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In a near-future world, where technology controls everything, technophobe Grey Trace (Logan Marshall-Green) is the victim of a brutal mugging that leaves his wife dead and him paralysed. A reclusive billionaire inventor offers him an experimental cure, an A.I. implant called Stem. Grey accepts and is immediately transformed into an unstoppable killing machine with enhanced strength and agility. Now it's payback time. - Director:
- Leigh Whannell
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- Logan Marshall-Green, Melanie Vallejo, Steve Danielsen
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When a massive creejure attacks a submersible, the crew becomes trapped at the bottom of the Pacific's deepest trench. To save them from the clutches of the Megalodon - a prehistoric 75-foot shark once believed to be extinct - a visionary oceanographer (Winston Chao) recruits expert rescue diver Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham). Teamed with the oceanographer's daughter, Suyin (Li Bingbing), Taylor must try to outwit the greatest predator alive...a killer he's faced once before. - Director:
- Jon Turteltaub
- Cast:
- Jason Statham, Bingbing Li, Rainn Wilson
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The Painted Veil (2006)Al otro lado del mundo
Based on the novel by W. Somerset Maugham, The Painted Veil is a love story set in the 1920s that tells the story of a young English couple, Walter (Edward Norton), a middle class doctor and Kitty (Naomi Watts), an upper-class woman, who get married for the wrong reasons and relocate to Shanghai, where she falls in love with someone else. When he uncovers her infidelity, in an act of vengeance, he accepts a job in a remote village in China ravaged by a deadly epidemic, and takes her along. Their journey brings meaning to their relationship and gives them purpose in one of the most remote and beautiful places on earth. - Director:
- John Curran
- Cast:
- Naomi Watts, Hélène Cardona, Edward Norton
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In the Fade (2017)Aus dem Nichts
Katja's (Diane Kruger), life is torn apart when her husband and young son are suddenly killed in a bomb attack. A police investigation point to a pair of young neo-Nazis as the key suspects, but a lack of evidence fails to fully incriminate them, Katja is forced to take matters into her own hands and her hunt for justice begins to take increasingly dangerous and unexpected turns. - Director:
- Fatih Akin
- Cast:
- Diane Kruger, Denis Moschitto, Numan Açar
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Noel Coward's sensitive portrayal of what happens when two happily married strangers, played by Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson, meet and their acquaintance deepens into affection and eventually into love. It is the story of two people, thrown together by the chance meeting of the title, helpless in the face of their emotions but redeemed by their moral courage. Over the years few films have equalled the compassion and the realism of Brief Encounter. - Director:
- David Lean
- Cast:
- Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway
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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2
After the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp) escapes from custody, Magizoologist Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) is called upon by Hogwarts professor Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) once again. Facing unforeseen dangers, Newt must find a way to stop Grindelwald, whose plan for pure-blood wizards to rule over non-magical beings threatens to divide the entire wizarding world. - Director:
- David Yates
- Cast:
- Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler
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Sicario 2: Soldado (2018)Sicario: Day of the Soldado
In the drug war, there are no rules - and when the U.S. government begins to suspect that cartels have started trafficking terrorists across the US border, federal agent Matt Graver (Josh Brolin) calls on the mysterious Alejandro (Benicio Del Toro), whose family was murdered by a cartel kingpin, to escalate the war in nefarious ways. Alejandro kidnaps the kingpin's daughter to inflame the conflict - but when the girl is seen as collateral damage, her fate will come between the two men as they question everything they are fighting for. - Director:
- Stefano Sollima
- Cast:
- Abigail Marlowe, Isabela Moner, Benicio Del Toro
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Based on Peter Rock's novel 'My Abandonment', 'Leave No Trace' revolves around a teenage girl (Thomasin McKenzie) and her father (Ben Foster) who have lived undetected for years in Forest Park, a vast wood on the edge of Portland, Oregon. A chance encounter leads to their discovery and removal from the park and into the charge of a social service agency. They try to adapt to their new surroundings until a sudden decision sets them on a perilous journey into the wilderness seeking complete independence and forcing them to confront their conflicting desire to be part of a community or a fierce need to live apart. - Director:
- Debra Granik
- Cast:
- Thomasin McKenzie-Harcourt, Ben Foster, Jeffery Rifflard
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Amazing Grace (2006)Ân Điển Diệu Kỳ
Amazing Grace is the incredible true story of William Wilberforce, who tirelessly led the campaign to abolish slavery in Britain. At a time when the slave trade was not only perceived as acceptable but as a necessity for the economy, Wilberforce and his fellow abolitionists dared to speak out against a massive injustice, fighting long and hard for the freedom of others. - Director:
- Michael Apted
- Cast:
- Ioan Gruffudd, Albert Finney, Michael Gambon
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From producers of 'Stranger Things' comes an empowering tale of teens who mysteriously develop new abilities and are declared a threat by the government. Ruby (Amandla Stenberg), one of the most powerful young people anyone has encountered, joins a group of runaway teens seeking safe haven. Soon, this newfound family realises that collective power is needed to take back control of their fate and save future generations. - Director:
- Jennifer Yuh Nelson
- Cast:
- Amandla Stenberg, Mandy Moore, Bradley Whitford
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Clash of the Titans (1981)Furia de titanes
Before history and beyond imagination! The mathinations of gods above and the fates of man and monsters here below play out in a 'Clash of the Titans'. Decades prior to the sensational 2010 version of the tale, Harry Hamlin took up sword and shield to play valorous Perseus, mortal son of Zeus (Laurence Olivier), who sets out to fulfill his destiny by rescuing beloved Andromeda from the wrath of goddess Thetis (Maggie Smith). Perils await Perseus time and again. And eye-filling thrills await viewers as stop-motion effects legend Ray Harryhausen unleashes snake-haired Medusa, fearsome Kraken, winged Pegasus, two-headed dog Dioskilos, giant scorpions and more. Rejoice, fantasy fans: the movie gods gift us with adventure that's innovative, heroic, titanic. - Director:
- Desmond Davis
- Cast:
- Laurence Olivier, Harry Hamlin, Claire Bloom
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Hurricane (2018)Hurricane: Squadron 303 / Mission of Honor
Based on an astonishing true story, 'Hurricane' tells of the heroic Polish fighter pilots who fought for the freedom of their own country in the skies over Britain, during World War 2. Seen through the eyes of Jan Zumbach (Iwan Rheon), legendary fighter ace and adventurer, it tells how the Poles, driven across Europe by the German war machine, finally made their last stand flying Hurricanes for the RAF, becoming a key component of the legendary 'few'. In the lethal melee above England in that summer of 1940, countless terrifying dogfights led equally to victory, loss, celebration and despair. Displaying unrivalled tenacity and courage, these Polish men would sacrifice everything to become heroes. - Director:
- David Blair
- Cast:
- Iwan Rheon, Milo Gibson, Stefanie Martini
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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (2009)Luftslottet som sprängdes
Under police guard in hospital, Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) is charged with murder and awaits the trial that has the country gripped. Cut off from all communication with the outside world, she must rely on journalist and former lover, Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist) to prove her innocence and expose the political cover up that threatens to destroy her freedom. In his way stands a mysterious group who will go to any lengths to keep the shocking truth of their actions a secret. - Director:
- Daniel Alfredson
- Cast:
- Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Lena Endre
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Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)Untitled Freddie Mercury Biopic
Bohemian Rhapsody is an enthralling celebration of Queen, their music, and their extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury (Rami Malek), who defied stereotypes and convention to become one of history's most beloved entertainers. Following Queen's meteoric rise, their revolutionary sound and Freddie's solo career, the film also chronicles the band's reunion, and one of the greatest performances in rock history. - Director:
- Bryan Singer
- Cast:
- Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee
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When British P.O.W.'s build a vital railway bridge in enemy-occupied Burma, Allied commandos are assigned to destroy it in David Lean's epic World War II adventure 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'. Spectacularly produced, 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' captured the imagination of the public and won seven 1957 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Alec Guinness), and Best Director. Even it's the theme song, an old WWI whistling tune, the 'Colonel Bogey March', became a massive worldwide hit. 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' continues today as one of the most memorable cinematic experiences of all time. - Director:
- David Lean
- Cast:
- William Holden, Tsai Chin, Alec Guinness
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