jarf's - Rented List

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The unforgettable original version of acclaimed filmmaker Michael Haneke's classic exploration of screen violence is an uncompromising, sometimes uncomfortable, but never less than compelling experience.

Arriving at their remote lakeside holiday home, a middle class family are alarmed by the unexpected arrival of two young men who soon begin to subject them to a twisted and horrifying ordeal of terror. With characteristic mastery, Haneke turns the conventions of the thriller genre upside down and, directly challenges the expectations of his audience, forcing viewers to question the complacency with which they receive images of casual violence in contemporary cinema.

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Phil (Dwier Brown) and Kate (Carey Lowell) are a young couple living in an idyllic life in their LA home. When Kate becomes pregnant with their first child they begin the search for a nanny to care for their newborn.

The lovely Camilla (Jenny Seagrove) seems like the perfect candidate for the live-in role. She is a beautiful woman who devotes herself to looking after the baby, but it soon becomes apparent the nanny is not all she seems...

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The most powerful of all was Susanoh-oh, a violent and chaotic entity who terrorised the other gods until he was banished to the underworld for his crimes. In the ancient legends the power of the universe is split into two aspects, Brahman and Atman.

Brahman is the force of pure truth and knowledge, while Atman is the energy of the human soul and only through true enlightenment can they be reconciled. But this enlightenment bears a terrible price, as Takahashi, a young boy haunted by the memory of his murdered father, knows only too well. Takahashi is the living embodiment of Atman and it is his destiny to face the forces of darkness alone. He leaves behind the carnage of Osaka and travels with his murderous entourage of hungry ghosts, in his possession is one half of the golden seal of Yamatai, The only artefact that can summon Susanoh-oh, the God of Darkness back to Earth. But close behind him is Kikuchi-Ko, head of the powerful Kikuchi clan and the man who holds the other half of the Yamatai seal. Only when the two meet can the true nature of Susanoh-oh be revealed...

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Ewan McGregor stars as "the eye", an isolated British intelligence officer assigned the case of the enigmatic and mysterious Joanna Eris (Ashley Judd). Joanna is accused of blackmailing a senior British official - but she is more than just a blackmailer.

As the Eye begins his task of shadowing her he discovers that she is capable of more than just extortion. A master of disguise she is also a lone killer who anticipates his every move and stays one step ahead. As he follows Joanna from murder to murder he feels compelled to watch her, becoming more and more obsessed with what he sees. The closer the Eye gets to Joanna's life the more dangerous his fantasy becomes. Who is more dangerous the hunter or the hunted?

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Terrorism has a new arena...Just before the games are about to begin at the Atlanta Olympics, a deadly team of terrorists led by Kalal (Andrew Divoff) mount a precision attack on the Aquatic Center and succeed in taking the US Women's Swimming team hostage.

The terrorists seal off the center and wire all the exits with powerful explosives. Unbeknownst to them, they have missed a janitor (Linden Ashby) whom is trapped in the sprawling complex. Working against the clock, the FBI enlists the help of the mysterious Leo (Rutger Hauer), who coordinates his efforts with the trapped janitor to stop the terrorists in their tracks.

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Money. Sex. Power. They're all part of this crisp, stylish suspense thriller. David Caruso plays Corelli, a D.A. up to his neck in a case that may lead where he doesn't want to go. Chazz Palminteri portrays Matt, a prominent attorney, local power broker and Corelli's longtime pal.

Linda Fiorentino is Matt's wife Trina: a clinical psychologist who's bold, uninhibited and capable of anything - maybe even murder.

Trained killer or talented artist... Jimbuck is both! A professional hitman is hired to kill a brain surgeon. However, it turns out that not only are he and the surgeon old friends, but they are both in love with the same woman...

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Opening in the rundown city of Hiroshima, we witness the events leading up to the bombing through the eyes of Gen, a young boy growing up in the post-war Japan. Fortunately when the bomb detonates, Gen is shielded by a stone wall.

As he runs home, he sees victims of the bomb blast staggering around shocked and helpless in the rubble. When Gen reaches home he finds that his house has collapsed, trapping his father, brother and sister in the wreckage. What follows is a night-marish journey into the unimaginable horrors of atomic war.

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Mumsy (Ursula Howells) and Nanny (Pat Heywood), along with overgrown "children" Sonny (Howard Trevor) and Girly (Vanessa Howard) are a happy family living together in a sprawling, decaying mansion.

Sonny and Girly bring friends home to play but if they don't obey the rules, they are tried and "sent to the angels." The arrival of "new friend" (Michael Bryant) - a man on the run after his girlfriend is accidentally killed whilst playing with Sonny and Girly - upsets the household with his very own brand of adult games, seducing the w women of the house. Trouble is, Girly doesn't like to share her friends, not even with Mumsy and Nanny....

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Detective Jake Swan (John Matuszak) does things by the book - his book. But when a drug bust he plans results in his partner's death, Jake goes on a rampage that ends in his suspension from the force and a quick slide into booze and guilty depression.

Trying to hold himself and his partner's family together, Jake turns to private investigation, taking on the bizarre case of a kidnapped rock star. The trail descends into an underworld of drug smuggling, money laundering and international corruption, pitting Jake against the same people responsible for his partner's murder. Only this time, Jake uses maximum force to guarantee that justice is served.

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After her trouble-making brother, Caleb (Corey Feldman), goes missing, Katherine Verdoux (Erika Eleniak) seeks the services of sarcastic private investigator Rafe Guttman (Dennis Miller) to track the errant youth down.

Rafe eventually determines that Caleb is in the thrall of Lilith (Angie Everhart), a powerful vampire who operates a seedy brothel. When Rafe and Katherine set out to rescue Caleb, they must contend with the lethal Lilith and her evil minions.

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Christian Slater stars as Captain Craig McCenzie, a disgraced special forces officer hand-picked to lead the ultimate extreme vacation.

Five super-rich thrill-seekers have paid a premium to have themselves inserted into a real-life military mission: delivering weapons to the besieged rebels of an island stronghold. But when the plan backfires and all hell breaks loose, McCenzie and his squad of amateur soldiers find themselves fighting a furious battle to survive.

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England is in civil war as the Royalists battle Oliver Cromwell's Roundheads for control. This conflict distracts people from rational thought and allows unscrupulous men to gain power by exploiting village superstitions.

One of these men is Matthew Hopkins (Vincent Price), who tours the land offering his services as a persecutor of witches. Aided by his sadistic accomplice John Stearne (Robert Russell), he travels from town to town and wrenches confessions from "witches" in order to line his pockets. When Hopkins persecutes a priest (Rupert Davies), he incurs the wrath of Richard Marshall (Ian Ogilvy), who is engaged to the priest's niece. Risking treason by leaving his military duties, Marshall relentlessly pursues the evil Hopkins and his minion Stearne.

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Simon Cordier (Vincent Price) is a well-respected magistrate, who chooses to visit a condemned prisoner, Louis Girot, on the eve of his execution.

Girot frenziedly pleads his innocence, vowing that a spirit named Horla, who took over his body and forced his hand, is truly responsible for the crimes he has committed. When Cordier shows no mercy and refuses to believe him, the man astoundingly perishes before his eyes! Over the following days, the magistrate bears witness to a number of peculiar happenings in his own home. At first, he believes he may be sleepwalking, but soon he starts to hear voices and fears for his sanity. After taking up sculpting to soothe his anxieties, Cordier embarks on an affair with Odette (Nancy Kovack), a gold digger married to a struggling artist. Will the couple find happiness, or will the wrath of the Horla strike again..?

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Murder and mystery abound when Jim Hutton, as the detective sleuth Doug Selby, attempts to track down the murderer, after a dead body is found floating in a swimming pool.

In this riveting and compulsive movie, Hutton's character discovers that one body leads to another, and the suspense increases as he desperately attempts to find the perpetrator. This is a movie that demands your attention throughout.