THE COLONY (2013)

Directed by: Jeff Renfroe

Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Bill Paxton, Kevin Zegers, Charlotte Sullivan, John Tench, Lisa Berry, Atticus Mitchell, Dru Viergever, Romano Orzari, Michael Mando, Earl Pastko, Julian Richings

93 minutes

(NR - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, violence)

PLOT:

Groups of people - colonies - are forced underground due to another ice age. Colony 7 goes to check on Colony 5, which they lost contact with. When they get there, they find that the colony has fallen and there is a whole new enemy that they have to face on their way back.

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ESCAPING THE MADHOUSE - THE NELLIE BLY STORY (2019)

Directed by: Karen Moncrieff

Starring: Christina Ricci, Judith Light, Josh Bowman, Anja Savcic, Mark Hildreth, Nikki Duval, Tamara Gorski, Sharon Bajer, Lauren Cochrane, Paul Essiembre

88 minutes

(TV-14 - adult language, adult themes, adult situations, violence)

PLOT:

A young journalist looks behind the curtain of a nearby mental hospital, only to uncover the grim and gruesome acts they bestow upon their "patients".

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DOUBLE DRAGON (1994)

Directed by: James Yukich

Based on the video game series developed by: Technōs Japan

Starring: Mark Dacascos, Scott Wolf, Alyssa Milano, Robert Patrick, Julia Nickson, Leon Russom, Kristina Wagner, Nils Allen Stewart, Henry Kingi, George Hamilton, Vanna White, Andy Dick, Cory Milano

95 minutes

(PG-13 - adult language, adult themes, adult situations, sci-fi/fantasy violence)

PLOT:

In the years following the great Los Angeles earthquake, two orphans are raised and trained in martial arts by Satori, who also happens to be the caretaker of one half of a magic amulet. When the evil Koga Shuko finds the other half, he immediately goes on the attack to take Satori's piece and claim the power contained within the amulet. Only Satori's two boys, Billy and Jimmy, can stop Koga from reaching his goal.

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SECONDS (1966)

Directed by: John Frankenheimer

Based on the novel by: David Ely

Starring: Rock Hudson, Salome Jens, John Randolph, Will Geer, Jeff Corey, Richard Anderson, Murray Hamilton, Karl Swenson, Khigh Dhiegh, Frances Reid, Wesley Addy, John Lawrence, Elisabeth Fraser, Dody Heath, Robert Brubaker, Dorothy Morris, Barbara Werle

107 minutes

(NR - adult themes)

PLOT:

Middle-aged banker Arthur Hamilton is given the opportunity to start a completely new life when he receives calls from his old friend Charlie. The only problem is that Charlie is supposed to be dead. Hamilton is eventually introduced to a firm that will fake his death and create an entirely new look and life for him. After undergoing physical reconstruction surgery and months of training and psychotherapy, Hamilton returns to the world in the form of artist Tony Wilson. He has a nice house in Malibu and a manservant, a company employee who is there to assist him with his adjustment. He finds that the life he had hoped for isn't quite what he expected and asks the company to go through the process with surprising results.

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CHARADE (1963)

Directed by: Stanley Donen

Based on the short story "The Unsuspecting Wife" by: Peter Stone, Marc Behm

Starring: Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Matthau, James Coburn, George Kennedy, Dominique Minot, Ned Glass, Jacques Marin, Paul Bonifas, Thomas Chelimsky

113 minutes

(NR - adult themes)

PLOT:

Dragged into a white-knuckle, cat-and-mouse game to unearth $250,000 allegedly stolen by her estranged and recently deceased husband Charles, Regina Lampert, an elegant American interpreter living in France, crosses paths with dashing perfect stranger Peter Joshua. And as if the terrible sense of loss weren't enough, a trio of ruthless cut-throats picks up the sweet scent of easy profit, bent on finding the lost cash first. As suave but enigmatic Peter dices with death to protect Regina before the situation spins out of control, little by little, a timid relationship forms; however, money corrupts. Now, fragile alliances and dangerous encounters spell trouble, and Regina can only count on herself to unravel the secret. But what are the chances of getting to the bottom of the mystery when trust falters?

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