Description: Based in New Zealand, Wētā FX is one of the most influential film companies in this century specializing in digital visual effects and CGI animation. Here is a list of their films and TV show credits.
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Cocaine Bear
( 2023 )
An oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists and teens converge on a Georgia forest where a huge black bear goes on a murderous rampage after unintentionally ingesting cocaine.
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Krampus
( 2015 )
A boy who has a bad Christmas ends up accidentally summoning a festive demon to his family home.
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X-Men: First Class
( 2011 )
In the 1960s, superpowered humans Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr work together to find others like them, but Erik's vengeful pursuit of an ambitious mutant who ruined his life causes a schism to divide them.
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John Carter
( 2012 )
Transported to Barsoom, a Civil War vet discovers a barren planet seemingly inhabited by 12-foot tall barbarians. Finding himself prisoner of these creatures, he escapes, only to encounter Woola and a princess in desperate need of a savior.
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She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
( 2022 )
She-Hulk follows Jennifer, a lawyer who specializes in superhuman-oriented legal cases. She-Hulk will welcome a host of Marvel characters to the series, including the Hulk, played by Mark Ruffalo, and the Abomination, played by Tim Roth.
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Warcraft: The Beginning
( 2016 )
As an Orc horde invades the planet Azeroth using a magic portal, a few human heroes and dissenting Orcs must attempt to stop the true evil behind this war.
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King Kong
( 2005 )
A greedy film producer assembles a team of moviemakers and sets out for the infamous Skull Island, where they find more than just cannibalistic natives.
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Central Intelligence
( 2016 )
After he reconnects with an awkward pal from high school through Facebook, a mild-mannered accountant is lured into the world of international espionage.
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Dracula Untold
( 2014 )
As his kingdom is being threatened by the Turks, young prince Vlad Tepes must become a monster feared by his own people in order to obtain the power needed to protect his own family, and the families of his kingdom.
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Independence Day: Resurgence
( 2016 )
Two decades after the first Independence Day invasion, Earth is faced with a new extra-Solar threat. But will mankind's new space defenses be enough?
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Predators
( 2010 )
A group of elite warriors parachute into an unfamiliar jungle and are hunted by members of a merciless alien race.
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I, Robot
( 2004 )
In 2035, a technophobic cop investigates a crime that may have been perpetrated by a robot, which leads to a larger threat to humanity.
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Jumper
( 2008 )
David Rice is a high school student in Ann Arbor, abandoned by his mother at five, living with his callous, alcoholic father, enamored with Millie, a fellow student, and picked on by at least one classmate. On a winter's day, while about to drown, he discovers he can transport himself instantaneously to anyplace on earth. He runs away from home, goes to New York City, robs a bank vault, and comes to the attention of a shadowy group of government hunters. Eight years later, the hunters, led by the murderous Roland, get a fix on David. He heads home, searches out Millie, invites her to travel with him, and only later realizes that Roland and his crew are seriously deadly. Is everyone close to David in danger?
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The Wolverine
( 2013 )
Wolverine comes to Japan to meet an old friend whose life he saved years ago, and gets embroiled in a conspiracy involving yakuza and mutants.
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Van Helsing
( 2004 )
The notorious monster hunter is sent to Transylvania to stop Count Dracula who is using Dr. Frankenstein's research and a werewolf for some sinister purpose.
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No Exit
( 2022 )
During a blizzard and stranded at an isolated highway rest stop in the mountains, a college student discovers a kidnapped child hidden in a car belonging to one of the people inside.
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Elysium
( 2013 )
In the year 2154, the very wealthy live on a man-made space station while the rest of the population resides on a ruined Earth. A man takes on a mission that could bring equality to the polarized worlds.
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Contact
( 1997 )
Dr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of extraterrestrial intelligence, sending plans for a mysterious machine.
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X-Men: The Last Stand
( 2006 )
The human government develops a cure for mutations, and Jean Gray becomes a darker uncontrollable persona called the Phoenix who allies with Magneto, causing escalation into an all-out battle for the X-Men.
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The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
( 2020 )
While on Christmas vacation in Cancun with their respective mom and dad, a true Santa believing girl and a boy are kidnapped by a rebellious Santa hater as a plot for him to get into Santa's Village on the North Pole and destroy it. The kids are saved by Santa and taken to the elf populated Santa's Village and Mrs. Claus, where they get a tour of the place, dinner and bedtime story. The Santa hater starts his sabotage.
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Clash of the Titans
( 2010 )
Perseus demigod, son of Zeus, battles the minions of the underworld to stop them from conquering heaven and earth.
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The Last Samurai
( 2003 )
An American military advisor embraces the Samurai culture he was hired to destroy after he is captured in battle.
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Hercules
( 2014 )
Having endured his legendary twelve labors, Hercules, the Greek demigod, has his life as a sword-for-hire tested when the King of Thrace and his daughter seek his aid in defeating a tyrannical warlord.
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Kimi
( 2022 )
An agoraphobic Seattle tech worker uncovers evidence of a crime.
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District 9
( 2009 )
An extraterrestrial race, forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth, suddenly finds a kindred spirit in a government agent who is exposed to their biotechnology.
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Childhood's End
( 2015 )
Written by Arthur C. Clarke and hailed as a revolutionary work of science fiction since its publishing in 1953, Childhood's End follows the peaceful alien invasion of Earth by the mysterious "Overlords," whose arrival begins decades of apparent utopia under indirect alien rule, at the cost of human identity and culture.
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The Day the Earth Stood Still
( 2008 )
A remake of the 1951 classic science fiction film about an alien visitor and his giant robot counterpart who visit Earth.
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I Am Mother
( 2019 )
In the wake of humanity's extinction, a teenage girl is raised by a robot designed to repopulate the earth. But their unique bond is threatened when an inexplicable stranger arrives with alarming news.
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Spectral
( 2016 )
A sci-fi/thriller story centered on a special-ops team that is dispatched to fight supernatural beings.
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Hellboy
( 2004 )
A demon raised from infancy after being conjured by and rescued from the Nazis, grows up to become a defender against the forces of darkness.
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30 Days of Night
( 2007 )
After an Alaskan town is plunged into darkness for a month, it is attacked by a bloodthirsty gang of vampires.
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Robin Hood
( 2010 )
In 12th century England, Robin and his band of marauders confront corruption in a local village and lead an uprising against the crown that will forever alter the balance of world power.
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Daybreakers
( 2010 )
In the year 2019, a plague has transformed almost every human into vampires. Faced with a dwindling blood supply, the fractured dominant race plots their survival; meanwhile, a researcher works with a covert band of vamps on a way to save humankind.
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The A-Team
( 2010 )
A group of Iraq War veterans look to clear their name with the U.S. Military, who suspect the four men of committing a crime for which they were framed.
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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
( 2008 )
The Pevensie siblings return to Narnia, where they are enlisted to once again help ward off an evil king and restore the rightful heir to the land's throne, Prince Caspian.
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The Wandering Earth
( 2019 )
The sun is dying out. The earth will soon be engulfed by the inflating sun. To save the human civilization, scientists draw up an escape plan that will bring the whole human race from danger. With the help of thousands of infusion powered engines, the planet earth will leave the solar system and embark on a 2,500 year journey to the orbit of a star 4.5 light years away.
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Chappie
( 2015 )
In the near future, crime is patrolled by a mechanized police force. When one police droid, Chappie, is stolen and given new programming, he becomes the first robot with the ability to think and feel for himself.
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The Lovely Bones
( 2009 )
Centers on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family - and her killer - from purgatory. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal.
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Pearl
( 2022 )
In 1918, a young woman on the brink of madness pursues stardom in a desperate attempt to escape the drudgery, isolation and lovelessness of life on her parents' farm.
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Lady and the Tramp
( 2019 )
The romantic tale of a sheltered uptown Cocker Spaniel dog and a streetwise downtown Mutt.
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Enchanted
( 2007 )
A young maiden in a land called Andalasia, who is prepared to be wed, is sent away to New York City by an evil queen, where she falls in love with a lawyer.
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Knight and Day
( 2010 )
A young woman gets mixed up with a disgraced spy who is trying to clear his name.
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A Wrinkle in Time
( 2018 )
After the disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her friend to space in order to find him.
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The Wandering Earth II
( 2023 )
Humans built huge engines on the surface of the earth to find a new home. But the road to the universe is perilous. In order to save earth, young people once again have to step forward to start a race against time for life and death.
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The Frighteners
( 1996 )
After a car accident in which his wife, Debra, was killed and he was injured, Frank Bannister develops psychic abilities allowing him to see, hear, and communicate with ghosts. After losing his wife, he then gave up his job as an architect, letting his unfinished "dream house" sit incomplete for years, and put these skills to use by befriending a few ghosts and getting them to haunt houses in the area to drum up work for his ghostbusting business; Then Frank proceeds to "exorcise" the houses for a fee. But when he discovers that an entity resembling the Grim Reaper is killing people, marking numbers on their forehead beforehand, Frank tries to help the people whom the Reaper is after!
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The Jungle Book
( 2016 )
After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan forces him to flee the jungle, a man-cub named Mowgli embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of panther Bagheera and free-spirited bear Baloo.
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Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer
( 2007 )
The Fantastic Four learn that they aren't the only super-powered beings in the universe when they square off against the powerful Silver Surfer and the planet-eating Galactus.
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We Can Be Heroes
( 2020 )
When alien invaders kidnap Earth's superheroes, their kids are whisked away to a government safe house. But whip-smart tween Missy Moreno will stop at nothing to rescue her superhero dad, Marcus Moreno. Missy teams up with the rest of the superkids to escape their mysterious government babysitter, Ms. Granada. If they're going to save their parents, they'll have to work together by using their individual powers - from elasticity to time control to predicting the future - and form an out-of-this-world team.
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Fantastic Four
( 2015 )
Four young outsiders teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe which alters their physical form in shocking ways. The four must learn to harness their new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy.
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Samaritan
( 2022 )
A young boy learns that a superhero who was thought to have died after an epic battle twenty-five years ago may in fact still be alive.
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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
( 2012 )
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, discovers vampires are planning to take over the United States. He makes it his mission to eliminate them.
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Bridge to Terabithia
( 2007 )
A preteen's life turns upside down when he befriends the new girl in school and they imagine a whole new fantasy world to escape reality.
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Hunt for the Wilderpeople
( 2016 )
Reclusive country folk Bella and Hector become foster parents to Ricky, a problem child from the city. After some adjustment, things go reasonably well. However, Bella's death means that Hector must now look after Ricky himself, and they haven't been getting along. Moreover, her death causes Child Services to decide to send Ricky back to the orphanage. Ricky refuses to go back and runs away, ultimately sparking a national manhunt for him and Hector.
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Cleverman
( 2016 )
Set in the near future, Cleverman is a startlingly original drama rooted in Aboriginal mythology. The series depicts a deeply conflicted and anxious society, fearful of a minority group living among them, endowed with extraordinary physical traits. One young man--The Cleverman--struggles with his own power and the responsibility to unite this divided world, but he must first overcome a deep estrangement from his older brother.
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Sweetheart
( 2020 )
A woman washes ashore a small uninhabited island after an accident. The situation turns from bad to worse when she realizes there is a mysterious creature hunting at night.
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The BFG
( 2016 )
An orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading the human world.
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The Tank
( 2023 )
After mysteriously inheriting an abandoned coastal property, Ben and his family accidentally unleash an ancient, long-dormant creature that terrorized the entire region-including his own ancestors-for generations.
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The Adventures of Tintin
( 2011 )
Intrepid reporter Tintin and Captain Haddock set off on a treasure hunt for a sunken ship commanded by Haddock's ancestor.
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Eragon
( 2006 )
In his homeland of Alagaesia, a farm boy happens upon a dragon's egg -- a discovery that leads him on a predestined journey where he realizes he's the one person who can defend his home against an evil king.
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Poltergeist
( 2015 )
A family whose suburban home is haunted by evil forces must come together to rescue their youngest daughter after the apparitions take her captive.
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Thunderbirds Are Go
( 2015 )
Thunderbirds Are Go is a remake of the hit 1960's television show. In the 21st century, Jeff Tracy, a former astronaut, amasses a colossal fortune and decides that he must use it to benefit others. His answer to this desire is to create International Rescue, a unique private emergency response service equipped with customized designed vehicles and equipment that enable the organization to react to any crisis whether it be in sea, air, land, or space. Jeff's five sons volunteer to operate as the pilots and field agents, as well "Brain" who acts as the teams engineer. In addition, Jeff's friend, Kyrano and his daughter Tanusha aka Kayo (based on the original series Tin-Tin character) agree to be the support staff. In addition to the field team, IR also maintains an intelligence network with Lady Penelope and her ex-con chauffeur, Parker as the chief agents in this arm. The series depicts this team as they answer various calls for help around and beyond the world while they prevent enemies like the Hood from learning and exploiting their secrets.
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Dead Alive
( 1992 )
A young man's mother is bitten by a Sumatran rat-monkey. She gets sick and dies, at which time she comes back to life, killing and eating dogs, nurses, friends, and neighbors.
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The Legend of Zorro
( 2005 )
Despite trying to keep his swashbuckling to a minimum, a threat to California's pending statehood causes the adventure-loving Don Alejandro de la Vega (Antonio Banderas) and his wife, Elena (Catherine Zeta-Jones), to take action.
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Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
( 2012 )
In this long awaited epic series, Halo fans will be taken back to the infamous beginning of the Human/Covenant war, when the Master Chief inspired a young cadet who would eventually become the commander of the UNSC's greatest vessel ever: the UNSC Infinity.
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
( 2015 )
Alvin, Simon, Theodore have been living with, and annoying, Dave Seville for about 8 years now. Now they discover that Dave has a girlfriend and worry that he'll dump them for her. To save their relationship with Dave, the Chipmunks must find a way to stop him from proposing.
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Once Were Warriors
( 1995 )
A family descended from Maori warriors is bedeviled by a violent father and the societal problems of being treated as outcasts.
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Gulliver's Travels
( 2010 )
Travel writer Lemuel Gulliver takes an assignment in Bermuda but ends up on the island of Lilliput, where he towers over its tiny citizens.
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Avatar 4
( 2026 )
Sequel of Avatar 3 (2024). The plot is unknown.
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Avatar 5
( 2028 )
Sequel of Avatar 4 (2026) and last movie of the "Avatar" saga. The plot is unknown.
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Avatar 3
( 2025 )
Sequel of Avatar: The Way of Water (2022). The plot is unknown.
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Heavenly Creatures
( 1994 )
Two teenage girls share a unique bond; their parents, concerned that the friendship is too intense, separate them, and the girls take revenge.
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Jack Brown Genius
( 1996 )
A thousand years ago, in England, the crazy monk Elmer wears a pair of wings and tries to fly from a high tower. He dies, and his soul is doomed to the eternity in hell for committing suicide. In the present days, in New Zeland, Elmer has the last chance to prove that men can fly and save his soul: his spirit enters in the brain of a very intelligent inventor, Jack Br...Read all
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Pete's Dragon
( 2016 )
The adventures of an orphaned boy named Pete and his best friend Elliot, who just so happens to be a dragon.
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The Last Days on Mars
( 2013 )
A group of astronaut explorers succumb one by one to a mysterious and terrifying force while collecting specimens on Mars.
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Black Sheep
( 2007 )
An experiment in genetic engineering turns harmless sheep into bloodthirsty killers that terrorize a sprawling New Zealand farm.
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The Tommyknockers
( 1993 )
The small town of Haven becomes a hot-bed of inventions all run by a strange green power device. The whole town is digging something up in the woods, and only an alcoholic poet can discover the secret of The Tommyknockers.
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Skyrunners
( 2009 )
Fourteen-year-old Tyler encounters an alien ship which makes him appear older, inexplicably turns him into a "Skyrunner" with incomprehensible powers. This turns his high school life upside down, and may enable him to help his slightly clueless older brother's love life. After he is abducted by beings who intend to takeover of Earth, he must depend on his inept, lovel...Read all
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Assassin
( 2023 )
A man dies as part of an experimental military program. A former black-ops soldier takes his place to find who killed him.
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Animal World
( 2018 )
A man finds himself deep in debt and is coerced to board a ship that hosts a risky gambling party.
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The Water Horse
( 2007 )
A lonely boy discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Scottish legend.
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Spiderhead
( 2022 )
In the near future, convicts are offered the chance to volunteer as medical subjects to shorten their sentence. One such subject for a new drug capable of generating feelings of love begins questioning the reality of his emotions.
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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (Ultimate Edition)
( 2016 )
Batman is manipulated by Lex Luthor to fear Superman. Superman´s existence is meanwhile dividing the world and he is framed for murder during an international crisis. The heroes clash and force the neutral Wonder Woman to reemerge.
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Under the Mountain
( 2009 )
Teenage twins Rachel and Theo travel to Auckland to stay with relatives after their mother suddenly dies. They find an alien environment and overhear Mr. Wilberforce talking about something stirring beneath the ground - the fire-raiser.
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Rise
( 2016 )
A dystopian future, where man's attempt to create artificial intelligence has spun wildly out of control, leading to a war between man and machine.
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Meet the Feebles
( 1995 )
Heidi, the star of the "Meet The Feebles Variety Hour" discovers her lover Bletch, The Walrus, is cheating on her, and with all the world waiting for the show the assorted co-stars must contend with their own problems. These include drug addiction, extortion, robbery, disease, Drug dealing, and even murder. While this is happening the love between two of the stars is threatened by the devious Trevor the Rat, who wishes to exploit the young starlet for use in his porno movie business.
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Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal
( 2015 )
Legendary Chinese anti-hero Zhong Kui, a young man endowed with mysterious powers who is forced into a battle among the realms of Heaven, Earth and Hell in the course of his attempt to save his countrymen and the woman he loves.
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The Devil's Rock
( 2011 )
Set in the Channel Islands on the eve of D Day,two Kiwi commandos, sent to destroy German gun emplacements to distract Hitler's forces away from Normandy, discover a Nazi occult plot to unleash demonic forces to win the war.
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Tidal Wave: No Escape
( 1997 )
When brutal tidal waves suddenly destroy many coastal communities in a short period of time, John Wahl, a nobel prize winner, is brought out of his lazy retirement and back into service as a consultant. He teams up with a Navy officer to find out the cause of the disaster. But when a ransom of one billion dollars is demanded, Wahl is the government's number one suspect.
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Halo: Landfall
( 2007 )
To provide some context first: This short was filmed as camera tests with Neill Blomkamp, who was at some point considered to do the HALO Movie. All you see here are basically just camera tests he did during his trial runs.
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Forgotten Silver
( 1997 )
The film deals with the career of a supposedly forgotten pioneer of international cinema, Colin McKenzie, who was allegedly born in rural New Zealand in 1888.
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Perfect Strangers
( 2004 )
Melanie is out with the girls in a country town on New Zealand's wild but beautiful West Coast when she meets the perfect stranger. The inevitable question 'your place or mine?' arises and Melanie chooses his, not knowing it is a fishing boat. In the morning they are at sea destined for the stranger's home on a remote and inaccessible island. Despite the man's charm, Melanie comes to the realisation she has been kidnapped but, gradually, is captivated by strangely symbiotic nature of their relationship
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I
( 2015 )
A simple body builder's life took an unexpected turn when he became a model by his beloved . When five men made his life 'better from hell' then story proceeds by how a disabled man took revenge from them in a very gore ways.
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Jane and the Dragon
( 2006 )
A CGI animation series based on the book series by writer Martin Baynton, Jane and the Dragon is set in Medieval times and follows the comedic exploits of 13-year-old Jane, a Knight of the King's Guard. She has a sword in her belt, a shield on her arm and a giant green dragon in her backyard.
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Antarctic Journal
( 2005 )
Strange things begin happening to an expedition deep in the Antarctic.
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Heaven
( 1999 )
A divorced architect, fighting for custody of his son and battling addictions to alcohol and gambling, works off his debt to a sleazy strip club owner. There he meets a transsexual dancer whose ability to see the future will change his life forever.
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The Boy from Andromeda
( 1991 )
The Boy from Andromeda is a children's drama from New Zealand in which an alien boy is the last survivor of an expedition sent to deactivate a planet-powered space gun.
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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Humans and Apes: The Cast of 'Dawn'
( 2014 )
This piece starts out with actor Jason Clarke, and a behind-the-scenes look at when his character bravely went into the woods to seek out Caesar and ask him for his help. You also get a glimpse of the actors on ladders, which later are replaced with horses of course. It's interesting to see how demanding this role was for Jason as he had to interact with no one at times. Things focus next on Toby and they talk about how he even studied chimps. Reeves spends some time talking about how he wanted the humans in the story to be and that of Keri's character and how much she would ground everything in reality.
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mkmikas : my only criticism would be for the emotive music for the popo to be more appropriate... wh...