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Based on a true story, this is the story of one of Japan's most notorious scandals. An ex-prostitute enters service in a household and promptly begins an obsessive and sexually perverse affair with the master. What starts as a casual diversion escalates into a passion that holds no bounds.

The intensity of the affair and the couple's mutual appetite for exploring the physical and sexual limits of their love-making completely overwhelms them and the strain of the relationship takes its toll on all concerned.

Jennifer Lawrence is Dominika, a former ballerina forced to enter Sparrow School, a secret government program that thrusts her into a treacherous espionage game between Russia and the CIA. She emerges trained as a lethal agent, but is trapped in a world she desperately wants to escape.

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On Saturday 14th February 1900 a party of schoolgirls from Appleyard College took a trip to Hanging Rock near Mt. Macedon in the state of Victoria. During that idyllic sun-drenched afternoon some of the party left the rest of the group and having climbed higher, stopped to rest and fell asleep.

They awoke as though still in a dream and silently ventured further through a passage in the imposing rock face. Some of the girls were never seen again.

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Join your favourite characters, the Ewoks, in this double feature collection, and enjoy hours of fun and entertainment for the whole family. These action-packed adventures take us back to the forest moon of Endor for a reunion with the young Ewok hero Wicket, and the brave warrior Teebo.

Caravan of Courage
In 'Caravan of Courage', the Towani family are separated when their shuttlecraft crashes on Endor. While the parents are soon captured by the giant known as Gorax, and Mace and Cindel, the son and daughter, are missing. When the Ewoks discover the missing Towani children in the remnants of the shuttlecraft, it becomes clear that the children must establish trust with them in order to embark on an adventure to rescue their parents.
The Battle for Endo
In 'The Battle for Endor', an army of Marauders, led by KingTerak and the witch Charal, attack the Ewok village. Cindel and Wicket escape into the forest, where they meet Teek and Noa. They must befriend Noa in order to team up to defeat the Marauders.

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"DCI Gene Hunt, (Philip Glenister) the Neanderthal copper last seen in Life on Mars is Back.

Joined in London by his faithful sidekicks, DS Ray Carling (Dean Andrews), DC Chris Skelton (Marshall Lancaster) and a brand new red Audi Quattro, Gene is ready to take on the "southern Nancy" criminal scum and show the Met a thing or tow about policing. Only this time it’s 1981 and the world has changed: Charles and Diana are about to marry, there’s been rioting in Brixton and there are perms, pastel suits and cocktails all around him. Worse still, Hunt has finally met his match with the arrival of Di Alex Drake (Keeley Hawes), a sexy, sophisticated police psychologist from 2008 who has studied the world of the now deceased Sam Tyler. When Alex is shot and wakes up in 1981, she realises she has assimilated Sam’s fantasies with here own experiences to create this world. She needs to do everything in here power to keep fighting, to stay alive and to get back to the daughter Molly. To a soundtrack of Duran Duran, The Clash, OMD and The Human League, sparks fly as Hunt and Drake grapple with each other and the world around them.

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From master storyteller, Guillermo del Toro, comes 'The Shape of Water', an otherworldly fairy tale set against the backdrop of Cold War-era America circa 1962. In the hidden, high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa (Sally Hawkins) is trapped in a life of isolation.

Elisa's life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda (Octavia Spencer) discover a secret classified experiment.

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Against all odds, Katniss and fellow tribute Peeta have returned home after surviving the Hunger Games. Winning means they must leave loved ones behind and embark on a Victory Tour through the districts. Along the way, Katniss senses a rebellion simmering - one that she and Peeta may have sparked.

At the end the tour, President Snow announces a deadly 75th Hunger Games that could change Panem forever.

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Jerry (Ryan Reynolds) is an affable loner who works in a bathtub factory by day and hangs out at his flat above a disused bowling alley by night chatting to his pet cat, Mr. Whiskers, and loyal dog Bosco - whose voices he hears.

Eager to socialise, Jerry asks Fiona from accounts (Gemma Arterton) out on a date, but when she stands him up he later accidentally stabs her to death, repeatedly, in the woods. Covering his tracks, under strict advice from Mr. Whiskers, Jerry is now beyond the reach of his well-meaning psychiatrist Dr. Warren (Jacki Weaver) and things are looking bad for Lisa (Anna Kendrick) who has taken a shine to him. Despite Bosco trying to keep him on the straight and narrow, Mr. Whiskers is the loudest voice in Jerry's head and all he can hope for now is salvation.

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It's batter up at Belle Reve, and that can only mean that Amanda Waller, the penitentiary's cold and calculating warden, has a mission only the damned will take on. It's time to unleash Task Force X again, stacked with seasoned vets such as Deadshot, Killer Frost, Captain Boomerang and Harley Quinn.

These crafty criminals are joined by newcomers Copperhead and the martial arts master Bronze Tiger! With the target being a mystical object so powerful they're willing to risk their own lives to steal it, there's sure to be a collision of chaos, gunfire and attitudes. So, get packed for a raging road trip with the Suicide Squad!

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Peter Parker has finally managed to strike a balance between his devotion to M.J. and his duties as a superhero. But there is a storm brewing on the horizon.

When his suit suddenly changes, turning jet-black and enhancing his powers, it transforms Peter as well, bringing out the dark, vengeful side of his personality that he is struggling to control. Under the influence of the suit, Peter becomes overconfident and starts to neglect the people who care about him most. Forced to choose between the seductive power of the new suit and the compassionate hero he used to be, Peter must overcome his personal demons as two of the most-feared villains yet, Sandman and Venom, gather unparalleled power and thirst for retribution to threaten Peter and everyone he loves.

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When the man-eating giants called Titans first appeared, humans retreated behind massive walls. After a hundred years of safety, a colossal-sized Titan smashes through the defences, unleashing a flood of giants and carnage in the streets.

Eren Jaeger watches helplessly as one of the creatures devours his mother. Eren and his surviving friends enlist to fight against the insatiable monsters. The future looks bleak, but there's more to Eren than meets the eye: he may be humanity's last hope against extinction. From the director of Death Note and High School of the Dead comes the series Anime News Network calls "an intense, visceral, and graphic thrill ride". The Titans have come to feast. Anything can happen. No one is safe.

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James has grown up with the kids' show Brigsby Bear and the programme has grown with him as well. One dramatic night, James' insular world is upended. Upon learning the series has been cancelled, he adopts the old adage that the show must go on.

By becoming Brigsby Bear's new creator, James finally builds meaningful connections his life has lacked.

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After rescuing his son, Alton (Jaeden Lieberher) from a fundamentalist religious sect who are convinced his powerful supernatural abilities are the key to their salvation, Roy (Michael Shannon), Alton and their bodyguard Lucas (Joel Edgerton) are on the run for their lives.

What starts as a desperate escape from a fearsome cult soon attracts the attention of the FBI who believe the boy to be a threat to mankind's very existence. With the trio's fate hanging in the balance, Roy will stop at nothing to keep his son from harm and uncover the truth behind his unbelievable powers, a discovery which could change the world forever.

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Hugh Jackman leads an all-star cast in this bold and original musical filled with infectious showstopping performances that will bring you to your feet time and time again. Inspired by the story of P.T.

Barnum (Hugh Jackman) and celebrating the birth of show business, the film follows the visionary who rose from nothing to create a mesmerising spectacle.

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In this shocking thriller, four friends gather at an elegant home during the Summer of Love, 1969. Unbeknownst to them, deadly visitors are waiting outside.

What begins as a simple farewell party turns into a night of primal terror as the intruders stalk and torment the four, who struggle for their lives against what appears to be a senseless attack.