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Luther: The Fallen Sun 2023

6.6 /10

A gruesome serial killer is terrorizing London while brilliant but disgraced detective John Luther sits behind bars. Haunted by his failure to capture the cyber psychopath who now taunts him, Luther decides to break out of prison to finish the job by any means necessary.

Run Time: 129 Min . MMPA: 16 . Release: Feb 24, 2023

Director: Director: Jamie Payne,

Stars: Idris Elba, Cynthia Erivo, Andy Serkis, Dermot Crowley, Thomas Coombes,

Mesrine: Killer Instinct 2008

7.5 /10

Jacques Mesrine, a loyal son and dedicated soldier, is back home and living with his parents after serving in the Algerian War. Soon he is seduced by the neon glamour of sixties Paris and the easy money it presents. Mentored by Guido, Mesrine turns his back on middle class law-abiding and soon moves swiftly up the criminal ladder.

Run Time: 113 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Oct 22, 2008

Director: Director: JeanFranois Richet,

Stars: Vincent Cassel, Ccile de France, Grard Depardieu, Gilles Lellouche, Roy Dupuis,

Fortress 1992

5.9 /10

In the future, the inmates of a private underground prison are computer-controlled with cameras, dream readers, and devices that can cause pain or death. John (Christopher Lambert) and his illegally pregnant wife Karen (Loryn Locklin) are locked inside "The Fortress" but are determined to escape before the birth of their baby.

Run Time: 95 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Sep 30, 1992

Director: Director: Stuart Gordon,

Stars: Christopher Lambert, Kurtwood Smith, Loryn Locklin, Clifton Collins Jr, Jeffrey Combs,

Suicide Squad 2016

5.9 /10

From DC Comics comes the Suicide Squad, an antihero team of incarcerated supervillains who act as deniable assets for the United States government, undertaking high-risk black ops missions in exchange for commuted prison sentences.

Run Time: 123 Min . MMPA: 14 . Release: Aug 03, 2016

Director: Director: David Ayer,

Stars: Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis,

Men in Black 3 2012

6.8 /10

Agents J and K are back...in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner. But when K's life and the fate of the planet are put at stake, Agent J will have to travel back in time to put things right. J discovers that there are secrets to the universe that K never told him - secrets that will reveal themselves as he teams up with the young Agent K to save his partner, the agency, and the future of humankind.

Run Time: 106 Min . MMPA: 12 . Release: May 23, 2012

Director: Director: Barry Sonnenfeld,

Stars: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, Jemaine Clement, Emma Thompson,

Marianne and Juliane 1981

7.4 /10

Germany, 1968: The priest's daughters Marianna and Juliane both fight for changes in society, like making abortion legal. However their means are totally different: while Juliane's committed as a reporter, her sister joins a terroristic organization. After she's caught by the police and put into isolation jail, Juliane remains as her last connection to the rest of the world. Although she doesn't accept her sister's arguments and her boyfriend Wolfgang doesn't want her to, Juliane keeps on helping her sister. She begins to question the way her sister is treated.

Run Time: 106 Min . MMPA: 15 . Release: Sep 04, 1981

Director: Director: Margarethe von Trotta,

Stars: Jutta Lampe, Barbara Sukowa, Julia Biedermann, Ina Robinski, Rdiger Vogler,

The French Dispatch 2021

7.1 /10

The quirky staff of an American magazine based in 1970s France puts out its last issue, with stories featuring an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student riots, and a kidnapping resolved by a chef.

Run Time: 108 Min . MMPA: 15 . Release: Oct 21, 2021

Director: Director: Wes Anderson,

Stars: Bill Murray, Benicio del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, La Seydoux,

Lockout 2012

6 /10

Set in the near future, Lockout follows a falsely convicted ex-government agent , whose one chance at obtaining freedom lies in the dangerous mission of rescuing the President's daughter from rioting convicts at an outer space maximum security prison.

Run Time: 95 Min . MMPA: 14 . Release: Apr 12, 2012

Director: Director: Stephen St Leger, James Mather,

Stars: Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace, Vincent Regan, Joseph Gilgun, Lennie James,