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If there's a microscopic fracture in a metal, brilliant engineer Ted Crawford (Anthony Hopkins) will find it. And if there's the tiniest flaw in his cover-up of shooting his unfaithful wife, Crawford defies you - and prosecutor Willy Beachum (Ryan Gosling) - to find it. Beachum's legal talents and ethics are pushed to the limit as he faces off against Crawford in the cat-and-mouse moves and countermoves of "Fracture". - Director:
- Gregory Hoblit
- Cast:
- Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling, David Strathairn
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Shy, failing magician Corky (Anthony Hopkins) finally finds success with a ventriloquist act featuring a dummy called Fats. With a shot at the big time on the horizon the pressure gets the better of him however and in a panic he flees the city back to the security of his hometown. When he reunites with an old high school flame Fats takes on a life of his own with devastating consequences. - Director:
- Richard Attenborough
- Cast:
- Anthony Hopkins, Anthony Hopkins, Ann-Margret
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Ralph Fiennes and John Turturro play contestants battling for huge cash prizes and instant fame on a top-rated quiz show. But when charges surface that the hit programme is fixed and that players are being given the answers, it becomes far more than a game. Now contestants, producers and the network itself get caught in the centre of an escalating scandal. Based on a true story, Quiz Show is entertainment at its most compelling. - Director:
- Robert Redford
- Cast:
- Ralph Fiennes, John Turturro, Rob Morrow
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When a high-profile couple - a rock star (Tilda Swinton), and a filmmaker (Matthias Schoenaerts) decide to vacation on a remote Italian island, their rest is disrupted by the sudden visit of an old friend (Ralph Fiennes), and his sexy, yet mysterious daughter. Suddenly, what was supposed to be an ideal getaway turns into a whirlwind of jealousy, passion and danger for everyone in the group. - Director:
- Luca Guadagnino
- Cast:
- Tilda Swinton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Ralph Fiennes
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Judi Dench mesmerizes as Barbara Covett, a teacher who rules over her classroom with an iron fist, yet leads a desperate, solitary life outside it. That is, until she meets radiant new art teacher Sheba Hart (Cate Blanchett). Although at first overjoyed with her newfound kindred spirit, when Barbara discovers that Sheba is having an affair with a teenage student, her jealously and rage spiral out of control. - Director:
- Richard Eyre
- Cast:
- Cate Blanchett, Judi Dench, Andrew Simpson
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Robin Williams, Jeff Bridges, Amanda Plummer and Mercedes Ruehl star in Terry Gilliam's must-see comic masterpiece. Williams is Parry, a homeless history professor who lives in a fantasy world full of castles, Red Knights and damsels in distress. Bridges co-stars as Jack, New York's No. 1 shock DJ, whose off-hand arrogance triggers a tragedy which ruins his career. Penniless and without prospects, Jack finds himself plucked from disaster by the most improbable of saviours... Parry. And so the amazing story of the Fisher King unfolds - a modern quest for redemption and the Holy Grail, filled with humour, heartbreak and ravishing romance. - Director:
- Terry Gilliam
- Cast:
- Jeff Bridges, Caroline Cromelin, Kathleen Bridget Kelly
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In the heart of an enchanted city, a commoner named Aladdin (voice of Scott Weinger) and his mischievous monkey Abu (voice of Frank Welker) battle to save the free-spirited Princess Jasmine (voice of Linda Larkin) from the schemes of the evil sorcerer Jafar (voice of Jonathan Freeman). Aladdin's whole life changes with one rub of a magic lamp as a fun-loving, shape-shifting Genie (voice of Robin Williams) appears and grants him three wishes, setting him on an incredible journey of discovery. - Director:
- Ron Clements
- Cast:
- Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin
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What if the most important story in your life was not your own? Billie Holiday, one of the greatest voices of all time, was always considered controversial: a black artist who was exploited; a volatile drug addict who achieved great heights; and a woman who stood firm while performing the seminal protest song Strange Fruit, making her an enemy of the state. Bringing Billie Holiday to life in colour for the first time and drawing on nearly 200 hours of never-before-heard taped interviews with musicians like Count Basie and Tony Bennett, as well as friends, lovers, pimps and the FBI agents who were sent to hunt her down, 'Billie' is the definitive story of a jazz icon and of the journalist who died trying to tell it. - Director:
- James Erskine
- Cast:
- Tony Bennett, Billie Holiday, Count Basie
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Winter 1968, and showbiz legend Judy Garland arrives in swinging London to perform in a sell-out run at The Talk of the Town. It is 30 years since she shot to global stardom in The Wizard of Oz, but if her voice has weakened, its dramatic intensity has only grown. As she prepares for the show, battles with management, charms musicians, and reminisces with friends and adoring fans, her wit and warmth shine through. Even her dreams of romance seem undimmed as she embarks on a courtship with Mickey Deans (Finn Wittrock), her soon-to-be fifth husband. And yet Judy (Renée Zellweger) is fragile. After working for 45 of her 47 years, she is exhausted: haunted by memories of a childhood lost to Hollywood, and gripped by a desire to be back home with her kids. Will she have the strength to go on? Featuring some of her best-known songs, the film celebrates the voice, the capacity for love and the sheer pizzazz of "the world's greatest entertainer". - Director:
- Rupert Goold
- Cast:
- Renée Zellweger, Jessie Buckley, Finn Wittrock
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Family tensions explode for a loving couple, Ethel and Norman Thayer (Katharine Hepburn and Henry Fonda) at their New England summer cabin on Golden Pond. Their daughter Chelsea (Jane Fonda) has come to visit with her new lover Bill (Dabney Coleman) and his tough young son, Billy (Doug McKeon). The Three generations collide. But what begins as a stubborn battle of wills between Norman and Billy slowly turns into a relationship that Chelsea always wanted with her father and Norman discovers how much he has missed by denying his daughter's love. - Director:
- Mark Rydell
- Cast:
- Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda
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Parasite (2019)Gisaengchung
Kim Ki Taek's (Song Kang Ho) family are all unemployed and living in a squalid basement. When his son, Ki Woo, gets a tutoring job at the lavish home of the Park family, the Kim family's luck changes. One by one they gradually infiltrate the wealthy Park's home, attempting to take over their affluent lifestyle, but as their deception unravels events begin to get increasingly out of hand in ways you simply cannot imagine. - Director:
- Joon-Ho Bong
- Cast:
- Kang-ho Song, Sun-kyun Lee, Yeo-jeong Jo
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Three Colours: White (1994)Trois couleurs: Blanc
'Three Colours White', a very funny and ironic black comedy, is the second in Krzysztof Kieslowski's acclaimed trilogy based on the ideals of the French Revolution. Karol (Zbigniew Zamachowski), a Polish hairdresser, is divorced by his beautiful French wife Dominique (Julie Delpy) and thrown onto the streets of Paris, penniless and with no passport. All seems lost until he meets a fellow Pole who ingeniously smuggles Karol back to Warsaw in a suitcase. Once there, Karol is determined to take revenge against his ex-wife. He deals successfully on the black market until he has enough money to put his plan into action, but he hasn't counted on love getting in the way of its perfect execution. - Director:
- Krzysztof Kieslowski
- Cast:
- Zbigniew Zamachowski, Julie Delpy, Janusz Gajos
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La Belle Noiseuse (1991)The Beautiful Troublemaker
Jacques Rivette's award-winning, critically acclaimed film stars Michel Piccoli in one of his finest performances as an artist who, ten years previously, abandoned his masterpiece entitled 'La Belle Noiseuse' (The Beautiful Troublemaker), a painting of his wife (Jane Birkin). When he encounters the beautiful and fascinating Marianne (Emmanuelle Beart), he is inspired to return to the unfinished canvas, using her as his new model. But disturbing tensions develop as the work progresses and the reasons for the painting's original rejection begin to surface. - Director:
- Jacques Rivette
- Cast:
- Michel Piccoli, Jane Birkin, Emmanuelle Béart
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Three Colours: Blue (1993)Trois couleurs: Bleu
Julie (Juliette Binoche) loses her composer husband and their child in a car crash and, though devastated, she tries to make a new start, away from her country house and a would-be lover. But music still surrounds her and she uncovers some unpleasant facts about her husbands life. Slowly Julie learns to live again, as music and the gift of creativity prove to be a healing force. - Director:
- Krzysztof Kieslowski
- Cast:
- Juliette Binoche, Zbigniew Zamachowski, Julie Delpy
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Three Colours: Red (1994)Trois couleurs: Rouge
The third and final part of Kieslowski's trilogy has been acclaimed as his masterpiece. Immaculately played by an extraordinary cast, "Red" masterfully plays on Kieslowski's interpretation of brotherhood and destiny. Irene Jacob is stunning as a young model who meets a retired judge by chance when she rescues his dog from a car accident. Jean-Louis Trintignant is utterly compelling as the embittered judge who spends his days eavesdropping on his neighbours' phone conversations. Their initially fiery relationship mellows into a close friendship that ultimately liberates them both. A final twist of fate reveals the destinies of the characters from all three parts of the trilogy. - Director:
- Krzysztof Kieslowski
- Cast:
- Irène Jacob, Marc Autheman, Jean-Louis Trintignant
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