Meg 2: The Trench (2023)

Title: Meg 2: The Trench
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Ben Wheatley
Written by: Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber, and Dean Georgaris
Based on the novel by: Steve Alten
Starring: Jason Statham, Wu Jing, Sophia Cai, Page Kennedy, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Skyler Samuels, and Cliff Curtis
Release Date: 8/4/2023
Running Time: 116 minutes

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Dive into uncharted waters with Jason Statham and Wu Jing as they lead a daring research team on an exploratory dive into the deepest depths of the ocean. Their voyage spirals into chaos when a malevolent mining operation threatens their mission and forces them into a high-stakes battle for survival. Pitted against colossal Megs and relentless environmental plunderers, our heroes must outrun, outsmart, and outswim their merciless predators in a pulse-pounding race against time.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Saran and Frank for this submission

Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

Title: Avatar: The Way of Water
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: James Cameron
Written by: James Cameron, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Josh Friedman, and Shane Salerno
Starring: Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Cliff Curtis, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Edie Falco, Jemaine Clement, and Kate Winslet
Release Date: 12/16/2022
Running Time: 192 minutes

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The story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Note: The first part of the credits features scenes of the ocean and its creatures, much like a nature show.

Memoriam: In Memory of our Friend
David Brenner, ACE

Reminiscence (2021)

Title: Reminiscence
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Lisa Joy
Written by: Lisa Joy
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Rebecca Ferguson, Thandiwe Newton, Cliff Curtis, Marina de Tavira, Daniel Wu, Mojean Aria, Brett Cullen, Natalie Martinez, Angela Sarafyan, and Nico Parker
Release Date: 8/20/2021
Running Time: 116 minutes

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Nick Bannister (Jackman), a private investigator of the mind, navigates the darkly alluring world of the past by helping his clients access lost memories. Living on the fringes of the sunken Miami coast, his life is forever changed when he takes on a new client, Mae (Ferguson). A simple matter of lost and found becomes a dangerous obsession. As Bannister fights to find the truth about Mae’s disappearance, he uncovers a violent conspiracy, and must ultimately answer the question: how far would you go to hold on to the ones you love?

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Doctor Sleep (2019)

Title: Doctor Sleep
Rating: R
Directed by: Mike Flanagan
Written by: Mike Flanagan
Based on the novel by: Stephen King
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, Kyliegh Curran, Carl Lumbly, Zahn McClarnon, Emily Alyn Lind, Bruce Greenwood, Jocelin Donahue, Alex Essoe, and Cliff Curtis
Release Date: 11/8/2019
Running Time: 151 minutes

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Doctor Sleep continues the story of Danny Torrance, 40 years after his terrifying stay at the Overlook Hotel in The Shining.

Still irrevocably scarred by the trauma he endured as a child at the Overlook, Dan Torrance has fought to find some semblance of peace. But that peace is shattered when he encounters Abra, a courageous teenager with her own powerful extrasensory gift, known as the “shine.” Instinctively recognizing that Dan shares her power, Abra has sought him out, desperate for his help against the merciless Rose the Hat and her followers, The True Knot, who feed off the shine of innocents in their quest for immortality.

Forming an unlikely alliance, Dan and Abra engage in a brutal life-or-death battle with Rose. Abra’s innocence and fearless embrace of her shine compel Dan to call upon his own powers as never before—at once facing his fears and reawakening the ghosts of the past.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Frank for this submission

Meg, The (2018)

Title: The Meg
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Jon Turteltaub
Written by: Dean Georgaris, Jon Hoeber, and Erich Hoeber
Based on the novel by: Steve Alten
Starring: Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson, Ruby Rose, Winston Chao, Page Kennedy, Jessica McNamee, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Robert Taylor, Sophia Cai, Masi Oka, and Cliff Curtis
Release Date: 8/10/2018
Running Time: 113 minutes

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A deep-sea submersible—part of an international undersea observation program—has been attacked by a massive creature and now lies disabled at the bottom of the deepest part of the Pacific Ocean…with its crew trapped inside. With time running out, former deep-sea rescue diver Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham) is drawn out of self-imposed exile by a visionary Chinese oceanographer, Dr. Zhang (Winston Chao), against the wishes of his daughter, Suyin (Li Bingbing), who thinks she can rescue the crew on her own. But it will take their combined efforts to save the crew, and the ocean itself, from this seemingly unstoppable threat—a prehistoric 75-foot-long shark known as the Megalodon. Thought to be extinct, the Meg turns out to be very much alive…and on the hunt.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

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Special thanks to Marcos, Jason, Ben, and Dan for this submission

Dark Horse, The (2014)

Title: The Dark Horse
Rating: R
Directed by: James Napier Robertson
Written by: James Napier Robertson
Starring: Cliff Curtis, James Rolleston and Kirk Torrance
Release Date: 4/1/2016
Running Time: 124 minutes

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Based upon a powerful true story, The Dark Horse is the uplifting portrait of a man searching for the courage to lead, despite his struggles with mental illness. The film features a stunning, award-winning performance by Cliff Curtis (Whale Rider, Blow, “Fear the Walking Dead”) as Genesis “Gen” Potini, a brilliant but troubled New Zealand chess champion who finds purpose by teaching underprivileged children about the rules of chess and life.

After years in and out of mental institutions, Genesis is released into the care of his estranged brother Ariki (Wayne Hapi) and thrust into his volatile gang lifestyle. Seeking to escape this toxic environment, Genesis finds solace by volunteering at the Eastern Knights chess club and sharing his gift with the disadvantaged Maori children of his community. Charismatic and impassioned, Gen encourages the group to train for the upcoming National Chess Championships. But his teaching puts him at odds with his brother when Ariki’s son Mana (James Rolleston) shows an interest in the game – chess is considered a distraction from the teen’s imminent initiation into his father’s gang.

Genesis’s conflict with his brother and the violent gang, along with his ongoing battle with his illness, threaten to ruin the hopeful progress Gen has made for himself and the young Eastern Knights. But Genesis’s positivity leads him to always search for light, even when the world seems at its darkest.

This positivity was ultimately what inspired Director James Napier Robertson to want to tell the inspiring story of Genesis Potini. “He had this determined optimism about life and the world, despite the obstacles that he had to rally against,” Napier Robertson says. “I wanted to make a film that could capture the raw truth of Gen’s life, but show that there was always hope there.”

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After Credits? No

Dedication: Dedicated to Nopera Kenehi Potini, Genesis’s son. Mauri ora.

Memoriam: RIP Graeme Tetley and Lance Fitzgerald