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Golden Years Grand Theft OAP (2016)Golden Years
When Arthur and Martha Goode find that their pension pot is virtually worthless they decide to take drastic action - by robbing a bank! After their first robbery is successful they start to like the criminal lifestyle and so decide to rob even more, but as the banks get bigger and the robberies get riskier will they be able to outwit the police as they close in? In the vein of "Lady In the Van" and "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel", 'Golden Years' is a hilarious British heist thriller that shows just because you're getting old doesn't mean you have to stop having fun. - Director:
- John Miller
- Cast:
- Bernard Hill, Phil Davis, Simon Callow
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A has-been rock manager from California stumbles upon a once-in-a-lifetime voice in a remote Afghan cave in 'Rock the Kasbah', a dramatic comedy inspired by stranger-than-fiction, real-life events. Richie Lanz (Bill Murray), dumped and stranded in war-torn Kabul by his last remaining client (Zooey Deschanel), discovers Salima Khan (Leem Lubany), a Pashtun teenager with a beautiful voice and the courageous dream of becoming the first woman to compete on national television in Afghanistan's version of "American Idol". Richie partners with a savvy hooker (Kate Hudson), a pair of hard-partying war profiteers (Danny McBride and Scott Caan) and a hair-trigger mercenary (Bruce Willis) and, braving dangerous cultural prejudices, manages his new protegee into becoming the "Afghan Star". - Director:
- Barry Levinson
- Cast:
- Bill Murray, Leem Lubany, Zooey Deschanel
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When a group of cannibal savages kidnaps settlers from the small town of Bright Hope, an unlikely team of gunslingers, led by Sheriff Franklin Hunt (Kurt Russell), sets out to bring them home. But their enemy is more ruthless than anyone could have imagined, putting their mission - and survival itself - in serious jeopardy. - Director:
- S. Craig Zahler
- Cast:
- Kurt Russell, Patrick Wilson, Matthew Fox
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Twelve-year-old Fresh (Sean Nelson) is a runner in Brooklyn, carrying heroin for the intimidating Esteban (Giancarlo Esposito) and crack cocaine for local dealers. Seeking an escape from the ruthless environment he's been subjected to, Fresh uses the lessons learnt from his chess-playing father (Samuel L. Jackson) - as well as his own sharp survival instincts - to turn his dangerous employers against each other in the hope that it will free him from their grip. - Director:
- Boaz Yakin
- Cast:
- Sean Nelson, Giancarlo Esposito, Samuel L. Jackson
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A young couple have just moved into their California dream home when they become the target of their next-door neighbor, who disapproves of their interracial relationship. A stern, single father, this tightly wound LAPD officer has appointed himself the watchdog of the neighborhood. His nightly foot patrols and overly watchful eyes bring comfort to some, but he becomes increasingly harassing to the newlyweds. These persistent intrusions into their lives ultimately turn tragic when the couple decides to fight back with devastating consequences. - Director:
- Neil LaBute
- Cast:
- Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick Wilson, Kerry Washington
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Six or eight or twelve years after the Civil War, a stagecoach hurtles through the wintry Wyoming landscape. The passengers, bounty hunter John Ruth (Kurt Russell) and his fugitive Daisy Domergue (Jennifer Jason Leigh), race towards the town of Red Rock where Ruth, known in these parts as "The Hangman", will bring Domergue to justice. Along the road, they encounter two strangers: Major Marquis Warren (Samuel L. Jackson), a black former union soldier turned infamous bounty hunter, and Chris Mannix (Walton Goggins), a southern renegade who claims to be the town's new Sheriff. Losing their lead on the blizzard, Ruth, Domergue, Warren and Mannix seek refuge at Minnie's Haberdashery, a stagecoach stopover on a mountain pass. When they arrive at Minnie's, they are greeted not by the proprietor but by four unfamiliar faces. Bob (Demian Bichir), who's taking care of Minnie's while she's visiting her mother, is holed up with Oswaldo Mobray (Tim Roth), the hangman of Red Rock, cow-puncher Joe Gage (Michael Madsen), and Confederate General Sanford Smithers (Bruce Dern). As the storm overtakes the mountainside stopover, our eight travelers come to learn they may not make it to Red Rock after all… - Director:
- Quentin Tarantino
- Cast:
- Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh
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When the heir of the Imperial throne becomes the target of an assassination, the young prince must flee the kingdom and seek protection. His only hope for survival is a reluctant war-weary crusader named Jacob (Hayden Christensen), who must overcome his own personal demons and rally the assistance of a mythical outlaw known as The White Ghost (Nicolas Cage). Together they must fight side by side in an epic battle to return the prince to his rightful place on the throne. - Director:
- Nick Powell
- Cast:
- Nicolas Cage, Hayden Christensen, Alexandre Bailly
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What happens when a college psych study goes shockingly wrong? In this tense, psychological thriller based on the notorious true story, Billy Crudup stars as Stanford University professor Dr. Philip Zimbardo, who, in 1971, cast 24 student volunteers as prisoners and guards in a simulated jail to examine the source of abusive behaviour in the prison system. The results astonished the world, as participants went from middle-class undergrads to drunk-with-power sadists and submissive victims in just a few days. - Director:
- Kyle Patrick Alvarez
- Cast:
- Ezra Miller, Tye Sheridan, Billy Crudup
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Go with Me (2015)Blackway
Returning to her hometown, a young woman finds herself stalked by a violent criminal. Living on the edge of the wilderness Blackway (Ray Liotta), an ex-cop turned violent crime lord, has set his sights on Lillian (Julia Stiles) and will stop at nothing to get what he wants. Advised by the Sheriff to leave town, Lillian decides instead to take a stand against her sociopathic stalker, and enlists the help of an ex-logger (Anthony Hopkins) and his laconic young sidekick, the only two men in town brave enough, or crazy enough, to go with her, and go up against Blackway. - Director:
- Daniel Alfredson
- Cast:
- Julia Stiles, Alexander Ludwig, Anthony Hopkins
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13 Hours (2016)13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
When everything went wrong, six men had the courage to do what was right. Visionary director Michael Bay delivers a "Rock-Solid Action Drama" you won't soon forget in '13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi'. Follow the elite ex-military operators who fought back against overwhelming odds to save American lives this portrayal of true heroism. - Director:
- Michael Bay
- Cast:
- John Krasinski, Pablo Schreiber, James Badge Dale
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In 2010, 33 Chilean miners were buried alive following a catastrophic mine collapse. For 69 days, a team worked night and day to rescue the men as their families and the world waited for any sign of hope. Underground, in the suffocating heat 200 stories down, tensions ran high as provisions - and time - began to run out. Antonio Banderas stars in this gripping tale of resilience, faith and the triumph of the human spirit based on the amazing true race against time. - Director:
- Patricia Riggen
- Cast:
- Antonio Banderas, Rodrigo Santoro, Juliette Binoche
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Based on the extraordinary true story of the greatest small-boat rescue in U.S. Coast Guard history, 'The Finest Hours' is a tale of courage, faith and honour in the face of overwhelming odds. When a massive storm strikes off the coast of Cape Cod, it rips a T-2 oil tanker in half, trapping more than 30 sailors on its rapidly sinking stern. As Captain Bernie Webber (Chris Pine) and his crew set out in a 12-seat rescue boat to save them, Chief Engineer Ray Sybert (Casey Affleck) struggles to buy his men more time. - Director:
- Craig Gillespie
- Cast:
- Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster
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In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex was assaulted by something no one could believe: a whale of mammoth proportions with an almost human sense of vengeance. This real-life maritime disaster would inspire Herman Melville's Moby-Dick, but Melville's book only told half the story. Experience the harrowing aftermath as the pummeled crew battles storms, starvation, arid despair, and the men are forced to do the unthinkable in order to survive. - Director:
- Ron Howard
- Cast:
- Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson
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Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (2011)Mission: Impossible 4
No plan. No backup. No choice. Agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his elite team (Jeremy Renner and Simon Pegg) go underground after a bombing of the Kremlin implicates the IMF as international terrorists. While trying to clear the agency's name, the team uncovers a plot to start a nuclear war. Now, to save the world, they must use every high-tech trick in the book. The mission has never been more real, more dangerous or more impossible. - Director:
- Brad Bird
- Cast:
- Tom Cruise, April Stewart, Jeremy Renner
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The Assassin (1993)Point of No Return / Girl No. 5 / The Specialist / The Assassin / Sweet Hot Steel / Nikita
She is society's worst nightmare: an antisocial misfit, convicted of murder and sentenced to die. But a covert government agency may tie able to transform her into a sleek, cool-as-ice assassin. Bridget Fonda stars as Maggie in this thriller directed by John Badham. Dressed to kill, trained to survive, she's set loose in a deadly world - where unexpected romance complicates things even more. - Director:
- John Badham
- Cast:
- Bridget Fonda, Gabriel Byrne, Dermot Mulroney
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