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1) The roommate
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After college student Sara discovers that her roommate has become obsessed with her, things quickly take a violent turn.
"It's the stuff of a late-night channel-surfer's dreams."--Time Out New York
2) Buried
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Paul Conroy is not ready to die. But when he wakes up six feet underground with no idea of who put him there or why, life for the truck driver and family man instantly becomes a hellish struggle for survival. Buried with only a cell phone and a lighter, his contact with the outside world and ability to piece together clues that could help him discover his location are maddeningly limited. Paul has only ninety minutes to be rescued before his worst...
4) Kite
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Based on the groundbreaking, cult classic anime, tells the story of Sawa , a young woman living in a corrupt society where crime and gangs terrorize the streets. When Sawa's mother and policeman father are found victims of a grisly double homicide, she begins a ruthless pursuit for the man who murdered them. With the help of her father's ex-partner, Karl Aker, and a mysterious friend from her past, she becomes a merciless assassin, blasting her way...
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An action-packed supernatural thriller that addresses questions of life, love and belief against an apocalyptic backdrop. A group of close friends gather for a wedding, but the celebration is shattered by a series of cataclysmic events and enemies foretold by biblical end-times prophecies. The survivors face a horrifying, uncertain future as they scramble for safety, but as their world collapses around them in chaos and terror will they choose real...
8) Outland
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A future cop probes some mysterious deaths among the workers in a mining colony on one of Jupiter's innermost moons.
Series
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Deception: Danger lurks around every corner of the world, yet nothing can stop Bessie Faro from putting together the puzzle of her husband's death, and secret life. She soon discovers the only thing more treacherous than lies can be finding out the truth.
People I know: Eli, a publicist for actors, gets in over his head when he escorts a client to an after-hours party, where he witnesses a crime that involves some of the most influential and powerful...
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Inspired by true events, this tense and haunting thriller follows Detective Souder, a homicide detective in a small Texan town, and his partner, transplanted New York City cop Detective Heigh, as they track a sadistic serial killer dumping his victims' mutilated bodies in a nearby marsh locals call 'The Killing Fields.' Despite his partner's warnings, Detective Heigh sets out to investigate the crimes.
12) Compliance
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It tells the chilling story of just how far one might go to obey a figure of authority. On a particularly busy day at a suburban Ohio fast food joint, high-strung manager Sandra Ann Dowd receives a phone call from a police officer saying that an employee, a pretty young blonde named Becky, has stolen money from a customer. Convinced she's only doing what's right, Sandra commences the investigation, following step-by-step instructions from the officer...
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A group of friends reunites at a classmate's funeral, and stumbles upon a financial opportunity that's too good to pass up. But when the investment goes south, they learn that part of their funding came from a notoriously ruthless crime boss, and now it's payback time. They have one perilous chance to the erase the debt, and if they can complete the task they just might escape with their lives.
14) Anna
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Beneath Anna Poliatova's striking beauty lies a secret that will unleash her indelible strength and skill to become one of the world's most feared government assassins.
15) Wish upon
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After her father presents her with a mysterious music box, Clare Shannon is surprised to find her every wish coming true. Her joy slowly morphs into terror as she begins to realize the bloody price of each new wish.
" ... Offers a welcome glimmer of magic."--Newsday.
"It's a summer movie that delivers a lowest common denominator good time ..."--San Francisco Chronicle.
16) Broken arrow
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Two military pilots engage in a no-holds-barred battle against time and each other in a race to recover two stolen nuclear warheads.
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Joe, a struggling truck driver, is haunted by the memory of his deceased wife and daughter. Joe's life takes a dramatic turn when he meets Julia, a woman with mysterious spiritual powers, whose daughter, Billie, lies in a coma. Julia enlists Joe's help to stop Billie from crossing over to the spirit world, but when Billie awakes, her body is possessed, by the vengeful spirit of Joe's dead wife.
18) Good people
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A young American couple falls into severe debt while renovating a home in London. When they discover that the tenant in the apartment below them was murdered and left $400,000 cash stashed in the ceiling, the couple thinks all of their problems are solved, but that's when very bad things start happening to good people.
Formats
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Another batch of hungry dinosaurs wreak havoc with humankind in this third installment. Dr. Alan Grant is persuaded to travel to the site of the second InGen lab and discovers that the velociraptors are more intelligent than anyone thought. This version has been digitally remastered for enhanced picture and sound.
20) Holy rollers
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Sam Gold reluctantly studies to become a rabbi to please his family. His neighbor senses Sam`s discontent and propositions him to transport 'medicine` for an Israeli dealer. Exposed to the exciting worlds of Manhattan and Amsterdam nightlife, Sam spirals deeper into the lifestyle. As his double life begins to rip his family apart, he realizes the facade behind the easy money and parties. Caught between the two worlds, Sam must make a decision that...
