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Wesley Snipes stars as the tortured soul Blade - half man, half immortal. Blade sharpens his lethal skills under the guidance of Whistler (Kris Kristofferson), his mentor, guardian and fellow hunter of the night.

When the bloodthirsty Immortals' lord, Deacon Frost (Stephen Dorff), declares war on the human race, Blade is humanity's last hope for survival.

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Based on an unbelievable true story, 'Roofman' follows Jeffrey Manchester (Channing Tatum), a former Army Ranger and struggling father who turns to robbing McDonald's restaurants by cutting holes in their roofs, earning him the nickname: Roofman.

After escaping prison, he secretly lives inside a Toys "R" Us for six months, surviving undetected while planning his next move. But when he falls for Leigh (Kirsten Dunst), a divorced mom drawn to his undeniable charm, his double life begins to unravel, setting off a compelling and suspenseful game of cat and mouse as his past closes in.

When Will's (Gerard Butler) estranged wife Lisa (Jaimie Alexander) disappears during a stop at a gas station, Will must embark on a frantic undertaking to rescue her while eluding the police who suspect him of foul play.

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Set against the stifling conformity of pre-World War I English society, E.M. Forster's 'Maurice' is a story of coming to terms with one's sexuality and identity in the face of disapproval and misunderstanding.

Maurice Hall (James Wilby) and Clive Durham (Hugh Grant) find themselves falling in love at Cambridge. In a time when homosexuality is punishable by imprisonment, the two must keep their feelings for one another a complete secret. After a friend is arrested and disgraced for "the unspeakable vice of the Greeks", Clive abandons his forbidden love and marries a young woman. Maurice, however, struggles with his identity and self-confidence, seeking the help of a hypnotist to rid himself of his undeniable urges. But while staying with Clive and his naive wife, Anne (Phoebe Nicholls), Maurice is seduced by the affectionate and yearning servant Alec Scudder (Rupert Graves), which brings about profound changes in Maurice's life and outlook.

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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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A wildly entertaining psychological thriller, the film follows two conspiracy-obsessed young men who kidnap a powerful CEO they believe is an alien out to destroy humanity.

What begins as a paranoid act spirals into a battle of delusions and control - one as viscerally unpredictable as it is provocative.

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As she lies dying in prison, notorious serial killer Dorothea Puente (Susan Priver) finally spills her grotesque secrets to a young journalist, unravelling the story of how a life shaped by abuse, betrayal, and manipulation drove her to drug, murder, and bury her helpless victims - turning her

boarding house into a graveyard where no one screamed, and no one escaped.

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Gripping secrets unfold as estranged brothers (Daniel Day-Lewis and Sean Bean) are finally forced to confront their troubled past, decades after one of them self-exiled to the wilderness.

Poignant and profound, Ronan Day-Lewis's directorial debut delivers an intense, mysterious, and visually stunning story of severed ties and the path to redemption.

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After 20 years away Odysseus (Ralph Fiennes) washes up on the shores of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognizable. The King has finally returned home but much has changed since he left to fight in the Trojan war.

His beloved wife Penelope (Juliette Binoche) is now a prisoner in her own home, hounded by ambitious suitors to choose a new husband, a new king. Their son Telemachus (Charlie Plummer), is facing death at the hands of the suitors in their relendess pursuit of Penelope and the kingdom. Odysseus has changed too. Scarred by his experience of war, he is no longer the mighty warrior his people remember. But he is forced to face his past, in order to rediscover the strength needed to save his family and win back the love he has lost.

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The thrilling story of the infamous confrontation between iconic Republic of Ireland football captain Roy Keane (Eanna Hardwicke) and his national team manager Mick McCarthy (Steve Coogan) during the Irish team's preparations for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

On the surface, the feud was all about standards, but deep down it was an incredible story of two men whose contempt surpassed the sport they loved. The intense rivalry between these two personalities transcended the game, gripping an entire nation and the sporting world as a whole.

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In this heartfelt film, Brendan Fraser portrays an American actor in Tokyo struggling to find purpose until he lands an unusual gig with a Japanese 'rental family' agency playing stand-in roles for strangers.

As he immerses himself in his clients' worlds, he forms genuine bonds and rediscovers purpose and the quiet beauty of human connection.

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A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, an ancestor of Princess Diana who was alternately celebrated and reviled for her extravagant political and personal life.

From Georgiana's passionate and doomed affair with Earl Grey to the complex ménage à trois with her husband and her best friend, Lady Bess Foster, The Duchess is a very contemporary tale of fame, notoriety and the search for love.

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Mistaken identities, forbidden love, and one very inconvenient corpse turn the grand English manor of Fackham Hall into total bedlam.

The hilarious story of a pickpocket (Ben Radcliffe) who blags his way into service at the grand Fackham Hall, only to fall for the Lord's (Damien Lewis) rebellious daughter (Thomasin Mckenzie) who is betrothed to marry another (Tom Felton) to keep the family from financial ruin.

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Sandra Bullock is at her funniest in the fresh, laugh-out-loud romantic comedy The Proposal. On the verge of being deported and losing the high-powered job she lives for, the controlling Margaret announces she's engaged to her unsuspecting, put-upon assistant Andrew.

After proposing a few demands of his own, the mismatched couple heads to Alaska where they have four short days to convince his quirky family and a very sceptical immigration agent that their charade is real. Featuring a star-studded supporting cast, including Mary Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson and the delightfully inappropriate Betty White, this madcap comedy will have you saying "yes" to The Proposal again and again

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Diagnosed with terminal cancer, decorated New Jersey detective Laurel Hester (Julianne Moore) wishes to leave her pension benefits to domestic partner Stacie Andree (Ellen Page).

Denied by local county officials, Laurel receives help from hard-nosed colleague Dane Wells (Michael Shannon) and activist Steven Goldstein (Steve Carell), who unite to rally fellow police officers and ; ordinary citizens to support the couple's fight for equality.