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Blindness (2008)

Plot: When a sudden plague of blindness devastates a city, a small group of the afflicted must band together to overcome the horrific conditions of their imposed quarantine. Based on the novel by Jose Saramago.

 

★★★☆☆ Next (2007)

Plot: When a terrorist group threatens to detonate a nuclear device in Los Angeles, government agent Callie (Moore) has to convince the one man who can stop it: a Las Vegas magician named Cris (Cage), who has the ability to see 2 minutes into the future. Based on the short story “The Golden Man” by Philip K. Dick.

 

★★★★½ Children Of Men (2006)

Plot: It’s 2027 and it’s been 18 years since a baby was born. Theo (Owen) has given up - until he is tapped by a former lover (Moore) to save mankind by escorting a young pregnant woman (Ashitey) out of the country. In a race against “friend” and foe alike, Theo will risk everything to save the miracle the whole world has been waiting for. Based on the novel by P.D. James.

 
 

★★½☆☆ Freedomland (2006)

Plot: When Brenda Martin (Moore) stumbles into a hospital claiming she was carjacked and her son kidnapped near the predominantly black populated Armstrong apartments, Det. Lorenzo Council (Jackson) is assigned to the case. As the search for Brenda’s missing son escalates, racial tensions heat up as people are forced from their apartments. As tensions continue to rise, Lorenzo searches for answers that will lead him to the missing boy - before a riot erupts in the neighborhood.

 

★★½☆☆ The Forgotten (2004)

Plot: Telly (Moore) is recovering from the loss of her 5-year-old son, Sam, a little over a year ago. Suddenly, Sam’s pictures are missing, and his videos have been erased. Her psychiatrist (Sinise) and her husband (Edwards) think she’s gone crazy and tell her what they know to be true - she never had a son. Unable to forget the memories that no one else believes, Telly will do whatever it takes to find out why someone is erasing her son’s life.

 
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★★★☆☆ Hannibal (2001)

Plot: It’s been a few years since Hannibal “The Cannibal” Lecter (Hopkins) has surfaced. Clarice Starling (Moore) has moved on. But, when a suspect apprehension goes awry, she is forced back into looking for Dr. Lecter. But, now that he’s not confined in a cell, can she survive another meeting? Based on the novel by Thomas Harris.

 
  
     
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