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The First Omen(2024)

R
| 2h | Horror
3.5/5 (with 23 votes)

When a young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, she encounters a darkness that causes her to question her own faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil incarnate.

Directed by Arkasha Stevenson - With Nell Tiger Free, Sônia Braga, Ralph Ineson, Bill Nighy, Tawfeek Barhom

Wonka(2023)

PG
| 1h 52min | Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
3.6/5 (with 806 votes)

Willy Wonka – chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time – is proof that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if you’re lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible.

Directed by Paul King - With Timothée Hal Chalamet, Gustave Die, Murray McArthur, Paul G. Raymond, Bertie Caplan, Isy Suttie, ...

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes(2023)

PG-13
| 2h 45min | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
3.7/5 (with 87 votes)

64 years before he becomes the tyrannical president of Panem, Coriolanus Snow sees a chance for a change in fortunes when he mentors Lucy Gray Baird, the female tribute from District 12.

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga(2024)

As the world falls, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers into the hands of a great biker horde led by the warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the wasteland, they encounter the citadel presided over by Immortan Joe. The two tyrants wage war for dominance, and Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home.

The King's Man(2021)

R
| 2h 11min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
3.4/5 (with 2,002 votes)

As a collection of history's worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a war to wipe out millions, one man must race against time to stop them.

Annabelle: Creation(2017)

R
| 1h 49min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
3.3/5 (with 2,535 votes)

Several years after the tragic death of their little girl, a doll maker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, soon becoming the target of the doll maker's possessed creation—Annabelle.

Monsters University(2013)

G
| 1h 44min | Animation, Kids & Family
3.5/5 (with 4,989 votes)

A look at the relationship between Mike and Sulley during their days at Monsters University — when they weren't necessarily the best of friends.

Directed by Dan Scanlon

The First Purge(2018)

R
| 1h 37min | Horror, Action, Thriller
3.0/5 (with 1,759 votes)

To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America test a sociological theory that vents aggression for one night in one isolated community. But when the violence of oppressors meets the rage of the others, the contagion will explode from the trial-city borders and spread across the nation.

Directed by Gerard McMurray - With Lex Scott Davis, Joivan Wade, Lauren Vélez, Marisa Tomei, Melonie Diaz, Mo McRae, ...

Army of Thieves(2021)

3.4/5 (with 890 votes)

A mysterious woman recruits bank teller Ludwig Dieter to lead a group of aspiring thieves on a top-secret heist during the early stages of the zombie apocalypse.

Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins(2021)

PG-13
| 2h 1min | Action, Adventure
3.3/5 (with 664 votes)

After saving the life of their heir apparent, tenacious loner Snake Eyes is welcomed into an ancient Japanese clan called the Arashikage where he is taught the ways of the ninja warrior. But, when secrets from his past are revealed, Snake Eyes' honor and allegiance will be tested – even if that means losing the trust of those closest to him.

Insidious: The Last Key(2018)

PG-13
| 1h 58min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
3.1/5 (with 1,209 votes)

Parapsychologist Elise Rainier and her team travel to Five Keys, NM, to investigate a man’s claim of a haunting. Terror soon strikes when Rainier realizes that the house he lives in was her family’s old home.

The Forever Purge(2021)

R
| 1h 43min | Horror, Action, Thriller
3.6/5 (with 1,008 votes)

All the rules are broken as a sect of lawless marauders decides that the annual Purge does not stop at daybreak and instead should never end as they chase a group of immigrants who they want to punish because of their harsh historical past.

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Orphan: First Kill(2022)

R
| 1h 39min | Horror, Thriller
3.4/5 (with 818 votes)

After escaping from an Estonian psychiatric facility, Leena Klammer travels to America by impersonating Esther, the missing daughter of a wealthy family. But when her mask starts to slip, she is put against a mother who will protect her family from the murderous “child” at any cost.

Annabelle(2014)

R
| 1h 39min | Horror
2.9/5 (with 2,761 votes)

A couple begins to experience terrifying supernatural occurrences involving a vintage doll shortly after their home is invaded by satanic cultists.

Angels & Demons(2009)

PG-13
| 2h 18min | Thriller, Mystery
3.4/5 (with 3,204 votes)

Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is recruited by the Vatican to investigate the apparent return of the Illuminati - a secret, underground organization - after four cardinals are kidnapped on the night of the papal conclave.

Pet Sematary: Bloodlines(2023)

1h 27min | Horror
3.1/5 (with 102 votes)

In 1969, a young Jud Crandall has dreams of leaving his hometown of Ludlow, Maine behind, but soon discovers sinister secrets buried within and is forced to confront a dark family history that will forever keep him connected to Ludlow.

Directed by Lindsey Anderson Beer - With Natalie Alyn Lind, Forrest Goodluck, Pam Grier, Samantha Mathis, Henry Thomas, David Duchovny, ...

Solo: A Star Wars Story(2018)

PG-13
| 2h 15min | Science Fiction, Adventure, Action
3.3/5 (with 3,894 votes)

Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian.

A Quiet Place: Day One(2024)

A prequel detailing the origin of the creatures in "A Quiet Place.".

Directed by Michael Sarnoski - With Emily Blunt

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story(2016)

PG-13
| 2h 13min | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
3.7/5 (with 7,092 votes)

A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.

Sister Death(2023)

1h 29min | Drama, Horror
2.9/5 (with 64 votes)

Spain, 1949. Narcisa, a novice, arrives at an old convent, converted into a girls' school, to work as a teacher.

Directed by Paco Plaza - With Almudena Amor, Chelo Vivares, Consuelo Trujillo, Aria Bedmar, Maru Valdivielso

R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned(2022)

1h 42min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Crime
3.3/5 (with 234 votes)

When Sheriff Roy Pulsipher finds himself in the afterlife, he joins a special police force and returns to Earth to save humanity from the undead.

The Scorpion King: Book of Souls(2018)

1h 42min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
3.0/5 (with 109 votes)

The Scorpion King teams up with a female warrior named Tala, who is the sister of The Nubian King. Together they search for a legendary relic known as The Book of Souls, which will allow them to put an end to an evil warlord.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning(2006)

R
| 1h 31min | Horror, Thriller
3.1/5 (with 752 votes)

Chrissie and her friends set out on a road trip for a final fling before one is shipped off to Vietnam. Along the way, bikers harass the foursome and cause an accident that throws Chrissie from the vehicle. The lawman who arrives on the scene kills one of the bikers and brings Chrissie's friends to the Hewitt homestead, where young Leatherface is learning the tools of terror.

The Scorpion King(2002)

PG-13
| 1h 32min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
2.8/5 (with 1,417 votes)

In ancient Egypt, peasant Mathayus is hired to exact revenge on the powerful Memnon and the sorceress Cassandra, who are ready to overtake Balthazar's village. Amid betrayals, thieves, abductions and more, Mathayus strives to bring justice to his complicated world.

Death Race 2(2010)

2.9/5 (with 488 votes)

In the world's most dangerous prison, a new game is born: Death Race. The rules of this adrenaline-fueled blood sport are simple, drive or die. When repentant convict Carl Lucas discovers there's a price on his head, his only hope is to survive a twisted race against an army of hardened criminals and tricked-out cars.

The Many Saints of Newark(2021)

R
| 2h | Crime
3.2/5 (with 254 votes)

Young Anthony Soprano is growing up in one of the most tumultuous eras in Newark, N.J., history, becoming a man just as rival gangsters start to rise up and challenge the all-powerful DiMeo crime family. Caught up in the changing times is the uncle he idolizes, Dickie Moltisanti, whose influence over his nephew will help shape the impressionable teenager into the all-powerful mob boss, Tony Soprano.

The Thing(2011)

3.1/5 (with 1,300 votes)

When paleontologist Kate Lloyd travels to an isolated outpost in Antarctica for the expedition of a lifetime, she joins an international team that unearths a remarkable discovery. Their elation quickly turns to fear as they realize that their experiment has freed a mysterious being from its frozen prison. Paranoia spreads like an epidemic as a creature that can mimic anything it touches will pit human against human as it tries to survive and flourish in this spine-tingling thriller.

Tarzan II(2005)

3.0/5 (with 492 votes)

When one of his missteps puts his family in jeopardy, Tarzan decides they would be better off without him.

Directed by Brian Smith

Ouija: Origin of Evil(2016)

PG-13
| 1h 39min | Horror
3.1/5 (with 1,108 votes)

In 1965 Los Angeles, a widowed mother and her two daughters add a new stunt to bolster their séance scam business and unwittingly invite authentic evil into their home. When the youngest daughter is overtaken by the merciless spirit, this small family confronts unthinkable fears to save her and send her possessor back to the other side.

22 vs. Earth(2021)

3.5/5 (with 174 votes)

Set before the events of ‘Soul’, 22 refuses to go to Earth, enlisting a gang of 5 new souls in attempt of rebellion. However, 22’s subversive plot leads to a surprising revelation about the meaning of life.

Directed by Kevin Nolting
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