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Pretty One, The

Pretty One, The

πŸ“… Release: February 7, 2014
🎭 Genre: DramaComedy
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Zoe Kazan, Jake Johnson, Ron Livingston, Sterling Beaumon, Shae D'lyn, Mark Kelly, Anne Gregory
πŸ“– Synopsis: "The Pretty One" is a coming of age comedy about identity and loss and a wallflower who finally learns how to break out of her shell. In a balancing act of a performance, Zoe Kazan portrays a dueling ...
Nurse 3D

Nurse 3D

πŸ“… Release: February 7, 2014
🎭 Genre: ThrillerPsychological
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Paz de la Huerta, Katrina Bowden, Corbin Bleu, Boris Kodjoe, Judd Nelson, Niecy Nash, Adam Herschman, Brittany Adams, Melanie Scrofano
πŸ“– Synopsis: In the psychological thriller [m=Nurse 3D], directed by [c=Douglas Aarniokoski], viewers are drawn into a chilling narrative that explores the darker sides of obsession and revenge. The film features...
Welcome To The Jungle

Welcome To The Jungle

πŸ“… Release: February 7, 2014
🎭 Genre: DramaComedy
🎬 Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Adam Brody, Rob Huebel, Dennis Haysbert, Megan Boone, Kristen Schaal, Bianca Bree
πŸ“– Synopsis: Chris (Adam Brody) is a workplace weakling who doesn't have the balls to stand up to the slick office bully, Phil (Rob Huebel), who steals all his ideas, and he has yet to muster the courage to ask ou...
Cavemen

Cavemen

πŸ“… Release: February 7, 2014
🎭 Genre: RomanceComedy
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Skylar Astin, Chad Michael Murray, Camilla Belle, Alexis Knapp, Kenny Wormald, Dayo Okeniyi, Jason Patric, Chasty Ballesteros, Jordan Monaghan
πŸ“– Synopsis: In the romantic comedy [m=Cavemen], directed by [c=Herschel Faber], a wealthy and perpetually unsatisfied playboy named Dean, played by [c=Skylar Astin], finds his world turned upside down after a ch...
After The Dark

After The Dark

πŸ“… Release: February 7, 2014
🎭 Genre: DramaFantasyThriller
🎬 Starring: James D'Arcy, Bonnie Wright, Daryl Sabara, Sophie Lowe, Rhys Wakefield, Katie Findlay, Freddie Stroma, Maia Mitchell, Erin Moriarty, Cinta Laura, George Blagden, Jacob Artist, Philippa Coulthard, Abhi Sinha
πŸ“– Synopsis: In a prestigious international school in Jakarta, a philosophy teacher, played by [c=James D'Arcy], presents his graduating class with a final, intense thought experiment. As a nuclear apocalypse loo...
Someone Marry Barry

Someone Marry Barry

πŸ“… Release: February 7, 2014
🎭 Genre: Comedy
🎬 Starring: Tyler Labine, Damon Wayans Jr., Lucy Punch, Hayes MacArthur, Thomas Middleditch, Frankie Shaw, Amanda Lund
πŸ“– Synopsis: "Someone Marry Barry" follows three friends who plot to get rid of their socially inappropriate friend Barry by finding him a wife. But when Barry finally meets a woman, she turns out to be just like ...
Lego Movie, The

Lego Movie, The

πŸ“… Release: February 7, 2014
🎭 Genre: AnimationAdventureComedy
⭐ Rating: PG
🎬 Starring: Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, Cobie Smulders, Morgan Freeman, Will Arnett, Will Ferrell, Liam Neeson, Alison Brie, Nick Offerman, Dave Franco, Charlie Day, Shaquille O'Neal
πŸ“– Synopsis: In a vibrant world built entirely from LEGO bricks, an ordinary construction worker named Emmet, voiced by [c=Chris Pratt], unwittingly becomes the key to saving his universe. Believing he is just an...
That Awkward Moment

That Awkward Moment

πŸ“… Release: January 31, 2014
🎭 Genre: RomanceComedy
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Zac Efron, Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Imogen Poots, Jessica Lucas, Mackenzie Davis, Addison Timlin, Josh Pais, Lola Glaudini, Alysia Reiner
πŸ“– Synopsis: In the romantic comedy "That Awkward Moment," directed by [c=Tom Gormican], three best friends navigate the complicated world of dating and relationships in New York City. The trio, led by the charmi...
Labor Day

Labor Day

πŸ“… Release: January 31, 2014
🎭 Genre: DramaThriller
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin, Gattlin Griffith, Tobey Maguire, James van der Beek, Alexie Gilmore, Clark Gregg, Lucas Hedges, Brooke Smith, Gattlin Griffith, Tom Lipinski, J.K. Simmons, Maika Monroe, Brighid Fleming, Micah Fowler
πŸ“– Synopsis: In the emotionally charged drama "Labor Day," directed by [c=Jason Reitman], a gripping narrative unfolds that intertwines themes of love, fear, and redemption. The story centers on Adele, portrayed ...
Scorned

Scorned

πŸ“… Release: February 4, 2014
🎭 Genre: Thriller
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: AnnaLynne McCord, Billy Zane, Viva Bianca, Sadie Katz, Joe Kurak, Martin Sprock
πŸ“– Synopsis: If you're going to cheat on your lover, don't get caught. And if you do get caught, you'd better hope your lover isn't secretly insane. Kevin (Billy Zane of TITANIC) learns the hard way when his girlf...
Monkey King, The

Monkey King, The

πŸ“… Release: February 8, 2016
🎭 Genre: ActionAdventure
🎬 Starring: Donnie Yen, Chow Yun-Fat, Aaron Kwok, Joe Chen, Peter Ho, Kelly Chen, Zhang Zilin, Gigi Leung, Xia Zitong, Louis Fan, Fan Siu Wong, Monica Mok
πŸ“– Synopsis: In a vibrant fusion of action and adventure, "Monkey King, The" introduces audiences to the legendary tale of the Monkey King, portrayed by the dynamic [c=Donnie Yen]. With an insatiable thirst for f...
Love Is In The Air

Love Is In The Air

πŸ“… Release: January 31, 2014
🎭 Genre: Dramaromance
🎬 Starring: Ludivine Sagnier, Nicolas Bedos, Jonathan Cohen, Arnaud Ducret, Brigitte Catillon, Jackie Berroyer
πŸ“– Synopsis: In this delightful French romantic comedy, soon-to-be-married Julie (the effervescent Ludivine Sagnier, Swimming Pool) and continent-hopping playboy Antoine (handsome newcomer Nicolas Bedos) find them...
Wait, The

Wait, The

πŸ“… Release: January 31, 2014
🎭 Genre: DramaThriller
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Chloe Sevigny, Jena Malone, Luke Grimes, Devon Gearhart
πŸ“– Synopsis: An enigmatic phone call from a psychic, catapults a family into a state of suspended belief while waiting for their recently deceased mother to be resurrected. One sister believes the claim, and the o...
At Middleton

At Middleton

πŸ“… Release: January 31, 2014
🎭 Genre: RomanceComedy
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Andy Garcia, Vera Farmiga, Spencer Lofranco, Taissa Farmiga, Nicholas Braun, Tom Skerritt, Peter Riegert
πŸ“– Synopsis: It's not only teenagers who find themselves when they go off to college. Two brilliant actors best known for dramatic roles join forces in a romantic romp, and they have a ball. Vera Farmiga and Andy ...
Brightest Star

Brightest Star

πŸ“… Release: January 31, 2014
🎭 Genre: DramaComedy
🎬 Starring: Chris Lowell, Rose McIver, Jessica Szohr, Allison Janney, Clark Gregg, Peter Jacobson, Elvy Yost, Peter Maloney, Emily Peck
πŸ“– Synopsis: Fresh out of college, a young man (Chris Lowell) is left devastated when the girl of his dreams dumps him. Refusing to move on, he devises a plan to transform himself into the man she desires. After r...
Monuments Men, The

Monuments Men, The

πŸ“… Release: February 7, 2014
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett, Jean Dujardin, John Goodman, Hugh Bonneville, Bob Balaban, Dimitri Leonidas
πŸ“– Synopsis: Based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history, "The Monuments" Men focuses on an unlikely World War II platoon, tasked by FDR with going into Germany to rescue artistic masterpieces...
Tim's Vermeer

Tim's Vermeer

πŸ“… Release: January 31, 2014
🎭 Genre: Documentary
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Tim Jenison, David Hockney, Colin Blakemore, Penn Jillette, Martin Mull, Philip Steadman
πŸ“– Synopsis: Tim Jenison, a Texas based inventor, attempts to solve one of the greatest mysteries in all art: How did 17th century Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer ("Girl with a Pearl Earring") manage to paint so pho...
Somewhere Slow

Somewhere Slow

πŸ“… Release: January 31, 2014
🎭 Genre: Drama
🎬 Starring: Jessalyn Gilsig, Graham Patrick Martin, David Costabile, Wallace Langham, Lindsay Crouse, Robert Forster
πŸ“– Synopsis: When Anna Thompson (Jessalyn Gilsig) gets mixed up in a convenience store robbery, she makes a split-second decision to walk out of her life and into the unknown. On her travels, she meets Travis (Gra...
1

1

πŸ“… Release: January 28, 2014
🎭 Genre: Documentary
🎬 Starring: Michael Fassbender
πŸ“– Synopsis: Produced by Flat-Out Films, Diamond Docs and Spitfire Pictures, and narrated by Golden Globe nominated actor, Michael Fassbender, "1" is an action documentary that brings the glamour, speed, danger, a...
They Came Together

They Came Together

πŸ“… Release: June 27, 2014
🎭 Genre: Comedy
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Cobie Smulders, Ed Helms, Christopher Meloni, Michael Shannon, Max Greenfield, Melanie Lynskey, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, John Stamos, Ellie Kemper, Noureen DeWulf, Jason Mantzoukas
πŸ“– Synopsis: From the brilliantly absurd minds of [c=David Wain] and [c=Michael Showalter] comes a riotous romantic comedy that gleefully skewers every clichΓ© of the genre. [c=Paul Rudd] plays Joel, a corporate ...
I, Frankenstein

I, Frankenstein

πŸ“… Release: January 24, 2014
🎭 Genre: ThrillerHorror
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Yvonne Strahovski, Bill Nighy, Socratis Otto, Miranda Otto, Caitlin Stasey, Jai Courtney, Aden Young, Deniz Akdeniz
πŸ“– Synopsis: In a dark and twisted reimagining of Mary Shelley's classic tale, "I, Frankenstein" immerses viewers in a world where the legendary creature, played by [c=Aaron Eckhart], grapples with his own identi...
Gloria

Gloria

πŸ“… Release: January 24, 2014
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Paulina Garcia, Sergio Hernandez, Marcial Tagle, Diego Fontecilla, Fabiola Zamora, Antonia Santa Maria, Coca Guazzini, Hugo Moraga, Alejandro Goic, Liliana Garcia, Luz Jimenez
πŸ“– Synopsis: In [c=Sebastian Lelio]’s tender and poignant drama, a 58-year-old divorcΓ©e named Gloria, played with luminous vulnerability by [c=Paulina Garcia], finds herself adrift in the vibrant nightlife of ...
Gimme Shelter

Gimme Shelter

πŸ“… Release: January 24, 2014
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Vanessa Hudgens, Brendan Fraser, Rosario Dawson, James Earl Jones, Stephanie Szostak, Ann Dowd, Emily Meade, Tashiana Washington
πŸ“– Synopsis: A pregnant teenager flees life with her drug-addicted mother and ends up living on the street before being welcomed into her first real home in Gimme Shelter, an extraordinary tale of survival and red...
Lizzie Borden Took An Ax

Lizzie Borden Took An Ax

πŸ“… Release: January 25, 2014
🎭 Genre: DramaThriller
🎬 Starring: Christina Ricci, Clea DuVall, Billy Campbell, Jennifer Kydd, John Maclaren, Brett Donahue, Andria Wilson
πŸ“– Synopsis: In 1892, the quiet town of Fall River, Massachusetts, is shattered by the brutal hatchet murders of Andrew and Abby Borden, an event that immediately thrusts their daughter, Lizzie Borden, into the c...
Raid 2: Berandal, The

Raid 2: Berandal, The

πŸ“… Release: March 28, 2014
🎭 Genre: ActionCrimeThriller
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Iko Uwais, Julie Estelle, Marsha Timothy, Yayan Ruhian, Tio Pakusadewo, Mathias Muchus, Hengky Soelaiman, Arifin Putra, Oka Antara, Donny Alamsyah, Alex Abbad, Cecep Arif Rahman, Zack Lee, Matsuda Ryuhei, Endo Kenichi, Kitamura Kazuki
πŸ“– Synopsis: Following the brutal events of [m=The Raid: Redemption], rookie officer Rama, played by [c=Iko Uwais], is thrust into a far more dangerous and complex underworld. To protect his family and uncover th...
Calvary

Calvary

πŸ“… Release: August 1, 2014
🎭 Genre: DramaComedy
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Chris O'Dowd, Kelly Reilly, Aiden Gillen, Dylan Moran, Marie-Josee Croz, Isaach de Bankole, David Wilmot
πŸ“– Synopsis: In the quiet, windswept coastal village of Sligo, a good priest faces an unimaginable ultimatum. [c=Brendan Gleeson] delivers a powerful performance as Father James, a compassionate and weary cleric ...
Knights Of Badassdom

Knights Of Badassdom

πŸ“… Release: January 21, 2014
🎭 Genre: HorrorComedy
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Ryan Kwanten, Summer Glau, Steve Zahn, Peter Dinklage, Danny Pudi, Margarita Levieva
πŸ“– Synopsis: "Knights of Badassdom" follows three best friends (Peter Dinklage, Steve Zahn and Ryan Kwanten) and dedicated LARPers (Live Action Role Players) as they take to the woods to reenact a dungeons and dra...
Enemies Closer

Enemies Closer

πŸ“… Release: January 24, 2014
🎭 Genre: Action
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Orlando Jones, Tom Everett Scott, Linzey Cocker, Kristopher Van Varenberg, Zahary Baharov
πŸ“– Synopsis: After a major shipment of drugs goes missing on the US-Canadian border, forest ranger and former Navy SEAL Henry (Jean Claude Van Damme) is plunged into survival mode when the drug cartel forces him t...
Stranger By The Lake

Stranger By The Lake

πŸ“… Release: January 24, 2014
🎭 Genre: ThrillerDrama
🎬 Starring: Pierre Deladonchamps, Christophe Paou, Patrick d'Assumcao, Jerome Chappatte, Mathieu Vervisch, Gilbert Traina, Emmanuel Daumas
πŸ“– Synopsis: Frank (Pierre Deladonchamps) spends his summer days hopelessly searching for companionship at a popular cruising spot on the shores of a lake in rural France. One day, he meets Michel (Christophe Paou...
Wish I Was Here

Wish I Was Here

πŸ“… Release: July 18, 2014
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Zach Braff, Joey King, Kate Hudson, Mandy Patinkin, Jim Parsons, Josh Gad, Ashley Greene, Donald Faison, Pierce Gagnon, Bob Clendenin, Matt Winston, Alexander Chaplin
πŸ“– Synopsis: Following his celebrated debut feature, Garden State, Zach Braff delivers a new postcard from the edge of existential crisis, this time playing a thirtysomething family man wrestling with a few minor ...