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American Sniper
The story of Chris Kyle
(Bradley Cooper),
the most-celebrated
sniper in American
military history. In
the aftermath of
9/11, Kyle decides to
serve his country by
becoming a Navy
SEAL. But with each
tour of duty, he grows
more detached from
his wife and children.
Kingsman: The Secret
Service
Mark Millar and Dave
Gibbons' comic
series is adapted for
the big screen in this
Matthew Vaughan-
directed action
thriller. The story
centres on a secret
agent who recruits a
juvenile delinquent
into a top-secret
spy organization.
Together, they battle
a tech genius with
diabolical ambitions.
Jupiter Ascending
Mila Kunis stars as
Jupiter Jones, an
everyday girl in the
future who's life takes
an unexpected turn
when an ex-soldier
(Channing Tatum)
comes looking for her
in hopes that she can
live up to her destiny
as the saviour of the
universe. Andy and
Lana Wachowski
once again dip their
feet into sci-fi territory
with this sprawling
Warner Bros.
St. Vincent
Maggie (Melissa McCarthy),
a single mother, moves into
a new home in Brooklyn
with her 12-year old son,
Oliver (Jaeden Lieberher).
Forced to work long hours,
she has no choice but to
leave Oliver in the care
of their new neighbour,
Vincent (Bill Murray), a
retired curmudgeon with
a desire for alcohol and
gambling. An odd friendship
soon blossoms between the
improbable pair.
Selma
David Oyelowo stars as
Martin Luther King, Jr. in
this historical docudrama
set during the height of
the American Civil Rights
Movement, and depicting
the march from Selma,
Alabama to the state capital
of Montgomery to secure
voting rights for African-
Americans. Brad Pitt and
Oprah Winfrey produce and
Ava DuVernay (I Will Follow,
Middle of Nowhere) directs.
The Imitation Game
Benedict Cumberbatch
stars as Alan Turing, the
brilliant UK mathematician
and computer scientist who
helped the Allies secure
victory in World War II by
cracking the German
enigma code, and who
later committed suicide
after being prosecuted as
a homosexual by his own
government. Keira Knightley,
Rory Kinnear, Mark Strong,
Matthew Goode, Matthew
Beard, and Charles Dance
co-star in this biographical
drama from director Morten
Tyldum (Headhunters).
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