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Oppressed Mexican villagers cross the border into America looking to buy guns to defend their homes and crops from bandits. Instead they encounter an enigmatic loner who persuades them to hire a band of gunslingers to teach the villagers how to fight before the marauders return. Western, with Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, James Coburn and Eli Wallach

A wealthy playboy inherits a media empire when his father dies. Determined to do some good for a change, he uses his new-found fortune to become a masked crime-fighter. Aided by his chauffeur, who is a kung fu expert and a technical genius, he fights to bring down a powerful gangster. Comic-book adventure, starring Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Cameron Diaz and Christoph Waltz

A former Marine and an old friend face off against the Mexican cartel behind the disappearance of his daughter. Action thriller, starring Cam Gigandet, Jason Patric and Efrain Villa

The Man of Steel meets his match in the form of three fugitive villains from his home planet of Krypton. Flying down to Earth, the super-powered trio unleash a reign of terror in a bid to take over the world - but Superman is not there to stop them, having surrendered his powers to lead a normal life with his beloved Lois Lane. Comic-strip adventure sequel, with Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp and Margot Kidder

The demon biker roams Eastern Europe, looking for a way to rid himself of his supernatural alter ego. He is approached by a mysterious monk, who needs help protecting a boy from the horrific destiny the Devil has in store for him. Fantasy thriller sequel, starring Nicolas Cage, Idris Elba, Ciaran Hinds and Christopher Lambert

A Trojan prince elopes with the king of Sparta's wife, sparking a bitter and bloody war between a mighty alliance of Greek kings and the city of Troy, whose champion engages in intense personal conflict with the enemy's most formidable warrior. Wolfgang Petersen's adventure, inspired by Homer's epic poem The Iliad, with Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Brian Cox, Sean Bean and Peter O'Toole

Conservationist Sergei Kravinoff's complex relationship with his ruthless father, Nikolai, sets him on a path of vengeance with brutal consequences, motivating him to become Kraven, the world's most feared hunter. Fantasy adventure, starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Russell Crowe and Ariana Debose

The Man of Steel battles an evil tycoon, who has recruited a computer genius to aid his schemes for world domination. Together the villains hatch a plan to dispose of Superman once and for all - but instead of killing the superhero, they accidentally unveil his dark side. Comic-book adventure sequel, starring Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Robert Vaughn and Margot Kidder

As teenage crime spirals out of control, the Japanese government adopt a hardline approach, sending classes of youngsters to an isolated island where they will be forced to kill or be killed in ever more horrifying ways. Thriller, starring Takeshi Kitano, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda and Taro Yamamoto. In Japanese

A New York gang leader calls together all the gangs in the city, with the intention of uniting them. However, when he is assassinated, one of the groups he was hoping to draw into his alliance is framed for the murder, and finds all the others have turned on it. A battle for survival to make it back to their own turf alive ensues. Action adventure, starring Michael Beck and James Remar