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Seth Green, Matthew Lillard and Dax Shepard star in this offbeat comedy as childhood friends whose lives have drifted apart but must reunite following the sudden death of a fourth friend. The trio finds out that he was hot on the trail of the $200,000 that vanished with real-life airplane hijacker D.B. Cooper in 1971. After discovering a map left behind, they decide to follow its course to claim the loot. They soon run into a few things that their friend hadn't planned on, including backwoods pot farmers with itchy trigger fingers, beautiful tree-living hippies and a bear with maternal instincts that knows no bounds! Also starring a hilarious Burt Reynolds, 'Without a Paddle' proves that it's better to be down a river than up a creek. - Director:
- Steven Brill
- Cast:
- Matthew Lillard, Seth Green, Dax Shepard
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When Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss) witnesses the arrival of alien ships from a distant world, an incredible series of events begins- planes which disappeared during the Second World War are found intact in Mexico, long lost ships mysteriously re-appear in the middle of the desert and people from all around the world, including Neary are convinced that someone is trying to communicate with them. Nearys search to find an answer leads him to take part in the ultimate encounter with the extra-Terrestrials and to board the vast, beautiful Mothership. - Director:
- Steven Spielberg
- Cast:
- Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr
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He shouldn't have been there. But in the moment that Michael Sullivan's son witnesses a brutal slaying, the lives of this 12-year-old and his gangster father are shattered irrevocably and their destinies forever joined. Now. targeted by the mob he's devoted his life to, Sullivan and his son find themselves with nowhere to turn and a sadistic killer in relentless pursuit. It's here - in a fierce and primal struggle to stay alive and protect his boy - that this lifelong gangster will discover honour and redemption. Riveting, powerful and visually stunning, Road to Perdition ranks among the classic gangster movies of all time. - Director:
- Sam Mendes
- Cast:
- Tom Hanks, Tyler Hoechlin, Rob Maxey
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Justice League (2017)Justice League Mortal / Justice League of America
Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to find and recruit a team of meta-humans to stand against this newly awakened threat. But despite the formation of this unprecedented league of heroes - Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flash - it may already be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions. - Director:
- Zack Snyder
- Cast:
- Ben Affleck, Ciarán Hinds, Gal Gadot
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Stoned (2005)The Wild and Wycked World of Brian Jones
Brian Jones was more than just "a Rolling Stone," he was their founding member, in 1962. His blonde hair, ambiguous glamour and obvious talent inspired enormous curiosity, making him the face of the Sixties revolution. In "Stoned," Stephen Woolley charts the rise of the precocious Cheltenham teenager to fame and fulfilment, and then re-creates the nightmare of his chaotic plummet to a mysterious death, drowned in the swimming pool. - Director:
- Stephen Woolley
- Cast:
- Leo Gregory, Paddy Considine, Sam Sharwood
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Robin of Locksley (Kevin Costner) returns from the Crusades to find his father dead and vows revenge. With his Moorish companion Azeem (Morgan Freeman), he joins a band of peasant rebels to do battle against the wicked Sheriff of Nottingham (Alan Rickman, Die Hard) and win the hand of the fair Maid Marian (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio), cousin of the absent King of England. - Director:
- Kevin Reynolds
- Cast:
- Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
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Simon Pegg and Nick Frost reunite as sci-fi geeks taking a pilgrimage to America's UFO heartland. There they meet a smart-ass alien, Paul (voiced by Seth Rogen), who takes them on an insane road trip. As they struggle to return Paul home, the little green man might just take the outcasts from misfits to intergalactic heroes. - Director:
- Greg Mottola
- Cast:
- Simon Pegg, Seth Rogen, Nick Frost
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xXx 2: The Next Level (2005)xXx: State of the Union
In this action-packed sequel to the box-office smash xXx, Ice Cube stars as Darius Stone, a thrill-seeking troublemaker whose criminal record and extreme sports obsession make him the perfect candidate to be the newest xXx agent. Augustus Gibbons, the National Security Agency officer returns and recruits ex-con Stone to help save the U.S. government from a deadly conspiracy led by five-star general and Secretary of Defence George Deckert (Willem Dafoe). Only a renegade xXx agent like Stone has the Xtreme skills to stop Deckert'5 dangerous military splinter group from taking over the government in America's capital. - Director:
- Lee Tamahori
- Cast:
- Ice Cube, Samuel L. Jackson, Willem Dafoe
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The nightmare of war is seen through the eyes of one of its most tragic casualties - a child soldier - in this harrowing vision of innocence lost from Cary Joji Fukunaga. Based on the acclaimed novel by Uzodinma Iweala, 'Beasts of No Nation' unfolds in an unnamed, civil-war-torn West African country, where the young Agu (Abraham Attah, in a haunting debut performance) witnesses carnage in his village before falling captive to a band of rebel soldiers led by a ruthless commander (an explosive Idris Elba), who molds the boy into a hardened killer. Fukunaga's relentlessly roving camera work and stunning visuals - realism so intensely visceral it borders on the surreal - immerse the viewer in a world of unimaginable horror without ever losing sight of the powerful human story at its center. - Director:
- Cary Joji Fukunaga
- Cast:
- Abraham Attah, Emmanuel Affadzi, Ricky Adelayitor
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Birthday Girl (2001)Іменинниця
The fact she's Russian, an obvious sex maniac and can't speak a word of English seems at first to be a good thing. But when Nadia's (Nicole Kidman) mysterious Russian cousins turn up out of the blue to celebrate her birthday, John (Ben Chaplin) finds himself drawn into an adventure that he didn't ask for, but which might be exactly what he needs. Forced into robbing his own bank to save Nadia's life, John discovers that life has quite a few more surprises than he bargained for. - Director:
- Jez Butterworth
- Cast:
- Nicole Kidman, Vincent Cassel, Ben Chaplin
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Reign of Fire (2002)El reinado del fuego
When a London tunneling project uncovers an unearthly fire-breathing beast from centuries of slumber, all hell breaks loose. Twelve-year-old Quinn (Christian Bale) sees his mother, one of the workers, die trying to escape this new terror. Twenty years later as a "fire chief", he tries to keep a group of refugees alive with fierce dragons dominating the air, burning the land, and feeding on the ash. Unexpectedly, Van Zan (Mathew McConaughey), a hotshot American militia leader, shows up with a ragtag group of slayers on a perilous crusade to hunt down and destroy the beasts. Tempers flare when there is a struggle for leadership - until both men realise only one species is getting out of this alive. - Director:
- Rob Bowman
- Cast:
- Matthew McConaughey, Christian Bale, Izabella Scorupco
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If you somehow had the chance, would you do your life over? Thirtysomething Mike O'Donnell would. Then one mysteriously magical moment, Mike gets his chance. He's suddenly back at Hayden High where he's the star of the basketball team, a total hottie and a classmate to his own teenage kids... which gives Mike a chance to go from not-so-good dad to a really cool friend. - Director:
- Burr Steers
- Cast:
- Zac Efron, Matthew Perry, Leslie Mann
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Crash (2004)Alto impacto
A powerful and extraordinary film... undoubtedly one of the best films of the year. An unflinching look at the complexities of human conflict in America. A Brentwood housewife and her DA husband. A Persian store owner. Two police detectives who are also lovers. A black television director and his wife. A Mexican locksmith. Two car-jackers. A rookie Cop. A middle-aged Korean couple. They all live in L.A. and in the next 36 hours, they will all collide... - Director:
- Paul Haggis
- Cast:
- Don Cheadle, Glenn Taranto, Sandra Bullock
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The young D'Artagnan (Michael York) arrives in Paris with dreams of becoming a king's musketeer. He meets and quarrels with three men, Athos (Oliver Reed), Porthos (Frank Finlay), and Aramis (Richard Chamberlain), each of whom challenges him to a duel. D'Artagnan finds out they are musketeers and is invited to join them in their efforts to oppose Cardinal Richelieu (Charlton Heston), who wishes to increase his already considerable power over the king. D'Artagnan must also juggle affairs with the charming Constance Bonancieux (Raquel Welch) and the passionate Milady De Winter, a secret agent for the cardinal. - Director:
- Richard Lester
- Cast:
- Richard Briers, Oliver Reed, Raquel Welch
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The Skulls (2000)Sociedad secreta
Deep within the hallowed walls of Ivy League's most prominent campus, there exists a secret society where power and influence are bred. Only a few are chosen to join the group where Presidents are groomed, wealthy bloodlines bond, and devious plots are hatched. For Luke McNamara (Joshua Jackson), an invitation to join the prestigious secret college organization, The Skulls, is a dream come true. But when a fellow pledge gets caught up in murder, Luke finds himself alone amidst the sinister and well-connected brotherhood and now he must summon the strength to stand up against immeasurable odds. - Director:
- Rob Cohen
- Cast:
- Joshua Jackson, Paul Walker, Hill Harper
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