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Minority Report

Based on a story by famed science fiction writer Philip K Dick, Minority Report is an action-detective thriller set in Washington DC in 2054, where police utilise a psychic technology to arrest and convict murderers before they commit their crime. Tom Cruise plays the head of this precrime unit and is himself accused of the future murder of a man he hasn't even met.

A Beautiful Mind

Winner of four Academy Awards, A Beautiful Mind is the story of John Nash Ö a man who was living proof of the age old wisdom that there's a fine line between genius and madness. It is a human drama about the struggle of a true genius, inspired by events in the life of John Forbes Nash, Jr. and in part based on the biography by Sylvia Nasar. A mathematical genius, Nash (Russell Crowe) made an astonishing discovery in early life and stood on the brink of international acclaim. But his prodigious career was sidetracked by problems that would have broken many men. Nash, however, fought back. He had always been driven by his quest for one truly original idea and never lost sight of that dream. After many years of struggle, he triumphed over tragedy and literally changed the world.

Spiderman 2

Two years have passed, and the mild-mannered Peter Parker faces new challenges as he struggles with 'the gift and the curse', desperately trying to balance his dual identities as the web-slinging superhero Spider-Man and his life as a college student. Tormented by his secrets and facing a deadly new threat in multi-tentacled Doctor Octopus (Molina), Peter finds that his relationships with all those he holds dear are in danger of unraveling. His life-long yearning for M.J. (Kirsten Dunst) becomes even stronger as he fights the impulse to reveal his secret life and declare his love. His friendship with Harry Osborn (James Franco) is complicated by the young Osborn's bitterness over his father's death and his growing vendetta against Spider-Man. Even Peter's beloved Aunt May (Rosemary Harris), who has fallen on hard times after the death of Uncle Ben, begins to have doubts about her nephew.

Austin Powers: Goldmember

It's been three years since Austin Powers, that swinging international man of mystery, has faced his arch-nemesis, Dr. Evil. But after Dr. Evil and his accomplice Mini Me escape from a maximum-security prison, Austin is called to action once more in this third installment of the highly successful "Austin Powers" movie franchise. Teaming up with the mysterious Goldmember, Dr. Evil hatches a time-traveling scheme to take over the world, one that involves the kidnapping of Nigel Powers, Austin's beloved father and England's most renowned spy. As he chases the villains through time, Austin visits 1975 and joins forces with his old flame, Foxxy Cleopatra, a streetwise and stylish detective. Together Austin and Foxxy must find a way to save Nigel and stop Dr. Evil and Goldmember from their mischievous mayhem.

Open Water

15 miles from land. One million square miles of ocean. No one knows they're missing... Accidentally left behind by their dive boat, when Susan and Daniel emerge from the deep with no boat in sight, all they can do is wait and hope. Cold and alone they're miles from land, adrift in shark-infested waters... This intense and terrifying thriller is inspired by the disappearance of Tom and Eileen Lanorgan who went missing off the Great Barrier Reef in 1998, having been left behind by their diving boat. What makes this film particularly spine-tingling is that everything is real: no stuntmen, no digital trickery, just two scared actors and 50 real sharks!

Shaun of the Dead

A 'zom-rom-com' from the people who brought us 'Spaced'. As funny as 'American Werewolf in London' and as scary as... 'American Werewolf in London'.

Kill Bill - Vol. 1

The Bride was once part of a group of top female assassins called the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad. When she realises that she's pregnant she decides to leave, assume a new identity and get married. This does not sit well with Bill, her former boss. On her wedding day, he along with the other members of the group attacks the wedding party leaving them for dead... The Bride awakes from being in a coma for five years and sets out to get her revenge.

Kill Bill - Vol. 2

The Bride continues her path of vengeance she began in 'Kill Bill - Vol. 1'. She seeks revenge against the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, the gang of hired killers she once belonged to, and who attacked her wedding leaving her in a coma for 5 years. Now she hunts down Elle Driver (aka 'California Mountain Snake'), Budd (aka 'Sidewinder') and their leader Bill (aka 'Snake Charmer').

Catch Me If You Can

Inspired by the extraordinary true story of a brilliant young master of deception and the FBI agent hot on his trail, Catch Me If You Can stars Oscar nominee Leonardo DiCaprio and the two-time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks in one of the year's most acclaimed hits.

Bowling For Columbine

With his trademark charm and biting wit, award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore sets off on a rollicking journey to the heart of America, hoping to discover why the American pursuit of happiness is so riddled with mass violence. Moore boldly asks a question that post September 11, no other American dare ask: "Are wwe a nation of gun nuts - or are we just nuts?" For Americans, it is a damningly funny indictment of a culture of fear that is armed to the teeth and running amuck. For everyone else, it is a humorous warning about what could happen to any country that chooses the American Way of creating a massive permanent underclass that must be fought off with a constitutionally - protected Uzi.

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