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Teenage prostitutes are being killed and no one knows why. The streets of Las Vegas loom with an undercurrent of lust, fantasy, power, passion and addiction. Enter detective Bradley Cooper (David Heavener) an on the edge cop who is slowly unraveling the secret behind the murdered prostitutes... they were all pregnant. Dr. Martin Gites (Marc Singer) a renowned author and psychologist, who is linked to each killing, is let off the hook by Commissioner Shank (Richard Moll). He leads Cooper to lingerie shop owner Frida (Margot Kidder) the only shop owner in town selling the angel panties found on each victim at the scene. Everyone has a dark secret. A secret that kills anyone who tries to uncover it's wicked truth. A truth that is about to unveil it's wrath on Bradley Cooper or it's next victim. - Director:
- David Heavener
- Cast:
- David Heavener, Marc Singer, Margot Kidder
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I Know Who You Are: Series 1 (2017)Sé quién eres
From his ripped clothes and blood-battered face it is clear that he has been in some sort of accident, but he can't remember who he is or how he got there... His name is Juan Elias (Francesc Garrido), a married father of two children and a successful criminal lawyer with aspirations of becoming Dean of the University. But when the police find the wreck of Elias' car, they also find the mobile phone of his 23 year old niece, Ana Saura (Susana Abaitua), who disappeared on the night of the accident. All the evidence points to the fact that Elias killed her. Now he will have to find a way to prove his innocence, even though he himself is unsure of whether or not he's innocent or guilty. - Director:
- Pau Freixas
- Cast:
- Francesc Garrido, Oriol Rafel, Blanca Portillo
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The daughter of respected actor and matinee idol Lawrence Harvey and model turned socialite Sophie Wynn (Jacqueline Bisset), Domino Harvey (Keira Knightley) was born into a life of wealth and privilege - a lifestyle that did not interest her. Even from her earliest years, Domino rebelled against convention and the jet set. At the tender age of eight her beloved father passed away and her mother looked to the stability of boarding school in a misguided attempt to tame her wild child. But nothing could repress Domino's fiery nature - not friendships, not school, not her mother's high society. Even the extraordinary excesses paraded before her during a brief stint at modeling paled in comparison to her own escapades. Not until she stumbled upon a job seminar recruiting aspiring bounty hunters was her thirst for excitement at long last quenched. To Sophie's horror, Domino not only fell in love with the job but also with her fellow adventurers, who over the years would become her family. - Director:
- Tony Scott
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- Keira Knightley, Mickey Rourke, Édgar Ramírez
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After recuperating from a gunshot wound to the head, Gulf War veteran Jack Starks (Adrien Brody) returns to his native Vermont suffering from amnesia. When he is accused of murdering a police officer and committed to a mental institution, a physician, Dr. Becker (Kris Kristofferson), puts him on a controversial treatment regimen in which Starks is injected with experimental drugs, confined in a straight-jacket, and locked for extended periods in the body drawer of the basement morgue. In his drugged and disoriented state, Starks' mind propels him into the future, where he meets Jackie (Keira Knightley), and discovers that he is destined to die in four days. Together, they search for a way to save him from his fate. - Director:
- John Maybury
- Cast:
- Adrien Brody, Keira Knightley, Daniel Craig
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Hungry for a taste of the good life, streetwise New York teenager Billy Bathgate (Loren Dean) joins the gang of fiery 1930s mobster Dutch Schultz (Dustin Hoffman). Billy is seduced by the power, money and glamour of crime and quickly rises up through the ranks. But when he falls for Drew Preston (Nicole Kidman), Dutch's sultry, strong-willed girlfriend, he finds himself entangled in a dangerous love triangle that just might get both of them killed. - Director:
- Robert Benton
- Cast:
- Dustin Hoffman, Nicole Kidman, Loren Dean
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Watty, Starlene, and their friends are just as tough and dangerous as the Texas town they live in. When Watty and his psychotic partner Billy Mack murder a young girl in a botched robbery, Watty and Starlene turn their flight into a wild honeymoon joyride, where all you need for a good time is Love And A .45. - Director:
- C.M. Talkington
- Cast:
- Gil Bellows, Renée Zellweger, Rory Cochrane
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Director Donna Deitch makes a strong impression in her first feature film, a simple story of a lesbian love affair, based on Jane Rule's 1964 novel 'Desert of the Heart'. Helen Shaver stars as Vivian Bell, an uptight 35-year-old Columbia University professor who travels to Reno to get a divorce. She arrives in Reno on her way to Frances Parker's (Audra Lindley) ranch, where she is staying to establish six weeks of residency in order to obtain the divorce. Once at the ranch, Vivian catches the fancy of Frances's adopted daughter Cay (Patricia Charbonneau), a casino worker ten years younger than herself. Vivien tries to remain unruffled as Cay makes unabashed overtures to her. Cay thinks that all Vivian needs is the love of another woman, and soon enough the two are in each other's arms. - Director:
- Donna Deitch
- Cast:
- Helen Shaver, Patricia Charbonneau, Audra Lindley
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Disillusioned with life, celebrated artist Bradley Morahan (James Mason) retreats to the solitude of a tropical island on Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The island, however, turns out to be far from uninhabited. Bradley soon stumbles upon Cora, played by Helen Mirren, a beautiful, highly spirited teenage girl who lives with her alcoholic grandmother. Cora dreams of escaping the island and running away to the bright lights of Brisbane. Inspired by the young girl, Bradley starts to paint naked portraits of her. To Cora, it's an innocent way to earn money and finally escape the island. To him, Cora is a fresh source of artistic inspiration. Others, though, may see their relationship differently... - Director:
- Michael Powell
- Cast:
- James Mason, Helen Mirren, Jack MacGowran
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"Suntan" is a coming of 'middle-age' film, from Greek filmmaker Argyris Papadimitropoulos, that celebrates the beauty and strength of the youthful body, while simultaneously embracing its inevitable decay. For middle-aged Kostis (Makis Papadimitriou), life has passed him by. As the newly appointed doctor of a tiny island, Kostis spends a dreary winter alone. By the time summer arrives, though, the island has turned into a thriving, wild vacation spot with nude beaches and crazy parties. When Kostis meets the beautiful and flirty Anna, he falls hard for her and goes out of his way to conquer and impress her. Before long, Kostis is spending nearly all of his time getting drunk, partying hard, and even making out with Anna (Elli Tringou). What starts as a rediscovery with his long-lost youth, though, slowly turns into an obsession as Kostis is willing to do whatever it takes to keep his Anna. The eternal Greek summer provides the perfect background for this extravagance of craving and everything that goes with it: flirting, casual sex, drugs, alcohol and pushing the boundaries to see how far your body can go. - Director:
- Argyris Papadimitropoulos
- Cast:
- Makis Papadimitriou, Elli Tringou, Dimi Hart
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The healing powers of faith, hope and even magic hold sway in acclaimed writer/director Jim Sheridan's inspiring, loosely autobiographical crowd pleaser about a contemporary Irish family facing the adventure of a lifetime in New York City. Uniquely told through the eyes of two exuberant youngsters, Christy and Ariel, this riveting, often funny and always compelling story looks at memory, secrets, love, loss and starting over. But before the children and their parents, Johnny (Paddy Considine) and Sara (Samantha Morton), can fully embrace the dizzying challenges and wonders of their new home, they must cope with and triumph over the emotional wounds of a past sorrow that haunts each of them. - Director:
- Jim Sheridan
- Cast:
- Paddy Considine, Samantha Morton, Djimon Hounsou
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Ken Russell's sensuous film version of DH Lawrence's The Rainbow follows his Academy Award Winning adaptation of Women In Love and stars Sammi Davis, Paul McGann, Amanda Donohoe and Glenda Jackson. Set in the Midlands of Victorian England, The Rainbow tells the story of a rebellious young woman who after defying her parents and society's morality, engages in an unbridled and passionate affair first with her beautiful school teacher, Then with a fascinating young soldier , before setting out on her own to capture the fuller sensuality of life itself. - Director:
- Ken Russell
- Cast:
- Sammi Davis, Amanda Donohoe, Paul McGann
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The enigma of Henry VIII, tyrant, womaniser and the man who changed England forever, continues to fascinate Britain centuries after his death. Ray Winstone brings history's most beguiling monarch to life in this story of Henry VIII revealing the destruction Henry often left in his wake during his extraordinary 38 year reign. From the moment Henry Tudor casts aside his faithful wife Katherine of Aragon for the bewitching and determined Anne Boleyn (Helena Bonham Carter), he sets himself on course for a series of disastrous marriages. Violent conflict, both within the population and the church, left England reeling while its complex and charismatic King turned from handsome playboy to a bitter invalid desperate for a son and heir to the throne. - Director:
- Pete Travis
- Cast:
- Ray Winstone, Joss Ackland, Sid Mitchell
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The Murder Room (2005)P.D. James: The Murder Room
Martin Shaw takes on the role of P.D. James' Adam Dalgliesh, one of the greatest detectives of English fiction. Dalgliesh is now a Commander at Scotland Yard running a squad dealing with sensitive, unsolved crimes. A reclusive widower whose wife died during childbirth, the intense, solitary detective is nevertheless a ruthless pursuer of truth - his emotional detachment aiding his innate ability to crack the most complex of cases.
The Murder Room (2005)
The Dupayne museum with its gruesome murder room is the focus of Dalgliesh's murder investigation into the death of one of its co-directors. Discovering a family at war, the Commander is faced with series of murders which mimic the crimes from the notorious exhibition.- Director:
- Diarmuid Lawrence
- Cast:
- Martin Shaw, Janie Dee, Samantha Bond
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Malena (2000)Malèna
'Malena' is an utterly unforgettable story of a boy's journey into manhood amid the chaos and intolerance of World War II. In a sleepy Italian village, the most beautiful woman in town, Malena (Monica Bellucci) becomes the subject of increasingly malicious gossip among the lustful townsmen and their jealous wives. But only her most ardent admirer, young Renato Amoroso (Giuseppe Sulfaro), will learn the untold true story of the mysterious and elusive Malena. In a captivating motion picture nominated for two Academy Awards, the eventual struggles and hardships that Malena must bravely endure serve to inspire Renato to new heights of compassion, courage and independence. - Director:
- Giuseppe Tornatore
- Cast:
- Monica Bellucci, Giuseppe Sulfaro, Luciano Federico
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After the death of their father, Madeleine (Olivia Williams) invites her sister Dinah (Helena Bonham Carter) to stay in her elegant London home. Efforts to find a husband for the free-spirited Dinah seem to pay off at last when her engagement is announced. However, Dinah is secretly told by her sister's charming husband Rockie (Paul Bettany) to call it off. So begins a wild affair, as Rickie and Dinah's illicit passion spirals into deception offering escapism and despair and an insight into the heart's capacity for forgiveness. - Director:
- Thaddeus O'Sullivan
- Cast:
- Helena Bonham Carter, Olivia Williams, Paul Bettany
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