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Westworld: Series 2 (2018)Westworld: Season Two - The Door
Welcome Back to 'Westworld'. Chaos takes control in this next chapter about the birth of a new form of life. In Season Two. Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) reaches for the reins and Maeve (Thandie Newton) ventures out on a mission of her own. As the newly liberated "hosts" settle their debts with humanity, we uncover more about Delos as both Bernard (Jeffrey Wright) and the Man in Black (Ed Harris) are forced to retrace and reconcile their past deeds. These 10 riveting episodes from series creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, produced by Kilter Films and J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot Productions, also feature James Marsden, Tessa Thompson and more in this perfectly designed ensemble cast. - Director:
- Richard J. Lewis
- Cast:
- Evan Rachel Wood, Hiroyuki Sanada, Gustaf Skarsgård
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Dark Crimes (2016)True Crimes
When police officer Tadek (Jim Carrey) finds similarities between an unsolved murder and a crime outlined in a book by famed writer Krystov Kozlov (Marton Csokas) Tadek begins to track Kozlov and his girlfriend, a mysterious sex-club worker (Charlotte Gainsbourg). As his obsession with Kozlov grows, Tadek descends into a deadly underworld of sex, lies, and corruption to find the shocking, deadly truth, - Director:
- Alexandros Avranas
- Cast:
- Jim Carrey, Marton Csokas, Charlotte Gainsbourg
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Dangerous Beauty (1998)Amor prohibido
She was one of Venice's most intriguing women - a celebrated poet and courtesan - Veronica Franco (Catherine McCormack) defied convention and lived for love. A young and innocent Veronica falls in love with the handsome nobleman Marco Venier (Rufus Sewell) but because of her station, she knows they can never be married. Veronica's mother (Jacqueline Bisset) offers her an alternative - a life as a courtesan. She is suddenly exposed to a world of sensuality, luxury, and a place where most women are not allowed - the center of Venetian culture. Her beauty, intelligence and conviction make her one of the most revered - and reviled - women in Venice. But as the Inquisition, war and the plague creep into the city, Veronica is forced to stand trial in front of a court made up of men... many of whom had once shared her bed! - Director:
- Marshall Herskovitz
- Cast:
- Catherine McCormack, Rufus Sewell, Oliver Platt
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Set against the stunning backdrop of the Canadian Rockies in the idyllic but troubled town of Little Big Bear, 'Tin Star' unleashes a cinematic, sometimes blackly comic, thrill ride of a story. At the heart of the show is a virtuoso performance from Tim Roth, who plays Jim Worth - an expat British police chief who has come to Canada to start a new life. However, his much-longed-for peace and tranquillity is shattered when a family member is brutally murdered in a horrifying act of seemingly random violence. This one moment unleashes the demon of his dark alcoholic past as Worth embarks on a path of bloody vengeance, setting in motion a lethal chain of events with devastating consequences for those caught up in the wreckage of his former life. - Director:
- Rowan Joffe
- Cast:
- Tim Roth, Genevieve O'Reilly, Christina Hendricks
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Ambitious high-flyer Nat (Rose Byrne) and struggling novelist Josh (Rate Spall) have been deliriously happy despite their differences. It appears that opposites attract, Josh is a thinker, Nat is a doer.... nevertheless the spark between them is undeniable. As they settle into real life together, the absurdities and flaws they once found so endearing and quirky start irritating the hell out of each other. When Josh's ex-girlfriend Chloe (Anna Faris) walks back into his life, and Nat begins working for a suave American client (Simon Baker), an attractive alternative could be on offer. But will they give in to temptation? - Director:
- Dan Mazer
- Cast:
- Rose Byrne, Rafe Spall, Alex MacQueen
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One of the best-reviewed thrillers of recent years is Copycat , an adrenaline pumper about the desperate hunt for a mass murderer who copies serial killers of the recent past. An ambitious San Francisco homicide detective (Holly Hunter) and a noted criminal psychologist (Sigourne Weaver) piece together a jigsaw puzzle of crime as they close in on a fiend with a knack for staying a step ahead...and leaving a body behind. - Director:
- Jon Amiel
- Cast:
- Sigourney Weaver, Holly Hunter, Dermot Mulroney
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Confidence (2003)CONfidence
Imagine that you are a 'Player' in debt to a mob boss - known as the 'King'. To pay your due you must pull off the greatest scam of your career. Who can you trust? Maybe the couple of corrupt LAPD officers who are on your payroll? Your loyal crew? Or the red hot woman known as the 'Bait'? One thing is for sure, the 'Law' who comes in the form of an obsessed, disgruntled FBI agent is waiting for one wrong move. Oh yeah, don't forget the dead guy: how are you going to get through it? One word: confidence... - Director:
- James Foley
- Cast:
- Edward Burns, Dustin Hoffman, Rachel Weisz
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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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Mother Krampus (2018)Mother Krampus 2: Slay Ride
It's Christmas time in Cleveland, Ohio, and four young ladies are on the verge of completing their mandatory thirty days of community service. With only one night to go, they are required to make a series of in-home visits to the older and less fortunate. Upon arriving at their final stop for the night, they become introduced to a pleasant older woman who graciously welcomes them into her home for the evening. However, as darkness falls and the cold settles in, they begin to realize that there is far more to their seemingly innocent host than meets the eye. - Director:
- Eddie Lengyel
- Cast:
- KateLynn E. Newberry, Tiffani Hilton, Robbie Barnes
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Just north of the border, in the tired coastal town of Imperial Beach, CA, live three generations of Yosts: surfing royalty turned society misfits. The Yost's reign and reputation, once defined in the curl of a perfect wave, has been eroded by years of bad luck, addiction and hubris. But just as things are looking like they can't get worse, a stranger named John arrives - and the Yost's banal existence is lifted into something profound, miraculous and, possibly, universal. - Director:
- Mark Tinker
- Cast:
- Rebecca De Mornay, Brian Van Holt, Austin Nichols
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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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Pacific Northwest. 1983 AD. Outsiders Red Miller (Nicolas Cage) and Mandy Bloom (Andrea Riseborough) lead a loving and peaceful existence. When their pine-scented haven is savagely destroyed by a cult led by the sadistic Jeremiah Sand (Linus Roache), Red is catapulted into a phantasmagoric journey filled with bloody vengeance and laced with fire. - Director:
- Panos Cosmatos
- Cast:
- Nicolas Cage, Andrea Riseborough, Linus Roache
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L'Amant Double (2017)Double Lover
Marine Vacth (Jeune et Jolie) plays Chloé, a young woman who falls in love with her psychoanalyst Paul (Jérémie Renier). When they decide to move in together, everything seems perfect until a series of discoveries lead her to believe that he may be living a double life. As she searches for the truth, Chloé's investigations plunge her into a dark and bewildering world of smoke, mirrors and doppelgangers where nothing is as it seems, and no one can be trusted. - Director:
- François Ozon
- Cast:
- Marine Vacth, Pascal Aubert, Jérémie Renier
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Jen (Matilda Lutz) is enjoying a romantic getaway with her wealthy boyfriend Richard (Kevin Janssens) until his two sleazy friends arrive early for an unannounced hunting trip. As tension mounts in the house, the situation abruptly and viciously intensifies, culminating in a shocking act that leaves Jen for dead. Unfortunately for her assailants, she survives and soon begins a relentless quest for bloody revenge. - Director:
- Coralie Fargeat
- Cast:
- Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Avant Strangel, Barbara Gateau
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Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)Ant-Man 2
From the Marvel Cinematic Universe comes 'Ant-Man and the Wasp'. Still reeling from the aftermath of 'Captain America: Civil War', Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) is enlisted by Dr. Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) for an urgent new mission. He must once again put on the suit and learn to fight alongside the Wasp as they join forces to uncover secrets from the past. - Director:
- Peyton Reed
- Cast:
- Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Peña
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