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God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai / Dou hap II: Seung Hoi taam dou sing (1991)
Comedy | Fantasy
This film focuses on the disciple of the God of Gamblers, Chow Sing Cho, also known as the "Saint of Gamblers". A group of people with telekinetic powers matching his attack him and his uncle, accidentally sending him to the year 1937, in Shanghai. This is a year crucial in Sing's family history, and he must use his powers play a part that has irrevocable effects on his present and future, while trying to find a way back to home, the year 1991.
Starring: Stephen Chow, Li Gong, Ray Lui, Man Tat Ng, Charles Heung, Sandra Ng
Director: Jing Wong
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Tags: Charles Heung, Jing Wong, Li Gong, Man Tat Ng, Ray Lui, Sandra Ng, Stephen Chow
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God of Gamblers II / Dou hap (1991)
Action | Comedy
Wong Jing's sequel to All for the Winner and spin-off to God of Gamblers finds Chow Sing Cho looking up to Michael "Dagger" Chan in order to become Ko Chun's next disciple, but the two must put aside their differences when they discover that a gang boss is bent on ruining the God of Gamblers' name.
Starring: Andy Lau, Stephen Chow, Man Tat Ng, Lap-Man Tan, Monica Chan, Sharla Cheung, Charles Heung
Director: Jing Wong
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Tags: Andy Lau, Charles Heung, Jing Wong, Lap-Man Tan, Man Tat Ng, Monica Chan, Sharla Cheung, Stephen Chow
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Baby (2015)
Action | Crime | Thriller
The country is perpetually under threat from terrorist powers and the common man walks unaware of the threats and the attacks that our Government controls and prevents. While the common Indian fights for everyday issues, there are deeper and bigger threats to him and his family that he will never know exist because it is the men and women in uniform that safeguard them. The men and women who put country before self, the men and women who define our history because they give a damn! Ajay (played by Akshay Kumar) is one such officer who is part of an elite team chosen from amongst the best in the Forces to form a covert Counter Intelligence Unit. In the course of foiling one terrorist attack bid, Ajay discovers a major threat to our nation – a plan to cause damage and strike fear at the heart of our very existence. The plot is masterminded by a maniacal leader whose organization has its tentacles spread across the world.
Starring: Akshay Kumar, Danny Denzongpa, Kay Kay Menon, Rana Daggubati, Anupam Kher, Tapsee Pannu
Director: Neeraj Pandey
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Tags: Akshay Kumar, Anupam Kher, Danny Denzongpa, Kay Kay Menon, Neeraj Pandey, Rana Daggubati, Tapsee Pannu
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Jupiter Ascending (2015)
Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi
In a universe where humans are near the bottom of the evolutionary ladder, a young destitute human woman is targeted for assassination by the Queen of the Universe because her very existence threatens to end the Queen's reign.
Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis, Sean Bean, Douglas Booth, Terry Gilliam
Director: Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
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Tags: Andy Wachowski, Channing Tatum, Douglas Booth, Eddie Redmayne, Lana Wachowski, Mila Kunis, Sean Bean, Terry Gilliam
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Mortadelo y Filemón contra Jimmy el Cachondo / Mortadelo and Filemon: Mission Implausible (2014)
Animation | Comedy
Mortadelo and Filemon are the most valuable superspies in the TIA (the secret government agency), charged with solving the crimes that no other spy can…or rather, bungling situations like no one else can. In order to see their tough missions through, Mortadelo and Filemon make use of disguises as well as bizarre -and pretty much useless- inventions that together with their original smarts turn the missions into romping fun adventures never-before-seen in the world of espionage.
Starring: Karra Elejalde, Janfri Topera, Gabriel Chame, Ramón Langa, Víctor Monigote
Director: Javier Fesser
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Tags: Gabriel Chame, Janfri Topera, Javier Fesser, Karra Elejalde, Ramón Langa, Víctor Monigote
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Das Frauenhaus / Blue Rita (1977)
Action | Crime | Thriller
Blue Rita runs a nightclub and gases and kidnaps men there for her pleasure and torture.
Starring: Martine Fléty, Sarah Strasberg, Dagmar Bürger, Pamela Stanford, Eric Falk
Director: Jesús Franco
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Tags: Dagmar Bürger, Eric Falk, Jesus Franco, Martine Fléty, Pamela Stanford, Sarah Strasberg
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At' zije Republika / Long Live the Republic (1965)
Drama | War
The story of the bitter end of the second World War, seen through the eys of a small boy in a Czech countryside. As the responsibility of caring for the horses is passed on from father to son, the young boy experiences the distorted mentalities and anger characteristic of this war.
Starring: Frank Argus, Josef Barta, Eduard Bredun, Jirí Chmelar, Nadezda Gajerová
Director: Karel Kachyna
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Tags: Eduard Bredun, Frank Argus, Jirí Chmelar, Josef Barta, Karel Kachyna, Nadezda Gajerová
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Infini (2015)
Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller
An elite 'search and rescue' team transport onto an off-world mining-facility to rescue Whit Carmichael, the lone survivor of a biological outbreak.
Starring: Daniel MacPherson, Grace Huang, Luke Hemsworth, Bren Foster, Luke Ford, Dwaine Stevenson, Louisa Mignone
Director: Shane Abbess
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Tags: Bren Foster, Daniel MacPherson, Dwaine Stevenson, Grace Huang, Louisa Mignone, Luke Ford, Luke Hemsworth, Shane Abbess
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The Whole Nine Yards (2000)
Comedy | Crime
Jonathan Lynn (My Cousin Vinny) directs and a top cast packs heat in this manic comedy about life, love and plenty of ammo. Bruce Willis is Jimmy, whose arrival sparks a chain reaction in which just about everybody wants to clip somebody else. Matthew Perry plays a hapless dentist who finds a way to get on the Tulip's good and bad sides.
Starring: Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry, Rosanna Arquette, Natasha Henstridge, Michael Clarke Duncan, Amanda Peet
Director: Jonathan Lynn
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Tags: Amanda Peet, Bruce Willis, Jonathan Lynn, Matthew Perry, Michael Clarke Duncan, Natasha Henstridge, Rosanna Arquette
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Stakeout (1987)
Comedy | Thriller
Convinced that a dangerous escaped convict is headed for the home of his ex-girlfriend, a pair of Seattle detectives stake out her apartment.
Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Madeleine Stowe, Aidan Quinn, Dan Lauria, Forest Whitaker
Director: John Badham
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Tags: Aidan Quinn, Dan Lauria, Emilio Estevez, Forest Whitaker, John Badham, Madeleine Stowe, Richard Dreyfuss
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Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
Comedy | Drama | Mystery
Rich Manhattan art dealers Ouisa (Stockard Channing), and Flan (Donald Sutherland) open their house to Paul (Will Smith), a young black man they find stabbed in Central Park. Paul claims to be a friend of their children and the son of Sidney Poitier, and has soon charmed the couple with his rich anecdotes and gourmet cooking. However, it gradually emerges that Paul may not be what he seems, and his intoxicating charm may not be so easy to escape.
Starring: Stockard Channing, Will Smith, Donald Sutherland, Ian McKellen, Mary Beth Hurt, Bruce Davison
Director: Fred Schepisi
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Tags: Bruce Davison, Donald Sutherland, Fred Schepisi, Ian McKellen, Mary Beth Hurt, Stockard Channing, Will Smith
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R (2010)
Drama
The R of the title stands for the young protagonist, Rune, fearlessly played by Pilou Asbæk. Imprisoned for violent assault, he's a cocky, good-looking young man placed in the hardcore ward, where his survival depends on quickly learning the prison's parallel world of rules, honor, and obligations. R also stands for Rachid, a young Muslim prisoner who becomes Rune's friend and accomplice, defying the rigid racial stratifications among the inmates.
Starring: Pilou Asbæk, Dulfi Al-Jabouri, Roland Møller, Jacob Gredsted, Omar Shargawi
Director: Tobias Lindholm, Michael Noer
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Tags: Dulfi Al-Jabouri, Jacob Gredsted, Michael Noer, Omar Shargawi, Pilou Asbæk, Roland Møller, Tobias Lindholm
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Hard Ball / Hardball (2001)
Drama | Sport
An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend.
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Diane Lane, John Hawkes, Michael B. Jordan, D.B. Sweeney, Graham Beckel
Director: Brian Robbins
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Hamlet 2 (2008)
Comedy | Music
In this irreverent comedy, a failed actor-turned-worse-high-school-drama-teacher rallies his Tucson, AZ students as he conceives and stages politically incorrect musical sequel to Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Starring: Steve Coogan, Catherine Keener, Joseph Julian Soria, Melonie Diaz, Elisabeth Shue, Amy Poehler
Director: Andrew Fleming
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Tags: Amy Poehler, Andrew Fleming, Catherine Keener, Elisabeth Shue, Joseph Julian Soria, Melonie Diaz, Steve Coogan
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For Lovers Only (2010)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
FOR LOVERS ONLY is a story of a MAN and a WOMAN in love. After seeing each other for the first time in years while on separate work assignments in Paris, the LOVERS flee together and travel by train, car and motorcycle, as their love affair takes them across France-from Normandy to St. Tropez. Throughout their trip, both characters experience long periods of carefree bliss and unrepentant joy punctuated by brief moments of guilt and confusion. The final outcome of the affair is left open to interpretation.
Starring: Mark Polish, Stana Katic
Director: Michael Polish
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Biloxi Blues (1988)
Comedy | Drama
A group of young recruits go through boot camp during the Second World War in Biloxi Mississippi. From the play by Neil Simon.
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Christopher Walken, Matt Mulhern, Michael Dolan, Corey Parker, Casey Siemaszko
Director: Mike Nichols
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Best Seller (1987)
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Hit man Cleve approaches writer/cop Dennis about a story for his next book: How Cleve made a living, working for one of the most powerful politicians in the country. To get the story right, they travel around the country to gather statements and evidence, while strong forces use any means they can to keep the story untold.
Starring: James Woods, Brian Dennehy, Victoria Tennant, Paul Shenar, George Coe, Anne Pitoniak
Director: John Flynn
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All of Me (1984)
Comedy | Fantasy | Romance
Roger Cobb (Steve Martin) is a swinging bachelor who is a lawyer but would rather be a jazz musician. Edwina Cutwaters (Lily Tomlin) is an ailing spinster who is given a second chance at life given her soul can be "transported" into that of another woman – specifically, the beautiful daughter of the stable hand. Unfortunately, the guru-in-charge goofs, and Edwina's soul winds up taking over the entire right side of Roger, who now must learn to cope with being half the man he was. Now Edwina and Roger are living together in the same body. He's losing his job. He's losing his girlfriend. And he just can't seem to get her out of his system. No matter how hard he tries. Steve Martin and Lily Tomlin make the perfect Couple of Comedy in this hilariously concocted plot.
Starring: Steve Martin, Lily Tomlin, Victoria Tennant, Madolyn Smith Osborne, Richard Libertini, Dana Elcar
Director: Carl Reiner
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Tags: Carl Reiner, Dana Elcar, Lily Tomlin, Madolyn Smith Osborne, Richard Libertini, Steve Martin, Victoria Tennant
