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A Call Girl (2009)Slovenka / Slovenian Girl
23-year-old student Aleksandra (Nina Ivanisin) embraces the excitement and anonymity of big city living when she becomes a call girl. But her precarious double life is shattered when one of her clients dies. Pursued by both criminals and the police, Aleksandra must confront her deepest fears with only her hometown to turn to. - Director:
- Damjan Kozole
- Cast:
- Nina Ivanisin, Peter Musevski, Primoz Pirnat
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The charismatic Chester MacFarland (Viggo Mortensen) and his alluring younger wife Colette (Kirsten Dunst) are in Athens during a European vacation. Whilst sightseeing at the Acropolis they encounter Rydal (Oscar Isaac), a young, Greek-speaking American who is working as a tour guide, scamming female tourists on the side. Drawn to Colette's beauty and impressed by Chester's wealth and sophistication, Rydal gladly accepts their invitation to dinner. But, all is not as it seems with the MacFarlands as Chester's affable exterior hides darker secrets. When Rydal visits the couple at their exclusive hotel, events take a more sinister turn and he finds himself compromised and unable to pull free... - Director:
- Hossein Amini
- Cast:
- Viggo Mortensen, Kirsten Dunst, Oscar Isaac
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Diandra Jensen is a talented but struggling young photographer who longs for success. Broke and facing eviction, Diandra takes a job with an "escort" agency. Her first client, Arthur Benton patron of the arts who coaxes her into a dangerous world of sexual exploatation. Once under the control of Arthur, Diandra sinks deep into a world of sexual intrigue and experimentation. - Director:
- Robert Spera
- Cast:
- Jennifer Burton, Melanie Hall, Vincent Dale
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In Arizona 1882 nothing comes easy in the bitterly unforgiving Old West except dying. Albert (Seth MacFarlane), is a soft man in hard times who really doesn't fit in. Adding to Albert's distress and feelings of inadequacy, his girlfriend (Amanda Seyfried ) leaves him for the towns moustache groomer (Neil Patrick-Harris). When a mysterious and beautiful woman (Charlize Theron) rides into town she helps him find his courage. However, when her husband (Liam Neeson), a notorious outlaw, arrives seeking revenge, the farmer must put his new found courage to the test. - Director:
- Seth MacFarlane
- Cast:
- Seth MacFarlane, Charlize Theron, Liam Neeson
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The Cote d'Azur, 1915. The great painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir is in his twilight years, tormented by the loss of his wife and the news that his son Jean has been wounded in WW1. When a young girl enters his idyllic Mediterranean world, Pierre-Auguste rejuvenates and becomes newly inspired by her beauty and spirit.
But when Jean returns home to convalesce - and in the face of his father's fierce opposition - he falls in love with the muse, and within the battle-shaken Jean, a filmmaker begins to grow.- Director:
- Gilles Bourdos
- Cast:
- Michel Bouquet, Christa Théret, Vincent Rottiers
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Los Angeles, 1928. When single mother Christine Collins (Angelina Jolie) leaves for work, her son vanishes without a trace. Five months later, the police reunite mother and son; but he isn't her boy. Driven by one woman's relentless quest for the truth, the case exposes a world of corruption, captivates the public and changes LA forever. - Director:
- Clint Eastwood
- Cast:
- Angelina Jolie, William Brent, Colm Feore
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The Lookout (2007)El vigía
Acclaimed screenwriter Scott Frank makes a mind-blowing directorial debut in The Lookout, a gritty, high-tension crime thriller starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jeff Daniels and Isla Fisher. Chris Pratt (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), whose once-bright future has been dimmed by a head injury, is a night janitor at a bank. Lonely and frustrated, Chris falls prey to a con man's seductive promise of romance and a better life, and agrees to help rob the bank where he works. Filled with heart-pounding action, edge-of-your-seat suspense and a twist you'll never see coming. - Director:
- Scott Frank
- Cast:
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jeff Daniels, Matthew Goode
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Jay (Jason Segel) and Annie (Cameron Diaz) are a married couple still very much in love, but ten years and two kids have cooled the passion. To get it back, they decide to make a video of themselves trying out every position in 'The Joy of Sex' in one three-hour marathon session. It seems like a great idea until they discover that their most private video has gone public. In a panic, they begin a wild night of adventure - tracking down leads, roping in friends and duping Annie's boss - all to reclaim their video, their reputation, their sanity and, most importantly, their marriage. - Director:
- Jake Kasdan
- Cast:
- Jason Segel, Dani Dare, Cameron Diaz
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Seduced by dreams of making it big, Gretta (Keira Knightley) and her boyfriend Dave (Adam Levine) move to New York to pursue their passion for music. However, when Dave rejects her for the fame and fortune of a big solo contract, Gretta find herself alone and far from home. Just when she's decided to move back to London, life begins to look up when struggling record producer Dan (Mark Ruffalo) stumbles upon her singing during an open mic night. Captivated by her raw talent and inspiring authenticity Dan persuades Gretta to take a fresh approach to making music and together they transform the streets of New York in to their recording studio, giving their careers one final shot. - Director:
- John Carney
- Cast:
- Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Adam Levine
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After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) when they go deep undercover at a local college. But when Jenko meets a kindred spirit on the football team, and Schmidt infiltrates the bohemian art major scene, they begin to question their partnership. Now they don't have to just crack the case - they have to figure out if they can have a mature relationship. - Director:
- Phil Lord
- Cast:
- Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, Ice Cube
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Mickey (Philip Seymour-Hoffman) makes ends-meet by partaking in petty crime and gambling, with his friend Arthur (John Turturro), and then spending most of it in the local flea-pit bar before stumbling home to his long-suffering wife Jeanie (Christina Hendricks). When his mentally unstable step-son, Leon, is killed by a co-worker on a construction site - a crime that is quickly covered up and explained away as an 'accident', nobody in the depressed blue collar neighbourhood of God's Pocket is particularly sorry, except of course his own mother. Mickey tries to bury the bad news along with the body, but when Jeanie demands the truth, Mickey finds himself stuck in a struggle between a body he can't bury, a wife he can't please and a debt he can't pay . - Director:
- John Slattery
- Cast:
- Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christina Hendricks, Richard Jenkins
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A gripping mix of violence and redemption erupts in the contemporary backwoods of the south in this striking adaptation of Larry Brown's gritty and moving novel. Oscar winning actor Nicolas Cage gives a powehouse performance in the title role as the hard-living, hot tempered ex-con Joe Ransom. He's just trying to dodge his instincts for trouble - until he meets a young kid (Tye Sheridan) who awakens in him a fierce and tenderhearted protector. - Director:
- David Gordon Green
- Cast:
- Nicolas Cage, Tye Sheridan, Gary Poulter
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Christine (Nicole Kidman) wakes up next to a man (Colin Firth) she does not recognise. Panic stricken, he slowly explains that he is her husband, and that she suffered a terrible accident that has given her amnesia. Every morning, Christine wakes up a stranger, and every night her memories fade into nothing. With the help of Dr. Nasch (Mark Strong), Christine is trying to regain her memory. That is, until one day, when new terrifying truths emerge that force her to question everyone around her, and what really happened to her on the day of her accident... - Director:
- Rowan Joffe
- Cast:
- Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth, Mark Strong
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Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy) is a cube-dwelling hypochondriac; with a boss who humiliates him and a cheating girlfriend. His life is going nowhere. Wes discovers that his estranged father has been brutally murdered and finds himself thrust into a secret society of assassins, called The Fraternity. During his training, at the hands of a skilled mentor named Fox (Angelina Jolie), this once office-bound wimp develops lightning-fast reflexes and superhuman dexterity. However, with his first assignment, Wes finds out that the only thing more difficult than ending the lives of others, is summoning the courage to take control of his own. - Director:
- Timur Bekmambetov
- Cast:
- Angelina Jolie, James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman
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Lucy (Scarlett Johansson), is tricked by her boyfriend into delivering a briefcase where she is grabbed and held hostage by the merciless Mr. Jang (Choi Min-Sik). His thugs surgically implant a package loaded with a powerful synthetic substance in her to smuggle it across the border. The package leaks and she develops superhuman traits. Lucy enlists the help of professor Samuel Norman (Morgan Freeman), whose decades of research on the brain's potential makes him unparalleled in the field and the only person with the ability to see where this might lead. Relentlessly pursued by her former captors Lucy begins to turn the tables and transform into a warrior evolved beyond human logic. - Director:
- Luc Besson
- Cast:
- Scarlett Johansson, Laura D'Arista Adam, Eunyul Hong
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