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The Dark Tower Poster
91%

Ratings

  • 3.4 / 5

out of 5 stars

The film tells the tale of lead character Roland Deschain's quest for the Dark Tower, a structure that holds the key to the nexus of all universes. He encounters many allies and enemies along the way, as the world crumbles around him.

Matthew McConaughey, Brian Grazer, Idris Elba, Jackie Earle Haley, Ron Howard, Akiva Goldsman, Nikolaj Arcel, Jeff Pinkner

PG-13 Drama 1 hr, 35 mins
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Detroit Poster
62%

Ratings

  • 3.5 / 5

out of 5 stars

Set in Detroit, Michigan, a number of devastating riots take place over five summer days in 1967.

Anthony Mackie, Will Poulter, John Krasinski, Jeremy Strong, John Boyega, Kaitlyn Dever, Megan Ellison, Kathryn Bigelow

R Drama Historical
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Kidnap Poster
78%

Ratings

  • 3.5 / 5

out of 5 stars

After her son is kidnapped at a local mall, a woman embarks on a chase to save him.

Bill Johnson, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Halle Berry, Ryan Kavanaugh, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, D.J. Gugenheim, Lew Temple, Ara Keshishian

R Thriller Suspense
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Savage Dog Poster
80%

Ratings

  • 3 / 5

out of 5 stars

Indochina, 1959. A Wild West town controlled by the criminal class: Vietnamese warlords and European war criminals. Den-Dhin-Chan Labor Camp is run by four such dangerous men. The worst prison in the land, it is here that a European, former-champion boxer Martin Tilman (Scott Adkins) has made a name for himself fighting tournaments, on which wealthy criminals gamble in high stakes events. When Tilman is due for release, he just wants to return home, but the corrupt forces running the jail will do everything in their power to keep him locked down. When all that Tilman holds dear is taken away in a vicious act of violence, he is forced to confront the five men responsible and take his revenge.

Scott Adkins, Keith David, Jesse V. Johnson, Marko Zaror, Cung Lee, Juju Chan

Action
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Columbus Poster
77%

Ratings

  • 4.2 / 5

out of 5 stars

When a renowned architecture scholar falls suddenly ill during a speaking tour, his son Jin (John Cho) finds himself stranded in Columbus, Indiana - a small Midwestern city celebrated for its many significant modernist buildings. Jin strikes up a friendship with Casey (Haley Lu Richardson), a young architecture enthusiast who works at the local library. As their intimacy develops, Jin and Casey explore both the town and their conflicted emotions: Jin's estranged relationship with his father, and Casey's reluctance to leave Columbus and her mother.

John Cho, Rory Culkin, Kogonada, Parker Posey, Haley Lu Richardson, Michelle Forbes

Drama 1 hr, 40 mins
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Armed Response Poster
78%

Ratings

  • 2.5 / 5

out of 5 stars

Follows a team of highly trained operatives who find themselves trapped inside an isolated military compound after its artificial intelligence is suddenly shut down. The crew begins to experience strange and horrific phenomena as they attempt to uncover what killed the previous team.

Wesley Snipes, Anne Heche, John Stockwell, Matt Savelloni, Dave Annable, Seth Rollins, Gene Simmons

R Thriller Sci-Fi
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An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power Poster
59%

Ratings

  • 2.6 / 5

out of 5 stars

The follow-up to An Inconvenient Truth, former Vice President Al Gore continues his decades-long fight to build a more sustainable future for the planet.

Jeff Skoll, Lawrence Bender, Scott Z. Burns, Davis Guggenheim, Laurie David, Bonni Cohen, Jon Shenk, Richard Berge

PG Documentary
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Wind River Poster
88%

Ratings

  • 4.3 / 5

out of 5 stars

Cory works for the Fish and Game Department as a hunter of coyotes and other predators. Suffering after the death of his teenage daughter, he stumbles upon the raped body of a teenage girl frozen in the desolate wilderness. A rookie FBI agent who is unfamiliar with the terrain and weather enlists Cory to help her find those responsible.

Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Peter Berg, Jon Bernthal, Basil Iwanyk, Taylor Sheridan, Gil Birmingham, Kelsey Asbille

R Drama 1 hr, 51 mins
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Fun Mom Dinner Poster
74%

Ratings

  • 2.4 / 5

out of 5 stars

Follows four moms whose only common ground is their kids’ preschool class, who decide to get together for a harmless “fun mom dinner.” When the night suddenly takes an unexpected turn and things gets real, these unlikely new friends soon realize they have more in common than just marriage and motherhood.

Molly Shannon, Toni Collette, Adam Scott, Rob Huebel, Julie Rudd, Katie Aselton, Adam Levine, Paul Rust

Comedy
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Step Poster
87%

Ratings

  • 3.8 / 5

out of 5 stars

Step documents the senior year of a girls’ high-school step dance team against the background of inner-city Baltimore. As each one tries to become the first in their families to attend college, the girls strive to make their dancing a success against the backdrop of social unrest in the troubled city.

Amanda Lipitz, Blessin Giraldo, Cori Grainger, Tayla Solomon, Gari McIntyre, Paula Dofat

Documentary
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The Girls Without Hands Poster
46%

Ratings

  • 3 / 5

out of 5 stars

In hard times, a miller sells his daughter to the Devil. Protected by her purity, she escapes from the Devil who, in revenge, deprives her of her hands. So begins her long journey towards the light… but in spite of her resilience and the new protection of a handsome prince’s estate, the Devil devises a plan of his own.

Anais Demoustier, Sébastien Laudenbach, Jeremie Elkaim

Animation 1 hr, 20 mins
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Lycan Poster
75%

Ratings

  • 3.1 / 5

out of 5 stars

Six college kids who are assigned a group project to rediscover a moment in history decide to head into the backwoods of Georgia to investigate the legend of Emily Burt, aka the Talbot County werewolf.

Dania Ramirez, Bev Land

Horror
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Brave New Jersey Poster
74%

Ratings

  • 1.5 / 5

out of 5 stars

A small town on the night of Orson Welles’s legendary 1938 "War of the Worlds" radio hoax is fooled into believing aliens are invading America. As they face what they think is their last night alive, hilarious & life-changing events unfold.

Tony Hale, Raymond J. Barry, Erika Alexander, Anna Camp, Dan Bakkedahl, Sam Jaeger, Michael Dowling, Heather Burns

Comedy Sci-Fi
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68 Kill Poster
83%

Ratings

  • 3.3 / 5

out of 5 stars

Trailer-dwelling, sewage-pumping Chip (Matthew Gray Gubler) may not lead the most glamorous life, but he’s got one thing going for him: he’s head over heels infatuated with his girlfriend Liza (AnnaLynne McCord). He’s more than willing to overlook her wild streak—the fact that she’s hooking up with their landlord; her rather extreme mood swings —so when she proposes a plot to steal $68,000, he goes along with the plan. But when what was supposed to be a simple heist turns into an off-the-rails, blood-spattered crime spree, Chip learns the hard way just how deranged the love of his life really is.

AnnaLynne McCord, Michael Beasley, Matthew Gray Gubler, Sam Eidson, Sheila Vand, Alisha Boe, Ajay Mehta, Trent Haaga

Comedy 1 hr, 33 mins
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The Battleship Island Poster
72%

Ratings

  • 3.5 / 5

out of 5 stars

The Battleship Island is based on a true story during WWII when Korea was under the colonial rule of Japan. In 1944, 400 conscripted Korean civilians head out to Hashima Island. Nicknamed “The Battleship Island” after its resemblance to a war vessel, many were lured by false promises of high wages. Upon arrival, they found that workers are forced into slave labor. As the U.S. launches a massive counterattack on Japan, the Japanese decide to blow up the island in order to bury the truth about their awful treatment of the Korean slave labors. A Korean independence activist discovers the plan and works with others on the island for a mass escape.

Ryoo Seung-wan, Hwang Jeong-Min, So Ji-Sub, Song Joong-Ki, Lee Jung-Hyun.

Drama Action
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Picture This

changed release date from TBA to March 6, 2025

Sister Midnight

changed release date from TBA to May, 2025

Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert

changed release date from TBA to March 19, 2025

Superboys of Malegaon

changed release date from January 31, 2025 to February 28, 2025

Untitled Sony and Marvel Universe Film

changed release date from June 27, 2025 to TBA 2026

Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing

changed release date from TBA to April 11, 2025
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