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The Rosie Project

Don Tillman, a professor of genetics who may suffer from Aspergers, has never been on a second date until he embarks upon The Wife Project, designing a questionnaire to help him find the perfect partner: a punctual, non-drinking, non-smoking female who will fit in with his regimented lifestyle. When the unorthodox and free-spirited Rosie appears on the scene, it is clear that she fits none of his selection criteria, but she still may just be the perfect match to help turn his life around.

The Land of Stories

After the loss of their father, twins Alex and Conner Bailey are transported into a magic book in which the classic fairy tales have come to life. Thrust into a world where they come face-to-face with the characters they’ve only read about in stories, the kids must fight dark forces in order to return home.

Small Great Things

Centers on a labor/delivery nurse who takes care of newborns at a Connecticut hospital who’s ordered not touch the baby of a white supremacist couple. When the baby dies in her care, she’s then taken to court by the couple.

Matched

A society that dictates what individuals read, watch and believe, and who they partner with at a Matching Ceremony that takes place on their 18th birthday.

The Freshening

Set in a near future where tensions over race and gender have reached a violent extreme, the U.S. government institutes a public health initiative known as "The Freshening."

I Am Pilgrim

“Pilgrim” is the codename for a man who doesn’t exist. The adopted son of a wealthy American family, he once headed up a secret espionage unit for US intelligence. Now in anonymous retirement, he is called upon to lend his expertise to an unusual investigation but ultimately becomes caught in a terrifying race-against-time to save America from oblivion.

Rules of Civility

Set in New York City in 1938, a 25-year old named Katey Kontent attempts to rise above the Wall Street secretarial pool into the upper echelons of New York society at the end of the Depression. As much as anything, her challenge is to not lose herself in the romance in Gotham’s high society.

House of Stairs

In a dystopian near future, five orphaned teens suffer psychological exploitation in a seemingly endless Escher-like space of stairs.

The Lonely

Set in 1976 on a wild piece of English coastline somewhere in the north-west, fifteen-year-old Tonto and his older brother, Hanny, embark on their annual pilgrimage with their parents, a Catholic priest and a collection of other oddballs, to visit a nearby shrine. Hanny’s parents hope the shrine will cure their son of his seemingly severe learning difficulties and muteness. They are holed up in an old house that, twice a day, is engulfed by a murderous tide while a mystery hangs over the group following the death of last year’s priest. Murkier yet are a couple staying at a house across the bay with a – possibly underage- heavily pregnant girl in a wheelchair.

The Lunar Chronicles

Four young women launch a rebellion against the tyrannical Queen of the moon and soar through the stars while fighting to take charge of their own destinies.

Eloise in Paris

Based on the classic 1950's children's book by Kay Thompson, Eloise jets off to Paris for Fashion Week and, along with one of Europe's top designers, finds herself chasing after a stolen dress.

The Girl Who Drank the ...

ach year the citizens of Protectorate leave a baby as a placative offering to the witch who lives in the forest. But this fearsome creature is actually a kindly witch named Xan, who delivers the children to welcoming families on the other side of the forest. One year, Xan accidentally feeds a baby moonlight instead of starlight, granting the girl extraordinary magic. Xan raises the child, but as Luna approaches her 13th birthday, the magic within her begins to surface — with dangerous consequences.

Play Dirty,

Follows a professional thief named Parker - who was previously played by Jason Statham (2013’s “Parker”) and Mel Gibson (1999 “Payback”).

The Silent Patient

The movie follows a famous London artist who inexplicably shoots her fashion-photographer husband five times, then falls mute.

29

A 75-year-old woman is obsessed with remaining young. On her birthday, she wishes she was 29 again, just for one day, and when it comes true, she teams with her young granddaughter to embark on an adventure. Meanwhile, the woman's middle-aged daughter and 75-year-old best friend believe her to be kidnapped and set out on their own escapade.

November Road

After he realizes his boss is responsible for John F. Kennedy’s murder and that he is in danger for knowing too much, Frank Guidry hits the road to escape an assassin and along the way meets a woman and her two daughters and believes he would be less of a mark to be traveling as a family man.

Ranger's Apprentice

The story follows an orphan who becomes the apprentice of a man as they battle to keep the fantastical kingdom of Araluen safe from a multitude of threats.