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16 Blocks
For a New York cop and his witness, the distance between life and death just got very short.

Genre: Action / Adventure / Crime
Director: Richard Donner
Distributors: Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
Starring: David Zayas, David Sparrow, Bruce Willis, Dante 'Mos Def' Smith
Based on a pitch by Richard Wenk, the mismatched buddy film follows a troubled NYPD officer who's forced to take a happy, but down-on-his-luck witness 16 blocks from the police station to 100 Centre Street, although no one wants the duo to make it. The story is a redemptive tale for characters who are polar opposites. The cop, a dark guy and a heart attack waiting to happen, who is escorting this witness who is a 14-time loser with a sunny outlook.

Ultraviolet
The Blood War is On

Genres: Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Director: Kurt Wimmer
Distributors: Screen Gems
Starring: Milla Jovovich, Cameron Bright, William Fichtner, Nick Chinlund, Sebastien Andrieu
Set in the late 21st century, a subculture of humans has emerged with a genetic mutation causing enhanced speed, incredible stamina and acute intelligence. As more people are infected and the government becomes increasingly terrified of their growing power, those with the mutation are treated as outcasts, subjected to terrifying tests and put into quarantine. The government sets out to destroy them, but one woman is determined that that doesn't happen: ultra-beautiful, ultra-lethal Violet (Milla Jovovich). With eye-popping martial arts skills and chameleon-like abilities, Violet becomes a rogue warrior bent on protecting her new race -- and seeking revenge on those who created it.

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