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After Ferdinand, a bull with a big heart, is mistaken for a dangerous beast, he is cap-tured and torn from his home. Determined to return to his family, he rallies a misfit team on the ultimate adventure.

THE GREATEST SHOWMAN is an original musical inspired by the life of P.T. Barnum, starring Hugh Jackman. Barnum was a visionary who rose from nothing to create the “Greatest Show on Earth,” a spectacle and celebration of his larger-than-life imagina-tion that captivated audiences around the globe. Also starring Michelle Williams, Zac Efron and Zendaya.

2017 • 108 min. • 20th Century Fox

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A group of friends who meet regularly for game nights find themselves trying to solve a murder mystery.

A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country’s first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between journalist and government. Inspired by true events.

2018 • 115 min. • 20th Century Fox 2018 • 93 min. • Warner Bros.

In the epic finale to the Maze Runner saga, Thomas leads his group of escaped Gladers on their final and most dangerous mission yet. To save their friends, they must break into the legendary Last City, a WCKD-controlled labyrinth that may turn out to be the deadliest maze of all. Anyone who makes it out alive will get answers to the questions the Gladers have been asking since they first arrived in the maze.


Paddington is happily settled with the Brown family in Windsor Gardens, where he has become a popular member of the community, spreading joy and marmalade wherever he goes. While searching for the perfect present for his beloved Aunt Lucy’s 100th birthday, Paddington spots a unique pop-up book in Mr. Gruber’s antique shop, and embarks upon a series of odd jobs to buy it. But when the book is stolen, it’s up to Paddington and the Browns to unmask the thief.

2018 • 103 min. • Warner Bros.

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When a border dispute arises between the U.S. and Canada, the Super Troopers are tasked with establishing a Highway Patrol station in the disputed area.

Set in Japan, Isle of Dogs follows a boy’s odyssey in search of his dog.

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Everyone deserves a great love story. But for Simon it’s complicated: no-one knows he’s gay and he doesn’t know who the anonymous classmate is that he’s fallen for online. Resolving both issues proves hilarious, scary and life-changing.


Film centers on a young outcast named Wade Watts. In the near future, Watts escapes from his daily drudgery by logging onto an MMO game called ‘The Oasis’. When the game’s bil-lionaire founder dies, he offers players his fortune as the prize in an Easter egg hunt within The Oasis. Watts gets in on the action then after five years finds himself facing off against corporate foes who will go to any lengths to get the money - in both the real world and in The Oasis.

2018 • Warner Bros.

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Garden gnomes, Gnomeo & Juliet, recruit renowned detective Sherlock Gnomes to investigate the mysterious disappearance of other garden ornaments.

2018 • Paramount Pictures

Lara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she finds herself on the island where her father disappeared.


Primatologist Davis Okoye shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent gorilla who has been in his care since birth. But a rogue genetic experiment gone awry transforms this gentle ape into a raging monster.


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An action-packed story of one young woman’s journey to discover the truth of who she is and her fight to change the world.

After surviving a near fatal knee boarding accident, a disfigured guidance counselor (Wade Wilson) struggles to fulfill his dream of becoming Poughkeepsie’s most celebrated French Bulldog breeder while also learning to cope with an open relationship.

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A sequel of the 1987 sci-fi film “Predator”

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Debbie Ocean gathers a crew to attempt an impossible heist at New York City’s yearly Met Gala.



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Show your community how much you care by hosting an outdoor movie event! Outdoor movies have grown in popularity over the last few

years with many municipalities across Canada hosting regular summer events for their community as well as individual companies showing

their appreciation to customers and staff. If you do not have your own equipment, we can arrange the whole package for you

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OUTDOOR MOVIES are fun for the whole family and increase spirit. You can partner with local businesses in your community to provide beverages, hotdogs, and snacks.

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APPRECIATION DAYS The Peanuts Movie2015 • 93 min. 20th Century Fox

For the first time ever, Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the rest of the gang we know and love from Charles Schulz’s time-less “Peanuts” comic strip will be making their big-screen debut; like they’ve never been seen before in a CG-Animated Feature film in 3D.

The Princess Bride1987 • 97 min. 20th Century Fox

While home sick in bed, a young boy’s grandfather reads him a story called The Princess Bride.

The Sandlot 1993 • 100 min. eOne Films

“The Sandlot” is a com-edy about a summer of friendship and adven-ture during which one boy becomes part of a team. Nine boys be-come best friends and their leader becomes a legend by confronting the terrifying mystery beyond the left field fence. Ruff! Ruff!

Rio2011 • 96 min. 20th Century Fox Blu, Jewel and their three kids living the perfect domesticated life in the magical city that is Rio de Janeiro. When Jewel decides the kids need to learn to live like real birds, she insists the family venture into the Ama-zon. As Blu tries to fit in with his new neighbors, he worries he may lose Jewel and the kids to the call of the wild.

Mrs Doubtfire 1993 • 125 min. 20th Century Fox

When unemployed dad Robin Williams loses cus-tody of his three children, he transforms himself into an elderly British nanny so he can spend more time with them. As “Mrs. Doubtfire” Robin Williams becomes the perfect mate - until his ex-wife finds out.

Paddington 2014 • 95 min. eOne Films A young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he meets the kindly Brown family, who offer him a tempo-rary haven.

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Ice Age2002 • 81 min. 20th Century Fox

Set during the Ice Age, a saber-tooth tiger, a sloth, and a wooly mammoth find a lost human infant, and they try to return him to his tribe.

Storks 2016 • 92 min. Warner Bros.

Storks have moved on from delivering babies to packages. But when an order for a baby appears, the best delivery stork must scramble to fix the error by delivering the baby.

The Little Prince2016 • 108 min. eOne Films

A little girl lives in a very grown-up world with her mother, who tries to prepare her for it. Her neighbor, the Aviator, intro-duces the girl to an extraordi-nary world where anything is possible, the world of the Little Prince.

The Wizard of Oz1939 • 102 min. Warner Bros.

An unforgettable score, imaginative sets, and brilliant characterizations make this adaptation of the Frank Baum story a fantasy for all ages.

Book of Life2014 • 95 min. 20th Century Fox

The film is described as the journey of Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and fol-lowing his heart. Before choosing which path to follow, he embarks on an incredible adventure that spans three fantastical worlds, where he must face his greatest fears.

Rango 2011 • 107 min. Paramount Pictures

A chameleon that aspires to be a swashbuckling hero finds him-self in a Western town plagued by bandits and is forced to literally play the role in order to protect it.

Night at the Museum 32014 • 97 min. 20th Century Fox Get ready for the wildest and most adventure-filled Night at the Museum ever as Larry (Ben Stiller) spans the globe, uniting favorite and new characters while embarking on an epic quest to save the magic before it is gone forever.

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Roadchip 2015 • 86 min. 20th Century Fox

Through a series of misunder-standings, Alvin, Simon and Theodore come to believe that Dave is going to propose to his new girlfriend in New York City... and dump them. They have three days to get to him and stop the proposal, saving themselves not only from losing Dave but possibly from gaining a terrible step-brother.

Space Jam 1996 • 87 min. Warner Bros. In a desperate attempt to win a basketball match and earn their freedom, the Looney Tunes seek the aid of retired basket-ball champion, Michael Jordan.

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The Lego Movie 2014 • 100 min. 20th Century Fox An ordinary LEGO minifigure, mistakenly thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil LEGO tyrant from gluing the universe together.

The Never Ending Story 1984 • 94 min. Warner Bros.

A young boy is physically drawn into a fantasy novel he is reading and there he helps save an in-credible world from destruction. A superb adventure-fantasy.

The Sound of Music1965 • 155 min. 20th Century Fox

A woman leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to the children of a Naval officer widower.

Spongebob: Sponge Out of Water2015 • 93 min. Paramount Pictures

SpongeBob goes on a quest to discover a stolen recipe that takes him to our dimension, our world, where he tangles with a pirate. This is the second fea-ture film featuring SpongeBob SquarePants and his friends in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom.

We Bought a Zoo2011 • 124 min. 20th Century Fox

Set in Southern California, a father moves his young family to the countryside to renovate and re-open a struggling zoo.

Shaun the Sheep Movie 2013 • 89 min. eOne Films

When Shaun decides to take the day off and have some fun, he gets a little more action than he bargained for. A mix up with the Farmer, a caravan and a very steep hill lead them all to the Big City and it’s up to Shaun and the flock to return everyone safely to the green grass of home.

Ballerina2017 • 89 min. eOne Films An orphan girl dreams of becoming a ballerina and flees her rural Brittany for Paris, where she passes for someone else and accedes to the position of pupil at the Grand Opera house.

Norm of the North 2016 • 86 min. eOne Films

Displaced from their Arctic home, a polar bear named Norm and his three lemming friends wind up in New York City, where Norm becomes the mascot of a corporation he soon learns is tied to the fate of his homeland.

Epic 2013 • 102 min. 20th Century Fox A teenager finds herself trans-ported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group of characters in order to save their world - and ours.

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory2005 • 106 min. Warner Bros.

A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world’s most unusual candy maker.

Kubo and the Two Strings 2016 • 101 min. eOne Films

Kubo lives a quiet, normal life in a small shoreside village until a spirit from the past turns his life upside down by re-igniting an age-old vendetta. This causes all sorts of havoc as gods and monsters chase Kubo who, in order to survive, must locate a magical suit of armor once worn by his late father, a legendary Samurai warrior.

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory1971 • 100 min. Warner Bros.

Gene Wilder, the mysterious owner of a fabulous candy fac-tory, offers a tour and a lifetime supply of chocolate to the find-ers of five golden tickets hidden inside Wonka candy bars.

Monster Trucks2017 • 102 min. Paramount Pictures

A young man working at a small town junkyard discovers and befriends a creature which feeds on oil being sought by a fracking company.

Ferngully: The Last Rain Forest1992 • 72 min. 20th Century Fox

The magical inhabitants of a rainforest fight to save their home, which is threatened by logging and a polluting force of destruction called Hexxus.

The Fantastic Mr. Fox 2009 • 87 min. 20th Century Fox

Based on the beloved story by Roald Dahl, the film tells the tale of the noble, charming and fantastic Mr. Fox who uses his wits and cunning to outfox three dimwitted farmers who tire of sharing their chickens with the crafty creature.

The Iron Giant1999 • 87min. Warner Bros. A giant metal machine falls to Earth in 1958 and frightens the residents of a small town in Maine, until it befriends a nine-year-old boy named Hogarth and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their own fears and prejudices.

Coraline 2009 • 100 min. eOne Films

An adventurous girl finds an-other world that is a strangely idealized version of her frus-trating home, but it has sinister secrets.

Because of Winn-Dixie2004 • 106 min. 20th Century Fox A mischievous dog befriends a lonely young girl in a new town and helps her make new friends.

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Wayne’s World1992 • 95 min. Paramount Pictures Two slacker friends try to promote their public-access cable show.

The Truman Show 1997 • 104 min. Paramount Pictures

An insurance salesman/adjust-er discovers his entire life is actually a television show.

Footloose 1984 • 107 min. Paramount Pictures An exuberant entertainment, bursting with music, romance and dance. A teenager from Chicago moves to a small town with repressive attitudes where they outlaw loud music and dance. Kevin Bacon rouses the youth of the town to confront the rampant prejudice and the music and dancing emerge with an impressive soundtrack.


Casablanca1942 • 102 min. Warner Bros.

One of the most memorable of all film experiences, Casablan-ca has become a Hollywood legend. Humphrey Bogart is the disillusioned owner of Rick’s bar in Morocco, a gathering place for refugees waiting to obtain exit visas.

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off 1986 • 103 min. Paramount Pictures

A high school wise guy is determined to have a day off from school, despite what the Principal thinks of that.

Dirty Dancing1987 • 100 min. eOne Films

Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances “Baby” Houseman falls in love with the camp’s dance instructor, Johnny Castle.

Grease1978 • 110 min. Paramount Pictures

The most popular musical of all time, “Grease” merges the tal-ents of solid gold recording star Olivia Newton-John as good girl Sandy and John Travolta of “Saturday Night Fever” fame as greaser Danny in this nostalgic look at the Fabulous Fifties.

Raiders of The Lost Ark1981 • 115 min. Paramount Pictures

“Raiders of the Lost Ark” leaves you breathless. Its spirit is straight from the days of those thrilling matinee classics. Harrison Ford is the swashbuckling hero, Indiana Jones, who, with his spunky girlfriend, must battle foes of every shape, size and description to keep the mysterious Lost Ark of the Covenantant out of Hitler’s hands.

Top Gun 1986 • 110 min. Paramount Pictures

Tom Cruise stars as Maverick, one of the elite members of Top Gun, the Navy’s prestigious Fighter Weapons School.

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La La Land2016 • 128 min. eOne Films

While navigating their careers in Los Angeles, a pianist and an ac-tress fall in love while attempting to reconcile their aspirations for the future.

Twilight 2008 • 122 min. eOne Films

Isabella Swan moves to gloomy Forks to live with her father. As she starts her junior year in high school she becomes fascinated by Edward Cullen who holds a dark secret which is only known by his family. Edward falls in love with Bella as well but knows the further they progress in their relationship the more he is putting Bella and those close to her at risk.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 2016 • 151 min. Warner Bros.

Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formida-ble, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs.

Wonder Woman2017 • 141 min. Warner Bros.

Before she was Wonder Wom-an, she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, when an American pilot crashes on their shores and tells of a massive conflict raging in the outside world, Diana leaves her home, convinced she can stop the threat.

Transformers2007 • 144 min. Paramount Pictures

When teenager Sam Witwicky buys his first car, what he doesn’t know, is that it’s actually an alien robot. This isn’t the only alien to arrive on Earth. Optimus Prime and a fellow group of transform-ing robots have arrived in search of the Allspark

The Martian 2015 • 141 min. 20th Century Fox An astronaut becomes stranded on Mars after his team assume him dead, and must rely on his ingenuity to find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.

Hidden Figures2017 • 127 min. 20th Century Fox The story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program.

The Hunger Games 2012 • 142 min. eOne Films

Katniss Everdeen voluntarily takes her younger sister’s place in the Hunger Games: a televised competition in which two teenagers from each of the twelve Districts of Panem are chosen at random to fight to the death.

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