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Split (2016)Untitled M. Night Shyamalan Project
Writer/director/producer M. Night Shyamalan returns with an original thriller that delves mysterious recesses of one man's fractured, gifted mind. Though Kevin (James McAvoy) has revealed 23 personalities to his psychiatrist, there remains one still submerged who is set to materialise and dominate all the others. Compelled to abduct three teenage girls, Kevin reaches a war for survival among all of those contained within him - as well as everyone around him - as the walls between his compartments shatter apart. - Director:
- M. Night Shyamalan
- Cast:
- James McAvoy, Dann Fink, Anya Taylor-Joy
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While her adoptive parents raised her to be the girl next door, just one deadly sexual encounter is all it takes to convince Bo (Anna Silk) that she is anything but. After "draining" her boyfriend to death during sex, Bo begins a life on the run, eventually landing in a town where she finds that she is not alone. Upon discovering that she's a Succubus, a sexually powerful form of the mythic creatures known as the Fae, Bo teams up with a wily female con artist named Kenzi (Ksenia Solo) to form a detective agency that allows her to help those in need while searching for the truth about who she is. As she begins to understand her relationship with the Fae and the fragile truce between its two warring clans, Bo fights to maintain her neutrality as she heads on a collision course with her dark and disturbing past - and uncertain future. - Director:
- Robert Lieberman
- Cast:
- Anna Silk, Kris Holden-Ried, Ksenia Solo
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge (2017)Pirates of the Caribbean 5 / Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales / P.O.T.C. 5
The final adventure begins. Set sail with Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) as deadly ghost sailors, led by the terrifying Captain Salazar (Javier Bardem), escape from the Devil's Triangle bent on killing every pirate at sea - notably Jack - in an epic story packed with humour, suspense and amazing special effects! - Director:
- Joachim Rønning
- Cast:
- Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Javier Bardem
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After her drug kingpin boyfriend (Diego Luna) frames her for stealing a fortune in cartel cash, 17 year old Lydia (Erin Moriarty) goes on the run, with only one ally in this whole wide world: her perennial screw-up of a dad, John Link (Mel Gibson). A motorcycle outlaw and a convict in his time, he is now is determined to keep his little girl from harm and for once in his life, do the right thing... - Director:
- Jean-François Richet
- Cast:
- Mel Gibson, Erin Moriarty, Diego Luna
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Oscar winner Denzel Washington and Oscar winner Viola Davis deliver the 'performance-driven masterpiece' of the year in the film adaptation of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Set in 1950s Pittsburgh, the film takes a passionate look at former Negro-league baseball player Troy Maxson (Washington) as he fights to provide for those he loves in a world that threatens to push him down. Washington's directorial triumph 'connects with people on a deep, emotional level' and pulses with the universal truths of love and forgiveness, despite what lies beyond your own fence. - Director:
- Denzel Washington
- Cast:
- Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen Henderson
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Gripping suspense escalates to a fever pitch in the brilliantly reinvented fourth season of this Emmy Award-winning thriller. In her new role as a CIA station chief. Carrie (Emmy winner Claire Danes) convinces Saul (Emmy winner Mandy Patinkin) and Quinn to help her hunt down one of the world's most dangerous terrorists. But when Carrie recruits a young Pakistani as an asset, the lines between right and wrong are blurred and the operation spins out of control. Facing unclear loyalties at every turn. Carrie must take extreme measures and risk everything to protect her country. - Director:
- Lesli Linka Glatter
- Cast:
- Claire Danes, Mona Sishodia, Rupert Friend
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A young Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Tom Holland), who made his sensational debut in 'Captain America: Civil War', begins to navigate his newfound identity as the web-slinging super hero in 'Spider-Man: Homecoming'. Thrilled by his experience with the Avengers, Peter returns home, where he lives with his Aunt May (Marisa Tomei), under the watchful eye of his new mentor Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.). Peter tries to fall back into his normal daily routine - distracted by thoughts of proving himself to be more than just your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man - but when the Vulture (Michael Keaton) emerges as a new villain, everything that Peter holds most important will be threatened. - Director:
- Jon Watts
- Cast:
- Jennifer Connelly, Tom Holland, Kerry Condon
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Self-proclaimed anti-establishment outlaw Joe Coughlin (Ben Affleck) isn't like the gangsters he refuses to work for: He has a sense of justice and an open heart. Driven to right the wrongs committed against him, he heads down a risky path. He and his reckless crew leave Boston for Tampa, and while revenge tastes sweeter than the molasses in the illegal rum he runs, Joe learns that it comes at a price. - Director:
- Ben Affleck
- Cast:
- Ben Affleck, Elle Fanning, Brendan Gleeson
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Fire at Sea (2016)Fuocoammare
One hundred and fifty miles south of Sicily, sits Lampedusa, a small, quaint island home to just six thousand people. But as their ordinary lives continue, Lampedusa forms the stage for a different story, one of tragedy - it is the first port of call for African and Middle-Eastern refugees whose last hope for a peaceful life is Europe. - Director:
- Gianfranco Rosi
- Cast:
- Pietro Bartolo, Samuele Caruana, Samuele Pucillo
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After travelling thousands of miles to China in search of a mystical weapon, mercenaries William Garin (Matt Damon) and Pero Tovar (Pedro Pascal) join forces with an elite army of soldiers making a valiant stand against a swarm of ancient creatures. Upon learning that the Great Wall of China serves as the last barrier keeping the world safe from the mysterious threat from the lands beyond, Garin and Tovar vow to join the battle and help Chinese Commander Lin Mei (Tian Jing) and her forces in their epic fight for survival. - Director:
- Yimou Zhang
- Cast:
- Matt Damon, Tian Jing, Willem Dafoe
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In this interplanetary adventure, a space shuttle embarks on the first mission to colonize Mars, only to discover after takeoff that one of the astronauts is pregnant. Shortly after landing, she dies from complications while giving birth to the first human born on the red planet - never revealing who the father is. Thus begins the extraordinary life of Gardner Elliot - an inquisitive, highly intelligent boy who reaches the age of 16 having only met 14 people in his very unconventional upbringing. While searching for clues about his father, and the home planet he's never known, Gardner begins an online friendship with a street smart girl in Colorado named Tulsa. When he finally gets a chance to go to Earth, he's eager to experience all of the wonders he could only read about on Mars - from the most simple to the extraordinary. But once his explorations begin, scientists discover that Gardner's organs can't withstand Earth's atmosphere. Eager to find his father, Gardner escapes the team of scientists and joins with Tulsa on a race against time to unravel the mysteries of how he came to be, and where he belongs in the universe. - Director:
- Peter Chelsom
- Cast:
- Gary Oldman, Peter Chelsom, Asa Butterfield
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In the high-stakes legal world, contentment doesn't last long.Though Mike (Patrick J. Adams) has officially left Pearson Specter in favor of a cutthroat investment firm, temporarily placating the pressure of covering his elaborate lie, all is not well. Harvey (Gabriel Macht) and Mike quickly find themselves on opposite sides of an intense takeover battle. And, with the SEC's fervent advances on Pearson Specter increasing in severity, Mike and Rachel's (Meghan Markle) relationship facing the ultimate test, and Jessica's (Gina Torres) impartiality being questioned, personal and professional boundaries are crossed by all. But just when all the pieces begin to fall into place, an innocent conversation between Louis (Rick Hoffman) and Mike leads to a potentially lethal revelation. - Director:
- Anton Cropper
- Cast:
- Gabriel Macht, Patrick J. Adams, Rick Hoffman
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Based on a true story, federal agent Robert "Bob" Mazur (Bryan Cranston) goes deep undercover to infiltrate Pablo Escobar's drug trafficking scene plaguing the nation in 1986 by posing as slick, money-laundering businessman Bob Musella. Teamed with impulsive and streetwise fellow agent Emir Abreu (John Leguizamo) and rookie undercover agent posing as his fiancee Kathy Ertz (Diane Kruger), Mazur befriends Escobar's top lieutenant Roberto Alcaino (Benjamin Bratt). To catch the criminals Mazur will have to become one, risking it all to build a case that leads to indictments of more than 100 drug lords and the corrupt bankers who cleaned their dirty money. - Director:
- Brad Furman
- Cast:
- Bryan Cranston, John Leguizamo, Diane Kruger
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Nocturnal Animals (2016)Tony and Susan
Susan (Amy Adams) is living through an unfulfilling marriage when she receives a package containing a novel manuscript from her ex-husband, Edward (Jake Gyllenhaal). The novel is dedicated to her but its content is violent and devastating. Susan cannot help but reminisce over her past love story with the author. Increasingly she interprets the book as a tale of revenge, a tale that forces her to re-evaluate the choices that she has made, and reawakens a love that she feared was lost. - Director:
- Tom Ford
- Cast:
- Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon
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Scarlett Johansson is terrific in the visually stunning 'Ghost in the Shell', an action-packed adventure set in a future world where people are enhanced with technology. Believing she was rescued from near death, Major (Johansson) becomes the first of her kind: a human mind inside an artificial body designed to fight the war against cyber crime. While investigating a dangerous criminal, Major makes a shocking discovery -the corporation that created her lied about her past life in order to control her. Unsure what to believe, Major will stop at nothing to unravel the mystery of her true identity and exact revenge against the corporation she was built to serve. - Director:
- Rupert Sanders
- Cast:
- Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbæk, Takeshi Kitano
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