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Veronica Guerin

Crime, Drama
<p>In the mid-1990s, Dublin was nothing short of a war zone, with a few powerful drug lord battling for control. Their mos fearsome opponent was not the police but the courageous journalist Veronica Guerin (Cate Blanchett), who covered the crime beat with unmatched intensity. As she investigated and exposed the "pushers", balancing her home and family against her responsibility to her readers and her country, she became a national folk heroine to the people of Ireland; each attempt on her life only galvanized her legend. Her brutal murder in 1996 forced a dramatic revision of Ireland's law and led to the arrests of the nation's top criminals.</p> <p>Based on a true story, this powerful, emotional film from producer Jerry Bruckheimer, a producer of "Pearl Harbour" and "Black Hawk Down" and director Joel Schumacher ("Bad Company", "A Time to Kill", "Falling Down", "Tigerland"), gives unique insight into a fascinating and complex aspect of the Irish conflict and a poignant portrayal of a journalist who risked her life in search of the truth.</p>
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Veronica Mars

Drama, Mystery
<p>Years after walking away from her past as a teenage private eye, Veronica Mars gets pulled back to her hometown - just in time for her high school reunion - in order to help her old flame Logan Echolls, who&apos;s embroiled in a murder mystery.</p>
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Veronica's Room

Horror, Mystery
<p>"Veronica's Room" explores the thin line between fantasy and reality. Students Susan and Larry find themselves lured to an old New England mansion by its caretakers to meet the sole surviving member of the family. They insist that Susan bears a striking resemblance to Veronica, the family member's long-dead sister. They believe her presence will comfort the dementia-afflicted woman and allow her to die in peace. But what begins as a simple errand of mercy quickly spirals into a nightmare cycle of guilt, sacrifice and murder.</p>
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Veronica's Secret

Thriller
<p>A girl&apos;s disappearance spirals into unraveling a dark past and its secrets.</p>
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Versa

A young couple looking to start a family who experience emotions—from grief and loss to ultimate joy—as they embark on an ethereal, abstract, and imaginative cosmic dance of life.
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Verse

Animation
<p>Seventeen year-old Adam is forced to confront where his virtual persona ends and his real self begins when he decides to finally meet his VR girlfriend in real life.</p>
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Versus

Drama, Action
<p>"Versus" is described as a high-concept international thriller that has a badass "Running Man" meets "Bloodsport" vibe.</p>
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Vertigo

A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.
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Very Excellent Mr. Dundee, The

Drama, Comedy
<p>Paul Hogan is reluctantly thrust back into the spotlight as he desperately attempts to restore his sullied reputation on the eve of being knighted.</p>
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Very Good Girls

Drama
<p>Two New York City girls make a pact to lose their virginity during their first summer out of high school. When they both fall for the same street artist, the friends find their connection tested for the first time.</p>
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Very Harold & Kumar Christmas, A

Comedy
<p>The new "Harold and Kumar" comedy picks up six years after the duo's last adventure. After years of growing apart, Harold Lee (John Cho) and Kumar Patel (Kal Penn) have replaced each other with new friends and are preparing for their respective Yuletide celebrations. But when a mysterious package mistakenly arrives at Kumar's door on Christmas Eve, his attempt to redirect it to Harold's house ends with the "high grade" contents--and Harold's father-in-law's prize Christmas tree--going up in smoke. With his in-laws out of the house for the day, Harold decides to cover his tracks, rather than come clean. Reluctantly embarking on another ill-advised journey with Kumar through New York City, their search for the perfect replacement tree almost blows Christmas Eve sky high.</p>
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Very Merry Toy Store, A

Drama
<p>Connie Forrester (Melissa Joan Hart, "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch"), a young single mom, and Will DiNova (Mario Lopez, "Holiday in Handcuffs") each run their small, family-owned toy stores in Connecticut. Similar to their families, Connie and Will have been business rivals for year, until both of their livelihoods fall into jeopardy when the big box toy store "Roy's Toys" has its grand opening right before Christmas.</p><p>In order to save their businesses, Connie and Will band together to save the stores that have defined their families for generations, and in the process, might just find love in time for Christmas. </p>
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Very Murray Christmas, A

Comedy
<p>Bill Murray worries no one will show up to his TV show due to a massive snowstorm in New York City. Through luck and perseverance, guests arrive at Gotham&#8217;s Carlyle Hotel to help him &#8212; dancing and singing in holiday spirit.</p>
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Very Persistent Gappers of Frip, The

Animation
<p>Set in the seaside village of Frip the stories follow three families: the Romos, the Ronsens, and a little girl named Capable and her father, not to mention the gappers of the title, bright orange, many-eyed creatures the size of softballs that love to attach themselves to goats.</p>
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Vessel

Sci-Fi, Horror
<p>The story of a group of airplane passengers who encounter an otherwordly force shortly after takeoff and are thrown into a fight for their lives.</p>
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Vessel, The

Drama
<p>Ten years after a tsunami destroyed a small-town elementary school with all the children inside, a young man builds a mysterious structure out of the school&apos;s remains, setting the town aflame with passions long forgotten.</p>
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Vested Interest

Action
<p>Two college-age buddies begin to have their world flipped upside down when one of them discovers a workplace murder.</p>
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Veteran, The

Action, Thriller
<p>Soldier Robert Miller returns home from Afghanistan unable to fit back into society.</p><p>Living on a violent council estate and finding work in undercover surveillance, he becomes obsessed with taking down a group of local gangsters who are intrinsically tied to a suspected terrorist cell. Taking the situation into his own hands, Robert embarks on a brutal quest for justice, with devastating consequences.</p><p>Starring BAFTA winner Toby Kebbell in a career-defining performance as Robert, the film also stars multiple award winner Brian Cox and Ashley Thomas. Evocative of 70's classics such as Taxi Driver and Day of the Jackal, while packing a modern urban punch, "The Veteran" is a powerful and thrilling insight into the mind of a man who refuses to back down.</p>
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Vettaiyan

A sought-after Supercop gets caught in a series of unexpected events when he encounters a suspect who is accused of being involved in a murder case.
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VFW

Action, Horror
<p>A typical night for a group of war veterans at the local VFW turns into an all-out battle for survival when a teenage girl runs into the bar with a bag of stolen drugs. Suddenly under attack from a gang of punk mutants looking to get back what's theirs -- at any cost -- the vets use every weapon they can put together to protect the girl, and their VFW, in the biggest fight of their lives.</p>
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Via Negativa

Drama
<p>Dan, a young priest who has abandoned his conservative diocese after learning of the death of his estranged friend, Paul. Struggling with a deep crisis of faith, he embarks on a journey to find the older priest who once abused Paul during their time in seminary. With a wounded coyote in the back of his car, Dan drifts through the American landscape, encountering eccentric travelers, stealing a gun and other assorted trophies, singing Prince songs and stopping at roadside attractions.</p>
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Viamonte

Comedy
<p>A Northern Irish businessman gets stuck in the middle of the Portuguese countryside while on a business trip.</p>
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Vice

Thriller
<p>Detective Max Walker (Madsen) was once a highly respected cop until he lost his wife and his life unraveled. Haunted by her memory and harboring his rage, Walker has nothing left to lose. He is a loose cannon waiting for an excuse to explode.</p><p>A drug bust operation goes awry. A large haul of heroin is discovered by Walker and his team; including Salt (Hannah) and Sampson (Williamson). The bust attracts a great deal of heat after several people are killed and one gang member escapes from the scene.</p><p>Murder and mayhem ensue. The officers involved in the bust are being killed off one by one. No cop is safe. With no suspects in sight, a bewildered Walker joins forces with Salt to investigate the slaughter of his team.</p><p>What follows is a series of twists, intrigue and foul play. When it is discovered that some drugs from the bust went missing the cops start to look amongst themselves for the killer. Trust is compromised, comradeship dissolves and friends turn their guns on one another until the last man is standing and the truth is revealed.</p>
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Vice and Virtue

Drama
<p>When celestial rivals Vice and Virtue bet on the fate of six unsuspecting humans, chaos ensues and secrets unravel. As free will collides with divine meddling, lives spiral in this darkly comedic tale of power, morality, and choice.</p>
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Viceroy's House

Drama, History
<p>Viceroy's House in Delhi was the home of the British rulers of India. After 300 years, that rule was coming to an end. For 6 months in 1947, Lord Mountbatten (played by Hugh Bonneville), great grandson of Queen Victoria, assumed the post of the last Viceroy, charged with handing India back to its people.</p><p>The film's story unfolds within that great House. Upstairs lived Mountbatten together with his wife (Gillian Anderson) and daughter (Lily Travers); downstairs lived their 500 Hindu, Muslim and Sikh servants. As the political elite - Nehru, Jinnah and Gandhi - converged on the House to wrangle over the birth of independent India, conflict erupted. A decision was taken to divide the country and create a new Muslim homeland: Pakistan. It was a decision whose consequences reverberate to this day.</p><p>The film is deeply personal to the director Gurinder Chadha, whose own family was caught up in the tragic events that unfolded as British rule came to an end. Her film examines those events through the prism of a marriage - that of Dickie and Edwina Mountbatten - and a romance - that between a young Hindu servant, Jeet (Manish Dayal), and his intended Muslim bride, Aalia (Huma Qureshi). The young lovers find themselves caught up in the seismic end of Empire, in conflict with the Mountbattens and with their own communities, but never ever giving up hope...</p>
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Vicious Kind, The

Drama, Comedy
<p>A redemption tale focused on Caleb Sinclaire, a bitter construction worker whose life is turned upside down one Thanksgiving weekend. Estranged from his family, Caleb lives an isolated, but contented, life. Following a difficult breakup, he becomes scornful toward women and wears his disdain as a badge of honor. Caleb's resolve is tested, however, when he meets his younger brother Peter's new girlfriend, Emma. Immediately distrustful of her, Caleb warns Peter that she will only end up hurting him. Despite his efforts to protect his brother, he finds himself drawn to Emma and surprised by his growing attraction. Caleb's unexpected feelings force him to finally confront the vulnerability he has struggled for so long to conceal.</p>
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Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Comedy, Drama, Romance
<p>Two girlfriends on a summer holiday in Spain become enamored with the same painter, unaware that his ex-wife, with whom he has a tempestuous relationship, is about to re-enter the picture.</p>
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Victim 321

Adventure, Thriller
<p>"Victim 321" tells the story of a jaded Chicago homicide detective who wakes up in the body of an ex-con three days before his murder. He has 72 hours to unravel the conspiracy behind the victim's death, or he'll meet his own demise.</p>
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Victim, The

Thriller
<p>Good time girls Annie (Jennifer Blanc) and Mary (Danielle Harris) find themselves in a life and death situation. Annie's life is put in jeopardy when she is witness to a violent act at the hands of two Sheriff's Deputies. Fleeing from attackers (Ryan Honey, Denny Kirkwood), she stumbles across Kyle (Michael Biehn), a recluse living in the middle of the woods. The ruggedly handsome loner stays far from civilization - that is - until a single knock on his door throws his solitary life into chaos. Two worlds collide in this psychological thriller that will make you question your trust in mankind. Who is the victim?</p>
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Victor Crowley

Horror, Comedy
<p>In 2007, forty-nine people were brutally torn to pieces in Louisiana's Honey Island Swamp. Over the past decade, lone survivor Andrew Yong's claims that local legend Victor Crowley was responsible for the horrific massacre have been met with great controversy, but when a twist of fate puts him back at the scene of the tragedy, Crowley is mistakenly resurrected and Yong must face the bloodthirsty ghost from his past.</p>
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Victor Frankenstein

Thriller, Horror
<p>Eccentric scientist Victor Von Frankenstein creates a grotesque creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment.</p>
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Victoria

Thriller, Drama
<p>Victoria, a young woman from Madrid, meets four local Berliners outside a nightclub. Sonne and his friends promise to show her a good time and the real side of the city. But these lads have gotten themselves into hot water: they owe someone a dangerous favor that requires repaying that evening. </p><p>As Victoria's flirtation with Sonne deepens into something more, he convinces her to come along for the ride. And later, when things become more ominous and possibly lethally dangerous for Sonne, she insists on coming along. </p><p>As the night takes on an ever more menacing character, what started out as a good time, quickly spirals out of control. As dawn approaches, Victoria and Sonne address the inevitable: it's all or nothing and they abandon themselves to a heart-stopping race into the depths of hell.</p>
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Victoria & Abdul

Drama, Biography
<p>The extraordinary true story of an unexpected friendship in the later years of Queen Victoria's (Academy Award winner Judi Dench) remarkable rule. When Abdul Karim (Ali Fazal), a young clerk, travels from India to participate in the Queen's Golden Jubilee, he is surprised to find favor with the Queen herself. </p><p>As the Queen questions the constrictions of her long-held position, the two forge an unlikely and devoted alliance with a loyalty to one another that her household and inner circle all attempt to destroy. As the friendship deepens, the Queen begins to see a changing world through new eyes and joyfully reclaims her humanity.</p>
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Victoria Woodhull

Drama
<p>A story about the first female candidate for the presidency of the United States.</p>
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Victory

Drama, Sport
<p>A remake of a 1981 action film of the same name that is set during World War II as allied POWs prepare for a soccer match against the German National Team to be played in Nazi-occupied Paris. But amid the preparations, the French Resistance and British officers are making plans for the team's escape.</p>
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Video Games: The Movie

Documentary
<p>"Video Games: The Movie" chronicles the meteoric rise of video games from nerd niche to multibillion-dollar industry. Featuring in-depth interviews with industry godfathers, the icons of game design and the geek gurus who are leading us into the future, the film is a celebration of gaming from Atari to Xbox and an eye-opening look at what lies ahead.</p>
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Videodrome

Sci-Fi, Action, Thriller
<p>A remake of a David Cronenberg's 1983 thriller, that focused on the head of Civic TV Channel 83, who jazzes up the ratings by producing a show called "Videodrome." This show shows torture and murder that grabs viewer's attention.</p>
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Viena and the Fantomes

Drama
<p>It follows a girl named Viena (Fanning), a roadie on a journey of self-discovery while on tour with a punk band in the 1980s. </p>
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Vietnam: Kill Zone

War
<p>During the Tet Offensive, a battle-weary combat photographer joins a battered U.S. platoon on a deadly jungle mission where survival becomes secondary to the political agenda behind their orders.</p>
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