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Who is the man who hides his scarred face behind a mask? Hero or madman? Liberator or oppressor? Who is V - and who will join him in his daring plot to destroy the totalitarian regime that dominated his nation? Natalie Portman stars as Evey, a working-class girl who must determine if her hero has

become the very menace she's fighting against. Hugo Waving plays V - a bold, charismatic freedom fighter driven to exact revenge on those who disfigured him. And Stephen Rea portrays the detective leading a desperate quest to capture V before he ignites a revolution. The Stakes rise. The tension electrifies. The action explodes.

Following the rise of Aretha Franklin's (Jennifer Hudson)'s career from a young child singing in her father's church's choir to her international superstardom, 'Respect' is the remarkable true story of the music icon's journey to find her voice and become the Queen of Soul.

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Inspired by true events, 'Hampstead' tells the story of American widow Emily Walters (Diane Keaton) who, having grown bored of her day-to-day life, sets out to find some more excitement.

One day when exploring the gorgeous area surrounding her home in Hampstead Village she meets Donald Horner (Brendan Gleeson), a man who lives off-grid in his own private paradise on the Heath and the two strike up an unexpected romance. However, when unscrupulous property developers threaten to uproot Donald, destroy his home and build luxury flats in its place, Emily is determined to fight back to defend the Heath as well as the man she loves.

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One long, hot summer in seventies London, Holly and Marina make a teenage pact to be friends forevec For the troubled, unpredictable Marina (Anna Friel), with her glamorous father and valium addicted mother, Holly (Michelle Williams) is the only constant in her life.

For Holly, Marina represents sex, drugs and rock'n'roll, a stark contrast to her own insecurity over her appearance and studious lifestyle. As the years roll by, the girls experience all life has to offer, sex, love and loss - but the whole while Holly harbours a secret passion for Marina's brother, Nat (Oliver Millburn). Eventually the truth comes out, and the friendship, which has never been equal, becomes a trap, and Holly must decide whether she wants to find the courage to live her life without her best friend.

In this breathtaking live-action reimagining of the beloved animated musical classic, a spirited young mermaid must follow her heart. She makes a deal with an evil sea witch that allows her to experience life on land, but that ultimately puts her life in jeopardy.

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In Roland Emmerich's 'Moonfall', a mysterious force knocks the Moon from its orbit around Earth and sends it hurtling on a collision course with life as we know it.

With mere weeks before impact and the world on the brink of annihilation, NASA executive and former astronaut Jo Fowler (Halle Berry) is convinced she has the key to saving us all - but only one astronaut from her past, Brian Harper (Patrick Wilson), and a conspiracy theorist, KC Houseman (John Bradley), believe her. The unlikely heroes will mount an impossible last-ditch mission into space, only to find out that our Moon is not what we think it is.

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Ryan Reynolds stars in this action-packed comedy as a bank teller who discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game, and soon decides to become the hero of his own story...one he rewrites himself.

Also starring Jodie Comer, Lil Rel Howery and Taiki Waititi, and directed by Shawn Lew, 'Free Guy' is ranid-fire fun.

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At 12.15am on 5 June 1968, as Robert F. Kennedy was making his way from the ballroom of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angels to give a press conference after winning the California Primary, he was shot and fatally wounded.

Bobby focuses on the ordinary people who unwittingly found themselves at the centre of one of the most important events in America's recent past. Against the backdrop of the cultural issues gripping the country at the time, including racism, sexual inequality and class divisions, hotel staff prepare for the big night, campaign workers gee up the voters and supporters and guests congregate in anticipation of the celebration.

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They were known simply as "The Lost Boys". Orphaned during the Sudanese Civil War, a group of young refugees are given the opportunity to leave their camp and resettle in America.

Encountering the modern world for the first time, they develop an unlikely friendship with an employment counsellor (Reese Witherspoon) who becomes involved in their plight. Together they experience heartbreak as well as hope in the challenges of their new life.

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Emma Stone and Steve Carell bring their A-game to this crowd-pleaser based on the electrifying true story of the 1973 tennis match between women's champion Billie Jean King (Stone) and former men's champ Bobby Riggs (Carell).

As fierce rivals on opposite sides of the court and the gender equality issue, Billie Jean and Bobby served up a cultural spectacle that resonated far beyond the sporting world. Filled with heart, humour and biting wit, 'Battle of the Sexes' is a triumphant celebration of the historic contest that changed the game!

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"Testament of Youth" is a searing story of love, war and remembrance, based on the First World War memoir by Vera Brittain which became the classic testimony of that war from a woman's point of view.

A powerful and passionate journey from youthful hopes and dreams to the edge of despair and back again; a film about young love, the futility of war and how to make sense of the darkest times.

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Bucks Fizz - Mike Nolan, Bobby Gee, Cheryl Baker and Jay Aston - shot to fame after winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 1981 with the song "Making your Mind Up". They were certainly one of the most successful bands to come out of the 80's with 3 number 1's and a host of Top 10/20 hits.

The story has plenty of highs and lows, including covert love affairs, jealousy, disaster (when their coach crashed whilst on tour) and the infamous David Van Day.

The epic story of love, adapted from Leo Tolstoy's timeless novel by Tom Stoppard. The story powerfully explores the capacity for love that surges through the human heart. As Anna questions her happiness and marriage, change comes to all around her.

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From Academy Award-winning director, Ron Howard, comes the electrifying, untold story behind one of the most unforgettable moments in history.

When disgraced President Richard Nixon agreed to an interview with jet-setting television personality, David Frost, he thought he'd found the key to saving his tarnished legacy. But, with a name to make and a reputation to overcome, Frost became one of Nixon's most formidable adversaries and engaged the leader in a charged battle of wits that changed the face of politics forever.

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Whip It, the directorial debut of Drew Barrymore, stars Ellen Page as Bliss, a rebellious Texas teen who throws in her small town beauty pageant crown for the rowdy world of roller derby.

Marcia Gay Harden plays Bliss' disapproving mother, while Kristen Wiig and Juliette Lewis play roller-derby stars.