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ATTACK OF THE CRAB MONSTERS

ATTACK OF THE CRAB MONSTERS

1957, A team of scientists land on a tropical island to study the effects of radiation fallout. When the island begins to break off into the ocean, giant crustaceans begin calculated attacks on the humans, forcing them to fight for their lives.

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BLAST FROM THE PAST

BLAST FROM THE PAST

1999, Adam Webber (Brendan Fraser) has lived his entire life in confinement in a fallout shelter in Pasadena, Calif. When the Webber family's rations of food and supplies grow thin, Adam's eccentric father, Calvin (Christopher Walken), sends him on a dangerous restocking mission. When Adam emerges from the Webber family's subterranean refuge for the first time, he finds that rumors of a nuclear apocalypse were totally false -- and meets gorgeous Eve Rustikov (Alicia Silverstone).

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DEEP BLUE SEA

DEEP BLUE SEA

1999, On an island research facility, Dr. Susan McAlester (Saffron Burrows) is harvesting the brain tissue of DNA-altered sharks as a possible cure for Alzheimer's disease. When the facility's backers send an executive (Samuel L. Jackson) to investigate the experiments, a routine procedure goes awry and a shark starts attacking the researchers. Now, with sharks outnumbering their human captors, McAlester and her team must figure out a way to stop them from escaping to the ocean and breeding. D: Renny Harlin

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DREDD

DREDD

2012, Mega City One is a vast, violent metropolis where felons rule the streets. The only law lies with cops called "judges," who act as judge, jury and executioner, and Dredd (Karl Urban) is one of the city's most feared. One day, Dredd is partnered with Cassandra (Olivia Thirlby), a rookie with powerful psychic abilities. A report of a terrible crime sends Dredd and Cassandra to a dangerous area controlled by Ma-Ma (Lena Headey), a drug lord who will stop at nothing to protect her empire.

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LAPSIS

LAPSIS

"2020, in a parallel present, delivery man Ray Tincelli is struggling to support himself and his ailing younger brother. After a series of two-bit hustles and unsuccessful swindles, Ray takes a job in a strange new realm of the gig economy: trekking deep into the forest, pulling cable over miles of terrain to connect large, metal cubes that link together the new quantum trading market. As he gets pulled deeper into the zone, he encounters growing hostility and the threat of robot cablers, and must choose to either help his fellow workers or to get rich and get out.

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LOST IN SPACE

LOST IN SPACE

1965 The original pilot episode, which never aired, did not feature either the Robot or Doctor Zachary Smith (who was added later by 20th Century Fox as an antagonist). Much of the original footage was re-used in the first four televised episodes.

MAD MAX

MAD MAX

1978 In a self-destructing world, a vengeful Australian policeman sets out to stop a violent motorcycle gang.

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ONE MILLION B.C.

ONE MILLION B.C.

1966, An exile (John Richardson) from a hostile tribe woos a woman (Raquel Welch) from a gentle tribe amid monsters and an earthquake.

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 2018, In 2045, the planet is on the brink of chaos and collapse, but people find salvation in the OASIS, an expansive virtual reality universe created by James Halliday. When Halliday dies, he promises his immense fortune to the first person to disc

2018, In 2045, the planet is on the brink of chaos and collapse, but people find salvation in the OASIS, an expansive virtual reality universe created by James Halliday. When Halliday dies, he promises his immense fortune to the first person to discover a digital Easter egg that's hidden somewhere in the OASIS. When young Wade Watts joins the contest, he finds himself becoming an unlikely hero in a reality-bending treasure hunt through a fantastical world of mystery, discovery and danger. Shown in 70mm

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THE MATRIX

THE MATRIX

1999, Neo (Keanu Reeves) believes that Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne), an elusive figure considered to be the most dangerous man alive, can answer his question -- What is the Matrix? Neo is contacted by Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss), a beautiful stranger who leads him into an underworld where he meets Morpheus. They fight a brutal battle for their lives against a cadre of viciously intelligent secret agents. It is a truth that could cost Neo something more precious than his life. In 35mm

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TOP OF THE FOOD CHAIN

TOP OF THE FOOD CHAIN

Dr. Karel Lamonte (Campbell Scott) is an atomic scientist visiting the small Canadian town of Exceptional Vista. A meteor hits the town, which has recently lost its main source of revenue, and people start disappearing. While in a bar, Karel meets several locals, including Sandy Fawkes (Fiona Loewi), who takes him back to her motel, where he meets her brother (Tom Everett Scott). As Karel falls in love with Sandy, he must save the town from corpse-eating aliens.

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UPGRADE

UPGRADE

2018, A brutal mugging leaves Grey Trace paralyzed in the hospital and his beloved wife dead. A billionaire inventor soon offers Trace a cure -- an artificial intelligence implant called STEM that will enhance his body. Now able to walk, Grey finds that he also has superhuman strength and agility -- skills he uses to seek revenge against the thugs who destroyed his life.

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ATTACK OF THE CRAB MONSTERS
BLAST FROM THE PAST
DEEP BLUE SEA
DREDD
LAPSIS
LOST IN SPACE
MAD MAX
ONE MILLION B.C.
Predestination.png
 2018, In 2045, the planet is on the brink of chaos and collapse, but people find salvation in the OASIS, an expansive virtual reality universe created by James Halliday. When Halliday dies, he promises his immense fortune to the first person to disc
THE MATRIX
TOP OF THE FOOD CHAIN
UPGRADE

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