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With Shawn Levy Amandla Stenberg Harris Dickinson Patrick Gibson Mark O'Brien Mandy Moore Gwendoline Christie Dan Levine Chad Hodge Catherine Dyer Golden Brooks Jennifer Yuh Nelson Wallace Langham Skylan Brooks

When teens mysteriously develop powerful new abilities, they are declared a threat by the government and detained. Sixteen-year-old Ruby, one of the most powerful young people anyone has encountered, escapes her camp and joins a group of runaway teens seeking safe haven. Soon this newfound family realizes that, in a world in which the adults in power have betrayed them, running is not enough and they must wage a resistance, using their collective power to take back control of their future.

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With Roger Ashton-Griffiths Ewan McGregor Brad Garrett Hayley Atwell Jim Cummings Tom McCarthy Brigham Taylor Marc Forster Allison Schroeder Alex Ross Perry Mark Gatiss Nick Mohammed Bronte Carmichael

In the heartwarming live action adventure Disney’s Christopher Robin, the young boy who shared countless adventures with his band of lovable stuffed animals in the Hundred Acre Wood is now grown up and living in London but he has lost his way. Now it is up to his childhood friends to venture into our world and help Christopher Robin rediscover the joys of family life, the value of friendship and to appreciate the simple pleasures in life once again.

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With Max Casella Jordana Spiro Dominique Fishback Tatum Marilyn Hall John Earl Jelks Angelica Nwandu

Angel LaMere is released from juvenile detention on the eve of her 18th birthday. Haunted by her past, Angel embarks on a journey with her 10 year-old sister to avenge her mother’s death.

Drama 1 hr, 27 mins
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With David Lowery Maia Mitchell Liz Cardenas Kyle Mooney Augustine Frizzell Toby Halbrooks James M. Johnston Camila Morrone Joel Allen

Jessie and Angela are taking a week off to chill at the beach. Too bad their house got robbed, rent's due, they're about to get fired and they're broke. Now they have to avoid eviction, stay out of jail and get to the beach, no matter what.

Drama 1 hr, 25 mins
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With Glenn Close Christian Slater Jonathan Pryce Max Irons Annie Starke Jane Anderson Meg Wolitzer Harry Lloyd Bjorn Runge

Joan Castleman (Glenn Close) is a highly intelligent and still-striking beauty – the perfect devoted wife. Forty years spent sacrificing her own talent, dreams and ambitions to fan the flames of her charismatic husband Joe (Jonathan Pryce) and his skyrocketing literary career. Ignoring his infidelities and excuses because of his "art" with grace and humor. Their fateful pact has built a marriage upon uneven compromises and Joan's reached her breaking point. On the eve of Joe's Nobel Prize for Literature, the crown jewel in a spectacular body of work, Joan's coup de grace is to confront the biggest sacrifice of her life and secret of his career. THE WIFE is a poignant, funny and emotional journey; a celebration of womanhood, self-discovery and liberation.

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With Jason Statham Lorenzo di Bonaventura Jon Turteltaub Jessica McNamee Rainn Wilson Cliff Curtis Li Bingbing Ruby Rose Dean Georgaris Colin Wilson Belle Avery

In the film, a deep-sea submersible—part of an international undersea observation program—has been attacked by a massive creature, previously thought to be extinct, and now lies disabled at the bottom of the deepest trench in the Pacific…with its crew trapped inside. With time running out, expert deep sea rescue diver Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham) is recruited by a visionary Chinese oceanographer (Winston Chao), against the wishes of his daughter Suyin (Li Bingbing), to save the crew—and the ocean itself—from this unstoppable threat: a pre-historic 75-foot-long shark known as the Megalodon. What no one could have imagined is that, years before, Taylor had encountered this same terrifying creature. Now, teamed with Suyin, he must confront his fears and risk his own life to save everyone trapped below... bringing him face to face once more with the greatest and largest predator of all time.

PG-13 Drama
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With Mia Rose Frampton Amy Cimorelli Lauren Giraldo Dani Cimorelli Stephanie Mickus Jack C. Newell Stony Blyden Juliette Angelo Beau Brooks Kate Rachesky Lisa Cimorelli Christina Cimorelli Katherine Cimorelli Lauren Cimorelli

Hope Gracin is known as "the girl dying of cancer" and has fully embraced this identity. Posting YouTube videos, having fun with friends, an Australian boyfriend, and being popular have been results of this identity… until her tests show that she is cured. Hope, unsure of what her new future holds, hides the truth. But as what happens with most secrets, the truth comes out. How will everyone react? With the help of her friends and loved ones, Hope faces her fear of living only to discover the beauty of living.

Drama 1 hr, 18 mins
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With Glen Powell Lily James Tom Courtenay Penelope Wilton Matthew Goode Jessica Brown Findlay Michiel Huisman Mike Newell Paula Mazur Tom Bezucha Mitchell Kaplan Donald Roos

The story follows a writer, as she forms an unexpected bond with the residents of Guernsey Island in the aftermath of World War II when she decides to write a book about their experiences during the war.

Drama 2 hrs, 2 mins
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With Natassia Malthe Kodi Smit-McPhee Leonor Varela Albert Hughes Dan Widenhaupt Priya Rajaratnam

An epic adventure set in the last Ice Age. Europe, 20,000 years ago. While on his first hunt with his tribe’s most elite group, a young man is injured and left for dead. Awakening to find himself broken and alone -- he must learn to survive and navigate the harsh and unforgiving wilderness. Reluctantly taming a lone wolf abandoned by its pack, the pair learn to rely on each other and become unlikely allies, enduring countless dangers and overwhelming odds in order to find their way home before the deadly winter arrives.

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With Mark Wahlberg John Malkovich Peter Berg Lauren Cohan Iko Uwais Stephen Levinson Ronda Rousey Lea Carpenter Poorna Jagannathan Terry Kinney Sala Baker

A CIA field officer and an Indonesian police officer are forced to work together as they confront violent and extreme political corruption.

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With Emma Roberts Kevin Spacey Ansel Elgort Taron Egerton Cary Elwes Jeremy Irvine Holly Wiersma Rosanna Arquette Stephen Cox Suki Waterhouse Captain Mauzner Judd Nelson James Cox Billie Lourd

During the 1980s in Los Angeles, a group of wealth graduates of the Harvard School for boys establish an investment club. When the funds run out, the members resort to kidnapping and murder.

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With Armando Gutierrez Gina Gershon Shirley MacLaine William Moseley Chris Bouchard Loreto Peralta Poppy Drayton Blake Harris Jared Sandler Lexy Kolker Claire Crosby

The Little Mermaid is a family film with a fresh twist on the classic "tail". In The Little Mermaid, grandmother (Shirley Maclaine) tells the story of a young reporter (William Moseley) and his niece (Loreto Peralta) discover a beautiful and enchanting creature (Poppy Drayton), which they believe to be the real little mermaid.

PG Drama 1 hr, 27 mins
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With Ethan Hawke Rose Byrne Judd Apatow Barry Mendel Jim Taylor Tamara Jenkins Jesse Peretz Megan Dodds Jeffrey Soros Albert Berger Ron Yerxa Phil Alden Robinson Chris O’Dowd

Annie (Rose Byrne) is stuck in a long-term relationship with Duncan (Chris O'Dowd) - an obsessive fan of obscure rocker Tucker Crowe (Ethan Hawke). When the acoustic demo of Tucker's hit record from 25 years ago surfaces, its release leads to a life-changing encounter with the elusive rocker himself.

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With Raul Castillo Sheila Vand Evan Rosado Jeremiah Zagar Josiah Gabriel Isaiah Kristian

Three brothers tear their way through childhood, pushing against their parents’ volatile love. While the older brothers take cues from their unpredictable father, Jonah, the youngest, increasingly embraces an imagined world all his own.

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With Will Smith Noah Centineo Susan Johnson James Lassiter Anna Cathcart Andrew Bachelor Sofia Alvarez John Corbett Janel Parrish Israel Broussard Lana Condor

What if all the crushes you ever had found out how you felt about them...all at once? Lara Jean Song Covey's love life goes from imaginary to out of control when the love letters for every boy she's ever loved-five in all-are mysteriously mailed out.

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With Charlie Hunnam Rami Malek Tommy Flanagan Eve Hewson Joey McFarland Ram Bergman Aaron Guzikowski David Koplan Riza Aziz Roland Møller Michael Noer Roger Corbi Roland Moller Michael Socha Brian Vernel Nina Senicar

Papillon follows the epic story of Henri "Papillon" Charrière (Charlie Hunnam), a safecracker from the Parisian underworld who is framed for murder and condemned to life in the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island. Determined to regain his freedom, Papillon forms an unlikely alliance with quirky convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega (Rami Malek), who in exchange for protection, agrees to finance Papillon's escape.

R Drama 2 hrs, 13 mins
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With Emily Mortimer Patricia Clarkson Isabel Coixet Bill Nighy

England, 1959. Free-spirited widow Florence Green (Emily Mortimer) risks everything to open a bookshop in a conservative East Anglian coastal town. While bringing about a surprising cultural awakening through works by Ray Bradbury and Vladimir Nabokov, she earns the polite but ruthless opposition of a local grand dame (Patricia Clarkson) and the support and affection of a reclusive book loving widower (Bill Nighy). As Florence's obstacles amass and bear suspicious signs of a local power struggle, she is forced to ask: is there a place for a bookshop in a town that may not want one? Based on Penelope Fitzgerald's acclaimed novel and directed by Isabel Coixet (Learning to Drive), The Bookshop is an elegant yet incisive rendering of personal resolve, tested in the battle for the soul of a community.

PG Drama 1 hr, 48 mins
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With Vimala Pons Mathilde Warnier Sam Louwyck Elina Löwensohn Pauline Lorillard Diane Rouxel Anaël Snoek Bertrand Mandico

Tells the tale of five adolescent boys (all played by actresses) enamored by the arts, but drawn to crime and transgression. After a brutal crime committed by the group and aided by Trevor – a deity of chaos they can’t control – they’re punished to board a boat with a captain hell-bent on taming their ferocious appetites. After arriving on a lush island with dangers and pleasures abound the boys start to transform in both mind and body.

NR Drama 1 hr, 50 mins
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With Alan Powell Eric Roberts Scott William Winters Eugene Khumbanyiwa Caitlin Nicol-Thomas Benjamin Onyango Emily Hahn Jessica Obilom Eric Welch Brad Allen Chuck Howard Martin Michael

A refugee’s escape, a prisoner’s promise, and a daughter’s painful secret converge in this inspiring true story of hope. As three fathers fight to save their families, their lives become intertwined in an unlikely journey across the globe, where they learn the healing power of forgiveness and reconciliation.

PG-13 Drama 1 hr, 48 mins
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With Oscar Isaac Joe Alwyn Ben Kingsley Haley Lu Richardson Nick Kroll Melanie Laurent Lior Raz Brian Kavanaugh-Jones Greta Scacchi Chris Weitz Matthew Orton Pêpê Rapazote Ron Schmidt Matt Charman Peter Strauss

Fifteen years after the end of World War II, acting on irrefutable evidence, a top-secret team of Israeli agents travel to Argentina where Eichmann (Kingsley) has been in hiding together with his family under an alias Ricardo Klement and execute an extremely dangerous abduction. In attempting to sneak him out of Argentina to stand trial in Israel while being pursued by the country’s right-wing forces, agent Peter Malkin (Isaac) is forced to engage Eichmann in an intense and gripping game of cat-and-mouse with life-and-death stakes.

PG-13 Drama
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With James Franco Shawn Levy Dennis Quaid Zoe Kravitz Jack Reynor David Gross Dan Cohen Daniel Casey Jesse Shapira Jonathan Baker Josh Baker Myles Truitt Jeff Arkuss

Chased by a vengeful criminal (James Franco), the feds and a gang of otherworldly soldiers, a recently released ex-con (Jack Reynor) and his adopted younger brother (Myles Truitt) are forced to go on the run with a weapon of mysterious origin as their only protection.

PG-13 Drama
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With Will Poulter Charlotte Rampling David Barron Dixie Egerickx Lucinda Coxon Ruth Wilson Domhnall Gleeson Darren Kent Ed Guiney Stevie Lee Lenny Abrahamson Kate Phillips Josh Dylan Lorne MacFadyen

The Little Stranger tells the story of Dr Faraday, the son of a housemaid, who has built a life of quiet respectability as a country doctor. During the long hot summer of 1948, he is called to a patient at Hundreds Hall, where his mother once worked. The Hall has been home to the Ayres family for more than two centuries. But it is now in decline and its inhabitants - mother, son and daughter - are haunted by something more ominous than a dying way of life. When he takes on his new patient, Faraday has no idea how closely, and how disturbingly, the family’s story is about to become entwined with his own.

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With Ethan Hawke Rose Byrne Judd Apatow Barry Mendel Jim Taylor Tamara Jenkins Jesse Peretz Megan Dodds Jeffrey Soros Albert Berger Ron Yerxa Phil Alden Robinson Chris O’Dowd

Annie (Rose Byrne) is stuck in a long-term relationship with Duncan (Chris O'Dowd) - an obsessive fan of obscure rocker Tucker Crowe (Ethan Hawke). When the acoustic demo of Tucker's hit record from 25 years ago surfaces, its release leads to a life-changing encounter with the elusive rocker himself.

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With Ariel Levy Fernanda Castillo Mauricio Ochmann Emiliano Aramayo Erik Hayser Paco Rueda Pedro Pablo Ibarra

Focuses on a preteen dealing with the recent separation of his parents.

Drama 1 hr, 30 mins
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