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A cunning convict with a history of making escape attempts is transferred to the notorious high-security island prison off the California coast, from which no one has ever broken out. Continually at odds with the brutal warden, he and three fellow prisoners hatch a plan to make it to freedom on an improvised raft. Thriller, based on a true story, starring Clint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan, Roberts Blossom and Fred Ward

During the final weeks of the most consequential presidential election campaign in US history, America is poised to elect either its first female president or finally break the country's two-party gridlock with its first viable independent candidate. An idealistic young journalist gets an opportunity to work with her idol, veteran Washington political columnist Nick Booker. Eli is pursuing a story about budget cuts and by following the money, she and Booker uncover a financial conspiracy that places the fate of the election, the country, and democracy in their hands. Director Amy Rice's drama, starring Jodie Turner-Smith, Brian Cox, John Cena and Luke Kirby

Mafia don Michael Corleone sets out to clinch a make-or-break deal with an ageing gangster - but his plans are blown apart by a traitor within the family. Michael's story is intercut with flashback sequences chronicling the early life of his father Vito as he makes the shift from immigrant grocery-store clerk to Mob kingpin. Francis Ford Coppola's Oscar-winning crime drama sequel, with Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, John Cazale and Lee Strasberg

Twenty years after ordering the murder of his brother, ageing don Michael Corleone is close to fulfilling his dream of severing his family's Mafia ties and gaining legitimacy, but vengeful enemies and the actions of his hot-headed nephew soon draw him back into a life of crime. Francis Ford Coppola's crime drama sequel, starring Al Pacino, Andy Garcia, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Eli Wallach and Bridget Fonda

A retired secret agent applies his talents to the task of helping victims of injustice. When he witnesses a prostitute being beaten up by a pimp, he kills the man, an act that draws him into a battle to the death with a Russian crime syndicate. Action thriller based on the 1980s TV series, starring Denzel Washington and Chloe Grace Moretz

Robert McCall divides his time between cab driving and looking after a young man who is mixing with a bad crowd. When a CIA friend is murdered, the former black ops agent sets out to avenge her death, and winds up fighting for survival in his hurricane-battered home town. Action thriller, starring Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal and Ashton Sanders

Autistic number-cruncher Christian Wolff moonlights as a money launderer for the Mob. However, the Treasury Department start closing in on him, so he decides to take on a legitimate client in the form of a robotics company. As he works through their books, he uncovers a discrepancy involving millions of dollars. Action-packed thriller, starring Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick and JK Simmons