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In 1961, Kempton Bunton (Jim Broadbent), a 60 year old taxi driver, stole Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery's history. Kempton sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on condition that the government invested more in care for the elderly - he had long campaigned for pensioners to receive free television. What happened next became the stuff of legend. Only 50 years later did the full story emerge - Kempton had spun a web of lies. The only truth was that he was a good man, determined to change the world and save his marriage - how and why he used the Duke to achieve that is a wonderfully uplifting tale. - Director:
- Roger Michell
- Cast:
- Jim Broadbent, Heather Craney, Stephen Rashbrook
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It has been a long time since Caine (Dennis Waterman), Bronson (James Cromwell), Angus (Jack Thompson) and Wendell (Shane Jacobson), aka, 'The Chain Breakers', escaped the torturous Vietnamese POW camp. They now find themselves sharing a new prison, The Hogan Hills Retirement Home for Returned Veterans. Each of the boys has an unrealised dream they want to achieve. So they band together to devise a plan to escape this new hell. But the rules of engagement have changed, in fact, they can't even remember what they were and that's half the problem. 'Never Too Late' is a cross between 'Grumpy Old Men' and 'The Great Escape', about four mates reconciling after years apart to teach each other that it's never too late to chase your dreams. - Director:
- Mark Lamprell
- Cast:
- James Cromwell, Dennis Waterman, Roy Billing
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Belfast is a poignant story of love, laughter and loss in one boy's childhood amid the music and social tumult of the late 1960's. Buddy's family lives in a largely Protestant district with a few Catholic families, but one day his community and everything he thought he understood about life is suddenly turned upside down. Buddy's family gets caught in the mayhem and must decide to stay or leave the only place they have ever called home. Through it all, his passionate parents (Caitriona Balfe and Jamie Dornan) and quick-witted grandparents (Academy Award winner Judy Dench and Ciaran Hinds) keep the joy alive through music and the magic of movies in this feel-good story that reminds us that no matter how far you go, you never forget where you came from. - Director:
- Kenneth Branagh
- Cast:
- Jude Hill, Lewis McAskie, Caitriona Balfe
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No Time to Die (2021)Bond 25
Daniel Craig returns one last time as James Bond, starring alongside Oscar winner Rami Malek in 'No Time To Die'. Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter (Jeffrey Wright) from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology. - Director:
- Cary Joji Fukunaga
- Cast:
- Daniel Craig, Ana de Armas, Rami Malek
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Rory (Jude Law) an ambitious entrepreneur, persuades his wife (Carrie Coon), and their children to leave America and return to his native England during the 1980's. Sensing opportunity, Rory rejoins his former firm and leases a centuries-old country manor. However, all is not as it seems and soon the promise of a lucrative new beginning starts to unravel and the couple have to face the secrets and unwelcome truths that lie beneath the surface of their marriage. - Director:
- Sean Durkin
- Cast:
- Jude Law, Carrie Coon, Oona Roche
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Stillwater follows an American oil-rig roughneck from Oklahoma who travels to Marseille to visit his estranged daughter, in prison for a murder she claims she did not commit. Confronted with language barriers, cultural differences, and a complicated legal system, Bill builds a new life for himself in France as he makes it his personal mission to exonerate his daughter. - Director:
- Thomas McCarthy
- Cast:
- Matt Damon, Camille Cottin, Abigail Breslin
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Rob (Charley Palmer Rothwell), loves driving and stealing cars, living his life at a hundred miles an hour in the cash-starved port town he calls home. He shares a house with his dying father (Tom Fisher) who thinks he's out job hunting. Rob manages to keep his two worlds perfectly separated until best mate Leo (Thomas Turgoose), gets him involved in a bigger, riskier job which threatens everything. With his future, his relationship with both his distant father and his best mate all in the balance, unexpected hope comes from Leo's girlfriend Kasia (Morgane Polanski). - Director:
- Rene van Pannevis
- Cast:
- Charley Palmer Rothwell, Thomas Turgoose, Tom Fisher
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20 years ago, rival nations put aside political and cultural differences to come together in a demonstration of international co-operation to create something unique - the International Space Station. Drawing together personal stories from men and women from around the world who have been a part of this extraordinary endeavour, the film provides a fascinating insight into human nature and our relationship with planet Earth and space - the great unknown. This breath-taking film celebrates the remarkable achievement of technology, international collaboration, scientific endeavour and human bravery that the ISS represents, and provides an insight into the beauty and majesty of space, and the Earth below. The Wonderful remains a constant reminder of humankind's frailties but also its ability to reach beyond the unimaginable to life in space, but still within sight of home and the people we love. - Director:
- Clare Lewins
- Cast:
- George Abbey, Ken Bowersox, Cady Coleman
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The marriage of Princess Diana (Kristen Stewart) and Prince Charles (Jack Farthing) has long since grown cold. Though rumors of affairs and a divorce abound, peace is ordained for the Christmas festivities at the Queen's (Stella Gonet)'s Sandringham Estate. There's eating and drinking, shooting and hunting. Diana knows the game. But this year, things will be profoundly different. 'Spencer' is an imagining of what might have happened during those few fateful days. - Director:
- Pablo Larraín
- Cast:
- Kristen Stewart, Timothy Spall, Jack Nielen
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The Irishman (2019)I Heard You Paint Houses
Left behind by the world, former hit man and union truck driver Frank Sheeran (Robert De Niro) looks back from a nursing home on his life's journey through the ranks of organized crime: from his involvement with Philadelphia mob boss Russell Bufalino (Joe Pesci) to his association with Teamsters union head Jimmy Hoffa (Al Pacino) to the rift that forced him to choose between the two. An intimate story of loyalty and betrayal writ large across the epic canvas of mid-twentieth-century American history... - Director:
- Martin Scorsese
- Cast:
- Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci
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Action-packed thrills, edge-of-your-seat car chases and high-stakes explosions are up for grabs in 'Honest Thief'. Starring Liam Neeson as career criminal turned good-guy who is double crossed by a corrupt FBI agent (Jai Courtney) and framed for murder. Directed by Mark Williams, 'Honest Thief' follows Tom (Neeson), a bank robber who tries to turn himself in after falling for Annie (Kate Walsh) who works at the storage facility where he's stashed his money. Complications ensue when his case is turned over to ruthless FBI Agent Nivens (Courtney) and Tom must go underground to save both himself and Annie. - Director:
- Mark Williams
- Cast:
- Liam Neeson, Kate Walsh, Jai Courtney
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Unchained (2017)Bullet Head
When an attempted robbery goes wrong, three career criminals make a run for it, hiding out in an abandoned industrial building as they wait to make their next move. Hopes for an easy getaway are complicated however by the discovery of De Niro, a vicious attack dog left behind by crime boss, Blue (Antonio Banderas), to guard the most recent premises of his underground fight enterprise. Finding themselves trapped in the building with the chance of escape rapidly narrowing, the group are left considering the choices that led them to this very moment, fighting for their lives as the law closes in. - Director:
- Paul Solet
- Cast:
- Adrien Brody, Josh Ethier, Antonio Banderas
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Tom, (Timothy Spall) an elderly widower, uses his trusty free bus pass to take a series of local buses on a deeply nostalgic trip across the length of the U.K., from John O' Groats to Lands End. His mission is to fulfil a promise he made to his late wife, to take her back to the place where they first met and lived happily together. Unbeknownst to Tom, his journey, and his unlikely antics on it, begin to capture the imagination of the local people that he comes across and, ultimately, Tom and his trip become a nationwide news story. - Director:
- Gillies MacKinnon
- Cast:
- Phyllis Logan, Timothy Spall, Grace Calder
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Never Look Away (2018)Werk ohne Autor / Work Without Author
"Never Look Away" tells the story of a young art student, Kurt (Tom Schilling) who falls in love with fellow classmate, Ellie (Paula Beer). Ellie's father, Professor Seeband (Sebastian Koch), a famous doctor, is dismayed at his daughter's choice of boyfriend, and vows to destroy the relationship. What neither of them knows is that their lives are already connected through a terrible crime Seeband committed decades before... - Director:
- Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
- Cast:
- Tom Schilling, Sebastian Koch, Paula Beer
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From award-winning documentary filmmaker E. Chai Vasarhelyi and world-renowned photographer and mountaineer Jimmy Chin, the directors of 'Meru', comes 'Free Solo' a stunning, intimate and unflinching portrait of free soloist climber Alex Honnold, as he prepares to achieve his lifelong dream: climbing the face of the world's most famous rock...the 3,200-foot El Capitan in Yosemite National Park...without a rope. Celebrated as one of the greatest athletic feats of any kind, Honnold's climb set the ultimate standard: perfection or death. Succeeding in this challenge places his story in the annals of human achievement. 'Free Solo' is an edge-of-your seat thriller and an inspiring portrait of an athlete who challenges both his body and his beliefs on a quest to triumph over the impossible, revealing the personal toll of excellence. The result is a triumph of the human spirit that represents what The New York Times calls "a miraculous opportunity for the rest of us to experience the human sublime". - Director:
- Jimmy Chin
- Cast:
- Dierdre Wolownick, Tommy Caldwell, Jimmy Chin
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