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Simon Pegg's deadpan take on the George Romero classic of a similar name spoke volumes about his British countrymen...

It’s the battle of wills, as Andie (Kate Hudson) needs to prove she can dump a guy in 10 days, whereas Ben (Matthew McConaughey) needs to prove he can win a girl in 10 days. 

Before Scarlett Johannsson became a pouty A-lister peddling perfume she was the perfect wide-eyed ingénue, stuck in Tokyo with no one to talk to except Bill Murray in this classic, deadpan Sofia Coppola comedy. 

The second part of Peter Jackon's New Zealand-made fantasy trilogy.

College and high school serve as the backdrop for two stories about dysfunction and personal turmoil.

Jean-Pierre Jeunet's gorgeous and warm-hearted fable is the the film that brought Audrey Tautou to international attention. She plays Amélie, a Montemartre café waitress who, after discovering an old box of childhood treasures hidden beneath her apartment floorboards, goes on a personal odyssey to transform the lives of others.

The third entry in George A. Romero's classic Dead series, set in an underground facility after zombies have overrun the world.

A flurry of characters search for connection, forgiveness, and purpose in this three-hour epic from Paul Thomas Anderson (Punch-Drunk Love).

The mother of a severely traumatized daughter enlists the aid of a unique horse trainer to help the girl's equally injured horse.

A Chinese actress, in France to star in a remake of Les Vampires, finds petty intrigues and clashing egos on the set in this 1996 film from award-winning filmmaker Olivier Assayas (Clouds of Sils Maria).

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and featuring an all-star cast, Boogie Nights tells of a young man's stint in the L.A. porn industry of the late '70s.

The Disney/Pixar annimated children's classic following the adventures of little Andy’s toys - including Woody (voiced by Tom Hanks) and his challenger for favourite toy: Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen).

The classic, Australian post-apocalyptic action thriller with Mel Gibson as Max Rockatansky, a policeman in the near future...

Christian Bale is a wealthy New York investment banking executive who hides his psychopathic ego from his co-workers as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.

Drama set on the New Zealand west coast, following the troubled soul of Rewi (Anzac Wallace) - a man who has run into nothing but trouble in white society... Mauri (meaning 'life force') is the feature debut from Merata Mita (maker of political documentary Patu!).

Psycho-sexual horror from David Cronenberg, led by Jeremy Irons in a dual role as a pair of twin gynaecologists...

Down-and-out private detective Harry Angel (Mickey Rourke) is ordered by the mysterious Louis Cyphre (Robert De Niro) to go on a mission to find a missing person in this pyschological horror from Alan Parker. Angel's routine failure soon leads to a bloody spar with himself, as he goes on a supernatural journey into his own soul.

When Lucy Honeychurch and chaperon Charlotte Bartlett find themselves in Florence with rooms without views, fellow guests Mr Emerson and son George step in to remedy the situation. Meeting the Emersons could change Lucy's life forever but, once back in England, how will her experiences in Tuscany affect her marriage plans?

John Hughes' coming-of-age comedy follow-up to The Breakfast Club. Smooth high-schooler Ferris (Mathew Broderick), faking an illness, grabs his girlfriend and best friend and hits the streets of Chicago for a well-deserved day off...

Leatherface and his killer clan return in this comedic sequel to the horror classic, with their eyes set on a disc jockey teamed up with a Texas lawman.

William Peterson, Willem Dafoe, John Turturro and a protracted car chase star in this '80s crime flick from the director of The French Connection.