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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.

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What do you get when you throw an outrageous Drag Queen, her bestie, a smoking hot gigolo and a porn star in to a blender? The most hilarious, sexiest, Aussie film since 'Priscilla' of course! 'The Winner Takes It All' sees drag megastar Maxi Shield embark on a crass crusade of revenge after her

best friend finds her super hot, maybe not so straight (ok, he's super gay), husband cheating on her. What follows can only be described as the most insane, hysterical and unashamedly steamy saga ever set to celluloid!

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Lock, Stock and Snatch superstar Vinnie Jones teams up with premiere acting veteran Keith Allen for British true crime thriller 'Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins', a brutal account of how real-life, hard-as-nails Falklands War veteran Tony Tucker came to be involved in one of the most notorious

gangland murders in British history. As well as Jones, outstanding as fearsome doorman Bernard O'Mahoney, and Allen as formidable nightclub owner Dave Simms, the film features some of the cream of the crop of home-grown actors including Craig Fairbrass returning as notorious drug-dealer Pat Tate, Terry Stone back as Tony Tucker, P.H.Moriarty, Billy Murray, Michelle Collins, George Russo, the brilliant Roland Manookian, and genius cameos from reality TV royalty Chris Hughes and the late, great Heavy D. Jam-packed with foul-mouthed and often hilarious dialogue, explosive moments of violence, and a gripping plot that tells it like it happened, 'Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins' is a must-see for anyone after an authentic crime biopic that hits like a knuckle-duster polished to a high shine. This is Blow, Essex style, and it will knock your socks off.

Taken captive by a mysterious passenger (Nicolas Cage) at gunpoint, a man (Joel Kinnaman) finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse where it becomes clear that to survive the night, he will need to uncover the truth behind this stranger's motives.

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Jules' (Nathan Stewart-Jarrett) life and career as a drag queen is destroyed by a homophobic attack. But after a chance encounter with his attacker, the deeply closeted Preston (George Mackay), he is presented with the opportunity to exact revenge.

Unrecognisable out of his wig and make-up, Jules infiltrates Preston's life and in doing so discovers the lines of seduction, revenge and power are blurred.

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Based on the novel by Dame Agatha Christie, the undisputed mistress of mystery whose books have sold over half a billion copies. 'Appointment with Death' is impeccably delicious fun. Who arranged an 'Appointment with Death' for malevolent Mrs.

Boynton? One of her sullen stepchildren? Her scheming lawyer? A lovely doctor...a mousy companion...a dragon lady Member of Parliament? Acclaimed actor Sir Peter Ustinov makes a third big-screen appearance as nimble-witted Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot in this elegant puzzler. Pitted against Poirot's "little grey cells" is a cast of suspects that definitely puts the "who" in whodunit: Lauren Bacall, Carrie Fisher, Sir John Gielgud, Piper Laurie, Hayley Mills, Jenny Seagrove and David Soul. So sharpen up your little grey cells, you have an 'Appointment with Death'.

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It's 1942 and the German and Russian armies are embroiled in one of the most momentous battles of WW2, the Battle of Stalingrad. Defeat at Stalingrad could hand Germany victory in Europe and Stalin has sent Kruschcv (Bob Hoskins) to personally oversee the city's defence.

In another corner of the city Danilov (Joseph Fienncs), a political officer, encounters Vassili Zaitsev (Jude Law), a simple soldier from the Urals who possesses an extraordinary skill, he is a first-class shot with an iron will. Danilov realises that Zaitsev could be moulded into exactly what Kruschev needs in order to boost troop morale. Zaitsev joins a sniper unit and his dangerous missions are chronicled and embellished upon by Danilov and before long a hero is born. But while Zaitsev's glory rejuvenates others, Danilov becomes jealous of the man he created when they both fall in love with Tania (Rachel Weisz), a courageous comrade fighting in the ranks alongside them. Eager to break the Russians' new found resistance the Germans draft in Major Konig (Ed Harris), their own celebrated sniper. As the battle wages on, these two lethal sharpshooters engage in their own personal deadly duel, stalking each other amongst the rubble of the symbolic city of Stalingrad.