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Coogan and Rudd are a "big screen match made in heaven" in this poignant, endearing and laugh-out-loud comedy as they play a bickering and flamboyant couple (with an extensive erotic film collection), who's lavish life is thrown in to turmoil with the sudden appearance of their long-lost grandson. Can this unlikely new family unit grow up and leave their eclectic, well-trodden lives in order to devote themselves as parents? 'Ideal Home' is a sweet and sassy celebration of same sex parenting that shows Coogan and Rudd at their comedy best. - Director:
- Andrew Fleming
- Cast:
- Paul Rudd, Kate Walsh, Alison Pill
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Carter Nix (John Lithgow) is a respected psychologist, loving husband and devoted father who decides to take a year off to help raise his daughter. Carter's wife Jenny (Lolita Davidovich) is pleased to have her attentive husband home - at first. When Carter shows obsessive behaviour toward their daughter, Jenny becomes concerned. To further complicate matters, Jenny's old flame (Steven Bauer) re-enters her life. But nothing can prepare her for the emergence of Carter's multiple personalities, and a fiendish plot to recreate the experiments of his deranged father. - Director:
- Brian De Palma
- Cast:
- John Lithgow, Lolita Davidovich, Steven Bauer
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There's $2 million dollars in a suitcase on a desk in an apartment in Chicago...Caesar (Joe Pantoliano) launders money for the mob. Violet (Jennifer Tilly) is his alluring Mafia Moll. Corky (Gina Gershon) is an ex-con who just got out of the joint. What's the last thing that could come between a sleazy wise guy like Caesar and all that money? A couple of women with bodies to die for and brains to match. They become engulfed in a physical attraction that spurs them to relieve Violet's boyfriend of the $2 million in cash. Corky and Violet are about to learn the meaning of trusting someone with your life. And Caesar? He's about to learn a little something about women. In the end, it all comes down to one question…Who can you trust? - Director:
- Lilly Wachowski
- Cast:
- Jennifer Tilly, Gina Gershon, Joe Pantoliano
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Sicario 2: Soldado (2018)Sicario: Day of the Soldado
In the drug war, there are no rules - and when the U.S. government begins to suspect that cartels have started trafficking terrorists across the US border, federal agent Matt Graver (Josh Brolin) calls on the mysterious Alejandro (Benicio Del Toro), whose family was murdered by a cartel kingpin, to escalate the war in nefarious ways. Alejandro kidnaps the kingpin's daughter to inflame the conflict - but when the girl is seen as collateral damage, her fate will come between the two men as they question everything they are fighting for. - Director:
- Stefano Sollima
- Cast:
- Abigail Marlowe, Isabela Moner, Benicio Del Toro
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Before Peep Show and That Mitchell and Webb Look, David Mitchell and Robert Webb were the stars of Bruiser - a fast moving sketch show that featured the cream of emerging young British comedy talent. The show also starred MArtin Freeman, soon to be in The Office and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Matt Holness, future writer and star of Garth Marenghi's Darkplace with The Office's Ricky Gervais among the show's contributing writers. Upfront, eclectic and original, the sketches took a scattergun aim at modern life from the Alan Titchmarsh-obsessed TV producer with his psychotic fixation on "Love Golf" and "Hate Golf" to the Motorhead T-shirt-wearing, foul-mouthed lynchpin of the IT department. Elsewhere we find a secret agent being presented with some crap weapons, a Shy Pimp, Rubbish Goths, the Outdoor Wee Man, the "Pussy-on-a-Stuck" Aussie, Sarcastic Plumber, an intense murder-weapon shopper and many more. - Director:
- Nick Jones
- Cast:
- Martin Freeman, Robert Webb, David Mitchell
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Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)Ant-Man 2
From the Marvel Cinematic Universe comes 'Ant-Man and the Wasp'. Still reeling from the aftermath of 'Captain America: Civil War', Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) is enlisted by Dr. Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) for an urgent new mission. He must once again put on the suit and learn to fight alongside the Wasp as they join forces to uncover secrets from the past. - Director:
- Peyton Reed
- Cast:
- Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Peña
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Professor Philip Goodman (Andy Nyman) is a renowned sceptic of all things P supernatural. Given the opportunity to investigate three unsolved case histories of baffling paranormal activity, he uncovers mysteries beyond his own imagination, each more frightening, uncanny and inexplicable than the last, leading to a nightmarish conclusion that forces him to question everything he once believed. - Director:
- Jeremy Dyson
- Cast:
- Andy Nyman, Paul Whitehouse, Martin Freeman
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When Ellen, the matriarch of the Graham family, passes away, her daughter Annie (Toni Colette) and her husband (Gabriel Byrne) and their two children begin to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry. The more they discover, the more they find themselves trying to outrun the sinister fate they seem to have inherited. - Director:
- Ari Aster
- Cast:
- Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff, Toni Collette
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Is there a secret you would kill to know? In this electrifying, suspense-packed thriller from director Christopher Nolan, Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale play magicians whose cutthroat attempts to better each other plunge them into deadly deceptions. Scarlett Johansson also stars as the stage assistant who's both a pawn and player in their rivalry. A brilliant supporting cast (including Michael Caine and David Bowie). An ingenious story. An astonishing payoff. Once you see The Prestige, you'll want to see it again. Watch closely. - Director:
- Christopher Nolan
- Cast:
- Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson
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The BAFTA-winning series returns as Director Michael Winterbottom reunites Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon in a culinary coast-to-coast odyssey. Just as Don Quixote undertook three journeys, Steve and Rob will set off on a third jaunt of their own, this time travelling over 1,000 miles down the entire length of Spain. Following in the footsteps of poet and novelist Laurie Lee, Steve and Rob's semi-fictional alter-egos hit the road in search of culture, history, breathtaking vistas and, of course, some of the finest food in Europe. All the while serving up sparkling, free-flowing conversation, peppered with barbed back-and-forths, in-car singalongs and their peerless trademark impersonations. - Director:
- Michael Winterbottom
- Cast:
- Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Marta Barrio
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A collection of two Alan Partridge specials.
Welcome - To The Places Of My LifeIn a love letter to the region that made him the man he is today, Alan explores the key landmarks and natural beauty spots that have led some people to call Norfolk the 'Wales of the east'. He takes you, the viewer, back to Norwich's darkest days when councillors fought over the imposition of night time parking fees, then brings us up to the present by revealing the inner workings of the place he describes as "My Coalface, my canvas, my lathe" - North Norfolk Digital.
Open Books - with Martin Bryce
Alan's appearance on 'Norfolk's foremost forum for lovers of Literature' provides a fascinating insight into Alan Partridge - the author. Stand-in host Chris Beale pulls no punches as he turns the tables on Norfolk's King of Chat. Covering Alan's gruelling writing regime (1,500 words per day sustained by a bowl of hard boiled eggs), his inspirations and his views on literature, Alan also reads some poignant excerpts from his autobiography 'I, Partridge: We Need to Talk About Alan'.- Director:
- David Lambert
- Cast:
- Steve Coogan, Robert Popper, Martin Glyn Murray
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When a massive creejure attacks a submersible, the crew becomes trapped at the bottom of the Pacific's deepest trench. To save them from the clutches of the Megalodon - a prehistoric 75-foot shark once believed to be extinct - a visionary oceanographer (Winston Chao) recruits expert rescue diver Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham). Teamed with the oceanographer's daughter, Suyin (Li Bingbing), Taylor must try to outwit the greatest predator alive...a killer he's faced once before. - Director:
- Jon Turteltaub
- Cast:
- Jason Statham, Bingbing Li, Rainn Wilson
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'Northern Soul' is the story of a youth culture in the 1970's, which changed a generation. No longer satisfied with the prospect of a small town life and a factory production line two young boys dream of going to America to discover rare records which will help them become the best DJ's on the scene. This journey forces them to confront rivalry, violence and drug abuse and their friendship is tested to the limit. - Director:
- Elaine Constantine
- Cast:
- Steve Coogan, Antonia Thomas, Christian McKay
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As Hitler's forces storm across the European landscape and close in on the United Kingdom, Winston Churchill (Gary Oldman) is elected the new Prime Minister. With his party questioning his every move, and King George VI (Ben Mendelsohn) sceptical of his new political leader, it is up to Churchill to lead his nation and protect them from the most dangerous threat ever seen. - Director:
- Joe Wright
- Cast:
- Gary Oldman, David Strathairn, Kristin Scott-Thomas
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A family must navigate their lives in silence to avoid mysterious creatures that hunt by sound. Knowing that even the slightest whisper or footstep can bring death, Evelyn (Emily Blunt) and Lee (John Krasinski) are determined to find a way to protect their children at all costs while they desperately search for a way to fight back. - Director:
- John Krasinski
- Cast:
- Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds
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