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An in name only sequel to the 1967 film based on the Jacqueline Susann best-seller, BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS is a hodgepodge of a nonsensical Frankenstein of a movie centering on an all female rock band and their manager who travel to Hollywood to find fame and fortune but end up encountering heartache, betrayal and danger.
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An alien infant is raised on Earth, and grows up with superhuman abilities. He sets out to use these abilities to guard his adopted world. – IMDb
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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 5% (Critics) / 79% (Audience)
Directed By: Malcolm D. Lee
Written By: Pat Proft and David Zucker
Starring: Ashley Tisdale, Simon Rex, Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Synopsis:A couple begin to experience some unusual activity after bringing their newborn son home from the hospital. With the help of home-surveillance cameras and a team of experts, they learn they’re being stalked by a nefarious demon. (Source)
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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 12% (Critics) / 25% (Audience)
Directed By: Chris Gorak
Written By: Jon Spaihts
Starring: Emile Hirsch, Olivia Thirlby, Max Minghella and Rachael Taylor
Studio: Summit Entertainment
Synopsis:The Darkest Hour is the story of five young people who find themselves stranded in Moscow, fighting to survive in the wake of a devastating alien attack. The 3D thriller highlights the classic beauty of Moscow alongside mind-blowing special effects. (Source)
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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 88% (Critics) / 93% (Audience)
Directed By: Ben Wheatley
Written By: Amy Jump, Alice Lowe and Steve Oram
Starring: Alice Lowe, Steve Oram, Eileen Davies
Studio: IFC Films
Synopsis:Chris (Steve Oram) wants to show Tina (Alice Lowe) his world and he wants to do it his way – on a journey through the British Isles in his beloved Abbey Oxford Caravan. Tina’s led a sheltered life and there are things that Chris needs her to see – the Crich Tramway Museum, the Ribblehead Viaduct, the Keswick Pencil Museum and the rolling countryside that separates these wonders in his life. But it doesn’t take long for the dream to fade. Litterbugs, noisy teenagers and pre-booked caravan sites, not to mention Tina’s meddling mother, soon conspire to shatter Chris’s dreams and send him, and anyone who rubs him the wrong way, over a very jagged edge. (Source)
Set in the year 2159, where the very wealthy live on a man-made space station while the rest of the population resides on a ruined Earth, a man takes on a mission that could bring equality to the polarized worlds. – IMDb
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 80% (Critics) / 89% (Audience)
Directed By: Todd Berger
Written By: Todd Berger
Starring: David Cross, America Ferrera, Rachel Boston, Laura Adkin, Kevin M. Brennan and Julia Stiles
Studio: Oscilloscope Laboratories
Synopsis:Eight friends meet for their monthly “couples brunch.” But what starts as an impromptu therapy session / airing of domestic grievances takes a sudden, catastrophic turn when the city falls victim to a mysterious attack. Trapped in the house and unsure of their fates, these seemingly normal people become increasingly unhinged to hilarious, surprising, and revealing results. (Source)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 17% (Critics) / 73% (Audience)
Directed By: Tyler Perry
Written By: Tyler Perry
Starring: Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Vanessa Williams, Brandy Norwood, Lance Gross, Robbie Jones and Ella Joyce
Studio: Lionsgate Films
Synopsis:An ambitious married woman’s temptation by a handsome billionaire leads to betrayal, recklessness, and forever alters the course of her life. (Source)
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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 81% (Critics) / 83% (Audience)
Directed By: Jason Moore
Written By: Kay Cannon
Starring: Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp and Skylar Astin
Studio: Universal Studios
Synopsis:Beca, a freshman at Barden University, is cajoled into joining The Bellas, her school’s all-girls singing group. Injecting some much needed energy into their repertoire, The Bellas take on their male rivals in a campus competition. (Source)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 85% (Critics) / 87% (Audience)
Directed By: David Ayer
Written By: David Ayer
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña, Anna Kendrick
Studio: Open Road Films
Synopsis:From the writer of Training Day, End of Watch is a riveting action thriller that puts audiences at the center of the chase like never before. Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña star as young LA police officers who discover a secret that makes them the target of the country’s most dangerous drug cartel. (Source)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 66% (Critics) / 82% (Audience)
Directed By: Fede Alvarez
Written By: Fede Alvarez and Diablo Cody
Starring: Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Jessica Lucas and Lou Taylor Pucci
Studio: TriStar Pictures
Synopsis: Five friends head to a remote cabin, where the discovery of a Book of the Dead leads them to unwittingly summon up demons living in the nearby woods. The evil presence possesses them until only one is left to fight for survival. (Source)
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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 43% (Critics) / 49% (Audience)
Directed By: George Tillman Jr.
Written By: Tony Gayton and Joe Gayton
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Billy Bob Thornton, Maggie Grace and Carla Gugino
Studio: CBS Films
Synopsis: An ex-con sets out to avenge his brother’s death after they were double-crossed during a heist years ago. During his campaign, however, he’s tracked by a veteran cop and an egocentric hit man. (Source)
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