jik's - Rented List

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Chris Parker (Elisabeth Shue), a fun-loving teenager, plans a quiet evening watching a neighbour's three kids.

But when her frantic friend Brenda (Penelope Ann Miller) calls and begs to be rescued from the dangers of a dingy downtown bus station, a dull evening explodes into riotous, hair-raising adventures! During the terrifyingly hilarious expedition, the youths get chased by desperate gangsters...sing for their lives in a seedy blues nightclub...and escape the knives, chains and bullets of warring teenage gangs.

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In the spectacular final chapter of the Star Wars saga, Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) and Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) must travel to Tatooine to free Han Solo (Harrison Ford) by infiltrating the wretched stronghold of Jabba the Hutt, the galaxy's most loathsome gangster.

Reunited, the Rebels team up with tribes of Ewoks to combat the Imperial forces on the forest moon of Endor. Meanwhile the Emperor and Darth Vader (James Earl Jones) conspire to turn Luke to the dark side, and young Skywalker is determined to rekindle the spirit of the Jedi within his father. The Galactic Civil War culminates in the ultimate showdown, as the Rebel forces gather to attack the seemingly defenseless and incomplete second Death Star in the battle that will determine the fate of the galaxy.

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In the blistering heat of the Mexican sierra, a village trembles in fear - waiting for the savage onslaught from Calvera and his bandidos. Terrorised, robbed, humiliated, the villagers are desperate to hit back and set off for the American border to buy guns.

But in their quest they come across seven awesome weapons of destruction: a group of hard-riding, mercenary Western gunmen who will ride with them to the village and take out the bandidos. Led by Chris Adams (Yul Brynner), the seven find themselves plunged into a fight for the life of the village. In this classic Western inspired by the Seven Samurai of Japan, Brynner - together with a cast of the caliber of Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson and Horst Buchholz - fire the first bullets in a fight to the death.

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Following the destruction of the Death Star, Imperial forces pursue the Rebel Alliance to the ice planet Hoth. After a devastating defeat, Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) journeys to the planet Dagobah to train with the Jedi Master Yoda.

Meanwhile, in the Cloud City of Bespin, Darth Vader attempts to lure Luke into a trap by kidnapping Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher). When Luke comes to their rescue, he must fight a fierce lightsaber duel with Darth Vader himself and come face to face with a stunning revelation that could change his destiny.

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A woodcutter experiences a horrific series of events - an ambush, rape and murder.

In the telling of the tale however, each of the four participants give different views of what actually happened - is any of them telling the truth? Kurosawa's masterful film plays on the subjective nature of truth while unfurling a riveting tale of violence and greed.

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Set in a bomb-scarred Chinese town in the aftermath of World War II, the film tells the story of the passionless marriage of the ailing Liyan and his beautiful wife Yuwen.

Their lives are disturbed by the arrival of Liyan's old school friend, Zhichen, a cultivated doctor from Shanghai, who was also the teenage love of Yuwen. Despite their attempts to conceal their emotions, Yuwen and Zhichen find that their feelings for each other are re-ignited and, eventually, secrecy and jealousy take their toll on all concerned.

Sixty-year-old Huw Morgan looks back on his life as a boy (Roddy McDowall) in a small Welsh mining town. His reminiscences reveal the disintegration of the closely knit Morgans, and his devoted parents (Donald Crisp, Sara Allgood), while capturing the sentiments and issues of their time.

A powerful front line cast, including Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Woody Harrelson, and George Clooney, explodes into action in this hauntingly realistic view of military and moral chaos in the Pacific during World War II.

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The laughs come fast and furious as Tim Allen and Rene Russo lead an all-star cast in this hilarious comedy from director Barry Sonnenfeld.

Comedic chaos reigns when a mysterious suitcase that threatens the security of Miami changes the lives of a divorced dad, an unhappy housewife, two hit men, a pair of street thugs, two love-struck teens, two FBI men and a psychedelic toad. There is something for everyone no matter who is looking for big trouble, and in the need, all-star comedy conquers all.

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During the Civil War a wounded Union soldier is sheltered by the headmistress and students of a girls' academy in the South.

As his health returns his desire increases, but can he trust these enemy women not to turn on him? He takes his chances but soon realises that his benefactress can't be trusted... with his love or with his life! His lustful ambition turns quickly against him and the story follows through a series of nerve shattering events, including realistic scenes that are among the boldest, most shocking ever witnessed on film.

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In Mexico, Sicario means hitman. In the lawless border area stretching between the U.S. and Mexico, an idealistic FBI agent, Kate Macey (Emily Blunt), is enlisted by an elite government task force official (Josh Brolin) to aid in the escalating war against drugs.

Led by an enigmatic consultant with a questionable past (Benicio Del Toro), the team sets out on a clandestine journey forcing Kate to question everything that she believes in order to survive.

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Made in 1922, on location in the Carpathians and several Baltic Towns, Nosferatu is in all but name Bram Stokers Dracula with the lead names changed. Starring Max Schrek as Nosferatu the film relies heavily on lighting, shadow and pictorial compensation. Following closely Bram Stokers novel.

Stokers wife took offence and won her case against the producers forcing them to destroy all prints. Luckily a couple survived.

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Starring acting giants Rod Steiger (In the Heat of the Night) as Juan Miranda, an amoral peasant-turned-outlaw, and James Coburn (Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid) as John Mallory, a dynamite-tossing Irish revolutionary who has fled to Mexico after becoming a fugitive in his own country.

Together, they're a devilishly volatile mix of anti-establishment philosophies and violent tendencies as they attempt to liberate political prisoners, defend their compatriots against a well-equipped militia, and risk their lives on a train filled with explosives.

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'Heartworn Highways' is James Szalapski's fabled documentary about the rebirth of country music around Austin and Nashville in the mid-70's.

This classic features Townes van Zandt, Guy Clark, Rodney Crowell, Charlie Daniels, Steve Young, Gamble Rogers, David Allan Coe and Steve Earle, amongst numerous others. Heartworn Highways is a movie that affords not not only a rare insight into the lives of this unique set of maverick artists, but also the opportunity to experience their inspiring and beautiful music in both an ultimate setting and from an intensely personal perspective. This deluxe edition includes a transcribed interview with the Director Szalapski and additional written contributions from the other key players responsible for the movie's creation. It further includes over an hour of previously unseen footage and extra features that only serve to enhance the legendary status of Heartworn Highways.

Based on Thomas Harris' first story of Hannibal Lecktor, 'Red Dragon', 'Manhunter' introduced this popular character to an unsuspecting public. It remains a cult classic and is considered the most prominent landmark in Mann's career.