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When 93-year-old Thelma Post (June Squibb) gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, she sets out on a treacherous quest across the city to reclaim what was taken from her. Based on a real-life experience, 'Thelma' is an "action" comedy unlike any other - exploring family, friendship, and aging, while being uniquely inspired by action movies... - Director:
- Josh Margolin
- Cast:
- June Squibb, Fred Hechinger, Parker Posey
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AfrAId (2024)Afraid / They Listen
Curtis (John Cho) and his family are selected to test a revolutionary new home device: a digital family assistant called AIA. Taking smart home to the next level, once the unit and all its sensors and cameras are installed in their home, AIA seems able to do it all. She learns the family's behaviors and begins to anticipate their needs. And she can make sure nothing - and no one - gets in her family's way. - Director:
- Chris Weitz
- Cast:
- John Cho, Katherine Waterston, Keith Carradine
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The Bedroom Window (1987)Das Schlafzimmerfenster
Looking through her lover's bedroom window, Sylvia (Isabelle Huppert) sees a girl being attacked - the attacker flees and his victim is saved. But later that night, another girl is found murdered. Fearing their affair would be uncovered, Terry (Steve Guttenberg) gives evidence in Sylvia's place. But when his lie is exposed, he becomes the main suspect. Now he must uncover the truth to clear his name. - Director:
- Curtis Hanson
- Cast:
- Steve Guttenberg, Elizabeth McGovern, Isabelle Huppert
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FireStarter (2022)Firestarter
Blumhouse reignites 'Firestarter' with this explosive adaptation of the classic Stephen King thriller. Protected by her parents, Charlie (Ryan Kiera Armstrong) has lived her childhood on the run and has kept her extraordinary pyrokinetic powers in check. But now that she's turning 11, the flames are harder to control, and sinister forces are seeking to capture her. Charlie must learn to embrace the fire from within and fight to control it in order to protect her family and freedom. - Director:
- Keith Thomas
- Cast:
- Zac Efron, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Sydney Lemmon
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Dead Calm (1989)Dead Calm: A Voyage Into Fear
Sam Neil (Event Horizon, Bicentennial Man), Nicole Kidman (Eyes Wide Shut) and Billy Zane (Titanic) - in riveting performances. Joe and Rae Ingram (Neil and Kidman) do the right thing and rescue the half-delirious sole survivor (Zane) of a crippled schooner. But soon the stranger will plunge the unwary pair into an intense battle of cat and mouse. And life and death. - Director:
- Phillip Noyce
- Cast:
- Nicole Kidman, Sam Neill, Billy Zane
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Trap (2024)Good Grades
A father and teen daughter attend a pop concert, where they realise they're at the centre of a dark and sinister event.- Director:
- M. Night Shyamalan
- Cast:
- Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue, Saleka Shyamalan
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After an unprecedented series of natural disasters threatened the planet, the world's leaders came together to create an intricate network of satellites to control the global climate and keep everyone safe. But now, something has gone wrong - the system built to protect the Earth is attacking it and it's a race against the clock to uncover the real threat before a worldwide geostorm wipes out everything...and everyone...along with it. - Director:
- Dean Devlin
- Cast:
- Gerard Butler, Melinda Hill, Jim Sturgess
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Blink Twice (2024)Pussy Island
When tech billionaire Slater King (Channing Tatum) meets cocktail waitress Frida (Naomi Ackie) at his fundraising gala, sparks fly. He invites her to join him and his friends on a dream vacation on his private island. It's paradise. Wild nights blend into sun-soaked days and everyone's having a great time. No one wants this trip to end, but as strange things start to happen, Frida begins to question her reality. There is something wrong with this place. She'll have to uncover the truth if she wants to make it out of this party alive. - Director:
- Zoë Kravitz
- Cast:
- Naomi Ackie, Channing Tatum, Alia Shawkat
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For years, wealthy socialite Amelia Kaminska (Rula Lenska) has sought revenge on some of the most evil war criminals known to man. But for her young protege (Lowri Watts-Joyce), this time its personal as she travels to Europe to track down Rudolf Tannhauser (Jeffrey Charles Richards), the Nazi guard responsible for the murder of her great-grandparents. - Director:
- Richard John Taylor
- Cast:
- Rula Lenska, Steve Wraith, Paul Dewdney
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Set in and around the famous Ace Cafe, this classic British film of the 60's follows the lives of two newly weds, Dot played by Rita Tushingham and Reggie, Colin Campbell mistaking lust for love, their marriage ends up on the rocks. When Reggie moves in with his best mate Pete played by Dudley Sutton he discovers a new world and relationship. - Director:
- Sidney J. Furie
- Cast:
- Rita Tushingham, Colin Campbell, Dudley Sutton
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The 1970s, rural England. Richard (Matt Smith) and Juliette's seemingly idyllic family life is thrown into turmoil when their son starts acting out of character. At Starve Acre, their remote family home, archaeologist Richard buries himself in exploring a folkloric myth that the ancient oak tree on their land is imbued with phenomenal powers. When Juliette (Morfydd Clark) turns to the local community to find some kind of peace, Richard obsessively digs deeper. An unexpected discovery soon occupies the couple's attention and dark and sinister forces, unwittingly allowed into the home, offer a disturbing possibility of reconnection between them. - Director:
- Daniel Kokotajlo
- Cast:
- Matt Smith, George Arthur, Morfydd Clark
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In the Ipswich Colony of Massachusetts, five families with untold power formed a covenant of silence in 1692. One family, lusting for more was banished, their bloodline disappearing without a trace. Until now ... Directed by Renny Harlin and from the producers of Underworld, The covenant tells the story of the Sons of Ipswich, four young students bound by their sacred ancestry and special powers. When a fifth descendant suddenly moves to town, secrets begin to unravel which threaten to break the covenant of silence that has protected their families for hundreds of years. - Director:
- Renny Harlin
- Cast:
- Steven Strait, Sebastian Stan, Toby Hemingway
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Hired to Kill (1990)Killer Team
Frank Ryan (Brian Thompson) is a soldier of fortune, hired by a powerful organisation to infiltrate a volatile Mid East country. His job will be to locate jailed rebel leader Petros Rallis (José Ferrer), then free him - or kill him. Either result will ignite a revolution and destroy the present regime. His unscrupulous boss, Willard Thomas recruits six beautiful, but deadly women who will enter Cypra disguised as fashion models on tour. And though Ryan will be in charge of the operation, he doesn't like the set-up on bit. Following intensive commando training, Ryan's team arrives in Cypra. Michael Bartos (Oliver Reed), bold-blooded head of the government's security forces manages to railroad his gorgeous girlfriend Ana (Michelle Moffett) into Ryan's group as one of his models. Suspicious that Ana is spying for Bartos, Ryan cautiously prepares the seven women for their opening show. Bartos has his soldiers escort Ryan's troupe on a phony photo session cooked up by Ryan to place them near the garrison where Rallis is being held. Armed to the teeth, Ryan's small army manages to penetrate the heavily guarded garrison, undetected. Ryan is spotted by guards and all hell breaks loose. Deep in a booby-trapped cell block, Ryan finally locates Rallis. - Director:
- Nico Mastorakis
- Cast:
- Brian Thompson, Nico Mastorakis, Oliver Reed
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Flight of the Living Dead (2007)El vuelo de los muertos vivientes
Unholy terror is unleashed in the skies when a deadly, genetically engineered virus is released onboard a transatlantic flight to Paris in this heart-stopping thrill-ride of terror! When a scientist on the run from the CIA manages to smuggle a contaminated body onto a commercial overseas flight, the plane becomes an incubator for a quickly growing army of the undead. With a zombie invasion spreading through the cabin, only a handful of passengers remains to fight off their fellow infected travelers and land the plane before it's too late. - Director:
- Scott Thomas
- Cast:
- David Chisum, Kristen Kerr, Kevin J. O'Connor
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Bigfoot (2019)Hoax
When a group of young campers are viciously murdered in the wilderness, a team are sent in to investigate what happened. Once there, they discover the deaths could be linked to the mythical Bigfoot and set out to prove it's existence. What they discover, however, is more unexpected and dangerous than anything they could have imagined. - Director:
- Matt Allen
- Cast:
- Adrienne Barbeau, Ben Browder, Brian Thompson
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