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Martin Freeman plays Chris, a frustrated TV producer who is forced to leave his unreliable flatmate Bob played by Velibor Topic in charge of showing a series of real estate agents around the house he is trying to sell. Worried by Bob's habit of spending all day working in the basement playing loud music, Chris asks his friend to listen out for the door bell and show anyone who comes calling inside. Bob promises to do exactly that and for once, not to let him down. Over the course of the day, whilst Chris struggles to cope with his insane TV presenter colleague Jerry, played by Richard Harrington - back at the house it is soon clear that bonkers Bob is taking his promise to Chris rather too literally. Bob has indeed, allowed anyone inside, including a couple of gun-toting gangsters - an incompetent young Brit played by Danny Dyer and an incontinent American played by Corey Johnson. That evening, Chris is surprised to return home and find his flatmate, four estate agents, two Jehovah's Witnesses, a corpse and a terrified children's entertainer in what remains of his flooded kitchen. Of course, a roomful of water and broken furniture doesn't mean the end of the world - but the half-crazed American sitting outside the toilet with a gun, just might.
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Martin Freeman |
Corey Johnson |
Velibor Topic |
Danny Dyer |
Richard Harrington |
Amanda Abbington |
Jamie Kenna |
Charles Edwards |
Jonathan Ryland |
Ian Thompson |
Nicholas Hutchison |
David Bamber |
Alexandra Gilbreath |
Marcia Warren |
Wendy Mae Brown |
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Gavin Claxton |
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During the Great Depression, a common-man hero, James J. Braddock—a.k.a. the Cinderella Man—was to become one of the most surprising sports legends in history. By the early 1930s, the impoverished ex-prizefighter was seemingly as broken-down, beaten-up and out-of-luck as much of the rest of the American populace who had hit rock bottom. His career appeared to be finished, he was unable to pay the bills, the only thing that mattered to him—his family—was in danger, and he was even forced to go on Public Relief. But deep inside, Jim Braddock never relinquished his determination. Driven by love, honor and an incredible dose of grit, he willed an impossible dream to come true. In a last-chance bid to help his family, Braddock returned to the ring. No one thought he had a shot. However Braddock, fueled by something beyond mere competition, kept winning. Suddenly, the ordinary working man became the mythic athlete. Carrying the hopes and dreams of the disenfranchised on his shoulders, Braddock rocketed through the ranks, until this underdog chose to do the unthinkable: take on the heavyweight champ of the world, the unstoppable Max Baer, renowned for having killed two men in the ring.
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Russell Crowe |
Renée Zellweger |
Paul Giamatti |
Craig Bierko |
Paddy Considine |
Bruce McGill |
David Huband |
Connor Price |
Ariel Waller |
Patrick Louis |
Rosemarie DeWitt |
Linda Kash |
Nicholas Campbell |
Gene Pyrz |
Chuck Shamata |
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Ron Howard |
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Peter LaFleur is a charismatic underachiever and proprietor of a rundown gym called Average Joe's. The facility's ecclectic clientele of decidedly less-than-average Joes is comprised of: a self-styled pirate; a scrawny nerd who dreams of impressing an unattainable cheerleader; an obsessive aficionado of obscure sports; a dim-witted young man; and a cocky know-it-all who, of course, really knows nothing. Peter's humble gym catches the eye of White Goodman, the power-mullet-sporting, Fu-Manchu-d, egomaniacal owner of Globo Gym, a gleaming monolith of fitness. White intends to take over Average Joe's, and Peter's non-existent bookkeeping is making it all too easy for him. A foreclosing bank has stationed attorney Kate Veatch inside Average Joe's to finalize Globo's takeover of the gym. But Peter's boyish charms win her over and Kate joins his team of social rejects to beat the odds—and their own ineptitude—to try to save Average Joe's. How? A showdown dodgeball competition against Globo Gym.
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Vince Vaughn |
Christine Taylor |
Ben Stiller |
Rip Torn |
Justin Long |
Stephen Root |
Joel Moore |
Chris Williams |
Alan Tudyk |
Missi Pyle |
Jamal Duff |
Gary Cole |
Jason Bateman |
Hank Azaria |
Al Kaplon |
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Rawson Marshall Thurber |
Rawson Thurber |
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Rannulph Junnah is the best golfer in Savannah. He's living well and has a girl, Adele Invergordon, who's the daughter of a wealthy landowner. The First World War starts, though, and Junnah goes to Europe to fight. The only survivor of a dangerous mission, Junnah doesn't return to Savannah for 15 years. In 1930, he returns, and Adele's father has already committed suicide during the Depression. Pressured by tax collectors to sell the golf course her father built to pay off debts, Adele, now older, vows to bring to Savannah the greatest match ever played on the greatest golf course, her late father's. She's able to round up the 2 greatest golfers of their time, Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen to play for $10,000. The townspeople insist on having "one of their own" compete also, and Rannulph Junnah is rounded up. Junnah now hangs out with bums and is an alcoholic, as he has lost his authentic swing from 15 years ago. At first he turns down the offer. He gets his old clubs and balls and starts practicing. He has lost his ability. Suddenly, Bagger Vance shows up. He offers to be Junnahs's caddy and help him regain his "authentic swing". He does, and Junnah agrees to play in the big match.
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Will Smith |
Matt Damon |
Charlize Theron |
Bruce McGill |
Joel Gretsch |
J. Michael Moncrief |
Lane Smith |
Peter Gerety |
Michael O'Neill |
Thomas Jay Ryan |
Trip Hamilton |
Dermot Crowley |
Harve Presnell |
Danny Nelson |
Bob Penny |
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Robert Redford |
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It is the year 2029: Astronaut Leo Davidson (Mark Wahlberg) boards a pod cruiser on a Space Station for a "routine" reconnaissance mission. But an aburupt detour through a space time wormhole lands him on a strange planet where talking apes rule over the human race. With the help of a sympathetic chimpanzee activist named Ari (Helena Bonham-Carter) and a small band of human rebels, Leo leads the effort to evade the advancing Gorilla Army led by General Thade (Tim Roth) and his most trusted warrior Attar (Michael Clarke Duncan). Now the race is on to reach a sacred temple within the planet's Forbidden Zone to discover the shocking secrets of mankind's past - and the key to its future.
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Adventure |
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Mark Wahlberg |
Tim Roth |
Helena Bonham Carter |
Michael Clarke Duncan |
Paul Giamatti |
Estella Warren |
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa |
David Warner |
Kris Kristofferson |
Erick Avari |
Lucas Elliott |
Evan Parke |
Glenn Shadix |
Freda Foh Shen |
Chris Ellis |
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Tim Burton |
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This true-story-based bittersweet drama follows Evelyn Ryan (Julianna Moore) who was a housewife and a devoted mother of 10. Her remarkable ingenuity and an uncommon wit had success at the jingle contests staged by corporations to promote their products. Evelyn had found the way to keep her family together, notwithstanding an alcoholic husband and the other difficult circumstances.
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Julianne Moore |
Woody Harrelson |
Laura Dern |
Trevor Morgan |
Ellary Porterfield |
Simon Reynolds |
Monté Gagné |
Robert Clark |
Michael Seater |
Erik Knudsen |
Jake Scott |
Jordan Todosey |
Ryan Price |
Shae Norris |
Abigail Falle |
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Jane Anderson |
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Rocky Balboa (Stallone) has finally beaten Apollo Creed (Weathers), and feels that he has nothing left to achieve. He plans to retire. Boxing brawler Clubber Lang (Mr. T) becomes the Number 1 Contender, and wants his match with Balboa. Rocky is reluctant at first, but finally agrees to take on Clubber Lang. But things go from bad to worse, where Rocky's manager Micky (Meredith) unfortunately dies. Rocky must now train with his former opponent, Creed. Rocky now not just fighting for the title, but also for the confidence of everyone and especially of all, for Micky.
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Sylvester Stallone |
Talia Shire |
Burt Young |
Carl Weathers |
Burgess Meredith |
Tony Burton |
Mr. T |
Hulk Hogan |
Ian Fried |
Al Silvani |
Wally Taylor |
Jim Hill |
Don Sherman |
Dennis James |
Jim Healy |
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Sylvester Stallone |
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In an era when Americans were in great need of heroic figures to help them forget their troubles, SEABISCUIT comes to the rescue. The picture relates a moving story of friendship and devotion in rehabilitating the main characters'fractured lives, as it interweaves the interactions between horse, jockey, trainer and owner and their adoring fans. The film accurately portrays the real people and events of those troubled times and how Seabiscuit "fixed us, every one of us."
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History |
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David McCullough |
Jeff Bridges |
Paul Vincent O'Connor |
Chris Cooper |
Michael Ensign |
James Keane |
Valerie Mahaffey |
David Doty |
Carl M. Craig |
Michael O'Neill |
Annie Corley |
Michael Angarano |
Cameron Bowen |
Noah Luke |
Mariah Bess |
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Gary Ross |
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It all begins at a secret school in the clouds like none on earth: Sky High, the first and only high school for kids with super-human powers going through crime-fighting puberty. At Sky High, the student body throw flames with their footballs, study Villainy with their Chemistry and are divided into Heroes and Sidekicks instead of jocks and geeks. It's an out-of-this-world yet completely recognizable place where cool gadgetry, rampant bravery and awe-inspiring magical skills mix it up with parental battles, peer pressure and dating trouble—with explosively fun results. This year's class features some of the best, brightest and most powerfully gifted super-teens ever assembled. And then there's Will Stronghold. When you're the son of the world's most legendary super heroes, The Commander and Jetstream, people expect you to live up to the family name The problem is that Will is starting with no superpowers of his own and, worst of all, instead of joining the ranks of the Hero class, he finds himself relegated to being a Sidekick. Now he must somehow survive his freshman year while dealing with an overbearing gym coach, a bully with super speed and a dangerous rebel with a grudge (and the ability to shoot fire from his hands)—not to mention the usual angst, parental expectations and girl problems that accompany teenage life. But when an evil villain threatens his family, friends and the very sanctity of Sky High, Will must use his newfound superpowers to save the day and prove himself a Hero worthy of the family tradition.
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Thriller |
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Michael Angarano |
Kurt Russell |
Kelly Preston |
Danielle Panabaker |
Christopher Wynne |
Kevin Heffernan |
Dee Jay Daniels |
Kelly Vitz |
Loren Berman |
Nicholas Braun |
Malika |
Khadijah |
Jake Sandvig |
Will Harris |
Mary Elizabeth Winstead |
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Mike Mitchell |
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Stand by Me
For some, it's the last real taste of innocence, and the first real taste of life. But for everyo...
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USA] from $1.99
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Unable to grasp the fact of his brother's death, Gordie Lachance feels compelled to travel with three friends to see a dead body that has been found near the railroad tracks.
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Wil Wheaton |
River Phoenix |
Corey Feldman |
Jerry O'Connell |
Kiefer Sutherland |
Casey Siemaszko |
Gary Riley |
Bradley Gregg |
Jason Oliver |
Marshall Bell |
Frances Lee McCain |
Bruce Kirby |
William Bronder |
Scott Beach |
Richard Dreyfuss |
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Rob Reiner |
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In a distant galaxy eons before the creation of the mythical planet known as Earth, vast civilizations have evolved, and ruling the galaxy is an interstellar Empire created from the ruins of an Old Republic that held sway for generations. It is a time of civil war, as solar systems have broken away from the Empire and are waging a war of rebellion. During a recent battle techical schematics for a gigantic space station, code named The Death Star, have been unearthed by Rebel spies, and a young woman who is a dissident member of the Imperial Senate, under the cover of a diplomatic mission to the planet Alderaan, is trying to smuggle these plans to the Rebellion. But her spacecraft is attacked by a vast warship of the Empire and seized. The dissident Senator is captured, but the plans for the Death Star are nowhere to be found. While soldiers of the Empire search the nearby planet Tatooine, a series of incidents sweeps up a young desert farmer with dreams of being a fighter pilot in the Rebellion, as he winds up with the Death Star plans and also the assistance of an elderly hermit who once served as a warrior of an ancient order whose chosen weapons were powerful energy swords known as light sabers. The pair recruit a cynical interstellar smuggler and his outsized alien copilot with an ancient freighter heavily modified for combat to help them reach Alderaan - but the planet is obliterated and now the foursome must rescue the young woman held prisoner by the E | | |
