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The Last Stand

Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Johnny Knoxville, Peter Stormare, Genesis Rodriguez, Jaime Alexander, Forest Whitaker, Luis Guizman

Directed by: Kim Jee-Woon

Plot: The sheriff of a small town near the Mexican border learns that a dangerous drug dealer is speeding toward them and he is the last one who can stop him before he escapes.

Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 60%

Critic Consensus: “There’s nothing particularly distinguished about it, but for Schwarzenegger fans The Last Stand provides perfectly undemanding entertainment”

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Mama

Starring: Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Megan Charpentier, Daniel Kash, Isabelle Nelisse

Directed by: Andres Muschietti

RT Freshness: 63%

Critic Consensus: “If you’re into old-school scares over cheap gore, you’ll be able to get over Mama’s confusing script and contrived plot devices”

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Broken City

Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jeffrey Wright, Barry Pepper, Kyle Chandler

Directed by: Allen Hughes

Plot: A former NYPD officer is hired by the mayor to follow his wife and find out who she is having an affair with but he instead uncovers a massive conspiracy and corruption.

RT Freshness: 23%

Critic Consensus: “Broken City’s thinly sketched, formulaic script offers meager rewards for all but the least demanding noir aficionados”

 

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