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American Assassin (2017) Plot : Twenty three-year-old Mitch lost his parents to a tragic car accident at the age of fourteen, and his girlfriend to a terrorist attack just as they were engaged. Seeking revenge, he is enlisted by CIA Deputy Director Irene Kennedy as a black ops recruit. Kennedy then assigns Cold War veteran Stan Hurley to train Mitch. Together they will later on investigate a wave of apparently random attacks on military and civilian targets. The discovery of a pattern in the violence leads them to a joint mission with a lethal Turkish agent to stop a mysterious operative intent on starting a world war in the Middle East. Director : Michael Cuesta Stars : Dylan O'Brien, Taylor Kitsch, Scott Adkins, Michael Keaton, Shiva Negar.

The Foreigner (2017) Plot : The story of humble London businessman Quan (Chan), whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love - his teenage daughter - is taken from him in a senseless act of politically-motivated terrorism. In his relentless search for the identity of the terrorists, Quan is forced into a cat- and-mouse conflict with a British government official (Brosnan), whose own past may hold clues to the identities of the elusive killers. Director : Martin Campbell Stars : Jackie Chan, Pierce Brosnan, Charlie Murphy, Michael McElhatton, Ray Fearon.

Black Panther (2018) Plot:  After the events of Captain America: Civil War, King T'Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country's new leader. However, T'Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne from factions within his own country. When two foes conspire to destroy Wakanda, the hero known as Black Panther must team up with C.I.A. agent Everett K. Ross and members of the Dora Milaje, Wakanadan special forces, to prevent Wakanda from being dragged into a world war. Director : Ryan Coogler Stars : Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Forest Whitaker, Andy Serkis.

Flatliners (2017) Plot:  Medical students experiment on "near death" experiences that involve past tragedies until the dark consequences begin to jeopardize their lives. Director:  Niels Arden Oplev Stars:  Nina Dobrev, Ellen Page, Kiersey Clemons, Diego Luna, James Norton, Kiefer Sutherland.