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Escape from New York

In 1997, the island of Manhattan has been walled off and turned into a giant maximum security prison within which the country's worst criminals are left to form their own anarchic society. However, when the President of the United States crash lands on the island, the authorities turn to a former soldier and current convict to rescue him.

Run time: 99m Tagline: New York is a disease. Meet the cure. Release: 1981-05-22

Director: John Carpenter

Stars: Adrienne Barbeau Charles Cyphers Donald Pleasence Ernest Borgnine Frank Doubleday Harry Dean Stanton Isaac Hayes Kurt Russell Lee Van Cleef Tom Atkins

Breakdown

When his SUV breaks down on a remote Southwestern road, Jeff Taylor lets his wife, Amy, hitch a ride with a trucker to get help. When she doesn't return, Jeff fixes his SUV and tracks down the trucker -- who tells the police he's never seen Amy. Johnathan Mostow's tense thriller then follows Jeff's desperate search for his wife, which eventually uncovers a small town's murderous secret.

Run time: 95m Tagline: It could happen to you. Release: 1997-05-02

Director: Jonathan Mostow

Stars: J.T. Walsh Jack Noseworthy Kathleen Quinlan Kim Robillard Kurt Russell M.C. Gainey Moira Harris Rex Linn Ritch Brinkley Thomas Kopache

Body Count

A group of thieves attempt to rob an art gallery, but when plans backfire and one of the men winds up dead, the group head down south, running afoul of the law. Along the way, they meet up with a seductive con artist with ideas of her own.

Run time: 85m Tagline: It was a simple $15 million art heist... until she walked into the picture. Release: 1998-04-28

Director: Robert Patton-Spruill

Stars: David Caruso Donnie Wahlberg Forest Whitaker John Leguizamo Linda Fiorentino Michael Corrigan Richard Fullerton Terry Loughlin Ving Rhames

Black Mama, White Mama

When two troublemaking female prisoners (one a revolutionary, the other a former harem-girl) can't seem to get along, they are chained together and extradited for safekeeping. The women, still chained together, stumble, stab, and cat-fight their way across the wilderness, igniting a bloody shootout between gangsters and a group of revolutionaries.

Run time: 87m Tagline: Chicks in Chains - where they come from this is... Fun! Release: 1973-01-19

Director: Eddie Romero

Stars: Alona Alegre Dindo Fernando Eddie Garcia Laurie Burton Lynn Borden Margaret Markov Pam Grier Sid Haig Vic Diaz Zaldy Zshornack

Black Dog

An ex-con takes a job driving a truck cross country. What he doesn't know is that the truck is filled with illegal weapons and now he must fight to survive and save his family.

Run time: 88m Tagline: The rules of the road are simple. Don't turn back. Release: 1998-05-01

Director: Kevin Hooks

Stars: Brenda Strong Brian Kelly Cyril O'Reilly Erin Broderick Gabriel Casseus Graham Beckel Meat Loaf Patrick Swayze Randy Travis Rusty De Wees

Jack the Giant Slayer

The story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing the young man, Jack into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the love of a brave princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend–and gets the chance to become a legend himself.

Run time: 114m Tagline: Prepare for a giant adventure Release: 2013-02-27

Director: Bryan Singer

Stars: Bill Nighy Eddie Marsan Eleanor Tomlinson Ewan McGregor Ewen Bremner Ian McShane Nicholas Hoult Ralph Brown Stanley Tucci Warwick Davis

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