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Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

A soldier fighting aliens gets to relive the same day over and over again, the day restarting every time he dies. Director: Doug Liman Writers: Christopher McQuarrie (screenplay), Jez Butterworth (screenplay) Stars: Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton

A Fistful of Dollars (1964)

A wandering gunfighter plays two rival families against each other in a town torn apart by greed, pride, and revenge. Director: Sergio Leone Writers: Adriano Bolzoni (story) (as A. Bonzzoni), Víctor Andrés Catena (story) Stars: Clint Eastwood, Gian Maria Volontè, Marianne Koch

Per Aspera Ad Astra (1981)

A female creature created in space tries to live on earth and has special (and sometimes dangerous) powers. Directors: Richard Viktorov, Nikolay Viktorov Writers: Kir Bulychyov, Richard Viktorov Stars: Yelena Metyolkina, Vadim Ledogorov, Uldis Lieldidz

Pay or Die (1960)

Movie deals with organized crime "protection" rackets. Small shopkeepers are forced to pay for protection or else be brutalized or killed. Director: Richard Wilson Writers: Richard Collins, Bertram Millhauser Stars: Ernest Borgnine, Zohra Lampert, Alan Austin

Paratroop Command (1959)

A squad member of the U.S. Paratroop unit in WWII accidently shoots one of his unit. Over the forthcoming months there is some anamosity against him as they battle their way across Italy. Director: William Witney Writer: Stanley Shpetner (as Stan Shpetner) Stars: Richard Bakalyan, Ken Lynch, Jack Hogan

Operation Bikini (1963)

With posters featuring a stylized-drawing of Eva Six in a bikini, a tagline reading..."Temptation in Paradise...neither hell nor high heels could stop them", and a Dream Sequence Technical Adviser credit for Bob Marcucci, American-International once again proved it had no peers when it came to sleight-of-hand advertising selling a war-movie when war movies weren't selling. This one starts in the Pacific in 1943 when an American submarine staffed by the likes of Scott Brady, Jim Backus and Michael Dante (the old guns to get the old folks in) has a rendezvous with a cruiser to pick up an underwater demolition team comprised of the likes of Tab Hunter, Frankie Avalon, Gary Crosby and Jody McCrea (the young turks to get the kids in, which probably only worked in Southern California), and there is conflict right off as the sub crew feels like they are being denied a chance to revenge the sinking of a sister sub because they have to deliver Tab and Frankie to an island on ...

One Million Years B.C. (1966)

In this remake of the 1940 film with a similar title, Prehistoric man Tumak is banished from his savage tribe and meets pretty Loana who belongs to a gentler coastal tribe but he must fight caveman Payto to win her favors. Director: Don Chaffey Writers: Michael Carreras (screenplay), Mickell Novack (adapted from an original screenplay by) (as Mickell Novak) Stars: Raquel Welch, John Richardson, Percy Herbert |

One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937)

The daughter of a struggling musician forms a symphony orchestra made up of his unemployed friends and through persistence, charm and a few misunderstandings, is able to get Leopold Stokowski to lead them in a concert that leads to a radio contract. Director: Henry Koster Writers: Bruce Manning (original screen play), Charles Kenyon (original screen play) Stars: Deanna Durbin, Adolphe Menjou, Alice Brady

Monster House (2006)

Three teens discover that their neighbor's house is really a living, breathing, scary monster. Director: Gil Kenan Writers: Dan Harmon (screenplay), Rob Schrab (screenplay) Stars: Mitchel Musso, Sam Lerner, Spencer Locke

Maze Runner (2014)

Thomas is deposited in a community of boys after his memory is erased, soon learning they're all trapped in a maze that will require him to join forces with fellow "runners" for a shot at escape. Director: Wes Ball Writers: Noah Oppenheim (screenplay), Grant Pierce Myers (screenplay) Stars: Dylan O'Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Will Poulter

The Goonies (1985)

In order to save their home from foreclosure, a group of misfits set out to find a pirate's ancient treasure. Director: Richard Donner Writers: Steven Spielberg (story), Chris Columbus (screenplay) Stars: Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen