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Rocky V (1990)Rocky: The Final Bell
Upon returning home from his latest triumph, Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) learns that all his money has been lost by an unscrupulous financial advisor. To make matters worse, his fight-related injuries force his retirement from the ring. So Rocky, his wife Adrian (Talia Shire) and his son Rocky Jr. (Sage Stallone) move to their old, low-rent neighborhood in South Philadelphia. There, the fighter must resolve the deep-rooted resentment held by his son, a bitterness that grows when Rocky trains Tommy Gunn (Tommy Morrison), a young boxer who soon rises to national prominence. When Tommy turns against his mentor and publicly taunts him, Rocky knows he must fight once more. - Director:
- John G. Avildsen
- Cast:
- Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young
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This presentation of the powerful film classic features an additional five minutes of footage cut from the film's original release, plus the original overture and extended soundtrack. Director Stanley Kubrick tells the tale of Spartacus (Kirk Douglas), the bold gladiator slave and Varinia (Jean Simmons), the woman who believed in his cause. Challenged by the power-hungry General Crassus (Laurence Olivier), Spartacus is forced to face his convictions and the power of the Roman Empire at its glorious height. - Director:
- Stanley Kubrick
- Cast:
- Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons
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Rambo 4 (2008)Rambo: First Blood Part IV / Rambo IV: End of Peace / Rambo IV: In the Serpent's Eye / Rambo IV: Pearl of the Cobra
John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) has been leading a quiet life in Thailand until he is asked to ferry a group of missionaries into war-torn Burma. When they are captured, Rambo teams up with a rag tag regiment of mercenaries and heads back into the jungle on a rescue mission that will force him to return to the battlefield with explosively violent consequences. Hitting new heights of carnage and raw excitement, the one-man killing machine is back with a vengeance. - Director:
- Sylvester Stallone
- Cast:
- Sylvester Stallone, Julie Benz, Matthew Marsden
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In director Antoine Fuqua's modern vision to a classic story, the desperate townspeople of Rose Creek employ protection from seven outlaws, bounty hunters, gamblers and hired guns after the town falls under the deadly control of industrialist Bartholomew Bogue. As they prepare the town for the violent showdown that they know is coming, these seven mercenaries find themselves fighting for more than money. - Director:
- Antoine Fuqua
- Cast:
- Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke
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Keanu Reeves stars as Evan Webber, a happily married architect who appears to haye everything a man could ever dream of - a loving and successful wife, two beautiful child p and an expensive home. During a weekend alone, his peaceful existence is interrupted by the sudden arrival of two lost and seemingly innocent young girls. After naively inviting them in while they wait for a taxi, the night takes a sudden and disturbing turn when a debaucherous mistake evolves into a living nightmare. - Director:
- Eli Roth
- Cast:
- Keanu Reeves, Lorenza Izzo, Ana de Armas
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From legendary director Steven Spielberg comes this acclaimed, exhilarating historical drama. Daniel Day-Lewis gives a memorable, Oscar-Winning performance as the profoundly influential American president, Abraham Lincoln. During his final turbulent months in office, Lincoln strives to convince war-ravaged America's bitterly divided government to abolish slavery. With fierce, unstoppable courage, Lincoln inspires a decision that will change history forever. - Director:
- Steven Spielberg
- Cast:
- Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn
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Self-proclaimed anti-establishment outlaw Joe Coughlin (Ben Affleck) isn't like the gangsters he refuses to work for: He has a sense of justice and an open heart. Driven to right the wrongs committed against him, he heads down a risky path. He and his reckless crew leave Boston for Tampa, and while revenge tastes sweeter than the molasses in the illegal rum he runs, Joe learns that it comes at a price. - Director:
- Ben Affleck
- Cast:
- Ben Affleck, Elle Fanning, Brendan Gleeson
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)Terminator 2
Arnold Schwarzenegger is back as the cyborg from the future in the most successful sequel of all time. Almost ten years have passed since Sarah Connor's ordeal began, and her son John, the future leader of the resistance, is now a healthy young boy. However, the nightmare begins again when a new, more deadly Terminator is sent back in time, its orders - to strike at John Connor while he is still a child. Sarah and John, however, don't face this terrifying Terminator alone. The human resistance has sent back another warrior from the future, its orders - to protect John Connor at any cost - the battle for tomorrow has begun... - Director:
- James Cameron
- Cast:
- Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong
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Robin Williams shakes up 1965 Saigon as irreverent, non-conformist deejay Adrian Cronauer. Imported by the army for an early a.m. radio show, Cronauer blasts the formerly staid, sanitized airwaves with a constant barrage of rapid-fire humour and the hippest tunes from back home. The GI's love him - but the top brass is outraged! Riddled with side-splitting comic bombshells and studded with hot '60's hits, the film depicts Cronauer's raucous Saigon adventures and a world gone mad. - Director:
- Barry Levinson
- Cast:
- Robin Williams, Forest Whitaker, Tung Thanh Tran
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State of Grace (1990)Estado de gracia
A decade after leaving his old Irish-American neighbourhood, Terry Noonan is welcomed back to New York's Hell's Kitchen. A one-time street tough, Terry is now an undercover police officer targeting the head of the old gang, crime boss Frankie Flannery. As he rekindles old friendships to get closer to his target, loyalties are questioned, tension escalates and the old neighbourhood is ready to explode. - Director:
- Phil Joanou
- Cast:
- Sean Penn, Ed Harris, Gary Oldman
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Rambo III (1988)Rambo 3
When John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) - ex soldier - refuses the request of his old platoon leader Colonel Trautman (Richard Crenna) for a new mission, he carries on with his new Buddhist life. However, when Colonel Trautman is kidnapped by the Soviets at the Afghanistan border, and the American government are unable to take official action, Rambo decides to take action of his own. - Director:
- Peter MacDonald
- Cast:
- Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Marc de Jonge
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Rocky Balboa (2006)Rocky VI / Rocky VI: Puncher's Chance
When he loses a highly publicised virtual boxing match to ex-champ Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), reigning heavyweight titleholder Mason Dixon (Antonio Tarver) retaliates by challenging the "Italian Stallion" to a nationally televised 10-round exhibition bout. To the surprise of his son (Milo Ventimiglia) and friends, Rocky agrees to come out of retirement and face an opponent who's faster, stronger and 30 years his junior. With the odds stacked firmly against him, Rocky takes on Dixon in what will become the greatest fight in boxing history, a hard-hitting, action-packed battle of the ages! - Director:
- Sylvester Stallone
- Cast:
- Sylvester Stallone, Stu Nahan, Antonio Tarver
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Daniel Plainview and son are independent oil men, looking for prospects in California at the turn of the 20th century. They are challenged by a young preacher, Eli Sunday (Paul Dano), whose own ambition is matched by Plainview's. Their battle forms the centre of a scary, darkly-comic historical journey into an abyss of madness. - Director:
- Paul Thomas Anderson
- Cast:
- Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Ciarán Hinds
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It's been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped from a biological weapons laboratory. Still living in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amid the infected. One such group of survivors lives on a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily defended causeway. When one of them decides to venture into the dark heart of the mainland, he soon discovers a mutation that has spread to not only the infected, but other survivors as well. - Director:
- Danny Boyle
- Cast:
- Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ralph Fiennes
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Psycho (1960)Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho / Wimpy
Alfred Hitchcock's landmark masterpiece of the macabre stars Anthony Perkins as the troubled Norman Bates, whose old dark house and adjoining motel are not the place to spend a quiet evening. No one knows that better than Marion Crane (Janet Leigh), the ill-fated traveller whose journey ends in the notorious "shower scene". First a private detective, then Marion's sister (Vera Miles) searches for her, the horror and the suspense mount to a terrifying climax where the mysterious killer is finally revealed. - Director:
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Cast:
- Anthony Perkins, Virginia Gregg, Janet Leigh
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