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A lonely Frankenstein (Christian Bale) travels to 1930s Chicago to ask groundbreaking scientist Dr. Euphronious (Annette Bening) to create a companion for him. The two revive a murdered young woman and The Bride (Jessie Buckley) is born.

What ensues is beyond what either of them imagined: Murder! Possession! A wild and radical cultural movement! And outlaw lovers in a wild and combustible romance!

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The Four Horsemen (Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Isla Fisher) have returned - to unite with a new generation of illusionists (Justice Smith, Dominic Sessa, Ariana Greenblatt) for their most global, high-stakes adventure yet.

Their mission: Expose the corruption of Veronika Vanderberg (Rosamund Pike), a powerful diamond heiress with ties to arms dealers, traffickers, and warlords. Aided by legendary magician Thaddeus (Morgan Freeman), the two teams must overcome their differences to try and defeat their cunning and dangerous adversary, in this action-comedy filled with the franchise's signature twists and turns - and some of the most thrilling illusions ever captured on film.

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"Megalopolis" is a Roman Epic set in an imagined Modern America.

The City of New Rome must change, causing conflict between Cesar Catilina (Adam Driver), a genius artist who seeks to leap into a utopian, idealistic future, and his opposition, Mayor Franklyn Cicero (Giancarlo Esposito), who remains committed to a regressive status quo, perpetuating greed, special interests, and partisan warfare. Torn between them is socialite Julia Cicero (Nathalie Emmanuel), the mayor's daughter, whose love for Cesar has divided her loyalties, forcing her to discover what she truly believes humanity deserves.

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"The Salt Path" is the inspiring story of husband and wife, Raynor (Gillian Anderson) and Moth (Jason Isaacs) Winn's 630-mile trek along the beautiful and rugged South West coastline.

After being forcibly removed from their home, they make the decision to walk, seeking solace and a sense of acceptance in nature. 'The Salt Path' is a story of hope and resilience, a portrayal of home, and how it can be lost and rediscovered in the most unexpected ways.

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When kung fu prodigy Li Fong (Ben Wang) relocates to New York City with his mother to attend a prestigious new school, he finds solace in a new friendship with a classmate and her father.

But his newfound peace is short-lived after he attracts unwanted attention from a formidable local karate champion. Driven by a desire to defend himself, Li embarks on a journey to enter the ultimate karate competition. Guided by the wisdom of his kung fu teacher, Mr. Han (Jackie Chan), and the legendary Karate Kid, Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio), Li merges their unique styles to prepare for an epic martial arts showdown.

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One year after her sister Melanie's (Maia Mitchell)'s disappearance, Clover (Ella Rubin) and her friends head into the remote valley where she vanished in search of answers. In an abandoned visitor centre, they are hunted and murdered one by one...

only to find themselves reliving the night again and again - each time with a new terrifying threat. With limited deaths left, they must survive Until Dawn to escape.

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Set against the backdrop of a transforming country, a young women finds herself swept up in a radical plot to assassinate a ruthless and secretive intelligence agent.

As she immerses herself in her role as a cosmopolitan seductress, she becomes entangled in a dangerous game that will ultimately determine her fate.

After being ensnared in a death trap, an unconventional team of antiheroes embarks on a dangerous mission. Forced to confront the darkest corners of their pasts, will the group tear themselves apart, or find redemption and prevail?

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Sex, class and race collide at an exclusive French private school in this powerful and moving adaptation of Jean-Marie Besset's stage-play it takes us into the world of the "Grande Ecole", where students, particularly those from privileged backgrounds, are groomed to become the country's future

leaders. Paul is embarking on his first term at the school and he's finding it hard to fit in with his bourgeois classmates. To complicate matters he is also having difficulty suppressing his sexual attraction to his handsome roommate, Louis-Arnault. Understandably, his long-term girlfriend Agnes becomes jealous but proposes a bet: whoever beds Louis-Arnault first wins. If she emerges victorious, Paul will cease all contact with Louis-Arnault, but if Paul succeeds she will walk away. Meanwhile, Paul has also met Mecir, a young Arabic handyman, who teaches the naive student the intimate pleasures of the male body.

Nathan Caine (Jack Quaid) was born with a rare genetic disorder where he can't feel any pain. When the girl of his dreams (Amber Midthunder) is taken hostage in a bank heist, he turns his inability to feel physical pain into an unexpected strength in the fight to get her back.

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From Mary Harron comes THE NOTORIOUS BETTIE PAGE, a provocative exploration of sexuality and pop culture taking us into the fascinating world of famous pin up girl, Bettie Page. Gretchen Mol plays Page who become a photo model sensation in 1950s New York.

Bettie's legendary fetish poses made her the target of a senate investigation into pornography, and transformed her into an erotic icon who continues to enthrall fans to this day. Depicting Bettie's often accidental journey to celebrity, THE NOTORIOUS BETTIE PAGE captures a vanished but not entirely unfamiliar America, where sex is a secret obsession that can incite furor at the highest levels of government. In a stylistic tour-de-force, Harron recreates the look and feel of the films of Bettie's 1950s heyday, variously evoking the era's gritty black & white noirs, lush technicolour melodramas, even its Super 8 home movies. We step into the past to follow the life and career of Bettie Page, a quiet, good-natured Southern beauty who found her calling in front of the camera and radiated vitality and joy in every single pose and every costume. Though her fetish tableaux may now appear more quaint than shocking, BETTIE PAGE remains a wonder to behold.

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"Marching Powder" sees the long-anticipated reunion of acclaimed director Nick Love and long-term collaborator Danny Dyer. Set in the irreverent and profane world of cult classic 'The Football Factory', we follow the story of Jack (Danny Dyer).

Hooked on drugs and adrenaline; and struggling to resist the pull of his gang of fellow football fans, Jack is given six weeks to turn his life around, or else face a long spell in prison. Juggling his marriage, his mates and his hard-nut'bully of a father-in-law, Jack tries to get his life back on-track. . 'Marching Powder' is hilarious, poignant and action-packed. Get on it.

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Based on the Stephen King short story, and produced by James Wan (The Conjuring, Saw), 'The Monkey' is a new trip from 'Longlegs' writer/director, Osgood Perkins. When twin brothers find a mysterious wind-up monkey, a series of outrageous deaths tear their family apart.

Twenty-five years later, the monkey begins a new killing spree forcing the estranged brothers to confront the cursed toy.

Black Bag is a gripping spy drama about legendary intelligence agents George Woodhouse (Michael Fassbender) and his beloved wife Kathryn (Cate Blanchett). When she is suspected of betraying the nation. George faces the ultimate test-loyalty to his marriage or his country.

A high-powered CEO (Nicole Kidman) puts her career and family on the line when she begins a torrid affair with her much younger intern (Harris Dickinson). The balance of power is constantly shifting in seductive and darkly comic romance with thrillingly taut personal and professional stakes.