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Little Sister

Little Sister

πŸ“… Release: October 14, 2016
🎭 Genre: DramaComedy
🎬 Starring: Addison Timlin, Ally Sheedy, Keith Poulson, Kristin Slaysman, Barbara Crampton, Peter Hedges, Molly Plunk
πŸ“– Synopsis: October, 2008. Young nun Colleen is avoiding all contact from her family, until an email from her mother announces, "Your brother is home." On returning to her childhood home in Asheville, NC, she fin...
Sky Ladder

Sky Ladder

πŸ“… Release: October 14, 2016
🎭 Genre: Documentary
🎬 Starring: Cai Guo-Qiang, Ian Buruma, Cai Wen-You, Cai Wenhao
πŸ“– Synopsis: In his latest feature documentary, Oscar-winning filmmaker Kevin Macdonald (One Day In September, The Last King Of Scotland) has unfettered access to world-renowned contemporary artist, Cai Guo-Qiang....
Accountant, The

Accountant, The

πŸ“… Release: October 14, 2016
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal, Jeffrey Tambor, John Lithgow, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Fernando Chien, Ron Prather, Alison Wright, Alex Collins, Daeg Faerch
πŸ“– Synopsis: Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck) is a math savant with more affinity for numbers than people. Behind the cover of a small-town CPA office, he works as a freelance accountant for some of the world's most ...
Kevin Hart: What Now?

Kevin Hart: What Now?

πŸ“… Release: October 14, 2016
🎭 Genre: DocumentaryComedy
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Kevin Hart, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle, David Meunier, Ashli Dowling, Richardson Jones, Ben Seaward
πŸ“– Synopsis: In Universal Pictures' "Kevin Hart: What Now?", comedic rock-star Kevin Hart follows up his 2013 hit stand-up concert movie "Let Me Explain", which grossed $32 million domestically and became the thir...
Inferno

Inferno

πŸ“… Release: October 28, 2016
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones, Ben Foster, Omar Sy, Irrfan Khan, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Ana Ularu
πŸ“– Synopsis: In a race against time, renowned symbologist Robert Langdon, portrayed by [c=Tom Hanks], awakens in an Italian hospital with no memory of how he got there. Accompanied by the resourceful Dr. Sienna B...
Mascots

Mascots

πŸ“… Release: October 13, 2016
🎭 Genre: Comedy
🎬 Starring: Parker Posey, Zach Woods, Jane Lynch, Jennifer Coolidge, Sandra Rosko, John Michael Higgins, Ed Begley Jr., Bob Balaban, Fred Willard, Oscar Nunez, Harry Shearer, Sarah Baker, Tom Bennett, Susan Yeagley, Don Lake, Michael Hitchcock, Kerry Godliman
πŸ“– Synopsis: In the fiercely competitive and absurdly passionate world of professional sports mascots, the quest for the prestigious Gold Fluffy Award brings together a collection of eccentric performers. Directe...
Justin Timberlake And The Tennessee Kids

Justin Timberlake And The Tennessee Kids

πŸ“… Release: October 12, 2016
🎭 Genre: DocumentaryMusic
⭐ Rating: PG
🎬 Starring: Justin Timberlake
πŸ“– Synopsis: Oscar winner Jonathan Demme (The Silence of the Lambs, Stop Making Sense) directs this thrilling concert doc that captures the spectacular closing performances of the pop superstar's world tour in Las...
Tower

Tower

πŸ“… Release: October 12, 2016
🎭 Genre: DocumentaryAnimationCrime
🎬 Starring: Violett Beane, Josephine McAdam, Blair Jackson, Reece Everett Ryan
πŸ“– Synopsis: On August 1st, 1966, a sniper rode the elevator to the top floor of the University of Texas Tower and opened fire, holding the campus hostage for 96 minutes. When the gunshots were finally silenced, t...
Shin Godzilla

Shin Godzilla

πŸ“… Release: October 11, 2016
🎭 Genre: Sci-FiThriller
🎬 Starring: Hiroki Hasegawa, Yutaka Takenouchi, Satomi Ishihara, Jun Kunimura, Ren Ohsugi, Akira Emoto, Kengo Kora, Mikako Ichikawa
πŸ“– Synopsis: Make way for the ultimate homage to one of the most enduring legends of the big screen-Godzilla! The King of the Monsters is back in Tokyo for a city-crushing crusade that speaks to the very roots of ...
Spirit Of The Game

Spirit Of The Game

πŸ“… Release: October 7, 2016
🎭 Genre: DramaBiography
⭐ Rating: PG
🎬 Starring: Kevin Sorbo, Aaron Jakubenko, Wade Briggs, Anna McGahan, Nicholas Denton, Emilie Cocquerel, Cameron Caulfield
πŸ“– Synopsis: In the inspirational drama "Spirit of the Game," director [c=Darran Scott] crafts a biographical story centered on a pivotal moment in sports history. The film features an ensemble cast including [c=...
Lennon Report, The

Lennon Report, The

πŸ“… Release: October 7, 2016
🎭 Genre: DramaBiographyHistory
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Richard Kind, Evan Jonigkeit, David Zayas, Stef Dawson, Adrienne C. Moore, Walter Vincent, Devin Ratray, Stephen Spinella, Ashlie Atkinson, Gregory Barr
πŸ“– Synopsis: On December 8th 1980, John Lennon was shot outside of the Dakota apartment building in New York City. "The Lennon Report" follows the unbelievable true story of those who were part of, his attempted r...
Greasy Strangler, The

Greasy Strangler, The

πŸ“… Release: October 7, 2016
🎭 Genre: HorrorComedy
🎬 Starring: Michael St. Michaels, Sky Elobar, Elizabeth De Razzo, Gil Gex, Jesse Keen, Joe David Walters
πŸ“– Synopsis: The Los Angeles-set tale follows Ronnie, a man who runs a Disco Walking tour along with his browbeaten son, Brayden. When a sexy, alluring woman comes to take the tour, it begins a competition between...
London Town

London Town

πŸ“… Release: October 7, 2016
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Dougray Scott, Natascha McElhone, Daniel Huttlestone, Nell Williams, Jeff Leach
πŸ“– Synopsis: Experience the music and energy of the 1970s punk underground. When fifteen-year-old Shay (Daniel Huttlestone) hears the music of The Clash for the first time, it's a revelation, opening up a new worl...
Better Off Single

Better Off Single

πŸ“… Release: October 7, 2016
🎭 Genre: Comedy
🎬 Starring: Aaron Tveit, Abby Elliott, Kal Penn, Jason Ralph, Shane McRae, Lewis Black, Haviland Morris, Chris Elliott, Lauren Miller, Kelen Coleman, Ben Rappaport
πŸ“– Synopsis: "Better Off Single" is the NYC dating comedy that follows one man's hallucination-fueled post-breakup quest to find new love...and himself.When Charlie Carroll quits his job and his girlfriend on the ...
Hollow, The

Hollow, The

πŸ“… Release: October 7, 2016
🎭 Genre: Thriller
🎬 Starring: William Sadler, William Forsythe, Jeff Fahey, James Callis, Christiane Seidel, Kelly Lind, Jana Allen, Sherri Eakin, Jessy Hughes
πŸ“– Synopsis: When a U.S. congressman's daughter passing through a small town in Mississippi dies in a mysterious triple homicide, a team of F.B.I. agents descends to investigate, the team's brilliant but jaded lea...
Blinky Bill: The Movie

Blinky Bill: The Movie

πŸ“… Release: October 7, 2016
🎭 Genre: AnimationAdventureFamily
⭐ Rating: PG
🎬 Starring: Ryan Kwanten, Rufus Sewell, Toni Collette, David Wenham, Deborah Mailman, Richard Roxburgh, Robin McLeavy, Barry Otto, Barry Humphries
πŸ“– Synopsis: Blinky Bill (voiced by Ryan Kwanten) is a little koala with a big imagination. An adventurer at heart, he dreams of leaving the little town of Green Patch and following in his missing father's footste...
Under The Shadow

Under The Shadow

πŸ“… Release: October 7, 2016
🎭 Genre: HorrorThriller
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Narges Rashidi, Avin Manshadi, Bobby Naderi, Ray Haratian, Arash Marandi, Behi Djanati Atai
πŸ“– Synopsis: Shideh (Narges Rashidi) and her family live amid the chaos of the Iran-Iraq war, a period known as The War of the Cities. Accused of subversion by the post-Revolution government and blacklisted from m...
Dependent's Day

Dependent's Day

πŸ“… Release: October 7, 2016
🎭 Genre: ComedyRomance
🎬 Starring: Joe Burke, Benita Robledo, Todd Bridges, Shannon Lucio, Lisa Ann Walter, Josh Staman, Erin Pineda, Brian George, Eugene Byrd, Charlie Hofheimer, Bertila Damas, Jules Willcox, Ella Simone Tabu, Javier Ronceros, Ashley Dyke, David August, Kevin Oestens
πŸ“– Synopsis: Claimed as a 'dependent' by his successful breadwinning girlfriend Alice, Cam struggles to prove himself as he stumbles through different jobs and life's obstacles in the hopes to live out his hollyw...
Swap, The

Swap, The

πŸ“… Release: October 7, 2016
🎭 Genre: Comedy
🎬 Starring: Peyton List (II), Jacob Bertrand, Claire Rankin, Eliana Jones, Kolton Stewart, Danny Smith, Kiana Madeira, Jesse Bostick, James Godfrey
πŸ“– Synopsis: In the delightful comedy "Swap, The," directed by [c=Jay Karas], high school student Ellie (played by [c=Peyton List (II)]) is desperate to escape the shadow of her overachieving older sister. When a...
War On Everyone

War On Everyone

πŸ“… Release: February 3, 2017
🎭 Genre: ActionComedy
🎬 Starring: Alexander Skarsgard, Michael Pena, Tessa Thompson, Theo James, Stephanie Sigman, Caleb Landry Jones, Malcolm Barrett, Dylan Kenin, Keith Jardine, Richard Beal
πŸ“– Synopsis: In the sun-bleached and morally barren landscape of Albuquerque, two corrupt detectives declare war on everyone who crosses their path. [c=Alexander SkarsgΓ₯rd] and [c=Michael PeΓ±a] star as Terry an...
Shovel Buddies

Shovel Buddies

πŸ“… Release: October 11, 2016
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Bella Thorne, Kian Lawley, Alex Neustaedter, Anton Starkman, Philip Labes, James C. Burns, Jenny Cooper
πŸ“– Synopsis: In the raw and emotionally charged drama [m=Shovel Buddies], a group of high school friends faces an extraordinary challenge after the sudden death of their beloved friend, Jimmy. Led by the determin...
Batman: Return Of The Caped Crusaders

Batman: Return Of The Caped Crusaders

πŸ“… Release: October 11, 2016
🎭 Genre: AnimationSuperhero
⭐ Rating: PG
🎬 Starring: Adam West, Burt Ward, Julie Newmar
πŸ“– Synopsis: It's back to the 1960s as Batman and Robin spring into action when Gotham City is threatened by a quartet of Batman's most fiendish foes - Penguin, The Joker, Riddler and Catwoman. The four Super-Vill...
Newtown

Newtown

πŸ“… Release: October 7, 2016
🎭 Genre: Documentary
🎬 Starring: Joe Biden, Barack Obama
πŸ“– Synopsis: Filmed over the course of nearly three years, the filmmakers use unique access and never before heard testimonies to tell a story of the aftermath of the deadliest mass shooting of schoolchildren in A...
13th

13th

πŸ“… Release: October 7, 2016
🎭 Genre: Documentary
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Jelani Cobb, Angela Davis, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Michelle Alexander, Cory Booker, Marie Gottschalk, Michael Hough, Gina Clayton, David Keene, James Kilgore
πŸ“– Synopsis: The title of Ava DuVernay's extraordinary and galvanizing documentary "13th" refers to the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which reads "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punis...
Great Gilly Hopkins, The

Great Gilly Hopkins, The

πŸ“… Release: October 7, 2016
🎭 Genre: DramaFamilyComedy
⭐ Rating: PG
🎬 Starring: Sophie Nelisse, Julia Stiles, Glenn Close, Kathy Bates, Octavia Spencer, Bill Cobbs, Clare Foley
πŸ“– Synopsis: Wisecracking, gum-chewing 12-year-old Gilly is well known in the foster system. Totally unmanageable, she has stayed with more families than she can remember and has outwitted them all. After all, how...
Mirzya

Mirzya

πŸ“… Release: October 7, 2016
🎭 Genre: DramaMusicalRomance
🎬 Starring: Harshvardhan Kapoor, Saiyami Kher, Anuj Choudhry, Anjali Patil, Art Malik, Om Puri, K. K. Raina
πŸ“– Synopsis: The epic romance and musical drama "Mirzya," directed by [c=Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra], is a contemporary retelling of the legendary Punjabi folktale of Mirza-Sahiban. The film weaves together a timele...
Middle School: The Worst Years Of My Life

Middle School: The Worst Years Of My Life

πŸ“… Release: October 7, 2016
🎭 Genre: Comedy
⭐ Rating: PG
🎬 Starring: Griffin Gluck, Andrew Daly, Rob Riggle, Lauren Graham, Thomas Barbusca, Adam Pally, Efren Ramirez, Hali Jones, Anastasia Bastien, Isabela Moner, Jacob Hopkins, Alexa Nisenson
πŸ“– Synopsis: "Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life" chronicles the trials and triumphs of Rafe Khatchadorian, as he uses his wits to battle bullies, hormones and the tyrannical, test-obsessed Principal Dwight...
Blue Jay

Blue Jay

πŸ“… Release: October 7, 2016
🎭 Genre: DramaRomance
🎬 Starring: Mark Duplass, Sarah Paulson, Clu Gulager
πŸ“– Synopsis: Two decades after their high school romance ended, former sweethearts Jim and Amanda find themselves unexpectedly reunited in their sleepy California hometown. [c=Mark Duplass] and [c=Sarah Paulson] ...
Late Bloomer, The

Late Bloomer, The

πŸ“… Release: October 7, 2016
🎭 Genre: ComedyDramaRomance
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Johnny Simmons, Brittany Snow, Jane Lynch, J.K. Simmons, Maria Bello, Kumail Nanjiani, Beck Bennett, Paul Wesley, Ken Marino, Ileana Douglas, Charlotte McKinney, Vanessa Ragland, Blake Cooper, Lenora Crichlow
πŸ“– Synopsis: In the charming and offbeat comedy-drama [m=Late Bloomer, The], [c=Johnny Simmons] stars as James, a man in his late twenties whose life has been defined by a sheltered and overly protected upbringin...
Phantasm: Ravager

Phantasm: Ravager

πŸ“… Release: October 7, 2016
🎭 Genre: HorrorFantasy
🎬 Starring: Angus Scrimm, Reggie Bannister, Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury, Kathy Lester
πŸ“– Synopsis: For 37 years, audiences have followed small town friends Reggie, Mike, and Jody in their quest to stop the evil, dimension-hopping schemes of The Tall Man (Angus Scrimm in his final performance) and h...