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Ice Road
Plot A mine collapse in Manitoba Canada traps 26 miners below the surface. To get them out, it requires large drilling equipment too big to fly in. The CEO enlists Jim Goldenrod, a veteran trucker to assist. Jim hires brothers Mike and John “Gurty” McCann to travel along with himself, the no nonsense Tantoo –…
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The Peanut Butter Falcon
Plot Zak is a young man with down syndrome living in a residential nursing community, his best friend is octogenarian Karl. Tyler, is a 30 something ‘nomad’ who lives on both the mean streets, and also the rivers of North Carolina. When Zak escapes his “prison” in order to go to the wrestling school of…
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Oceans 12
Plot Terry Benedict returns to the life of Danny Ocean and Tess – now happily re-married. He wants his money back (PLUS INTEREST) from the “Oceans Eleven”. So they plan to steal a priceless Faberge Egg, and find themselves entangled with a master criminal. Direction Steven Soderberg returns to direct, and while some of his…
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Beverly Hills Cop 3
Plot When Axel Foley’s boss, Captain Todd, is murdered, and the investigations lead him back to Beverly Hills – he is once again joined by Billy Rosewood – and his primary suspect is the big boss of the “Disney” like Wonder World. But of course, no one believes this “hero of the community” is up…
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Predator
Plot A group of mercenaries head into the deep jungle of Latin America to find a missing cabinet member – whose helicopter has gone missing. After discovering the mission was a ruse, the team plan on a retreat – but something else is in the jungle. Something hunting them. Something… not human. Direction Directed by…
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Apartment 7A
Plot Following a devastating accident that halts her ambitions of being a famous stage performer, Terry Gionoffrio moves into the Bramford building, and across the hall from the generous Minnie and Roman Castevet who pay for her rent. She starts to feel something is amiss with them, and those around them – and after a…
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On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
Plot James Bond edges closer to locating Blofeld, with the help of Draco – the head of a European Crime Syndicate. Many of Draco’s men have deflected to SPECTRE and Bond and Draco form a union; Draco will give Bond the whereabouts to Blofeld, if Bond marries his troublesome daughter Tracy. Bond reluctantly agrees, and…
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WolfMan
Plot Blake is a young married father, discovers that his long missing father has finally been declared deceased. He heads back to his old hometown to go through the belongings but his family are attacked by a ‘beast’ of some sort. As the night goes on, Blake begins turning into the very beast that attacked…
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American History X
Plot White supremacist Derek Vinyard is being released 3 years after killing two black men who were breaking into his car. His rhetoric, which he learned from neo Nazi Cameron Alexander has now been passed onto his younger brother Danny. Rehabilitated, he vows to leave the world he once knew behind, but can he pass…
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Magnolia
Plot/Cast/Characters On a rainy day in LA the lives of several individuals are intertwined as they navigate life, love, and loss. Earl Partridge (Jason Robards in one of his final roles) is dying of cancer, and his young wife Linda (Julianne Moore), who only married him for his money – now wants to rescind what…
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The Hurricane
Plot In 1966 Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, and John Artis were arrested for a triple homicide. Years later, after divorcing his wife – allowing her to move on, he wrote a book while incarcerated. In 1980 Lesra Martin, a young black man from Queens, NY who was taken in by three Canadian educators – finds his…
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Capone
Plot In 1946, Alphonse (“Phonz”) Capone lives out his final year of his life, inflicted with debilitating neuro-syphilis and dementia. His family are finding that their finances are strapped, as all the money is gone, but the FBI, are still confident that there is $10m hidden somewhere. Direction Not a bad direction effort by Josh…
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47 Ronin
Plot In feudal Japan, Lord Asano oversees the Ako prefecture – with his daughter Mika at his side, and his most loyal samurai Oishi. He has also taken under his wing, the ‘half-breed’ Kai who came to him as a child. Lord Kira of the Nagato prefecture wants to take over. With his witch mistress,…
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Dante’s Peak
Plot Four years after losing his partner during a volcano eruption, volcanologist Harry Dalton is asked to look into a famously dormant volcano that is showing signs of prominent eruption. Upon arrival, his instincts kick in and demands the town be put on alert. The locals Direction Quite impressive for the most parts from Roger…
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The Truman Show
Plot Truman Burbank lives a quaint life in his small picturesque town of Seahaven. Despite being married to the extroverted Meryl, and having a lifelong friend like Marlon, his internal existence is that of solitude. One day, certain things start occurring around his hometown that lead Truman to believe that the perfect existence around him…
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