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This magical adventure tells the story of 10-year-old Lewis (Owen Vaccaro), who goes to live with his uncle in a creepy old house. When Lewis discovers that the house has a mysterious tick-tocking sound coming from its walls, the local town's sleepy facade jolts to life. Determined to find the ticking, Lewis uncovers a secret world of warlocks and witches and accidentally awakens the dead - forcing Lewis, his Uncle Jonathan (Jack Black) and their neighbour, Mrs Zimmerman (Cate Blanchett) into a race against time to save the world. - Director:
- Eli Roth
- Cast:
- Jack Black, Cate Blanchett, Owen Vaccaro
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After he is fired from the Anti-Villain League for failing to take down Balthazar Bratt, the latest bad guy to threaten humanity, Gru finds himself in the midst of a major identity crisis. But when a mysterious stranger shows up to inform Gru that he has a long-lost twin brother - a brother who desperately wishes to follow in his twin's despicable footsteps - one former super-villain will rediscover just how good it feels to be bad. - Director:
- Kyle Balda
- Cast:
- Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Trey Parker
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Cannibal! The Musical (1993)Cannibal, The Musical
In the winter of 1874 pioneer explorer Alfred Packer leads a group of prospectors into the Colorado Rockies in search of gold. He was to return alone and months later the mutilated, partially eaten bodies of his companions were found near Lake Fort Gunnison. Packer claimed it was another member of the party that was responsible for the deaths and that he only resorted to cannibalism as a means of survival in the unusually harsh winter conditions. Alfred Packer was the only man in American History ever to have been convicted of cannibalism. - Director:
- Trey Parker
- Cast:
- Trey Parker, Dian Bachar, Stephen Blackpool
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The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)The Man from UNCLE
At the height of the Cold War in the early 1960s, CIA agent Napoleon Solo (Henry Cavill) and KGB agent Iliya Kuryakin (Armie Hammer) must put aside longstanding hostilities to stop a mysterious international criminal organisation bent on destabilising the fragile balance of world power. With only one lead, the agents race to find a vanished German scientist who is the key to infiltrating the organisation in this cool, stylish action-adventure from director Guy Ritchie. - Director:
- Guy Ritchie
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- Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander
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10th and Wolf (2006)For Life
When he enlisted in the Marines, Tommy Santoro (James Marsden) thought he'd left behind his family's involvement in organised crime, and hoped he'd buried the memory of his murdered father once and for all. Then an insubordinate act and a visit from the FBI, with an offer he couldn't refuse, sent him home to face the biggest moral dilemma of his life. His brother Vincent and cousin Joey have become something he vowed never to be, and now, faced with the only option to save his family, he's coming home... to become something much worse. - Director:
- Robert Moresco
- Cast:
- James Marsden, Giovanni Ribisi, Brad Renfro
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King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)Knights of the Roundtable: King Arthur
Guy Ritchie brings his dynamic style to the classic Excalibur myth that traces Arthur's journey from the streets to the throne. When his father is murdered and his uncle seizes the crown, Arthur is robbed of his birthright and must grow up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword from the stone, his life is turned upside down and he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy. - Director:
- Guy Ritchie
- Cast:
- Charlie Hunnam, Lexi Wolfe, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey
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Welcome to Gotham City's heart of darkness. At the center of the shadows rises Arkham Asylum, a festering depository of the vile, the dangerous and the delirious, with an ever-growing population courtesy of the Dark Knight. But when Batman foils the Riddler's latest caper and a crucial piece of evidence needs to be secretly recovered from Arkham, the solution comes from an unexpected source: a covert government strike team assembled from Gotham City's underworld. The assassin Deadshot leads the Suicide Squad: Harley Quinn, Killer Frost, Captain Boomerang, King Shark and Black Spider, a roster of rogues who know Arkham Asylum and its residents all too well. Get ready for an all-out assault as Batman faces a fearless legion of criminals with nothing to lose. Some will live, some will die and some just want revenge. It's an unadulterated adventure through the criminal mind in the latest DC Universe animated movie. - Director:
- Jay Oliva
- Cast:
- Kevin Conroy, Kevin Conroy, Neal McDonough
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Martha (Anna Kendrick) is unlucky in love, after catching her boyfriend cheating she swears off men. That is until she meets Francis (Sam Rockwell). Sophisticated, handsome and funny, Francis seems too good to be true, Mr. Right? The only catch? He's a hitman with a conscience killing the ruthless people who hire him. When one of his hits gains the attention of an FBI agent (Tim Roth) Martha becomes embroiled in a bitter rivalry and hers and Francis relationship is tested to the limit. - Director:
- Paco Cabezas
- Cast:
- Anna Kendrick, Sam Rockwell, Tim Roth
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Fear X (2004)Страх Икс
John Turturro is superb as Harry Caine, an everyman Shopping Mall Security Guard who is desperately searching for a reason for the murder of his wife. He spends his nights watching CCTV footage to see if there is a face that might give him a clue. His walls are plastered with 'suspects' and when he closes in on the potential killer, his world is turned upside down yet again. What does he want, revenge? Closure? - Director:
- Nicolas Winding Refn
- Cast:
- John Turturro, Kekoa Charlot, Fradley Garner
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One-Eye, a great warrior of supernatural strength, is captured and held prisoner by a vindictive Viking Chief. Given the chance, he seizes the opportunity to kill his captors, and in escaping starts out on a journey into the heart of darkness. Boarding a Viking vessel set for the new world, the ship is engulfed in a sinister fog, signalling the trouble to come. Arriving in this brave new world, the Viking face a grizzly fate as One-Eye unleashes the violent power within him. - Director:
- Nicolas Winding Refn
- Cast:
- Mads Mikkelsen, Maarten Stevenson, Alexander Morton
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King Arthur (2004)Knights of the Roundtable / King Arthur (Director's Cut)
The producer of 'Pearl Harbor' and the director of 'Training Day' deliver an immensely thrilling adventure epic that tells the heroic true story behind one of history’s greatest legends. It is the valiant tale of Arthur (Clive Owen) and his bond of brotherhood with Lancelot (loan Gruffudd) and the loyalty of the Knights of the Round Table as they fight for freedom and those they love. Also starring Keira Knightley, this spectacular motion picture fuses historical grandeur with edge-of-your-seat action and bestows must-see entertainment. - Director:
- Antoine Fuqua
- Cast:
- Clive Owen, Stephen Dillane, Keira Knightley
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Tommo, just turned sixteen and released from social care, runs away to London from a lonely, difficult life in the Midlands. Marek, a Polish immigrant, lives with his father, who drinks with his friends most evenings after working on a construction site. Marek is a keen photographer, quiet and sensitive - he is not comfortable in his father’s world. Both struggle to make sense of their new world and a chance meeting in Somers Town, London, leads the two to form an unexpected partnership. - Director:
- Shane Meadows
- Cast:
- Thomas Turgoose, Ireneusz Czop, Piotr Jagiello
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Burt Lancaster is Joe Collins, one of a number of convicts squeezed into cell R17 intent on staging a prison break. Not only does he need to return to the side of his cancer-ridden wife (Ann Blyth), he also wants to escape the clutches of sadistic warden Captain Munsey (an unforgettable performance from Hume Cronyn) who enjoys a reign of terror over the inmates. - Director:
- Jules Dassin
- Cast:
- Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn, Charles Bickford
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Le Trou (1960)The Night Watch / The Hole
1947. A young man, Gaspard Claude (Marc Michel), is convicted for the attempted murder of his wife, although he is innocent of the crime. He is sent to the notorious Sante Prison in Paris and is placed in a cell with four hardened criminals. The latter have decided to escape from the prison by digging their way out of their cell. Reluctantly, they take Gaspard into their confidence and labour digging their way out of their cell. Then, just when escape appears certain, Gaspard is called away to see the prison governor... - Director:
- Jacques Becker
- Cast:
- André Bervil, Jean Keraudy, Michel Constantin
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Eric (Jack O'Connell) plays a teenage con 'starred up' (moved to adult prison) where he finds his father (Ben Mendelsohn) running the wing and trying to teach him how to survive the brutal side of real prison life. This 'truly extraordinary movie' follows Eric as he battles his explosive temper. Finding mates in the most unlikely places but enemies at every turn. With only the prison therapist who's got his back. See what it's really like trying to stay alive inside. - Director:
- David Mackenzie
- Cast:
- Jack O'Connell, Ben Mendelsohn, Rupert Friend
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