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Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII, reunited a nation divided by religious strife, faced down the Spanish Armada and, after an unprecedented 45-year reign, died one of England's best-loved monarchs. During her time as Queen, poets and playwrights wrote about her, artists painted her, composers dedicated their work to her, all contributing to the legend of the Virgin Queen. Elizabeth I looks beyond the myth, at the woman behind the crown. The woman subjected to a humiliating gynaecological examination when contemplating marriage to a French prince, to ensure she was still able to have children. The woman who ran a country and yet who wasn't allowed to marry the man she loved. The woman who, in her mid-fifties, conducted a passionate affair with a man half her age, a man whose arrogance led him to mount a desperate challenge for Elizabeth's throne. For Elizabeth, every personal decision was political. Aged 46, twenty years into her Protestant reign, Elizabeth is facing two huge challenges: the threat of attack from Catholic Spain, and the vexed problem of who will succeed her. This film gets beneath the opulence and formality of the English court to tell the intimate story of Britain's most famous queen during her fraught and passionate final years. - Director:
- Tom Hooper
- Cast:
- Helen Mirren, Hugh Dancy, Toby Jones
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Neither Adolf Hitler nor the Germany of 1939 exploded onto the world stage fully formed. Both evolved. Both were running from the failures in their past. Both were looking for someone to blame. Together they entered into a macabre dance to find security and a stronger identity. Whipped into a frenzied fear inflamed by the "Hitler-roar" Germany happily surrendered its voice to one man. Adolf Hitler came to power aided by the silence of people who could have spoken out, but did not. - Director:
- Christian Duguay
- Cast:
- Robert Carlyle, Stockard Channing, Jena Malone
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En Garde! Charlie Sheen is Aramis, Kiefer Sutherland is Athos and Oliver Piatt is Porthos in the rollicking adventure, The Three Musketeers. It's all for one and one for all as the daring trio attempt to stop the evil Cardinal Richelieu (Tim Curry) from over¬throwing the King of France. Enter young D'Artagnan (Chris O'Donnell) whose dream of becoming a Musketeer is put in jeopardy when he falls in love with Richelieu's beautiful but treacherous spy, Milady de Winter (Rebecca De Mornay). If D'Artagnan is to escape her clutches and become a Musketeer, he'll have to prove himself as an expert swordsman and a trusted ally. - Director:
- Stephen Herek
- Cast:
- Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland, Chris O'Donnell
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Samantha Caine (Geena Davis), a suburban schoolteacher, suffers from amnesia. When her mysterious past begins to haunt her idyllic life, she sets out on a desperate search to discover her true identity. Aided by Mitch Henessey (Samuel L. Jackson), a dead-beat private detective, she follows a trail of clues into the middle of a terrorist conspiracy in the U.S. Intelligence community. They slowly learn that Caine is much more that a soft spoken teacher. Repressed from her memory is her former life as Charly Baltimore, a highly trained secret agent and killer .But Charly is slowly re-emerging, which spells trouble for the terrorists, and anybody else who gets in her way... - Director:
- Renny Harlin
- Cast:
- Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson, Yvonne Zima
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Eva Peron (Madonna) was born the illegitimate daughter of a penniless farmer. Determined to make it to the top, Eva attaches herself to a poplar tango singer, (Jimmy Nail) in the big city. Eva becomes a radio and film actress, moving in influential circles within Buenos Aires society. When she becomes involved with rising politician, Juan Peron (Jonathan Pryce), the establishment disapproves and he is arrested. Eva fights on the freedom, both for her husband and the oppressed masses. Peron is freed by the people, the couple marries and Peron is elected president. But Eva’s greatest battle is yet to come. - Director:
- Alan Parker
- Cast:
- Madonna, Jonathan Pryce, Antonio Banderas
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Since the death of her husband, Kate (Orla Brady) has been running a residential home for the elderly residents. When her mother is taken ill, Kate reluctantly leaves her impetuous, younger sister Ellie (Hayley Atwell) in charge over the Christmas period. Looking after the home proves to be a mammoth task. Although most of the residents have left to spend the festive season with their families, four grumpy residents known as the "hard core" are left: retired screen beauty Georgia (Vanessa Redgrave), spinster sisters Hazel (Imelda Staunton) and Heather (Brenda Fricker), and reformed alcoholic High Court judge, Donald (Joss Ackland). It's a baptism of fire for Ellie whose youth and inexperience bring her head to head with the cantankerous foursome, resulting in the hilarious - and sometimes sad - antics of these uncivilized seniors. - Director:
- Anthony Byrne
- Cast:
- Joss Ackland, Hayley Atwell, Orla Brady
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Jaws 2 (1978)Jaws II
The horror is far from over as Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary and Murray Hamilton reprise their iconic roles in 'Jaws 2'. Four years after the great white shark terrorized the small resort of Amity, unsuspecting vacationers begin disappearing in an all-too-familiar fashion. Police Chief Brody (Scheider) finds himself in a race against time when a new shark attacks ten sailboats manned by teenagers, including his own two sons. The same heart-stopping suspense and gripping adventure that enthralled movie audiences throughout the world in 'Jaws' returns in this worthy sequel to the original motion picture classic. - Director:
- Jeannot Szwarc
- Cast:
- Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton
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In this provocative psychological science fiction thriller, an extremely wealthy man (Ben Kingsley) undergoes a radical medical procedure that transfers his consciousness into the body of a healthy young man (Ryan Reynolds). But all is not as it seems when he starts to uncover the mystery of the body's origin arid the organisation that will kill to protect its cause. - Director:
- Tarsem Singh
- Cast:
- Ryan Reynolds, Natalie Martinez, Matthew Goode
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Based on Gayle Forman's best-selling novel, this romantic, emotionally powerful film tells the compelling story of a young woman facing the ultimate choice. Seventeen-year-old Mia (Chloe Grace Moretz) is a gifted musician with a bright future and an adoring boyfriend, Adam. But after a tragic accident, everything changes for Mia in the blink of an eye and she finds herself caught between life and death. Over one fateful day, Mia must make a final heart-wrenching decision that will determine her future: let go and move on to whatever comes next...or stay with the love of her life. - Director:
- R.J. Cutler
- Cast:
- Chloë Grace Moretz, Mireille Enos, Jamie Blackley
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After a lifetime of perfecting his classic Indian motorcycle, Burt sets off from the bottom of the world to test his bike at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. With all the odds against him, he set a new speed record and captured the spirit of his times. Burt Munro's 1967 world record remains unbroken and his legend lives on today. - Director:
- Roger Donaldson
- Cast:
- Anthony Hopkins, Diane Ladd, Iain Rea
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Years after battling the Kurgan in Scotland and New York, Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert) and his suave mentor, Juan Villa-Lobos Ramirez (Sean Connery), are back, trackingtime-warps and new adventures in this all action sequel, again directed by Russell Mulcahy. The Kurgan may have been vanquished - Remember decapitation is the only sure way of being killed - But now there are new and more powerful foes to counter in an even more hostile world. - Director:
- Russell Mulcahy
- Cast:
- Christopher Lambert, Julio Breshnev, Sean Connery
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When successful New York ad executive Howard Inlet (Will Smith) suffers a personal tragedy and retreats from life, his friends devise a drastic plan to reach him before he loses everything. Featuring an all-star cast this thought-provoking drama explores how even the deepest loss can reveal moments of beauty, and how the constants of love, time and death interlock in a life fully lived. - Director:
- David Frankel
- Cast:
- Will Smith, Edward Norton, Kate Winslet
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Ben (Viggo Mortensen), a devoted father of six, dedicates himself to raising his children in an unconventional lifestyle that is far removed from society. When they are forced to leave their self-created paradise and drive across the country to reunite with family, both Ben and his children find themselves mystified and intrigued by the outside world. As Ben is forced to question what it means to be a parent, his children begin to discover a new and extraordinary world that they never knew existed. - Director:
- Matt Ross
- Cast:
- Viggo Mortensen, George MacKay, Samantha Isler
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