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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. - Director:
- Chad Ferrin
- Cast:
- Susan Priver, Pat McNeely, Ezra Buzzington
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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. - Director:
- Ronan Day-Lewis
- Cast:
- Sean Bean, Samuel Bottomley, Lewis Ian Bray
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The Return (2024)Η επιστροφή / Itaca - Il ritorno / The Return, le retour d'Ulysse
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. - Director:
- Uberto Pasolini
- Cast:
- Charlie Plummer, Marwan Kenzari, Claudio Santamaria
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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. - Director:
- Lisa Barros D'Sa
- Cast:
- Eanna Hardwicke, Steve Coogan, Peter McDonald
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Rental Family (2025)Gia Đình Cho Thuê
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. - Director:
- Mitsuyo Miyazaki (Hikari)
- Cast:
- Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto
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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. - Director:
- Saul Dibb
- Cast:
- Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Dominic Cooper
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Fackham Hall (2025)Фэкхем-Холл
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. - Director:
- Jim O'Hanlon
- Cast:
- Thomasin McKenzie-Harcourt, Ben Radcliffe, Damian Lewis
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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 - Director:
- Anne Fletcher
- Cast:
- Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Mary Steenburgen
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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. - Director:
- Peter Sollett
- Cast:
- Julianne Moore, Ellen Page, Michael Shannon
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The Life of Chuck (2024)La vida de Chuck
Based on Stephen King's novella and brought to the screen by acclaimed director Mike Flanagan (Doctor Sleep), 'The Life of Chuck' is the tale of a seemingly unremarkable man called Charles Kranz (Tom Hiddleston). Told in reverse order, Chuck's life story unfolds over three chapters, reminding us that even the most ordinary life contains multitudes. - Director:
- Mike Flanagan
- Cast:
- Nick Offerman, Tom Hiddleston, Carla Gugino
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Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt) was the most promising phenom in the 1990s in Formula 1 until an accident on the track. Thirty years later, his former teammate Ruben Cervantes (Javier Bardem) convinces him to come back and drive alongside hotshot rookie Joshua Pearce (Damson Idris) for one last chance to be the best in the world. Sonny's past catches up with him, and he finds that the road to redemption is not something you can travel alone. - Director:
- Joseph Kosinski
- Cast:
- Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Javier Bardem
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Anaconda (2025)Gormican/Etten Snake Project
Doug (Jack Black) and Griff (Paul Rudd) have been best friends since they were kids, and have always dreamed of remaking their all-time favorite movie: the cinematic "classic", 'Anaconda'. When a midlife crisis pushes them to finally go for it, they head deep into the Amazon to start filming. But things get real when an actual giant anaconda appears, turning their comically chaotic movie set into a deadly situation. The movie they're dying to make? It might just get them killed. - Director:
- Tom Gormican
- Cast:
- Jack Black, Paul Rudd, Steve Zahn
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The Remains of the Day (1993)Lo que queda del día
Oscar Winners Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson star in this extraordinary and moving story of blind devotion and repressed love. Hopkins stars as Stevens, a dedicated English butler to Lord Darlington, beautifully played by James Fox. Thompson stars as the estate's housekeeper, a high-spirited, strong-minded young woman who watches the goings-on upstairs with horror. Despite her apprehensions, she and Stevens gradually fall in love, though neither will admit it, and only give vent to their charged feelings via fierce arguments. - Director:
- James Ivory
- Cast:
- Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, John Haycraft
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Nobody 2 (2025)Nadie 2
Nobody Ruins His Vacation. Bob Odenkirk returns as Hutch, an overworked assassin who just needs a break, in this bareknuckle action-thriller. After deciding to take his family to a tourist town for some fun in the sun, a minor encounter with local bullies yanks the family into the crosshairs of an unhinged, blood-thirsty crime boss (Sharon Stone), who is determined to derail his relaxation. - Director:
- Timo Tjahjanto
- Cast:
- Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen, Christopher Lloyd
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In the blistering heat of the Mexican sierra, a village trembles in fear - waiting for the savage onslaught from Calvera and his bandidos. Terrorised, robbed, humiliated, the villagers are desperate to hit back and set off for the American border to buy guns. But in their quest they come across seven awesome weapons of destruction: a group of hard-riding, mercenary Western gunmen who will ride with them to the village and take out the bandidos. Led by Chris Adams (Yul Brynner), the seven find themselves plunged into a fight for the life of the village. In this classic Western inspired by the Seven Samurai of Japan, Brynner - together with a cast of the caliber of Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson and Horst Buchholz - fire the first bullets in a fight to the death. - Director:
- John Sturges
- Cast:
- Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson
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