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Based on Stephen King's novella and brought to the screen by acclaimed director Mike Flanagan (Doctor Sleep), 'The Life of Chuck' is the tale of a seemingly unremarkable man called Charles Kranz (Tom Hiddleston).

Told in reverse order, Chuck's life story unfolds over three chapters, reminding us that even the most ordinary life contains multitudes.

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The Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock creates a spellbinding portrait of a disturbed woman, and the man who tries to save her, in this unrelenting psychological thriller.

'Tippi' Hedren is Marnie, a compulsive thief and liar who goes to work for Mark Rutland (Sean Connery), then attempts to rob him. Mark impulsively marries the troubled beauty and attempts to discover the reasons for her obsessive behaviour. When a terrible accident pushes his wife to the edge, Mark forces Marnie to confront her terrors and her past in a shattering, inescapable conclusion.

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When 16-year-old Jake (Asa Butterfield) unravels a mystery that spans alternate realities and times, he discovers a secret world for children with unusual powers, including levitating Emma (Ella Purnell), pyrokinetic Olive (Lauren McCrostie), and invisible Millard (Cameron King).

But danger soon arises and the children must band together to protect a world as extraordinary as they are. Immerse yourself in this "big, bold, and perfectly peculiar" experience.

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At the turn of the 19th century, visionary scientist Victor Frankenstein (Kenneth Branagh) embarks on an obsessive quest to conquer the mysteries of human mortality.

But his hubristic bid to create life out of death goes hideously wrong, and succeeds only in begetting a deformed monster (Robert De Niro). Horrified by what he has wrought, the scientist attempts to destroy his creation, but fails. Rejected by his creator and shunned by the world of man, the tormented creature swears vengeance against Frankenstein and his family. As the monster begins to enact his murderous revenge, Victor must face a terrible'reckomng with the tragic consequences of attempting to play God.

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Documentarian Marty DiBergi (Rob Reiner) follows estranged Spinal Tap bandmates David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel and Derek Smalls (Michael McKean, Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer) as they search for a drummer and prepare for a reunion concert in New Orleans.

Joined by music royalty Paul McCartney and Elton John, Spinal Tap wrestles with their checkered past to put on a show that they hope will solidify their place in the pantheon of rock 'n' roll.

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From the makers of Notting Hill and Bridget Jones's Diary comes the ultimate romantic comedy. This blockbuster film includes a fantastic all-star cast and an outstanding soundtrack. The hilarious Love Actually explores the ups and downs of relationships in the weeks building up to Christmas.

Boyfriends and girlfriends, husbands and wives, fathers and sons and rock stars and managers all combine to make Love Actually not just one story but ten very different ones. Because if you look hard enough you will find love actually is all around.

A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.

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You're about to get personal with one of music history's greatest - and loudest - heavy metal bands...Spinal Tap! Whether or not you're a die-hard fan of the group, you'll love this a detailed "rockumentary" of England's legendary Spinal Tap.

Acclaimed commercial director Marty DiBergi takes you behind-the-scenes for an intimate look at a band whose time has come...andgone...and come again...and...Through interviews, rare footage and lots of music - including classic Tap tunes like "Big Bottom" and "Hell Hole" - you'll get acquainted with David St. Hubbins (lead guitar), Nigel Tufnel (lead guitar), Derek Smalls (lead bass) and every drummer who ever lived - and died - for this renowned rock band. Be a part of the sights, sounds and smells of this celebrated heavy metal phenomenon. It's an experience you'll never forget.

Get ready for the electrifying action and adventure of Tron: Ares. When a highly sophisticated Program named Ares is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission, it marks humankind's first encounter with A.l. beings.

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Tom Cruise stars as Ethan Hunt, a secret agent framed for the deaths of his espionage team. Fleeing from government assassins, breaking into the CIA's most impenetrable vault, clinging to the roof of a speeding bullet train, Hunt races like a burning fuse to stay one step ahead of his pursuers...

and draw one step closer to discovering the shocking truth.

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How do you prevent terrorists from unleashing mayhem on the entire world? You don't. This is a job for IMF agent Ethan Hunt. The world's greatest spy returns in the movie event of the year, M:I-2.

Top action director John Woo brings his own brand of excitement to the mission that finds Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) partnering up with the beautiful Nyah Hall (Thandie Newton) to stop renegade agent Sean Ambrose (Dougray Scott) from releasing a new kind of terror on an unsuspecting world. But before the mission is complete, they'll traverse the globe and have to choose between everything they love and everything they believe in.

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After a lunar cataclysm brings the Klinaon Empire to its knees, the foreign concept of peace with the Federation may be finally within reach. Ironically, it is Admiral James T. Kirk (William Shatner) who is the first emissary to broker that peace.

Yet all hope is virtually lost when the Enterprise and crew are implicated in the brutal assassination of a Klingon diplomat bringing both worlds to the brink of full-scale war.

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Admiral Kirk's defeat of Khan and the creation of the Genesis planet are empty victories. Spock (Leonard Nimoy) is dead and McCoy (DeForest Kelley) is inexplicably being driven insane.

Then a surprise visit from Sarek, Spock's father, provides a startling revelation: McCoy is harbouring Spock's living essence. With one friend alive and one not, but both in pain, Kirk (William Shatner) attempts to help his friends by stealing the USS Enterprise and defying Starfleet's Genesis planet quarantine. But the Klingons, led by fearsome Battle Commander Kruge (Christopher Lloyd), have also learned of Genesis and race to meet Kirk in a deadly rendezvous...

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It's Stardate 8454.130 and a vacationing Captain Kirk (William Shatner) faces two challenges: Climbing Yosemite's El Capitan and teaching campfire songs to Spock (Leonard Nimoy).

But vacations are cut short when a renegade Vulcan hijacks the Enterprise, and pilots it on a journey to uncover the universe's innermost secrets. The Star Trek stars are back for one of their most astonishing voyages ever, with all the fun and excitement fans have come to love.

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It's the 23rd century and a mysterious alien power is threatening Earth by evaporating the oceans and destroying the atmosphere.

In a frantic attempt to save mankind, Kirk (William Shatner) and his crew must time travel back to 1986 San Francisco where they find a world of punk, pizza and exact-change buses that are as alien as anything they've ever encountered in the far reaches of the galaxy.