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Last modified: Oct. 21, 2023

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With Cam Gigandet Arash Mokhtar Guy Stevenson Jesse Gustafson Teri Reeves Benjamin Charles Watson Dion Mucciacito Casey Hendershot John Brodsky Michael Dale

Cam Gigandet stars as the leader of a “Dirty Dozen” band of military prisoners who must fight off a terrorist attack on the remote "black site" prison where they’re being held, which, unknown to them, is a cover for a secret drone control facility.

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With Dave Bautista Luc Besson Robert Mark Kamen Matthias Hoene Mark Chao Ni Ni

After a mysterious chest opens a gateway through time, teen gamer Jack (Uriah Shelton) is transported to an ancient empire terrorized by a cruel barbarian king (former WWE superstar Dave Bautista). Jack will need all of his gaming skills as he battles to defeat the barbarian, protect a beautiful princess, and somehow find his way back home.

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With Guy Ritchie Eric Bana Charlie Hunnam Charles Roven Jude Law Djimon Hounsou Craig J. Flores Gianni Nunnari Richard Suckle Annabelle Wallis Aidan Gillen Joby Harold Jon Berg Warren Ellis Astrid Bergès-Frisbey Katie McGrath

A reimagining of the classic tale of Arthur, the Knights, and the Sword in the Stone.

PG-13 Drama
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With Danny McBride Michael Fassbender Ridley Scott Michael Green Katherine Waterston Demian Bichir Tony Scott Carmen Ejogo Billy Crudup Noomi Rapace Amy Seimetz Nathaniel Dean Jack Paglen Jussie Smollett Jussie Smollet Callie Hernandez Alexander England Benjamin Rigby

Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created in ALIEN with Alien: Covenant, the second chapter in a prequel trilogy that began with Prometheus -- and connects directly to Scott’s 1979 seminal work of science fiction. Bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, the crew of the colony ship Covenant discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world -- whose sole inhabitant is the "synthetic" David (Michael Fassbender), survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition.

R Action 2 hrs, 1 min
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With Takashi Shimizu Makoto Fukami Takanori Tsujimoto

The third installment in the massively popular CG animated film franchise, following Resident Evil: Degeneration (2008) and Resident Evil: Damnation (2012).

R Action 1 hr, 55 mins
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With Dwayne Johnson Alexandra Daddario Priyanka Chopra Jonas Zac Efron Eli Roth Seth Gordon Beau Flynn Damian Shannon Belinda Sitio David Hasselhoff Pamela Anderson Brian Gatewood Jon Bass Amin Joseph Charlotte McKinney Peter Tolan Ivan Reitman Tripp Vinson Tom Pollock Joe Medjuck Jeff Clifford Mark Swift Michael Berk Doug Schwartz Greg Bonann Alessandro Tanaka Justin Malen Hannibal Buress Kelly Rohrbach Jack Kesy

A new hotshot lifeguard (Efron) butts heads with the infamous, badass, and universally loved, Mitch Buchannon (The Rock), head lifeguard of BAYWATCH in Miami. Although the bay seems like any other beach, mysterious activity arises at a local beach club, leading Mitch to believe his beloved Bay is in danger, and his team must come together to save it.

R Action 1 hr, 59 mins
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With James Cameron Arnold Schwarzenegger Robert Patrick Linda Hamilton Joe Morton Edward Furlong William Wisher

Arnold Schwarzenegger returns as The Terminator in this explosive action-adventure spectacle. Now he's one of the good guys, sent back in time to protect John Connor, the boy destined to lead the freedom fighters of the future. Linda Hamilton reprises her role as Sarah Connor, John's mother, a quintessential survivor who has been institutionalized for her warning of the nuclear holocaust she knows is inevitable. Together, the threesome must find a way to stop the ultimate enemy - the T-1000, the most lethal Terminator ever created.

R Action 2 hrs, 17 mins
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With Shin Ha-kyun Kim Ok-Vin Bang Sung-Jun Kim Seo-Hyung

Bloody revenge is at the heart of this stylish, kinetic action-thriller that gives a welcome shot of adrenaline to the classic femme fatale story. Honed from childhood into a merciless killing machine by a criminal organization, assassin Sook-hee is recruited as a sleeper agent with the promise of freedom after ten years of service - and she jumps at the chance for a normal life. But soon enough, secrets from her past destroy everything she’s worked for, and now nobody can stand in her way as she embarks on a roaring rampage of revenge.

Action 2 hrs, 4 mins
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With Dave Bautista Brittany Snow Arturo Castro Cary Murnion Jonathan Milott Christian Navarro Jeremie Harris

When Lucy (Snow) steps off the subway, she walks into an utter bloodbath on the streets of Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood. Texas is attempting to secede from the Union, and militia forces have descended upon New York City to claim it as an East Coast base of operations and negotiation tool. Faced with a flurry of whizzing bullets and total destruction around every corner, Lucy takes shelter in the basement of Stupe (Bautista), a burly war veteran who reluctantly helps her traverse the treacherous five-block stretch of Bushwick to reach her destination—assuming it’s still there.

Action 1 hr, 34 mins
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With George Nolfi Billy Magnussen Michael London Simon Yin Janice Williams James Hong Pang Christopher Wilkinson Stephen J. Rivele Xia Yu Philip Ng JingJing Qu Jin Xing Leo Shi Young

Set against the backdrop of 1960s San Francisco, Birth of the Dragon is a modern take on the classic movies that Bruce Lee was known for. It takes its inspiration from the epic and still controversial showdown between an up-and-coming Bruce Lee and kung fu master Wong Jack Man – a battle that gave birth to a legend.

PG-13 Action 1 hr, 31 mins
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With Simon Yam Darren Wang Xing Yu Tianai Zhang Guansen Sheng Yang Lei

After being defeated by humans centuries ago, the Winged Tribe has lost their ability to fly. Seeking vengeance, a royal descendant of the tribe has begun searching for the magical Naga Pearls, which he plans to use to destroy the humans. When the legendary pearls fall into - and out of - the hands of Heiyu, a wily human street punk, he must join a team of unlikely heroes as they race to prevent the destruction of their people in this magical fantasy adventure.

Action 1 hr, 48 mins
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With Johnny Depp Golshifteh Farahani Javier Bardem Orlando Bloom Jerry Bruckheimer Kaya Scodelario Brenton Thwaites Jeff Nathanson Brigham Taylor Stephen Graham David Wenham Kevin McNally Chad Oman Geoffrey Rush Martin Klebba Terry Rossio Adam Brown Espen Sandberg Joachim Rønning

Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Captain Jack Sparrow finds the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost pirates led by his old nemesis, the terrifying Captain Salazar (Bardem), escape from the Devil's Triangle, determined to kill every pirate at sea...including him. Captain Jack's only hope of survival lies in seeking out the legendary Trident of Poseidon, a powerful artifact that bestows upon its possessor total control over the seas.

PG-13 Action 2 hrs, 15 mins
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With Muriel Hofmann Judd Bloch Jenny Wu Jet Tranter Chris Nahon Bey Logan Amy Johnston Kathy Wu

A troubled American girl (Amy Johnston) is recruited to fight in a vicious, all-female and underground Japanese martial arts tournament known as "The Kumite."

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With Brad Pitt Will Poulter Topher Grace Lakeith Stanfield Ben Kingsley Dede Gardner Anthony Michael Hall David Michôd Tilda Swinton Jeremy Kleiner Emory Cohen David Michod Meg Tilly

Chronicles the rise and fall of General Stanley McChrystal, the commanding general of international and U.S. forces in Afghanistan, and is a shocking behind-the-scenes portrait of our military commanders, their high-stake maneuvers and the political firestorm that shook the United States.

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With Gal Gadot Zack Snyder Chris Pine Elena Anaya Said Taghmaoui Patty Jenkins Danny Huston David Thewlis Lucy Davis Deborah Snyder Ewen Bremner Robin Wright Connie Nielsen Michelle MacLaren Jason Fuchs

Raised on the mythical island of Themyscira and trained by Amazonian warriors, a young woman named Diana fulfills a destiny long ago bestowed on her by the Gods when her home and the world at large is threatened, she must leave and travel to the outside world for the first time. In doing so she will take the first steps to becoming the hero that is Wonder Woman…

PG-13 Action
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With Sammo Hung Gordon Chan Vincent Zhao

The film is the story of how a Chinese general defeated Japanese pirates by using unique stratagems and maverick tactics.

NR Action 1 hr, 56 mins
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With Tom Cruise Russell Crowe Billy Ray Courtney B. Vance Marwan Kenzari Alex Kurtzman Roberto Orci Bobby Cohen Jon Spaihts Sofia Boutella Annabelle Wallis Chris Morgan Sean Daniel Jim Jacks Jake Johnson

Thought safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the desert, an ancient queen (Sofia Boutella) whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia and terrors that defy human comprehension.

PG-13 Action 1 hr, 50 mins
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With Dan Stevens Tim Smith Omid Nooshin Berenice Marlohe C. Kindinger Tygo Gernandt Charity Wakefield

Set in a future version of the world, the video game style plot follows an experiment for unlimited energy, harnessing parallel universes, which goes wrong. Chased by drones and soldiers, pilot and physicist Will Porter must race through an imploding world to get the Redivider box to a tower, which will save humanity, including his family, in the real world.

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With Jason Momoa Bruce Willis John Goodman Thomas Middleditch Famke Janssen Nicolas Chartier Adam Goldberg Mark Cullen Robb Cullen Kal Pen

Tells the story of Venice Beach P.I. Steve Ford (Bruce Willis): a detective who's good with the ladies, bad with the punches, and wild about his dog, Buddy. But when his beloved pet is stolen by local thugs, Steve makes a questionable alliance with their devious leader, Spider (Jason Momoa). Teaming up with his best friend (John Goodman), Steve pulls out the big guns in search of Spider's stolen cocaine and cash in order to set things straight and get Buddy back where he belongs.

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With Eugenia Yuan Byron Mann Jason Tobin Dax Phelan Glen Chin Sarah Lian

Jasmine stars Jason Tobin as successful Hong Kong businessman, Leonard, one year after his wife’s murder and becomes obsessed with a mysterious stranger he thinks killed his wife. Now he travels the world trying to find this stranger as people keep dying everywhere he goes.

Action 1 hr, 25 mins
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With Mark Wahlberg Michael Bay Anthony Hopkins Akiva Goldsman Josh Duhamel Steven Spielberg Matt Holloway Art Marcum Lorenzo di Bonaventura Don Murphy Ken Nolan Isabela Moner Jerrod Carmichael Josh Duhamel,Laura Haddock

The Last Knight shatters the core myths of the Transformers franchise, and redefines what it means to be a hero. Humans and Transformers are at war, Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth. Saving our world falls upon the shoulders of an unlikely alliance: Cade Yeager (Mark Wahlberg); Bumblebee; an English Lord (Sir Anthony Hopkins); and an Oxford Professor (Laura Haddock).

PG-13 Action 2 hrs, 30 mins
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With Tom Hardy Christopher Nolan Harry Styles James D'Arcy Kenneth Branagh Aneurin Barnard Mark Rylance Fionn Whitehead Jack Lowden Emma Thomas

Miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbor of Dunkirk, France, between May 27- June 04, 1940, during Battle of France in Word War II.

PG-13 Action
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With Ethan Hawke Luc Besson Clive Owen Dane DeHaan Rihanna Cara Delevingne Herbie Hancock

Valerian (Dane DeHaan) and Laureline (Cara Delevingne) are special operatives for the government of the human territories charged with maintaining order throughout the universe. Valerian has more in mind than a professional relationship with his partner- blatantly chasing after her with propositions of romance. But his extensive history with women, and her traditional values, drive Laureline to continuously rebuff him.

Under directive from their Commander (Clive Owen), Valerian and Laureline embark on a mission to the breathtaking intergalactic city of Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis comprised of thousands of different species from all four corners of the universe. Alpha's seventeen million inhabitants have converged over time- uniting their talents, technology and resources for the betterment of all. Unfortunately, not everyone on Alpha shares in these same objectives; in fact, unseen forces are at work, placing our race in great danger.

PG-13 Action 2 hrs, 17 mins
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With Dina Meyer Ed Neumeier DeRay Davis Casper Van Dien

Johnny Rico has just been demoted and sent to a small satellite station on Mars whilst the Federation attacks the bugs’ home planet. While trying to train his new recruits on this remote quiet station, the bugs show up in a surprise attack but the Federation’s Fleet is too far away to help. It’s up to Rico and his Troopers to save the planet and uncover how the bugs made it so close to home.

R Action 1 hr, 30 mins
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With Jon Bernthal Kevin Spacey Jon Hamm Jamie Foxx Lily James Ansel Elgort Eiza González Edgar Wright Nira Park Tim Bevan Eric Fellner Sky Ferreira

A talented, young getaway driver (Ansel Elgort) relies on the beat of his personal soundtrack to be the best in the game. When he meets the girl of his dreams (Lily James), Baby sees a chance to ditch his criminal life and make a clean getaway. But after being coerced into working for a crime boss (Kevin Spacey), he must face the music when a doomed heist threatens his life, love and freedom.

R Action 1 hr, 53 mins
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With Jake Gyllenhaal Lily Collins Steven Yuen Giancarlo Esposito Paul Dano Tilda Swinton Seo Hyun An Bong Joon-ho Dooho Choi

For 10 idyllic years, young Mija (An Seo Hyun) has been caretaker and constant companion to Okja - a massive animal and an even bigger friend - at her home in the mountains of South Korea. But that changes when the family-owned multinational conglomerate Mirando Corporation takes Okja for themselves and transports her to New York, where image obsessed and self-promoting CEO Lucy Mirando (Tilda Swinton) has big plans for Mija's dearest friend.

With no particular plan but single-minded in intent, Mija sets out on a rescue mission, but her already daunting journey quickly becomes more complicated when she crosses paths with disparate groups of capitalists, demonstrators and consumers, each battling to control the fate of Okja...while all Mija wants to do is bring her friend home.

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With Robert Downey Jr. Tom Holland Amy Pascal Zendaya Marisa Tomei Jonathan Goldstein Jon Favreau Angourie Rice Michael Keaton John Francis Daley Donald Glover Kevin Feige Bokeem Woodbine Laura Harrier Patricia Whitcher Louis D'Esposito Jeremy Latcham Victoria Alonso Jon Watts Tony Revolori Michael Mando Jacob Batalon Stan Lee Chris McKenna Logan Marshall-Green Michael Chernus Kenneth Choi Hannibal Buress Abraham Attah Michael Barbieri Christopher Ford Erik Sommers Tyne Daly Jona Xiao

A young Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Tom Holland), who made his sensational debut in Captain America: Civil War, begins to navigate his newfound identity as the web-slinging super hero in Spider-Man: Homecoming. Thrilled by his experience with the Avengers, Peter returns home, where he lives with his Aunt May (Marisa Tomei), under the watchful eye of his new mentor Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.). Peter tries to fall back into his normal daily routine - distracted by thoughts of proving himself to be more than just your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man - but when the Vulture (Michael Keaton) emerges as a new villain, everything that Peter holds most important will be threatened.

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With Theo James Richard Armitage Adetokumboh M'Cormack Matt Frewer Tony Amendola James Callis Steven Paul Jeremy Bolt Benedict Carver Warren Ellis Graham McTavish Adi Shankar Alejandra Reynoso Emily Swallow Jason Williams

The story centers on the battle between Dracula and the Belmont clan of vampire hunters in a labyrinthine fortress in the Carpathian mountains.

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With Woody Harrelson Steve Zahn Judy Greer Andy Serkis Rick Jaffa Peter Chernin Matt Reeves Amanda Silver Ty Olsson Mark Bomback Dylan Clark Gabriel Chavarria Chad Rook Aleks Paunovic

In War for the Planet of the Apes, the third chapter of the critically acclaimed blockbuster franchise, Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet.

PG-13 Drama
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With Julian Sands Dominic Rains Gregory Kasyan Laura Harring Daniel Y-Li Grove Reza Sixo Safai Helena Mattson Parviz Sayyad Nikolai Kinski David Diaan Daniel Zolghadri

As a child soldier, Behrouz (Reza Sixo Safai) miraculously survived the Iran-Iraq War to be squirreled away to the streets of Los Angeles. After two decades under the ruthless Iranian mobster Cirrus Golshiri (Parviz Sayyad), Behrouz leaves the underworld to follow his American Dream of becoming a “Real Estate Man”. But after a chance encounter involving a high-stakes poker game, he is brought back into the life he left behind and accused of stealing from his former boss. Behrouz and his Russian girlfriend Oksana (Helena Mattsson), must hunt down missing drugs as events from his past and present clash spiraling out of control.

Action 1 hr, 43 mins

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

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.

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

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.

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With Tom Holland Jon Bernthal Richard Armitage Tristan McConnell John Lynch Stanley Weber Eric Godon Brendan Muldowney Eoin Geoghegan

A group of monks undertake a pilgrimage to transport their monastery's holiest relic to Rome. When the true significance of the relic is revealed, the journey becomes much more treacherous, and the group's faith and loyalty to one another are tested.

Action 1 hr, 36 mins
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With Ryan Reynolds Samuel L. Jackson Salma Hayek Gary Oldman John Thompson Les Weldon Patrick Hughes Mark Gill Tom O'Connor Elodie Yung Matt O'Toole

An action comedy about the world’s top protection agent (Reynolds) and his new client: a notorious hitman who came in from the cold (Jackson). They’ve been on opposite ends of a bullet for years. They hate each other. Now they’re stuck together and have 24 hours to get from England to The Hague. The only thing standing in their way is everything a murderous Eastern European dictator (Oldman) can throw at them.

R Action 1 hr, 51 mins
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With Jon Bernthal Jeffrey Donovan Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Ric Roman Waugh Omari Hardwick Benjamin Bratt Evan Jones Emory Cohen Lake Bell

R Action 2 hrs, 1 min
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With Jean Reno Stephen Fung Shu Qi Andy Lau Eric Tsang Jingchu Zhang Tony Yo-ning Yang

In this slick, high-stakes action-adventure, the world's top thieves – the infamous and charismatic Cheung (Andy Lau), his former partner in crime, Xiao (Tony Yang), and beautiful chameleon Ye (Shu Qi) - join forces to pull off the heist of a lifetime. But when they find themselves pursued across Europe by a legendary French detective (Jean Reno), they’ll have to take their game to the next level.

NR Action 1 hr, 44 mins
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