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A History of Violence (2005)Una historia violenta
Tom Stall (Viggo Mortensen) is living a happy and quiet life with his lawyer wife (Maria Bello) and their two children in the small town of Millbrook, Indiana, but one night their idyllic existence is shattered when Tom foils a vicious attempted robbery in his diner. Sensing danger, he takes action and saves his customers and friends in the self-defence killings of two-sought-after criminals. Heralded as a hero, Tom's life is changed overnight, attracting a national media circus, which forces him into the spotlight. Uncomfortable with his newfound celebrity, Tom tries to return to the normalcy of his ordinary life only to be confronted by a mysterious and threatening man (Ed Harris) who arrives in town believing Tom is the man who's wronged him in the past. As Tom and his family fight back against this case of mistaken identity and struggle to cope with their changed reality, they are forced to confront their relationships and the divisive issues which surface as a result. - Director:
- David Cronenberg
- Cast:
- Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris
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As a young girl, Nessa Stein witnessed the assassination of her father by the armed wing of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation. Now in her late thirties, Nessa is at the forefront of the Middle East peace process. Ennobled for her campaigning work, the newly made Baroness must fight forces that are conspiring against her as she awards a highly lucrative contract to a Palestinian businessman. When he is subsequently killed, Nessa and her brother come under the close scrutiny of Whitehall and the Secret Intelligence Service. Set against the gripping backdrop of government paranoia and espionage, 'The Honourable Woman' tells the story of one woman's personal journey to right the wrongs conducted in a past life. - Director:
- Hugo Blick
- Cast:
- Maggie Gyllenhaal, Stephen Rea, Lubna Azabal
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Framed for a crime he didn't commit, street racer Tobey Marshall (Aaron Paul) , joins an adrenaline-charged cross country supercar race with only one thing on his mind: revenge. When Tobey's main rival Dino (Dominic Cooper) learns of his plan to complete, he places a bounty on his head for anyone who stops him from reaching California. With Tobey's reputation on the line and his life in danger, the race is on! - Director:
- Scott Waugh
- Cast:
- Aaron Paul, Dominic Cooper, Imogen Poots
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U.S. Federal Air Marshall Bill Marks (Liam Neeson) is all washed up; a former cop struggling to deal with his violent past and wrought with self-doubt. On a routine flight from New York to London, he receives a threatening text message from an unknown caller ordering him to deposit $150 million into a secret account or a passenger will be killed every 20 minutes. It's now up to Marks to hunt down the culprit and save the passengers the only way he knows, with brute force. It's a race against time and a race against death as this frequent flyer is about to experience something far more explosive than mere turbulence. - Director:
- Jaume Collet-Serra
- Cast:
- Liam Neeson, O-T Fagbenle, Julianne Moore
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Farewell, Friend (1968)Adieu l'ami
Arriving in Marseille from the Algerian War, a military Doctor (Alain Delon) and Mercenary (Charles Bronson), who once worked together for the French Foreign Legion, part company and go their own separate ways. However coincidence soon brings the pair back together... Finding themselves trapped inside a vault, the pair soon realise they aren't there for the same reasons. The Doctor is making a deposit whilst the Mercenary plans on stealing the contents of the safe. Stuck together they reluctantly agree to work with each other in order to open the safe and escape, but will honour amongst thieves keep them from the trouble that awaits from the law? - Director:
- Jean Herman
- Cast:
- Alain Delon, Charles Bronson, Brigitte Fossey
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Alphaville (1965)Alphaville, una extraña aventura de Lemmy Caution
Written and directed by Godard, 'Alphaville' is the strangely beautiful futuristic tale of Lemmy Caution (Eddie Constantine), an American private eye sent to a planet ruled by Von Braun (Anna Karina), a malevolent scientist who has outlawed human emotions in favour of logic. The film deals with the fight between individualism in the face of inhumanity and blind conformity... - Director:
- Jean-Luc Godard
- Cast:
- Eddie Constantine, Anna Karina, Akim Tamiroff
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When Mac (Seth Rogen) and Kelly (Rose Byrne) discover that their new next-door neighbours are none other than a University fraternity club - led by charismatic president Teddy Sanders (Zac Efron) - they try to play along and make the best of an awkward situation. But when the frat's parties grow increasingly more epic, both sides of the property line begin to fend for their turf. As the neighbours' relentless sabotage and one-upmanship threaten to either get the college kids kicked off the block or make the newlyweds lose what's left of their sanity, thus begins an epic Greek war for the ages. - Director:
- Nicholas Stoller
- Cast:
- Seth Rogen, Bettina Kenney, Rose Byrne
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The blood-pumping action and special effects of this edgy, satisfying thriller from filmmakers Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted) are even more spectacular in this exclusive Blu-ray edition! Included are the high-definition 3D and BD, a look at the journey from novel to film, and a graphic novel about the secret origins of vampires in America. When vicious vampires plot to make the U.S. their own nation, President Abraham Lincoln (Benjamin Walker sets out to pulverise the bloodthirsty undead killers one by one in an epic fight for life and freedom! - Director:
- Timur Bekmambetov
- Cast:
- Benjamin Walker, Ashley Lambert, Rufus Sewell
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Fade to Black (1980)Fundido a negro
Eric Binford lives for the big screen - he eats, breathes and dreams movies. But, one day, the mind of this young man takes a deranged and twisted turn for the worse and his obsession takes him one step too far. Eric takes on the personas of his favourite movie characters such as the legendary Dracula, William Boyd and Cody jarret, violently stalking his prey in the form of his alter ego's. - Director:
- Vernon Zimmerman
- Cast:
- Dennis Christopher, Tim Thomerson, Gwynne Gilford
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It's the night before the big football game between two rival area high schools, and someone has a game plan of their own. They are killing off the cheerleaders, as well as anyone else who gets in their way. The sleepy little town of Briars Creek is being stalked by a mysterious killer or killers. Who is the guilty party? Is the murderer a boyfriend, an ex-boyfriend, the local bum with a mysterious past, the creepy football coach, or perhaps the good ol' boy sheriff who may know more than he cares to let on? Just what is the motive behind the bizarre murders? Head Cheerleader Dead Cheerleader is a suspenseful and funny horror thriller, a movie that will keep you guessing until the very end! - Director:
- Jeff Miller
- Cast:
- Tasha Biering, Hal Perry, Jennifer Buck
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"Deathstalker" tells the tale of a mighty warrior (Richard Hill) tasked to battle the dark forces within a fantastic kingdom. Embarking on a journey to a brutally challenging tournament, Deathstalker seeks its magnificent spoils: the throne of the wicked wizard Munkar, an unstoppable mystical power, and the love of the beautiful Princess Codille (Barbi Benton). But first, Deathstalker must prove himself worthy of his legacy...with danger and treachery lurking at every turn. - Director:
- James Sbardellati
- Cast:
- Rick Hill, Barbi Benton, Richard Brooker
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Budding poet Amy (Emma Roberts) is young, beautiful and top of her class. She's also single, unemployed and saddled with a monstrous student debt. Between drunken frat boys, creepy flatmates and an endless stream of rejection letters, her prospects look grim. Desperate to make ends meet, Amy takes a job cleaning toilets in an adult bookstore. Dealing the shops eccentric customers leaves little time for writing, but there are bright spots among the madness, including affable young manager Alex (Evan Peters). Determined to win the heart of notorious celebrity poet Rat Billings (John Cusack), Amy offers to become his protege. But crusty, reclusive Rat is more interested in the whisky bottle and a series of disastrous encounters leaves Amy more disillusioned than ever. Will she ever be able to find her authentic voice, join the adult world and win the acclaim of her idol? Or has true love been staring her in the face all along? - Director:
- Scott Coffey
- Cast:
- Emma Roberts, Evan Peters, John Cusack
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Simon (Jesse Eisenberg) is a timid man, scratching out an isolated existence in an indifferent world. He is overlooked at work, scorned by his mother, and ignored by the woman of his dreams (Mia Wasikowska). He feels powerless to change any of these things. The arrival of a new co-worker, James, serves to upset the balance. James is both Simon's exact physical double and his opposite - confident, charismatic and good with women. To Simon's horror, James slowly starts taking over his life. - Director:
- Richard Ayoade
- Cast:
- Jesse Eisenberg, Mia Wasikowska, Wallace Shawn
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The Borderlands (2013)Final Prayer
When claims of a supernatural event are made at a remote, isolated church, a team of Vatican sanctioned paranormal investigators are dispatched to assess it. Deacon (Gordon Kennedy) is sceptical from the start but when he and techie (Robin Hill) arrive at the eerily quiet town, they soon start to question their own judgement. As the evidence mounts and events take a darker turn, it seems that something deeply sinister has been awakened within the church. - Director:
- Elliot Goldner
- Cast:
- Gordon Kennedy, Robin Hill, Aidan McArdle
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Worlds collide when a powerful ancient enemy threatens to plunge the cosmos into eternal darkness. Now, reunited with Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), and forced to forge an alliance with his treacherous brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston), Thor (Chris Hemsworth) embarks on a perilous personal quest to save both Earth and Asgard from destruction. - Director:
- Alan Taylor
- Cast:
- Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston
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