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Ice Station Zebra
Ice Station Zebra (PG)  1968
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The U.S. nuclear sub Tigerfish churns toward the North Pole. Its mission: rescue the imperiled members of weather outpost Ice Station Zebra. On board are Cmdr. Ferraday and his crew, several unexpected arrivals with secret orders - and enough suspicions, suspense and twists to make Ice Station Zebra...   more
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Dirty War
Dirty War (M)  2004
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On a quiet street the men next door are going about their business. The business of nuclear terrorism. Fanatical terrorists are planning to launch a nuclear attack with a "dirty bomb," a homemade radioactive device, in the heart of London. From Scotland Yard's central command to a Muslim un...   more
Rambo-First Blood (HD DVD)
Rambo-First Blood (HD DVD) (M)  1985
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Rambo is released from prison and is sent back to present day Vietnam. His mission: to track down American MIAs. The plan: a parachute into forbidding jungle. With nothing but a serrated knife and a bow with arrows, he is told not to engage the enemy, just to take reconnaissance pictures. Betrayed b...   more
Curacao (Deadly Currents)
Curacao (Deadly Currents) (M)  1993
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An ex-CIA agent and a weathered former sea captain battle corrupt diplomats, crime lords, and pirates in the crossfire of international intrigue when their island paradise explodes in battle.   more
Duel
Duel (PG)  1971
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Fear is the driving force. Driving alone on a desolate, deserted desert road, a humble businessman is continuously harassed, tormented and chased by a maniacal, snarling, smoking, roaring eighteen-wheeler.   more
American Gangster
American Gangster (MA15+)  2008
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Nobody used to notice Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington), but when his boss suddenly dies, Frank exploits the opening in the power structure to build his own empire and create his own version of the American Dream in the Harlem of the 1970s. Through ingenuity and a strict business ethic, he comes to ru...   more
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Impact Point
Impact Point (MA15+)  2008
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The only thing that Kelly Reyes (Melissa Keller) has ever thought about was playing beach volleyball. Until one day when a mysterious reporter named Holden (Brian Austin Green) comes into her life and strange events start to happen to her, as well as the people around her. As Kelly becomes sceptical...   more
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Casino Royale (Blu-ray)
Casino Royale (Blu-ray) (M)  2006
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Casino Royale introduces James Bond before he holds his licence to kill. But Bond is no less dangerous, and with two professional assassinations in quick succession, he is elevated to "00" status. Bond's first 007 mission takes him to Madagascar, where he is to spy on a terrorist, Mollaka (Sebastien...   more
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Fast And The Furious, The - Tokyo Drift
Fast And The Furious, The - Tokyo Drift (M)  2006
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The Fast and the Furious - Tokyo Drift is the latest installment of the adrenaline-inducing series built on speed. Sean Boswell (Black) is an outsider who attempts to define himself as a hot-headed, underdog street racer. Although racing provides a temporary escape from an unhappy home and the supe...   more
Jurassic Park II - The Lost World
Jurassic Park II - The Lost World (PG)  1997
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Director Steven Spielberg takes us back to the scene of Jurassic Park in The Lost World, the blockbuster sequel with even more dinosaurs, more action and more breathtaking visual effects than its record-breaking predecessor. This Collector's Edition contains exclusive interviews and rare behind-the-...   more
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Reign in Darkness
Reign in Darkness (MA15+)  2001
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Witness this amazing award-winning debut feature from Australia's newest directing talents, as they bring their visual style to this independent feature that has been described as "beyond belief". " Anyone seeing the film and knowing how much it cost and the circumstances under which it was ma...   more
Sharpshooter
Sharpshooter (MA15+)  2008
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Rural America becomes the bucolic setting for a mysterious terrorist plot gone awry, a romance undone by betrayal, and a government assignment that signals a dangerous conspiracy.   more
Strange Days
Strange Days (R18+)  1995
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December 30th, 1999... is it the end of the world or the beginning of a new one? Lenny Nero (Ralph Fiennes) stalks the streets of Los Angeles, a street hustler, an ex-cop, a seller of stolen dreams. Lenny deals in "clips", digital recordings of real-life experiences packaged for a vicious thrill....   more
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Year of the Gun
Year of the Gun (M)  1991
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Set in the streets of Rome during the political turmoil of the late 1970s, Year of the Gun is a racy political thriller from the master of the genre, John Frankenheimer (Ronin, The Manchurian Candidate). David Raybourne (Andrew McCarthy) is an American journalist and part-time novelist livin...   more
Absolon
Absolon (M)  2003
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In a bleak and violent future, humanity is on the verge of extinction. our survival is in the hands of a ruthless corporation, bent on controlling what's left of the population. In its darkest hour, humankind's greatest hope lies with one man, Norman Scott (Christopher Lambert) but even he can't liv...   more
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