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In a future where Earth's resources are depleted, a paraplegic Marine is sent to the moon Pandora to gather information about the indigenous Na'Vi. As he learns about their culture and falls in love with a Na'Vi woman, he must choose between loyalty to his own kind and defending the world he now calls home.

Ten years have passed since the Woodsboro Massacre. Sidney Prescott returns to her hometown as part of her book tour, but the brutal murders start again. As the town is thrown into chaos, Sidney, with the help of her friends, tries to uncover the identity of the killer. However, she soon realizes that the killer is closer to her than she ever imagined.

A twisted tale of two estranged sisters whose reunion is cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a primal battle for survival as they face the most nightmarish version of family imaginable. Cousins Teresa and Jessica, and Jessica's new boyfriend Caleb, are vacationing at a lakeside cabin when a seemingly ill Jessica scalps Teresa and decapitates Caleb before levitating above the lake. One day earlier, upset at learning she is pregnant, guitar technician Beth visits her sister Ellie, a tattoo artist and single mother to teenagers Danny and Bridget, and child Kassie, in their home at Monde Apartments, a condemned Los Angeles apartment complex. The building is shaken by an earthquake while the children are in its basement parking lot, uncovering a concealed chamber. Danny investigates it, discovering religious artifacts, three phonograph records from 1923, and a strange book that he takes up to his room, believing he could possibly sell it and use the money to help Ellie. The initial record details rejected efforts by a priest to research the book, revealed to be one of three volumes of the Naturom Demonto. The subsequent record reveals the priest continued his research in secret and recites an incantation that summons demonic entities known as Deadites. The building's power fails, and an isolated Ellie is attacked and possessed by an unseen force. She returns to the apartment in a trance, menacingly threatens her family, and dies after pleading with Beth to protect her children. Beth and Ellie's neighbors help lay her to rest in her bedroom and search for a way out. They find that the staircase has collapsed, the elevator is damaged, and they are unable to access the fire escape before Ellie revives and attacks the family, wounding Bridget. Beth and the children lock Ellie outside the apartment after she pursues and massacres the neighbors. Danny confesses to Beth about recovering the Naturom Demonto, and Ellie tricks Kassie into unlocking the door before attacking her. While Danny and Beth are distracted rescuing Kassie and locking Ellie out, Bridget becomes possessed via her wound. Bridget attacks Beth before turning on Danny and Kassie, who inadvertently impales her through the head with a broken broom handle. Beth listens to the third record to understand how to exorcise the Deadites, but learns the priest failed and his allies were all possessed, with only complete destruction of the host stopping the Deadites. Bridget revives and fatally stabs Danny, who sets Bridget on fire before dying as Ellie infiltrates the apartment using the vents. Realizing Beth is pregnant, Ellie attempts to rip the fetus out of her, but Beth and Kassie are able to incapacitate her with scissors. Ellie fails to emotionally manipulate Kassie who accepts that her mother is already gone. Danny and the bodies of the neighbors are possessed, leading Beth and Kassie to take shelter in the damaged elevator. Ellie, Bridget, and Danny merge into a multi-limbed creature known as the Marauder and climb atop the elevator to attack the pair as the machine fills with blood. The combined weight causes the elevator to plummet to the ground floor, allowing Beth and Kassie to flee into the parking lot. The Marauder captures Kassie and attempts to behead her with a chainsaw, but Beth returns and distracts it, and she and Kassie destroy the Marauder's body by forcing it into a wood chipper. Ellie's decapitated head taunts Beth, saying she will be a failure as a mother, prompting her to kick Ellie's head into the chipper. Beth and Kassie escape the building together. The next morning, Jessica goes to the parking lot to leave for her vacation, where she is attacked by an unseen force.

In 'Saw' (2004), two strangers, Adam and Dr. Gordon, wake up in a dirty bathroom chained to the walls. They find out that they are pawns in a game set up by a notorious serial killer known as Jigsaw. The killer gives them instructions through audio tapes, forcing them to make life-or-death decisions. As they try to escape, they uncover the killer's motive and the truth behind their abduction. With time running out, they must find a way to survive and outsmart the sadistic killer.

In a prologue, business magnate Peter Weyland speaks with his newly activated android, who chooses the name David after observing a replica of Michelangelo's statue of David. The crew of the colonization ship Covenant is bound for a remote planet, Origae-6, but they discover an uncharted paradise with a threat beyond their imagination. They must attempt a harrowing escape from the planet and the dangerous alien creatures that inhabit it.

In the final installment of the Skywalker saga, Rey learns of the return of Emperor Palpatine. With the help of her friends, she embarks on a mission to find a Sith wayfinder to locate Palpatine's hidden fleet. Along the way, Rey learns about her true lineage and faces off against Kylo Ren. The Resistance must gather allies from across the galaxy to defeat the First Order and bring balance to the Force.

A group of teens are stranded near a strange wax museum and must fight to survive and avoid becoming the next exhibit. They discover the wax figures are made from the bodies of victims murdered by the two psychotic brothers who run the museum. As the brothers chase them, Carly and Nick manage to outsmart and kill them. They escape the melting museum, only to learn that one of the brothers may still be alive.

On Halloween night in 1963, six-year-old Michael Myers brutally murders his sister. Fifteen years later, he escapes from a mental institution and returns to his hometown of Haddonfield, Illinois. There, he stalks and terrorizes a babysitter named Laurie Strode and her friends, leading to a violent and deadly confrontation.

After his wife is murdered, Jamie Ashen returns to his hometown of Ravens Fair to uncover the connection between his family and the ghost of a ventriloquist named Mary Shaw. He discovers a curse linked to the town and must bury a possessed doll to end the terror. As he investigates, he is pursued by a police officer who is also affected by the curse. In the end, Jamie realizes that his stepmother is the true villain, and he suffers the same fate as the other victims in the town.

During their spring break road trip, a brother and sister encounter a flesh-eating creature that is on a killing spree. They must navigate a series of terrifying events as they try to escape the creature's clutches.

A young woman arrives at her Airbnb rental late at night for a job interview. However, she finds out that the house has been double-booked and a strange man is already there. Despite her doubts, she decides to stay, but soon realizes that the house holds horrifying secrets.

After a car crash, a famous author is rescued by his number one fan, who turns out to be an obsessive and abusive captor.

Douglas Quaid, a factory worker, visits a company called Rekall that implants fake memories. During the procedure, he discovers that he has real memories of being a spy and escapes. He then learns about a plot to invade the Colony and must recover a code from his memory with the help of the Resistance. Along the way, he meets a woman from his dreams, fights against the police, and ultimately defeats the villain and his forces.

In Child's Play 3, a killer doll named Chucky returns to wreak havoc on Andy Barclay, who is now a teenager attending a military school. Chucky takes over the body of another doll and continues his murderous rampage, framing Andy for the crimes. As the body count rises, Andy must find a way to stop Chucky once and for all.

Michael Myers escapes from a mental institution after 15 years and returns to Haddonfield to find his baby sister, Laurie. He targets and kills several people along the way. Dr. Loomis, a psychiatrist, tries to stop him. The story revolves around Michael's relentless pursuit of Laurie and the horrifying events that unfold in the small town of Haddonfield.

Leatherface, 48 years after his killing spree in 1973, terrorizes a group of young friends in a remote Texas town. They accidentally disrupt his hidden world while trying to auction off old properties. As the group uncovers the truth about an occupied orphanage and the ownership of the properties, Leatherface goes on a killing spree to protect his secrets. The friends must fight for their lives as they face the relentless and brutal Leatherface.

In Sleeping with the Enemy, Laura Burney lives a nightmare with her controlling and abusive husband. Fed up with her life of fear, Laura fakes her death and starts a new life. However, her husband uncovers her new identity and obsessively hunts her down, leading to a thrilling and suspenseful climax.

When a wheelchair-bound woman receives a mysterious package containing a possessed doll, she soon finds herself targeted by the doll who is determined to kill her and anyone in its path.

In 1956 Chicago, Leonard, a tailor, is forced to treat a wounded mobster and hide a briefcase with incriminating evidence. He orchestrates a plan to uncover the rat in the organization and save himself. Betrayal, deception, and a tragic past drive the story.

During a Christmas party at a sorority house, the sorority sisters start receiving mysterious telephone calls. As the night progresses, they are hunted down and killed one by one by a psychotic killer.