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It is 19th Century Europe and Captain Harry Flashman (Malcolm McDowell) is a gutless bully who seeks admission into European high society. Seeing a chance to promote their own menacing political schemes devious Otto von Bismarck (Oliver Reed) and Rudi Von Sternberg (Alan Bates) convince Flashman to disguise himself as a Prussian noble so that he can marry a gorgeous duchess (Britt Ekland). However, the hoax is discovered, and Flashman flees the continent, experiencing one calamity after another as well as some of history's most significant events in this hilarious romp that might just make you laugh instead of marvel at the next comic book 'hero' you encounter! - Director:
- Richard Lester
- Cast:
- Malcolm McDowell, Alan Bates, Florinda Bolkan
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Seventeen-year-old Jim (Jordan Oosterhof) is a small-town boxing hero who carries the hopes and dreams of his father Stan (Tim Roth) on his shoulders. But when he becomes aware of his strong attraction to Whetu (Conan Hayes), a feisty gay Maori teenager ostracised from the local community, Jim starts to see the limitations of his world, and understand what he and Whetu must do to break free. New Zealand filmmaker Welby Ings' powerful film is a beautifully shot and moving story about finding queer love and identity in the face of overwhelming odds. - Director:
- Welby Ings
- Cast:
- Tim Roth, Jordan Oosterhof, Conan Hayes
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The Prodigy (2019)Descendant
Heart-pounding suspense meets unimaginable horror in this haunting thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat! Taylor Schilling stars as Sarah, a mother whose young son Miles' disturbing behavior signals that a dark force has overtaken him. But the line between Sarah's perception and reality soon becomes blurred when she must choose between her maternal instinct to love and protect Miles (Jackson Robert Scott), and a desperate need to discover the cause of his violent actions. - Director:
- Nicholas McCarthy
- Cast:
- Taylor Schilling, Jackson Robert Scott, Peter Mooney
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An aspiring fashion designer (Laura Vandervoort) undergoes a radical and untested stem-cell treatment after being disfigured in an accident. Although the procedure transforms her into a ravishing beauty, the lasting side effects leave her with an uncontrollable taste for blood, resulting in several torrid encounters and a trail of infected victims. As the illness mutates and the contagion spreads out of control, the infected rampage through the city in a violent and gruesome killing spree. - Director:
- Jen Soska
- Cast:
- Laura Vandervoort, CM Punk, Stephen Huszar
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In this taut psychological thriller by Karyn Kusama, the tension is palpable when Will (Logan Marshall-Green) shows up to a dinner party hosted by his ex-wife Eden (Tammy Blanchard) and new husband David (Michiel Huisman). The estranged divorcees' tragic past haunts an equally eerie present; amid Eden's suspicious behavior and her mysterious house guests, Will becomes convinced that his invitation was extended with a hidden agenda. Unfolding over one dark evening in the Hollywood Hills, 'The Invitation' blurs layers of mounting paranoia, mystery, and horror until both Will - and the audience - are unsure what threats are real or imagined. - Director:
- Karyn Kusama
- Cast:
- Michiel Huisman, Logan Marshall-Green, John Carroll Lynch
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Simon (Jason Bateman) and Robyn (Rebecca Hall) are a married couple whose life is going as planned until an encounter with an acquaintance from Simon's past sends their world into a harrowing tailspin. Simon doesn't recognise Gordo (Joel Edgerton) at first, but after a series of uninvited encounters and mysterious gifts prove troubling, a horrifying secret from the past is uncovered. - Director:
- Joel Edgerton
- Cast:
- Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall, Joel Edgerton
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Richard Chamberlain returns as Allan Quatermain in this explosive, action-packed sequel to the classic film King Solomon's Mines. Quatermain encounters harrowing adventure when he searches for his missing brother, Robeson, who has set out to find the Lost City Of Gold. Joined by his lovely fiancee, an aging warrior and a self proclaimed mystic, Quatermain ventures along a treacherous path to discover the Lost City and conquer its evil rulers. - Director:
- Gary Nelson
- Cast:
- Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, James Earl Jones
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The Lost City (2022)Lost City of D
Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum have "dynamite chemistry" in this "laugh-out-loud" comedy adventure. Loretta Sage's novels are filled with ancient tombs and daring adventures, but that doesn't mean she's prepared for them in real life. When she is kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire who wants her to locate a legendary lost city, Loretta's handsome cover model, Alan, sets off on a heroic but hapless rescue mission. Thrust into an epic thrill ride through the jungle, the unlikely pair must work together to survive the elements - and each other - to find the city's fabled treasure before it's lost forever. - Director:
- Aaron Nee
- Cast:
- Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe
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When the most catastrophic earthquake of all time rips through Southern California, it levels Los Angeles and sends shockwaves through the lives of all who live there. Charlton Heston heads the all-star cast as Stewart Graff, a rugged construction engineer who lives with his spoiled and wealthy wife, Remy (Ava Gardner), George Kennedy plays Lew Slade, a tough cop in a city of devastation. Lorne Greene is Sam Royce, a construction company owner trapped in his own building. - Director:
- Mark Robson
- Cast:
- Charlton Heston, Stuart Nisbet, Keith Walker
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Disappearance at Clifton Hill (2019)Clifton Hill
Following the death of her mother, Abby (Tuppence Middleton), a troubled young woman, returns to her hometown of Niagara Falls and the dilapidated motel her family used to run. She soon finds herself drawn back into a mystery that has haunted her since childhood. As Abby sets out to discover the truth, she must confront local eccentric Walter (David Cronenberg), convince her sister Laure (Hannah Gross), and face her own demons. - Director:
- Albert Shin
- Cast:
- Tuppence Middleton, Hannah Gross, Marie-Josée Croze
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Ten years into his small-town romance with Abby (Brea Grant), bartender Hank (Jeremy Gardner) wakes up alone in an empty home with nothing but a cryptic parting note for company. As Hank drinks himself into heartbreak and depression, Abby's sudden departure soon becomes the least of his concerns as a mysterious monster starts clawing at his door on a nightly basis. As the threat outside his door intensifies, Hank calls on Abby's police officer brother Shane (Justin Benson) and best friend Wade (Henry Zebrowski) for help, but with no trace of the monster - and his behaviour becoming more erratic - his friends remain unconvinced of the creature lurking outside and Hank slips further into his own paranoia and loneliness. - Director:
- Jeremy Gardner
- Cast:
- Jeremy Gardner, Brea Grant, Henry Zebrowski
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This genre classic predicted today's epidemic of violence in schools...'Class of 1984' follows mild-mannered music teacher Andy Norris (Perry King) who makes the mistake of standing up to the thugs at notorious 'Lincoln High', a school overrun with delinquents. Tough kid, Peter will stop at nothing to protect his turf, run drugs, pimp girls and keep the school living in fear. As the battle between teachers and students intensifies someone is going to be taught a lesson they will never forget... - Director:
- Mark L. Lester
- Cast:
- Perry King, Merrie Lynn Ross, Timothy Van Patten
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On their way home from a hen party in eastern Europe, sisters Abi (Makenna Guyler) and Lily (Mari Beaseley) get lost. With no signal and an unreliable GPS, they try to navigate their way out using road signs. Along a narrow road, through a deep forest, their front tyre suddenly blows out. With no spare tyre or signal, they are completely cut off. Soon they discover that this is no ordinary forest and there is a reason no cars come up here, for the locals know of what lives deep in the woods and if they're woken, there is nowhere to run. - Director:
- Nicholas Winter
- Cast:
- Makenna Guyler, Elle Anderson, Mari Beaseley
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Following the shocking events of 'Terrifier 2', survivor Sienna (Lauren LaVera) is plagued by disturbing visions and begins to realise there's no escaping her past. Sadistic Art the Clown (David Howard Thornton) is back, and he's more twisted than ever, determined to shatter the peace Sienna and her family have fought so hard to regain - dragging them back into a depraved and insidious living nightmare. With a thirst for chaos and a mind twisted by pure evil, Art unleashes his biggest and bloodiest wave of horror yet, forcing Sienna to face her fears once more, in an epic fight for survival. - Director:
- Damien Leone
- Cast:
- Lauren LaVera, David Howard Thornton, Jason Patric
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We Are the Flesh (2016)Tenemos la carne
A visionary and bizarre slice of Mexican cinema, 'We Are the Flesh' is an extraordinary and unsettling film experience, a sexually charged and nightmarish journey into an otherworldy dimension of carnal desire and excess, as well as a powerful allegory on the corrupting power of human desire. A young brother and sister, roaming an apocalyptic city, take refuge in the dilapidated lair of a strange hermit. He puts them to work building a bizarre cavernous structure, where he acts out his insane and depraved fantasies. Trapped in this maddening womb-like world under his malign influence, they find themselves sinking into the realms of dark and forbidden behaviour. Mixing the graphic, powerful imagery of Gaspar Noe's 'Love' and 'Enter the Void' with the surreal, hallucinatory impact of Alejandro Jodorowsky, 'We Are the Flesh' is a bizarre, psychedelic head trip, mixing intense, outrageously explicit imagery with a profound allegory on the nature of existence, to make this an unforgettable, boundary-pushing experience unlike anything you've ever seen. - Director:
- Emiliano Rocha Minter
- Cast:
- Noé Hernández, María Evoli, Diego Gamaliel
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