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Filmed in 1968 whilst Czechoslovakia enjoyed a brief moment of political liberalization, 'Larks on a String' is a searing political comedy from director Jin Menzel and writer Bohumil Hrabal.

Like their earlier Oscar-winning triumph Closely Observed Trains, it audaciously combines black humour with grim reality. Set in a scrap metal yard where political dissidents are interned to be re-educated, the film is both a powerful critique of totalitarianism and a celebration of the resilience of the human spirit.

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Keeping his condition a secret, Saliya (Kostja Ullmann) lands an apprenticeship in the most prestigious hotel in Munich. Through sheer determination and resilience, he exceeds all expectations.

But when Saliya falls in love with Laura (Anna Maria Mühe), the elaborate deception he so carefully put together begins to fall apart.

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"Top Secret!" pits American rock star Nick Rivers (Val Kilmer) against the dreaded East German High Command. It's a race against time as Nick teams up with Hilary Flammond (Lucy Gutteridge) to find her father before he can create the ultimate super weapon - the Polaris Mine.

Along the way, "Top Secret!" manages to do for war epics and Elvis films what "Airplane" did for disaster movies.

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Summer 1910 on the coast of France. Several tourists have vanished.

Inspectors Machin (Didier Després) and Malfoy Cyril Rigaux soon gather that the centre of these mysterious disappearances must be Slack Bay, where lives a very odd fishing family, the Bruforts and their eldest son, nicknamed Ma Loute (Brandon Lavieville). Every summer, the bourgeois Van Peteghems visit their villa by the sea in the same place and a peculiar love story starts between Ma Loute and the young and mischievous Billie van Peteghem (Raph). Confusion and puzzlement descends on both families, as events spiral to the bizarre and beyond.

Based on the beloved bestselling book, 'A Dog's Purpose' is the heart-warming and uplifting story of one devoted dog (voiced by Josh Gad) who finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he teaches to laugh and love.

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The future looks promising for amateur actors Emad (Shahab Hosseini) and Rana (Taraneh Alidoosti) as they prepare for opening night on their production of Arthur Miller's 'Death of a Salesman'.

However, when dangerous work on a neighbouring building forces the couple to leave their home and move into a new apartment, a case of mistaken identity sees a shocking and violent incident throw their lives into turmoil. What follows is a series of wrong turns that threaten to destroy their relationship irreparably. Academy-Award winning filmmaker Asghar Farhadi (A Separation) returns with 'The Salesman', a characteristically taut drama exploring how unexpected cracks can form in the foundations of a seemingly happy marriage.

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In this must-see comedy hit, two carefree pals traveling through Alabama are mistakenly arrested and charged with murder. Fortunately, one of them has a lawyer friend in the family -Vincent Gambini (Joe Pesci), a former auto mechanic from Brooklyn who has never been in court - or in Alabama.

When cousin Vinny arrives with his leather-clad girlfriend to handle his first case, it's a real shock - for him and the Deep South!

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Welcome to the world of The Brothers Bloom, where deception is an art and nothing is as it seems! Adrien Brody and Mark Ruffalo star as The Brothers Bloom, two notorious and enigmatic connien.

Looking to pull off one final con, Bloom (Adrien Brody) and Stephen (Mark Ruffalo) lure naive heiress Penelope (Rachel Weisz) on a journey that lakes them from Athens to Prague, and Mexico to St. Petersburg. With explosives expert Bang Bang (Rinko Kikuchi) providing a back drop of flames and flying bullets and Stephen's elaborate web of deceit pulling tighter, Bloom's feelings for Penelope begin to grow, and he soon starts to wonder if his brother has devised the most dangerous con of bis life.

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"Toni Erdmann" is a touching and remarkably funny portrait of an offbeat father-daughter relationship. Sandra Huller plays Ines, a highly-strung career woman whose life in corporate Bucharest takes a turn for the bizarre with the arrival of her estranged father Winfried (Peter Simonischek).

An incessant practical joker, Winfried attempts to reconnect with Ines by introducing the titular eccentric alter ego to catch her off guard, unaware of how capable she is of rising to the challenge... This breakout German comedy, which has been met with universal critical acclaim, is as humanist as it is absurdist - a film about the importance of celebrating the humour of the everyday.

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Some people collect stamps, cigar bands or teacups. Jonathan saves memories of family: photos, cards, false teeth, handfuls of dirt - all sealed in individual bags and mounted on a wall. Now Jonathan seeks a more elusive memory.

He'll journey to the Ukraine to find the woman who saved his grandfather from the Nazis in 1942.

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Life is looking up for 14-year-old Walter.

Never mind that he's been abandoned to the care of his two ornery great-uncles at their dusty Texas farm - not when he can while away the time tending critters (including a scraggly mail-order lion) and listening to fantastic tales of his uncles' youthful adventures saving princesses and defying evil sheiks.

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Young provincial waiter Jan Dite may be short in height but his aspirations are nothing but high when it comes to ambition. For Jan is determined to become a millionaire and he knows just how to do it.

Continually watching and listening to his superiors and his high-flying, big-spending customers, Jan learns how to succeed by pleasing others.

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"Rushmore" is the story of a gifted, rebellious teenager named Max Fischer (Jason Schwartzman), a 10th grader at elite Rushmore Academy.

Editor of the School Newspaper, Captain or President of innumerable clubs and societies, Max is also one of the worst students in school, and the threat of expulsion hangs permanently over his head. Max's world is rocked when he falls for elegant 1st grade teacher Miss Cross (Olivia Williams), and he plans to erect an aquarium in her honour - then finds himself competing for her affections with his friend, steel tycoon Mr. Blume (Bill Murray), the wealthy father of two of his classmates...

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Inside a rectangular ring, two teams of fighters face-off against each other in a fierce competition. When one fighter runs out of steam, unable to continue, his teammate steps in to take his place.

This is Sparta! For Nikolai, a former MMA champion, this new spectator combat sport may be the only chance to return to professional fighting and to dig his way out of all the problems that crashed down on him three years ago: a fight to defend his girlfriend's honour followed by a stint in prison, his girlfriend's betrayal, and his coach's refusal to let him back on the team. With his true friends behind him, the athlete challenges the world and stakes his entire future on his next fight.

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Tucker (Alan Tudyk) and Dale (Tyler Labine), are two best friends who are taking a break at their dilapidated mountain house. However, their peace is soon disturbed by the arrival of a group of obnoxious college kids.

When one of the students (Katrina Bowden), gets separated from her friends, the boys try to lend a hand, only to be mistaken for a pair of murderous backwoods hillbillies intent on killing everything in their path! As they try to put things right, the misunderstanding grows, as does the body count...