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A Quiet Place
A family of four must navigate their lives in silence after mysterious creatures that hunt by sound threaten their survival.
Directed by John Krasinski
Starring: John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Noah Jupe, Millicent Simmonds
"See enough scary movies and you start to anticipate when to cover your eyes. What makes A Quiet Place such a terrifying entry in the genre is that you need to know when to cover your ears." - US Weekly
"It is smart, it moves fast, it has a hugely satisfying ending -- and it deserves to attract a much broader audience than the usual horror film devotees." - Associated Press
"A Quiet Place is completely gripping, and in a film fully reliant on facial communication, exquisitely acted by those amazing kids, and by Krasinski and Blunt, who've never been better." - Village Voice
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Blockers
When three parents discover their daughters' pact to lose their virginity at prom, they launch a covert one-night operation to stop the teens from sealing the deal.
Directed by Kay Cannon
Starring: Leslie Mann, John Cena, Ramona Young, Ike Barinholtz
"It's a reliable laugh machine that features enough jabs at contemporary mores, alongside a discreet social conscience and some successfully female-centric comedy, that it rises above the inevitable chug-and-vomit jokes."- Globe and Mail (UK)
"It's that rare teen sex comedy that successfully crosses the generational divide between younger and older adults." - Toronto Star
"Blockers" isn't really about these girls losing their virginity. It's about how they seize control of their destinies, one triumphantly lewd zinger at a time." - Variety
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Chappaquiddick
Based on historical events, this suspenseful thriller examines the infamous 1969 death of Mary Jo Kopechne, who drowned after Senator Ted Kennedy drove off a bridge on Chappaquiddick Island, and the moral and legal complexities that play out over the following week.
Directed by John Curran
Starring: Jason Clarke, Kate Mara, Clancy Brown, Olivia Thirlby, Bruce Dern, Ed Helms, Jim Gaffigan
"John Curran's gripping story about a 50-year-old scandal has plenty to say about modern politics." - Newsday
"We've been so awash in hackneyed Kennedy brogues and caricatured portrayals that Clarke's performance -- stout, nuanced, understated almost to a fault -- is an unexpected relief." - Associated Press
"First-time screenwriters Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan's tight script sticks mostly to the well-documented facts and aftermath, and Clarke lets his Teddy live in the tricky place between sympathy and straight villain-hood." - Entertainment Weekly
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Peter Pan (Anniversary Edition)
Let your imagination soar past “the second star to the right and straight on till morning” as this anniversary edition of Peter Pan debuts in the Walt Disney Signature Collection. All it takes is faith, trust and a dash of pixie dust, and this timeless classic will launch you on epic adventures in Never Land as it sparkles with legendary animation, extraordinary songs and captivating characters.
Directed by Clyde Geronimi & Wilfred Jackson
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Rampage
When three different animals become infected with a dangerous pathogen, a primatologist and a geneticist team up to stop them from destroying Chicago.
Directed by Brad Peyton
Starring: Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Naomie Harris, Malin Akerman
"...it gets the job done..." - Los Angeles Times
"The engaging dynamic between our hero and his gargantuan, computer-generated pal is the movie's best surprise..." - Boston Globe
"...wraps silly spectacle around its emotional core: a bromance between man and beast." - USA Today
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Ready Player One
When the creator of a virtual reality world called the OASIS dies, he releases a video in which he challenges all OASIS users to find his Easter Egg, which will give the finder his fortune. Wade Watts finds the first clue and starts a race for the Egg.
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Starring: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Lena Waithe, T.J. Miller, Simon Pegg, Mark Rylance
"It's the perfect marriage of fabulist and fable." - Entertainment Weekly
"The movie is crammed with excitement and good humor..."- New York Daily News
"A rollicking adventure through worlds both bleak and fantastic..."- Hollywood Reporter
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Tully
Marlo, a mother of three including a newborn, who is gifted a night nanny by her brother. Hesitant to the extravagance at first, Marlo comes to form a unique bond with the thoughtful, surprising, and sometimes challenging young nanny named Tully.
Directed by Jason Reitman Starring: Charlize Theron, Mackenzie Davis, Mark Duplass "Captures the complete exhaustion of parenthood in funny and profound fashion." - USA Today "...the best work Cody has done in the conventional feature format since Juno." - Chicago Tribune "Theron does minor miracles in the lead..." - Boston Globe
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Tyler Perry's Acrimony
A faithful wife tired of standing by her devious husband is enraged when it becomes clear she has been betrayed.
Directed by: Tyler Perry Starring: Taraji P. Henson, Lyriq Bent, Crystle Stewart, Jazmyn Simon
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You Were Never Really Here
A traumatized veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, Joe's nightmares overtake him as a conspiracy is uncovered leading to what may be his death trip or his awakening.
Directed by Lynne Ramsay
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Judith Roberts, Ekaterina Samsonov
"Joaquin Phoenix is simply stupendous in a revenge thriller from the brilliant Scottish filmmaker Lynne Ramsay that gets under your skin and makes it crawl. You won't know what hit you." - Rolling Stone
"[Director Ramsay's] return seals her standing as one of our most fearless and forceful filmmakers, if not one as prolific as she deserves to be." - Los Angeles Times
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