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Ip Man 2
2010 | NR | 4.3 out of 5 StarsNewly arrived in Hong Kong, martial arts instructor Ip Man (Donnie Yen) encounters stiff opposition when he begins teaching the Wing Chun fighting style. But instead of bowing to his rivals' demands, he perseveres and retaliates with amazing speed and power. Inspired by Ip Man's life story, this martial arts sequel boasts impressive fight sequences and co-stars Lynn Hung, Simon Yam and Sammo Hung Kam-Bo.
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Ip Man
2008 | NR | 4.3 out of 5 StarsAn occupying Japanese general (Hiroyuki Ikeuchi) challenges Chinese men to duels so he can prove the superiority of the Japanese. Ip Man (Donnie Yen) -- a Chinese martial arts master forced to work in the mines -- refuses to fight, but can resist for only so long. Revisit the early days of Ip Man, who gained later fame as an early trainer of Bruce Lee, in director Wilson Yip's action-packed biopic set during the Sino-Japanese War.
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Fast Five
2011 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsIn the fifth installment of the explosive Fast and the Furious series, Brian and Mia break Dom out of prison and head to Brazil to put together a racing team and take on a drug dealer who wants to kill them -- all while eluding a federal agent.
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The Hunger Games
2012 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsIn a dystopian future ruled by a totalitarian regime, resourceful Katniss and her partner, Peeta, represent their district in the lethal Hunger Games, a televised survival competition in which teenage contestants fight each other to the death.
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My Way
2011 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsThis fact-based wartime drama follows two young men, one Korean and one Japanese, whose athletic rivalry ends with the start of World War II. Captured by the Soviets, both men escape but are separated, only to meet again in the D-Day invasion.
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Braveheart
1995 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsEnraged at the slaughter of Murron (Catherine McCormack) -- his new bride and childhood love -- legendary Scottish warrior William Wallace (Mel Gibson, who also directed the film) slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against English rule. With vivid battle scenes and a heaping portion of legend, Gibson's epic won five Oscars, including Best Picture.
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The Man from Nowhere
2010 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsTae-Sik is a widower with a mysterious past. When a young girl he befriends is kidnapped by a vicious drug gang, Tae-Sik rushes to save her. Hell-bent on justice after being framed by the nasty criminals, he takes the law into his own hands.
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Eden of the East: Paradise Lost
2010 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsTakizawa returns to Japan in the thrilling feature-length conclusion to "Eden of the East" to make his final moves against the remaining Seleção and uncover the secrets of his mysterious past.
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsLegendary outlaws Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid display their gifts for perfect comedic timing as they pull off heist after heist. To evade a posse, the boys flee to Bolivia, but trouble finds the charming pair of desperadoes wherever they go.
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Olympus Has Fallen
2013 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsDirector Antoine Fuqua's action thriller stars Gerard Butler as a disgraced Secret Service agent who must come to the rescue when Korean terrorists descend on the White House and take the president hostage.
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Kaijudo: Rise of the Duel Masters, Way of the Creature
2012 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsIn this animated action-adventure series, supernaturally gifted Ray and his pals Gabe and Allie join the brave Duel Masters to battle the Choten, an evil genius bent on subduing freedom-loving creatures and dominating the Earth.
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Thor
2011 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsIn this Marvel Comics-inspired action flick, thunder god Thor finds himself banished by his father, Odin, and forced to live among humans on Earth to learn humility. Can Thor regain his powers and return home?
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The Legend is Born: Ip Man
2010 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsThis martial arts biopic follows the early years of Ip Man -- the master who would one day become Bruce Lee's mentor -- as he perfects his Wing Chun style of combat against a small army of villainous foes.
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Captain America: The First Avenger
2011 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsIn Marvel's superhero slugfest, Steve Rogers volunteers for a secret experiment during WWII after being deemed unfit for duty. Transformed into super soldier Captain America, he takes on his Nazi-created counterpart, Red Skull, and the evil Hydra.
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Kaijudo: Rise of the Duel Masters, Way of the Creature: Season 1
2012 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsIn Season 1, Ray and his companions hunt down a sasquatch-like beast, journey into the Darkness Civilization to rescue a friend, confront Lord Skycrusher and stand fast against the Choten, a wily villain with a sinister plan to take over the Earth.
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UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson
2013 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsThe most dynamic force in mixed martial arts, Jon "Bones" Jones has ripped through a series of the sport's most revered fighters since winning the UFC light heavyweight title in 2011. Sweden's Alexander "The Mauler" Gustafsson gets his long-awaited shot at the 205-pound championship in the main event of UFC 165.
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The Magnificent Seven
1960 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsFed up with being brutalized and impoverished because of outlaw raids led by a merciless brigand, the besieged citizens of a small Mexican town hire seven American gunslingers to stave off the marauders once and for all.
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War of the Arrows
2011 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsWhen Mongols abduct Ja-in on her wedding day, her brother Nam-Yi, still reeling from the tragedy that claimed their father's life, sets out to find her. Alive with new purpose, the skilled archer takes aim at the invading army in spectacular battle.
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UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen
2010 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsLegends of the mixed martial arts arena collide when Anderson "The Spider" Silva takes on his prime challenger, Chael Sonnen, who's determined to wrest the 185-pound championship title from The Spider, who's owned it for years.
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Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2011 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThe third installment in Michael Bay's trilogy travels back to 1969's historic moon landing, when Neil Armstrong and his Apollo 11 cohorts touch down in the Sea of Tranquility ... and discover what appears to be a downed Transformers craft.
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Shaolin
2011 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsAfter ambushing and killing his rival -- losing everything in the process -- dispirited warlord Hou Jie turns to a Shaolin monastery seeking salvation. But his newfound redemption is soon put to the test in this kinetic kung fu saga.
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We Were Soldiers
2002 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThis Vietnam War epic tells the true story of the 1965 Battle of Ia Drang through the eyes of Lt. Col. Hal Moore, who led 450 American soldiers into battle against thousands of well-armed Vietnamese troops.
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Snatch
2000 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsWhile transporting a pinched 84-karat sparkler to his stateside boss, a gangster stops off in London and inadvertently triggers a slew of fateful events that wends through the worlds of bookies, pawnshops, bare-knuckle boxing and swine.
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Black Hawk Down
2001 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsBased on a true story, U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans face intense combat with the militia on the ground.
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UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II
2012 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThe UFC's biggest event of 2012 comes to Las Vegas, and it's fitting that the 148 main event is the long-awaited middleweight championship rematch between pound-for-pound king Anderson Silva and his heated rival, number-one contender Chael Sonnen.
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