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"Marching Powder" sees the long-anticipated reunion of acclaimed director Nick Love and long-term collaborator Danny Dyer. Set in the irreverent and profane world of cult classic 'The Football Factory', we follow the story of Jack (Danny Dyer).

Hooked on drugs and adrenaline; and struggling to resist the pull of his gang of fellow football fans, Jack is given six weeks to turn his life around, or else face a long spell in prison. Juggling his marriage, his mates and his hard-nut'bully of a father-in-law, Jack tries to get his life back on-track. . 'Marching Powder' is hilarious, poignant and action-packed. Get on it.

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Three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other - to become brothers again like they used to be.

Their spiritual quest, however, veers rapidly off course (due to events involving over the counter pain killers, Indian cough syrup, and pepper spray), and they eventually find themselves stranded alone in the middle of the desert with eleven suitcases, a printer and a laminating machine, at this moment, a new, unplanned journey suddenly begins.

Julia Stiles is Ellie, an average teenage girl with typical teenage problems: a bratty little sister, a nagging mother and a father who denies her the attention she so desperately craves. She doesn't find much to be happy about, at home or at school. But Ellie's not the kind of girl that gets mad. She's the kind of girl that gets evil.

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Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and the IMF team continue their search for the terrifying AI known as the Entity - which has infiltrated intelligence networks all over the globe - with the world's governments and a mysterious ghost from Ethan's past on their trail.

Joined by new allies and armed with the means to shut the Entity down for good, Hunt is in a race against time to prevent the world as we know it from changing forever.

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Renee Zellweger returns as Bridget. Now a widowed single mother, must juggle work, parenthood and romance.

With the help of her loyal friends, Bridget navigates encounters with a younger man and a series of awkward interactions with her son's science teacher – as she strives to forge a new path toward life and love.

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Bradford teenagers Rita (Siobhan Finneran) and Sue (Michelle Holmes) regularly babysit for Bob (George Costigan) and Michelle (Lesley Sharp), whose comfortable suburban lifestyle contrasts with the girls' bleak life on a council estate.

One evening when Bob is taking them home, he smooth-talks the girls into a three-way sexual relationship. At first it is all a bit of fun, but tempers flare once the affair is out in the open.

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In Walk the Line, Academy Award nominee Joaquin Phoenix powerfully portrays Johnny Cash, a young, passionate artist who rebelled against convention, revolutionised music, and always walked his own path regardless of the consequences.

His troubled past, along with his outlaw persona, unbridled talent and passion for the woman he was destined to be with, led him on a path of self-destruction. Reese Witherspoon gives a Academy Award winning performance as June Carter, the greatest love of his life.

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Sara (Julia Stiles) is a small-town girl with a big dream: to become a world-class ballerina. But when her mother suddenly dies, Sara must abandon her plans and join her estranged father (Terry Kinney) on Chicago's gritty south side.

A white girl in a predominately black neighborhood, Sara feels out of place - until she is befriended by a black classmate, Chenile (Kerry Washington), and her handsome brother Derek (Sean Patrick Thomas). Sparks fly between Sara and Derek, whose shared love for dance leads to romance. But as Sara and Derek's relationship grows, so does opposition from their families and friends. Now Sara and Derek face the biggest challenge of their young lives - to stay true to their dreams.. and each other.

Unlikely hero Mickey Barnes (Robert Pattinson) finds himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to his job: to die for a living.

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1950. William Lee (Daniel Craig), an American expat in Mexico City, spends his days almost entirely alone, except for a few contacts with other members of the small American community.

His encounter with Eugene Allerton (Drew Starkey), an expat former soldier, new to the city, shows him, for the first time, that it might be finally possible to establish an intimate connection with somebody.

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When the glittering Las Vegas revue 'Le Razzle Dazzle' announces it will soon close, glamorous showgirl Shelly (Pamela Anderson) must reconcile the life she has built as she plans her next act.

With an outstanding ensemble cast that includes Jamie Lee Curtis, Dave Bautista, Brenda Song, Billie Lourd, and Kiernan Shipka, 'The Last Showgirl' is a joyous tribute to a long-gone Las Vegas - and all the women who made it glitter.

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After avenging his family's brutal murder, Josey Wales (Clint Eastwood) is on the run, pursued by a pack of killers.

He travels alone, but a ragtag group of outcasts Laura Lee and Lone Watie (Sondra Locke and Chief Dan George) is drawn to him - and Wales can't leave his motley surrogate family unprotected.

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After corporate mining boss Coy LaHood (Richard Dysart) begins a campaign of terror to drive independent pan miners out of the area, a nameless stranger called Preacher (Clint Eastwood) rides into the underdog's camp. He becomes their avenger.

The tycoon then hires a badge-wearing killer and his duster-shrouded deputies, men loyal to whoever pays the most. LaHood pays gold. But in a climactic shootout to remember, Preacher pays in lead.

When an ambitious young lawyer (Josh Duhamel) takes on a case against a powerful and ruthless executive of a large pharmaceutical company (Anthony Hopkins), he soon finds himself at the centre of a case of blackmail and corruption.

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What is The Trouble With Harry? Well, it's the fact that he's dead, and while no-one really minds, everybody thinks they are responsible.

After several unearthings of the corpse, plenty of humour a la Hitchcock, and love affairs between the major characters, the real cause of death is revealed, and Harry troubles no one again. It's a delightful romp and a decidedly different movie from the Master of Suspense.