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Russell Crowe stars in Unhinged, a timely psychological thriller that explores the fragile balance of a society pushed to the edge, taking something we've all experienced - road rage - to an unpredictable and terrifying conclusion.

Rachel (Caren Pistorius) is running late to work when she has an altercation at a traffic light with a stranger (Crowe) whose life has left him feeling powerless and invisible. What follows is a dangerous game of cat and mouse that proves you never know just how close you are to someone who is about to become unhinged.

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If there's a microscopic fracture in a metal, brilliant engineer Ted Crawford (Anthony Hopkins) will find it. And if there's the tiniest flaw in his cover-up of shooting his unfaithful wife, Crawford defies you - and prosecutor Willy Beachum (Ryan Gosling) - to find it.

Beachum's legal talents and ethics are pushed to the limit as he faces off against Crawford in the cat-and-mouse moves and countermoves of "Fracture".

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Relentless edge-of-your-seat suspense, jaw-dropping, high-octane action and a powerful love story combine in what has been hailed by many critics as the best film of the year. 'Tell No One' follows one man's frantic race against time when his tragic past is suddenly and unexpectedly unearthed. Dr.

Alex Beck (François Cluzet) is left unconscious after his wife, and childhood sweetheart, Margot (Marie-Josée Croze) is brutally murdered. 8 years on and still unaware of the truth, Alex receives an anonymous e-mail. Clicking on the link he sees a woman's face in a crowd - Margot's face...But before this can sink in, Alex is thrown headlong into a deadly chase - running from both the Police and a team of killers who will stop at nothing to keep the truth hidden.

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Think everyone over 17 has forgotten what it's like to be 16? Filmmaker John Hughes hasn't.

Now Hughes delivers another funny, savvy, crowd-pleasing look at adolesence in this story about high-school misfit (Eric Stoltz), who falls so head-over-heels for the senior class siren that he's blind to the charms of his beautiful and devoted best pal (Mary Stuart Masterson). Some fun, some heartache, 'Some Kind of Wonderful'!

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Stakes are high in an explosive trial when the widow of a gun massacre victim sues the gun's manufacturer. With millions of dollars in the balance, an unscrupulous jury consultant, (Gene Hackman), will spare no expense to ensure the chosen jury remains sympathetic to his client.

Tension mounts and tables are turned as it comes to light that the jury is being manipulated by one of its own, (John Cusack). This is a case where those involved will do just about anything to win.

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Kathryn Merteuil (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and Sebastian Valmont (Ryan Phillippe) are two gorgeous, filthy rich, manipulative stepsiblings from Manhattan's upper east side.

Bored of the girls he has so easily seduced in the past, Sebastian has set his sights on the ultimate challenge - the beautiful, virginal, headmaster's daughter Annette Hargrove (Reese Witherspoon). Kathryn sees the perfect opportunity for a wager. If Sebastian fails to lure Annette into his bed, he will have to surrender his priceless vintage Jaguar; if he succeeds, he will win the most tempting prize of all - Kathryn. Sparks fly in this wickedly sexy tale of seduction as Kathryn and Sebastian play a dangerous game of sex and betrayal...

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Angelina Jolie stars as Hannah, a smoke jumper reeling from the loss of three young lives she failed to save from a fire. When she comes across a bloodied and traumatized 12-year-old boy, they set out together to cross the miles of thick forest.

Braving deadly lightning storms that threaten even Hannah's well-honed survival skills, they're unaware of the true dangers they face as they're hunted by two killers while a massive fiery blaze heads straight for them.

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At first, Martin Burney (Patrick Bergin) appeared to be the man of Laura's dreams. He was handsome, successful, and seductively attractive. It wasn't until they were married that she discovered the real Martin was a woman's worst nightmare...compulsive, controlling, and dangerously violent.

After three years of living in fear and dread, Laura (Julia Roberts) plans her escape. Knowing that nothing, short of her death, would prevent Martin from tracking her down, she fakes drowning in a boating accident and relocates to a small mid-western town. Even with a new look and a new identity, Laura lives in the grip of fear, stalked by the memory of Martin's brutality...a memory that comes terrifyingly to life when Martin discovers that Laura is still alive. Driven by demented obsession, Martin will stop at nothing to find his wife and make her pay for her deceit.

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He was where he shouldn't have been and saw what he shouldn't have seen. Now, who will believe the word of career thief and ex-con Luther Whitney when he says he saw a woman killed - and that the man responsible is the U.S.

President? Clint Eastwood portrays Whitney and directs this crisp, finely acted adaptation of David Baldacci's best-seller. Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Laura Linney and more top talents create well-rounded characters that intensify a constantly spiraling game of cat-and-mouse between Whitney, local police and the highest levels of Oval Office power.

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Kevin Costner stars as John, a newly divorced father who moves into a rural South Carolina home with his adolescent daughter Louisa (Ivana Baquero) and young son Sam (Gattlin Griffith).

But when Louisa begins to behave in a bizarre and increasingly violent manner, John must uncover the truth behind her transformation. Is the former owner's shocking secret to blame? And how far will a father go to protect his daughter from an ancient evil determined to take her over?

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A tender and sweeping story about what roots us, 'Minari' follows a Korean-American family that moves to a tiny Arkansas farm in search of their own American Dream. The family home changes completely with the arrival of their sly, foul-mouthed, but incredibly loving grandmother.

Amidst the instability and challenges of this new life in the rugged Ozarks, 'Minari' shows the undeniable resilience of family and what really makes a home.

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When multiple residents of a small Californian town begin to suffer from identical frenzied delusions, Dr. Miles Bennell (Kevin McCarthy) suspects the community is in the grip of a new kind of epidemic.

But his investigations soon reveal the terrifying truth - uncovering not a medical emergency, but a hidden extraterrestrial invasion that threatens mankind's very existence.

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In a post-apocalyptic, nuclear-scarred future the world has become a radioactive, neon drenched, industrial wasteland populated by the disenfranchised and the demented. Amidst the dust and decay of a poisoned landscape a 'Zone Tripper' manages to salvage a disembodied robotic head.

But what is initially mistaken for discarded techno trash is in fact the mechanical remains of the M.A.R.K 13: a merciless killing machine programmed to activate, exhilarate and exterminate. After ending up in the isolated apartment of an introverted artist, the M.A.R.K 13 re-assembles itself for an eye gouging, chainsaw wielding, body drilling, skull-crushing rampage where no flesh shall be spared. Inspired by the 2000AD comic strip SHOK: Walter's Robo Tale and Directed by Richard Stanley, Hardware features a face pounding soundtrack and appearances from twisted rock legends Iggy Pop, Motorhead's Lemmy and Fields Of The Nephilim's Carl McCoy. Available for the first time as a special edition, Hardware remains a highly original, mind melding, Cyberpunk, horror/sci-fi cult classic, so plug in, turn on, download and prepare to have your inner circuits pulled out and re-wired.

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Texas brothers - Toby (Chris Pine), and Tanner (Ben Foster), come together after years divided to rob branches of the bank threatening to foreclose on their family land.

Vengeance seems to be theirs, until they find themselves on the radar of Texas Ranger, Marcus (Jeff Bridges) looking for one last grand pursuit on the eve of his retirement. As the brothers plot a final bank heist to complete their scheme, and with the Rangers on their heels, a showdown looms at the crossroads where the values of the Old and New West murderously collide.

Johnny (Joaquin Phoenix) and his young nephew (Woody Norman) forge a tenuous but transformational relationship when they are unexpectedly thrown together in this delicate and deeply moving story about the connections between adults and children, the past and the future, from writer-director Mike Mills.