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John Travolta solidified his position as the most versatile and magnetic screen presence of the decade in this film version of the smash hit play Grease. Recording star Olivia Newton-John made her American film debut as Sandy, Travolta's naive love interest. The impressive supporting cast reads like a "who's who" in this quintessential musical about the fabulous '50's. Grease is not just a nostalgic look at a simpler decade - it's an energetic and exciting musical homage to the age of rock n'roll! - Director:
- Randal Kleiser
- Cast:
- John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing
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"Labyrinth" is a major fantasy feature film with a cast of incredible creatures created by The Jim Henson Creature Shop, and produced by Star Wars director George Lucas. Starring rock legend David Bowie, who performs five original songs, Labyrinth is the perfect family film combining music, adventure, comedy and fantasy. Frustrated with baby-sitting on yet another weekend night, Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) - a teenager with a active imagination - summons the Goblins from her favourite book, "Labyrinth", to take her baby step-brother away. When little Toby (Toby Froud) actually disappears, Sarah must follow him into the world of the fairy tale to rescue him, in hope that their loyalty isn't just another illusion in a place where nothing is as it seems! - Director:
- Jim Henson
- Cast:
- David Bowie, Brian Henson, Jennifer Connelly
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Avengers: Endgame (2019)Avengers 4
The fourth instalment of the 'Avengers' series is the once-in-a-lifetime culmination of 22 interconnected films and the climax of an epic journey. Earth's, heroes will finally understand how fragile our reality is - and the sacrifices that must be made to uphold it - in a story of friendship, teamwork and setting aside differences to overcome an impossible obstacle. - Director:
- Anthony Russo
- Cast:
- Robert Downey Jr., Taika Waititi, Chris Evans
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Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) is released from prison and is sent back to present day Vietnam. His mission: to track down American MIA's. The plan: A parachute into forbidding jungle with nothing but a serrated knife and a bow with arrows. He is told no to engage the enemy. Just the reconnaissance pictures. Betrayed by his own, Rambo struggles against deadly odds and vows revenge on those who made him an enemy - No Man, No Law, No War can stop him. - Director:
- George P. Cosmatos
- Cast:
- Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Charles Napier
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The mission, manned by astronauts Lovell (Tom Hanks), Swigert (Kevin Bacon) and Haise (Bill Paxton), starts out as a routine space flight which generates little media interest. But all that changes when an oxygen tank explosion cripples the ship and prompts the famous line, 'Houston, we have a problem'. Now Lovell and his crew have to struggle to keep going, while at Mission Control their colleagues Kranz (Ed Harris) and Mattingly (Gary Sinise) do everything they can to bring them home. - Director:
- Ron Howard
- Cast:
- Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon
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Has Evil finally met its match? Legendary Monster Hunter Van Helsing is sent by the Vatican to distant Transylvania, a land terrorised by the powerful Count Dracula. Joining forces with a valiant Gypsy Princess who is determined to end an ancient curse on her family by defeating the infamous vampire, Van Helsing continues his quest to rid the world of evil. - Director:
- Stephen Sommers
- Cast:
- Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, Richard Roxburgh
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John Wick 3: Parabellum (2019)John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
In this third instalment of the adrenaline-fuelled action franchise, super-assassin John Wick (Keanu Reeves) returns with a $14 million price tag on his head and an army of bounty-hunting killers on his trail. After killing a member of the shadowy international assassin's guild, the High Table, John Wick is excommunicado, but the world's most ruthless hit men and women await his every turn. - Director:
- Chad Stahelski
- Cast:
- Keanu Reeves, Halle Berry, Ian McShane
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On a cold, bright autumn day in Suffolk, England, a little girl in a red mackintosh drowns in a pond-the daughter of John (Donald Sutherland) and Laura Baxter (Julie Christie). Trying to recover from the tragedy, the couple arrive in Venice, Italy, where John has been commissioned to restore a church. In the eerie atmosphere of the lagoon city in winter, they encounter two strange sisters. Laura is suddenly released from her grief when one of them, a blind psychic, tells her that she is in contact with her dead daughter. Angered and sceptical, John carries on with his work, but witnesses an unsettling vision of his own: a little girl in a red mackintosh disappearing into the Venetian alleys. As Venice and his fate close in on John, illusion, reality and sudden terror spiral the story to its grotesque climax. - Director:
- Nicolas Roeg
- Cast:
- Julie Christie, Donald Sutherland, Hilary Mason
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When, for no apparent reason, a small town police chief arrests a vagrant hitch-hiker, little does he realise that he has set in motion a catastrophic series of events. The vagrant in question is in fact John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone), Congressional Medal of Honour winner and Vietnam war hero. Responding to the harassment of his captors with sudden ferociousness, Rambo makes daring escape from the small town jail, steals a motorcycle and roars off to the shelter of the nearby mountains. As the manhunt begins Rambo is in his element preparing himself for a One Man War. - Director:
- Ted Kotcheff
- Cast:
- Sylvester Stallone, Brian Dennehy, Richard Crenna
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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)The Mummy 3 / The Mummy 3: Curse of the Dragon
Brendan Fraser returns as mummy-battling explorer Rick O'Connell, joined in this all-new adventure by son Alex (newcomer Luke Ford), wife Evelyn (Maria Bello) and her brother, Jonathan (John Hannah). The O'Connell's must combat their deadliest enemy yet: a resurrected Emperor (Jet Li) and his unstoppable legion of 10,000 warriors, woken from a 2,000 year-old curse and hungry for brutal world domination. This mummy might succeed...unless the O'Connells can stop him first! - Director:
- Rob Cohen
- Cast:
- Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello
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Hellboy is back, and he's on fire. In this action-packed story ripped from the pages of Mike Mignola's seminal work, the legendary half-demon superhero (David Harbour) is called to the English countryside to battle a trio of rampaging giants. There he discovers The Blood Queen, Nimue (Milla Jovovich), a resurrected ancient sorceress thirsting to avenge a past betrayal. Suddenly caught in a clash between the supernatural and the human, Hellboy is now hell-bent on stopping Nimue without triggering the end of the world. - Director:
- Neil Marshall
- Cast:
- David Harbour, Milla Jovovich, Ian McShane
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"Dragged Across Concrete" follows two embittered police detectives and recently paroled convict who descend into the criminal underworld.
- Director:
- S. Craig Zahler
- Cast:
- Mel Gibson, Vince Vaughn, Tory Kittles
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Tom Cruise stars as a brash Navy lawyer who's teamed with a gung-ho litigator (Demi Moore) in a politically explosive murder case. Charged with defending two Marines accused of killing a fellow soldier, they are confronted with complex issues of loyalty and honour - including its most sacred code and its most formidable warrior (Jack Nicholson). - Director:
- Rob Reiner
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- Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore
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Adventure rules! The spectacular Mummy series explodes into a new realm of breathtaking, nonstop action in The Scorpion King! Unleashing WWE superstar The Rock (Dwayne Johnson) as the most fearsome warrior of the ancient world, 'The Scorpion King' plunges you into a sweeping tale filled with stunning fight sequences, awe-inspiring battles and pulse- pounding thrills. It's the ultimate special effects - powered epic and the must see and see again adventure of the year! - Director:
- Chuck Russell
- Cast:
- Dwayne Johnson, Steven Brand, Michael Clarke Duncan
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Neil Armstrong' became NASA's most famous astronaut when his small step, and giant leap changed the world forever on July 20 1969. Famously reticent about his accomplishments he preferred to focus on the team that helped to get him on the Moon rather than his own success. This new documentary features never seen before footage from Armstrong's own home movies and insights from those who flew with him and knew him best. - Director:
- David Fairhead
- Cast:
- Harrison Ford, Harrison Ford, Neil Armstrong
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