fvmg's - Rented List
-
A bittersweet modern love story starring Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci as Sam and Tusker, long-term partners who are revisiting their past and coming to terms with Tusker's illness on a road trip across England. 'Supernova' is a deeply moving portrait of a couple navigating difficult circumstances with wry humour and affection. - Director:
- Harry Macqueen
- Cast:
- Colin Firth, Stanley Tucci, Pippa Haywood
- Formats:
-
-
John (James Norton), a 35-year-old window cleaner, lives with his three-year-old son Michael (Daniel Lamont). He was recently diagnosed with terminal cancer and has decided that he will find the best family to take Michael in after his death. Against the advice of the adoption agency he's working with, John cannot face telling his son the truth, taking him on visits to prospective families under the guise of visiting new friends. But as his condition starts to show, he begins to ponder what his legacy should be for his son - should Michael start life a new or should John leave him with the fools that would allow him, later in life, to know the father he had. - Director:
- Uberto Pasolini
- Cast:
- James Norton, Daniel Lamont, Eileen O'Higgins
- Formats:
-
-
A gripping and suspenseful series based on Stephen King's best-selling novel of the same name. 'The Outsider' follows a seemingly straightforward investigation into the gruesome murder of an 11-year-old boy, whose body is found mutilated in the Georgia woods. Eyewitnesses and physical evidence all point to popular high school teacher Terry Maitland (Jason Bateman). But police detective Ralph Anderson (Ben Mendelsohn) is baffled by the emergence of contradictory evidence and, in an attempt to explain the unexplainable, brings in an unorthodox private investigator with uncanny abilities. A binge-worthy detective story and tense psychological thriller, 'The Outsider' meticulously reveals a spine-chilling series of twists as an insidious supernatural force edges its way into the case. - Director:
- Andrew Bernstein
- Cast:
- Ben Mendelsohn, Bill Camp, Jeremy Bobb
- Formats:
-
-
The Unholy (2021)Shrine
"The Unholy", based on James Herbert's best-selling book 'Shrine' follows a young hearing-impaired girl who is visited by the Virgin Mary and can suddenly hear, speak, and heal the sick. As people from near and far flock to witness her miracles, a disgraced journalist (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) hoping to revive his career visits a small New England town to investigate. As terrifying events begin to happen all around him, he starts questioning if these miracles are the works of the Virgin Mary or something much more sinister. - Director:
- Evan Spiliotopoulos
- Cast:
- Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Lorna Larkin, Cricket Brown
- Formats:
-
-
Grappling with the unexpected death of her husband (Nasser Memarzia), Mary Hussain (Joanna Scanlan) is tidying his things in their Dover home when she stumbles upon a secret connection he had across the Channel, in Calais. Armed with just a bag and his mobile phone, she sets off to uncover the truth. - Director:
- Aleem Khan
- Cast:
- Joanna Scanlan, Aaron Chawla, Jeff Mirza
- Formats:
-
-
Hutch (Bob Odenkirk) is a nobody. As an overlooked and underestimated father and husband, he takes life's indignities on the chin and never rocks the boat. But when his daughter (Connie Nielsen) loses her beloved kitty-cat bracelet in a robbery, Hutch hits a boiling point no one knew he had. What happens when a pushover finally pushes back? Hutch flips from regular dad to fearless fighter by taking his enemies on a wild ride of explosive revenge. - Director:
- Ilya Naishuller
- Cast:
- Bob Odenkirk, Aleksey Serebryakov, Connie Nielsen
- Formats:
-
-
Spiral (2021)Spiral: From the Book of Saw / Saw 9: Spiral and The Organ Donor / Untitled Saw Project
Working in the shadow of his father, an esteemed police veteran (Samuel L. Jackson), brash Detective Ezekiel "Zeke" Banks (Chris Rock) and his rookie partner (Max Minghella) take charge of a grisly investigation into murders that are eerily reminiscent of the city's gruesome past. Unwittingly entrapped in a deepening mystery, Zeke finds himself at the centre of the killer's morbid game. - Director:
- Darren Lynn Bousman
- Cast:
- Chris Rock, Samuel L. Jackson, Max Minghella
- Formats:
-
-
As life crumbles around her, the sole detective in a small Pennsylvania town investigates the murder of a teen in this riveting, suspenseful HBO original limited series. Oscar and Emmy winner Kate Winslet has created an iconic character in Detective Mare Sheehan, a worn-down, brutally honest, beer-swilling local basketball legend who must cope with the loss of her son while dealing with her nosy mother, rebellious teenage daughter and grandson at home, and an ex-husband who lives a stone's throw away with his new fiancee. Just as the case of a missing young girl has grown cold, the murder of a teen adds immense pressure on Mare to find the killer in a town where everyone is a potential suspect. - Director:
- Craig Zobel
- Cast:
- Kate Winslet, Julianne Nicholson, Jean Smart
- Formats:
-
-
From acclaimed genre director Chris Smith (Creep, Severance, Triangle) comes 'The Banishing', which tells the true story of the most haunted house in England. A young reverend (John Heffernan) and his wife (Jessica Brown Findlay) and daughter (Anya McKenna-Bruce) move into a manor with a horrifying secret. When a vengeful spirit haunts the little girl and threatens to tear the family apart, the reverend and his wife are forced to confront their beliefs. They must turn to black magic by seeking the help of a famous Occultist...or risk losing their daughter. - Director:
- Christopher Smith
- Cast:
- Francesca Fowler, Jessica Brown Findlay, John Heffernan
- Formats:
-
-
On one fateful evening, Gio (Shiloh Fernandez), the son of a murdered mobster and the nephew of Brooklyn mob boss Angelo (Val Kilmer), carries on the family tradition of delivering a cake his mother baked to his uncle's house for a celebration. Just two hours into the night, Gio's life is forever changed as he begins to piece together what really happened to his father and ultimately comes face to face with the type of violence he has managed to avoid his whole life. - Director:
- Jimmy Giannopoulos
- Cast:
- Shiloh Fernandez, Val Kilmer, Ewan McGregor
- Formats:
-
-
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
- Cast:
- Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Mark Gatiss
- Formats:
-
-
A Quiet Place: Part II (2020)A Quiet Place: Part 2 / A Quiet Place 2
Following the deadly events at home, the Abbott family (Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe) must now face the terrors of the outside world as they continue their fight for survival in silence. Forced to venture into the unknown, they quickly realise that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path. - Director:
- John Krasinski
- Cast:
- Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Cillian Murphy
- Formats:
-
-
Award-winning director Kelly Reichardt (Meek's Cutoff, Wendy and Lucy) returns with the eagerly awaited 'First Cow', a gripping and glorious story of friendship, petty crime and the pursuit of the American dream on the harsh frontier of the Pacific Northwest. In 1820's Oregon, two loners team up to seek their fortune through a scheme to steal milk from the wealthy landowner's prized Jersey cow - the first, and only, in the territory. A true masterpiece from one of the great modern American filmmakers. - Director:
- Kelly Reichardt
- Cast:
- Alia Shawkat, John Magaro, Dylan Smith
- Formats:
-
-
Cruella (2021)Cruella de Vil
Emma Stone stars as one of cinema's most notorious and stylish villains, Cruella de Vil. Determined to become a successful fashion designer, a creative young grifter named Estella (Stone) teams with a pair of mischievous thieves to survive on the London streets. But when her flair for fashion catches the eye of the legendary designer Baroness von Hellman (Emma Thompson), Estella rises to become the raucous, revenge-bent "Cruella". - Director:
- Craig Gillespie
- Cast:
- Emma Stone, Emma Thompson, Joel Fry
- Formats:
-
-
"Promising Young Woman" is a bold new vision that has ignited a debate starring Academy Award Nominee Carey Mulligan as 'Cassie': a wickedly smart but singularly focused woman, who in order to overcome events from her past lives a double life by night. Following an unexpected encounter. Cassie is given the chance to right the wrongs of the past. - Director:
- Emerald Fennell
- Cast:
- Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham, Alison Brie
- Formats:
-