ThrillerMAX (Pacific) TV Schedule
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Time Show -
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The Ring 2The mother and son survivors from the first film attempt to piece their shattered lives back together, moving from Seattle to Oregon and starting afresh. However, the vengeful spirit of Samara follows, and this time she's determined to destroy them. Uninspired sequel to the horror remake, starring Naomi Watts, Simon Baker and David Dorfman, and featuring a cameo appearance from Sissy Spacek.
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- 9:15am
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Dreaming of Joseph Lees
A girl reluctantly agrees to marry a local farmer, despite harbouring a secret desire for her globe-trotting cousin. As the day of her wedding dawns, however, her travelling relative pays an unexpected visit and she is forced to confront her romantic dreams. Worthy drama, bolstered by a stellar cast, including Samantha Morton, Rupert Graves, Lee Ross and Miriam Margolyes
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- 10:50am
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Cleanskin
A secret service agent fails to stop a terrorist cell stealing a shipment of explosives, which is later used in a devastating bombing. As the operative hunts down those responsible, the leader of the militant group reflects on his radicalisation and begins to question his violent methods. Thriller, starring Sean Bean, Abhin Galeya, Charlotte Rampling and James Fox
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- 12:45pm
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Never Die Alone
A journalist witnesses a shooting, and takes the victim to a hospital. The wounded man dies, but leaves all his possessions to the reporter, including a set of audio tapes on which he's recorded his life story. A series of flashbacks reveal the dead man was actually a notorious drug dealer, and explore his rise to power in the underworld and his ultimate decision to renounce a life of crime and start afresh. But leaving the past behind isn't easy. Hard-hitting crime thriller, starring DMX, David Arquette and Drew Sidora
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- 2:15pm
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Puss in Boots
In the days before meeting Shrek and Donkey, Puss tries to find the outlaws Jack and Jill as he searches for magic beans. Teaming up with Humpty Dumpty and Kitty Softpaws, the trio must outrun the bounty hunters searching for them. DreamWorks animation featuring the voices of Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek and Zach Galifianakis.
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- 3:45pm
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Fletch
Chevy Chase stars as a reporter with a penchant for working undercover in a variety of disguises in this low-key comedy thriller. He lands in a bizarre situation when an executive approaches him with a proposition - leading him into a fast-paced mystery involving deceit and murder. It does have a mediocre script, but Chase's cracking performance saves this lacklustre offering from the doldrums. Tim Matheson, Geena Davis and Joe Don Baker co-star.
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- 5:30pm
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Kiss the Girls
A forensic psychologist hunts for a psychopathic serial kidnapper prowling a university campus and responsible for his niece's disappearance. He is joined by one of the criminal's past victims, a headstrong doctor determined to see her former captor brought to justice. Working out of his jurisdiction, he must defy local law enforcement officials to get to the truth. Thriller, starring Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Cary Elwes, Tony Goldwyn and Jay O Sanders
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- 7:30pm
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The American
A hitman's resolve is shaken when he is nearly killed during an assignment, and decides his next mission will be his last. While waiting for details of the target, he lies low in an Italian village and tempts fate by forming a friendship with a priest while pursuing a relationship with a local woman. Thriller, with George Clooney and Violante Placido
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- 9:15pm
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Shaun of the Dead
A bored 29-year-old trapped in the job from hell thinks life can't get any worse - his stepfather's always nagging him, his flatmates are at each other's throats and his girlfriend has finally had enough of his lazy ways and left him. But just when he's at his lowest ebb, zombies rise from their graves to feast on the living. When faced with a crisis that threatens the entire human race, it falls to the hapless Shaun to become a hero and protect friends, family and his beloved pub from hordes of the living dead. Tongue-in-cheek horror starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield, Dylan Moran, Lucy Davis and Bill Nighy.
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- 11:00pm
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I, Robot
Troubled cop Will Smith is called in to investigate the apparent suicide of the scientist responsible for designing some of the first truly intelligent robots, and as his enquiries proceed, he becomes increasingly sure that one of the mechanical creations is behind the death. However, he faces a hard time convincing anyone else of his theory, since all robots are programmed to be unable to harm humans. Sci-fi thriller, very loosely adapted from the short stories by Isaac Asimov. Co-starring Bridget Moynahan, Bruce Greenwood and James Cromwell