Lee Tamahori
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Summoned to Saddam Hussein's palace, Iraqi army lieutenant Latif Yahia is thrust into the highest echelons of the 'royal family' when he's ordered to become the body double to Saddam's son, the notorious 'Black Prince' Uday Hussein, a reckless, sadistic, party-boy with a rabid hunger for sex and brutality. With his and his family's lives at stake, Latif must surrender his former self forever. But nothing could have prepared him for the horror of the...
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Maori couple Jake and Beth Heke are deeply in love, but Jake's alcoholic-fueled rage turns into domestic violence that threatens to tear their family apart. As their home life grows increasingly dangerous, Beth must do all she can to protect their three children. Set against the backdrop of traditional tribal culture, this classic and controversial 90's indie sleeper hit put New Zealand on the cinema map.
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In the follow-up to the blockbuster action-adventure xXx, NSA Agent Augustus Gibbons (Samuel L. Jackson), fresh off the success of his last renegade recruitment, once again finds himself in need of an outsider. Gibbons and his new agent Darius Stone (Ice Cube), also code-named "XXX," must track a dangerous military splinter group that is conspiring to overthrow the U.S. Government in the nation's capital.
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British secret agent, 007 James Bond, is sent to North Korea to infiltrate the renegade military unit under officer Colonel Moon. The mission is sabotaged. Colonel Moon is killed and his second-in-command Zao is injured. James is captured, tortured and interrogated. 14 months later, Bond is released and traded for Zao. James' boss, M, relieves him of his 007 status. James sets out to get his revenge against those who set him up. He tracks down Zao...
6) Next
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Las Vegas showroom magician Cris Johnson has a secret which torments him. He can see a few minutes into the future. Sick of the examinations he underwent as a child and the interest of the government and medical establishment in his power, he lies low in Vegas under an assumed name. There, he performs cheap tricks and lives off small-time gambling "winnings." But when a terrorist group threatens to detonate a nuclear device in Los Angeles, government...
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While on assignment in North Korea, Bond is captured by government agents, where he's imprisoned and tortured for over a year. When Bond is exchanged for another prisoner, not everyone is certain 007 is still capable of doing the job. After an unscrupulous entrepreneur is discovered to be in cohoots with the other prisoner, Bond is back on the case, and he finds the two men have sinister plans which could decide the fate of the world.
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In a poor suburb of Auckland, Jake and Beth Heke live a life defined by drunken parties, unstable friendships, and confrontations with authorities. Jake, a complex man with a rascal's charm, is weighted down by a quick temper, alcoholism, and an evil streak of male entitlement. Beth's beauty has been scarred by broken dreams and Jake's beefy fists. Yet her inner strength and desire to save her family make her the solid center around which this story...
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James Bond tries to stop a nuclear blackmail threat from Spectre, looks for the connection between a Korean terrorist and a supposedly reputable diamond merchant, investigates the disappearance of submarines carrying nuclear missiles, faces a plot to destroy Silicon Valley, and seeks personal revenge on a drug dealer.
10) Die another day
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Pierce Brosnan returns in the 20th installment of the Bond series. A traitor is bent on worldwide destruction and collapse, and only one man stands in his way - Bond, James Bond.
11) Die another day
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"Starting off in North Korea, Bond is betrayed and captured. 14 months later, Bond is set free, but traded for Zao who was captured by MI6. When back in his world, Bond sets off to track down Zao. Bond gets caught up in yet another scheme which sends him to millionaire Gustav Graves. Another MI6 agent known as Miranda Frost is also posing as a friend of Graves. Bond is invited to a presentation held by Graves about a satellite found in space which...
12) Mulholland Falls
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"In 1950's Los Angeles, Max Hoover leads an elite squad of four detectives who play by their own rules, dealing with criminals the only way they know how -- with deadly force. But when they investigate the murder of a beautiful young woman, the detectives find themselves embroiled in a high-level conspiracy and faced with a terrifying secret that the US government is determined to keep hidden at any price"--Container.
15) Next
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Las Vegas showroom magician Cris Johnson has a secret which torments him. He can see a few minutes into the future. Sick of the examinations he underwent as a child and the interest of the government and medical establishment in his power, he lies low in Vegas under an assumed name. There, he performs cheap tricks and lives off small-time gambling "winnings." But when a terrorist group threatens to detonate a nuclear device in Los Angeles, government...
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Goldeneye (1995 ; 130 min.): "Bond races to Russia in search of the stolen access code for an awesome space-based weapon of mass destruction, and squares off against his former compatriot Alec Trevelyan, a.k.a. 006, a mastermind who can anticipate Bond's every move"--Container.
Tomorrow never dies (1997 ; 119 min.): "When a ruthless media tycoon tries to destabilize the world economy by orchestrating a deadly standoff between world superpowers in...