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With Ryan Reynolds Denzel Washington Vera Farmiga Robert Patrick Brendan Gleeson Tim McGraw Adam Kolbrenner Scott Stuber Joel Kinnaman Daniel Espinosa Sam Shepard Ruben Blades Terry George Trevor Macy Liam Cunningham David Guggenheim

Legendary spy Tobin Frost (Denzel Washington) has eluded capture for almost a decade. One of the best ops men that the CIA’s ever trained, the brilliant ex-intelligence officer has betrayed assets and sold military codes to enemies of the state since he turned. From aiding splinter cells to trading incendiary secrets to the highest bidder, the damage he’s done to the U.S. is immeasurable. Now, Frost is back on the grid with the most explosive intel he’s ever gotten his hands on. For the past year, Matt Weston (Ryan Reynolds) has been frustrated by his inactive, backwater post in Cape Town. A “housekeeper” who aspires to be a full-fledged case officer, the loyal company man has been waiting for an opportunity to prove himself. When the first and only occupant he’s had proves to be the most dangerous operative he will ever cross, Weston readies for duty. As soon as Frost is brought in for debriefing, mercenaries in brutal pursuit of Frost come and level Weston’s safe house. Barely escaping, the veteran spy and untested captor must discover whether their attackers were sent by terrorists or by someone on the inside. With only hours left to get Frost to the next safe house, Weston must figure out who he can trust before he and the world’s most skillful assassin are both eliminated.

R Action 1 hr, 55 mins
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With Dwayne Johnson Vanessa Hudgens Josh Hutcherson Michael Caine Luis Guzman Beau Flynn Marcus Viscidi Richard Outten Brad Peyton Tripp Vinson Charlotte Huggins Michael Bostick Richard Brener Mark Gunn Brian Gunn Evan Turner Samuel J. Brown

The new journey begins when Sean Anderson (Josh Hutcherson) receives a coded distress signal from a mysterious island where no island should exist — a place of strange life forms, mountains of gold, deadly volcanoes, and more than one astonishing secret. The secret is rumored to involve Sean's missing grandfather, Alexander Anderson (Michael Caine). Unable to stop him from going, Sean's new stepfather (Dwayne Johnson) joins the quest. Together with a helicopter pilot (Luis Guzman) and his beautiful, strong-willed daughter (Vanessa Hudgens), they set out to find the island, rescue its lone inhabitant and escape before seismic shockwaves force the island under the sea and bury its treasures forever.

PG Drama 1 hr, 38 mins
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With Liam Neeson Natalie Portman Ewan McGregor Frank Oz Anthony Daniels Pernilla August Jake Lloyd Ian McDiarmid Kenny Baker Ahmed Best

The Trade Federation begins an embargo around the planet Naboo. The Galactic Senate sends Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi to settle the issue, but events don't go according to the plan.

PG Action 2 hrs, 16 mins
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With Tom Hardy Will Smith Reese Witherspoon Chris Pine Til Schweiger Angela Bassett McG Robert Simonds Abigail Spencer Timothy Dowling Marcus Gautesen Chelsea Handler

The world's deadliest CIA operatives are inseparable partners and best friends until they fall for the same woman. Having once helped bring down entire enemy nations, they are now employing their incomparable skills and an endless array of high-tech gadgetry against their greatest nemesis ever - each other.

PG-13 Action
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With Tom Hardy Will Smith Reese Witherspoon Chris Pine Til Schweiger Angela Bassett McG Robert Simonds Abigail Spencer Timothy Dowling Marcus Gautesen Chelsea Handler

The world's deadliest CIA operatives are inseparable partners and best friends until they fall for the same woman. Having once helped bring down entire enemy nations, they are now employing their incomparable skills and an endless array of high-tech gadgetry against their greatest nemesis ever - each other.

PG-13 Action
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With Nicolas Cage Avi Arad Idris Elba Ciaran Hinds Mark Steven Johnson David S. Goyer Johnny Whitworth Mark Neveldine Brian Taylor Michael De Luca Ari Arad Steven Paul Ashok Amritraj Gary Foster Violante Placido Fergus Riordan

The story sees Johnny Blaze, aka Ghost Rider (Nicholas Cage), hiding out in remote Eastern Europe and struggling to repress his curse. Blaze is recruited by a sect to take on The Devil (Ciaran Hinds), who wants to take over his mortal son’s body on the kid’s birthday. Idris Elba plays an alcoholic warrior monk tasked with finding Ghost Rider. Johnny Whitworth plays a criminal who is recruited by The Devil to find the boy and is later turned into a demonic creature.

PG-13 Action 1 hr, 36 mins
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With Roselyn Sanchez Emilio Rivera Scott Waugh Thomas Tull Kurt Johnstad Mike McCoy

A Navy Seal squad goes on a covert mission to recover a kidnapped CIA agent, and, in the process, takes down a complex web of terrorist cells determined to strike America at all costs.

R Action 1 hr, 41 mins

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