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Heist

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Heist (2015)

R 93 min - Action - 13 November 2015
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A father is without the means to pay for his daughter's medical treatment. As a last resort, he partners with a greedy co-worker to rob a casino. When things go awry they're forced to hijack a city bus.

Director:  Scott Mann
Writers:  Stephen Cyrus Sepher, Max Adams
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Homefront

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Homefront (2013)

R 100 min - Action, Thriller - 12 November 2013
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Phil Broker is a former DEA agent who has gone through a crisis after his action against a biker gang went horribly wrong and it cost the life of his boss' son. He is recently widowed and is left with a 9-years-old daughter, Maddy. He decides to quit the turbulent and demanding life of thrill for Maddy's sake and retires to a small town. His daughter fights off a boy who was bullying her at school and this sets in motion a round of events that end in his direct confrontation with the local Meth drug lord. His past history with the biker gang also enters the arena, making matters more complex...

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The Help

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The Help (2011)

PG-13 146 min - Drama - 9 August 2011
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Aibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son; Minny Jackson is an African-American maid who has often offended her employers despite her family's struggles with money and her desperate need for jobs; and Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan is a young white woman who has recently moved back home after graduating college to find out her childhood maid has mysteriously disappeared. These three stories intertwine to explain how life in Jackson, Mississippi revolves around "the help"; yet they are always kept at a certain distance because of racial lines.

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Kidnap

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Kidnap (2017)

R 95 min - Drama, Thriller - 4 August 2017
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Single mother Karla McCoy lives a perfect life with her young son Frankie. One day, upon entering a local park, Karla sees her son suddenly being abducted out of the blue by a kidnapper. To save Frankie from being taken, Karla goes out on a mission to demand people in the city to help rescue her son.

Director:  Luis Prieto
Writers:  Knate Gwaltney
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The Magnificent Seven

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Free State of Jones

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Free State of Jones (2016)

R 139 min - Action, Thriller, Drama, History - 24 June 2016
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True Civil War era story about a white Southerner who falls for a slave and consequently rebels against the Confederacy.

Director:  Gary Ross
Writers:  Gary Ross
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Premonition

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Premonition (2007)

PG-13 110 min - Fantasy, Drama, Mystery - 15 March 2007
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Depressed housewife learns her husband was killed in a car accident the day previously, awakens the next morning to find him alive and well at home, and then awakens the next day after to a world in which he is still dead.

Director:  Mennan Yapo
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12 Years a Slave

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12 Years a Slave (2013)

R 134 min - Drama, History - 30 October 2013
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In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.

Director:  Steve McQueen
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