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Straight Outta Compton

In 1987, five young men—Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, DJ Yella and MC Ren, transformed their frustration and anger about life in their inner-city Los Angeles neighborhood into the most powerful weapon they had: their music.

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Ricki and the Flash

In an original film loaded with live musical performances, Meryl Streep stars as Ricki Rendazzo, a guitar heroine who made a world of mistakes as she followed her dreams of rock ‘n’ roll stardom.

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Vacation

The next generation of Griswolds is at it again. “Vacation,” starring Ed Helms and Christina Applegate, takes the family on the road for another ill-fated adventure.

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Southpaw

SOUTHPAW tells the story of Billy Hope (Jake Gyllenhaal), reigning Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World. When tragedy strikes and his lifelong manager and friend (50 Cent) leaves him behind, Hope hits rock bottom.

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PEOPLE PLACES THINGS represents everything I know, think and feel about being a parent, a writer and a person. It is the most personal story I have ever told. It is also probably the funniest. -- writer / director Jim Strouse

People Places Things

A heartfelt comedy that finds a newly single graphic novelist navigating life, raising his young twin daughters, inspiring a classroom full of students, and discovering new love while letting go of the woman who left him.

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Pixels

As kids in the 1980s, Sam Brenner (Adam Sandler), Will Cooper (Kevin James), Ludlow Lamonsoff (Josh Gad), and Eddie Plant (Peter Dinklage) saved the world thousands of times – at 25 cents a game in the video arcades. Now, they’re going to have to do it for real.

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Trainwreck

Since she was a little girl, it’s been drilled into Amy’s (Amy Schumer) head by her rapscallion of a father (Colin Quinn) that monogamy isn’t realistic. Now a magazine writer, Amy lives by that credo.

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Strangerland

Strangerland starring Nicole Kidman examines how people react in times of crisis and how our deep fear of the unknown can push us over the edge emotionally, psychologically and physically… especially sexually.

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