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The year is 2027: The world's youngest person has just died at 18, and humankind is facing its own extinction. In a society torn apart by violence and warring sects, children of men follows Theo (Clive Owen) as he becomes an unlikely champion of earth's SURVIVAL. One women represents the planet's LAST REMAINING HOPE - When her safety is threatened, Theo is forced to protect her from certain peril. - Director:
- Alfonso Cuarón
- Cast:
- Nihal Arthanyake, Clive Owen, Juan Gabriel Yacuzzi
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"Labyrinth" is a major fantasy feature film with a cast of incredible creatures created by The Jim Henson Creature Shop, and produced by Star Wars director George Lucas. Starring rock legend David Bowie, who performs five original songs, Labyrinth is the perfect family film combining music, adventure, comedy and fantasy. Frustrated with baby-sitting on yet another weekend night, Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) - a teenager with a active imagination - summons the Goblins from her favourite book, "Labyrinth", to take her baby step-brother away. When little Toby (Toby Froud) actually disappears, Sarah must follow him into the world of the fairy tale to rescue him, in hope that their loyalty isn't just another illusion in a place where nothing is as it seems! - Director:
- Jim Henson
- Cast:
- David Bowie, Brian Henson, Jennifer Connelly
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The Raid 2 (2014)Serbuan maut 2: Berandal
He thought it was over. After fighting his way out of a building filled with gangsters and madmen, rookie cop Rama thought he could resume a normal life. He couldn't have been more wrong. His triumph attracted the attention of the criminal underworld, and with his family at risk, Rama has only one choice - to go undercover and begin a new terrifying odyssey of violence. - Director:
- Gareth Evans
- Cast:
- Iko Uwais, Yayan Ruhian, Arifin Putra
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Liam Neeson stars in this action-packed thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat from start to finish. When his daughter is kidnapped in Paris, a former spy (Neeson) sets out to find her at any cost. Relying on his special skills, he tracks down the ruthless gang that abducted her and launches a one-man war to bring them to justice and rescue his daughter - Director:
- Pierre Morel
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- Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen
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Avengers: Infinity War (2018)The Avengers 3: Part 1
An unprecedented cinematic journey ten years in the making and spanning the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Studios' Avengers: Infinity War brings to the screen the ultimate, deadliest showdown of all time. The Avengers and their Super Hero allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos. - Director:
- Anthony Russo
- Cast:
- Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Chris Hemsworth
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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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The Raid (2011)Serbuan Maut / The Raid: Redemption
Deep in the heart of one of Jakarta's most deprived slums stands an impenetrable high-rise apartment block. To most it is 30 floors of Hell to be avoided at all costs but for many of the city's most dangerous killers and gangsters, including the area's most notorious crime lord, it is a fortress-like safe house protecting them from the law. Even for the bravest and most experienced police officers it is considered a no-go area. In a desperate bid to flush these violent criminals and their leader from their haven once and for all, an elite SWAT team is tasked with infiltrating the building and raiding the apartments floor by floor, taking out anyone who stands in their way. Cloaked under the cover of predawn darkness, the SWAT members make their move and enter the block not realising that this is the easier part of the mission. Once inside, it soon becomes terrifyingly apparent that the real problem at hand is surviving long enough to be able to get out again. - Director:
- Gareth Evans
- Cast:
- Iko Uwais, Ananda George, Ray Sahetapy
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The future. America is an irradiated wasteland. Mega City One a vast, violent metropolis of over 400 million citizens living in perpetual fear. The only ones attempting to impose order are The Judges; Law enforcers, juries, judges and executioners rolled into one. The epitome of these is Dredd. Dredd and rookie Judge, the powerful psychic Cassandra Anderson, head out to a routine homicide in the notorious Peach Trees mega-block - a 200 story vertical slum run by the pitiless Ma-Ma gang. Out two judges are caught in a vicious and relentless fight for survival when Ma-Ma shuts down the building and orders her clan to hunt them down. - Director:
- Pete Travis
- Cast:
- Olivia Thirlby, Lena Headey, Karl Urban
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When Dave Lizewski (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), an ordinary teenager, sets about trying to become the no-power vigilante Kick-Ass, he soon discovers he's not alone. But he's out of his depth - a fearless and highly trained father-daughter crime-fighting duo, Big Daddy (Nicolas Cage) and Hit Girl (Chloë Grace Moretz), have declared war on New-York mafioso, Frank D'Amico (Mark Strong). As Kick-Ass and his new found friend, Red Mist (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), get drawn into their no-holds-barred world of bullets and blood, the stage is set for a final showdown - in which the DIY hero will have to live up to his name...or die trying. - Director:
- Matthew Vaughn
- Cast:
- Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Nicolas Cage, Chloë Grace Moretz
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Former high school foes turned rookie cop partners can't catch a break - until they're assigned to pose as students and bust a drug ring inside their old alma mater. Living like teenagers again, they slip back into their adolescent selves and risk the case - and their friendship - with hysterically disastrous results! - Director:
- Phil Lord
- Cast:
- Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Ice Cube
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Join the legendary hero Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) in one of the greatest screen adventures of all time with Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark. Accompanied by his feisty, independent ex-flame Marion Ravenwood (Karen Allen), the two-fisted archeologist embarks on a thrilling quest to locate the mystical Ark of the Covenant. Indy must discover the Ark before the Nazis do, and he has to survive poison, traps, snakes and treachery to do so. Explore the darkest jungles of South America, the bustling marketplaces of Cairo, and a top-secret submarine base with Indiana Jones as your guide to adventure. - Director:
- Steven Spielberg
- Cast:
- Harrison Ford, Frank Welker, Karen Allen
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Bruce Willis stars as New York City Detective John McClane, newly arrived in Los Angeles to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged wife (Bonnie Bedelia). But as McClane waits for his wife's office party to break-up, terrorists seize control of the building. While the terrorist leader, Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) and his savage henchman (Alexander Godunov) round up hostages, McClane slips away unnoticed. Armed with only a service revolver and his wits, McClane launches his own one-man war. - Director:
- John McTiernan
- Cast:
- Bruce Willis, Chuck Riley, Bonnie Bedelia
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Leon (1994)Léon: The Professional
From acclaimed director Luc Besson comes the hard-hitting, action-packed thriller, 'Leon'. Gary Oldman plays a corrupt government official whose maniacal greed leads to murder on the streets of New York. A deadly game of cat and mouse ensues when he crosses paths with a lone hit-man named Leon (Jean Reno). Caught in the middle is an orphaned 12-year-old girl (Natalie Portman), who can't forgive or forget the man who killed her family. - Director:
- Luc Besson
- Cast:
- Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman
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Perception: The Everyday World is Real. Reality: That World is a hoax, an elaborate deception spun by all-powerful machines of artificial intelligence that control us. Mind blowing stunts. Techno-slamming visuals. Megakick action. Keanu Reeves and Laurence Fishburne lead the fight to free humankind in 'The Matrix', the cyber thriller that you will watch again and again. - Director:
- Lilly Wachowski
- Cast:
- Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss
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Someone's killing our super heroes. The year is 1985 and super heroes have banded together to respond to the murder of one of their own. They soon uncover a sinister plot that puts all of humanity in grave danger. The super heroes fight to stop the impending doom only to find themselves a target for annihilation. But, if our super heroes are gone, who will save us? - Director:
- Zack Snyder
- Cast:
- Jackie Earle Haley, Patrick Wilson, Carla Gugino
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