How I Live Now
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LOVE WILL LEAD YOU HOME
An American girl, sent to the English countryside to stay with relatives, finds love and purpose while fighting for her survival as war envelops the world around her.
Carry-On
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EVERY HOLIDAY SEASON, MILLIONS TRAVEL SAFELY BY AIR. THIS CHRISTMAS WILL BE DIFFERENT.
An airport security officer races to outsmart a mysterious traveler forcing him to let a dangerous item slip onto a Christmas Eve flight.
The Commuter
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LIVES ARE ON THE LINE
A businessman, on his daily commute home, gets unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy that threatens not only his life but the lives of those around him.
Non-Stop
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THE HIJACKING WAS JUST THE BEGINNING.
Bill Marks is a Federal Air Marshall for whom every day is the same until this one. On this plane ride, he starts receiving text messages from someone claiming to be on the flight and threatening to kill passengers. In a race against the clock, he must identify and stop the killer to save everyone on board.
Run All Night
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ONE NIGHT TO LIVE. TO DIE. TO RUN.
Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon has seen better days. Longtime best friend of a mob boss, Jimmy is haunted by the sins of his past—as well as a dogged police detective who’s been one step behind Jimmy for 30 years. But when Jimmy’s estranged son becomes a target, Jimmy must make a choice between the crime family he chose and the real family he abandoned long ago. Now, with nowhere safe to turn, Jimmy has just one night to figure out exactly where his loyalties lie and to see if he can finally make things right.
Carter
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NO MEMORY. ONE MISSION.
Carter, who awakens two months into a deadly pandemic originating from the DMZ that has already devastated US and North Korea. He who has no recollections of his past finds a mysterious device in his head, and a lethal bomb in his mouth. A voice in his ears gives him orders to avoid getting killed and he’s thrown into a mysterious operation while the CIA and North Korean coup chase him close.
The Shadow Strays
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Skilled in the art of killing, a young assassin defies her mentor to save a boy from a ruthless crime syndicate — and she’ll destroy anyone in her path.
The Night Comes for Us
Sat down with this one because Timo Tjahjanto is the director of my favorite V/H/S segments and…
Heads of State
Not sure how we got here but…