Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
A woman with no memories tries to uncover the secrets of her past.
The Faculty (1998)
Six students take on their teachers after they begin to suspect they are aliens.
Hypnotic (2023)
A detective investigates a mystery involving his missing daughter and a secret government programme.
Machete (2010)
Armed only with his machete, a pissed-off Mexican sets out to avenge a set-up and the murder of his family, and to bring justice to a US border town.
Machete Kills (2013)
Machete is recruited by the US government to travel through Mexico and take down a drug dealer who plans to launch a deadly space weapon.
Once Upon A Time In Mexico (2003)
Robert Rodrigues continues the saga of El Mariachi with even more bloodshed.
Planet Terror (2007)
Survivors take on infected zombies in the second part of the double-bill formerly known as Grindhouse.
Shorts (2009)
A collection of stories about the adventures that ensue after a young boy discovers a magical wishing rock.
Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014)
The Senator's power may be challenged and the femme fatale's allure may be slipping but Old Town remains a dangerous place in the neon nightscape of the graphic novel
Spy Kids 2 (2002)
The spy kids travel to an island full of deformed wild animals to recover an invisibility device.
Sin City (2005)
Stylised graphic novel adaptation shows three men on a mission.
Spy Kids (2001)
The children of retired spies carry on the work in secret to save the world.
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