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"The Revenant" follows the story of legendary explorer Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) on his quest for survival and justice. After a brutal bear attack, Glass is left for dead by a treacherous member of his hunting team (Tom Hardy). Against extraordinary odds, and enduring unimaginable grief, Glass battles a relentless winter in uncharted terrain. This epic adventure captures the extraordinary power of the human spirit in an immersive and visceral experience unlike anything before. - Director:
- Alejandro González Iñárritu
- Cast:
- Leonardo DiCaprio, Charles Fathy, Tom Hardy
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In her last ever film role, Brittany Murphy stars as Mary Walsh, a high-powered career woman who brings her new boyfriend (Dean Cain) to the hospital for minor outpatient surgery. But when she returns later to pick him up he has mysteriously vanished. The police can't help her. Her friends - who have never met him - don't believe her. Is the hospital administrator (Mimi Rogers) involved in a creepy cover up? Could Mary's increasingly frantic state be connected to her previous psychiatric issues? Is it possible her boyfriend doesn't exist at all? Now Mary is about to discover the shocking truth... and her nightmare has only just begun. - Director:
- Michael Feifer
- Cast:
- Brittany Murphy, Dean Cain, Stan Bly
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Hold onto your chimichangas, folks. From the studio that brought you all 3 taken films comes "Deadpool", the block-busting, fourth-wall-breaking masterpiece about Marvel Comics' sexiest anti-hero: Me! Go deep inside (I love that) my origin story...typical stuff... rogue experiment, accelerated healing powers, horrible disfigurement, Red Spandex, imminent revenge. - Director:
- Tim Miller
- Cast:
- Ryan Reynolds, Stefan Kapicic, Morena Baccarin
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In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex was assaulted by something no one could believe: a whale of mammoth proportions with an almost human sense of vengeance. This real-life maritime disaster would inspire Herman Melville's Moby-Dick, but Melville's book only told half the story. Experience the harrowing aftermath as the pummeled crew battles storms, starvation, arid despair, and the men are forced to do the unthinkable in order to survive. - Director:
- Ron Howard
- Cast:
- Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson
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As Carrie (Emmy winner Claire Danes) and Saul (Emmy winner Mandy Patinkin) search for the truth behind the bombing of CIA headquarters, lines are blurred between friend and foe and no one can be trusted. While hiding a stunning secret of her own. Carrie helps recruit Brody (Emmy winner Damian Lewis) for a dangerous mission that could offer him a chance at redemption. But when the plan unravels and Brody is targeted deep inside Iran, he must put his life in Carrie's hands, leading to one of the most suspenseful and shacking season finales in TV history. - Director:
- Lesli Linka Glatter
- Cast:
- Claire Danes, Damian Lewis, Rupert Friend
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Hamburg, the city where the 9/11 bombers lived and plotted, remains on high alert. When a suspected terrorist arrives in the city, he attracts the interest of a secret anti-terror unit who must uncover the truth about his identity and possible connections to high level terrorists. As the clock ticks down the race is on to establish this most wanted man's true motives - is he an oppressed victim or a militant terrorist hell-bent on destruction? - Director:
- Anton Corbijn
- Cast:
- Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel McAdams, Daniel Brühl
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A dramatic thriller set against the backdrop of a series of historic events, Bridge of Spies tells the story of James Donovan, a Brooklyn lawyer who finds himself thrust into the center of the Cold War when the CIA sends him on the near-impossible mission to negotiate the release of a captured American U-2 pilot. High stakes and suspense power a story that captures the essence of a man who risked everything, vividly bringing his personal journey to life. - Director:
- Steven Spielberg
- Cast:
- Tom Hanks, John Taylor, Mark Rylance
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A veteran FBI detective (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and his younger ambitious partner (Abbie Cornish) enlist the help of a reclusive, retired civilian analyst, Dr. John Clancy (Anthony Hopkins) to help solve a series of bizarre murders. When Clancy's exceptional intuitive powers, which come in the form of vivid and disturbing visions, put him on the trail of the killer (Colin Farrell), the doctor soon realises his gift of second sight is little match against the extraordinary powers of this elusive murderer on a mission. - Director:
- Afonso Poyart
- Cast:
- Abbie Cornish, Colin Farrell, Jeffrey Dean Morgan
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After thousands of years, Apocalypse, the world's first and most powerful mutant, has awakened to find a world led by humans. Intent on cleansing the Earth of mankind, he recruits a group of mutants to create a new world order. In a desperate race to save humanity, Professor X (James McAvoy) leads the young X-Men in an epic showdown - against an unstoppable enemy - that will determine the fate of the world. - Director:
- Bryan Singer
- Cast:
- James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence
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"Lost Girl" follows supernatural seductress Bo (Anna Silk), a Succubus who feeds on the sexual energy (sometimes called "chi") of humans. Growing up with human parents, Bo had no reason to believe she was anything other than the girl next door - until she drained her boyfriend to death in their first sexual encounter. Now she has hit the road alone and afraid. She discovers she is one of the Fae, creatures of legend and folklore, who pass as humans while feeding off them secretly and in different ways, as they have for millennia. Relieved yet horrified to find out that she is not alone, Bo decides to take the middle path between the humans and the Fae while embarking on a personal mission to unlock the secrets of her origin. With the help of her human sidekick, Kenzi (Ksenia Solo), and Dyson (Kris Holden-Ried), a sexy Fae working as a human police detective, Bo takes on the challenge of helping Faes or human clients who comes to her to solve a mystery, or to right a wrong. As the series progresses, Bo finds herself in a love triangle with Dyson and the beautiful human scientist, Lauren (Zoie Palmer) who works for the Fae. - Director:
- Erik Canuel
- Cast:
- Anna Silk, Kris Holden-Ried, Ksenia Solo
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Beautiful and feisty thief, Alex Farraday, (Olga Kurylenko) is recruited to pull one last diamond heist before she can leave the game forever. But when the deal goes wrong and Alex witnesses a brutal murder involving a corrupt senator, she must run for her life. Pursued by the ruthless and cold Mr. Washington (James Purefoy), Alex starts to uncover a tangle of lies which lead her to face the awful truth about why she was involved in the first place. - Director:
- Stephen S. Campanelli
- Cast:
- Olga Kurylenko, James Purefoy, Morgan Freeman
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In 1970s South Boston, FBI agent John Connolly (Joel Edgerton) persuades Irish mobster "Whitey" Bulger (Johnny Depp) to collaborate with the FBI in order to eliminate their common enemy: the Italian mob. 'Black Mass' tells the story of this unholy alliance, which spiralled out of control, allowing Bulger to evade law enforcement while escalating his power to become one of the most notorious gangsters in U.S. history. - Director:
- Scott Cooper
- Cast:
- Johnny Depp, Robert Walsh, Joel Edgerton
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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)Batman versus Superman: Dawn of Justice
Two titans of justice, Batman/Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) and Superman/Clark Kent (Henry Cavill), meet in the most anticipated showdown of our time. Fearing the actions of a godlike super hero left unchecked, Gotham City's formidable vigilante takes on Metropolis' revered saviour while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. But as Batman and Superman go to war, a separate danger arises, one that may threaten all of humanity. - Director:
- Zack Snyder
- Cast:
- Ben Affleck, Carla Gugino, Henry Cavill
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Deadly Virtues (2014)Love.Honour.Obey. / Deadly Virtues: Love.Honour.Obey.
Tom (Matt Barber) and Alison (Megan Maczko) are a married couple about to settle down for a steamy night of sex when Aaron (Edward Akrout) breaks into their house and assaults them. When they come to, they find that they are both bound and helpless. Tom is left tied up in the bath and Alison hung from the ceiling in the kitchen. As events progress Aaron's actions grow increasingly more violent and dangerous and things come to the surface showing that both Tom and Alison have secrets. - Director:
- Ate De Jong
- Cast:
- Edward Akrout, Matt Barber, Megan Maczko
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Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)The Scorch Trials
There's more action, more excitement, and more spectacular effects in this thrilling new chapter of the epic 'Maze Runner' saga that's taking the world by storm! They may have escaped from the Maze, but Thomas (Dylan O'Brien) and his fellow Gladers now face a greater challenge: searching for clues about the secret organisation known as WCKD. Their journey leads them to the Scorch, a desolate wasteland filled with unimaginable dangers. The mystery deepens at every turn as the Gladers work together to discover their purpose and battle to survive... - Director:
- Wes Ball
- Cast:
- Dylan O'Brien, Ben Pronsky, Kaya Scodelario
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