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Set in the Philippines in 1945, "The Great Raid" tells the true story of the 6th Ranger Battalion, under the com-mand of Lieutenant Colonel Henry Mucci (Benjamin Bratt) who undertake a daring rescue mission against all odds. Traveling thirty miles behind enemy lines, the 6th Ranger Battalion aims to liberate over 500 American prisoners-of- war from the notorious Cabanatuan Japanese POW camp in the most audacious rescue ever.

R Drama Action

  • 4.5

60%

40%
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Nine-year-old Frankie and his single mum Lizzie have been on the move ever since Frankie can remember, most recently arriving in a seaside Scottish town. Wanting to protect her deaf son from the truth that they've run away from his father, Lizzie has invented a story that he is away at sea on the HMS Accra. Every few weeks, Lizzie writes Frankie a make-believe letter from his father, telling of his adventures in exotic lands. As Frankie tracks the ship's progress around the globe, he discovers that it is due to dock in his hometown. With the real HMS Accra arriving in only a fortnight, Lizzie must choose between telling Frankie the truth or finding the perfect stranger to play Frankie's father for just one day.

R Drama 1 hr, 42 mins

  • 5

57%

43%

A one-time golf mogul (Johnny Knoxville) works to maintain his failing business when his 14-year-old daughter, a talented musician whom he hasn't seen in years, comes to live with him.

PG-13 Comedy 1 hr, 33 mins

  • 5

50%

50%

This comic tale, set in a small town in Wales, revolves around a funeral director (Alfred Molina) madly in love with a local woman (Brenda Blethyn), even as he's losing business to a flashy American funeral parlor rival (Christopher Walken).

PG-13 Comedy Romance

  • 5

83%

17%
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The story of "The Libertine" focuses on 17th-century womanizing poet John Wilmot (Johnny Depp), the Earl of Rochester, who befriended King Charles II (John Malkovich) and died at the young age of 33 after falling in love with aspiring actress Elizabeth Barry (Samantha Morton).

R Drama Historical 2 hrs, 10 mins

  • 4.5

75%

25%

From Tsui Hark, the legendary filmmaker who defined two decades of Asian Cinema and Yuen Wo-Ping, the visionary martial arts master behind "The Matrix" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" comes "Zu Warriors". In the world beyond our world there lies a mystic realm that guards the mortal universe—the kingdom of Zu.

PG-13 Action Adventure

  • 4.5

57%

43%
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Jennifer Lopez stars in this drama about a struggling mother who must move in with her father-in-law (Robert Redford), with whom she has an icy relationship, in order to take care of her young daughter. By living together, the woman and older man learn to get along and put the past behind them.

PG-13 Drama 1 hr, 40 mins

  • 5

88%

13%

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