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21) Bullet head
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After pulling off the heist of a lifetime, three career criminals find themselves trapped in a warehouse with the law closing in. But, inside the warehouse a more dangerous threat awaits as the fugitives are plunged into a furious battle for their lives.
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Having not spoken to each other in a year, three American brothers set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other. The brothers wanted to regain their friendship of each other. Their "spiritual quest, " however, veers rapidly off-course -- thanks in part to over-the-counter pain killers, Indian cough syrup, and pepper spray. Eventually the three find themselves stranded alone in the middle of the desert...
23) Splice
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Two young scientists become superstars by splicing different animal DNA to create fantastical new creatures. Ignoring legal and ethical boundaries, the scientists, who are romantically involved, introduce human DNA into their experiment and risk the dawn of a terrifying new era.
24) The pianist
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Based on the memoirs of Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Polish Jew, who was a brilliant pianist. He watched as his family was shipped off to Nazi labor camps. He managed to escape and lived for years in the ruins of Warsaw, hiding from the Nazis.
25) Manhattan night
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Reporter Porter Wren meets attractive widow Caroline and she asks him to solve the bizarre death of her filmmaker husband, Wren is unable to refuse, or resist her. But when a rich mogul blackmails him into investigating Caroline, the reporter realizes this job could cost him everything.
26) The jacket
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A Gulf War veteran has returned home only to be convicted of a murder he didn't commit. While in an institution for the criminally insane he is mysteriously transported to the future where he hopes to make changes that can alter the course of history.
27) Clean
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"Clean, a garbage collector, is a man with a violent and criminal past, who seeks redemption after being awakened by a personal tragedy. He dedicates his life to his broken community and the safety of a young girl who reminds him of his daughter. When her life is put in danger, it ignites a return to the darkness and violence he's worked so hard to leave behind. In his attempts to save her, he might very well save himself"--Container.
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When corrupt Roman leader Tiberius arrives with a giant army to claim the Silk Road, Huo An and his group of trained warriors teams up with an elite legion of defected Roman soldiers led by General Lucius to maintain the delicate balance of power in the region. To protect his country and his new friends, Huo An gathers the warriors of thirty-six ethnic nations together to fight Tiberius in an incredible epic battle.
29) The village
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In a quiet, isolated village in olde Pennsylvania, there lies a pact between the people of the village and the creatures who reside in the surrounding woods. The townspeople do not enter the woods, and the creatures do not enter the village. The pact stays in tact for many years, that is until the headstrong Lucius Hunt seeks medical supplies from neighboring towns beyond the woods. Animal carcasses begin to appear around the village, causing the...
30) The experiment
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Twenty-four men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a scientific research project to test the psychological effects of prison life. However, something goes horribly wrong and the experiment ultimately spirals out of control.
31) American heist
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Two brothers, both with troubled pasts, find themselves in the middle of one last bank job.
32) The pianist
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Based on the memoirs of Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Polish Jew, who was a brilliant pianist. He watched as his family was shipped off to Nazi labor camps. He managed to escape and lived for years in the ruins of Warsaw, hiding from the Nazis.
33) Wrecked
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A man wakes up trapped in a crashed car in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by two dead passengers, a pile of cash and a gun. He has no recollection of who he is or how he got there. Is he an innocent victim? A dangerous criminal? All he knows is he's fighting for his life and his sanity in the middle of the deep woods.
34) Backtrack
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Psychologist Peter Bower's life is thrown into turmoil when he discovers that his patients all share a similar, dark secret. Risking his own sanity, Peter delves into his past to uncover a terrifying secret, which only he can put right.
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Stephen and Bloom are brothers who have been con artists since they were kids. Stephen is the mastermind, while Bloom is the main character of Stephen's stories. As adults, they travel the world and never enlist the same people twice in their cons, except for their consistent sidekick, the mysterious and primarily silent Bang Bang, a Japanese woman who just appeared in their lives one day and happens to have a penchant for blowing things up. As Bloom...
37) Liberty Heights
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The town is Baltimore and the year is 1954, a season of dramatic social flux that Levinson explores through the eyes of a Jewish family.
38) Ten benny
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Ray has big dreams. All he needs is $10,000 to bet on a horse--a sure thing--and everything he ever wanted will be his.
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Henry Barthes is an educator with a talent to connect with his students. Yet as a substitute teacher he hides his gift to avoid emotional connections. When an assignment places him at a school with a burned-out administration and an apathetic student body, he becomes a role model as a teacher. His emotional bond with the students and teachers help him see he is not alone in a life and death struggle to find beauty in a seemingly vicious and loveless...