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From the legendary Studio Ghibli (Spirited Away) and based on the beloved novel by acclaimed writer Astrid Lindgren (Fippi Longstocking), comes this epic 26-part story of adventure and friendship.

Directed by Goro Miyazaki (Tales From Earthsea), Ronja (voice of Teresa Gallagher) tells the tale of a ten-year-old girl born on a stormy night in a mountain fort, surrounded by her parents and a loving band of robbers. Ronja grows to be a strong and active girl, and discovers that the forest is both a beautiful and frightening place inhabited by strange creatures. She befriends the son of her father's rival and so begins the drama of her friendship and family loyalties.

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On the run from the law after a bar-room brawl, troubled Evan (Lou Taylor Pucci) flees the US to Italy. Arriving completely alone and without a plan, he soon meets the mysterious Louise (Nadia Hilker), and quickly falls in love.

But upon discovering that there's more to her than meets the eye, he must decide just how far he'll go for love.

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Nine-year old Taylor Mcuttle has reached a crossroads.

Does he believe Santa Claus really knows who's been naughty or nice? Does he even believe in Santa Claus anymore? 'An Elf's Story' is the inspirational tale of Chippey, the young adventurer elf who has been assigned by Santa to restore Taylor's belief in Christmas magic. Through the power of love and forgiveness, both of them learn the most important lesson of all: that true belief cannot be taught. A family holiday classic for all generations. 'An Elf's Story' is filled with fun, music and the timeless message that Christmas is something we carry in our hearts.

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"Spaceship Earth" is the true, stranger-than-fiction, adventure of eight visionaries who in 1991 spent two years quarantined inside of a self-engineered bio-dome called 'Biosphere 2'.

The experiment was a worldwide phenomenon, chronicling daily existence in the face of life-threatening ecological disaster and a growing criticism that it was nothing more than a cult. The bizarre story is both a cautionary tale and a hopeful lesson of how a small group of dreamers could potentially reimagine a new world.

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Embark on a journey into an enchanting prehistoric adventure with dinosaur pals Littlefoot, Cera, Spike, Ducky and Petrie in this acclaimed animated classic for the entire family.

In a long-ago age of rumbling volcanoes and perilous earthquakes, a young bracheosaurus named Littlefoot suddenly finds himself on his own. Setting out to find the lush feeding grounds of the legendary Great Valley, he meets up with four other young dinosaurs who agree to join his quest. On their daring trek across a landscape filled with excitement and danger, the brave little band encounters hungry predators and daunting challenges as they discover new lessons in life and the importance of teamwork.

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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.

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Trapped in a violent, controlling relationship with a wealthy and brilliant scientist, Cecilia Kass (Elisabeth Moss) escapes in the dead of night and disappears into hiding. But when her abusive ex suddenly dies, Cecilia suspects his death was a hoax.

As a series of eerie coincidences turn lethal, threatening the lives of those she loves, Cecilia's sanity begins to unravel while she desperately tries to prove she is being hunted by someone nobody can see.

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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.

TV series portrays the lives of a diverse group of talented high school students at New York's School of the Arts. Training hard for careers onstage, the young performers face tough competition and even rejection, along with all of the normal teenage dramas.

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Legends collide as Godzilla and Kong, the two most powerful forces of nature, clash in a spectacular battle for the ages.

As Monarch embarks on a perilous mission into fantastic uncharted terrain, unearthing clues to the Titans' very origins, a human conspiracy threatens to wipe the creatures, both good and bad, from the face of the Earth forever.

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Everyone's favourite orphan is back in this brand new adventure bursting with sinister scoundrels, hilarious hi-jinks and non-stop fun! Oliver 'Daddy' Warbucks takes Annie and her friends to London, where he is to receive a knighthood.

However, the evil Lady Hogsbottom has plans of her own - to hijack Buckingham Palace and take over as Queen. When Annie comes to the rescue, her curiosity only manages to get them all thrown in a dungeon! Will Annie escape, save England and still have time to do her homework? Hang on for a spectacular finale and a reprise of the treasured tune which promises a brighter "Tomorrow"

A long time ago in a distant fairy-tale countryside, a young girl Gretel (Sophia Lillis) leads her little brother Hansel (Sammy Leakey) into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil.

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Adapted from the classic novel by Charles Dickens, 'The Personal History of David Copperfield' brings to life one of the author's most cherished characters.

From birth to infancy, from adolescence to adulthood, the good-hearted David Copperfield (Dev Patel) is surrounded by kindness, wickedness, poverty and wealth, as he meets an array of remarkable characters in Victorian England. As David sets out to be a writer, in his quest for family, friendship, romance and status, the story of his life is the most seductive tale of all.

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From Robert Eggers, the visionary filmmaker behind the modern horror masterpiece 'The Witch', comes this hypnotic and hallucinatory tale of two lighthouse keepers (Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson) on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890's.

As an approaching storm threatens to sweep them from the rock and strange apparitions emerge from the fog, each man begins to suspect that the other has become dangerously unmoored.

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Every not-so-often, along comes a show that's different. Wonderfully different. Pushing Daisies, TV Guide's Matt Roush writes, "restores my faith in TV's ability to amuse, enchant and entertain". It's the story of Ned, a lonely pie maker whose touch can reanimate the dead. Cool, but there's a hitch.

If Ned touches the person again, the miracle is reversed. If he doesn't, a bystander goes toes up. What to do? Easy: Team with a private eye, bring murder victims back just long enough to discover whodunit, and collect the rewards. Things go well until Ned's boyhood sweetie is the next dear departed, and he can't resist bringing her back for keeps! Dig the wit, style and quirky romance: If you're not laughing, you may need a visit from Ned.