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"9" is an action-packed animated fantasy adventure, set in the near future. The world's machines have turned on mankind and sparked social unrest - decimating the human population. But as our world falls to pieces, a mission begins to salvage the legacy of civilization, and a group of small "stitchpunk" creations is given the spark of life by a scientist - and they successfully survive the apocalypse! With their group being so small, these creatures must summon individual strengths well beyond their own proportions in order to outwit and fight against the still-functioning monster machines. "9" dynamically explores the will to live, the power of community, and how one soul can change the world. - Director:
- Shane Acker
- Cast:
- Elijah Wood, Jennifer Connelly, Crispin Glover
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From the writer/director of Michael Clayton, Duplicity is a smart, slick and cool espionage movie. Academy Award winner Julia Roberts and Clive Owen star as two sexy spies turned- corporate operatives who attempt to pull off one of the biggest heists ever. As the stakes rise in the ultimate game of cat-and-mouse, they'll put everything on the line to remain one double-cross ahead of the rest. - Director:
- Tony Gilroy
- Cast:
- Julia Roberts, Ivo Nandi, Clive Owen
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"Inglourious Basterds" begins in German-occupied France, Shoshanna Dreyfus (Melanie Laurent) witnesses the execution of her family at the hand the Nazi Colonel Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz). Shoshanna narrowly escapes and flees to Paris, where she forges a new identity as the owner and operator of a cinema. Elsewhere in Europe, Lieutenant Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) organizes a group of Jewish soldiers to engage in targeted acts of retribution. Known to their enemy as "The Basterds", Raine's squad joins German actress and undercover agent Bridget Von Hammersmark (Diane Kruger) on a mission to take down the leaders of The Third Reich. Fates converge under a cinema marquee, where Shoshanna is poised to carry out a revenge plan of her own... - Director:
- Quentin Tarantino
- Cast:
- Brad Pitt, Christian Brückner, Hélène Cardona
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Written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Matthew Robinson, this hilarious comedy takes place in an alternative reality in which lying does not exist. Everyone, even politicians and advertisers, speaks the truth (and nothing but the truth). But when a loser named Mark (Ricky Gervais) discovers lying, he finds that dishonesty has its rewards. In a world where every word Is assumed to be the absolute truth, Mark succeeds In lying his way to fame and fortune. But things soon get out of control, as people start to treat his lies as gospel. He has the entire world hanging on his every word • but can he win the heart of the woman he loves? - Director:
- Ricky Gervais
- Cast:
- Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hill
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Johnny Deep stars as charismatic and elusive bank robber marked by the FBI as America’s ‘Public Enemy Number One’. Marion Cotillard plays Billie Frechette, the only woman capable of capturing his hear. Hunted relentlessly by top FBI agent Melvin Purvis, Dillinger engages in an escalating game of the cat and mouse that culminates in an explosive legendary showdown. - Director:
- Michael Mann
- Cast:
- Christian Bale, André Sogliuzzo, Johnny Depp
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