Ruthless People (1986)
Comedy | Crime
A couple, cheated by a vile businessman, kidnap his wife in retaliation, without knowing that their enemy is delighted they did.
Starring: Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Judge Reinhold, Helen Slater, Anita Morris, Bill Pullman, William G. Schilling
Director: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker
A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
Comedy | Western
A cowardly farmer seeks the help of a gunslinger's wife to help him win back the woman who left him.
Starring: Seth MacFarlane, Charlize Theron, Amanda Seyfried, Liam Neeson, Neil Patrick Harris, Giovanni Ribisi
Director: Seth MacFarlane
El topo / The Gopher / The Mole (1970)
Western
An experimental tale in which master gunfighter and cosmic mystic El Topo must defeat his four sharp-shooting rivals while on an ever-increasingly bizarre path to allegorical self enlightenment and surreal resurrection.
Starring: Alejandro Jodorowsky, Brontis Jodorowsky
Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Phantom of the Opera (1943)
Drama | Horror | Music | Romance | Thriller
Pit violinist Claudin hopelessly loves rising operatic soprano Christine Dubois (as do baritone Anatole and police inspector Raoul) and secretly aids her career. But Claudin loses both his touch and his job, murders a rascally music publisher in a fit of madness, and has his face etched with acid. Soon, mysterious crimes plague the Paris Opera House, blamed on a legendary "phantom" whom none can find in the mazes and catacombs. But both of Christine's lovers have plans to ferret him out.
Starring: Nelson Eddy, Susanna Foster, Claude Rains, Edgar Barrier, Hume Cronyn
Director: Arthur Lubin
Bang Boom Bang – Ein todsicheres Ding (1999)
Action | Comedy | Crime
Life could be just great for bankrobber Keek: His buddy Kalle is doing time for their last coup, while Keek has to retain the loot. Kalle will spend two more years in jail, so Keek is not exactly bothered by the fact that he has lost most of the money betting on horse races. But then Kalle watches a porn video 'starring' his girlfriend and he breaks free to take revenge. Suddenly, Keek is in desperate need of cash and even the weirdest scheme seems promising.
Starring: Oliver Korittke, Markus Knüfken, Ralf Richter, Diether Krebs, Martin Semmelrogge, Heinrich Giskes
Director: Peter Thorwarth
God Help the Girl (2014)
Drama | Musical | Romance
The youthful Eve is low on self-esteem but high on fantasy, particularly when it comes to music. Over the course of one Glasgow summer, she meets two other lost souls, the posh Cass and the fastidious James, and together they form a pop group.
Starring: Emily Browning, Olly Alexander, Hannah Murray, Pierre Boulanger
Director: Stuart Murdoch
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The Dead 2 / The Dead 2: India (2013)
Horror
One infected worker who feverishly picks up his meager pay then setting off an unstoppable chain of events. American turbine engineer Nicholas Burton has fallen in love with local girl Ishani Sharma. Nicholas has to battle his way across three hundred miles of ferociously infected Indian landscapes to reach Ishani and his unborn child. With the help of a young street kid Javed, he has to rely on his wits and sheer brute force using any means possible to try and save them.
Starring: Joseph Millson, Meenu Mishra, Anand Krishna Goyal, Sandip Datta Gupta, Poonam Mathur, Coulsom Sujitabh, Madhu Rajesh
Director: Howard J. Ford, Jonathan Ford
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The Railway Man (2013)
Biography | Drama
Eric Lomax was one of thousands of Allied prisoners of war forced to work on the construction of the Thai/Burma railway during WW2. His experiences, after the secret radio he built to bring news and hope to his colleagues was discovered, left him traumatised and shut off from the world. Years later, he met Patti, a beautiful woman, on a train and fell in love. Patti was determined to rid Eric of his demons. Discovering that the young Japanese officer who haunted her husband was still alive, she faced a terrible decision. Should Eric be given a chance to confront his tormentor? Would she stand by him, whatever he did?
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Stellan Skarsgård, Colin Firth, Jeremy Irvine, Hiroyuki Sanada, Sam Reid
Director: Jonathan Teplitzky
Bad Lieutenant (1992)
Crime | Drama
A nameless New York cop is hopelessly addicted to drugs, gambling and sex. As he makes his way to various crime scenes, he is concerned only with taking bets from his fellow cops on the outcome of the ongoing National League playoffs. As his bad decisions drive him deeper into debt, his life becomes a surreal hell, with a constant intake of crack, coke, heroin and booze eroding what remains of his sanity. An investigation into the rape of a nun leads to his spiritual breakdown at the church crime scene, where he sees Jesus and the road to his salvation.
Starring: Harvey Keitel, Frankie Thorn, Zoe Tamerlis, Anthony Ruggiero, Victoria Bastel, Eddie Daniels
Director: Abel Ferrara
13 Going on 30 / Si tuviera 30 (2004)
Comedy | Fantasy | Romance
With the help of some magic wishing dust, 13 year-old Jenna Rink becomes 30 and gorgeous overnight, with everything she ever wanted, except for her best friend Matt. Now, this grown woman must create some magic of her own to help the little girl inside find the true love she left behind.
Starring: Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, Judy Greer, Andy Serkis, Kathy Baker, Phil Reeves
Director: Gary Winick
Catch and Release (2006)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
After the sudden death of her fiancé, Gray Wheeler (Jennifer Garner) finds comfort in the company of his friends: lighthearted and comic Sam (Kevin Smith), hyper- responsible Dennis (Sam Jaeger), and, oddly enough, his old childhood buddy Fritz (Timothy Olyphant), an irresponsible playboy whom she’d previously pegged as one of the least reliable people in the world. As secrets about her supposedly perfect fiancé emerge, Gray comes to see new sides of the man she thought she knew, and at the same time, finds herself drawn to the last man she ever expected to fall for.
Starring: Jennifer Garner, Timothy Olyphant, Kevin Smith, Sam Jaeger, Tina Lifford, Juliette Lewis
Director: Susannah Grant
Nattevagten / Nightwatch (1994)
Horror | Thriller
In order to finance his studies, Martin take job as a nightwatch in a mortuary. When the victims of a serial killer are deposited there, scary things begin to happen.
Starring: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Sofie Gråbøl, Kim Bodnia, Lotte Andersen, Ulf Pilgaard
Director: Ole Bornedal
Tango & Cash / The Set Up (1989)
Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller
Ray Tango (Sylvester Stallone) and Gabe Cash (Kurt Russell) are rival L.A. policemen with one thing in common: each thinks he is the best. Team them and theyre like oil and water. But frame them for a crime and theyre like a match and kerosene. Unjustly jailed among lowlifes they put behind bars, the two stage a prison breakout thats a breathless rush of weapons and wisecracks then roar after the shadowy crimelord (Jack Palance) who set them up. Tango & Cash are out to clear their names. Join them and feel the rush.
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell, Teri Hatcher, Jack Palance, Brion James, James Hong
Director: Andrey Konchalovskiy
Invincible / Who's Nuts Invincible (2006)
Biography | Drama | Sport
'Invincible' is the inspiring true story of Vince Papale, an ordinary guy who, against extraordinary odds, gets a one-in-a-gazillion shot at living every sports fan’s wildest fantasy. Like the city he lives in and his beloved hometown NFL team, the down-and-out Vince (Mark Wahlberg, 'The Italian Job') has seen better days. But then the Philadelphia Eagles’ new coach Dick Vermeil (Greg Kinnear, 'Little Miss Sunshine') calls an unprecedented open tryout, and the 30-year-old bartender who never played college ball makes the cut. Now Vince needs every bit of his gritty, never-say-die attitude and enormous heart to survive in the high-stakes world of professional football.
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Greg Kinnear, Elizabeth Banks, Kevin Conway, Michael Rispoli, Michael Kelly
Director: Ericson Core
Brubaker (1980)
Crime | Drama
The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.
Starring: Robert Redford, Yaphet Kotto, Jane Alexander, Murray Hamilton, David Keith, Morgan Freeman
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown (1992)
Animation | Comedy | Family | Short
As the holiday season rolls around and all the Peanuts gang are getting ready for it. Whether it be Charlie Brown struggling to raise money for his girlfriend or Sally and Peppermint Patty struggling to rehearse and memorize their one word lines for the Christmas pageant, these kids try to keep with the Christmas spirit while Snoopy has his mischief to do.
Starring: Jamie E. Smith, John Christian Graas, Marnette Patterson, Mindy Ann Martin, Phillip Lucier, Lindsay Benesh, Sean Mendelson
Director: Bill Melendez
Devil's Tower (2014)
Horror
Sarah has just moved into a block of flats, somewhere she hopes to start a new life, away from her abusive mother. Settling nicely into her new home, Sarah strikes up an unconventional friendship with Sid, a squatter. When a friend of Sid's goes missing, Sid and new girl Sarah soon unearth a series of strange deaths and disappearances, all connected to the tower block. Uncovering the secret of a malevolent spirit that’s been controlling a horde of zombies – and the building's CCTV system – Sid and Sarah are thrown into a fight for survival, as reality and fantasy begin to merge and events become twisted into a sick movie, one that's playing out on a bank of television screens high-up in their tower block. When the vengeful ghost possesses Sarah's mother, however, evil suddenly takes on a familiar face.
Starring: Jason Mewes, Roxanne Pallett, Frances Ruffelle, Jessica-Jane Stafford, Emma Buckley
Director: Owen Tooth
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College Musical (2014)
Musical
The film follows college freshman Cooper (Sam Tsui) as he attempts to win the heart of his teaching assistant, Bianca (Allison Williams). Cooper is so enamored with Bianca that he cannot pay attention in English class during a midterm and is set to lose his college scholarship if his performance does not improve. Enter Nate (Miles Jacoby) and Lubo (Brennan Caldwell), Cooper's two roommates, who decide he must seduce his TA once and for all to boost his grade and overcome his insecurities about women. But Cooper ends up falling for his classmate Jackie (Julie Shain) instead, a girl he originally sees as a stepping stone in his path to romance with Bianca. In an additional twist, Jackie and Bianca are competing against each other in a prestigious essay contest, and Bianca turns into the movie's villain when her plans for winning the contest go awry. Without spoiling the rest, there has to be mention of a student with man-child syndrome (a fictional disease in which a grown man reverts to the mind and behavior of a child) who provides humor and is a crucial part of the plot. Being a musical, the film tells the story through a mix of spoken dialogue and spirited, vibrant song.
Starring: Sam Tsui, Julie Shain, Miles Jacoby, Brennan Caldwell, Allison Williams
Director: Kurt Schneider
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Happy Slapping (2013)
Drama
Five bored suburban rich kids set off to the inner city to seek out fame by creating an evening so shocking that their camera phone footage will turn them into instant Internet celebrities. After they are rivaled by another gang and intimidated by their on-line idol, they are forced to take their mischief up a notch if they want to make a name for themselves. But what will they risk losing in doing so? Watch their cell phone footage to find out… This ground-breaking film asks the perennial question posed by youth worldwide: "How far would you go to be famous?…"
Starring: Jesse Camacho, Erica Deutschman, Shayne Devouges, Alex Harrouch, Tristan D. Lalla, Laurin Elizabeth Padolina, Annakin Slayd, Jaa Smith-Johnson
Director: Christos Sourligas
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Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader (2012)
Comedy
Cheerleader Cassie Stratford (Jena Sims) downs an experimental drug that's supposed to enhance her looks and athletic abilities. But instead, it makes her grow into a 50-foot giant! A modern day take on the great Roger Corman genre pictures. Co-Stars Treat Williams (TV's "Everwood") and 80's icons Sean Young and John Landis.
Starring: Sean Young, Ryan Merriman, Treat Williams, Sasha Jackson, John Landis, Ted Raimi, Jena Sims
Director: Kevin O'Neill
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