, the girl must carve her own path to escape.

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In a remote hotel in Normandy, bio-mathematician Danielle Flinders (Alicia Vikander) meets British Secret Service Operative James More (James McAvoy). There to prepare for their respective missions, Danielle and James can't help but fall madly in love.

After days of intense passion, they must separate. Danielle embarks on a deep-sea diving project to support her theory about the origin of life, while James journeys to Somalia to track down a source for suicide bombers infiltrating Europe. Soon, they are worlds apart. James is taken hostage by jihadist fighters and has no way of contacting Danielle, and she has to go down to the bottom of the ocean in her submersible, not even knowing whether James is dead or alive.

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Crime is rampant across a small town led by the villainous Tyrel. Who will deliver the 'kiss of death' to the criminals and scumbags out there? So asks radio DJ Dan Forthright (Daniel Baldwin).

When a mysterious vigilante arrives in town, he takes young mother Ana (Eva Hamilton) and her crippled daughter under his wing as he becomes a one-man army to defeat Tyrel (Richard Tyson) and rid the crime-infested city of its most dangerous criminal. "Death Kiss" is action-packed, high-octane and proves that justice really does have a familiar face...

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Christmas 1954. Wealthy philanthropist Rachel Argyll (Anna Chancellor) is murdered at her family estate Sunny Point. Her adopted son Jack Argyll (Anthony Boyle), a young delinquent, is arrested for her murder. He vehemently protests his innocence. Eighteen months later, Dr.

Arthur Calgary (Luke Treadaway), a mysterious scientist, walks onto the velvety lawns of Sunny Point claiming to have just returned from an expedition to the Arctic. Even more extraordinary is his claim to hold the alibi that can prove Jack's innocence. But Jack died in prison before the case could come to trial, and the Argyll family is reluctant to dig up the secrets of the past. Rachel's widower Leo (Bill Nighy) is about to marry his secretary Gwenda (Alice Eve) and none of Rachel's other adopted children Mary (Eleanor Tomlinson), Mickey (Christian Cooke), Tina (Crystal Clarke) or Hester (Ella Purnell), nor longstanding housekeeper Kirsten (Morven Christie), is willing to reopen that most horrendous chapter of their lives. However, the shattering implications of Calgary's story are too big to avoid; if he is telling the truth then the wrong person was arrested for Rachel's murder. And if Jack is innocent, then it must have been somebody else at Sunny Point. Somebody still out there....

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1933. Hercule Poirot (John Malkovich), older and greyer, receives letters threatening murder. The sender signs themselves only as "A.B.C.". When he takes the letters to the police looking for help Hercule finds all his old friends have moved on.

The new guard led by hot headed Inspector Crome (Rupert Grint) are not interested in his story. But soon there is a murder, and in order to have any hope of catching the killer, the once great detective must take matters into his own hands.

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From celebrated British director Lynne Ramsay (We Need to Talk About Kevin), 'You Were Never Really Here' is a powerful and intensely thrilling reworking of the crime genre.

A tormented but brutal hired gun sets out to rescue a young girl from a sex ring, only to find himself weathering a storm of violent vengeance when matters go awry. Featuring a career best performance from Joaquin Phoenix as a solitary and deeply troubled underworld mercenary, 'You Were Never Really Here' is a stylish and brutal tale of vengeance and corruption.