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A brilliant ensemble stars in this enthralling film from Marvel Studios. 'Eternals' follows a group of ancient heroes from beyond the stars who have protected humanity since the dawn of our existence. When Deviants - monstrous creatures who were thought gone forever - mysteriously reappear, the Eternals return, hoping to save humanity once again. - Director:
- Chloé Zhao
- Cast:
- Gemma Chan, Mahershala Ali, Richard Madden
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Jack Irish: Dead Point (2014)Jack Irish 3 - Dead Point
A former lawyer reeling in the wake of his wife's murder, he reinvents himself as a part-time private investigator and full-time alcoholic, then takes on cases that plumb the depths of Australian society. In Dead Point as police forces close in on a drug smuggling operation in Melbourne, Jack is tasked with retrieving a red leather-bound book for an anonymous client. - Director:
- Jeffrey Walker
- Cast:
- Guy Pearce, Marta Dusseldorp, Aaron Pedersen
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Jack Irish (2012)Jack Irish: Bad Debts / Jack Irish: Black Tide
Jack Irish (Guy Pearce) is a man getting his life back together. A former criminal lawyer whose world imploded, he now spends his days as a part-time investigator, debt collector, punter and sometime lover. An expert in finding those who don't want to be found - dead or alive, Jack helps out his mates while avoiding the past. - Director:
- Jeffrey Walker
- Cast:
- Guy Pearce, Marta Dusseldorp, Aaron Pedersen
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Action-packed thrills, edge-of-your-seat car chases and high-stakes explosions are up for grabs in 'Honest Thief'. Starring Liam Neeson as career criminal turned good-guy who is double crossed by a corrupt FBI agent (Jai Courtney) and framed for murder. Directed by Mark Williams, 'Honest Thief' follows Tom (Neeson), a bank robber who tries to turn himself in after falling for Annie (Kate Walsh) who works at the storage facility where he's stashed his money. Complications ensue when his case is turned over to ruthless FBI Agent Nivens (Courtney) and Tom must go underground to save both himself and Annie. - Director:
- Mark Williams
- Cast:
- Liam Neeson, Kate Walsh, Jai Courtney
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She risked everything to stop an unjust war. Her government called her a traitor. Based on true events, 'Official Secrets' tells the story of Katharine Gun (Keira Knightley), a British intelligence specialist who received a shocking memo in 2003: the United States is enlisting Britain's help in blackmailing United Nations Security Council members so they vote in favour of the Iraq War. Unable to stand by, Gun defies her government and leaks the memo to the press, beginning an explosive chain of events that will ignite an international firestorm, expose a vast political conspiracy, and put Gun and her family in harm's way. - Director:
- Gavin Hood
- Cast:
- Keira Knightley, Matt Smith, Matthew Goode
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Mulholland Drive (2001)Mulholland Dr.
Los Angeles, city of angels. Amnesiac and wounded, a mysterious femme fatale wanders on the sinuous road of Mulholland Drive. She finds a shelter at Betty's house (Naomi Watts). an aspiring actress just arrived from her hometown and in search of stardom in Hollywood. First of all intrigued by the stranger who calls herself Rita (Laura Elena Harring), Betty discovers that her handbag is dull of dollar bundles. The two women get to know each other better and decide to investigate in order to discover Rita's true identity.... - Director:
- David Lynch
- Cast:
- Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux
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Stillwater follows an American oil-rig roughneck from Oklahoma who travels to Marseille to visit his estranged daughter, in prison for a murder she claims she did not commit. Confronted with language barriers, cultural differences, and a complicated legal system, Bill builds a new life for himself in France as he makes it his personal mission to exonerate his daughter. - Director:
- Thomas McCarthy
- Cast:
- Matt Damon, Camille Cottin, Abigail Breslin
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When Freddy (Hermione Corfield), a troubled young woman, is nearly assaulted outside a nightclub, the toilet attendant steps in to help. Baba (Dipo Ola), a former child soldier, acts with swift, unstoppable brutality. She's entranced. The pair form an instant intoxicating connection. Something dark within both of them quickly emerges. Soon they set about exacting revenge on people from Freddy's past - Baba's skill for violence and Freddy's tinge of psychopathy prove a lethal combination. But they're not the only ones on the hunt. Can dysfunctional detectives DI Mendy (Babou Ceesay) and DS Franks (Eve Myles) set aside their opposing views long enough to catch the deadly duo? - Director:
- Jon Jones
- Cast:
- Babou Ceesay, Hermione Corfield, Kamara Abraham
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Deep under the Arctic Ocean, American submarine Captain Joe Glass (Gerard Butler) is on the hunt for a U.S. sub in distress, when he discovers a secret Russian coup is in the offing, threatening to dismantle the world order. With crew and country on the line, Captain Glass must now assemble an elite group of Navy SEAL's to rescue the kidnapped Russian president and sneak through enemy waters to stop WWIII. - Director:
- Donovan Marsh
- Cast:
- Gerard Butler, Ethan Baird, Jacob Scipio
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Rookie cop Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) grew up in crime. That makes him the perfect mole, the man on the inside of the mob run by boss Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson). It's his job to win Cosello's trust and help his detective handlers (Mark Wahlbery and Martin Sheen) bring Costello down. Meanwhile, SIU officer Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon) has everyone's trust. No one suspects he's Costello's mole. Now these covert lives cross and collide is at the ferocious core of the widely acclaimed The Departed. Martin Scorsese directs, guiding a cast for the ages in a visceral tale of crime and consequences. This is searing, can't-look-away filmmaking: like into the eyes of a con - or a cop - with a gun. - Director:
- Martin Scorsese
- Cast:
- Leonardo DiCaprio, Bo Cleary, Matt Damon
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Living a life of leisure on the sun-drenched coast of Italy, young Dickie Greenleaf (Jude Law) has it all: friends, the love of a beautiful woman (Gwyneth Paltrow) and the best things his father's money can buy. Tom Ripley (Matt Damon) on the other hand, has nothing but charm, good looks and a deadly obsession to take over this rich man's life. In another landmark motion picture from Academy Award-winning directory Anthony Minghella a riveting game of stolen identity unfolds with Ripley's desperate attempts to stay one step ahead of ever-growing suspicion. - Director:
- Anthony Minghella
- Cast:
- Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law
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The most brilliant mind at America's top university isn't a professor...he's the guy who cleans its floors, Will Hunting (Matt Damon). But Will is also a headstrong, penniless guy failing the lessons of life and love with his wealthy girlfriend. Facing a jail sentence after one too many run-ins with the law, Will's fate lies in the hands of his therapist ( Robin Williams), who might be the only man able to help him see his true potential. - Director:
- Gus Van Sant
- Cast:
- Robin Williams, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck
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Award-winning crime writer Ann Cleeves' bestselling detective series returns for a sixth season as DI Jimmy Perez (Douglas Henshall) faces a compelling new single mystery. A prominent Shetlander is shot dead on their doorstep in broad daylight. Perez returns from his mother's funeral on Fair Isle to investigate. The victim had their fair share of enemies, not least those angry at their involvement in the compassionate release of Donna Killick (Fiona Bell), the murderer of Lizzie Kilmuir. With tensions on rhe Islands rising and battling with his own grief, Perez must untangle a web of lies as secrets from the past, long buried, rise to the surface once more. - Director:
- Max Myers
- Cast:
- Douglas Henshall, Iain MacRae, Erin Armstrong
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"Blinded by the Light" is an uplifting coming-of-age story about a teenager (Viveik Kaira) who learns to live life, understand his family and find his own voice through the words and music of Bruce Springsteen. This heart-warming and inspiring depiction of a British Muslim boy growing up in 1980's Luton stars Kulvinder Ghir (Still Open All Hours), Hayley Atwell (The Avengers), Rob Brydon (The Trip), Sally Phillips (Bridget Jones's Diary) and Dean-Charles Chapman (Game of Thrones), and is based on the memoir "Greetings from Bury Park" by celebrated British journalist Sarfraz Manzoor. - Director:
- Gurinder Chadha
- Cast:
- Billy Barratt, Ronak Singh Chadha Berges, Viveik Kalra
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Hang on for maximum mayhem, full-on fun and the wildest chase scenes ever put on film! The action and comedy never stops when superstars Martin Lawrence and Will Smith reunite as out-of-control trash-talking buddy cops Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey of the Miami Narcotics Task Force. Bullets fly, cars crash, and laughs explode as they pursue a whacked-out drug lord from the streets of Miami to the barrios of Cuba. But the real fireworks result when Lawrence discovers that playboy Smith is secretly romancing his sexy sister Syd. - Director:
- Michael Bay
- Cast:
- Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Gabrielle Union
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