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A U.S. Special Forces team, led by their new Captain, Mitch Nelson (Chris Hemsworth), is sent into Afghanistan for an extremely dangerous mission. There, in the rugged mountains, they must convince a Northern Alliance General to join forces with them to fight their common adversary: the Taliban and their Al Qaeda allies. In addition to overcoming mutual distrust and a vast cultural divide, the team - accustomed to state-of-the-art warfare - must adopt the rudimentary tactics of the Afghani horse soldiers, combining ancient strategies of cavalry warfare with twenty-first-century aerial bombardment technology to perform a seemingly impossible feat. - Director:
- Nicolai Fuglsig
- Cast:
- Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, Michael Peña
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Theo and Hugo (2016)Théo et Hugo dans le même bateau
"Theo and Hugo" encounter each other in a sex club, where their overwhelming desire creates an unexpected intimacy. Leaving the club, they drift down the deserted streets of nocturnal Paris, but reality suddenly confronts them in an unexpected way. Do they want to know more about each other? Can their trust be rewarded? Will love m come with the dawn of a new day? Told in real time, this authentic tale of love and intimacy is Ducastel and Martineau's (Cockles and Muscles, Drole de Felix, Ma Vie, Born in '68) most ambitious film to date and a candid insight into 21st century gay life. - Director:
- Olivier Ducastel
- Cast:
- Geoffrey Couët, François Nambot, Mario Fanfani
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Escape Plan II (2018)Escape Plan 2: Hades
Years after Ray Breslin (Sylvester Stallone) fought his way out of the escape-proof prison, he's organised a new top-notch, for-hire security force, that includes some of the best in the business. However when one of Breslin's team goes missing, he must go back into the secret lock-up to save his friend. To attempt this near impossible mission, Breslin enlists his old friend Trent Derosa (Dave Bautista) and the returning surveillance expert Hush (Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson), to help him return from the gauntlet with both his friend and his life. - Director:
- Steven C. Miller
- Cast:
- Sylvester Stallone, Dave Bautista, Xiaoming Huang
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Entebbe (2018)7 Days in Entebbe
An act of terrorism leads to one of the most daring rescue missions ever attempted. When a commercial flight is hijacked and diverted to an abandoned airport terminal in Entebbe, Uganda, the terrified passengers become bargaining chips in a deadly political standoff. As the likelihood of finding a diplomatic solution fades, an elite group of commandos hatch a fearless lightning strike rescue mission to save the 248 hostages before time runs out. - Director:
- José Padilha
- Cast:
- Batsheva Dance Company, Zina Zinchenko, Ben Schnetzer
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The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)Big Time Operators
Overjoyed to learn that they've inherited a cinema in the north of England, Matt (Bill Travers) and Jean (Virginia McKenna) Spenser are subsequently shattered to find it's less of a grand picture palace and more of a fleapit (with three equally decrepit employees). Can the couple make a go of it or will they be forced to sell up and watch the Bijou Kinema be redeveloped into a car park? - Director:
- Basil Dearden
- Cast:
- Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers, Margaret Rutherford
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Hotel Artemis is a secret hospital for criminals run by The Nurse (Jodie Foster) and her orderly Everest (Dave Bautista). After a daring heist, a wounded bank robber (Sterling K. Brown) checks in while riots rage outside - but finds himself entangled with an arms dealer (Charlie Day), a crime lord (Jeff Goldblum) and a mysterious assassin (Sofia Boutella) whose mission pits all the guests against each other in a deadly game of survival. - Director:
- Drew Pearce
- Cast:
- Jodie Foster, Sterling K. Brown, Sofia Boutella
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Bad Neighbours 2 (2016)Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
Now that Mac (Seth Rogen) and Kelly Radner (Rose Byrne) have a second baby on the way, they are ready to make the final move into adulthood: the suburbs. But just as they thought they'd reclaimed the neighbourhood and were safe to sell, they learn that the new occupants next door are a hard-partying, out-of-control sorority, led by Shelby (Chloe Grace Moretz). Mac and Kelly are forced to team up with their charismatic ex-neighbour and now secret weapon, Teddy (Zac Efron), since the ladies of Kappa Nu aren't going down without a fight. - Director:
- Nicholas Stoller
- Cast:
- Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne, Zac Efron
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When Ellen, the matriarch of the Graham family, passes away, her daughter Annie (Toni Colette) and her husband (Gabriel Byrne) and their two children begin to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry. The more they discover, the more they find themselves trying to outrun the sinister fate they seem to have inherited. - Director:
- Ari Aster
- Cast:
- Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff, Toni Collette
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Hellraiser (1987)Clive Barker's Hellraiser
When Frank Cotton (Sean Chapman) solves the mystery of a Chinese puzzle box he enters the world of the Cenobites. A world where these cruel sadists thrive on pain. Later, restored to life by the blood of his brother Larry (Andrew Robinson), Frank rises to feed on the life force of others. When Larry's wife agrees to provide the sacrifices he needs, the spills, chills and thrills are just beginning. - Director:
- Clive Barker
- Cast:
- Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence
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Dr. Paul Kersey (Bruce Willis) is a surgeon who only sees the aftermath of his city's violence as it's rushed into his ER - until his wife (Elisabeth Shue) and college-age daughter (Camila Morrone) are viciously attacked in their suburban home. With the police overloaded with crimes, Paul, burning for revenge, hunts for his family's assailants to deliver justice. As the anonymous slayings of criminals grab the media's attention, the city wonders if this deadly avenger is a guardian angel...or a grim reaper. Fury and fate collide in the intense action-thriller Death Wish. - Director:
- Eli Roth
- Cast:
- Bruce Willis, Vincent D'Onofrio, Elisabeth Shue
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"Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures" is the first definitive, feature length portrait of the controversial American artist Robert Mapplethorpe since his death from AIDS in 1989. The one thing more outrageous than Robert Mapplethorpe's photographs was his life. Intimate revelations from family, friends and lovers are topped only by Mapplethorpe's candour, revealed in a series of rediscovered, never before heard interviews, made public here for the first time. This is the unique portrait of an artist who turned photography into contemporary fine art with a bold vision that ignited a culture war still raging to this day. - Director:
- Fenton Bailey
- Cast:
- Deborah Harry, Fran Lebowitz, Robert Mapplethorpe
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Mission: Impossible: Fallout (2018)Mission: Impossible VI
Same missions are not a choice. On a dangerous assignment to recover stolen plutonium, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) chooses to save his team over completing the mission, allowing nuclear weapons to fall into the hands of a deadly network of highly-skilled operatives intent on destroying civilisation. Now, with the world at risk, Ethan and his IMF team (Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Rebecca Ferguson) are forced to become reluctant partners with a hard-hitting CIA agent (Henry Cavill) as they race against time to stop the nuclear fallout. - Director:
- Christopher McQuarrie
- Cast:
- Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Ving Rhames
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Set against the stunning backdrop of the Scottish highlands, Edie tells the inspirational story of Edith Moore (Sheila Hancock), who at the age of eighty-three embarks on the gruelling climb to the top of Mount Suilven. A recent widow, Edie leaves her home behind in the hopes of recapturing the magic from her youth, but what she discovers is much more than that. Through an unlikely friendship with young local Jonny (Kevin Guthrie), Edie learns just how strong and resilient she can be, and in doing so, finds herself. Join 'Edie' on a journey of self-discovery and heart, as she fulfils the adventure of a lifetime. - Director:
- Simon Hunter
- Cast:
- Sheila Hancock, Kevin Guthrie, Paul Brannigan
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It is summer 1962, and England is still a year away from huge social changes: Beatlemania, the sexual revolution and the Swinging Sixties. Florence (Saoirse Ronan) and Edward (Billy Howie) are just married and honeymooning on the dramatic coastline of Chesil Beach in Dorset. However, the hotel is old fashioned and stifling, and underlying tensions between the young couple surface and cast unexpected shadows over their long anticipated wedding night. 'On Chesil Beach' is a tender story which shows how the entire course of a life can be changed simply by a gesture not made or a word not spoken. - Director:
- Dominic Cooke
- Cast:
- Billy Howle, Saoirse Ronan, Andy Burse
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Primatologist Davis (Dwayne Johnson) shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent silverback gorilla who has been in his care since he was young. When a greed-fueled corporation's genetic experiment goes awry, George and other animals across the country are mutated into aggressive super-creatures who destroy everything in their path. In this adrenaline-filled ride, Davis tries to find an antidote, not only to halt a global catastrophe but also to save the fearsome creature who was once his friend. - Director:
- Brad Peyton
- Cast:
- Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, Malin Åkerman
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