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Career con man Roy (Ian McKellen) sets his sights on his latest mark, recently widowed Betty (Helen Mirren), who's worth millions. And he means to take it all. But as the two grow closer, what should have been another simple swindle becomes a high-stakes game of cat and mouse in this suspenseful drama about the secrets people keep and the lies they live. - Director:
- Bill Condon
- Cast:
- Helen Mirren, Ian McKellen, Russell Tovey
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When NYC money launderer Moe Diamond (Liam Hemsworth) wakes up from a car crash, he's left with no memory, millions in stolen cash, and an insane crew of dirty cops hunting him down. With a stranger (Emory Cohen) who says he's his best friend and a fiancee he doesn't remember, Moe must race against the clock to discover his own identity-and escape his past, before it destroys any chance of a future. - Director:
- Malik Bader
- Cast:
- Liam Hemsworth, Emory Cohen, Diane Guerrero
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With a new iPhone, an apartment near The Grove, and a comfortable bank account left to her by her beloved late husband, Marnie Minervini (Susan Sarandon) has happily relocated from New Jersey to Los Angeles to be near her daughter Lori (Rose Byrne), a successful (but still single) screenwriter, and smother her with motherly love. But when the dozens of texts, unexpected visits, and conversations dominated by unsolicited advice force Lori to draw strict personal boundaries, Marnie finds ways to channel her eternal optimism and forceful generosity to change the lives of others. While making new friends, she finds a new purpose in life and launches into an unexpected romance with a motorcycle-riding ex-cop named Zipper (J.K. Simmons). - Director:
- Lorene Scafaria
- Cast:
- Susan Sarandon, Rose Byrne, J.K. Simmons
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Frank (Keanu Reeves) and Lindsay (Winona Ryder) meet on the way to a romantic wedding in California's wine country, and take an instant dislike to one another. After agreeing to ignore each other, they are dismayed to learn they have been paired off for the weekend. Forced to tolerate each other, Lindsay and Frank discover that in addition to their need to always get in the last word, they share the same cynical sense of humour. A brush with danger brings them unexpectedly close, but it remains to be seen if they can - or even want to - continue their romance in the real world. - Director:
- Victor Levin
- Cast:
- Winona Ryder, Keanu Reeves, Dj Dallenbach
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Downfall (2004)Der Untergang
Set in Berlin, 1945, this powerful and provocative war drama retells the final days of the Second World War as recorded in the diaries of Adolf Hitler's private secretary, Traudl Junge, while barricaded with Hitler and his closest confidants in the Fuhrer's secret bunker. Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel with an astonishing performance by Bruno Ganz as history's most notorious figure, this unprecedented and controversial insider's perspective is a gripping insight into the madness and desperation of Hitler in the final hours of the war as the Russian Army closes a ring around Berlin. - Director:
- Oliver Hirschbiegel
- Cast:
- Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Ulrich Matthes
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Yesterday (2019)All You Need Is Love
Jack Malik was just another struggling songwriter...but that was yesterday. After a mysterious blackout, Jack (Himesh Patel) discovers he is the only person on earth who remembers The Beatles! As he rockets to fame by passing off the Fab Four's songs as his own, Jack risks losing Ellie (Lily James) - the one person who has loved him and believed in him from the start. Before the door to his old life closes forever, Jack must decide if all he needs is love, after all. - Director:
- Danny Boyle
- Cast:
- Himesh Patel, Lily James, Sophia Di Martino
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When 16 year old Mary Wollstonecraft (Elle Fanning) runs away with poet Percy Shelley, her family are horrified. Your and passionately in love, at first she relishes life amongst the radical Romantics, but as time goes on, Percy's indiscretions begin to test their relationship. One day, on a trip to Lord Byron's mansion in Geneva, Mary is challenged to write a ghost story. Drawing on her experience of heartbreak and the dark side of humanity, she creates Frankenstein, a work that will shape the literary world for centuries. The tempestuous romance that inspired on of Gothic literature's most influential works is brought to life in 'Mary Shelley', a luscious and moving period drama lead by a powerful performance by Elle Fanning and strong support from Douglas Booth, Maisie Williams and Bel Powley. - Director:
- Haifaa Al-Mansour
- Cast:
- Elle Fanning, Maisie Williams, Douglas Booth
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From director Paul Feig and Academy Award-winning' screenwriter Emma Thompson comes a heartfelt romantic comedy inspired by the unforgettable music of George Michael. Emilia Clarke stars as Kate, who works as an elf at a year-round holiday shop. Kate faces an endless streak of bad luck and poor decision-making until she meets Tom (Henry Golding), a kind-hearted man with a mysterious past who challenges her cynical world view. It seems like nothing can keep this mismatched couple together, but sometimes you gotta listen to your heart...and you gotta have faith. - Director:
- Paul Feig
- Cast:
- Madison Ingoldsby, Emma Thompson, Boris Isakovic
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First Love (2019)Hatsukoi
Blood, gore, severed heads, but a tender love story at heart. Takashi Miike is back! One night in Tokyo. Leo (Masataka Kubota), a young boxer down on his luck, meets his 'first love' Monica (Sakurako Konishi), a callgirl and an addict, but still an innocent. Unwittingly caught up in a drug-smuggling scheme, Leo and Monica find themselves pursued through the night by a corrupt cop, a yakuza, his nemesis, and a female assassin hired by the Chinese Triads. Prepare for unadulterated mayhem and carnage and fall for 'First Love'. - Director:
- Takashi Miike
- Cast:
- Nazeeh Tarsha, Becky, Bengaru
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On a remote mountaintop, a rebel group of commandos perform military training exercises while watching over a prisoner (Julianne Nicholson) for a shadowy force known only as 'The Organization'. After a series of unexpected events drives them deep into the jungle, fracturing their intricate bond, their mission slowly begins to collapse. Set against a stunningly beautiful but dangerous landscape, Alejandro Landes' awe-inspiring film is a breathtakingly epic vision that will leave you both mesmerised and utterly gripped. - Director:
- Alejandro Landes
- Cast:
- Sofia Buenaventura, Julián Giraldo, Karen Quintero
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"Sing Street" takes us back to 1980's Dublin, where an economic recession forces Conor out of his comfortable private school and into survival mode at the inner-city public school. He finds hope in the mysterious and über-cool Raphina, and with the aim of winning her heart, invites her to star in his band's music videos - without actually having a band! After renaming calling himself "Cosmo", Conor forms a band with a few lads and they dedicate their time into writing lyrics and shooting videos. Combining John Carney's trademark warmth and humour and a brilliant soundtrack with hits from The Cure, The Police, and Genesis, 'Sing Street' will have you dancing in your seat! - Director:
- John Carney
- Cast:
- Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Aidan Gillen, Maria Doyle Kennedy
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Winter 1968, and showbiz legend Judy Garland arrives in swinging London to perform in a sell-out run at The Talk of the Town. It is 30 years since she shot to global stardom in The Wizard of Oz, but if her voice has weakened, its dramatic intensity has only grown. As she prepares for the show, battles with management, charms musicians, and reminisces with friends and adoring fans, her wit and warmth shine through. Even her dreams of romance seem undimmed as she embarks on a courtship with Mickey Deans (Finn Wittrock), her soon-to-be fifth husband. And yet Judy (Renée Zellweger) is fragile. After working for 45 of her 47 years, she is exhausted: haunted by memories of a childhood lost to Hollywood, and gripped by a desire to be back home with her kids. Will she have the strength to go on? Featuring some of her best-known songs, the film celebrates the voice, the capacity for love and the sheer pizzazz of "the world's greatest entertainer". - Director:
- Rupert Goold
- Cast:
- Renée Zellweger, Jessie Buckley, Finn Wittrock
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Raw (2016)Grave / Freaking
Everyone in Justine's (Garance Marillier) family is a vet, and a vegetarian. At 16, she's a brilliant and promising student. When she starts at veterinary school, she enters a decadent, merciless and dangerously seductive world. During the first week of hazing rituals, desperate to fit in whatever the cost, she strays from her family principles when she eats raw meat for the first time. Justine will soon face the terrible and unexpected consequences of her actions as her true self begins to emerge. - Director:
- Julia Ducournau
- Cast:
- Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, Rabah Nait Oufella
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Set against a gritty London backdrop, Olga Kurylenko plays a tough motorbike courier, whose work is interrupted when she discovers that one of the packages she's transporting is a bomb. It transpires that the gas bomb she carries is set to kill Nick Murch (Amit Shah), the only witness able to testify in Washington DC against ruthless crime lord, Ezekiel Mannings (Gary Oldman). As the British Police and FBI scramble to try and deal with the mess, the mysteriously well-trailed and equipped courier teams up with unlikely partner Nick, to evade Manning's heavily armed goons and make sure that justice is delivered. - Director:
- Zackary Adler
- Cast:
- Olga Kurylenko, Gary Oldman, Amit Shah
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50 First Dates (2004)Como si fuera la primera vez
Henry Rot (Adam Sandler) lives an enviable life in a Hawaiian paradise, enjoying the company of countless beautiful women with no strings attached... until he meets Lucy (Drew Barrymore). He and Lucy hit it off from the word go, but unfortunately Lucy has short-term memory loss and fails to remember Henry the next day. But a man in love will go to any lengths to win over the girl of his dreams, and if that means having to find new and imaginative ways of romancing Lucy every single day, then Henry's up for the challenge. - Director:
- Peter Segal
- Cast:
- Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Rob Schneider
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