Ridley Scott
3) Alien
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A routine stop on a barren planetoid infests a spaceship with an alien creature which kills off the crew one by one.
7) Fear
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Legendary director Michael Haneke discusses his use of violence in cinema while browsing Bergman's video collection.
8) The East
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Sarah Moss is an ambitious new recruit at an elite private intelligence firm. Her first undercover assignment is to infiltrate 'The East,' an elusive activist collective that terrorizes corporate leaders who commit crimes against humanity. The more involved she gets, the more Sarah's life is in danger.
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From Academy Award-nominated director Ridley Scott, Academy Award-winning executive producer Robert Zemeckis and screenwriter Ted Griffin comes this dramatic comedy based on the novel by acclaimed author Eric Garcia. Academy Award-winner Nicolas Cage stars with Sam Rockwell and Alison Lohman in this comedy about a con man with an obsessive-compulsive disorder whose orderly life and latest lucrative scam are threatened by the reappearance of a teenage...
10) White squall
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A high seas adventure of a lifetime for a group of young seafarers turns into a test of survival when they are caught in a violent squall.
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A group of filmmakers visit Ingmar Bergman's house on the remote Swedish island of Faro to discuss his legacy, and the art of filmmaking. Ingmar Bergmans life and his key films as seen and told by the greatest actors and directors of our time. Candid, funny and explicit interviews with the likes of Lars Von Trier, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen, Isabella Rossellini and Michael Haneke - some shoot at Bergmans last home on the island of Fårö - interwoven...
12) Hannibal
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Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) comes out of hiding to draw FBI Agent Clarice Starling (Julianne Moore) into a high-stakes battle that tests her strength, cunning...and loyalty. Gary Oldman, Ray Liotta and Giancarlo Giannini also star.
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Why preserve film in a world where audiovisual materials seem so readily available online? That is the key question posed in Film, the Living Record of Our Memory, which features interviews with film archivists, curators, technicians, and filmmakers including Costa-Gavras, Jonas Mekas, Patricio Guzmán, Ken Loach, Bill Morrison, Fernando Trueba, Wim Wenders, and appearances by Martin Scorsese, Barbara Rubin, Idrissa Ouédraogo, Ridley Scott, and...
14) The counselor
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A lawyer makes a risky entrance into the drug trade, and gambles that the consequences won't catch up with him.
15) Stoker
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Following the tragic death of her father on her eighteenth birthday, India Stoker meets Charlie, her charismatic uncle, whom she never knew existed. When Charlie moves in with India and her unstable mother, both are drawn to his charming and calming demeanor. But it soon becomes clear that Charlie's arrival was no coincidence, and that the shocking secrets of his past could shatter India's future.
16) The duellists
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Two officers in Napoleon's army violently confront each other in a series of savage duels.
17) Gladiator
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A man robbed of his name and his dignity strives to win them back, and gain the freedom of his people. In the year 180, the death of the emperor throws the Roman Empire into chaos. Maximus is set to be executed. He escapes, but is captured by slave traders. Renamed Spaniard and forced to become a gladiator, Maximus must battle to the death with other men for the amusement of paying audiences.
18) Prometheus
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Explorers have discovered a clue that brings them to the origins of mankind on Earth. This leads them on a journey that takes them to the darkest corners of the universe.
19) Gladiator II
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Years after witnessing the death of Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius must enter the Colosseum after the powerful emperors of Rome conquer his home. With rage in his heart and the future of the empire at stake, he looks to the past to find the strength and honor needed to return the glory of Rome to its people.
20) Legend
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A forest dweller is chosen to save a beautiful princess and defeat the Lord of Darkness in this visually stunning fantasy-adventure.