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The Sullivans is the story of a typical family in 1939 and follows the lives of the family members and friends during the years of the Second World War. With painstaking attention to historical detail from critically-acclaimed writers and starring some of the country's most revered and enduring stars such as Mel Gibson, Sam Neill, Kylie Minogue and Sigrid Thornton. - Director:
- John Barningham
- Cast:
- Mel Gibson, Kylie Minogue, Penny Downie
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Timmy Robinson's best friend in the whole wide world is a six-foot tall rotting zombie named Fido. But when Fido eats the next-door neighbour, Mom and Dad hit the roof, and Timmy has to go to the ends of the earth to keep Fido a part of the family. A boy-and-his-dog movie for grown-ups, Fido will rip your heart out. - Director:
- Andrew Currie
- Cast:
- Kesun Loder, David Kaye, Billy Connolly
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All thirteen episodes from Seasons 1 and 2 of the perennially popular British sitcom set in a holiday camp in the late 50s / early 60s.
- Director:
- John Kilby
- Cast:
- Simon Cadell, Percy Edwards, Paul Shane
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It's time to raise the curtain on The Muppet Show! Join Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, the Swedish Chef and more, in the first series of this groundbreaking twist on the classic variety show. Contains all 24 episodes, which have been completely restored and remastered. The bonus features also include something you were never meant to see: Jim Henson's original "pitch reel" that propelled the Muppets' blend of original songs, sketch comedy and guest stars into a primetime hit for all ages! Come discover for yourself the most sensational, inspirational, celebrational, Muppetational pleasures of The Muppet Show: Series 1! - Director:
- Jim Henson
- Cast:
- Frank Oz, Juliet Prowse, Richard Hunt
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October 1944, and a US Army regiment is surrounded by Nazis, high in the Vosges Forest of France. They are labelled "lost", another casualty of war. The 100th/442nd Regimental Combat Team are ordered to reach them no matter the cost. Made up entirely of 2nd generation Japanese-American volunteers, this brave band of brothers have already fought immense prejudice to be recognised as a fighting unit. Fiercely courageous they break through the German lines but at a tremendous price. The unit suffers over 800 casualties to save 211 soldiers of the 275 strong "Lost Battalion" in what is regarded today as one of the most significant battles of World War II. This is their true story. A story of true patriotism. - Director:
- Lane Nishikawa
- Cast:
- Tamlyn Tomita, Lane Nishikawa, Greg Watanabe
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Just a few weeks before the surrender of Nazi Germany to the allies young recruit Albert is drafted along with a cadre of soldiers to defend The Bridge, a vital lifeline for the war effort and a strategic vantage point that must be protected to the death, As the Allied forces approach, troops are mobilised, bombs begin to fall and anarchy begins to take hold. With their superiors fleeing Albert and his brave band of brothers are left in a life or death battle to survive. Confronted by the brutal reality of war these young heroes must defend their land and their people at ail costs, before the madness of war consumes them all. - Director:
- Sheldon Schwartz
- Cast:
- Derek Mio, Johnny Giordano, Trevor Murphy
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Witness the mind-bending chronicle of great power gone awry. When three ordinary high school friends make an extraordinary discovery, they acquire amazing abilities beyond their understanding. They can move objects with their minds, crush cars at will, and even fly. But as their strength grows, so do their darker sides. When harmless pranks give way to more dangerous escapades, their lives spin recklessly out of control, leading to an explosive, high-flying climax that will leave you breathless! - Director:
- Josh Trank
- Cast:
- Daisy Tormé, Dane DeHaan, Alex Russell
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A rambunctious group of five college friends steals away for a weekend of debauchery in an isolated country cabin, only to be attacked by horrific supernatural creatures in a night of endless terror and bloodshed. Sound familiar? Just wait. As the teens begin to exhibit standard horror movie behaviour, a group of technicians in a control room are scrutinizing, and sometimes even controlling, every move the terrified kids make! With their efforts continually thwarted by an all-powerful "eye in the sky", do they have any chance of escape? - Director:
- Drew Goddard
- Cast:
- Anna Hutchison, Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth
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In 1943, the Germans opened Stalag Luft North, a maximum security prisoner-of-war camp, designed to hold even the craftiest escape artists. In doing so, however, the Nazis unwittingly assembled the finest escape team in military history-brilliantly portrayed here by Steve McQueen, James Garner, Charles Bronson and James Coburn - who worked on what became the largest prison breakout ever attempted. - Director:
- John Sturges
- Cast:
- Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough
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John Travolta plays George Malley, an easy-going car mechanic who's hopelessly in love with a pretty newcomer in town (Kyra Sedgwick)... a woman who wants nothing to do with relationships. Then on George's birthday, a mysterious force bestows on him special telekinetic powers and genius mental abilities! It's a phenomenon that will begin to alienate him from his lifelong friends... but it might just bring him closer to the woman he loves. - Director:
- Jon Turteltaub
- Cast:
- John Travolta, Kyra Sedgwick, Forest Whitaker
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They came. They conquered. They looked fabulous! With a contract to perform a drag show way out in the Australian desert, Tick (Hugo Weaving), Adam (Guy Pearce) and Bernadette (Terence Stamp) each has his own reason for wanting to leave the safety of Sydney. Christening their battered, pink tour bus "Priscilla", this wickedly funny and high-drama trio heads for the outback...and into crazy adventures in even crazier outfits. You go, girls! - Director:
- Stephan Elliott
- Cast:
- Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce, Terence Stamp
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The Godfather: Part III (1990)The Godfather: Part 3 / The Death of Michael Corleone
In the final instalment of the Godfather Trilogy, an aging Don Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) seeks to legitimise his crime family's interests and remove himself from the violent underworld. Now in his sixties, Michael is dominated by two passions: freeing his family from crime, and finding a suitable successor. That successor could be fiery Vincent (Andy Garcia)...but he may also be the spark that turns Michael's hopes of business legitimacy into an inferno of mob violence. - Director:
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Cast:
- Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Andy Garcia
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Based on the story of Christy Brown, this highly acclaimed film depicts his struggle for a normal life. Born with cerebral palsy into a poor, working-class Irish family, Christy was able only to control movement in his left foot and to speak in guttural sounds. With the help of his strong-willed and dedicated family and his own sheer courage and determination, Christy not only learns to grapple with life's simple physical tasks and complex psychological pains, but he also develops into a brilliant painter, poet and author. - Director:
- Jim Sheridan
- Cast:
- Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Alison Whelan
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Deep within the African jungle, a mother gorilla names an orphaned baby boy "Tarzan" and adopts him as her own, even though the silverback leader Kerchak shuns the "hairless wonder". Growing up alongside his wisecracking ape buddy Terk and neurotic elephant pal Tantor, Tarzan develops all the instincts and prowess of a jungle animal, "surfing" and swinging through the trees at lightning speed. But with the sudden appearance of Tarzan's own kind - humans - including the beautiful Jane, the only world Tarzan has ever known and the one in which he belongs collide with extraordinary force! - Director:
- Chris Buck
- Cast:
- Tony Goldwyn, Minnie Driver, Brian Blessed
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An unseen assailant murders a priest in his confessional. The church is closed. Years later the house is up for sale and Debbie and Frank purchase it. Debbie, is strangely drawn to the house because it reminds her of her dreams. After moving in, Debbie's dreams grow in intensity and along with the power of the curse in the house - strange incidents begin to occur. When the priest's former housekeeper is murdered by an unseen assailant, Debbie finds she must battle to save herself, her husband, and hopefully put the Amityville curse to rest. - Director:
- Tom Berry
- Cast:
- Kim Coates, Dawna Wightman, Helen Hughes
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