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"His music inspires you, his life will surprise you", 'Rocketman' is a one-of-a-kind musical celebration set to Elton John's most beloved songs. Discover how a shy boy growing up in the suburbs of London becomes one of the most iconic figures in rock and roll. Featuring an all-star cast, this truly spectacular and utterly electrifying ride is filled with show-stopping musical performances and is "unlike anything you've ever seen". - Director:
- Dexter Fletcher
- Cast:
- Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden
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When former boxer Bradley Thomas (Vince Vaughn) loses his job and is faced with the breakdown of his marriage, he decides to take a job as a drug courier to turn his fortunes around and provide a comfortable life for his wife Lauren (Jennifer Carpenter). Just as his situation begins to improve, a savage gunfight lands Bradley in jail where he has to make a series of impossible, chilling decisions to protect those he holds dear. Backed into a corner, Bradley now finds himself forced to commit ever more ferocious acts of violence across a vicious prison battleground on the path to the most dangerous confinement of all - Cell Block 99 . - Director:
- S. Craig Zahler
- Cast:
- Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Carpenter, Don Johnson
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"Dragged Across Concrete" follows two embittered police detectives and recently paroled convict who descend into the criminal underworld.
- Director:
- S. Craig Zahler
- Cast:
- Mel Gibson, Vince Vaughn, Tory Kittles
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Detective Frank Bullit's new assignment seems routine: protecting a star witness for an important trial. But before the night is out, the witness lies dying and the cool, no-nonsense Bullitt (Steve McQueen) won't rest until the shooters - and the kingpin pulling their string - are nailed. From the opening shot to closing shootout, Bullitt crackles with authenticity: on-location San Francisco filming, crisp dialogue and to-the-letter police, hospital and morgue procedures. An Oscar winner for Best Film Editing (1968), this razor-edged thriller features on of cinema history's most memorable car chases. - Director:
- Peter Yates
- Cast:
- Steve McQueen, Frank Gerstle, Jacqueline Bisset
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Failed comedian Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) encounters violent thugs while wandering the streets of Gotham City dressed as a clown. Disregarded by society Fleck begins a slow descent into madness as he transforms into the criminal mastermind known as Joker in director Todd Phillips' thrilling origin story. - Director:
- Todd Phillips
- Cast:
- Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz
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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood
Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood visits 1969 Los Angeles, where everything is changing, as TV star Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his longtime stunt double Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) make their way around an industry they hardly recognize anymore. The ninth film from the writer-director features a large ensemble cast and multiple storylines in a tribute to the final moments of Hollywood's golden age. - Director:
- Quentin Tarantino
- Cast:
- Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie
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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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Tony Webster (Jim Broadbent) is divorced, retired and leads a reclusive and relatively quiet life. One day, he learns that the mother of his university girlfriend, Veronica (Charlotte Rampling), left in her will a diary kept by his best friend. Tony's quest to recover the diary forces him to revisit his flawed recollections of his youth and, digging deeper, uncovers deceit, regrets and guilt buried long ago. Can Tony bear to face the truth and take responsibility for the devastating consequences of actions he took so long ago? 'The Sense of an Ending' is a deeply moving and uplifting story about the paths chosen in life, and the power of memory, love and forgiveness. - Director:
- Ritesh Batra
- Cast:
- Jim Broadbent, Charlotte Rampling, Harriet Walter
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Yesterday (2019)All You Need Is Love
Jack Malik was just another struggling songwriter...but that was yesterday. After a mysterious blackout, Jack (Himesh Patel) discovers he is the only person on earth who remembers The Beatles! As he rockets to fame by passing off the Fab Four's songs as his own, Jack risks losing Ellie (Lily James) - the one person who has loved him and believed in him from the start. Before the door to his old life closes forever, Jack must decide if all he needs is love, after all. - Director:
- Danny Boyle
- Cast:
- Himesh Patel, Lily James, Sophia Di Martino
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Barbara Thorson (Madison Wolfe) kills giants; she devotes every moment of time she can to researching the variations of giants, learning how to kill them, laying traps and, when a giant strikes her town, killing it. Defiant, friendless and misunderstood, Barbara is reluctant to share her world of monsters and magic with those closest to her, having little time to convince her long-suffering sister or the well-meaning school psychiatrist, that the approaching dangers are all too real. When new arrival in town Sophia, however, takes an interest in giant-lore and appears eager to forge a friendship, Barbara finally allows someone else to take a peek into her dangerous world. - Director:
- Anders Walter
- Cast:
- Madison Wolfe, Zoe Saldana, Imogen Poots
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When Lady Sandra Abbott (Imelda Staunton) discovers that her husband is having an affair, she seeks refuge with her estranged, bohemian sister Bif (Celia Imrie). As a fish out of water, Sandra is at odds with her sister's free-spirited lifestyle, until she is persuaded to join Bif's dance class. Here, Bif and her friends Charlie (Timothy Spall), Jackie (Joanna Lumley) and Ted (David Hayman) show Sandra that retirement is in fact only the beginning, and that divorce might just give her a whole new lease of life and love. - Director:
- Richard Loncraine
- Cast:
- Timothy Spall, Joanna Lumley, Imelda Staunton
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A fast-living, cynical London music executive (Danny Mays) heads to a remote Cornish village on a stag weekend where he's pranked by his boss (Noel Clarke) into trying to sign a group of shanty singing fishermen (led by James Purefoy). He becomes the ultimate fish out of water as he struggles to gain the respect or enthusiasm of the unlikely boy band and their families (including Tuppence Middleton) who w value friendship and community over fame and A fortune. As he's drawn deeper into the traditional way of life he's forced to re-evaluate his own integrity and ultimately question what success really means. - Director:
- Chris Foggin
- Cast:
- Tuppence Middleton, James Purefoy, Daniel Mays
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King of Thieves (2018)The Over the Hill Mob
Directed by Academy Award winner James Marsh, 'King of Thieves' is the incredible true story of the spectacular Hatton Garden diamond heist - the biggest and most daring in British history. The astonishing heist pulled off by a crew of retired crooks begins as a nostalgic last hurrah but quickly becomes brutal when greed and backstabbing take over. - Director:
- Jamie Marsh
- Cast:
- Michael Caine, Michael Gambon, Charlie Cox
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Ocean's 8 (2018)Ocean's Eight
Five years, eight months, 12 days. That's how long Debbie Ocean (Sandra Bullock) has been concocting the greatest heist of her storied career. It will require the best in the field, including her former partner in crime, Lou (Cate Blanchett), and a crew of specialists. Their target: $150 million in diamonds that will adorn the neck of a world-famous actress (Anne Hathaway) at the event of the year, the Met Gala. The plan appears rock-solid, but it needs to be flawless for them to get in and get away - all in plain sight. - Director:
- Gary Ross
- Cast:
- Sandra Bullock, Griffin Dunne, Deidre Goodwin
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This is the courageous story of Jared Eamons (Lucas Hedges), the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, who must overcome the fallout of being outed to his parents (Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe). His parents struggle with reconciling their love for their son with their beliefs. Fearing a loss of family, friends, and community, Jared is pressured into attending a conversion therapy program. While there, Jared comes into conflict with its leader (Joel Edgerton) and begins his journey to finding his own voice and accepting his true self. - Director:
- Joel Edgerton
- Cast:
- Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Joel Edgerton
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