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On the last day of high school, mild-mannered English teacher Andy Campbell (Charlie Day) tries to keep it together amidst senior pranks, a dysfunctional administration and budget cuts that put jobs on the line.

Then he accidentally crosses his much tougher and deeply feared colleague, Ron Strickland (Ice Cube), who challenges Campbell to an old-fashioned throw-down. News of the fight spreads like wildfire and it ends up becoming the very thing the school, and Campbell, need.

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From Director Amma Asante, starring David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike and set against the breath-taking backdrops of the African savannah and period London, 'A United Kingdom' tells the inspiring real-life romance of Seretse Khama, King of Bechuanaland (modern Botswana), and Ruth Williams, the London

office worker he married in 1948 in the face of fierce opposition from their families and the British and South African governments. 'A United Kingdom' celebrates one of the greatest love stories ever told.

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New York is caught in the grip of a sadistic serial killer who is preying on the patrons of the city's underground bars.

Captain Edelson (Paul Sorvino) tasks young rookie Steve Burns (Al Pacino) with infiltrating the S&M subculture to try and lure the killer out of the shadows - but as he immerses himself deeper and deeper into the underworld, Steve risks losing his own identity in the process.

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The future is dead. During an ecological collapse the world has evolved into nothing but a decaying mass of pollution. The Earth's inhabitants circle orbit within crowded space stations and desperate living conditions. Their only hope of paradise is the distant planet Rhea.

But that takes money, lots of money. With the hope of funding a trip to Rhea young medic Laura has taken up employment upon the cargo space freighter Kassandra. But it's a ship with a dark and deadly secret and Laura's about to make a gruesome discovery. There's something strange hiding in the cargo bay, something watching her, something that's waiting to kill.

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Jeffrey (Steven Weber) is gay, single and has given up on sex... that is until he meets Steve (Michael Weiss) his Mr Right, who makes being committed and in love more complicated than ever before.

With the help of his best friend Sterling (Patrick Stewart), a fantasy quiz show called "It's Just Sex", new age guru Debra Moorhouse (Sigourney Weaver) and some plain old therapy; Jeffrey might be persuaded that a relationship in the 90's isn't that difficult after all. A hilarious and poignant romantic comedy about the search for love, intimacy and dress sense!

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A engaging, funny teen coming-of-age story set against the idyllic Spanish backdrop of Sitges. Dani longs for Nico whilst Nico longs for beach-babe Elena and her cousin Berta has designs on Dani.

Dani's parents are away for the summer, and when his friend Nico arrives to stay, Dani is keen to help him achieve his goal of losing his virginity. Sunshine, sex, sangria and seventeen-year-olds mix together and out of the confusion of raw emotion, awakening sexuality and broken hearts, two young men emerge ready to face adulthood.

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Thought safely entombed deep beneath the desert, an ancient princess (Sofia Boutella) whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day. Her malevolence has grown over millennia and with it come terrors that defy human comprehension.

From the sand of the Middle East through modern-day London, The Mummy balances wonder, thrills, and imagination.

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"I Am Michael" is the incredible true-life story of Michael Glatze (James Franco), a high profile gay youth activist who created a national controversy when he claimed to no longer be gay and became a straight Christian pastor.

The film follows Michael from his life in San Francisco with his boyfriend Bennett (Zachary Quinto), where he pursues political activism, a journalist career at XY Magazine, social awareness, and sexual exploration, to his days of personal self-discovery. After a traumatic scare, Michael is plagued by doubt and paranoia, and begins a religious reawakening. Michael renounces his gay lifestyle, rejects his friends, and endeavors to find his "true self". He explores Buddhism and Mormonism, yet ultimately lands at a Christian Bible school in rural Wyoming where he meets his girlfriend, Rebekah (Emma Roberts), and becomes the pastor of his own church. This powerful new film captures one man's haunting journey through modern concepts of love, denial and redemption.

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The final adventure begins.

Set sail with Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) as deadly ghost sailors, led by the terrifying Captain Salazar (Javier Bardem), escape from the Devil's Triangle bent on killing every pirate at sea - notably Jack - in an epic story packed with humour, suspense and amazing special effects!

When hit-man Jimmy Bobo (Sylvester Stallone) is witness to the murder of a friend he reluctantly forms an alliance with D.C. cop Taylor Kwon (Sung Kang) and together they plot to get revenge. But, the stakes are raised when the killer abduct Jimmy's beautiful daughter.

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When Steve Rubell (Mike Myers), the mastermind behind New York's infamous Studio 54 disco, plucks young Shane O'Shea (Ryan Phillippe) from the sea of faces clamouring to get inside his club, Shane not only gets his foot in the door...but lands a coveted job behind the bar.

By following Shane's rapid rise from naive busboy to the notorious nightspot's sexy main attraction, you're allowed an unforgettable look at the spectacular rise and fall of Steve Rubell's decadent empire. An entertaining hit that pulses with the best dance music of the era, 54 is not just your ticket inside this legendary place...it places you at the very epicenter of the greatest party on earth!

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Winner of three Academy Awards including best picture, "Moonlight" is a breath-taking coming-of-age story and the best reviewed film of the year.

"Moonlight" follows the story of Chiron (Ashton Sanders) from his early childhood in his depressed Miami neighbourhood to adulthood in Atlanta as he navigates the dangers of drugs, violence, family, love and sexuality.

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One of the most celebrated movie series of all time comes to its thrilling conclusion in the last chapter of 'The Hunger Games'.

Jennifer Lawrence stars as Katniss Everdeen, who began her journey fighting to survive the brutal Hunger Games, and rose to lead the rebellion against Panem's tyrannical president (Donald Sutherland). Now, Katniss and a team of rebels from District 13 prepare for the final epic battle that will decide Panem's future.

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Katniss Everdeen, girl on fire, has survived. She awakens from the cruel and haunting Quarter Quell deep inside the bunkered catacombs of District 13.

Separated from some of her closest allies and fearing for their safety in the Capitol, Katniss finally agrees to be the Mockingjay, the symbolic leader of the rebellion. Still uncertain as to whom she can trust, Katniss must help 13 rise from the shadows, all the while knowing that President Snow has focused his hatred into a personal vendetta against her - and her loved ones.

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Radical scientist Victor Frankenstein (James McAvoy) and his trusted assistant Igor (Daniel Radcliffe) share a noble vision of aiding humanity through their groundbreaking research into immortality.

But when Victor's experiments go too far, his obsession has horrifying consequences, and now only Igor can bring his friend back from the brink of madness...and save him from his monstrous creation!