THE GREAT DICTATOR (1940)

 




















Directed by: Charlie Chaplin
Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie, Henry Daniell, Reginald Gardiner, Billy Gilbert, Maurice Moscovich, Grace Hayle, Carter DeHaven, Emma Dunn, Bernard Gorcey, Paul Weigel, Chester Conklin, Esther Michelson, Hank Mann, Florence Wright, Eddie Gribbon, Robert O. Davis, Eddie Dunn, Nita Pike, Peter Lynn, Stanley "Tiny" Sandford, Joe Bordeaux, Val Stanton

125 minutes
(NR - adult themes)

PLOT:
Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.

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KILLJOY (2000)

 




















Directed by: Craig Ross
Starring: Angel Vargas, Vera Yell, Lee Marks, D. Austin, Jamal Grimes, Corey Hampton, Rani Goulant, Napiera Groves, Arthur Burghardt, William L. Johnson, Penny Ford, Dionne Rochelle, Carl Washington

72 minutes
(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, violence, gore)

PLOT:
Deep in an inner city hell, a ghastly figure is killing off the bad guys. A vigilante, or a demon? For the beautiful high school student, Jada, that's the question that will bring her face to face with the killer clown Killjoy.

THE KILLING FIELDS (1984)

 




















Directed by: Roland Joffe
Based on the book "The Death and Life of Dith Pran" by: Sydney Schanberg
Starring: Sam Waterston, Haing S. Ngor, Julian Sands, Craig T. Nelson, John Malkovich, Athol Fugard, Spalding Gray, Bill Paterson, Graham Kennedy, Patrick Malahide, Nell Campbell, Joanna Merlin, Monirak Sisowath

141 minutes
(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, violence, scenes of war)

PLOT:
Sydney Schanberg is a New York Times journalist covering the civil war in Cambodia. Together with the local journalist Dith Pran, they cover some of the tragedy and madness of the war. When the American forces leave, Dith Pran sends his family with them, but stays behind himself to help Schanberg cover the event. As an American, Schanberg won't have any trouble leaving the country, but the situation is different for Pran, he's a local and the Khmer Rouge are moving in.

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A COLT IS MY PASSPORT (1967)

 




















Directed by: Takashi Nomura
Based on the novel "Tobosha" by: Shinji Fujihara
Starring: Joe Shishido, Jerry Fujio, Chitose Kobayashi, Ryotaro Sugi, Shoki Fukae, Hideaki Esumi, Jun Hongo, Akio Miyabe, Toyoko Takechi, Zenji Yamada, Kanjuro Arashi, Kojiro Kusanagi, Takamaru Sasaki, Asao Uchida, Zeko Nakamura

84 minutes
(NR - adult themes)
Country of origin: Japan

PLOT:
A hit man is hired to kill a mob boss. After the deed is done, he and his driver are wanted dead by rival gangs who've joined forces.

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CRAWL (2019)

 




















Directed by: Alexandre Aja
Starring: Kaya Scodelario, Barry Pepper, Morfydd Clark, Ross Anderson, Jose Palma, Colin McFarlane, George Somner, Anson Boon, Ami Metcalf

87 minutes
(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, violence, gore)

PLOT:
Gigantic alligators swarm around a young woman and her father as floodwaters engulf their home.

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NEVER LET GO (2024)

Directed by: Alexandre Aja
Starring: Halle Berry, Percy Daggs IV, Anthony B. Jenkins, Will Catlett, Matthew Kevin Anderson, Christin Park, Stephanie Lavigne, Kathryn Kirkpatrick, Georges Gracieuse, Cadence Compton, Mila Morgan

101 minutes
(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, violence, gore, disturbing images)

PLOT:
A mother and her two twin sons have been haunted by an evil spirit for years. Their safety and their surroundings come into question when one her children has doubts over whether the evil is real.

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THE ORPHANAGE (2007)

 




















Directed by: J.A. Bayona
Starring: Belen Rueda, Fernando Cayo, Roger Princep, Mabel Rivera, Montserrat Carulla, Andres Gertrudix, Edgar Vivar, Geraldine Chaplin, Oscar Casas

97 minutes
(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, violence, frightening images, scenes of terror)
Country of origin: Spain

PLOT:
A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage for handicapped children. Before long, her son starts to communicate with an invisible new friend.

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