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Last updated March 14, 2025
The Ultimate Fighter: Season 12
2010 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsMixed martial arts stars Georges St-Pierre and Josh Koscheck coach two groups of up-and-coming MMA fighters in Season 12 of this hit reality series, which pits the combatants against one another in a bid to appear in a professional UFC bout.
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Bodyguard
2011 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsIrritated by her bodyguard, wealthy Divya invents a phony secret admirer to distract him with phone calls. But when her father becomes angry, believing Divya and the bodyguard are lovers, he sets off a chain of unexpected events.
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Vettai
2012 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsThis powerful Tamil action film follows the shared fate of two very different siblings: policeman Thiru and his roguish brother, Guru. When Thiru finds himself outmatched while fighting local gangsters, Guru comes to his aid.
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UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem
2011 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsGrab a ringside seat and get ready for some high-octane action when your favorite bonecrushers meet in Las Vegas for the last UFC show of 2011. The main event has Brock Lesnar facing off against Alistair Overeem in a battle of the champions.
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UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit
2012 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsNick Diaz brings to the Octagon an 11-fight undefeated streak for a showdown with former WEC champion Carlos Condit as they battle for the interim UFC welterweight championship. Also on the card are welterweights Josh Koscheck and Mike Pierce.
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The Ultimate Fighter: Season 14
2011 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsThe biggest and best reality series in mixed martial arts history is back for its 14th season, and for the first time ever, The Ultimate Fighter will determine the best rising stars in the bantamweight and featherweight divisions.
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The Assassins
2012 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsIn 198 B.C., Cao Cao, prime minister of the Han Dynasty, ventures to the east and defeats China's greatest warrior, Lu Bu, terrifying every ambitious warlord across the country. Several years later, Cao crowns himself King of Wei.
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Ishaqzaade
2012 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsRising from the ashes of hooliganism and small-town clan wars comes the love story of a passion ignited by hatred. Two people who were born to hate learn they instead have been destined to fall in love.
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Occupation: Fighter
2011 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsSpanning eight months in the life of a fighter, this film provides the opportunity to discover MMA in a fresh new light. In order to reach the top of the sport, a fighter must suffer and sacrifice a great deal, both physically and financially.
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Dabangg 2
2012 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsChulbul has a charmed life: He's happily married and has a child, and he's just received a promotion. But he risks it all when he witnesses criminal deeds by a politician and sabotages his image by revealing his immoral activities to the public.
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The Newton Boys
1998 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsFour Texas brothers ignite a crime spree in the 1920s, robbing more than 200 banks across the country -- without ever killing anyone. In a career highlight, the unexpectedly compassionate team pulls off the largest train robbery in U.S. history.
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Rumble in the Bronx
1995 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsVisiting the Bronx from Hong Kong, a martial arts expert helps out at his uncle's grocery store. But when a gang terrorizes the shop, the helpful visitor leaps into action and puts his formidable fighting skills to good use.
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The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
1958 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsThe dauntless Sinbad (Kerwin Mathews) heads to the island of Colossa, where only the egg of a giant bird can restore a pea-sized princess (Kathryn Grant) to normal size. The evil magician Sokurah (Torin Thatcher) accompanies him -- with ulterior motives to retrieve a lamp and genie (Richard Eyer) he once lost. But before the group can return home, they must conquer a landscape of fantastic beasts, including a Cyclops that hungers for human flesh.
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The Devil's Own
1997 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsDetermined to avenge his father's death at the hands of British soldiers, Irish Republican Army terrorist Frankie McGuire sails to America to buy weapons from an underground arms dealer. But his cover is blown when things don't go as planned.
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Starship Troopers
1997 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsIn this sci-fi adventure, fire-spitting, brain-sucking bugs attack Earth and obliterate Buenos Aires. Coming to the rescue is a gutsy infantry unit led by hotshot solider Johnny Rico, which heads to the alien planet of Klendathu for a showdown.
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The Beach
2000 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsWhile visiting Bangkok, a traveler learns of a secret beach that purportedly exemplifies paradise. He travels with two friends to the magnificent strand, where he discovers a bohemian community intent on keeping its precious refuge a secret.
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Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
1974 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsEx-thief Thunderbolt and fun-loving drifter Lightfoot team up with Thunderbolt's shady old associates to restage a robbery of a bank. Writer-director Michael Cimino kicked off his career with this irreverent caper thriller full of crackling dialogue.
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Shaft
2000 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsIn John Singleton's update of the 1970s classic, New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for murder, but he jumps bail to Switzerland, returning to face trial two years later.
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Quest for Fire
1981 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsA tribe of Cro-Magnons is attacked and loses its precious fire (a blaze that is always kept burning). To ensure the band's survival, Naoh (Everett McGill) goes in search of more fire, accompanied by Amoukar (Ron Perlman) and Gaw (Nameer El-Kadi). Along the way, they meet Ika (Rae Dawn Chong), a young woman who's rescued from slavery because she actually knows how to "make" fire. Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud.
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The Replacement Killers
1998 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsHit man John Lee refuses an assignment to kill a police officer's 7-year-old son. His defiance doesn't sit well with his Chinatown drug lord boss, Mr. Wei, and Wei hires "replacement killers" to finish the job -- and take care of Lee.
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Will Penny
1968 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsCharlton Heston's the titular aging cowboy who's also a loner and an illiterate. When he meets the possible love of his life, it's a moment of truth. Will he take a chance on enduring happiness, or continue to drift along in the only life he knows?
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Derailed
2002 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsNATO undercover operative Jack Logan, who wants to get past the Slovakian border and safely into Frankfurt. Things seem to be going smoothly as Jack and Galina board the train posing as a "couple" but soon, all hell breaks loose!
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2 Fast 2 Furious
2003 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsIt's a major double-cross when a former cop teams up with his ex-con buddy to transport a shipment of "dirty" money for a shady import-export dealer. But the two are actually working with an undercover agent to bring the bad guy down.
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S.W.A.T.
2003 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsIn this slick actioner inspired by the 1970s TV series, veteran Los Angeles cop Hondo Harrelson is tasked with drafting and training an elite special weapons and tactics team -- who soon find themselves up against a crafty international criminal.
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Cellular
2004 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsRyan (Chris Evans) is driving in his car when his cell phone rings. But when he answers, there's a stranger (Kim Basinger) on the other end of the line who's desperate to get someone to help her, her husband and her son escape from the madman (Jason Statham) who's abducted them. If Ryan fails to act quickly, innocent people will be killed. But his cell phone battery is low -- and he has no idea where the helpless family is.
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