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Ballygar, Dublin, Ireland, 1967: close friends Lily (Maggie Smith), Eileen (Kathy Bates), and Dolly (Agnes O'Casey) win the trip of a lifetime - a pilgrimage to Lourdes. With each woman desperately in need of a personal miracle, the trip seems like an answer to all their prayers.

But when they are joined by Chrissie (Laura Linney), returning to Dublin after decades in America, deep wounds from the past are re-opened and bitter truths exposed. As they confront one another and embrace their shared past, the group reckon with revelations that will change them forever. 'The Miracle Club' is a heartfelt story of friendship, family, and forgiveness.

As the highly-skilled mercenaries take on an arms dealer and his private army with every weapon they can get their hands on, the new recruits bring daring styles and tactics that give "new blood" a whole new meaning.

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The prophecy has come to pass that there would come to us, a chosen one. Once upon a time, long long ago, a toymaker was given amazing powers and was chosen to live in the North Pole with the elves to deliver gifts to children all around the world.

So Santa Claus (David Huddleston), the most beloved of all legends was born. Santa Claus, his wife Anya (Judy Cornwell), Patch (Dudley Moore) and the other elves live happily together in the North Pole, until Patch leaves to make it on his own in New York. There he meets the ruthless and greedy toy manufacturer B.Z (John Lithgow) who tricks him into helping him try to take over Christmas. Only Santa can save the day, and with the help of his reindeer and two children he has befriended, he leaves the North Pole to try and rescue Patch from disaster, and keep the Spirit of Christmas alive.

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When a brutal crime sees London's underworld shaken to its core, one man steps up to seek revenge on the crime boss who murdered his friend. Pat Tate (Craig Fairbrass) prepares for one night of mayhem which will see the streets and the clubs of Soho bathed in blood.

Tate will stop at nothing as he gets closer to his goal -making both friends and enemies along the way.

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Vincent (Tom Cruise) is a cool, calculating contract killer at the top of his game. Max (Jamie Foxx) is a cabbie with big dreams and no results. On this fateful night, Max has to transport Vincent on his next job - one night, five stops, five hits and a getaway.

Thrown together, their lives in collision - neither man will ever be the same again. Tonight everything is changing...

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Bartek (Jan Hrynkiewicz) runs a small horse farm in the mountains in Poland. He had to become head of the family when his father left and his mother fell apart. One day their neighbor dies and his son Dawid (Pawel Tomaszewski) comes back to the village for the funeral.

Bartek becomes fascinated by Dawid and his care-free approach to life. This new romance will force him to decide if he's ready to risk it all and choose his freedom above family obligations.

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Dalton (Patric Swayze) is a legendary bouncer who comes to Jasper, Missouri for a special purpose: to restore order at the dangerous Double Deauce bar.

But as, one by one, he rids the bar thugs, hoodlums and hit men, he incurs the wrath of their employer - the notorious racketeer Brad Wesley (Ben Gazzara). The town lives in fear of Wesley, but Dalton is ready for action. He confronts Wesley's goons on one spectacular fight after another, but when they strike back with deadly force, Dalton knows he must face the crime boss himself in a blistering battle to finish.

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"Dumb Money" is based on the insane true story of the YouTuber who brought Wall Street to its knees and got rich by turning the video-game retailer GameStop into the world's hottest company.

In the middle of everything is regular guy Keith Gill (Paul Dano), who starts it all by sinking his life savings into the stock and posting about it. When his social posts start blowing up, so does his life and the lives of everyone following him. As a stock tip becomes a movement, everyone gets rich - until the billionaires fight back, and both sides find their worlds turned upside down.

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A perfect stranger. The boy next door. A sparring partner. A friend from abroad.

'Boys on Film' presents eight encounters from across the globe, where the dangerous allure of a risky attraction yields emotional results - proving that the age-old adage of taking the plunge is as relevant - and sexy - as ever before.

My Uncle's Friend (2021/Brazil)
A man reflects on his childhood through old recordings from his father's camcorder. He fondly remembers one person in particular.
Chaperone (2022/USA)
An unnamed figure picks up a young man in his car. Driving to a secluded house, the details of their arrangement become frighteningly apparent.
Red Ants Bite (2019/Georgia)
Two men navigate the city of Tbilisi after a long night out. As day breaks, the true colours of their ambiguous relationship begin to show.
Budapest Closed City (2021/Hungary)
Hungarian teenager Peter (Péter Dániel Katona) takes his British friend, Adam (Adam Wadsworth), on a personal but political tour around his hometown of Budapest.
Break Me (2018/Norway)
A young Muslim cage fighter must choose between his head and his heart after his father discovers the truth about him.
Hornbeam (2022/UK)
Under cover of darkness, two strangers form an intimate bond over a shared secret. But how well do they really know each other?
Eden (2020/Belgium)
A restless young man in search of a connection roams the pulsating gay hotspots of a metropolis brimming with shadows and bodies.
By His Will (2021/Israel)
Young teen Elisha (Ido Tako), dealing with his attraction to men, is torn between two worlds: the religious, from which he comes, and the secular.
Jim (2021/UK)
London, 1982. Father Jim Fitzsimmons (Gary Fannin) waits nervously in the dark across the street from a line of rent boys. Among them, Simon (Cary Ryan) stands out.
Too Rough (2022/UK)
After a night of intoxication, Nick (Ruaridh Mollica) wakes up next to his boyfriend Charlie (Joshua Griffin) and must conceal him from his dysfunctional family.

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John Kramer (Tobin Bell) is back. The 'Saw' franchise's most chilling installment yet explores the untold chapter of Jigsaw's most personal game.

Set between the events of 'Saw I' and 'II', this story finds a sick and desperate John travels to Mexico for a risky and experimental medical procedure in hopes of obtaining a miracle cure for his cancer - only to discover the entire operation is a scam to defraud the most vulnerable. Armed with a newfound purpose, John returns to his work, turning the tables on the con artists in his signature visceral way through a series of ingenious and terrifying traps.

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Since giving up his life as a government assassin, Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) has struggled to reconcile the horrific things he's done in the past and finds a strange solace in serving justice on behalf of the oppressed.

Finding himself surprisingly at home in Southern Italy, he discovers his new friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly, McCall knows what he has to do: become his friends' protector by taking on the mafia.

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Sex influencer and performer Lalo posts explicit content of his naked body for thousands of followers online. But in private, he exists in a state of melancholy.

Argentine filmmaker Manuel Abramovich's 'Pornomelancholia' is an intelligent and uncompromising work of docuhction, featuring a soulful performance from real-life porn actor Lalo Santos. Frank in its depiction of the porn industry, it examines the relationship between sexuality, work, and how we present ourselves.

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The police are after Jack Barrett (Peter McEnery), who has stolen several thousand pounds and is now on the run.

He tries desperately to get in touch with Melville Farr (Dirk Bogarde), a prosperous young barrister with a beautiful wife but, cornered and arrested by the police he commits suicide in his prison cell rather than answer their questions.

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Halim (Saleh Bakri) and Mina (Lubna Azabal) run a traditional caftan store in one of Morocco's oldest medinas. The couple have lived for a long time with Halim's secret, his homosexuality, which he has learnt to keep quiet about.

Mina's illness and the arrival of a young apprentice will disturb this equilibrium. United in their love, each will help the other confront their fears.

As recent college grad Jaime Reyes searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when he unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the Scarab.