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From the comedic mind of Tina Fey comes a new twist on the modern classic, 'Mean Girls'. New student Cady Heron (Angourie Rice) is welcomed into the top of the social food chain by the elite group of popular girls called 'The Plastics', ruled by the conniving queen bee Regina George (Reneé Rapp). However, when Cady makes the major misstep of falling for Regina's ex-boyfriend Aaron Samuels (Christopher Briney), she finds herself prey in Regina's crosshairs. As Cady sets to take down the group's apex predator with the help of her outcast friends Janis (Auli'i Cravalho) and Damian (Jaquel Spivey), she must learn how to stay true to herself while navigating the most cutthroat jungle of all: high school. - Director:
- Samantha Jayne
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- Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Auli'i Cravalho
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The Settlers (2023)Los Colonos
Debut writer-director Felipe Galvez asserts himself as a revelatory new cinematic voice with 'The Settlers', a searing and indelible take on the Western. Blending historical specificity with vivid visual style, this Cannes Un Certain Regard Fipresci Prize winner creates a singular immersive vision, arresting in both content and form. At the turn of the 20th century, three horsemen embark on an expedition across the Tierra del Fuego archipelago at the behest of a wealthy landowner, tasked with securing his vast state-appointed property. Accompanying a reckless British lieutenant and an American mercenary is mestizo marksman Segundo (Camilo Arancibia), who comes to realize, amidst rising tensions within the group, their true mission is to murderously "remove" the indigenous population - Director:
- Felipe Gálvez Haberle
- Cast:
- Sam Spruell, Mark Stanley, Alfredo Castro
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1984 (Nineteen Eighty Four) (1984)Nineteen Eighty-Four
Winston Smith (John Hurt) endures a squalid existence in totalitarian Oceania under the constant surveillance of Big Brother. But his life takes a horrifying turn when he begins a forbidden love affair and commits the crime of independent thought. Sent to the chillingly labelled "Ministry of Love", he is placed at the mercy of O'Brien (Richard Burton), a coolly treacherous leader determined to control his thoughts and crush his soul... - Director:
- Michael Radford
- Cast:
- Phyllis Logan, John Hurt, Richard Burton
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Alexander Dreymon reprises his lead role as the great warrior Uhtred of Bebbanburg, who must ride once more across a fractured kingdom with several of the series' much-loved characters returning for this feature-length, final installment as they battle alongside, and against, new allies and enemies. Following the death of King Edward, a battle for the crown ensues as rival heirs and invaders compete for power. And when an alliance comes seeking Uhtred's help in their plans, Uhtred faces a choice between those he cares for most, and the dream of forming a united England. - Director:
- Edward Bazalgette
- Cast:
- Mark Rowley, Pekka Strang, Zoltan Andrasi
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The Three Musketeers: Milady (2023)Les trois mousquetaires: Milady
From the Louvre to Buckingham Palace, to the gutters of Paris to the siege of La Rochelle…In a kingdom divided by religious wars and under threat of British invasion, a handful of men and women will battle and tie their fate to that of France. 'The Three Musketeers: Milady' Constance (Lyna Khoudri) is kidnapped before D'Artagnan's eyes. In a frantic quest to save her, the young musketeer is forced to join forces with the mysterious Milady de Winter (Eva Green). But as war is declared and Athos (Vincent Cassel), Porthos (Pio Marmaï) and Aramis (Romain Duris) have already joined the front, a terrible secret from the past shatters all old alliances. As the King (Louis Garrel) falls further and further under the control of Cardinal Richelieu (Eric Ruf), D'Artagnan (François Civil) and the Musketeers are the last bastions before chaos. But, drawn into a plot that threatens to put the country to fire and sword, fate presents them with a terrible choice: will they have to sacrifice those they love to complete their mission? - Director:
- Martin Bourboulon
- Cast:
- François Civil, Vincent Cassel, Romain Duris
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River (2023)Ribâ, nagarenaide yo
The one-hundred-year-old Fujiya inn stands in the quiet region of Kyoto. Mikoto (Riko Fujitani) is standing in front of the Kibune river at the back of the building when she is called back to work. But two minutes later, she finds herself back at the river again. The whole inn seems to be stuck in a time loop! While trying to find the source of the time loop, characters confront discontentment with their employment, mortality, and the impending end of a relationship in this charming time adventure comedy. - Director:
- Junta Yamaguchi
- Cast:
- Riko Fujitani, Manami Honjô, Gota Ishida
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Anatomy of a Fall (2023)Anatomie d'une chute
When her husband Samuel (Samuel Theis) is mysteriously found dead in the snow below their secluded chalet, Sandra (Sandra Hüller) becomes the main suspect when the police begin to question whether he fell or was pushed. The trial soon becomes not just an investigation, but a gripping psychological journey into the depths of Sandra and Samuel's complicated marriage. With conflicting evidence and inconsistent testimony, words are wielded like weapons and shocking truths come to light... - Director:
- Justine Triet
- Cast:
- Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado Graner
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A personal aide to U.S. Ambassador in France, James Reece (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) has an enviable life in Paris and a beautiful French girlfriend, but his real passion is his side job as a low-level operative for the CIA. All James wants is to become a bona fide agent and see some real action. So when he's offered his first senior-level assignment, he can't believe his good luck until he meets his new partner, special agent Charlie Wax (John Travolta) - a trigger-happy, wisecracking, loose cannon who's been sent to Paris to stop a terrorist attack. - Director:
- Pierre Morel
- Cast:
- John Travolta, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Kasia Smutniak
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Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes (2020)Droste no hate de bokura
Café owner Kato (Kazunari Tosa) is relaxing after a long day when an image of himself suddenly appears on his television speaking from the future of two minutes. Soon Kato, his staff and regular customers are trapped in a time prison eager to learn about the distant future. But a Time Echo accelerates the paradox fiasco and a mysterious duo pays a visit as the future strikes back. - Director:
- Junta Yamaguchi
- Cast:
- Kazunari Tosa, Riko Fujitani, Gota Ishida
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Eli walks alone in post-apocalyptic America. He heads west along the highway of Death on a mission he doesn't fully understand but knows he must complete. In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a revived society. Or in the wrong hands, the hammer of a despot Denzel Washington is Eli, who keeps his blade sharp and his survival instincts sharper as his quest thrusts him into a savage wasteland... and into explosive conflict with a resourceful warlord (Gary Oldman) set on possessing the book.11 We walk by faith, not by sight," quotes Eli. Under the taut direction of the Hughes Brothers {From Hell), those words hit home with unexpected meaning and power. - Director:
- Albert Hughes
- Cast:
- Denzel Washington, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson
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Decision to Leave (2022)Heojil kyolshim
What happens when an object of suspicion becomes a case of obsession? When detective Hae-joon (Park Hae-il) arrives on the murder scene, he begins to suspect the dead man's wife Seo-rae (Tang Wei) may know more than she initially lets on. But as he digs deeper into the investigation, Hae-joon finds himself trapped in a web of deception and desire, proving that the darkest mysteries lurk inside the human heart. - Director:
- Chan-wook Park
- Cast:
- Hae-Il Park, Wei Tang, Jung-hyun Lee
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"One Life" tells the true story of Sir Nicholas 'Nicky' Winton (Anthony Hopkins), a young London broker who, in the months leading up to World War II, rescued 669 predominantly Jewish children from the Nazis. Nicky visited Prague in December 1938 and found families who had fled the rise of the Nazis in Germany and Austria, living in desperate conditions with little or no shelter and food, and under threat of Nazi invasion. He immediately realised it was a race against time. How many children could he and the team rescue before the borders closed? Fifty years later, it's 1988 and Nicky lives haunted by the fate of the children he wasn't able to bring to safety in England; always blaming himself for not doing more. It's not until a live BBC television show, 'That's Life', surprises him by introducing him to some surviving children - now adults - that he finally begins to come to terms with the guilt and grief he had carried for five decades. - Director:
- James Hawes
- Cast:
- Anthony Hopkins, Lena Olin, Johnny Flynn
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"127 Hours" is the incredible true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's (James Franco) remarkable adventure to save himself after a falling boulder crashes on to his arm trapping him in an isolated canyon in Utah. With only a day's worth of water, a blunt penknife and an unwavering will to survive Aron does everything he can to make it out alive. - Director:
- Danny Boyle
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- James Franco, Amber Tamblyn, Kate Mara
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"Black Sea" centres on a rogue submarine captain (Jude Law) who, after being laid off from a salvage company, putts together a misfit crew to go after a sunken treasure rumoured to be lost in the depths of the Black Sea. As greed and desperation take control on board their claustrophobic vessel, the increasing uncertainty of the mission causes the men to turn on each other to fight for their own survival. - Director:
- Kevin Macdonald
- Cast:
- Jude Law, Scoot McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn
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Baseball season gets off to a rocky start when the Durham Bulls' new catcher, "Crash" Davis (Kevin Costner), punches out the cocky young pitcher, "Nuke" LaLoosh (Tim Robbins), he's just been hired to train. Then sexy Annie Savoy (Susan Sarandon) informs both men that each season she chooses one player to share her bed - and Nuke and Crash are this year's draft picks. After Crash passes on the offer, Nuke eagerly enlists as Annie's summer fling...until Crash's jealousy takes over and he convinces Nuke that sex with Annie jinx the Bulls' new-found winning streak! - Director:
- Ron Shelton
- Cast:
- Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins
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