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Wild Tales (2014)Relatos Salvajes
From director Damian Szifron and producer Pedro Almodovar comes six stories, each exploring a different facet of revenge and the various brilliant, mad, toe-curling and hilarious flavours in which it can be dished out. Whether it's taking out a belligerent crime lord, getting even with officious parking enforcement, retribution for infidelity, or good old fashioned road rage, 'Wild Tales' takes acts of vengeance for infuriating, often all too familiar situations and blows them out to a bitter and hysterical end in this outrageous, tense and ferociously funny dark comedy. - Director:
- Damián Szifrón
- Cast:
- Darío Grandinetti, María Marull, Mónica Villa
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Our glamorous lady detective, The Honourable Miss Phryne Fisher (Essie Davis), sashays through the back streets of 1928 Melbourne, fighting injustice with her pearl-handled pistol and her dagger-sharp wit. Leaving a trail of lovers in her wake, our very modern heroine makes sure she is always the centre of attention and relishes every one of life's moments. - Director:
- Tony Tilse
- Cast:
- Essie Davis, Laurent Boulanger, Nathan Page
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For decades, ex-government agent Raymond "Red" Reddington (James Spader) has been one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives. Brokering shadowy deals for criminals across the globe, Red was known by many as "The Concierge of Crime". Now, he's mysteriously surrendered to the FBI with an explosive offer: he will help catch the world's most elusive criminals, under the condition that he speaks only to Elizabeth "Liz" Keen (Megan Boone), an FBI profiler fresh out of Quantico. For Liz, it's going to be one hell of a first day on the job. - Director:
- Joe Carnahan
- Cast:
- James Spader, Michael Klesic, Megan Boone
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Two-time Academy Award nominee Jeremy Renner leads an all-star cast in 'Kill the Messenger', a compelling political drama based on the true story of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Webb. A hard-charging investigative reporter (Renner), stumbles upon the story of a lifetime when he uncovers a link between US government intelligence agencies and Central American drug smugglers. Determined to prove the CIA used cocaine profits to fund the Contra rebels, Webb endangers his career and family when he ignores the warnings of agency operatives in his relentless pursuit of the truth. - Director:
- Michael Cuesta
- Cast:
- Jeremy Renner, Robert Patrick, Jena Sims
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Flashpoint is a high stakes police drama about a team of elite cops. - A SWAT team highly trained in psychology, specialising in the use of state of the art weaponry, sniper rifles, snake cameras, and robotics along with expert negotiating tactics. Their task - to talk down or take down, terrorists, hostage takers and bomb-makers, delving deeply into the minds of the human beings at the centre of explosive situations. - Director:
- David Frazee
- Cast:
- Amy Jo Johnson, Enrico Colantoni, Hugh Dillon
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Force Majeure (2014)Turist
The sun is beaming and the ski slopes are spectacular for Tomas, his wife Ebba and their two children. However, during a lunch at a mountainside restaurant an avalanche suddenly bears down upon the happy diners. As the wall of snow gets ever closer, Tomas makes a split-second decision in a moment of panic that will engulf and shake his relationship with his wife and children and leave him struggling to reclaim his role as the family patriarch. - Director:
- Ruben Östlund
- Cast:
- Johannes Kuhnke, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Clara Wettergren
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Series 3 From the graffiti'd gangland turf of South Central to the placid, palm-lined drives of Beverly Hills, crime can happen on any Southland street in Los Angeles. But in addition to dealing with the day-to-day roster of misdemeanors and felonies they meet on the streets, LAPD officers and detectives also face conflict when they're off-duty. So whether they're adjusting to new partners and procedures, handling personal hardships at home for being a cop or copingwith the chaos that erupts throught the city, the veteran and rookie detectives and unifofmed cops of Southland do their best to protect, serve and stay alive.
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It's a new day in L.A. Rookies learn the ropes. Veterans burn out. Detectives take their work to heart. Partners take their addictions too far. Relationships fall apart. With fast-moving action filmed on gangland streets and in hip Hollywood hot spots, Southland tells personal stories of men and women wearing the LAPD badge as they struggle to make a difference, make a living, or simply survive.- Director:
- Christopher Chulack
- Cast:
- Emily Bergl, Kevin Alejandro, Arija Bareikis
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Foxcatcher is an electrifying thriller, based on true events. When wealthy John du Pont (Steve Carell) invites Olympic wrestler Mark Schultz (Charming Tatum) to move to his estate and help form a wrestling team for the 1988 Seoul Olympics, Mark sees a way to step out of the shadow of his charismatic and revered brother, Dave (Mark Ruffalo) and instantly accepts his offer.
However, du Pont begins to lead Mark down a dark path while becoming fixated on recruiting Dave to 'Team Foxcatcher'. As tensions and paranoia run high through their constant power-struggles and the pursuit of victory, all three men are propelled towards ;an unforeseen event that will change their lives forever.- Director:
- Bennett Miller
- Cast:
- Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo
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Nicky (Will Smith) is a seasoned master of misdirection who becomes involved with novice con artist Jess (Margot Robbie). As he's teaching her the tricks of the trade, she gets too close for comfort, and he breaks it off. Three years later, Jess - now an accomplished femme fatale - shows up in Buenos Aires during the high-stakes race-car circuit, throwing Nicky off his game in the middle of his latest dangerous scheme. - Director:
- Glenn Ficarra
- Cast:
- Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Rodrigo Santoro
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'Bates Motel' has vacancies and welcomes you for a second season, starring Academy Award nominated actress Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore. In the aftermath of Miss Watson's murder, Norman's (Highmore) innocence is buried under blackouts, suspicious characters, and his strange behaviour. Meanwhile, Norma (Farmiga) faces dark truths of her own when family secrets begin to unravel and looming threats from local villains jeopardize Norma's stab at happiness. No matter where you turn - there's no escaping what bubbles beneath the surface in White Pine Bay. - Director:
- Tucker Gates
- Cast:
- Vera Farmiga, Freddie Highmore, Max Thieriot
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One of television's most exhilarating series, "The Americans", returns for Season 2 - with more danger, more intrigue and more steamy alliances. Technological advances have escalated Cold War tensions to an all-time high, and undercover KGB operatives Elizabeth and Philip Jennings (Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys) face the growing threat of discovery. As their assignments grow more deadly, their family is in more danger, and their loyalties are tested like never before in this thrilling series. - Director:
- Thomas Schlamme
- Cast:
- Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys, Annet Mahendru
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"The Last Act", from Academy Award-winning director Barry Levinson, tells the story of Simon Axler (Al Pacino); an aging actor who is struggling to separate scenes from his play from real life events. As his world slowly starts turning upside-down, Simon embarks upon an affair with a friend's lesbian daughter (Greta Gerwig) but soon finds it is difficult to keep pace with her. - Director:
- Barry Levinson
- Cast:
- Al Pacino, Kyra Sedgwick, Greta Gerwig
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Series 2 picks up four months after the end of the first. Sean and Beverly's marriage has been blown apart by Beverly's fling with Matt, and Matt's friendship with Sean appears to be beyond salvage. But as their sitcom "Pucks!" is about to premiere, all three are forced to find a way to continue working together. As the series progresses, we are plunged deeper into the twisted world of making television. It's a portrait gallery of megalomaniac network executives, surgically-enhanced actresses and naked stalkers who appear unexpectedly in your kitchen. Through it all, Sean and Beverly struggle to rediscover the love they had when they started their American adventure, while Matt struggles to reclaim the stardom that was once his. - Director:
- Jim Field Smith
- Cast:
- Matt LeBlanc, Tamsin Greig, Stephen Mangan
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From writer/director J.C. Chandor comes "A Most Violent Year", a riveting crime thriller set in New York City during the winter of 1981, the most dangerous year in the city's history. Starring Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain, this gripping story shows one man's determined battle to build his business in the midst of corruption and mob rule whilst protecting his family, without resorting to the violence that surrounds them. - Director:
- J.C. Chandor
- Cast:
- Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, David Oyelowo
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Maggie (Melissa McCarthy), a single mother, moves into a new home in Brooklyn with her 12-year-old son, Oliver (Jaeden Lieberher). Forced to work long hours, she has no choice but to leave Oliver in the care of their new neighbour, Vincent (Bill Murray), a retired curmudgeon with a desire for alcohol and gambling. An odd friendship soon blossoms between the improbable pair. Together with a pregnant stripper, named Daka (Naomi Watts), Vincent brings Oliver along on all the stops that make up his daily routine - the race track, a strip club, and the local dive bar. Vincent helps Oliver grow to become a man, while Oliver begins to see in Vincent something that no one else is able to: a misunderstood man with a good heart. - Director:
- Theodore Melfi
- Cast:
- Bill Murray, Melissa McCarthy, Naomi Watts
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