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When aspiring model Jesse (Elle Fanning) moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will use any means necessary to get what she has.

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After spending 12 years in prison for keeping mouth shut, the larger-than-life, notorious safe-cracker Dom Hemingway (Jude Lowe) sets off on a 3 day bender to make up for lost time. His devoted best friend, Dickie, (Richard E.

Grant) joints the foul-mouthed, womanising Dom on a riotous ride of mayhem to claim his cash reward from the crime boss he didn't snitch on. Dickie tries to keep them out of trouble, but Dom's drug-fuelled ego and notorious short fuse lands them both in serious strife. Then Dom succumbs to lustful temptation and his cash is stolen, and all hell breaks loose as he rages revenge to get it back.

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"The Principles of Lust" is an emotionally charged drama about a man who must choose between the love of his life and the extreme temptations offered by his renegade friend. Paul (Alec Newman) falls in love with Juliette (Sienna Guillory) and begins a passionate affair.

At the same time, he befriends a charismatic and dangerous risk-taker, Billy (Marc Warren), who exposes Paul to a different side of life. When the initial fire in Juliette and Paul's relationship begins to wane, Paul is torn between settling down with her or following Billy on his quest for an endless high.

It seemed simple. Just deliver the cash. But when Jimmy losses ten grand of dirty money, the underworld comes knocking. If there’s no cash, there’s no more Jimmy. Suddenly it comes down to one hour, one girl, one crazy idea, and ten thousand reasons to risk it all.

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Based on the incredible true story...As two avid sailors set out on a journey across the ocean, Tami Oldham (Shailene Woodley) and Richard Sharp (Sam Claflin) couldn't anticipate they would be sailing directly into one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history.

In the aftermath of the storm, Tami awakens to find Richard badly injured and their boat in ruins. With no hope for rescue, Tami must find the strength and determination to save herself and the only man she has ever loved. 'Adrift' is the unforgettable story about the resilience of the human spirit and the transcendent power of love.

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In this pulse-pounding, action-packed thriller, a weekend getaway at a secluded mountain estate turns deadly for Brea (Paula Patton) and her boyfriend, John (Omar Epps), after they accidentally discover the hidden world of a brutal biker gang.

Joined unexpectedly by their friends, Darren (Laz Alonso) and Malia (Roselyn Sanchez), Brea and John wage a desperate fight for their lives against a gang who will stop at nothing to protect its shocking and murderous secrets.

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The Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning drama series returns with a second season shaped by Offred's pregnancy and her ongoing fight to free her future child from the dystopian horrors of Gilead. "Gilead is within you" is a favourite saying of Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd).

In Season Two, Offred and all our characters will fight against - or succumb to - this dark truth.

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Welcome Back to 'Westworld'. Chaos takes control in this next chapter about the birth of a new form of life. In Season Two. Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) reaches for the reins and Maeve (Thandie Newton) ventures out on a mission of her own.

As the newly liberated "hosts" settle their debts with humanity, we uncover more about Delos as both Bernard (Jeffrey Wright) and the Man in Black (Ed Harris) are forced to retrace and reconcile their past deeds. These 10 riveting episodes from series creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, produced by Kilter Films and J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot Productions, also feature James Marsden, Tessa Thompson and more in this perfectly designed ensemble cast.

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When police officer Tadek (Jim Carrey) finds similarities between an unsolved murder and a crime outlined in a book by famed writer Krystov Kozlov (Marton Csokas) Tadek begins to track Kozlov and his girlfriend, a mysterious sex-club worker (Charlotte Gainsbourg).

As his obsession with Kozlov grows, Tadek descends into a deadly underworld of sex, lies, and corruption to find the shocking, deadly truth,

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She was one of Venice's most intriguing women - a celebrated poet and courtesan - Veronica Franco (Catherine McCormack) defied convention and lived for love.

A young and innocent Veronica falls in love with the handsome nobleman Marco Venier (Rufus Sewell) but because of her station, she knows they can never be married. Veronica's mother (Jacqueline Bisset) offers her an alternative - a life as a courtesan. She is suddenly exposed to a world of sensuality, luxury, and a place where most women are not allowed - the center of Venetian culture. Her beauty, intelligence and conviction make her one of the most revered - and reviled - women in Venice. But as the Inquisition, war and the plague creep into the city, Veronica is forced to stand trial in front of a court made up of men... many of whom had once shared her bed!

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Set against the stunning backdrop of the Canadian Rockies in the idyllic but troubled town of Little Big Bear, 'Tin Star' unleashes a cinematic, sometimes blackly comic, thrill ride of a story.

At the heart of the show is a virtuoso performance from Tim Roth, who plays Jim Worth - an expat British police chief who has come to Canada to start a new life. However, his much-longed-for peace and tranquillity is shattered when a family member is brutally murdered in a horrifying act of seemingly random violence. This one moment unleashes the demon of his dark alcoholic past as Worth embarks on a path of bloody vengeance, setting in motion a lethal chain of events with devastating consequences for those caught up in the wreckage of his former life.

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Ambitious high-flyer Nat (Rose Byrne) and struggling novelist Josh (Rate Spall) have been deliriously happy despite their differences. It appears that opposites attract, Josh is a thinker, Nat is a doer.... nevertheless the spark between them is undeniable.

As they settle into real life together, the absurdities and flaws they once found so endearing and quirky start irritating the hell out of each other. When Josh's ex-girlfriend Chloe (Anna Faris) walks back into his life, and Nat begins working for a suave American client (Simon Baker), an attractive alternative could be on offer. But will they give in to temptation?

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One of the best-reviewed thrillers of recent years is Copycat , an adrenaline pumper about the desperate hunt for a mass murderer who copies serial killers of the recent past.

An ambitious San Francisco homicide detective (Holly Hunter) and a noted criminal psychologist (Sigourne Weaver) piece together a jigsaw puzzle of crime as they close in on a fiend with a knack for staying a step ahead...and leaving a body behind.

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Imagine that you are a 'Player' in debt to a mob boss - known as the 'King'. To pay your due you must pull off the greatest scam of your career.

Who can you trust? Maybe the couple of corrupt LAPD officers who are on your payroll? Your loyal crew? Or the red hot woman known as the 'Bait'? One thing is for sure, the 'Law' who comes in the form of an obsessed, disgruntled FBI agent is waiting for one wrong move. Oh yeah, don't forget the dead guy: how are you going to get through it? One word: confidence...

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Katja's (Diane Kruger), life is torn apart when her husband and young son are suddenly killed in a bomb attack.

A police investigation point to a pair of young neo-Nazis as the key suspects, but a lack of evidence fails to fully incriminate them, Katja is forced to take matters into her own hands and her hunt for justice begins to take increasingly dangerous and unexpected turns.