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A Good Day to Die Hard

Starring: Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney, Sebastian Koch, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Yulia Snigir, Rasha Bukvic

Directed by: John Moore

Plot: John McClane heads to Moscow when he gets word that his son may be in trouble there but finds that Jack is working for the CIA trying to stop a group of terrorists who are acquiring nuclear material.

Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 15%

Critic Consensus: “A Good Day to Die Hard is the weakest entry in a storied franchise, and not even Bruce Willis’ smirking demeanor can enliven a cliched, uninspired script”

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Beautiful Creatures

Starring: Alden Ehreneich, Alice Englert, Jeremy Irons, Viola Davis, Emmy Rossum, Emma Thompson, Thomas Mann

Directed by: Richard LaGravenese

Plot: A new girl arrives in small Southern town and falls for a local boy but has to try and push him away as she is nearing a supernatural change that will either put her on side of light magic or cause her to fall to dark magic.

RT Freshness: 47%

Critic Consensus: “Charming romantic leads and esteemed supporting cast aside, Beautiful Creatures is a plodding YA novel adaptation that feels watered down for the Twilight set”

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Safe Haven

Starring: Julianne Hough, Josh Duhamel, Cobie Smulders, David Lyons

Directed by: Lasse Hallstrom

Plot: A young woman on the run from the police winds up in a small, seaside town and starts a relationship with a widowed store owner.

RT Freshness: 13%

Critic Consensus: “Schmaltzy, predictable, and melodramatic, Safe Haven also suffers from a ludicrous plot twist toward the end, making for a particularly ignominious Nicholas Sparks adaptation”

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Escape from Planet Earth

Starring: Brendan Fraser, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jessica Alba, Ricky Gervais, Rob Corddry, William Shatner, Jane Lynch

Directed by: Callan Brunker

Plot: A group of aliens captured by the US Government and sent to Area 51 try to find a way to escape and get home.

RT Freshness: n/a

Critic Consensus: n/a

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