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An act of terrorism leads to one of the most daring rescue missions ever attempted. When a commercial flight is hijacked and diverted to an abandoned airport terminal in Entebbe, Uganda, the terrified passengers become bargaining chips in a deadly political standoff.

As the likelihood of finding a diplomatic solution fades, an elite group of commandos hatch a fearless lightning strike rescue mission to save the 248 hostages before time runs out.

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The Hurt Locker is an intense portrayal of elite soldiers who have one of the most dangerous jobs in the world: disarming bombs in the heat of combat.

When renegade Sergeant William James (Jeremy Renner) takes command of a highly trained bomb disposal unit, he frequently risks the lives of himself and those around him with his suicidal methods and a complete disregard for danger. Caught in the middle are his subordinates Sergeant J.T. Sanborn (Anthony Mackie) and Specialist Owen Eldridge (Brian Geraghty), who can only watch as their leader descends further into addiction: an addiction to war.

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Desius Heiss (Oscar Homolka) is the French-born owner of an antique shop on Sly Corner who bears a grudge against society. His imprisonment and torture on Devil's Island has left him with scars down his back from repeated whippings.

With little care for the authorities, Heiss has allowed his shop to become a centre of criminal activity and enjoys a secret career as a receiver of stolen goods. His daughter, Margaret (Muriel Pavlow) is a violin virtuoso and knows nothing of her father's criminal activities. But when the antique shop's assistant, Archie Fellowes (Kenneth Griffith), discovers the illicit trade in stolen goods, he threatens to blackmail Heiss. Desperate to keep his criminal activities a secret from his daughter, Heiss decides to silence the blackmailer. But when Inspector Robson (Johnnie Schofield) takes a close interest in the Shop at Sly Corner, Heiss must stay one step ahead of the police if he values his neck.

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It is summer 1962, and England is still a year away from huge social changes: Beatlemania, the sexual revolution and the Swinging Sixties. Florence (Saoirse Ronan) and Edward (Billy Howie) are just married and honeymooning on the dramatic coastline of Chesil Beach in Dorset.

However, the hotel is old fashioned and stifling, and underlying tensions between the young couple surface and cast unexpected shadows over their long anticipated wedding night. 'On Chesil Beach' is a tender story which shows how the entire course of a life can be changed simply by a gesture not made or a word not spoken.

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Los Angeles, 1928. When single mother Christine Collins (Angelina Jolie) leaves for work, her son vanishes without a trace. Five months later, the police reunite mother and son; but he isn't her boy.

Driven by one woman's relentless quest for the truth, the case exposes a world of corruption, captivates the public and changes LA forever.

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Howard Wakefield (Bryan Cranston) is a successful New York litigator and a suburban family man. Married for fifteen years and feeling trapped in a relationship full of resentment, he decides to take a perverse detour from family life. He vanishes without a trace.

Hidden in the attic of his garage he secretly watches his wife (Jennifer Garner, Dallas Buyers Club) and kids dealing with his unexplained disappearance whilst just a few steps away. As days turn into months, Howard becomes adept to his new surrounding. Surviving by foraging at night whilst reliving quarrels anti petty jealousies over and over in his head, he eventually comes to realise he didn't really leave his wife and children - he left himself. But has his moment of clarity come too late? Will he risk everything to find his way home?

Shirley Anne Field gives an unforgettable, fiery performance as a young designer on the brink of an affair with a married male executive (Robert Stephens) at the company where she works.

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When Marcus (Vincent Cassel) and his girlfriend Alex (Monica Bellucci) decide to go to a party with their friend Pierre (Albert Dupontel), they are totally unaware that their world is about to be torn apart in the most unimaginably brutal way possible.

Plunged headlong into a nightmarish world of darkness, where an act of extreme sexual and physical violence will serve as the spark for yet more violence, Marcus and Pierre soon discover what they themselves are capable of.

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June 1943, Germany. The Nazi regime has declared Berlin "judenfrei"- free of Jews. However, 7,000 Jews have succeeded in pulling off the unthinkable. Hiding in attics, basements, and warehouses, and protected by courageous Berliners, they have become invisible to the authorities.

'The Resistance' tells the story of four survivors. Cioma (Max Mauff) is an art student who uses his drafting skills to forge passports in exchange for food ration cards; Hanni (Alice Dwyer) dyes her hair blond and tries to pass as Aryan; teenager Eugen is handed to a succession of sympathetic Communist families; and Ruth (Ruby O. Fee) must resort to roaming the streets before being taken in by a surprising protector.

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When 17 year-old Pierre (Louis Garrel) heads off to spend his summer holidays with his parents on the Canary Islands, a series of dramatic events throws his world into chaos and leaves his life changed forever.

With the tragic death of his father, Pierre is left alone for the first time with his mother Helene (Isabelle Huppert) who, along with her gang of femme fatales, draws her son into a dangerous world of sexual transgression, illicit desire and taboo-busting libertinism.

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Police detective Mark McPherson (Dana Andrews) is drawn into Manhattan high society as he investigates the death of stunning ad exec Laura Hunt (Gene Tierney), apparently shotgunned in her own apartment.

The slithery suspects are numerous, led by effete, snobbish columnist Waldo Lydecker (Clifton Webb), and Laura's philandering fiancee Shelby (Vincent Price), who's also been cavorting with Laura's wealthy aunt (Judith Anderson). McPherson begins to fall in love with Laura through a portrait in her home and the memories relayed by those who knew her...just as it becomes apparent that even the basic facts of the case might not be what they seemed.

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The War may have been won but there are no spoils of victory in Britain. Rationing is in place, cities are still in ruins thanks to the Blitz and the nation is almost broke. However the decade begins to change and the Festival of Britain brings confidence to a nation to get back on its feet.

Using unseen footage and told through the eyes of the nation's capital, this film tells the story of hope and growth that was born out of adversity.

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Hitchock filmed Somerset Maugham's WWI spy story Ashenden with his typical mix of ironic humour and suspenseful set pieces. Novelist Edgar Brodie (John Gielgud) has his death faked by British Intelligence.

Giving him a new identity as Richard Ashenden, they persuade him to undertake an espionage commission in Switzerland. Accompanied by beautiful Elsa Carrington (Madeleine Carroll), posing as his wife, and the General (Peter Lorre), an insane professional killer, Brodie/Ashenden becomes embroiled in murder, intrigue and a pursuit through the Swiss Alps.

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Insurance salesman Michael (Liam Neeson) is on his daily commute home when he is contacted by a mysterious stranger (Vera Farmiga), and forced to uncover the identity of a hidden passenger on his train before the last stop.

As he works against the clock to solve the puzzle, he realises a deadly plan is unfolding and is unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy. One that carries life and death stakes, for himself and his fellow passengers.

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When Chris (Daniel Kaluuya), a young African-American man, visits his white girlfriend's (Allison Williams) family estate, he becomes ensnared in the more sinister, real reason for the invitation.

At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behaviour as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he could have never imagined.