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Sanada 10 Braves

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14 years after the decisive Battle of Sekigahara, that virtually established the Tokugawa Shogunate's hegemony over all of Japan under the shogun Ieyasu. But vestiges of the old order remain in the form of a final resistance by the Toyotomi clan. Entering the fray on the Toyotomi side is a soldier revered and respected by many as the kind of hero who only appears once in a hundred years: Yukimura Sanada. But all isn't as it seems. Despite his manly appearance and reputation, Sanada owes his rise to glory to a miraculous string of good fortune and is actually a coward. Fortunately, Sanada encounters a former ninja named Sasuke Sarutobi, who has fled his ninja roots in hopes of staking his place in history. Sasuke sets about bridging the gap between perception and reality for Sanada by concocting a brilliant plan of deception. He recruits 9 misfits and gives birth to the Sanada Ten Braves who get to work turning Sanada into the greatest general in the land.

2:22 (2008)

Action & Adventure

Prepare to match wits with the most ingenious robbery of the year! Hardened criminal Gully Mercer (Mick Rossi) devises a foolproof plan for a snowy New Year's Eve heist at 2:22 A.M. at The Grange, a high-class hotel filled with a vault of valuable safety deposit boxes. Aided by a brilliant and eccentric jewelry mover (Heat's Val Kilmer) and three fellow thieves from his usual crew, the scheme involves tying up and impersonating the night staff – except the hotel's demanding guests cause plenty of complications, including a frustrated drug dealer who starts making demands of his own. Soon their paths take unexpected turns as seemingly small mistakes lead to treachery, pursuit, and murder. Also featuring Robert Miano (Fast & Furious), Peter Dobson (Lakeshore Drive), and Bruce Kirby (Crash), this stylish, pulse-pounding thriller delivers powerful performances and one riveting twist on top of another.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Action & Adventure

Thrust into an adventure, a down-on-his luck Captain Jack Sparrow finds the winds of ill fortune blowing even more strongly when a crew of deadly ghost pirates led by an old rival, the terrifying Captain Salazar, escape from the Devil’s Triangle, determined to kill every pirate at sea...including him. His only hope of survival lies in finding the legendary Trident of Poseidon, a powerful artifact that gives its possessor total control of the seas.

Shadow in the Cloud

Action & Adventure

In the throes of World War II, Captain Maude Garrett (CHLOË GRACE MORETZ) joins the all-male crew of a B-17 bomber with a top-secret package. Caught off guard by the presence of a woman on a military flight, the crew tests Maude’s every move. Just as her quick wit is winning them over, strange happenings and holes in her backstory incite paranoia surrounding her true mission. But this crew has more to fear…lurking in the shadows, something sinister is tearing at the heart of the plane. Trapped between an oncoming air ambush and an evil lurking within, Maude must push beyond her limits to save the hapless crew and protect her mysterious cargo.

Watchmen Chapter I

Action & Adventure

In an alternate world history shaped by superheroes, once-celebrated “costumed adventurers” have been banned by a society disenchanted with vigilantism. Now, in 1985, the murder of The Comedian, a hero-turned-government operative, draws the attention of Rorschach, the last of the outlawed vigilantes. Rorschach’s investigation embroils his retired colleagues, Nite Owl, Silk Spectre, Dr. Manhattan and Ozymandias, in conflict with their pasts, with each other and in a mystery that threatens their lives and a world on the brink of war.

Ape vs. Mecha Ape

Action & Adventure

Recognizing the power of its captive giant ape, the military makes its own battle-ready A.I., Mecha Ape. But its first test goes horribly wrong, leaving the military no choice but to release the imprisoned giant ape to stop the colossal robot.

Arthur & Merlin

Action & Adventure

Inspired by Celtic myths, Arthur & Merlin is an epic fantasy-adventure of good against evil that tells the story of these two iconic characters as you’ve never seen it before. In Dark Ages Britain, a time of myth and magic, a Saxon force from the East attacks the Celtic people. But the vicious Saxons are not the only threat the Celts face. A powerful druid, Aberthol, secretly plots to destroy them too. He controls the ailing King Vortigern and leads the Celts to their deaths. But hope is not lost. Arthur, a banished warrior, and Merlin, a hermit wizard, embark on a heroic quest to stop Aberthol and save their people.

The Legend 2

Action & Adventure

Jet Li stars in this martial arts comedy about Fong Sai Yuk, who has been given a mission from a clandestine organization to steal a classified document by wooing the governor's daughter.

Perrier's Bounty

Action & Adventure

Michael is a perpetual waster. He owes money to Perrier, a local thug. When two enforcers demand payment by nightfall, Michael does a burglary with two others but won't be paid till morning. All he has to do is stay away from the thugs until he can get the money then give it to Perrier. But the lads catch Michael and start to deliver a beating, but Brenda, Michael's suicidal neighbor, shoots one. Now they must run for their lives, accompanied by Jim, Michael's estranged father who claims to be dying and has come to reconcile with his son. Will any of the trio see the sun rise? And can Michael become enlightened, become a better man?

Caged Animal

Action & Adventure

A former kingpin of the streets, Miles“Cain” Skinner (Ving Rhames), is doing life in prison. He is feared and respected among the inmates. When Cain’s nemesis, Redfoot (Robert LaSardo), is transferred to the same prison, Cain’s wrath is unleashed in a savage showdown with no surrendering, no retreating, no mercy.

In the Name of Ben-Hur

Action & Adventure

A young gladiator enslaved in the Roman arena in 171 A.D. escapes towards the freedom of Hadrian’s Wall. Fighting centurions and mercenaries along the way, he becomes a folk hero for all those struggling to fight Roman oppression.

The Final Cut

Action & Adventure

Oscar® winners Robin Williams and Mira Sorvino join acclaimed actor Jim Caviezel in this startling look at the dark side of modern technology. In the not-too-distant future, implanted microchips record every single moment of a person’s life. It’s up to a "cutter" like Alan (Williams) to edit the deceased’s lifetime into a final memorial film. But after he views a terrible secret, Alan finds his own life in jeopardy in this mind-blowing sci-fi thriller packed with shocking twists and turns.

In Order of Disappearance

Action & Adventure

When a father (Stellan Skarsgård), uncovers his son’s murderer, he begins to unravel. Once an upstanding citizen, Nils embarks on a blood-thirsty quest for revenge that escalates into a full-blown international gang war. With darkly funny humor reminiscent of Tarantino and The Coen Brothers, Nils finds himself caught up in a world not his own – surrounded by drug traffickers, con artists and kingpins, in order to bring his son’s murderers to justice.

The Bad Bunch

Action & Adventure

A black gang owns the streets of Watts while harassed by racist cops. A white Vietnam vet who fought side by side with the leader’s fallen brother tries to befriend them. Violence and racial tension punctuate this action film where hostility is met from all sides. The community schism embroils everyone involved in an elongated and tumultuous drama that threatens to shake the entire town and amplify the already significant racial divide.

End of a Gun

Action & Adventure

Action superstar Steven Seagal stars in this sexy, high-stakes thriller set in glittering Paris. Seagal plays Decker, an ex-DEA agent who takes deadly action one night to save the alluring Lisa from an abusive boyfriend. She approaches Decker with a seductive proposition: help her steal $2 million from a car guarded by Parisian police and share in the bounty. But even if they outrun the cops, can they outgun the hit squads sent by a furious, sadistic drug lord to reclaim the loot?

Sucker Punch

Action & Adventure

An enigmatic bare-knuckle fighter teams up with a small-time con man who is a low-life fringe player in the seedy underworld, managing and betting on backstreet fighters in illegal fights. He has one goal in life, to bring down The Man, a loan shark and manager of the best fighter in town. Harley hasn’t managed a decent fighter in years until Buchinsky walks into his life after swiftly disposing of his competition, to suddenly find himself coerced into a partnership by the fast-talking Harley. What follows is a series of hard-hitting encounters as Harley edges ever closer to his goal, but Buchinsky has his own reasons for fighting. When it comes to the final fight, two questions will remain unanswered: who is going to walk away with everything, and who is going down from...a Sucker Punch!

Suez

Action & Adventure

The son of a nobleman, engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps travels to Egypt and, while there, conceives of a canal which will connect the Mediterranean and Red Seas. In an effort to attain the backing of the French President, Napoleon, he enlists the help of the woman he loves, Eugenie (Loretta Young). Now the mistress of Napoleon, she agrees to help him, but only under the condition that he temporarily dissolve the government, a deal which opens the way for Napoleon to become the new emperor and Eugenie his empress.

The Shepherd: Border Patrol

Action & Adventure

Jean-Claude Van Damme stars in this hard-hitting action thriller about a border patrol agent who attempts to take down a rogue American Special Forces unit that's smuggling Afghan heroin into the United States.

The Flying Dagger

Action & Adventure

“Godfather of the kung-fu film” Chang Cheh, is famous for introducing the revolutionary concept of “yanggang” (macho) martial arts movies – paving the way for Bruce Lee, among many others. Until then, female stars (often in male swordsmen roles) ruled the screens. So this collaboration between writer/director Chang and swordswoman supreme Cheng Pei-Pei (now famous for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) is exceptional indeed. Here she plays a righteous woman warrior who incurs the wrath of a “flying knife” master after she kills his rapist son. Lucky for her that an honorable dagger master played by Lo Lieh (the star of Shaw Brothers’ first international kung-fu hit King Boxer) is on her side. Although extremely attractive when she only played heroes, Cheng could hold her own with any man, freeing Chang to create the best of all possible martial arts worlds.

Code of the Assassins

Action & Adventure

After completing his training, an elite young assassin embarks on his first mission and is quickly ensnared in an intricate plot by powerful people, forcing him to go on the run from the government and rival assassin groups alike.

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