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"[B]ased on the incredible true story, [the film] shines a light on even the darkest of places. After rescuing a young boy from ruthless child traffickers, a federal agent learns the boy's sister is still captive and decides to embark on a dangerous mission to save her. With time running out, he quits his job and journeys deep into the Colombian jungle, putting his life on the line to free her from a fate worse than death"--Container.
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"Renato, a successful Mexican aviation executive, is shocked to discover he has an American half-brother he never knew about, the free-spirited Asher. The two very different half-brothers are forced on a road journey together masterminded by their ailing father, tracing the path their father took as an immigrant from Mexico to the US"--Container.
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Those for whom light does not shine can be victims of their own shadow. That alter ego that feeds on personal dissatisfaction and can come to seize you in times of greatest weakness. This is what Joaquin Moya, a forensic scientist from the Policia Cientifica, will investigate together with Miguel Serrano about the crimes of the Black Lady, the name by which the mysterious woman who has taken terror to the Madrileno neighborhood of La Latina begins...
4) 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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Renato, a successful Mexican aviation executive, is shocked to discover he has an American half-brother he never knew about, the free-spirited Asher. The two very different half-brothers are forced on a road journey together masterminded by their ailing father, tracing the path their father took as an immigrant from Mexico to the US.
6) The hunted
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Aaron Hallam is one of the U.S. military's most skilled hand-to-hand combat operatives. Plagued by traumatic flashbacks of death and destruction, he regresses into a feral, survivalist state in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. There, he deliberately and elaborately hunts and kills poachers who happen to cross his path. When the FBI investigates the murders, they call in the man who taught Hallam everything he knows: retiree L.T. Bonham. As the...
7) Smoke
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Episodic story, divided into five chapters, each bearing the name of a character; main characters appear in most chapters. Most of the characters are connected by the fact that they hang out or work at the Brooklyn Cigar Store, where they tell stories and smoke a lot. Chapters explore the interpersonal relationships between this large and diverse group of characters.
8) The duel
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A Texas ranger investigates a series of murders in a small town and uncovers a dark secret about the town's charismatic leader.
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Ray Bradstone has been released from prison after serving seven years for driving the get-away car in an attempted bank heist. Rehabilitated, Ray only wants to win back the respect and love of his fifteen-year-old daughter. His first opportunity comes when hes̀ asked to be a chaperone on a weekend-long school trip with Sallys̀ class. However, when characters from Rays̀ criminal past show up, Ray will do whatever it takes to fend them off and keep...
10) Victor
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Based on a true story, a migrant teen from Puerto Rico is forced to survive the dark streets of 1962 Brooklyn. Enslaved by the power of gangs and the addiction of heroin, he must find faith and freedom before he destroys his family and himself.
11) Crooklyn
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Director Spike Lee fashions a bold, flavorful picture of family life in a crowded but cozy Brooklyn neighborhood nicknamed "Crooklyn" by the Carmichaels, who experience one very special summer in their hometown under difficult but often wonderful circumstances.
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Este video presenta un cuento ficticioso basado en la vida de un narcotraficante de cocaína colombiano, Jaime Caicedo, aquí conocido como Pedro Rey. "El Rey" comienza como un pequeño negociante, consiguiendo la cooperación de un químico, un voluntario del Cuerpo de Paz y otras personas en su plan de exportar la cocaína a Estados Unidos. Este negocio llega a ser un imperio de enorme riqueza con todos sus peligros.
The fictional story of the...
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Spike Lee is one of the most acclaimed and controversial directors of all time. Now five of his most provocative, thought-provoking films are available in one collection. From the breakout hit dramedy "Do the right thing" to the gritty, urban "Clockers, " Lee peels away life's layers, exposing the ironies, brutalities, rhythms and prejudices of the naked city in this powerful collector's set.
Clockers: a film about the violent world of drug dealing...
14) Undoing
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After a mysterious disappearance, a former gangster returns to Koreatown to bury his best friend, and in turn is drawn back to his old ways, and with an old girlfriend.
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...