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Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy and Theo Rose: successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposedly ideal life, a storm is brewing.

As Theo's career nose-dives while Ivy's own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites in this wonderfully wry, dark comedy.

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Grace Pudel (voices of Sarah Snook / Charlotte Belsey / Agnes Davison) is a lonely misfit with an affinity for collecting ornamental snails and an intense love for books.

At a young age, when Grace is separated from her fire-breathing twin brother Gilbert (voices of Kodi Smit-McPhee / Mason Litsos), she falls into a spiral of anxiety and angst. Despite a continued series of hardships, inspiration and hope emerge when she strikes up an enduring friendship with an elderly eccentric woman named Pinky (voice of Jacki Weaver), who is full of grit and lust for life. From Academy Award-winning - animation writer and director Adam Elliot, 'Memoir of a Snail' is a poignant, heartfelt, hilarious chronicle of the life of an outsider finding her confidence and silver linings amongst the clutter of everyday life.

The next chapter from the World of John Wick follows Eve Macarro (Ana de Armas), who is beginning her training in the assassin traditions of the Ruska Roma. Eve seeks revenge for her father's death, and finds herself crossing paths with John Wick himself.

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In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff (Joaquin Phoenix) and mayor (Pedro Pascal) sparks a powder keg as neighbour is pitted against neighbour in Eddington, New Mexico.

A provocative, era-defining thriller from Ari Aster (Hereditary, Midsommar) that unpacks the forces that led us to where we are today, featuring a powerhouse ensemble including Austin Butler and Emma Stone.

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The time has come to say goodbye. The cinematic return of the global phenomenon follows the Crawley family and their staff as they enter the 1930s.

When Mary (Michelle Dockery) finds herself at the centre of a public scandal and the family faces financial trouble, the entire household grapples with the threat of social disgrace. The Crawleys must embrace change as the staff prepares for a new chapter with the next generation leading Downton Abbey into the future.

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Jack Nicholson plays Henry Moon, a third-rate outlaw, in this romantic comedy set in the 1860s. Moon is saved from hanging by the intervention of a lovely young woman who agrees to marry and take charge of him.

Mary Steenburgen plays Julia Tate, the headstrong but genteel Southern virgin who weds Moon only to help her work the gold mine she insists is on her property.

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We join a covert extraction team as they race to the most dangerous place on Earth, an island research facility where dinosaurs too deadly for the original Jurassic Park were left behind.

Their mission: to recover DNA from three colossal dinosaurs and unlock a drug with miraculous benefits for humanity. However, in a terrain populated by perils, they come face-to-face with a shocking discovery that has been hidden from the world for decades.

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Dr. Tess Coleman (Curtis) and her teenage daughter Anna (Lohan) have one thing in common - they don't relate to each other on anything. Not clothes or hair, or men or Anna's rock band aspirations. Nothing. After one particularly explosive Thursday evening, a little mystic mayhem changes their lives.

They wake up Friday to the biggest freak-out ever - Tess and Anna are trapped inside each other's body. Literally forced to walk in each other's shoes, they gain respect and understanding for the other's point of view. But Tess's wedding is Saturday, and the two must find a way to switch back. And fast.

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Lisa Reisert (Rachel McAdams) hates to fly, but the terror that awaits her on the night flight to Miami has nothing to do with a fear of flying.

Moments after takeoff, Lisa's (Rachel McAdams) seatmate, Jackson (Cillian Murphy), menacingly reveals the real reason he's on board: He is an operative in a plot to kill a rich and powerful businessman...And Lisa is the key to its success. If she refuses to cooperate, her father will be killed by an assassin awaiting a call from Jackson. Trapped within the confines of a jet at 30,000 feet, Lisa has nowhere to run and no way to summon help without endangering her father, her fellow passengers and her own life. As the miles tick by, Lisa knows she is running out of time as she desperately looks for a way to thwart her ruthless captor and stop a terrible murder.

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When a group of trained soldiers discover we're not alone in the universe, Anya (Linda Hamilton) is the only thing standing between them and certain death.

A team of Special Forces commandos wake up on an alien spacecraft with no memory of how they arrived, and quickly discover they are being hunted by a merciless alien race.

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Inspired by the harrowing true story of the Smurl family haunting, 'The Conjuring: Last Rites' marks the final appearance of Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as Ed and Lorraine Warren.

When a quiet Pennsylvania home becomes ground zero for a relentless supernatural siege, not everyone will make it out unscathed.

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From the makers of Notting Hill and Bridget Jones's Diary comes the ultimate romantic comedy. This blockbuster film includes a fantastic all-star cast and an outstanding soundtrack. The hilarious Love Actually explores the ups and downs of relationships in the weeks building up to Christmas.

Boyfriends and girlfriends, husbands and wives, fathers and sons and rock stars and managers all combine to make Love Actually not just one story but ten very different ones. Because if you look hard enough you will find love actually is all around.

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In the Welsh town of Port Talbot, 1942, Richard Jenkins (Harry Lawtey) lives as a wayward schoolboy, caught between the pressures of his struggling family, a devastating war, and his own ambitions.

However, a new opportunity arises when Richard's natural talent for drama catches the attention of his teacher, Philip Burton (Toby Jones). Taking Richard under his wing, the young man thrives thanks to Philip's strict tutelage and the guidance of kindly landlady, Ma Smith (Lesley Manville). But, as the acting world comes within Richard's reach, the burden of his past risks holding him back forever.

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British ex-con Wilson (Terence Stamp) arrives in Los Angeles to Investigate the mystery of his daughter's "accidental" death. His prime suspect, the wealthy, heavily guarded music promoter Terry Valentine (Peter Fonda), Is no easy target.

Propelled into an increasingly brutal search for truth, Wilson, with single-mindedness and terrifying precision, moves unstoppably toward revenge.

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"Terms of Endearment" dazzled critics and audiences alike with its believable, insightful story of two captivating people, mother and daughter, unforgettably played Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger.

Jack Nicholson turns in a great comic performance as MacLaine's neighbour, a boozy, womanizing former astronaut.