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1) After Earth
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"A crash landing leaves Kitai Raige and his father Cypher stranded on Earth, a millennium after events forced humanity's escape. With Cypher injured, Kitai must embark on a perilous journey to signal for help"--www.imdb.com.
2) Skin
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Based on a true story, SKIN follows Sandra Laing, a distinctly mixed-race South African woman born to white parents during the apartheid era.
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"Revolves around Will Burton, a talented junior barrister of peerless intellect and winning charm who specializes in spiriting people out of tight legal corners. He is in high demand as he has never lost a case. But when his talents acquit the notorious prime suspect in an horrific murder trial, that brilliance comes back to bite him with unexpected and chilling results, not to mention a shocking twist in the tale"--www.imdb.com.
5) Wild Rose
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"A troubled young Glaswegian woman dreams of becoming a Nashville country star."--www.imdb.com.
6) Skin
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Based on an incredible true story, SKIN follows Sandra Laing (Sophie Okonedo), a distinctly mixed-race South African woman born to white parents (Sam Neill and Alice Krige) during the apartheid era. Despite her upbringing as a white girl, Sandra is eventually classified as ‘Coloured’ by the government and stripped of the rights with which the rest of her family is privileged. And when she begins a love affair with a local vegetable dealer, Sandra...
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Alex Rider is a normal teenager who lives with his uncle, a nondescript bank manager...or so it seems until his uncle (Ewan McGregor) disappears under mysterious circumstances. Alex soon learns that his uncle was a spy for Britain's secret intelligence service, MI6 and he is recruited to take on a dangerous mission for the British secret service to infiltrate the organization of a sinister billionaire (Mickey Rourke). Within days, he's gone from schoolboy...
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Based on an award-winning short story by sci-fi luminary David Gerrold, this romantic drama stars John Cusack as a recently widowed science fiction writer who forms an unlikely family with a close friend (Amanda Peet) and a young boy he adopts that claims to be from Mars. The new couple ignores some sage parenting advice from the widower's sister (Joan Cusack) and gets more than they bargained for when a series of strange occurrences lead them to...
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Alibi volume 3
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Linda grows suspicious when she learns that Marcey was in the taxi that found Martin. Marcey abruptly quits her job and tries to warn Greg, but a confrontation between Greg and Linda now seems inevitable.
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Mayday volume 3
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When news reaches the town of Malcolm's apparent suicide in the woods, Gail and James scramble to erase any evidence of Malcolm's connection to Hattie, but Richard and the others draw their own conclusions. Fiona comforts Alan, who is being investigated at work.
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Slap volume 2
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Struggling with her highly demanding job, her insecurities about dating a much younger man, and her ailing mother, Anouk isn't interested in being drawn into the drama surrounding the slap. When unexpected news adds to her stress and tips her over the edge, she may lose the good things she has left.
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Governor volume 6
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Barfield wakes up to a tragedy involving Alan as Helen prepares for an important visit from headquarters. Maureen leads a drama group, but Helen and the officers believe she's getting too close to Norman. Anthony and dealer Snoopy plan a hit on their tormentor, Braithwaite.
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Governor volume 3
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Now reinstated as governor of Barfield, Helen tries to comfort the prison psychologist, Annette. Snoopy's sentence is extended, although he doesn't remember what he did in a drug-fueled rage. Brathwaite receives a visit from his father.
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