Like Battle Royale, the 80 competitors react to their peril in a variety of ways. Some, like Eddie’s best friend Justin (Paul McCarthy-Boyington) become heroes, bottling up the runners to try and save the old marine from being lapped. Others become in turn suicidal, philosophical, stir-crazy, cynical, violent, revealing their true selves in the crucible of their desperation.
Excision Written and Directed by Richard Bates Jr. USA 2012 Fantasia imdb There …
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Toy Masters Written by Roger Lay Jr. and Corey Landis …
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Hidden In the Woods Directed by Patricio Valladares Written by …
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Chained Written by Jennifer Lynch, based on a screenplay by Damian …
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The Kick Written by Jong-suk Lee, based on a story by Prachya …
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Black’s Game aka Svartur á leik Written by Óskar Thór Axelsson, based on …
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Smuggler aka Sumagurâ: Omae no mirai o hakobe Written by Katsuhito Ishii, …
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Dragon aka Wu Xia aka The Swordsmen Written by Oi Wah Lam Directed by …
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Cold Blooded Directed by Jason Lapeyre Written by Jason Lapeyre …
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Monsters Club Directed by Toshiaki Toyoda Written by Toshiaki Toyoda …
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Errors of the Human Body Directed by Eron Sheean Written …
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The Sword Identity Directed by Haofeng Xu Written by Haofeng …
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Wrong Directed by Quentin Dupieux Written by Quentin Dupieux U.S.A., …
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Toad Road Directed by Jason Banker Written by Jason Banker …
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Dead Sushi Directed by Noboru Iguchi Written by Noboru Iguchi …
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