otr's - Rented List
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Italy 1347: Bored, volatile nuns Alessantfra (Alison Brie), Fernanda (Aubrey Plaza), and Qinevra (Kate Micucci) live in a monastery under the watchful eye of Father Tommasso (John C. Reilly). The arrival of a handsome new groundskeeper (Dave Franco) - introduced to the sisters as a deaf mute to discourage temptation - soon leads to a frenzy of hormones, substance abuse, and wicked revelry. - Director:
- Jeff Baena
- Cast:
- Alison Brie, Dave Franco, Kate Micucci
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Sensitive Skin: Series 1 (2005)Sensitive Skin (UK): Series 1
Al and Davina Jackson seem to have the perfect life. At 60, they both look great, enjoy their work (he's a music writer for a newspaper; she works in an art gallery) and having finally said au revoir to their son, are ready to indulge themselves with a funky central London apartment and a retro 70s Silver Shadow Rolls Royce. Still, something, somewhere, somehow doesn't feel quite right. Is it that their 30-year-old son Orlando refuses to acknowledge adulthood? Or that Davina's sister Veronica and her husband Roger intimidate them with their confident grasp of life and comprehensive pension plans? And don't forget the sexual temptation, the professional jealousy and that burning question: is this really the life I wanted? - Director:
- Hugo Blick
- Cast:
- Joanna Lumley, Ian Kelly, Denis Lawson
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Irreversible (2002)Irréversible
When Marcus (Vincent Cassel) and his girlfriend Alex (Monica Bellucci) decide to go to a party with their friend Pierre (Albert Dupontel), they are totally unaware that their world is about to be torn apart in the most unimaginably brutal way possible. Plunged headlong into a nightmarish world of darkness, where an act of extreme sexual and physical violence will serve as the spark for yet more violence, Marcus and Pierre soon discover what they themselves are capable of. - Director:
- Gaspar Noé
- Cast:
- Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel, Albert Dupontel
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Churchill (2017)Warlord
Churchill follows Britain's iconic Prime Minister Winston Churchill (Brian Cox) in the days before the infamous D-Day landings in June 1944. As allied forces stand on the south coast of Britain, poised to invade Nazi-occupied Europe, they await Churchill's decision on whether the invasion will actually move ahead. Only the unflinching support of Churchill's brilliant, unflappable wife Clementine (Miranda Richardson) can halt the Prime Minister's physical and mental collapse and help lead him to greatness. Also starring John Slattery as General Eisenhower. Supreme Commander of the Allied D-Day operations, and Julian Wadham as British military commander Field Marshal Montgomery. - Director:
- Jonathan Teplitzky
- Cast:
- Brian Cox, Miranda Richardson, John Slattery
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Calling Inspector Marotta: St Peter's Treasure (2000)Il furto del tesoro
Based on the sensational true story of the robbery of St Peter's Treasure from the Vatican. 1925: the first Sacred year after the war. Inspector Marotta is called to Rome to investigate rumours of a breath-taking robbery which is said to be like no other ever attempted before. A theft of such proportions in the middle of the Sacred Year would be a disaster. The only way to avoid it is to infiltrate the criminal circles. Unknown in Rome, Inspector Marotta goes undercover gaining the confidence of the criminals until he is at the heart of the Italian underworld and in the middle of a plot to steal the most valuable treasure in Rome. - Director:
- Alberto Sironi
- Cast:
- Luca Zingaretti, Meret Becker, Ivan Bekjarev
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Dunkirk (2017)Bodega Bay
The story unfolds on land, sea and air, as hundreds of thousands of British and Allied troops are trapped on the beaches of Dunkirk with enemy troops closing in. RAF Spitfires engage the enemy in the skies above the Channel, trying to protect the defenseless men below. Meanwhile, hundreds of small boats manned by both military and civilians are mounting a desperate rescue effort, risking their lives in a race against time to save even a fraction of their army. - Director:
- Christopher Nolan
- Cast:
- Michael Caine, Fionn Whitehead, Barry Keoghan
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Star Trek Beyond (2016)Star Trek: Beyond
Dispatched on a rescue mission to the farthest reaches of space, the USS Enterprise is ambushed by Krall (Idris Elba), a ruthless enemy sworn against the Federation. Crash-landing on an uncharted hostile world, Captain Kirk (Chris Pine), Spock (Zachary Quinto) and the crew are separated with no means of escape. Only Jaylah (Sofia Boutella), a rebellious alien warrior, can help them reunite and find a way off the planet in a race against time to stop Krall's deadly army from triggering all-out galactic war. - Director:
- Justin Lin
- Cast:
- Chris Pine, Shea Whigham, Zachary Quinto
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Captain America: Civil War (2016)Captain America 3
An explosive rift rocks the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the game-changing epic, 'Captain America: Civil War'. When government pressure to rein in the Avengers drives a deep wedge between Captain America (Chris Evans) and Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), best friends are turned into bitter enemies. Against a backdrop of divided loyalties, mysterious villains and new allies, the ultimate battle for the future of the Avengers and all humanity erupts... - Director:
- Anthony Russo
- Cast:
- Kerry Condon, Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr.
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The Inhumans have always been one of Marvel's most enduring oddities. A race of genetic outsiders, they live secluded in their island kingdom of Attilan, preferring not to mix with the outside world. Even stranger, their genetic mutations are self-endowed; each Inhuman, as a coming-of-age ritual, endures exposure to the Terrigan Mists, a strange substance that imparts unearthly powers, some extraordinary, some monstrous. But now the kingdom of Attilan is under attack from without and within. Can the Royal Family, led by Black Bolt (who cannot speak, as his voice carries the destructive power of an atom bomb) repel the foreign invaders who blast at their outer defense, as well as the internal threat of Black Bolt's brother, Maximus the Mad? - Director:
- Carl Upsdell
- Cast:
- Kathleen Barr, Lisa Ann Beley, Trevor Devall
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A young Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Tom Holland), who made his sensational debut in 'Captain America: Civil War', begins to navigate his newfound identity as the web-slinging super hero in 'Spider-Man: Homecoming'. Thrilled by his experience with the Avengers, Peter returns home, where he lives with his Aunt May (Marisa Tomei), under the watchful eye of his new mentor Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.). Peter tries to fall back into his normal daily routine - distracted by thoughts of proving himself to be more than just your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man - but when the Vulture (Michael Keaton) emerges as a new villain, everything that Peter holds most important will be threatened. - Director:
- Jon Watts
- Cast:
- Jennifer Connelly, Tom Holland, Kerry Condon
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The X Files (1998)The X-Files: Fight the Future / X-Files: Blackwood / X-Files: The Movie
When a terrorist bomb destroys a building in Dallas, FBI agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) put their lives on the line to try to stop the spread of a deadly virus that may be extraterrestrial in origin. This pulse-pounder takes the two from a cave in Texas, down the halls of the FBI headquarters, to an icy no-man's-land in Antarctica. - Director:
- Rob Bowman
- Cast:
- David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, John Neville
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The Death of Louis XIV (2016)La mort de Louis XIV
Albert Serra's new film is an adaptation of the Due de Saint-Simon's memoirs, starring Jean-Pierre as the Sun King in his last days. The dying king can barely move from his bed in Versailles. His relatives and his closest counsellors come in turns at his bedside, but he can barely rule his kingdom. His secret wife Madame de Maintenon, and his doctor Fagon dread his last breath and try to hide it from the public, to preserve the future of France. Jean-Pierre Leaud, in his costume, hair and poses, fully embodies the last few days of the longest serving king of France, who, with his seventy-two years reign, changed the face of the monarchy and of France. - Director:
- Albert Serra
- Cast:
- Jean-Pierre Léaud, Patrick d'Assumçao, Marc Susini
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Why is it the people you're closest to that always seem to cause you the most grief? "Two Doors Down" features a cast of truly distinctive characters - Beth (Arabella Weir) and Eric (Alex Norton), Cathy (Doon Mackichan) and Colin (Jonathan Watson), Christine (Elaine C Smith) and daughter Sophie (Sharon Rooney), Ian (Jamie Quinn) and Jaz (Harki Bhambra) - all ready to support each other through life's highs and lows. That sounds like a blessing but it's often more of a curse. From day-to-day, apparently trivial, events to life-defining decisions and ordeals, what starts out as friendly interest usually snowballs into trodden toes, crossed boundaries and seriously frayed tempers. Also featuring the New Year's Eve special. - Director:
- Simon Hynd
- Cast:
- Jonathan Watson, Liam McLeod, Andrew Castle
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The Caiman (2006)Caimano Il
From acclaimed Palme d'Or winning director Nanni Moretti comes The Caiman, at once an irresistible comedy and a full frontal attack on former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlisconi. Bankrupt in his professional and personal life, Z-grade movie producer Bruno is finding it hard to raise the finance for his latest project. Entangled in debt, struggling with a capsizing marriage and wayward kids, Bruno is going under. By chance, he meets a young director who gives him her script, The Caiman. At first Bruno takes it for a half-hearted thriller; a more careful - if belated - reading reveals a film about Berlisconi. As his professional and personal life disintegrate around him, Bruno rediscovers his dignity and passion as he fights to finish the film. - Director:
- Nanni Moretti
- Cast:
- Silvio Orlando, Margherita Buy, Jasmine Trinca
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Unbreakable (2000)No Ordinary Man
When David Dunn (Bruce Willis) emerges from a horrific train crash as the sole survivor - and without a single scratch on him - he meets a mysterious stranger, Elijah Price (Samuel L. Jackson), who will change David's life forever. Interrupting his life at odd moments, it's Elijah's presence and probing that force David to confront his destiny on a journey of self-discovery and purpose that will absolutely stun you with its power. - Director:
- M. Night Shyamalan
- Cast:
- Bruce Willis, Jennifer Hale, Samuel L. Jackson
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