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A remake of the 1985 action film in which a dictator kidnaps the daughter of a retired special forces operative.

The long-running prime-time soap opera "Dallas" is the inspiration for this big-screen story of a wealthy family beset by all sorts of shady behavior, including murder. The most famous episode of the show was the season-ending cliffhanger in which J.R. Ewing (played by Larry Hagman) was shot by an unknown assailant.

A frustrated baseball fan sells his soul to the devil so that his favorite team will have a winning season and a chance at beating those hated Yankees. The fan can break the deal, but the deadline occurs during the World Series. For good measure, the devil engages a gorgeous lost soul, to seduce the fan and seal his fate.

Set in the future, Manhattan had been turned into an island-sized maximum security prison. When the president of the United States crashes into the decaying city, Snake Plissken, an outlaw, is coerced into traveling inside to rescue him. Plissken is given 22 hours to liberate the president. If he fails, he’s wired to explode.

A 12-year-old boy is abducted by an alien spacecraft and then reappears eight years later, still the same age and with no memory of what happened. NASA scientists discover a connection between the boy and a downed spacecraft and try to exploit the boy, who ultimately escapes with the ship and attempts to reunite with his family.

Set in New York City, Nathan Detroit has a town full of captive gamblers and wants to set up a floating crap game but needs money to do it. He bets his pal Sky Masterson that Sky can't get the wholesome Sarah Brown — who runs a mission — to go with him to Havana.

On his last day in office, town marshal Will Kane gets married and plans to retire on a farm but news that paroled killer Frank Miller is coming to get revenge on Kane changes the marshal's retirement plans.

Set in modern day, two mischievous men go on various adventures. Tom Sawyer is the more shady of the two, while Huck Finn is the one more likely to do the right thing.

The story of a teenager whose apparent death sets off a series of paranormal events. Frightened by what appears to be otherworldly activity, her family discovers secrets about their daughter as well as what lurks beneath Lake Mungo.

The story tells of a nerdy florist who comes across a plant that, due to an eclipse, now requires a steady supply of human meat.

Set in a future in which people are executed by the state once they turn 21, "Logan's Run" focuses on Logan, a cop who has to hunt down the people who try to avoid being killed. As his 21st birthday draws near, Logan himself decides that he wants to live, so he goes on the run to find Sanctuary, the mythical home of older people.

A remake of 1983 film centering on a high school senior who flunks his French final, prompting his parents to hire a (sexy) French tutor to help him pass a make-up exam.

Takes place at a dinner with seven lifelong friends (three married couples and a divorcee). To prove how well they know each other, the friends decide to play a game, all agreeing to put their phones on the table and reveal each and every text message or phone call that is received during the evening. As everyone’s secrets are unveiled, the film makes the argument that people have three lives: public, private and secret.

Set in ancient Rome, centers on three Romans, Marcus, Stylax, and their slave Grumio as they work in the scriptorium of a grain company and attempt to "get it on" with their neighbors.

A city throws open the doors of its police force to any recruit, much to the embarrassment of its serious officers. But, the misfit officers band together and save the city.

A soldier returns home to care for his teenage daughter after his wife is killed in a tragic train accident. After foul play is suspected, the soldier embarks on a revenge-fueled mission.

A philandering pop singer's life is turned upside-down when he discovers that he has a daughter and a grandson.

A race car driver stops in a small town, only to have his race carstripped by six youths. The six youths then stowaway in his trailer and he becomes a reluctant father to them.