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Kick-Ass 2 (2013)Kick-Ass 2: Balls to the Wall
Self-made superhero Kick-Ass (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and sweet-faced, foul-mouthed assassin Hit Girl (Chloe Grace Moretz) try to return to life as "normal" teenagers, but soon they are faced with their deadliest challenge yet. To seek revenge for his father's death, Red Mist (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) has re-invented himself as the leader of an evil league of super-villains. To defeat their new nemesis, Kick-Ass and Hit Girl must team up with a new wave of masked crusaders, led by the badass Colonel Stars and Stripes (Jim Carrey), in this battle of real-life villains and heroes. - Director:
- Jeff Wadlow
- Cast:
- Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse
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Evil Dead 2 (1987)Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn
Whilst visiting a secluded, broken down cabin in the woods, teenagers Ash (Bruce Campbell) and hid girlfriend Linda (Denise Bixler) play their professor's tape of recitation of passages from 'The Book of the Dead'. Evil supernatural powers are unleashed that turn Linda into a monstrous deadite and threatens Ash's life. When the professor's daughter and her friends arrive at the cabin, the night turns into a non-stop bloodbath with chainsaws, shotguns and flying eyeballs. - Director:
- Sam Raimi
- Cast:
- Bruce Campbell, William Preston Robertson, Sarah Berry
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Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks) is a slightly cynical veteran prison guard on Death row in the 1930's. His faith, and sanity, deteriorated by watching men live and die, Edgecomb is about to have a complete turn around in attitude. Enter John Coffey (Michael Clarke Duncan). He's eight feet tall. He has hands the size of waffle irons. He's been accused of the murder of two children...and he is afraid to sleep in a cell without a night-light. And Edgecomb, as well as the other prison guards - Brutus (David Morse), a sympathetic guard, and Percy (Doug Hutchison), a stuck up, perverse, and violent person, are in for the a strange experience that involves intelligent mice, brutal executions, and the revelation about Coffey's innocence and his true identity. - Director:
- Frank Darabont
- Cast:
- Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan, David Morse
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Safe their picturesque chateau behind the front lines, the French General Staff passes down a direct order to Colonel Dax (Kirk Douglas): take the Ant Hill at any cost. A blatant suicide mission, the attack is doomed to failure. Covering up their fatal blunder, the Generals order the arrest of three innocent soldiers, charging them with cowardice and mutiny. Dax, a lawyer in civilian life, rises to the men's defense but soon realizes that, unless he can prove that the Generals were to blame, nothing less than a miracle will save his clients from the firing squad. - Director:
- Stanley Kubrick
- Cast:
- Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou
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Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the creative minds behind 'The Lego Movie' and '21 Jump Street', bring their unique talents to a fresh vision of a different Spider-Man Universe, with a groundbreaking visual style that's the first of its kind. 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' introduces Brooklyn teen Miles Morales (voice of Shameik Moore), and the limitless possibilities of the Spider-Verse, where more than one can wear the mask. - Director:
- Bob Persichetti
- Cast:
- Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld
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Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) is an ordinary guy who lives with his beloved aunt and uncle and quietly pines for the girl next door, Mary Jane (Kirsten Dunst). But when a genetically-modified 'super-spider' bites him while on a school trip, Peter develops unusual skills - fantastic acrobatic strength, supernatural awareness and a talent for web-spinning. It's not until tragedy strikes at home that Peter decides to use his new powers to fight crime under a secret identity: Spider-Man! When the evil Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe) attacks the good people of New York and endangers the life of Mary Jane, Peter commits himself to the ultimate tests: to thwart his arch-enemy and to win the heart of the girl that he loves. - Director:
- Sam Raimi
- Cast:
- Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Willem Dafoe
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When kung fu prodigy Li Fong (Ben Wang) relocates to New York City with his mother to attend a prestigious new school, he finds solace in a new friendship with a classmate and her father. But his newfound peace is short-lived after he attracts unwanted attention from a formidable local karate champion. Driven by a desire to defend himself, Li embarks on a journey to enter the ultimate karate competition. Guided by the wisdom of his kung fu teacher, Mr. Han (Jackie Chan), and the legendary Karate Kid, Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio), Li merges their unique styles to prepare for an epic martial arts showdown. - Director:
- Jonathan Entwistle
- Cast:
- Jackie Chan, Ben Wang, Joshua Jackson
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Part One
After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn's full-time, friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. But when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders and must redefine what it means to be a hero so he can save the people he loves most. - Director:
- Joaquim Dos Santos
- Cast:
- Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Oscar Isaac
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When Dave Lizewski (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), an ordinary teenager, sets about trying to become the no-power vigilante Kick-Ass, he soon discovers he's not alone. But he's out of his depth - a fearless and highly trained father-daughter crime-fighting duo, Big Daddy (Nicolas Cage) and Hit Girl (Chloë Grace Moretz), have declared war on New-York mafioso, Frank D'Amico (Mark Strong). As Kick-Ass and his new found friend, Red Mist (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), get drawn into their no-holds-barred world of bullets and blood, the stage is set for a final showdown - in which the DIY hero will have to live up to his name...or die trying. - Director:
- Matthew Vaughn
- Cast:
- Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Nicolas Cage, Chloë Grace Moretz
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The Evil Dead (1981)Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead
Ever-present, ever-listening, the Evil Dead lie in wait for the one ancient incantation that will give them license to possess the living. Watch in horror as five vacationing college students unwittingly resurrect these slumbering demons, and are forced into battle with the supernatural forces that occupy the forests and dark bowers of man's domain. The innocent must suffer. The guilty must be punished. One-by-one, the students are possessed by these demons whose thirst for revenge is insatiable. As the night wanes, only one man remains... Ash. He must now defend himself while trying to uncover the horrible secret of The Evil Dead. - Director:
- Sam Raimi
- Cast:
- Bruce Campbell, Bob Dorian, Ellen Sandweiss
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12 Angry Men (1957)Twelve Angry Men
Eleven jurors are convinced that the defendant is guilty of murder. The twelfth has no doubt of his innocence. How can this one man steer the others toward the same conclusion? It's a case of seemingly overwhelming evidence against a teenager accused of killing his father in "one of the best pictures ever made". - Director:
- Sidney Lumet
- Cast:
- Henry Fonda, Martin Balsam, John Fiedler
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Killer's Kiss (1955)Kiss Me, Kill Me
Like a one-man studio, the legendary Stanley Kubrick (The Killing, The Shining) co-wrote, co-produced, shot, edited and directed his second feature, the dazzling film noir 'Killer's Kiss'. Down-and-out New York City boxer Davey Gordon (Jamie Smith) strikes up a romance with nightclub dancer Gloria Price (Irene Kane). Their budding relationship is violently interrupted by Gloria's boss, Vincent Rapallo (Frank Silvera), who has eyes for his employee. When Vincent and his thugs abduct Gloria, Davey is forced to search for her among the most squalid corners of the city, with his enemy hiding in the shadows. 'Killer's Kiss' provides a fascinating look into the early work of a man who would soon become one of the world's most important and influential filmmakers, and it's a remarkable achievement in its own right: the boxing match may be the most vicious this side of Raging Bull, and the famed final battle remains an action tour-de-force. - Director:
- Stanley Kubrick
- Cast:
- Frank Silvera, Jack Curtis, Irene Kane
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Naomi Watts, Adrien Brody and Jack Black star in this spectacular film filled with heart-pounding action, terrifying creatures and groundbreaking special effects unlike anything you've seen before! Get ready for breathtaking action in this thrilling epic adventure about a legendary gorilla captured on a treacherous island and brought to civilisation, where he faces the ultimate fight for survival. - Director:
- Peter Jackson
- Cast:
- Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody
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For centuries, people have called out to the universe looking for answers - in Disney and Pixar's all-new feature film 'Elio', the universe calls back! The cosmic misadventure introduces Elio (voice of Yonas Kibreab), a space fanatic with an active imagination and a huge alien obsession. So, when he's beamed up to the Communiverse, an interplanetary organisation with representatives from galaxies far and wide, Elio's all in for the epic undertaking. Mistakenly identified as Earth's ambassador to the rest of the universe, Elio must form new bonds with eccentric alien life-forms, navigate a crisis of intergalactic proportions, and somehow discover who and where he is truly meant to be. - Director:
- Adrian Molina
- Cast:
- Yonas Kibreab, Zoe Saldana, Remy Edgerly
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It's been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped from a biological weapons laboratory. Still living in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amid the infected. One such group of survivors lives on a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily defended causeway. When one of them decides to venture into the dark heart of the mainland, he soon discovers a mutation that has spread to not only the infected, but other survivors as well. - Director:
- Danny Boyle
- Cast:
- Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ralph Fiennes
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