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She risked everything to stop an unjust war. Her government called her a traitor. Based on true events, 'Official Secrets' tells the story of Katharine Gun (Keira Knightley), a British intelligence specialist who received a shocking memo in 2003: the United States is enlisting Britain's help in blackmailing United Nations Security Council members so they vote in favour of the Iraq War. Unable to stand by, Gun defies her government and leaks the memo to the press, beginning an explosive chain of events that will ignite an international firestorm, expose a vast political conspiracy, and put Gun and her family in harm's way. - Director:
- Gavin Hood
- Cast:
- Keira Knightley, Matt Smith, Matthew Goode
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Experience the excitement and the terror felt by movie-going audiences when R.K.O. released the original monster classic. Behold the discovery of the giant ape King Kong on Skull Island, his terrifying battle against the prehistoric creatures that live there, and his brutal murder of the ship's sailors that follow him. See King Kong's voyage to New York and his fatal attraction to the beautiful Fay Wray, leading to death and destruction as Kong pursues her through New York City. Witness the awe-inspiring finale as Kong ascends the Empire State Building, only to be shot down by fighter pilots in a breathtaking display of 1930's aerial photography. - Director:
- Merian C. Cooper
- Cast:
- Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot
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The hugely successful supernatural sitcom returns for more comedy chaos! As the doors of crumbling country mansion Button House creak open once more, the haphazard house share between its living inhabitants and its restless dead is settling into a strange kind of daily routine. But cash-strapped Alison (Charlotte Ritchie) and Mike's (Kiell Smith-Bynoe)'s plan to transform their unexpected inheritance into a bustling luxury hotel is still a distant dream. Could the exploitation of their troupe of ghostly housemates bring in the funds they need - or are they setting themselves up for even more chaos? - Director:
- Tom Kingsley
- Cast:
- Lolly Adefope, Mathew Baynton, Cornelius Booth
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"Ghosts" is a multi-character sitcom created by the lead cast of writer-performers from the award-winning Horrible Histories, Yonderland and the feature film Bill. The crumbling country pile of Button House is home to numerous restless spirits who have died there over the centuries - each ghost very much a product of their time, resigned to squabble with each other for eternity over the most inane of daily gripes. But their lives - or, rather, afterlives - are thrown into turmoil when a young urban couple - Alison (Charlotte Ritchie) and Mike (Kiell Smith-Bynoe) - surprisingly inherit the peaceful derelict house and make plans to turn it into a bustling family hotel. As the ghosts attempt to oust the newcomers from their home, and Mike and Alison discover the true scale of the project they've taken on, fate conspires to trap both sides in an impossible house share, where even- day is, literally, a matter of life and death. - Director:
- Tom Kingsley
- Cast:
- Lolly Adefope, Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby
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Following the closure of a gypsum mine in the Nevada town she calls home, Fern (Frances McDormand) packs her van and sets off on the road in this "exquisite film" (Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal). Exploring an unconventional life as a modern-day nomad, Fern discovers a resilience and resourcefulness unlike any she's known before long the way, she meets other nomads who become mentors in the vast landscape of the American West. - Director:
- Chloé Zhao
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- Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May
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Kelsey Grammer is Frasier - the hilarious psychiatrist first seen on TV's 'Cheers' and subsequently the star of this smash-hit comedy series. Celebrate Frasier's 200th episode in Season Nine, which has Frasier Crane (Grammer) commemorating his 2,000th radio show on KACL in Seattle. But where, oh where is that one missing tape that would make Frasier's collection of radio programs complete? Martin (John Mahoney) lands a job as a night-shift security guard, while Niles (David Hyde Pierce) and Daphne (Jane Leeves) must endure an overseas visit from her conniving mother Gertrude and lecherous brother Simon. And Roz (Peri Gilpin) is swept off her feet by a charming and handsome new boyfriend, but is less than thrilled with his career choice: he's a garbageman! - Director:
- Kelsey Grammer
- Cast:
- Anthony Edwards, Kelsey Grammer, Larry Gelbart
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Former teacher Mark Cobden is responsible for the death of an innocent man. Tortured by visions of his victim, he welcomes his four-year sentence as penance. Eric McNally is a dedicated prison officer, doing his best to protect those in his charge. But when a dangerous convict threatens to hurt someone Eric loves, he is faced with an impossible choice. Unflinching but ultimately hopeful, Time is a raw study of punishment and penitence. - Director:
- Lewis Arnold
- Cast:
- Sean Bean, Stephen Graham, James Nelson-Joyce
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When former boxer Bradley Thomas (Vince Vaughn) loses his job and is faced with the breakdown of his marriage, he decides to take a job as a drug courier to turn his fortunes around and provide a comfortable life for his wife Lauren (Jennifer Carpenter). Just as his situation begins to improve, a savage gunfight lands Bradley in jail where he has to make a series of impossible, chilling decisions to protect those he holds dear. Backed into a corner, Bradley now finds himself forced to commit ever more ferocious acts of violence across a vicious prison battleground on the path to the most dangerous confinement of all - Cell Block 99 . - Director:
- S. Craig Zahler
- Cast:
- Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Carpenter, Don Johnson
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Kelsey Grammer is Frasier - the hilarious psychiatrist first seen on TV's 'Cheers' and subsequently the star of this smash-hit comedy series. In Season Ten, Frasier's confrontation with an annoying stock market analyst at KACL results in the entire staff having to attend a sexual harassment seminar. Then Frasier's ex-wife Lilith shows up in Seattle with a plan to have another child - by Frasier! Roz prepares to train her new replacement at the radio station, while Martin finds himself running for their condominium board's presidency. And just how many times can a couple get married...to one another? Niles and Daphne go for a record when everybody wants to be a part of the festivities. The laughs come tenfold with Frasier: The Tenth Season! - Director:
- Kelsey Grammer
- Cast:
- Kelsey Grammer, Billy Bean, Jane Leeves
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Anthony Hopkins plays the eponymous role of a mischievious and highly independent man who, as he ages, refuses all assistance from his daughter Anne (Olivia Colman). Yet, such help has become essential following Anne's decision to move to Paris with her partner. As Anne's father tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality. - Director:
- Florian Zeller
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- Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Mark Gatiss
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Allie Fox is fed up with an America that "buys junk, sells junk, eats junk." So with a mocking "Goodbye, America! Have a nice day," the brilliant inventor (nine patents, six pending) leads his trusting wife and four children into the remote jungles of Central America to carve out a new society. After teaming up on Witness, Harrison Ford and director Peter Weir reunite for this adventure about utopia gone haywire. A movie icon for Star Wars' Han Solo and Indiana Jones, Ford here explores the dark side of heroism - and creates a spellbinding character from the pages of Paul Theroux's bestseller. Helen Mirren, Martha Plimpton and the late River Phoenix co-star. - Director:
- Peter Weir
- Cast:
- Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, River Phoenix
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Wrongly accused city banker Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) arrives at Shawshank Prison in 1947 after receiving a double life sentence for the brutal murders of his wife and her lover. He discovers that when they send you to Shawshank for life...that's exactly what they take. His quiet strength slowly earns him the respect and friendship of the prison fixer Red (Morgan Freeman). He also becomes popular with the warden and prison guards, as he is able to use his banking experience to help the corrupt officials amass fortunes. But Andy's seemingly stoic acceptance of his unjust imprisonment hides a fierce determination for freedom and provides a unique chance to change his fate. - Director:
- Frank Darabont
- Cast:
- Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton
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Life is going nowhere for Shaun (Simon Pegg). He spends his life in his local pub, The Winchester, with his best mate Ed (Nick Frost), has issued with his Mum and neglects his girlfriend Liz (Kate Ashfield). When Liz dumps him, Shaun finally decides to get his life in order. He must win back the heart of his girlfriend, repair his relationship with his mum and face up to the responsibilities of adulthood. Unfortunately, the dead are returning to life and attempting to eat the living. For the newly inspired Shaun, this is just another obstacle. In the face of a full-scale zombie epidemic, armed with a cricket bat and a spade, Shaun sets out with Ed in tow, to rescue his mum and grudgingly his step-dad, his girlfriend and even more grudgingly her friends David (Dylan Moran) and Dianne (Lucy Davis) and take them to the safest most secure place he knows, The Winchester. - Director:
- Edgar Wright
- Cast:
- Simon Pegg, Keith Chegwin, Nick Frost
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Spaced Volume 2 follows the continuing voyages of confused twenty-somethings, Daisy Steiner and Tim Bisley, as they navigate through life at a time when they should be getting serious - but somehow aren't! Together with their assortment of co-conspirators - tortured artist Brian, would be soldier Mike, fashion fascist Twist, rock casualty landlady Marsha and Colin the dog, they tackle the big questions of the 21st Century. Who they are, what they mean to each other and who should switch on the kettle?
Episodes Comprise:
1. Back
2. Change
3. Mettle
4. Help
5. Gone
6. Dissolution
7. Leaves- Director:
- Edgar Wright
- Cast:
- Simon Pegg, Rowena Cooper, Jessica Hynes
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Responding to an advertisement for a flat to rent in London, Daisy and Tim, two almost strangers, pretend to be a long term couple in order meet the landlady’s requirements. With countless film, TV and science fiction references the show has become famed for it’s off beat comedy and known for kick starting the careers of Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and creator Edgar Wright. - Director:
- Edgar Wright
- Cast:
- Simon Pegg, Rowena Cooper, Jessica Hynes
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