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Cujo

A friendly St. Bernard named "Cujo" contracts rabies and conducts a reign of terror on a small American town.
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Cult of Chucky

Horror, Thriller
<p>Confined to an asylum for the criminally insane for the past four years, Nica Pierce (Fiona Dourif) is erroneously convinced that she, not Chucky, murdered her entire family. But when her psychiatrist introduces a new therapeutic "tool" to facilitate his patients' group sessions - an all-too-familiar "Good Guy" doll with an innocently smiling face - a string of grisly deaths begins to plague the asylum, and Nica starts to wonder if maybe she isn't crazy after all. </p><p>Andy Barclay (Alex Vincent), Chucky's now-grown-up nemesis from the original Child's Play, races to Nica's aid. But to save her he'll have to get past Tiffany (Oscar-nominee Jennifer Tilly), Chucky's long-ago bride, who will do anything, no matter how deadly or depraved, to help her beloved devil doll. </p>
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Culture High, The

Documentary
<p>Journeying across the North American landscape, "The Culture High" is the riveting story that tears into the very fibre of modern day marijuana prohibition to reveal the truth behind the arguments and motives governing both those who support and those who oppose the existing pot laws. With budgets to fight the war reaching billions and arrests for simple possession skyrocketing to nearly a million annually, the debate over marijuana's legality has reached epic proportions. Utilizing the quirky yet profound nature of its predecessor, ""The Union: The Business Behind Getting High"", "The Culture High" raises the stakes with some of today's biggest names, unprecedented access to footage previously unobtainable, and incredibly moving testimonials from both sides of the spectrum. Top celebrities, former undercover agents, university professors and a slew of unforgettable characters from all points of view come together for an amusing yet insightful portrait of cannabis prohibition and the grasp it has on society as a whole. "The Culture High" will strip search the oddity of human nature and dare to ask the question: What exactly is going on here?</p>
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Cupid's Intern

Romance
<p>In this charming romantic comedy, a hopelessly clumsy and eternally single young woman named Mia stumbles into the most unusual of temp jobs: becoming the intern for Cupid himself. Tasked with assisting the overwhelmed god of love, Mia discovers that her new role involves secretly helping soulmates find their way to each other, a job that proves far more difficult than she ever imagined. As she navigates the chaotic world of matchmaking, she must learn to trust her instincts while grappling with her own romantic misadventures and a growing attraction to a skeptical coworker. The film blends whimsical fantasy with relatable humor, exploring the messy, unpredictable nature of love and the idea that sometimes the best matchmakers are those who have yet to find their own perfect match.</p>
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Cure

A frustrated detective deals with the case of several gruesome murders committed by people who have no recollection of what they've done.
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Cure for Wellness, A

Horror, Supernatural
<p>An ambitious young executive is sent to retrieve his company&apos;s CEO from an idyllic but mysterious &quot;wellness center&quot; at a remote location in the Swiss Alps but soon suspects that the spa&apos;s miraculous treatments are not what they seem.</p>
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Cured, The

Thriller
<p>For six years, Europe was plagued by a devastating virus that transformed humans into zombie-like monsters. As mankind struggled to control the pandemic, the great hope of a cure was found. As the veil of darkness lifts, an unforeseen enemy surfaces in its wake: the past. The cured are haunted with the memories of their actions while infected.</p><p>The dream of reintegration has failed with a two-tiered society emerging. Many cured are shunned by their remaining families, while others hold a deep bitterness over the controls placed on them. Mixed feelings of fear, guilt and anger, as well as the government's decision to eliminate 'the resistant' leads to the rise of a terrorist movement- plunging the country into chaos again...The Cure is just the Beginning.</p>
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Curiosa

A passionate love story set against a backdrop of sexual freedom, loosely based on the relationship between 19th century authors Pierre Louÿs and Marie de Régnier.
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Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The

Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
<p>"I was born under unusual circumstances." And so begins "Benjamin Button," adapted from the classic 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man who is born in his eighties and ages backwards. A man, like any of us, unable to stop time. We follow his story set in New Orleans from the end of World War I in 1918, into the twenty-first century, following his journey that is as unusual as any man's life can be. Directed by David Fincher and starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett with Tilda Swinton, Taraji P. Henson, Jason Flemyng, Elias Koteas and Julia Ormond, "Benjamin Button," is a time traveler's tale of the people and places he bumps into along the way, the loves he loses and finds, the joys of life and the sadness of death, and what lasts beyond time.</p>
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Curious George

Animation, Adventure
<p>Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment bring "Curious George," the original "monkey see, monkey do" chimp, to the screen in an all-new animated adventure based upon the beloved tales that have been enchanting readers for more than 60 years. George, the inquisitive little guy with an insatiable taste for adventure, sets off in a brand new tale for the big screen, where his spunky and fun-loving nature endears him to new friends he meets along the way and (of course) lands him in a series of (mis-)adventures.</p> <p>Originally published in 1941, the book has never been out of print since. Authors H. A. Rey and his wife Margret, creative partners who fled Europe during the Nazi occupation and settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts, wrote the original seven "Curious George" tales. In 1998 Houghton-Mifflin began publishing new "Curious George" adventures and continues to release new titles and formats. "Curious George" titles have sold more than 30 million copies worldwide and have been published in 17 languages, making the little monkey who left the jungle with The Man with the Yellow Hat one of the best-selling and most enduring characters in children's literature.</p> <p>Matthew O'Callaghan directs from a screenplay by Ken Kaufman and David Reynolds (story by Ken Kaufman). Will Ferrell ("Elf," "Old School") lends his voice to The Man with the Yellow Hat. Dick Van Dyke, Drew Barrymore, David Cross, Eugene Levy and Joan Plowright are also among the distinguished cast of voices. Original songs are written and performed by Jack Johnson.</p>
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Curly Oxide and Vic Thrill

Musical, Comedy
<p>Curly Oxide is the stage name of the young Hasidic Jew who wandered into a Brooklyn bar where Vic Thrill drunkenly played his raucous music. Thrill struck up a conversation and a mutual interest in music led Thrill to invite his new friend to visit his nearby recording studio. The duo began writing and performing music together, mingling their cultures in the playful lyrics.</p>
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Current War, The

Drama, Biography, History
<p>"The Current War" is the epic story of the cutthroat competition between the greatest inventors of the industrial age over whose electrical system would power the new century.</p><p>Thomas Edison (Benedict Cumberbatch), is the celebrity inventor on the verge of bringing electricity to Manhattan with his radical new DC technology. On the eve of triumph, his plans are upended by charismatic businessman George Westinghouse (Michael Shannon), who believes he and his partner, theupstart genius Nikolai Tesla (Nicholas Hoult), have a superior idea for how to rapidly electrify America: with AC current. </p><p>As Edison and Westinghouse grapple for who will power the nation, they spark one of the first and greatest corporate feuds in American history, establishing for future Titans of Industry the need to break all the rules.</p>
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Currents

Drama
<p>A TV field producer travels to Catalina Island to film an interview with a retired fisherman, but as the shoot unfolds, unresolved pieces of his past begin to surface.</p>
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Curse

Thriller
<p>The story centers on a widowed father who is desperate and financially broken from trying to save his child from a rare illness. Seizing the opportunity to claim a reward offered for the capture of a killer in his rural community, he inadvertently captures a werewolf. The question then becomes whether the lycan will be the broken family's reluctant savior or its final destroyer.</p>
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Curse of Chucky

Thriller
<p>After the events of Child's Play 3, Nica, a young woman forced to a wheelchair since birth, has to regroup her sister, Barb and her brother-in-law, Ian for a funeral after the death of her mother. While dealing with Barb, Ian, along with their 5-year-old daughter, Alice; Nica receives an odd package - a creepy doll. After people start showing up dead, the fearless Nica soon suspects that the creepy doll is much more than just a doll.</p>
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Curse of Downers Grove, The

Thriller, Horror
<p>The town of Downers Grove looks like your average suburban neighborhood - but Downers Grove has a disturbing secret... For the past eight years, one senior from every high school graduating class has met a bizarre death right before graduation day. </p><p>And this year, Chrissie Swanson (Bella Heathcote) has a terrible feeling that she is going to be the one to die. Can Chrissie survive the curse of Downers Grove or will she, like those seniors before her, fall prey to the town's deadly secret?</p>
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Curse of La Llorona, The

Horror, Thriller, Mystery
<p>La Llorona. The Weeping Woman. A horrifying apparition, caught between Heaven and Hell, trapped in a terrible fate sealed by her own hand. The mere mention of her name has struck terror around the world for generations.</p><p>In life, she drowned her children in a jealous rage, throwing herself in the churning river after them as she wept in pain.</p><p>Now her tears are eternal. They are lethal, and those who hear her death call in the night are doomed. La Llorona creeps in the shadows and preys on the children, desperate to replace her own. As the centuries have passed, her desire has grown more voracious...and her methods more terrifying.</p><p>In 1970s Los Angeles, La Llorona is stalking the night--and the children.</p><p>Ignoring the eerie warning of a troubled mother suspected of child endangerment, a social worker and her own small kids are soon drawn into a frightening supernatural realm. Their only hope to survive La Llorona's deadly wrath may be a disillusioned priest and the mysticism he practices to keep evil at bay, on the fringes where fear and faith collide.</p><p>Beware of her chilling wail…she will stop at nothing to lure you into the gloom. Because there is no peace for her anguish. There is no mercy for her soul. And there is no escape from the curse of La Llorona.</p>
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Curse of Lono, The

Drama
<p>The story follows the exploits of Thompson and illustrator Ralph Steadman who are sent to cover the marathon in Waikiki and end up on a drug-fueled journey to the sacred City of Refuge.</p>
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Curse of Sleeping Beauty, The

Mystery, Fantasy, Thriller
<p>Thomas Kaiser inherits an ancestral mansion that has been in his family for generations &#8212; only to learn that he has also inherited an ancient curse stemming back to the Crusades. Forced into his new role as &#8220;protector&#8221; &#8212; the guardian appointed to keep the evil demons in the house at bay &#8212; Thomas teams with an ambitious local realtor and paranormal cleric to unravel the mystery of the house, while struggling to awaken the beautiful Briar Rose, held captive in a terrifying netherworld seen previously in his dreams.</p>
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Curse of the Buxom Strumpet, The

Thriller
<p>Set against the backdrop of a small town in 1713, an illness takes hold of the villagers turning them into unfeeling creatures who eat anything they can get there hands on. Lord Fortitude must lead the small band of survivors and escape to France.</p>
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Curse of the Golden Flower

Action, Adventure, Drama
<p>China, Later Tang Dynasty, 10th Century.</p><p>On the eve of the Chong Yang Festival, golden flowers fill the Imperial Palace. The Emperor (Chow Yun Fat) returns unexpectedly with his second son, Prince Jai (Jay Chou). His pretext is to celebrate the holiday with his family, but given the chilled relations between the Emperor and the ailing Empress (Gong Li), this seems disingenuous.</p><p>For many years, the Empress and Crown Prince Wan (Liu Ye), her stepson, have had an illicit liaison. Feeling trapped, Prince Wan dreams of escaping the palace with his secret love Chan (Li Man), the Imperial Doctor's daughter.</p><p>Meanwhile, Prince Jai, the faithful son, grows worried over the Empress's health and her obsession with golden chrysanthemums. Could she be headed down an ominous path?</p><p>The Emperor harbors equally clandestine plans; the Imperial Doctor (Ni Dahong) is the only one privy to his machinations. When the Emperor senses a looming threat, he relocates the doctor's family from the Palace to a remote area.</p><p>While they are en route, mysterious assassins attack them. Chan and her mother, Jiang Shi (Chen Jin) are forced back to the palace. Their return sets off a tumultuous sequence of dark surprises.</p><p>Amid the glamour and grandeur of the festival, ugly secrets are revealed. As the Imperial Family continues its elaborate charade in a palatial setting, thousands of golden armored warriors charge the palace. Who is behind this brutal rebellion? Where do Prince Jai's loyalties lie? Between love and desire, is there a final winner?</p><p>Against a moonlit night, thousands of chrysanthemum blossoms are trampled as blood spills across the Imperial Palace.</p>
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Cursed Hearse

Comedy
<p>When a down on his luck hipster buys an old hearse with the hopes of converting it into a limousine service, he soon finds out that there&apos;s a lot more to the hearse than he bargained for .</p>
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Cursed Piano, The

Drama, Romance
<p>A love story loosely based on the best-selling novel by Chinese author Bei La. The story is set against the escape from Leningrad by Jews and the Japanese occupation of Shanghai and centers on a prodigy’s love for two women amid the chaos and drama of a world at war.</p>
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Cursed, The

Drama,Horror
<p>Set in the countryside of France, the 19th-century horror pic follows John McBride (Boyd Holbrook), a pathologist assigned to determine if the body of a 14-year-old boy found in the woods is the work of a man or a beast. McBride is then welcomed as a guest into the family home of a local wealthy landowner, Seamus Laurent (Alistair Petrie), and his wife Isabelle (Kelly Reilly), who share that their own son, a friend of the victim, has been missing for two weeks. Distraught and determined to keep her daughter safe, Isabelle finds comfort in the arrival of John while he is forced to confront the horrors of his own dark past.</p>
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Curtain Call

Drama
<p>The film, adapted from Anthony Quinn's novel, set in 1930s London, revolves around a feared theater critic named Jimmy Erskine (Simon Russell Beale), his loyal assistant, a newspaper owner who wants to get rid of the critic and an actress who has been devastated by the excoriating theatrical reviews. The critic's determination to survive ensures that the other characters are caught in a web of blackmail, deceit and murder.</p>
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Curvature

Sci-Fi, Thriller
<p>Helen tries to cope with the recent death of her husband, a scientist who killed himself right when he was on the verge of successfully completing the invention of a time machine. One day, she receives a phone call, and a voice suspiciously resembling her own voice warns her that she&#8217;s in danger. Is it possible Helen has time travelled? And what could have led her to do something like that?</p>
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Curve

Thriller
<p>Julianne Hough (Safe Haven) stars in this horror-thriller as a young bride-to-be who deliberately crashes her car off a deserted highway in an attempt to escape from a charming, predatory hitchhiker, played by Teddy Sears (Masters of Sex). When the plan backfires, trapping her in an overturned vehicle, she defends herself against a terrorizing psychopath-only to uncover a shocking truth that fuels her fight for survival.</p>
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Cus and Mike

Drama, Biography, Sports
<P>"Cus and Mike" is the story of Mike Tyson's legendary trainer Cus D'Amato and how he moulded the fighter into becoming the youngest heavyweight title winner ever and one of the most ferocious boxers of his generation.</P>
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Custody

Drama
<p>When a hard-working single mother, Sara Diaz, has her children taken from her after she is suspected of injuring her son, Ally Fisher, a recent law school graduate, is assigned to represent her case before Judge Martha Schulman, a veteran of the Family Court System.</p>
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Cut Bank

Thriller
<p>25-year-old Dwayne McLaren, a former athlete turned auto mechanic, dreams of getting out of tiny Cut Bank, Montana the coldest town in America. But his effort to do so sets in motion a deadly series of events that change his life and the life of the town forever...</p>
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Cut Snake

Thriller, Action
<p>"Cut Snake" is a tense, psychologically driven crime thriller in which one man discovers his biggest enemy to putting the past behind him may be only himself. Set in Melbourne in the mid-1970s, "Cut Snake" tells the story of Sparra Farrell (Alex Russell), an ex-convict who is trying to make a new life for himself in a new city.</p><p> He has found honest work and even becomes engaged, but the prospect of this new life is challenged when his foreboding and charismatic cellmate Pommie (Sullivan Stapleton) tracks him down upon his own release. Sparra finds himself enigmatically drawn back toward a world and a man that he was certain he had wanted to leave behind.</p>
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Cut Throat City

Crime, Drama, Action
<p>Four boyhood friends return to New Orleans&#8217; Lower Ninth Ward after Hurricane Katrina, to find their home decimated and prospects for work swept away. Turning to a local gangster for employment, the crew is hired to pull off a daring casino heist, right in the heart of the city.</p>
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Cut, The

Drama
<p>"The Cut" is Fatih Akin's epic drama about one man's journey through the Ottoman Empire after surviving the 1915 Armenian genocide. Deported from his home in Mardin, Nazareth (A Prophet's Tahar Rahim) moves onwards as a forced laborer. When he learns that his twin daughters may still be alive, his hope is revived and he travels to America, via Cuba, to find them. </p><p>His search takes him from the Mesopotamian deserts and Havana to the barren and desolate prairies of North Dakota. On this odyssey, he encounters a range of very different people: angelic and kind-hearted characters, but also the devil incarnate.</p>
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Cuties

Comedy, Drama
<p>Amy, an 11-year-old girl, joins a group of dancers named &#8220;the cuties&#8221; at school, and rapidly grows aware of her burgeoning femininity&#8212;upsetting her mother and her values in the process.</p>
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Cutlass Island

Adventure, Fantasy
<p>Based on Tom Wheeler's upcoming book of the same name. The story deals with a secret piece of legislation signed by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 called the Unique Lands and Species Act. The brothers uncover the mystery of the historic document and its lost world, Cutlass Island. The fantasy adventure is in the vein of "Harry Potter" and "Jurassic Park," with the boys swearing to protect the islands against those bent on destroying them.</p>
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Cutman

Drama, Action, Crime
<p>Follows a retired boxer (Frank Grillo) who is dying of cancer and working also as an enforcer for various low-level mobsters. He is haunted by the death of his "Cutman" and just wants to die in peace before he meets a junkie (Maggie Q) and her daughter as they all search for meaning and revenge. Cutman are the guys in the corners during a boxing match who make sure the fighter is taken care of physically.</p>
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CyberStorm

Sci-Fi, Thriller
<p>A frighteningly realistic depiction of what would happen in the event of a global digital meltdown from an organized attack, it follows a New York man and his family as they try and survive the crash isolated in Manhattan with millions of scared and confused people around him.</p>
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