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Elle (2016)Oh!
From legendary filmmaker Paul Verhoeven, 'Elle' is a gripping psychological noir thriller. Starring iconic actress Isabelle Huppert in a career-defining role, 'Elle' follows Michele LeBlanc (Huppert), founder and CEO of a successful video game company, who is attacked in her own home. Upending our expectations, Michele begins to track down her assailant, and soon they are both drawn into a curious and thrilling game, one that at any moment may spiral out of control. - Director:
- Paul Verhoeven
- Cast:
- Isabelle Huppert, Oury Milshtein, Laurent Lafitte
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The Good Neighbour (2016)The Waiting
Two young and ambitious students create a dangerously risky experiment: If you had the equipment and the ambition, could you convince another person that they're being haunted? 'The Good Neighbour' follows the two boys, Ethan (Logan Miller) and Sean (Keir Gilchrist), as they attempt to turn their neighbour's life upside down. Through a series of escalating and cruel "haunts", the boys push Harold Grainey (Academy Award-nominee James Caan), their elderly neighbour, further and further in order to get a reaction. As their suspicions grow and fear takes hold, they realise too late that the man they've been manipulating is the last person they should have provoked. Terror and chaos ensue, and their innocent experiment becomes something extremely sinister. - Director:
- Kasra Farahani
- Cast:
- James Caan, Logan Miller, Keir Gilchrist
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Underworld: Blood Wars (2016)Underworld: Next Generation
The next installment of the blockbuster franchise, "Underworld: Blood Wars" follows Vampire death dealer, Selene (Kate Beckinsale) as she fends off brutal attacks from both the Lycan clan led by Marius (Tobias Menzies) and the Vampire faction that betrayed her. With her only allies, David (Theo James) and his father Thomas (Charles Dance), she must stop the eternal war between Lycans and Vampires, even if it means she has to make the ultimate sacrifice. - Director:
- Anna Foerster
- Cast:
- Kate Beckinsale, Theo James, Tobias Menzies
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'Snowden' is a riveting personal look at one of the most polarising figures of the 21st century, the man responsible for what has been described as the most far-reaching security breach in U.S. intelligence history. 'Snowden' opens the door on the untold story of Edward Snowden, examining the forces that turned a conservative young patriot eager to serve his country into a historic whistle-blower and posing provocative questions about which liberties we are willing to give up in order for our government to protect us. - Director:
- Oliver Stone
- Cast:
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo
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This haunting, psychological horror follows Seth (Dominic Monaghan), a lonely man working in an animal shelter. His monotonous routine is broken one day when he bumps into Holly (Ksenia Solo), a girl from school who he soon becomes obsessed with. However, when she rejects his advances, Seth's obsession reaches a terrifying new level, with Holly hiding secrets of her own. 'Pet' is a dark and disturbing love story asking how much you could sacrifice in the name of love? - Director:
- Carles Torrens
- Cast:
- Dominic Monaghan, Ksenia Solo, Jennette McCurdy
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Tom (Nicholas Galitzine) is a teenage loner with dreams of becoming a rock star, but he is thwarted by his God-fearing single mother, Mary (Lisa Dillon). Tom's life takes a dramatic turn when an intimidating stranger moves into the flat below and plays loud rock music throughout the night. Tom recognises his new neighbour (Luke Perry) as Max Stone, a disgraced American rock legend who disappeared years earlier owing a fortune in unpaid tax and has been presumed dead. Tom agrees not to reveal Max to the authorities on condition that he teaches him the dark arts of rock guitar. - Director:
- John Williams
- Cast:
- Luke Perry, Nicholas Galitzine, Lisa Dillon
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The fifth season finds Dexter struggling with the guilt over Rita's death. He seeks solace in his old killer ways and embarks on an unexpected and surprising relationship with the mysterious Lumen (Julia Stiles). But Dexter's need to kill overpowers his desire for human connection. Now with a few people closer to discovering the truth about him, haw much longer will America's favourite serial killer be able to keep his dark secret? - Director:
- Steve Shill
- Cast:
- Jonny Lee Miller, Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter
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From Oscar-Nominated producer Ridley Scott and director Luke Scott comes this visceral, edge-of-your-seat thriller with an all-star cast including Kate Mara, Paul Giamatti, Toby Jones, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Rose Leslie. Inside a remote, top-secret lab, a group of scientists is working on an experiment that is leading the way for the next steps in human evolution. But when the experiment's subject - a genetically designed "human" (Anya Taylor-Joy) - triggers a terrifying event, those involved must decide if the promise of infinite potential outweighs the incalculable danger. - Director:
- Luke Scott
- Cast:
- Kate Mara, Anya Taylor-Joy, Rose Leslie
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The Wolverine (2013)Wolverine 2
This stand-alone epic-action adventure set in modern day Japan reveals the untold story of Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), the most iconic character from the X-Men universe, and evolves the character saga to new levels of depth, intensity and visceral action. Out of his depth in an unknown world he faces a host of unexpected and deadly opponents in a life-or-death battle than will leave him forever changed. Vulnerable for the first time and pushed to his physical and emotional limits, he confronts not only lethal samurai steel but also his inner struggle against his own immortality, emerging more powerful than ever before. - Director:
- James Mangold
- Cast:
- Hugh Jackman, Will Yun Lee, Tao Okamoto
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Chicago Fire returns with a riveting look into the everyday heroics and private lives of the firefighters, rescue squad and paramedics of Firehouse 51, where plunging into roaring infernos and putting out personal fires is just another day on the job. But in Season Two, there are more than just flames to battle when the station lands on the short list for a shutdown, sending the team on a rescue mission they're not equipped to handle. - Director:
- Joe Chappelle
- Cast:
- Jesse Spencer, Taylor Kinney, Monica Raymund
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War Dogs (2016)Arms and the Dudes
Two friends (Jonah Hill and Miles Teller) in their early 20s, living in Miami Beach during the Iraq War, exploit a little-known government initiative that allows smaller businesses to bid on U.S. military contracts. Starting small, they begin raking in big money and living the high life. But the two get in over their heads when they land a $300-million deal to arm the Afghan military - a deal that puts them in business with some very shady people, including the U.S. government. - Director:
- Todd Phillips
- Cast:
- Jonah Hill, Mikush Lleshdedaj, Miles Teller
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When an electronic signal is broadcast across mobile networks worldwide, cell phone users are instantly and dangerously re-programmed into rabid killers. Heading north through New England to find his estranged wife and son, Clay Riddell (John Cusack) is joined by a group of survivors to battle the horde of murderous 'phoners' as their world descends into madness. - Director:
- Tod Williams
- Cast:
- John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Isabelle Fuhrman
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Days of Glory (2006)Indigènes
1943. They had never set foot on French soil, but because France was at war, four young Algerian men, Said, Abdelkader, Messaoud and Yassir, enlisted in the French army along with 130,00 other 'indigenous soldiers', to liberate the 'fatherland' from the Nazi enemy. Days of Glory chronicles the story of these forgotten heroes and the discrimination they subsequently faced from the French authorities. After seeing the film, French President Jacques Chirac agreed to restore veterans' pensions to the North Africans who fought along French troops during the war. A movie can make a difference... - Director:
- Rachid Bouchareb
- Cast:
- Samy Naceri, Roschdy Zem, Sami Bouajila
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City of War (2009)John Rabe / City of War: The Story of John Rabe
As the globe stands on the brink of World War II, Shanghai has fallen and deadly Japanese bombers target the infamous city of Nanking. As panic breaks out and savage bombing raids devastate the city, veteran entrepreneur John Rabe, a German living the high life in the social whirl of Nanking, must make a agonizing choice: to flee or give sanctuary to the terrified population within the gates of his factory. When the Imperial Japanese Army discovers rich "Nazi" Rabe's selfless operation, they see it an act of high treason. As a wave of brutality is unleashed on Nanking, Rabe and his comrades find themselves in a race against time to fight for a safety zone to protect the hundreds of thousands of innocent victims of this ultimate act of war. But as the bombings desist, a perilous siege begins. - Director:
- Florian Gallenberger
- Cast:
- Ulrich Tukur, Andrea Sawatzki, Daniel Brühl
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Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)Jack Reacher 2
Jack Reacher (Tom Cruise) returns to enforce his bold brand of justice in "a fun action-packed ride" based on author Lee Child's best-selling series. When Army Major Susan Turner (Cobie Smulders) is framed for treason, Reacher discovers she's the target of a massive government conspiracy. With help from Turner and a mysterious new ally, Reacher risks everything to take down the powerful organisation that will stop at nothing to protect its secrets. - Director:
- Edward Zwick
- Cast:
- Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Aldis Hodge
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