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The Accountant 2 (Country: US; Year: 2025; Director: Gavin O'Connor; Writer: Bill Dubuque; Stars: Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Daniella Pineda, Allison Robertson, JK Simmons)
Christian Wolff is brought out of hiding by Treasury Agent Marybeth Medina after someone close to them is killed by unknown assassins. To solve the murder, Wolff must recruit the help of his estranged but highly lethal brother Brax.
Another Simple Favor (Year: 2025; Director: Paul Feig; Writer: Jessica Sharzer, Laeta Kalogridis; Stars: Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Andrew Rannells, Bashir Salahuddin, Elizabeth Perkins, Michele Morrone, Alex Newell, Henry Golding, Allison Janney)
Stephanie Smothers and Emily Nelson are back for even more glamour, murder and betrayal as they head to Italy for Emily’s surprise wedding.
Ash (Year: 2025; Director: Flying Lotus; Writer: Jonni Remmler; Stars: Eiza González, Aaron Paul, Flying Lotus, Iko Uwais, Kate Elliott, Beulah Koale)
A woman wakes up on a distant planet and finds the crew of her space station viciously killed. Her investigation into what happened sets in motion a terrifying chain of events.
Death Of A Unicorn (Year: 2025; Director: Alex Scharfman; Stars: Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Will Poulter, Téa Leoni, Richard E Grant, Anthony Carrigan, Sunita Mani, Jessica Hynes)
A father and daughter accidentally hit and kill a unicorn while en route to a weekend retreat, where the father's billionaire boss seeks to exploit the creature’s miraculous curative properties.
Drop (Year: 2025; Director: Christopher Landon; Writer: Jillian Jacobs, Chris Roach; Stars: Meghann Fahy, Brandon Sklenar, Violett Beane, Jacob Robinson, Ed Weeks)
A widowed mother, on her first date in years, arrives at an upscale restaurant where she meets her handsome date. But their chemistry curdles as she begins being irritated and then terrorised by a series of anonymous drops to her phone,
Holland (Year: 2025; Director: Mimi Cave; Writer: Andrew Sodroski; Stars: Nicole Kidman, Matthew Macfadyen, Jude Hill, Gael García Bernal)
In this unpredictable thriller, Nancy is a teacher whose life with her husband in Holland, Michigan, tumbles into a twisted tale when she and her colleague become suspicious of a secret.
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