mfxdx's - Rented List
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Based on J.K. Rowling's first novel, this film weaves a magical tale. Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard - with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. There, he uncovers the truth about his parents' deaths...and about the villain who's to blame. - Director:
- Chris Columbus
- Cast:
- Daniel Radcliffe, Leslie Phillips, Rupert Grint
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This stylish black-comedy thriller stars Ralph Fiennes as Harry, a vicious London crime-boss, who send his two hit-men to the picturesque Belgian City of Bruges - to lay low and wait for orders. While Ken (Brendan Gleeson) is happy just to sight see (!), his fast-talking partner, Ray (Colin Farrell) sets out for an adventure. Before long, Ray is experiencing hilariously surreal encounters with tourists, skinheads, dwarves and prostitutes! When, at last, the call comes from Harry, the fun turns to a life-and-death struggle of darkly comic proportions. - Director:
- Martin McDonagh
- Cast:
- Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ciarán Hinds
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The Fifth Element (1997)The 5th Element / Le cinquième élément
New York, the twenty-third century. The Earth is about to be destroyed by a huge ball of fire racing toward the planet. Cornelius, an old monk, knows how to stop the burning sphere: the Fifth Element, the Supreme Being, who unites the four basic Elements - air, water, fire and earth - must be summoned for it is the only being who can stop Evil. Cornelius (Ian Holm), an old monk gets a hand from Korben Dallas (Bruce Willis) a taxi driver and former secret agent, and from Leeloo (Milla Jovovich) an alien in the shape of a beautiful, carrot-top young woman. Adventures galore await the trio as they set off to save humanity and fight the horrendous Zorg (Gary Oldman) and his allies, the dreadful Mangalores. - Director:
- Luc Besson
- Cast:
- Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman
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Europa Report (2013)Europa
Film follows a contemporary mission to Jupiter's moon Europa to investigate the possible existence of alien life within our solar system. When unmanned probes suggest that a hidden ocean could exist underneath Europa's icy surface and may contain single-celled life, Europa Ventures, a privately funded space exploration company, sends six of the best astronauts from around the world to confirm the data and explore the revolutionary discoveries that may lie in the Europan ocean. After a near-catastrophic technical failure that leads to loss of communication with Earth and the tragic death of a crewmember, the surviving astronauts must overcome the psychological and physical toll of deep space travel, and survive a discovery on Europa more profound than they had ever imagined. - Director:
- Sebastián Cordero
- Cast:
- Sharlto Copley, Michael Nyqvist, Christian Camargo
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Fleeing an ecological disaster past the point of no return, what's left of humanity must escape the hell on Earth they've created and fly to the stars. Giant interstellar cruise liners, outfitted with every luxury money can buy, take the human race on a three-week journey to their new home: Mars. On one such space liner, a woman known only as Mimaroben (Emelie Jonsson) assists the passengers as they use MIMA, an advanced Al, to lose themselves in memories of a time when the earth still thrived. Days into their voyage, disaster strikes the ship; debris throws them off course, depletes their fuel and cuts their comms. As the ship floats aimlessly through space with no sign of rescue, MR holds on to hope as society crumbles around her. She looks past certain doom to find a way to help her fellow survivors live, love and do whatever is necessary to hold on to their humanity. Based on the iconic poem by Swedish Nobel laureate Harry Martinson, 'Aniara' explores the challenges faced by humankind with a deeply compassionate eye. - Director:
- Pella Kagerman
- Cast:
- Emilie Jonsson, Meghan Lewis, Bianca Cruzeiro
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Roll Out the Barrel (1982)Roll Out the Barrel: The British Pub on Film
The BFI continues its tour of Britain on film with this intoxicating anthology of shorts devoted to that most traditional of national institutions: the public house. 'Roll Out the Barrel: The British Pub on Film' is a unique and fascinating collection of 20 films, made between 1944 and 1982. From wartime documentaries intended to keep up flagging spirits to independent productions exploring the permissive society of the 1960s, this five-hour collection provides the perfect measure of cultural change in Britain from the perspective of bar and lounge. - Director:
- Richard Massingham
- Cast:
- Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Richard Briers
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For small town auto mechanic David Chamberlain (Jai Koutrae), life is a constant struggle as he deals with the death of his wife while supporting his daughter, Annabelle (Kendra Appleton). After a night of drinking David is blinded by the light of a falling meteor and crashes his car. His injuries are miraculously healed by a magical essence within the meteor, and he knows he has stumbled onto something big. As the rest of the world rapidly succumbs to war and desperation, David works tirelessly to protect the mystical orb, enlisting a young Iraqi war veteran, Zach (Todd Lasance), who experiences his own healing. Their secret work draws the attention of rogue government agents, and as all hell breaks loose in the rest of the world, David, Zach, and Annabelle engage in a deadly battle to protect the future of humankind. - Director:
- Marc Furmie
- Cast:
- Jai Koutrae, Elliott D. Yancey, Kendra Appleton
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The Long Winter Is Here...Throughout seven thrilling episodes, the penultimate Season 7 focuses on a convergence of armies and attitudes that have been brewing for years. As the season begins, Daenerys Targaryen -accompanied by her. Unsullied army and emboldened by Dothraki/lronborn allies and her lethal trio of dragons - has finally set sail for Westerns with Tyrion Lannister, her newly appointed Hand. Jon Snow has apparently consolidated power in the North after his spectacular conquest of Ramsay Bolton and the return of Winterfell to Stark control. In King's Landing, Cersei Lannister, bereft of any surviving heirs, has successfully seized the Iron Throne. But as these and other factions drive towards new alliances or (more likely) violent conflicts, the cold specter of another, apocalyptic threat - in the form of an army of undead White Walkers - threatens to undermine the status quo and obliterate the outcome of these smaller, all-too-human rivalries. - Director:
- Jeremy Podeswa
- Cast:
- Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey
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Over a decade has passed since John Connor (Nick Stahl) helped to save mankind from mass destruction. Now 22, Conner is faced with the threat of the most sophisticated cyborg killing machine yet, the T-X. Connor's only hope for survival is the Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger), his mysterious former assassin. Together, they must triumph over the T-X (Kristanna Loken) and forestall the looming threat of Judgment Day. - Director:
- Jonathan Mostow
- Cast:
- Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Kristanna Loken
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The year is 10,191, and four planets are embroiled in a secret plot to wrest control of the Spice Melange, the most precious substance in the universe and found only on the planet Arrakis. A feud between two powerful dynasties, House Atreides and House Harkonnen, is manipulated from afar by ruling powers that conspire to keep their grip on the spice. As the two families clash on Arrakis, Duke Atreides' son Paul (Kyle MacLachlan, in his screen debut) finds himself at the centre of an intergalactic war and an ancient prophecy that could change the galaxy forever. - Director:
- David Lynch
- Cast:
- Kyle MacLachlan, Virginia Madsen, Francesca Annis
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Fire City: End of Days (2015)Fire City: The Interpreter of Signs
When the fragile balance is broken between humans and the demons who live secretly among them, a hard-boiled demon named Vine must investigate the appearance of a mysterious Dark Figure. As his fellow demons are attacked. Vine discovers he himself is the cause of the catastrophe and must choose between saving his own own kind from extinction and killing an innocent human girl. Whatever he decides, his actions could trigger a war the likes of which the world has never seen. - Director:
- Tom Woodruff
- Cast:
- Tobias Jelinek, Danielle Chuchran, Keely Aloña
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From Oscar-Nominated producer Ridley Scott and director Luke Scott comes this visceral, edge-of-your-seat thriller with an all-star cast including Kate Mara, Paul Giamatti, Toby Jones, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Rose Leslie. Inside a remote, top-secret lab, a group of scientists is working on an experiment that is leading the way for the next steps in human evolution. But when the experiment's subject - a genetically designed "human" (Anya Taylor-Joy) - triggers a terrifying event, those involved must decide if the promise of infinite potential outweighs the incalculable danger. - Director:
- Luke Scott
- Cast:
- Kate Mara, Anya Taylor-Joy, Rose Leslie
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Time Lapse (2014)Timelapse
A science fiction thriller with a mind-bending premise, 'Time Lapse' explores the possibilities of time travel via a camera that takes pictures 24 hours into the future. When three friends discover this mysterious machine, they conspire to use it for personal gain until disturbing and dangerous images begin to develop and tear their relationship apart. Starring Danielle Panabaker, Matt O'Leary and George Finn, 'Time Lapse' combines edge-of-your-seat suspense with provocative ideas about pre-determination and free will. - Director:
- Bradley King
- Cast:
- Danielle Panabaker, Mark C. Hanson, Matt O'Leary
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Twelve Monkeys (1995)12 Monkeys
Between the past and the future, sanity and madness, dreams and reality, lies the mystery of the Twelve Monkeys... The year is 2035 and human kind subsists in a desolate netherworld following the eradication of 99% of the Earth's population, a holocaust that makes the planets surface uninhabitable and mankind's destiny uncertain. Cole (Bruce Willis) a reluctant volunteer aided by Dr. Kathryn Railly (Madeleine Stowe) have only two clues to solve the puzzle of the twelve monkeys which threatens to completely erase humanity from the planet... - Director:
- Terry Gilliam
- Cast:
- Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt
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Four teenagers in detention discover an old video game console with a game they've never heard of. When they decide to play, they are immediately sucked into the jungle world of Jumanji in the bodies of their avatars (Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, and Karen Gillan). They'll have to complete the adventure of their lives filled with fun, thrills and danger or be stuck in the game forever! - Director:
- Jake Kasdan
- Cast:
- Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart
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