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Upon release from a stint in prison, Rudy (Ben Affleck) impulsively decides to pose as his old cell mate Nick in order to make time with Nick's beautiful pen pal, Ashley (Charlize Theron). But Rudy's ruse blows up when he realises that Ashley was double-crossing Nick...

and now he's inescapably part of an armed robbery plot being hatched by her dangerously evil brother (Gary Sinise).

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He shouldn't have been there. But in the moment that Michael Sullivan's son witnesses a brutal slaying, the lives of this 12-year-old and his gangster father are shattered irrevocably and their destinies forever joined. Now.

targeted by the mob he's devoted his life to, Sullivan and his son find themselves with nowhere to turn and a sadistic killer in relentless pursuit. It's here - in a fierce and primal struggle to stay alive and protect his boy - that this lifelong gangster will discover honour and redemption. Riveting, powerful and visually stunning, Road to Perdition ranks among the classic gangster movies of all time.

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Colonel Jonathan Smith is a disease specialist and former secret agent for Covert One, an elite intelligence agency made up of political and technical experts that report directly to the President .

When an unknown deadly virus begins to surface, Smith is called into action to find and isolate the source before the outbreak endangers millions of lives. Featuring an all-star supporting cast including Blair Underwood and others, it's a race against time for Covert One to stop the virus and uncover the truth behind a conspiracy at the highest and most dangerous levels of society.

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Senator Dicky Pilager (Chris Cooper) is nervous, inarticulate and grammatically challenged - perfectly qualified, says his conniving father, to become Colorado State Governor. So the hapless senator hits the campaign trail, backed by his domineering dad's money and influence.

Everything goes according to plan until a fishing trip for the cameras captures young Dicky reeling in a mangled corpse. An unfortunate coincidence or a dastardly plot to destroy the Pilagers' political ambitions? Campain manager Chuck Raven (Richard Dreyfuss) hires a down-at-heel private eye to uncover the truth.... but the investigation uncovers much more

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From ten-time Emmy Award winner Steven Bochco, co-creator of the international hits 'NYPD Blue' and 'L.A. Law', come 'Murder One', the first television drama to follow a single case for an entire season.

This intricately detailed show explores every facet inside and outside of a scandalous, high-profile Los Angeles trial until its shocking verdict is reached.

A wine-tasting road trip through California's Central Coast takes an unexpected detour as Miles (Paul Giamatti) and Jack (Thomas Haden Church), two 30 somethings mature along the way. The comically mismatched pair soon find themselves drowning in wine, women... and laughter!

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Jason Patric and Jennifer Jason Leigh give rich, full-blooded performances as undercover officers Jim Raynor and Kristen Cates, partners who become lovers, and addicts, as they infiltrate the local drug scene in order to bring down a suspected drug lord (Greg Allman).

But as their relationship intensifies and their drug use turns to abuse, the fine line between the good guys and the bad guys becomes as blurry as their drug-induced vision.

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The ultimate movie about the New York cult of class, this rich and challenging cinematic treat is both a laugh-out-loud comedy and a biting social commentary about the separation between the 'haves' and the 'have-nots'.

Will Smith gives a mightily impressive debut and Donald Sutherland and Oscar nominated* Stockard Channing are brilliant in a story that's all the more amazing... .because it's true! Posing as the son of Sidney Poitier, "Paul" (Smith) deftly penetrates the world of art-dealing urbanites Ouisa and Flan Kittredge (Channing and Sutherland). But as Paul's web of dropped names and near fame begins to unravel, he provides his hosts with much more than just the ultimate cocktail party anecdote - he sets in motion a series of events that will alter the course of their lives forever.

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In the early 1920s, Gerald Brennan (Mathew Goode) travels across Spain, motivated by idealism and in search of inspiration for his writing.

Settling in a small village he is soon the center of attention from his maid, Maria, her marriageable daughter, Angeles, and Paco, a man who decides to guide Gerald in the ways of the village and of love. Gerald sets his sights on Juliana, an attractive and sensual girl who fascinates and distracts him. Caught in a web of romantic entanglements, he soon learns the pleasures of physical love, but how far away from his class and country can he venture, and for how long?

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Sally Field leads an all-star cast in this side splittingly funny look at the scandal-ridden TV soap opera. Kevin Kline, Robert Downey, Jr.

, Whoopi Goldberg, Cathy Moriarty and Elisabeth Shue star as the zany cast and crew of 'The Sun Also Sets', America's hottest "soap", where on-screen drama and off-screen craziness combine for outrageous hilarity!

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Claire Danes delivers another phenomenal performance as Carrie Mathison in the fifth enthralling season of the acclaimed series Homeland. Now working at a private security firm in Berlin, Carrie is trying to start a new life, but she soon discovers she can't escape her past.

Blindsided by stunning betrayals, and without Saul (Mandy Patinkin) and Quinn (Rupert Friend) to rely on, Carrie must uncover a deadly conspiracy that puts thousands of lives at risk, including her own.

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Mary McCormack (The West Wing) returns as Mary Shannon, a U.S. Marshal with the highly secretive Federal Witness Protection Program (WITSEC), in Season Two of the suspenseful and quirky hit series In Plain Sight.

For Mary, living a double life and getting shot at on a regular basis are all in a day's work. So are teaming-up with her trusted partner, Marshall Mann (Frederick Weller), to protect Federal Witnesses who relocate to Albuquerque and juggling a complicated personal life. Gripping and refreshing. Get lost In Plain Sight!

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After finishing a motorcycle race in New Hampshire, Bud Clay (Vincent Gallo) loads his racing bike into the back of his van and begins a cross-country odyssey to Los Angeles where he is to compete in another race.

During his trip, he meets three very different women: Violet (Anna Vareschi), a wholesome all-American gas station attendant; Lilly (Cheryl Tiegs), a fellow lost soul he connects with at a highway rest stop; and Rose (Elizabeth Blake), a Las Vegas prostitute. Thoughout his journay, Bud can never escape his intense feelings for the love of his life, Daisy (Chloe Sevigny), so he plans to reconcile with her when he reaches Los Angeles. Arriving in Los Angeles, Bud checks into a motel before visiting the abandoned home he once shared with Daisy. He leaves a note, hoping she will turn up at his motel room...

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Nadezhda (Margita Gosheva) is an English teacher who also works as a translator to earn extra cash. Stunned by a theft by one of her students she is determined to find the culprit. But meanwhile her personal life is put under huge pressure.

A bailiff tells her that her house is about to be seized because of unpaid mortgage payments. Determined to keep the house, she will do everything she can to get the money before it is too late. Her personal and professional life converge as she wonders, whilst her options start to run out, whether to question the principles she teaches her students.

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Biochemist Paul (Tate Donovan) has no luck at all with women and is persuaded by his friends to visit a fortune-teller, who gives him a love potion no. 8 to make him irresistible to women.

Being a scientist Paul believes none of this until his cat accidentally gets a taste and attracts every female cat in the neighbourhood. He enlists fellow scientist Diane (Sandra Bullock) to help him analyze it, and after experimenting on monkeys, they decide to test it on themselves and both embark on a quest to find romance. In the end, they discover that they really want each other; but before they can get married, an old boyfriend of Diane's returns with his own dose of love potion number 8. Paul's only hope is to get something even more powerful. Love Potion no. 9.