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"Vengeance", the directorial debut from writer and star B.J. Novak (The Office), is a darkly comic thriller about Ben Manalowitz (B.J. Novak), a journalist and podcaster who travels from New York City to West Texas to investigate the death of a girl he was hooking up with. With an ensemble cast that includes Issa Rae, Ashton Kutcher and Dove Cameron. - Director:
- B.J. Novak
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- B.J. Novak, Boyd Holbrook, Analeigh Tipton
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Idris Elba stars in this pulse-pounding thriller as a recently widowed husband who returns to South Africa on a long-planned trip to a game reserve. What begins as a journey of healing turns into a fearsome fight for survival as he and his daughters find themselves hunted by a massive, rogue lion intent on proving that the savannah has but one apex predator. - Director:
- Baltasar Kormákur
- Cast:
- Liyabuya Gongo, Martin Munro, Daniel Hadebe
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What would you do if a total stranger proved to you that your three closest friends are enemy agents? For investigative TV host John Tanner (Rutger Hauer), the news comes on the eve of a reunion weekend and his home where the traitors are all placed under intense surveillance by a mysterious CIA operative. But as the get-together turns deadly, are Tanner and his family being set up for the most shocking betrayal of all? From its stinging look at media manipulation to its stunning final twist, the ultimate conspiracy will be uncovered by whoever survives 'The Osterman Weekend'. Burt Lancaster, Helen Shaver and Meg Foster co-star in this action-packed suspense thriller from legendary director Sam Peckinpah adapted from the best-selling novel by Robert Ludlum. - Director:
- Sam Peckinpah
- Cast:
- Rutger Hauer, John Hurt, Craig T. Nelson
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Funny Pages (2022)Two Against Nature
Robert (Daniel Zolghadri) believes that to be an artist is to suffer. So, he gives up on his affluent Princeton upbringing and drops out of high school in favour of life in a stuffy New Jersey apartment to really commit himself to his art. Robert sustains his new lifestyle by working part-time at the comic store, and part-time at the office of a public defender. It is there he first meets Wallace (Matthew Maher), who, Robert finds out, once worked as a colour separator for the legendary Image Comics. Ignoring Wallace's borderline-deranged personality, Robert becomes besotted, leading him down a chaotic path of misadventures. - Director:
- Owen Kline
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- Daniel Zolghadri, Matthew Maher, Miles Emanuel
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The Maltese Falcon (1941)The Gent from Frisco / The Knight of Malta
A gallery of high-living lowlifes will stop at nothing to get their sweaty hands on a jewel-encrusted falcon. Detective Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) wants to find out why - and who'll take the fall for his partner's murder. An all-star cast (including Sydney Greenstreet, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre and Elisha Cook Jr.) joins Bogart in this cracking mystery masterwork written for the screen (from Dashiell Hammett's novel) and directed by John Huston. - Director:
- John Huston
- Cast:
- Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George
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Harrison Ford is intrepid CIA agent Jack Ryan. When his mentor Admiral James Greer (James Earl Jones) becomes gravely ill, Ryan is appointed acting CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence. His first assignment: investigate the murder of one of the president's friends, a prominent U.S. businessman with secret ties to Colombian drug cartels. Unbeknownst to Ryan, the CIA has already dispatched a deadly field operative (Willem Dafoe) to lead a paramilitary force against the Colombian drug lords. Caught in the crossfire, Ryan takes matters into his own hands, risking his career and life for the only cause he still believes in - the truth. - Director:
- Phillip Noyce
- Cast:
- Harrison Ford, Willem Dafoe, Anne Archer
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Runaway Jury (2003)Tribunal en fuga
Stakes are high in an explosive trial when the widow of a gun massacre victim sues the gun's manufacturer. With millions of dollars in the balance, an unscrupulous jury consultant, (Gene Hackman), will spare no expense to ensure the chosen jury remains sympathetic to his client. Tension mounts and tables are turned as it comes to light that the jury is being manipulated by one of its own, (John Cusack). This is a case where those involved will do just about anything to win. - Director:
- Gary Fleder
- Cast:
- John Cusack, Rachel Weisz, Gene Hackman
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Classic romantic comedy starring Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant and James Stewart. Wealthy Philadelphia socialite Tracy Lord (Hepburn) is set to marry the politician and businessman George Kittredge (John Howard), but her wedding plans are complicated by the arrival of her irresponsible ex-husband C. K. Dexter Haven (Grant), with magazine reporter Macauley Connor (Stewart) and photographer Liz Imbrie (Ruth Hussey) in tow. Tracy resolves to give them a story they will never forget but finds herself re-evaluating her life choices in the process. - Director:
- George Cukor
- Cast:
- Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart
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The Rainmaker (1997)El poder de la justicia
Matt Damon plays Rudy Baylor, a rookie lawyer in over his head on a high-profile case. Opposing him: an army of seasoned legal sharks (led by Jon Voight). On Rudys side: Deck Shifflet (Danny DeVito), a feisty paralawyer who specialises in flunking the bar exam. Rudys chances are slim to none, until he uncovers a trail of corruption that might lead to the one thing that could win his case: the truth. - Director:
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Cast:
- Matt Damon, Danny DeVito, Claire Danes
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Amsterdam (2022)Untitled David O. Russell / Canterbury Glass
Written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker David 0. Russell comes an original crime epic about three close friends who find themselves at the centre of one of the most shocking secret plots in American history. Based on facts that meet fiction, the film stars Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, with Rami Malek and Robert De Niro. - Director:
- David O. Russell
- Cast:
- Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington
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The Day After (1983)Der Tag danach
"The Day After" is a drama about the unthinkable, catastrophic consequences of a superpower nuclear confrontation as it affects average American citizens in the Midwest. The story of what happens before, during and after a nuclear attack makes this film a stark drama of ordinary human lives of people who laugh, cry, work, play, think, wonder, create, hate and love-lives that are changed forever by man's final war upon himself. - Director:
- Nicholas Meyer
- Cast:
- Jason Robards, JoBeth Williams, Steve Guttenberg
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Without Remorse (2021)Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
Michael B. Jordan stars in the explosive origin story of Tom Clancy's action hero John Kelly, an elite Navy Seal whose life is changed forever after uncovering an international conspiracy. Torn between personal honour and loyalty to his country, he must fight his enemies without remorse if he hopes to avert disaster. - Director:
- Stefano Sollima
- Cast:
- Michael B. Jordan, Jodie Turner-Smith, Jamie Bell
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The Fabelmans (2022)Untitled Steven Spielberg/Amblin Partners Project / Untitled Steven Spielberg Project
Inspired by Steven Spielberg's own childhood, rediscover the magic of movies in 'The Fabelmans', a coming-of-age story about a young man uncovering a shattering family secret and the power of film and imagination to help us see the truth about ourselves and each other. With a star-studded cast featuring Michelle Williams, Paul Daho, Seth Rogen, Gabriel LaBelle and Judd Hirsch, 'The Fabelmans' tells a timeless tale of heartbreak, healing, and hope for the dreamer inside all of us. - Director:
- Steven Spielberg
- Cast:
- Michelle Williams, Gabriel LaBelle, Paul Dano
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A Time to Kill (1996)Tiempo de matar
Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Matthew McConaughey and Kevin Spacey portray the principals in a murder trial that brings a small Mississippi town’s racial tensions to the flashpoint. Amid a frenzy of activist marches, Klan terror, media clamour and brutal riots, an unseasoned but idealistic young attorney mounts a stirring courtroom battle for justice. - Director:
- Joel Schumacher
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- Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson
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Speeding through the Moroccan desert to attend an old friend's lavish weekend party, wealthy Londoners David and Jo Henninger (Ralph Fiennes and Jessica Chastain) are involved in a tragic accident with a local teenage boy. Arriving late at the grand villa with the debauched party raging, the couple attempts to cover up the incident with the collusion of the local police. But when the boy's father arrives seeking justice, the stage is set for a tension-filled culture clash in which David and Jo must come to terms with their fateful act and its shattering consequences. - Director:
- John Michael McDonagh
- Cast:
- Matt Smith, Jessica Chastain, Ralph Fiennes
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