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An alien entity inhabits the earthly form of a seductive young woman who combs the Scottish highways in search of the human prey it is here to plunder. It lures its isolated and forsaken male victims into an otherworldly dimension where they are stripped and consumed. But life in all its complexity starts to change the alien. It begins to see itself as 'she', as human, with tragic and terrifying consequence. 'Under the Skin' is about seeing ourselves through alien eyes. - Director:
- Jonathan Glazer
- Cast:
- Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy McWilliams, Lynsey Taylor Mackay
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Reminiscent of indie hit Weekend, In Bloom is the most realistic depiction of a gay relationship to come out of the U.S. in some time. This funny, witty, intelligent, painfully honest tale is set during one hot Chicago summer, where two young men fall in love. Blond, pot-smoking and pot-dealing Kurt and cute but moody grocery store clerk Paul are best pals, lovers and roommates, and, on the surface, their relationship is strong and intimate. But when a sexy young customer makes a play for Kurt, subtle fissures in their relationship and an unsatisfied longing for what they don't have are exposed, threatening their relationship. - Director:
- Chris Michael Birkmeier
- Cast:
- Kyle Wigent, Tanner Rittenhouse, Adam Fane
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Welcome to St. Vladimir's Academy where bloody runs thicker than water and school can be murder. Rose and Lissa are best friends at St. Vladimir's hidden boarding school for vampires. As well as the usual trials - confusing boys, bitchy girls and blood-sucking teachers - someone, or something, is out to get them. When they try to run away they are quickly recaptured and plunged straight back into a world of dangerous secrets and cryptic threats. Can they unravel the mystery of their unknown enemy before they drop out... forever? - Director:
- Mark Waters
- Cast:
- Zoey Deutch, Lucy Fry, Danila Kozlovsky
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The world's two most powerful tech billionaires and bitter adversaries (Harrison Ford and Gary Oldman) will stop at nothing to outwit and destroy each other's business empires. But when a young rising star (Liam Hemsworth) falls between them, he becomes trapped in the middle of the rivals' life-and-death game of corporate espionage, By the time he realises his life is in danger, he is in far too deep and knows too much for them to let him just walk away. - Director:
- Robert Luketic
- Cast:
- Liam Hemsworth, Gary Oldman, Harrison Ford
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Set in modern Beijing, 'Man of Tai Chi' marks Keanu Reeves' directorial debut. The film, also starring Reeves, follows the spiritual journey of a young martial artist (played by Tiger Chen) whose unparalleled Tai Chi skills land him in a highly lucrative underworld fight club. As the fights intensify, so does his will to survive. - Director:
- Keanu Reeves
- Cast:
- Michael Chan, Tiger Hu Chen, Keanu Reeves
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After an alien race attack, Earth prepares for a future war by recruiting the most intelligent children and training them to lead the inevitable battle. When Colonel Graff (Harrison Ford) recruits him to the International Fleet, Ender Wiggin (Asa Butterfield) quickly establishes himself as the best recruit of his generation with abilities even greater than those of the legendary war hero Mazer Rackham (Ben Kingsley). As his abilities are tested and honed, he soon becomes Earth's only hope against total annihilation. - Director:
- Gavin Hood
- Cast:
- Harrison Ford, Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld
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Based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history, 'The Monuments Men' delivers thrilling action and priceless performances from an all-star ensemble cast, that includes George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman and Cate Blanchett. When a team of unlikely - and woefully unprepared - heroes is sent to The front lines of WWII to rescue artistic masterpieces from Nazis, the race against time to protect a thousand years of culture begins. These curators, architects, artists and historians may not stand a chance...but they're the only chance we've got to protect and defend mankind's greatest achievements! - Director:
- George Clooney
- Cast:
- George Clooney, Nora Sagal, Avery June Jones
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It's great to be Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield). For Peter Parker, there's no feeling quite like swinging between skyscrapers, embracing being the hero, and spending time with Gwen (Emma Stone). But being Spider-Man comes at a price: only Spider-Man can protect his fellow New Yorkers from the formidable villains that threaten the city. With the emergence of Electro (Jamie Foxx), Peter must confront a foe far more powerful than he. And as his old friend, Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan), returns, Peter comes to realize that all of his enemies have one thing in common: Oscorp. - Director:
- Marc Webb
- Cast:
- Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx
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Detroit 2028: In a city where crime is out of control, dedicated police officer and family man Alex Murphy is determined to fight corruption in a world ruled by chaos. But when Alex is critically injured, a ruthless multinational company specializing in technological weaponry called Omnicorp transforms him into an unstoppable part-man, part-robot crime fighter. But what they didn't count on is that inside the machine there's still a man who's hungry for justice and the truth, a man who's willing to fight for his own freewill. - Director:
- José Padilha
- Cast:
- Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton
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'Inside Llewyn Davis', the new film from Academy Award winners Joel and Ethan Coen, follows a week in the life of a young folk singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961. Llewyn Davis (Oscar Isaac) is at a crossroads. Guitar in tow, huddled against the unforgiving New York winter, he is struggling to make it as a musician against seemingly insurmountable obstacles - some of them of his own making. Living at the mercy of both friends and strangers, scaring up what work he can find, Llewyn's misadventures take him from the baskethouses of the Village to an empty Chicago club - on an odyssey to audition for a music mogul - and back again. Brimming with music performed by Oscar Isaac, Justin Timberlake and Carey Mulligan (as Llewyn's married Village friends), as well as Marcus Mumford and Punch Brothers, Inside Llewyn Davis - in the tradition of 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' - is infused with the transportive sound of another time and place. - Director:
- Ethan Coen
- Cast:
- Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman
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Romance! Adventure! Hilarity! Italy! Woody Allen leads this all-star cast on a rollicking ride through the streets of one of the world's greatest cities. Lovers and fiancees, opera singers and architects, the talented and the famous, and the youthful and the wise are all players within this ensemble tour-de-force, as their stories and lives magically criss-cross and collide throughout this engaging film. - Director:
- Woody Allen
- Cast:
- Woody Allen, Maurizio Argentieri, Penélope Cruz
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Simon (Jesse Eisenberg) is a timid man, scratching out an isolated existence in an indifferent world. He is overlooked at work, scorned by his mother, and ignored by the woman of his dreams (Mia Wasikowska). He feels powerless to change any of these things. The arrival of a new co-worker, James, serves to upset the balance. James is both Simon's exact physical double and his opposite - confident, charismatic and good with women. To Simon's horror, James slowly starts taking over his life. - Director:
- Richard Ayoade
- Cast:
- Jesse Eisenberg, Mia Wasikowska, Wallace Shawn
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Russell (Christian Bale) and his younger brother Rodney (Casey Affleck) have always dreamed of escaping their backgrounds and finding better lives. When a cruel twist of fate lands Russell in prison, Rodney is lured into one of the most violent crime rings in the Northeast - a mistake that will almost cost him everything. Once released, Russell must choose between his own freedom, or risk it all to seek justice for his brother. - Director:
- Scott Cooper
- Cast:
- Christian Bale, Casey Affleck, Zoe Saldana
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The Way, Way Back (2013)The Way Way Back
"The Way Way Back" is the funny and poignant coming-of-age story of 14-year-old Duncan's (Liam James) summer vacation with his mother, Pam (Toni Collette), her overbearing boyfriend, Trent (Steve Carell), and his daughter Steph (Zoe Levin). Having a rough time fitting in, the introverted Duncan finds an unexpected friend in gregarious Owen (Sam Rockwell), manager of the Water Wizz water park. Through his funny, clandestine friendship with Owen, Duncan slowly opens up and begins to finally find his place in the world - all during a summer he will never forget. - Director:
- Nat Faxon
- Cast:
- Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Allison Janney
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U.S. Federal Air Marshall Bill Marks (Liam Neeson) is all washed up; a former cop struggling to deal with his violent past and wrought with self-doubt. On a routine flight from New York to London, he receives a threatening text message from an unknown caller ordering him to deposit $150 million into a secret account or a passenger will be killed every 20 minutes. It's now up to Marks to hunt down the culprit and save the passengers the only way he knows, with brute force. It's a race against time and a race against death as this frequent flyer is about to experience something far more explosive than mere turbulence. - Director:
- Jaume Collet-Serra
- Cast:
- Liam Neeson, O-T Fagbenle, Julianne Moore
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