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1) The friend
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"Iris finds her comfortable New York life upended when her mentor and friend Walter leaves her his Great Dane, Apollo. Despite a small apartment and threats of eviction, she bonds with the regal beast and begins to cope with her past in this story of healng, love, and friendship"--Container.
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Angela and her partner Lee have been unlucky with their IVF treatments but can't afford to pay for another round. Meanwhile their friend Min, the closeted scion of a multinational corporate empire, has plenty of family money but a soon-to-expire student visa. When his commitment-phobic boyfriend Chris rejects his proposal, Min makes the offer to Angela instead: a green card marriage in exchange for funding Lee's IVF. But their plans to quietly elope...
3) Drop
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Violet, a widowed mother on her first date in years, arrives at an upscale restaurant where she is relieved that her date, Henry, is more charming and handsome than she expected. But their chemistry begins to curdle as Violet begins being irritated and then terrorized by a series of anonymous drops to her phone. She is instructed to tell nobody and follow instructions or the hooded figure she sees on her home security cameras will kill Violet's young...
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A man falsely pleads guilty to drug trafficking after being framed. Despite the confession, the veteran policeman-turned-prosecutor handling the case is convinced of his innocence and pursues his own investigation, risking both his career and his life to bring the real perpetrator to justice.
5) Cleaner
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A group of terrorists take over a company's annual gala at an exclusive high-rise and seize 300 hostages in order to expose the corruption of the hosts. Their just cause is hijacked by an extremist within their own ranks, who is ready to murder everyone in the building to send their anarchic message to the world. It falls to an ex-soldier turned window cleaner, suspended 50 stories up on the outside of the building, to save those trapped inside, including...
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"Almut and Tobias are brought together in a surprise encounter that changes their lives. Through snapshots of their life together -- falling for each other, building a home, becoming a family -- a difficult truth is revealed that rocks its foundation. As they embark on a path challenged by the limits of time, they learn to cherish each moment of the unconventional route their love story has taken"--Container.
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Author and wildlife rehabber Terry Masear has an ambitious goal: to save every injured hummingbird in Los Angeles. But the path to survival is fraught with danger. This heart-expanding Sundance hit introduces audiences to Terry's diminutive patients through breathtaking slow-motion photography and emotional storytelling. Over the course of director Sally Aitken₂s moving documentary, we become deeply invested in baby hummingbirds like Cactus and...
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After a series of misfortunes, a snail-collecting, melancholic misfit learns how to find confidence within herself amid the clutter of everyday life.
9) Companion
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A group of old friends reunite at a secluded mansion, but their weekend getaway goes sideways when someone is not what they seem.
10) One of them days
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When best friends and roommates Dreux and Alyssa discover Alyssa's boyfriend has blown their rent money, the duo finds themselves going to extremes in a race against the clock to avoid eviction and keep their friendship intact.
11) Lake George
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"Tasked by mobsters with putting an end to Phyllis' life, Don is unable to pull the trigger. Instead, the pair of misfit oddballs set off on a road trip that evolves into something much more. Phyllis has designs of her own and proposes a little tag team action to Don: combine forces and steal money, a lot of money, from the people who want her dead."--Container.
12) Wolf Man
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Blake, a San Francisco husband and father, inherits his remote childhood home in rural Oregon after his own father vanishes and is presumed dead. With his marriage to his high-powered wife, Charlotte, fraying, Blake persuades Charlotte to take a break from the city and visit the property with their young daughter, Ginger. As the family approaches the farmhouse in the dead of night, they're attacked by an unseen animal and, in a desperate escape, barricade...
13) Red One
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"After Santa Claus -- code name: Red One -- is kidnapped, the North Pole's head of security must team up with the world's most infamous bounty hunter in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas"--Container.
14) Juror #2
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"'Juror #2' follows family man Justin Kemp who, while serving as a juror in a high-profile murder trial, finds himself struggling with a serious moral dilemma one he could use to sway the jury verdict and potentially convict or free the accused killer."-- from container.
15) The order
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"Based on a true story, veteran FBI agent Terry Husk investigates a string of violent bank robberies only to uncover a ruthless militia and a chilling conspiracy that threatens to ignite nationwide chaos"--Container.
16) Nosferatu
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"A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake"--Container.
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It tells the fate of the House of Helm Hammerhand, the legendary King of Rohan, 183 years before the original film trilogy. A sudden attack by Wulf, a clever and ruthless Dunlending lord seeking vengeance for the death of his father, forces Helm and his people to make a daring last stand in the ancient stronghold of the Hornburg, a mighty fortress that will later come to be known as Helm's Deep. Finding herself in an increasingly desperate situation,...
18) Heretic
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"Two young missionaries are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed. Made to choose between belief and disbelief, they find themselves plunged into the darkest labyrinths of Reed's mind and a deadly game of cat-and-mouse"--Container.
19) A real pain
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"Mismatched cousins reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the odd couple's old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history."-- Container.
20) Azrael
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In a world where no one speaks, a devout female hunts down a young woman who has escaped her imprisonment. Recaptured by its ruthless leaders, Azrael is due to be sacrificed to pacify an ancient evil deep within the surrounding wilderness.