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In the film that launched the James Bond saga, Agent 007 (Sean Connery) battles the mysterious Dr. No, a scientific genius bent on destroying the U.S. space program. As the countdown to disaster begins, bond must travel to Jamaica where he encounters the beautiful Honey Ryder (Ursula Andress) and confronts the megalomaniacal villain in his massive island headquarters! - Director:
- Terence Young
- Cast:
- Sean Connery, Robert Rietty, Ursula Andress
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When Uncle Charlie comes to visit his relatives in the sleepy town of Santa Rosa, the foundation is laid for one of his most engaging and suspenseful excursions. Joseph Cotten stars as the charming Uncle Charlie, a beguiling killer who travels from Philadelphia to California just one step ahead of the law. But soon his unknowing niece and namesake, "Young Charlie" (Teresa Wright), begins to suspect her uncle of being the Merry Widow murderer, and a deadly game of cat-and-mouse begins. As his niece draws closer to the truth, the psychopathic killer has no choice but to plot the death of his favourite relative in one of Hitchcock's most riveting psychological thrillers. - Director:
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Cast:
- Teresa Wright, Joseph Cotten, Macdonald Carey
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Star Trek: First Contact (1996)Star Trek 8: First Contact
After an epic battle against the Borg (cybernetically-enhanced life forms) Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) and the crew of the Enterprise follow the Borg Sphere back into the 21st century to prevent the Borg from contaminating Earth's timeline and preventing Earth's first contact. Picard and the crew must work together to battle the Borg Queen (Alice Krige) before she assimilates all of mankind and changes history forever. Resistance is futile. - Director:
- Jonathan Frakes
- Cast:
- Patrick Stewart, Majel Barrett, Jonathan Frakes
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It is the height of the Napoleonic era and, for Edmond Dantes (Richard Chamberlain), things are looking up - with an impending marriage and a promotion to captain his own ship. But when three men falsely accuse him of conspiring with Napoleon he is sentenced to an agonising life on the isolated island fortress of Chateau d'If, kept going only by his overwhelming desire for revenge. - Director:
- David Greene
- Cast:
- Richard Chamberlain, Trevor Howard, Louis Jourdan
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The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie
The Ambassador of the small South American country of Miranda is trafficking in drugs with some French bourgeois friends of his. But every time they want to have dinner together, their plans are put off due to unexpected events. In their quest of a lavish feast, the dividing-line between reality and dreams becomes unclear for each guest, leading to complete and utter ridicule. - Director:
- Luis Buñuel
- Cast:
- Fernando Rey, Delphine Seyrig, Paul Frankeur
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When private detective Philip Marlowe (Liam Neeson) is hired to find the ex-lover of a glamorous heiress, it looks a open and shut case, but Marlowe soon finds himself in the underbelly of Hollywood's film industry of the 1930s and unwittingly drawn into the crossfire of a legendary Hollywood actress (Jessica Lange) and her subversive, ambitious daughter (Diane Kruger). Based on John Banville's novel 'The Black-Eyed Blonde' directed by award winning director Neil Jordan. - Director:
- Neil Jordan
- Cast:
- Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, Jessica Lange
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Brian De Palma's 'The Untouchables' is a must-see masterpiece - a glorious, fierce, larger-than-life depiction of the mob warlord who ruled Prohibition-era Chicago...and the law enforcer who vowed to bring him down. This classic confrontation between good and evil stars Kevin Costner as federal agent Eliot Ness, Robert De Niro as gangland kingpin Al Capone and Sean Connery as Malone, the cop who teaches Ness how to beat the mob: shoot fast and shoot first. - Director:
- Brian De Palma
- Cast:
- Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Robert De Niro
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Run Lola Run (1998)Lola Rennt / Lola Runs
Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu), who works as a small-time courier for a big-time gangster, is in huge trouble. He has accidentally left the cash from a mob deal on the subway, and he has only twenty minutes to deliver the 100,000 marks to his unforgiving boss. Desperate, he calls his girlfriend, Lola (Franka Potente), the only person who can rescue him from certain death. As the seconds tick away and the tiniest choices become life altering, Lola must try to reach Manni before the line between fate and fortune begins to blur. One story told from three different perspectives, 'Run Lola Run' is a veritable maze of intriguing plot twists and heart-stopping suspense in a high-octane thrill ride about one woman's desperate attempt to save her lover. - Director:
- Tom Tykwer
- Cast:
- Franka Potente, Hans Paetsch, Moritz Bleibtreu
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The Fabelmans (2022)Untitled Steven Spielberg/Amblin Partners Project / Untitled Steven Spielberg Project
Inspired by Steven Spielberg's own childhood, rediscover the magic of movies in 'The Fabelmans', a coming-of-age story about a young man uncovering a shattering family secret and the power of film and imagination to help us see the truth about ourselves and each other. With a star-studded cast featuring Michelle Williams, Paul Daho, Seth Rogen, Gabriel LaBelle and Judd Hirsch, 'The Fabelmans' tells a timeless tale of heartbreak, healing, and hope for the dreamer inside all of us. - Director:
- Steven Spielberg
- Cast:
- Michelle Williams, Gabriel LaBelle, Paul Dano
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The story of one man's daring courage to take on the might of an empire. Director Ridley Scott brings new life to the story of the defiant leader Moses (Christian Bale) as he rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses (Joel Edgerton), setting 400,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues. - Director:
- Ridley Scott
- Cast:
- Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, John Turturro
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In rural England, a modern folktale unravels. Following the mysterious disappearance of his mother, a young man (Rory Alexander) walks back into a world he once knew well. Guided by a father figure (Mark Rylance) and old friends who care deeply, his journey through the dreamlike spaces of local forests and night time entertainment brings him face to face with the loss that haunts him in ways he could never have expected. - Director:
- Fridtjof Ryder
- Cast:
- Mark Rylance, Rory Alexander, Mark Christmas
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The mission, manned by astronauts Lovell (Tom Hanks), Swigert (Kevin Bacon) and Haise (Bill Paxton), starts out as a routine space flight which generates little media interest. But all that changes when an oxygen tank explosion cripples the ship and prompts the famous line, 'Houston, we have a problem'. Now Lovell and his crew have to struggle to keep going, while at Mission Control their colleagues Kranz (Ed Harris) and Mattingly (Gary Sinise) do everything they can to bring them home. - Director:
- Ron Howard
- Cast:
- Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon
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The City of Lost Children (1995)La cité des enfants perdus
'The City of Lost Children' is a dazzling fantasy adventure from Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro, creators of 'Delicatessen'. They bring their surreal vision to the story of Krank (Daniel Emilfork), a tormented scientist who sets about kidnapping local children in order to steal their dreams and so reverse his accelerated ageing process. When Krank's henchmen kidnap his brother, local fisherman and former circus strongman One sets out on a journey to Krank's nightmarish laboratory, accompanied by Miette (Judith Vittet), an orphan girl who has her own. - Director:
- Marc Caro
- Cast:
- Jean-Louis Trintignant, Ron Perlman, Daniel Emilfork
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Pink Floyd: P. U. L. S. E. (1994)Pink Floyd: P. U. L. S. E. Live at Earls Court
Filmed live on 20 October 1994 at Earls Court, London, UK...
Tracklisting:
1. Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Concert Version)
2. Learning to Fly
3. High Hopes
4. Take It Back
5. Coming Back to Life
6. Sorrow
7. Keep Talking8. Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)
9. One of These Days
10. Speak to Me
11. Breathe in the Air
12. On the Run
13. Time
14. The Great Gig in the Sky
15. Money
16. Us and Them
17. Any Colour You Like
18. Brain Damage
19. Eclipse
20. Wish You Were Here
21. Comfortably Numb
22. Run Like Hell- Director:
- David Mallet
- Cast:
- David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Richard Wright
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No Way Out (1987)Deceit
Imagine being a hunter leading highly-trained bloodhounds in pursuit of a killer...and the trail leads directly to you! In a fit of rage, Secretary of Defence David Brice (Gene Hackman) murders his mistress. To keep a lid on the scandal, Brice's loyal aide (Will Patton), creates the perfect cover-up: he "invents" a more enticing killer - a Russian spy - and then enlists naval commander Tom Farrcll (Kevin Costner) to find him. But as a chilling twist of fate would have it, Farrell also has a strong connection to the victim... and now all the clues he's been hired to uncover are leading straight to him! In a desperate race against time, Farrcll's search for the killer is not only a matter of national security, but also a matter of saving his own hide. - Director:
- Roger Donaldson
- Cast:
- Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, Sean Young
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