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Riff Raff
Plot A fractured family reunion one Christmas is hampered by two hit-men who are on the tail of one of them. A stacked cast that include Ed Harris as the patriarch Vincent. He is married to Sandy (Gabrielle Union), whose son DJ (Miles J Harvey) lives with them. Their world is turned upside down upon…
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Resurrection
Plot Margaret is an early 40’s, executive – who has a rigid, controlled life. She lives in a spotless apartment with her daughter Abby, who is about to turn 18. One day at a conference she sees a man from her past that unravels her. David, the much older man who she lived with as…
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Brick
Plot Liv and Tim, who live in Hamburg – are still grieving the loss of their child through miscarriage two years on. Liv is desperate to move on, and suggests an impromptu trip to Paris, but Tim who has taken the loss harder, and has declines due to work commitments. The next day, Liv decides…
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Rocketman
Plot The story of the early years of Reginald “Reggie” Dwight, or his “stage name”, Elton John – and his meteoric rise to fame during the 60’s and 70’s. Direction Bright, colourful – with just the right amount of vintage era 60’s and 70’s. Dexter Fletcher’s biography of Elton John (with the help of The…
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Plot 1947 Los Angeles, and the human world exists alongside the world of cartoon characters of Disney and Warner Bros, and Maroon Studios. Eddie Valiant is hired by Maroon studios boss, RK Maroon, to spy on Jessica Rabbit the wife of one of his stars, Roger Rabbit following Roger’s poor performance. Eddie discovers that Jessica…
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Casino
Plot Sam “Ace” Rothstein is a mafia associate, who is sent to run the Tangiers casino in 1973, while it is owned by them. They also send ‘made man’ Nicky Santoro to protect Sam as his way of running things is making good profit. Over the course of ten years, Nicky’s becomes reckless in his…
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Air Force One
Plot America and Russia have joined forces to capture General Radek, a dictator and leader of a terrorist regime in Kazakhstan. On the way back to the US from Russia, Air Force One is hijacked by six Radek supporters – who hold the plane hostage, vowing to kill hostages unless Radek is released. President James…
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Thunderball
Plot S.P.E.C.T.R.E have hijacked 2 nuclear warheads, and are holding the USA and the UK hostage for $100m. They will detonate one of the weapons if they are not paid. James Bond investigates, and finds himself up against S.P.E.C.T.R.E’s #2 – Emilio Largo. Direction At 125m this is the longest in the franchise so far.…
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Rocky V
Plot Rocky is now retired following his fight in Russia. Upon his return home, he and Adrian discover Paulie has mistakenly given power of attorney to his accountant – who has squandered their millions, and put them back to where they started. Rocky discovers a gifted fighter named Tommy Gunn, and takes him under his…
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The Dead Pool
Plot Harry Callahan investigates the death of a celebrity, and discovers that there game being played by a group of friends where they create a ‘list’ of celebrities they think will die. But one of the players lists start dying – and Harry’s name is on the list. Direction New director Buddy van Horn takes…
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Alien
Plot A seven manned spaceship, The Nostromo, returning to earth from deep space is awoken from cryo-sleep to investigate a distress call from a planet. The team that heads down discovers a life form, with an alien bug attaching itself to one of the crew. Upon return to the ship, the bug has evolved into…
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Beverly Hills Cop
Plot Axel Foley is a gifted detective in Detroit. One night, his old friend Mikey from his ‘old life’ comes to visit, and they have a night of reminiscing and heavy drinking. However Mikey, who hasn’t left “the life” is murdered, as Axel is left beaten unconscious. Axel takes ‘vacation’ and decides to head to…
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My Old Ass
Plot 18 year old Elliott is about to leave her small town near Ontario, for Toronto, where she plans to head to college. She is going to leave her girlfriend Chelsea, and her two best friends Ro and Ruthie. Her family, with mum Kathy, dad Tom, and brothers Max and Spenser – are planning on…
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The Royal Hotel
Plot Two Canadian young women, on holiday in Australia, take a job to earn some money, when they run out. They are sent to a South Australian town, to work in the local bar, which is a regular for all the local miners. The bar is owned by Carol – an Aboriginal Auntie, and her…
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Black Bag
Plot George Woodhouse is a top ranking Secret Intelligence Officer, who is ordered by his supervisor to find which SIS operative has stolen a software program called Severus, which if used correctly can cause nuclear meltdowns to kill tens of thousands. There are five suspects; Direction A more mature direction from Steven Soderbergh than we…
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