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Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

Wed, 07 Dec 2022

Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: He has burned through eight of his nine lives, leaving him with only one life left. Puss sets out on an epic journey to find the mythical Last Wish and restore his nine lives.

She Dies Tomorrow

She Dies Tomorrow

Fri, 31 Jul 2020

Amy is ravaged by the notion that she is going to die tomorrow, which sends her down a dizzying emotional spiral. When her skeptical friend Jane discovers Amy’s feeling of imminent death to be contagious, they both begin bizarre journeys through what might be the last day of their lives.

Premium Rush

Premium Rush

Fri, 24 Aug 2012

In Manhattan, a bike messenger picks up an envelope that attracts the interest of a dirty cop, who pursues the cyclist throughout the city.

You May Not Kiss the Bride

You May Not Kiss the Bride

Sun, 03 Apr 2011

Bryan, an unassuming pet photographer has action and adventure thrust upon him when he is forced to wed Masha, a Croatian crime lord's daughter, and she is subsequently kidnapped while on their honeymoon in a tropical paradise.

The Wages of Fear

The Wages of Fear

Wed, 22 Apr 1953

In a run-down South American town, four men are paid to drive trucks loaded with nitroglycerin into the jungle through to the oil field. Friendships are tested and rivalries develop as they embark upon the perilous journey.

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

Wed, 01 Dec 1954

A U.S. Navy pilot and his squad are assigned to bomb a group of heavily defended bridges deep behind enemy lines during the Korean War.

The Spiral

The Spiral

Thu, 21 Sep 1978

In what appears to be an inexplicable incident, a man drives up to a resort hotel in midwinter, throws away his car keys, enters, and proceeds to agitate everyone he meets with his urgency -- a message he is somehow unable to communicate. Then he leaves, disappearing in the snow. Later, the people he appeared to have upset have gathered to search for him and find him frostbitten, but alive. Visiting him at the sanatorium to which he has been taken, they gradually discover what was really happening.

Jon Richardson: How to Survive The End of the World

Jon Richardson: How to Survive The End of the World

Mon, 20 Feb 2017

Jon Richardson, one of Britain's most cautious men, is sent on a mission by his wife Lucy Beaumont, to investigate the things they are most scared about.

Aces High

Aces High

Wed, 19 May 1976

The first World War is in its third year and aerial combat above the Western Front is consuming the nation's favored children at an appalling rate. By early 1917, the average life-span of a British pilot is less than a fortnight. Such losses place a fearsome strain on Gresham, commanding officer of the squadron. Aces High recreates the early days of the Royal Flying Corps with some magnificently staged aerial battles, and sensitive direction presents a moving portrayal of the futilities of war.

Private Potter

Private Potter

Mon, 01 Jan 1962

A military mission is interrupted when a British soldier claims that God had appeared to him in a transcendental vision.

During One Night

During One Night

Wed, 01 Feb 1961

Story of a young U.S. Army officer, stationed in England during World War II, who is suddenly conscious of a desire to "prove" himself sexually.

We Go On

We Go On

Sat, 05 Mar 2016

Paralyzed by his fear of dying, Miles Grissom takes out an advert offering $30,000 in reward money to the first person who can show him evidence of an angel, a demon, or prove that ghosts exist - anything to prove to him that we go on after our deaths. He narrows the responses down to three viable candidates - a scientist, a medium, and a worldly entrepreneur. Along with his protective mother, he embarks on an adventure through Los Angeles that will spiral into an unthinkable nightmare.

The Devil's Friends

The Devil's Friends

Mon, 16 May 1988

Qamar dies on her wedding night from a random shot. Her husband Jalal decides to take revenge, and resorts to magic in order to reach immortality. He becomes wicked and sinks into sin and everyone decides to get rid of him.

Zarina

Zarina

Thu, 15 Aug 2019

A woman endures frequent nightmares of her own death.

Doctor Francoise Gailland

Doctor Francoise Gailland

Wed, 14 Jan 1976

Dr. Françoise Gailland has a hectic schedule, which causes her to have little time to spend with her family, which consists of her husband Gérard, her pregnant teenager daughter Élisabeth, and her sullen son Julien. However, she does manage to find the time to spend with her lover, Daniel Letessier. While her life in such disarray, she learns that she has cancer. Françoise tries to put a brave face on it, and is determined to face the life-threatening disease with courage.

Light at the End of the Tunnel

Light at the End of the Tunnel

Wed, 31 Dec 1986

Author's vision of "life after life". The man for whom death comes with a scythe is taken to the hospital. With the help of complicated equipment, he undergoes resuscitation procedures.

Premortem

Premortem

Thu, 22 Aug 2019

After unknowingly cheating death, a teenager meets the grim reaper, who gives him 52 hours to live.