Ninja Assassin 2009  R, 99 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: James McTeigue
Cast: Rain, Naomie Harris, Ben Miles, Rick Yune, Sho Kosugi, Guido Foehrweisser, Stephen Marcus, Sung Kang, Jonathan Chan-Pensley, Kylie Goldstein, Randall Duk Kim, Yuki Iwamoto, Anna Sawai, Adriana Altaras, Yoon Sungwoong
When he was a young child, Raizo (Rain) was taken from the streets and transformed into a killing machine by the Ozunu Clan. Later, the Ozunu assassins kill Raizo's good friend, and Raizo is now waiting to avenge his friend's murder. Meanwhile, Europol agent Mika (Naomie Harris) is following a money trail that links political murders to the Ozunu Clan. Mika's investigation results in making her an Ozunu Clan target, but Raizo saves her. Now, Mika and Raizo are both targeted as they try to escape and are hunted by the Ozunu Clan throughout the streets of Europe.
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 V for Vendetta 2006   R, 132 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: James McTeigue
Cast: Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea, Stephen Fry, John Hurt, Tim Pigott-Smith, Rupert Graves, Roger Allam, Ben Miles, Sinead Cusack, Natasha Wightman, John Standing, Eddie Marsan
Set in the future after World War III resulted in Great Britain becoming a totalitarian state with Adam Sutler (John Hurt) in charge, this story involves the efforts of a masked man, V (Hugo Weaving), to ignite a revolution. With help from Evey (Natalie Portman) who he had rescued from an assault by government forces, V struggles against the oppressive forces of Britain's government.
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The Wings of the Dove 1997  R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Iain Softley
Cast: Helena Bonham Carter, Linus Roache, Alison Elliott, Elizabeth McGovern, Charlotte Rampling, Alex Jennings, Michael Gambon, Ben Miles, Philip Wright, Alexander John
Based on Henry James' 1902 novel, this story involves a plot by Kate (Helena Bonham Carter) and her lover Merton Densher (Linus Roache). They plan to get their hands on the dying Millie's (Alison Elliott) financial fortune. Carter received an Academy Award nomination (Best Actress).
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| 1. Ninja Assassin (2009)
2. V for Vendetta (2006)
3. The Wings of the Dove (1997)
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