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Last updated January 21, 2025
The Hunt for Red October
1990 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsWhen a Soviet nuclear sub headed toward American waters drops off U.S. scanners, the Yanks scramble to take defensive steps. But CIA analyst Jack Ryan convinces the brass that the sub's commander has something else in mind.
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Dean Spanley
2008 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsAt a visiting swami's lecture, Edwardian gentleman Fisk (Jeremy Northam) meets his district's strange new clergyman, Dean Spanley (Sam Neill). The dean is a firm believer in reincarnation, which he expounds upon freely when drinking a particular Hungarian wine. Curious, Fisk delivers a case of the stuff to the dean, regaling in the man's stories about his previous life as a dog. Peter O'Toole co-stars in this offbeat British comedy.
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The Vow
2012 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsRachel McAdams stars in this romantic drama about a newlywed woman who slips into a coma after a car accident and awakens with amnesia. Her devoted husband must help her recover and also win back her love.
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Daybreakers
2009 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsEarth's population is up against a vicious plague that's transforming everyone into vampires and draining the world of an increasingly precious resource: blood. As the human race count nears zero, could science hold the key to a solution?
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Event Horizon
1997 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsSeven years after it went missing, a spaceship sends a garbled signal back to Earth that sounds a lot like a cry for help. A rescue ship is dispatched to investigate, but the crew soon realizes that something unimaginable has happened on board.
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My Brilliant Career
1979 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsRefractory Sybylla Melvyn (Judy Davis) bucks 19th century societal conventions in this charming Australian film helmed by Gillian Armstrong. On Sybylla's path toward realizing her dream of artistic greatness, she casts aside a starchy suitor, exasperates her mother and confounds her grandmother. But when Sybylla falls for affluent landowner Harry Beecham (Sam Neill), she must choose between traditional marriage and pursuing her career ambitions.
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Omen III: The Final Conflict
1981 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsSatan's son has grown up in this second sequel to the 1976 horror hit. Now in his 30s, Damien Thorn is leader of the world's largest corporation. But his plans for world domination hit a snag when he spots an omen of his archrival's second coming.
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Dirty Deeds
2002 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsAustralian mobster Barry Ryan (Bryan Brown) controls the city's gambling scene, making a killing off the casino slot machines. This attracts the attention of the American Mafia, who send in pensive veteran Tony (John Goodman) and his violent sidekick (Felix Williamson) for a piece of the action. Ryan must also contend with his feisty wife (Toni Collette), his needy mistress (Kestie Morassi) and a crooked cop (Sam Neill).
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Under the Mountain
2009 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsTeenage twins Rachel (Sophie McBride) and Theo (Tom Cameron) discover the Wilberforces, ancient shape-shifting fiends that live under a ring of extinct volcanoes in Auckland, New Zealand. Now the siblings must revive their special shared powers to destroy the evil creatures. Mysterious Mr. Jones (Sam Neill) and the twins' older cousin Ricky (Leon Wadham) help out in this fantasy adventure directed by Jonathan King.
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