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1) THX 1138
Edition
The George Lucas director's cut.
Language
English
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"A man whose mind and body are controlled by the government ... makes a harrowing attempt to escape from a world where thoughts are controlled, freedom is an impossibility and love is the ultimate crime"--Container.
Publisher
Paramount
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Language
English
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Description
When his army unit is ambushed during the first Gulf War, Sergeant Raymond Shaw saves his fellow soldiers just as his commanding officer, Major Ben Marco, is knocked unconscious. Using the incident for political gain, Shaw eventually becomes a vice-presidential nominee, but Marco is haunted by dreams of what really happened in Iraq. As Marco investigates, the story begins to unravel. He begins to figure that the entire unit was kidnapped and brainwashed...
3) Looker
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Edition
Widescreen Edition
Language
English
Description
While trying to protect one of his patients from a murderer, a plastic surgeon discovers that the patient is connected with a research facility that plans to use her image on TV as part of a mind control experiment.
4) Zoolander
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Language
English
Description
Clear the runway for VH1's three-time male model of the year. His face falls when hippie-chic Hansel scooters in to steal this year's award. The evil fashion guru Mugatu seizes the opportunity to turn Derek into a killing machine. It's a well-designed conspiracy and only with the help of Hansel and a few well-chosen accessories like Matilda can Derek make the world safe for male models everywhere.
6) They live
Publisher
Shout Factory
Edition
Widescreen version; collector's edition.
Language
English
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When two men put on special sunglasses they see aliens and subliminal messages.
8) Branded
Publisher
Lions Gate Films
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
In a dystopian society where mega-corporations rule, a terrifying conspiracy has been unleashed-one that controls the minds of the citizens. One man is determined to unlock the truth behind the conspiracy. His quest to find it will plunge him into a tangled web of power and intrigue, leading to a shocking revelation and an epic battle with the hidden forces and creatures that threaten the fate of mankind.
9) Possessor
Publisher
Well Go USA
Language
English
Description
From the visionary mind of writer/director Brandon Cronenberg, it is an arresting sci-fi thriller about elite corporate assassin Tasya Vos. Using brain-implant technology, Vos takes control of other people₂s bodies to execute high-profile targets. As she sinks deeper into her latest assignment, Vos becomes trapped inside a mind that threatens to obliterate her.
10) Jackals
Publisher
Scream Factory
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
An estranged family hires a cult deprogrammer to take back their teenage son from a murderous cult, but find themselves under siege when the cultists surround their cabin, demanding the boy back.
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Edition
Special edition; widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
A U.S. Army platoon, captured in the Korean conflict, is whisked to Manchuria for three nightmarish days of experimental drug-and-hypnosis-induced conditioning to carry out the orders of the enemy upon release. When a decorated Korean War veteran who has been brainwashed starts to commit political assassinations, his old military commander begins to suspect and must stop him.
12) The institute
Publisher
Momentum Pictures
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
In 19th century Baltimore, Isabel Porter--stricken with grief from her parents' untimely death--voluntarily checks herself into the Rosewood Institute. There, she is subjected to bizarre and increasingly violent pseudo-scientific experiments in personality modification, brainwashing, and mind control. Now she must escape the clutches of the Rosewood, and exact her revenge.
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