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In this ticking-clock thriller of redemption and revenge, Matt Turner begins a high-speed chase across Berlin to complete a specific series of tasks after a mysterious caller puts a bomb under his car seat. With Matt's kids trapped in the back seat and a bomb that will explode if they get out of the car, a normal commute becomes a twisted game of life or death as Matt follows the stranger's increasingly dangerous instructions in a race against time...

In the Scottish countryside, a bedeviled father and a son who has lost his mother go through trials and tribulations as their beloved sheep dog is accused of mangling a local sheep.

In a small Mississippi town, justice and the law are two very different things. A modern noir-thriller based on the acclaimed novel by Michael Farris Smith. Two lost souls, tortured by the mistakes of their past, are bound by a secret that keeps them running.

"Never performed in Shakespeare's lifetime, the disjointed plot and gaps in the story present an intriguing puzzle for contemporary audiences. This translation unveils poetic lines and phrases that have sat stubbornly in the cobwebs, cutting these voices through the time barrier and into the 21st-century world as we know it"--

After dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed has been thriving in both his career and family life. When a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy, Damian, resurfaces after serving a long sentence in prison, he is eager to prove that he deserves his shot in the ring. The face-off between former friends is more than just a fight. To settle the score, Adonis must put his future on the line to battle Damian a fighter who has nothing to lose.

In a small, remote village in the Outer Scottish Hebrides, Kirsty yearns for adventure and another life across the ocean. Though she finds comfort in time spent with her mother and younger sister, she sees hope and a future with Murdo, an intelligent, curious poet. The two fall in love as World War I looms, and Murdo is soon conscripted to join the other men of the village to fight. As a gesture of farewell, the village hosts a road dance, a celebration...

The film continues the story of teenage Billy Batson who, upon reciting the magic word "SHAZAM!" is transformed into his adult Super Hero alter ego, Shazam.

"Following the events of the final two years of his life, Richard II begins to lose grip of his throne and strives to find meaning in the churn and chaos of the events unfolding around him. This new translation ventures into the mystery of the work, scraping away the layers of received wisdom and cracking the play open for contemporary audiences"-- Provided by publisher.

On November 14, 1944, the 2nd Ranger Battalion is tasked with sieging the German town of Bergstein, and Hill 400, a highly strategic position that provides the Reich with high ground for artillery.

"King John navigates the political twists and turns of early English monarchy through this modern translation that parses Shakespeare's language carefully, with a focus on its sonic qualities"-- Provided by publisher.