cbrowning's - Rented List
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Ariel (voice of Jodi Benson), a fun-loving and mischievous mermaid, is off on the adventure of a lifetime with her best friend, the adorable Flounder (voice of Jason Marin), and the reggae-singing Caribbean crab Sebastian (voice of Samuel E. Wright) at her side. But it will take all of her courage and determination to make her dreams come true - and save her father's beloved kingdom from the sneaky sea witch Ursula (voice of Pat Carroll)! - Director:
- Ron Clements
- Cast:
- Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright, Rene Auberjonois
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Renee Zellweger and Ewan McGregor are the toast of the town in the most stylish romantic comedy of the year! Co-starring David Hyde Pierce and from the production team behind American Beauty comes this tantalising, teasing battle of the sexes. When best-selling feminist author Barbara Novak becomes the target of dashing playboy Catcher Block it seems the ultimate catch has finally met his match! - Director:
- Peyton Reed
- Cast:
- Ewan McGregor, Renée Zellweger, David Hyde Pierce
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Winner of three Academy Awards including best picture, "Moonlight" is a breath-taking coming-of-age story and the best reviewed film of the year. "Moonlight" follows the story of Chiron (Ashton Sanders) from his early childhood in his depressed Miami neighbourhood to adulthood in Atlanta as he navigates the dangers of drugs, violence, family, love and sexuality. - Director:
- Barry Jenkins
- Cast:
- Mahershala Ali, Shariff Earp, Duan Sanderson
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When two LAPD detectives are sent to a remote Alaskan town to aid in the investigation of an horrific teen murder, they find themselves under the glare of the region's perpetual daylight. While closing in on the murderer, veteran officer Will Dormer's partner is killed, and the jaded cop is compromised by the calculated mind games of the primary suspect - a reclusive writer, Walter Finch (Robin Williams). Sleep-deprived and guilt ridden over his role in his partner's death, Dormer (Al Pacino) must outmaneuver a brilliantly idealistic local cop (Hilary Swank), a brilliantly twisted killer and the brilliance of the Midnight Sun. - Director:
- Christopher Nolan
- Cast:
- Al Pacino, Ian Tracey, Robin Williams
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Meet Liv (Kate Hudson) and Emma (Anne Hathaway) - best friends since childhood. Blonde Liv is sassy and stylish with a great career as a successful lawyer - she's a woman who has the man, the wardrobe and the job and settles for nothing but the best. Brunette Emma on the otherhand is caring and carefree with a rewarding career as a school teacher - a woman who just wants the best in life...for everyone else. But hair colour and careers don't make a difference when these best friends come together - they're perfect partners in shopping, socialising, comparing boyfriend notes and so much more...that is until they start to plan their weddings - with both of their hearts set on the one perfect dress and the one perfect venue - what are best friends to do? - Director:
- Gary Winick
- Cast:
- Kate Hudson, Steve Alterman, Jacqueline Pinol
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He's a new kind of hero, one you may not want to call on for help! When Stanley finds an ancient mask, he believes his luck is finally going to change. He might even get the girl, supermodel Cameron Diaz, but by putting on the mask, he gets more that he bargained for… The relic fuses to his face turning him from a meek, normal man into an indestructible, wise-cracking hero. He contorts his body; moves at warp speed; knows your every desire; satisfies your every whim; and dances like Fred Astaire, Gumby and Barishnikov rolled into one! - Director:
- Chuck Russell
- Cast:
- Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz, Peter Riegert
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Math savant Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck) is more comfortable with numbers than people, working as a freelance accountant for the world's most dangerous criminal organisations. With the Treasury Department's Crime Enforcement Division closing in, he takes on a legitimate client, a robotics company where a clerk has discovered a discrepancy involving millions of dollars. But as Christian uncooks the books and gets closer to the truth, it's the body count that starts to rise. - Director:
- Gavin O'Connor
- Cast:
- Ben Affleck, Daeg Faerch, Anna Kendrick
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From acclaimed director Ken Loach comes this astonishing story of triumph and adversity in modern day Britain. Daniel Blake (Dave Johns) has worked as a joiner for most of his life in Newcastle. Now, for the first time ever, he needs help from the State. He crosses paths with single mother Katie (Hayley Squires) who is battling to keep her two young children fed. Daniel and Katie find themselves in a no-man's land, striving to pull themselves out of the welfare bureaucracy of modern day Britain. - Director:
- Ken Loach
- Cast:
- Dave Johns, Hayley Squires, Sharon Percy
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Arrival (2016)Story of Your Life
When mysterious spacecraft touch down across the globe, an elite team - led by expert linguist Louise Banks (Amy Adams) - are brought together to investigate. As nations struggle to coordinate a response, mankind teeters on the verge of global war, leaving Banks and the team in a race against time for answers - and to find them, she will take a chance that could threaten her life, and quite possibly humanity's very existence. - Director:
- Denis Villeneuve
- Cast:
- Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker
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"A Knight's Tale" is the rousing story of lowborn William Thatcher's (Ledger) quest to change his stars, win the heart of an exceedingly fair maiden (Shannyn Sossamon) and rock his medieval world. Follow this fearless squire and his band of medieval misfits as they careen their way toward impossible glory that's part romance, part road trip and part exuberant swashbuckler. - Director:
- Brian Helgeland
- Cast:
- Heath Ledger, Mark Addy, Rufus Sewell
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Martin Scorsese's "Silence" tells the story of two Christian missionaries (Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver) who face the ultimate test of faith when they travel to Japan in search of their missing mentor (Liam Neeson) - at a time when Christianity was outlawed and their presence forbidden. The celebrated director's 28-year journey to bring Shusaku Endo's 1966 acclaimed novel to life, examines the spiritual and religious question of God's silence in the face of human suffering. - Director:
- Martin Scorsese
- Cast:
- Andrew Garfield, Shoji Miyata, Noriwo Mitsuda
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From Nicholas Sparks, the best-selling author of 'The Notebook' and 'Dear John', comes this heart-lifting tale of how far we go to keep the hope of love alive. Travis (Benjamin Walker) is a fun-loving, smooth-talking bachelor who's never considered a serious relationship - until he falls hard for his beautiful new neighbour, Gabby (Teresa Palmer). But when fate threatens Travis and Gabby's love, Travis must make a choice that will alter their lives forever in this unforgettably moving romance. - Director:
- Ross Katz
- Cast:
- Benjamin Walker, Teresa Palmer, Alexandra Daddario
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Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Matthew McConaughey and Kevin Spacey portray the principals in a murder trial that brings a small Mississippi town’s racial tensions to the flashpoint. Amid a frenzy of activist marches, Klan terror, media clamour and brutal riots, an unseasoned but idealistic young attorney mounts a stirring courtroom battle for justice. - Director:
- Joel Schumacher
- Cast:
- Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson
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'Woman in Cold' is the remarkable true story of one woman's journey to reclaim her heritage and seek justice for what happened to her family. Sixty years after she fled Vienna during World War II, an elderly Jewish woman, Maria Altmann (Helen Mirren), starts her journey to retrieve family possessions seized by the Nazis, among them Gustav Klimt's famous painting Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I. Together with her inexperienced but plucky young lawyer Randy Schoenberg (Ryan Reynolds), she embarks upon a major battle which takes them all the way to the heart of the Austrian establishment and the U.S. Supreme Court, and forces her to confront difficult truths about the past along the way. - Director:
- Simon Curtis
- Cast:
- Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds, Daniel Brühl
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In this romp, the hapless Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers) is assigned to a high-profile murder case, where he finds himself falling, literally, for the prime suspect — a beautiful maid named Maria (Elke Sommer), whose talent for being in the wrong place at the wrong time almost rivals Clouseau's. But as the body count grows higher, and Maria's criminal record grows longer, Clouseau will have to find the real culprit quickly...or his career will be fini! - Director:
- Blake Edwards
- Cast:
- Peter Sellers, Elke Sommer, George Sanders
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