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Arnold Schwarzenegger plays hard-luck ex-cop Jericho Cane, who unwittingly finds himself caught in a terrifying struggle between the human incarnation of evil (Gabriel Byrne) and an innocent young woman Christine (Robin Tunney) chosen to be the mother of the Antichrist.

As the clock winds down toward the fulfillment of a prophecy that would usher in the end of the world, Jericho alone can protect this girl and spare all of mankind from an unimaginable fate.

A small town singer, Ali (Christina Aguilera), moves to the big city for her chance at stardom where she is enchanted by Burlesque, a glamorous nightclub packed with dancers, sizzling music, and an owner (Cher) in need of a star.

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Set in a future Tokyo where the police have been privatized, mad scientist Key Man has created a rampaging virus that mutates unsuspecting humans into nightmarish abominations of nature. To deal with these monstrosities, the Tokyo police have created a special squad.

Chief of them is Ruka (Eihi Shiina), a sword-wielding fighter with a special knack for dispatching with Key Man's hideous creations. Despite being on opposite sides of the law, Key Man and Ruka have one common goal: seeking vengeance against the cops who killed both of their fathers many years ago.

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"Deep Water" is an emotional thriller set in England's beautiful Lake District. Among the epic scenery of lakes and mountains, we meet three ordinary mothers. But, behind closed doors, each woman is struggling with extraordinary moral and ethical dilemmas.

Physiotherapist Roz (Sinead Keenan) is stony broke, living with a gambling addicted partner, trying to maintain a home for them and their daughter. Should she solve their financial problems by having sex for money with one of her clients? Meanwhile, glamorous and wealthy Kate (Rosalind Eleazar) appears to have it all. But, appearances can be deceptive. How far will this complicated woman go to save her marriage and keep her family together? Chaotic but lovable Lisa (Anna Friel) is yearning for something else in her life and is drawn to Kate with her big house and successful husband. A chance encounter at Kate's dinner party turns Lisa's world upside down and leads to a careless mistake when she forgets to pick up Kate's daughter from school.

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The carefree holiday of a young couple is upset by an unexpected meeting with a vagrant who persuades the girl (Roberta Gemma) to accept an old wooden box as a gift when she later opens it she finds it contains an antique jewelled medallion which she puts on.

The medallion is cursed and brings Roberta under the evil influence of a satanic cult and their charismatic leader who slowly draws out and exploits Roberta's dark sexual nature.

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Thriller's blend of murder, suspense and terror set a new benchmark for quality horror in the 1970's. This set comprises all six series of ATV's highly acclaimed shocker, from the fertile imagination of Avengers creator Brian Clemens.

Highly popular and a huge critical success in its time, 'Thriller' attracted a high calibre of stars, including Robert Powell, John Le Mesurier, Patrick Troughton, Helen Mirren, Diana Dors, Charles Gray, Denholm Elliott and Brian Blessed.

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When a group of cannibal savages kidnaps settlers from the small town of Bright Hope, an unlikely team of gunslingers, led by Sheriff Franklin Hunt (Kurt Russell), sets out to bring them home.

But their enemy is more ruthless than anyone could have imagined, putting their mission - and survival itself - in serious jeopardy.

Action legend Arnold Schwarzenegger leads an elite DEA task force that takes on the world's deadliest drug cartels. When the team successfully executes a high-stakes raid on a cartel safe house, they think their work is done - until, one-by-one, the team members mysteriously start to be eliminated. As the body count rises, everyone is a suspect.

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Living a life of leisure on the sun-drenched coast of Italy, young Dickie Greenleaf (Jude Law) has it all: friends, the love of a beautiful woman (Gwyneth Paltrow) and the best things his father's money can buy.

Tom Ripley (Matt Damon) on the other hand, has nothing but charm, good looks and a deadly obsession to take over this rich man's life. In another landmark motion picture from Academy Award-winning directory Anthony Minghella a riveting game of stolen identity unfolds with Ripley's desperate attempts to stay one step ahead of ever-growing suspicion.

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Janet (Kristin Scott Thomas) has just been appointed to a key ministerial position in the shadow cabinet the crowning achievement of her political career. She and her husband Bill (Timothy Spall) plan to celebrate this with a few close friends.

As the guests arrive at their home in London the party takes an unexpected turn when Bill suddenly makes some explosive revelations that take everyone present by surprise. Love, friendships and political convictions are soon called into question in this hilarious comedy of tragic proportions

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As the title suggests, 'Walkabout' is a journey not only in distance, but also in the transition for one Australian aborigine, from adolescence to manhood. While on a family picnic a beautiful teenager and her brother suddenly find themselves very much alone after the tragic death of their father.

As they wander through the outback they meet the young aborigine. The film unfolds and tells the tale of survival, resourcefulness and sexual awareness, as the travellers become lost in the Australian wilderness.

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JC (Sean Pertwee), is the undisputed king of the waves ever since he surfed the treacherous stretch of water known as the 'Boneyard', but that was when he was twenty and life was just one long ride.

Now he's staring thirty hard in the face, and his beautiful girlfriend, Chloe (Catherine Zeta Jones), wants him to grow up and make a commitment. Things start to get sticky when his best friends turn up looking for some excitement, and JC is forced into making the biggest decision of his life...It's the waves or the woman!

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A passionate woman trapped in a sterile marriage, Sarah Miles (Julianne Moore) is immediately and irresistibly attracted to the handsome young novelist, Maurice Bendrix (Ralph Fiennes) when they meet at a party given by Sarah's worthy but dull civil servant husband, Henry (Stephen Rea).

They begin a passionate, illicit and sexually liberating love affair. After five intense and passion-fuelled years, Sarah abruptly walks out of Maurice's life with no explanation, leaving him utterly bereft. Two years later, Bendrix has a chance meeting with Henry. His obsession with Sarah rekindled, he succumbs to his jealousy and arranges to have her followed by a private detective, Mr Parkis (Ian Hart). Haunted by memories of their affair, he re-enters her life in a desperate attempt to solve the mystery surrounding the end of the affair...

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From the makers of the cult classic 'Pet Sematary', these are tales that will test your nerves to the limit and twist your faith about what is real or unreal: Betty (Deborah Harry) prepares a dinner party with a very special main course; Peston (James Remar) breaks a 10 year old promise and a

seemingly happy marriage shatters; Mr Halston (David Johansen) is confident, some might say too confident; What young Timmy (Matthew Lawrence) is reading might just save his life and Andy (Christian Slater) is forced to decipher 3000 year old hieroglyphics to reveal details of his own fate.

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"Sushi Girl" is a stylish and violent Tarantino-esque thriller about the aftermath of a diamond heist gone bad. Fish (Noah Hathaway) has spent six years in jail. Six years alone. Six years keeping his mouth shut about the robbery and the other men involved.

The night he is released, the four men he protected celebrate his freedom with a congratulatory dinner, hosted by mob boss Duke (Tony Todd) and Crow (Mark Hamill). The meal is a lavish array of sushi, served off the naked body of a beautiful young woman by chef Sonny Chiba. The sushi girl seems catatonic, trained to ignore everything in the room, even if things become dangerous. Sure enough, with the diamonds still missing, the four unwieldy thieves can't help but open old wounds in an attempt to find their missing loot.