A spy organization recruits an unrefined, but promising street kid into
the agency's ultra-competitive training program, just as a global threat
emerges from a twisted tech genius.
CHAPPIE
In the near future, Indian born Deon Wilson (Dev Patel), is a high
ranking executive in a Robotic Police Force company. When he comes up
with an idea to make a self conscious robot named Chappie to protect
better, his higher-ups disapprove it. Nonetheless, he makes it and when
the company finds out, scraps the robot. When 2 small time criminals
planning a $200 million heist find Chappie, they kidnap Deon and force
him to program Chappie to assist them in their heist. When
power-corrupted military general Vincent (Hugh Jackman) finds out, he
rallies all forces to stop Chappie, at any cost that leads to an
monumental showdown between Good and Evil.
RUN ALL NIGHT
Professional Brooklyn hitman Jimmy Conlon is more commonly known as THE
GRAVEDIGGER. Jimmy was a mob hit-man, who was best friends with his boss
Sean Maguire. But when Jimmy's son, Michael, is marked for death by the
mob, Jimmy must go up against Sean to protect Michael at all costs.
Together, he and Michael must avoid corrupt cops, contract killers and
the mob to survive the night.
LAZARUS EFFECT
THE LAZARUS EFFECT follows a group of researchers led by Frank and his
fiancé Zoe who've achieved the unimaginable - bringing the dead back to
life. After a successful, yet unsanctioned, trial on a newly deceased
animal, the team is ready to unveil their breakthrough to the world.
When the dean of their university learns of their underground
experiments, their project is unexpectedly shut down and their materials
confiscated. Frank, Zoe and their team take matters into their own
hands, launching a rogue attempt to recreate their experiment, during
which things go terribly wrong and one of their own, Zoe, is
horrifically killed. Fueled by terror and grief, Frank pushes them to do
the unthinkable: attempt to resurrect their first human test subject.
Initially, the procedure appears a success, but the team soon realizes
something is wrong with Zoe. As her strange new persona reveals itself,
the team quickly becomes stuck in a gruesome reality.
WELCOME TO ME
When Alice Klieg wins the Mega-Millions lottery, she immediately quits
her psychiatric meds and buys her own talk show.
WILD TALES
"Relatos Salvajes" is a black comedy film divided in six segments. (1)
"Pasternak": one model and a music critic in a plane find that they have
a common acquaintance called Pasternak. Soon they discover that every
passenger and crew on board know Pasternak. Cosmic coincidence? (2) "The
Rats": a waitress of a diner recognizes her client as the loan shark
that caused a tragedy in her family. The cook suggests mixing rat poison
in his food, but she refuses. But the cook decides to proceed in her
plan. When his son arrives, the waitress tries to fix the situation. (3)
"The Strongest": Two drivers on a lone highway have an argument with
tragic consequences. (4) "Little Bomb": The demolition engineer has his
car towed by a truck for parking in a wrong place and he has an argument
with the employee of the towing company. This event destroys his
private and professional life, and he plots revenge against the corrupt
towing company and the City Hall. (5) "The Proposal": The reckless
hit-and-run son of a wealthy family hits and kills a pregnant woman. He
wakes up his parents and his father calls the lawyer. They propose to
pay the groundkeeper to take the blame. Soon the father discovers that
he is victim of extortion of his lawyer and the detective in charge of
the investigation. What will be his decision? (6) "Until Death Do Us
Apart": During the wedding party, the wife discovers that her husband
has cheated her with one of the guests and decides to payback.
THE WRECKING CREW
A celebration of the musical work of a group of session musicians known
as "The Wrecking Crew", a band that provided back-up instrumentals to
such legendary recording artists as Frank Sinatra, The Beach Boys and
Bing Crosby.
BEYOND THE REACH
A high-rolling corporate shark and his impoverished young guide play the
most dangerous game during a hunting trip in the Mojave Desert.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A hard-working small business owner (Vince Vaughn) and his two
associates (Tom Wilkinson, Dave Franco) travel to Europe to close the
most important deal of their lives. But what began as a routine business
trip goes off the rails in every imaginable - and unimaginable - way,
including unplanned stops at a massive sex fetish event and a global
economic summit.
THE LAST SHIP: SEASON 1
Naval Destroyer Nathan James is sent on what they're told is a research
mission in the Arctic. Accompanying them is scientist, Rachel Scott.
After a few months in the Arctic while Scott is on the ice doing
research, some men attack them. They get back to the ship and the
Commander, Tom Chandler asks the doctor what's going on. She says that a
deadly disease broke out a few months ago. At first, they thought it
was contained but they had no cure. They felt that the cure was in the
Arctic which why she's here. But she has since received word that it has
now spread to most of the globe. Chandler tries to call the President
but learns the President and Vice President are dead and the US
government might not have long to survive. The current President tells
him that the Nathan James was not in the hot zone so he and his crew are
OK. But now it's up to them to safeguard Scott because she holds the
key to the planet's survival. But there are those who want the cure too
and they will do whatever they have to, to get it. So they keep going
and trying to find supplies and what they need so Scott can make the
cure.
TIMBUKTU
Not far from the ancient Malian city of Timbuktu, proud cattle herder
Kidane (Ibrahim Ahmed aka Pino) lives peacefully in the dunes with his
wife Satima (Toulou Kiki), his daughter Toya (Layla Walet Mohamed), and
Issan (Mehdi Ag Mohamed), their twelve-year-old shepherd. In town, the
people suffer, powerless, from the regime of terror imposed by the
Jihadists determined to control their faith. Music, laughter,
cigarettes, even soccer have been banned. The women have become shadows
but resist with dignity. Every day, the new improvised courts issue
tragic and absurd sentences. Kidane and his family are being spared the
chaos that prevails in Timbuktu. But their destiny changes abruptly.
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