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The setting is Eastern Europe, circa 1904. Yentl (Barbra Streisand), a smart, spirited woman, is forced to masquerade as a boy in order to pursue her love of knowledge...and discovers yet another kind of love.

Mandy Patinkin gives a sensitive and forceful performance as Avigdor, Yentl's fellow student and best friend. And Amy Irving was nominated for an Oscar for her role as the demure and breathtakingly beautiful Hadass. Streisand's passion for the project shows in every frame - highlighted by the lush, Oscar-nominated art direction, stunning cinematography, and her shimmering performance of the Academy Award-winning song score.

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Clint Eastwood directs and stars in this international intrigue action action thriller that takes place on the Swiss Alps.

Hemlock, a retired, professional assassin (Clint Eastwood), who has turned toward the calmer pursuit of art collecting, is suddenly forced out of retirement to hunt a deadly double agent, who murdered a close friend. The hunt takes Eastwood on a breathtaking journey up the Swiss Alps with a team of mountain climbers - one of whom is the man he seeks, though his identity is as yet unknown. This adrenaline-pumping action film, based on the novel by Trevanian, features some of the most exciting mountain climbing sequences ever filmed.

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The cargo ship MV Rozen is heading for harbour when it is hijacked by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean.

Amongst the men on board are the ship's cook Mikkel (Pilou Asbaek) and the engineer Jan (Roland Moller), who along with the rest of the seamen are taken hostage in a cynical game of life and death. With the demand for a ransom of millions of dollars a psychological drama unfolds between the CEO of the shipping company (Soren Malling) and the Somali pirates.

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Steven Spielberg presents this devastating comedy that literally brings the house down on Tom Hanks and Shelley Long. After being evicted from their Manhattan apartment, they buy the home of their dreams only to find it's a house of hilarious money-eating horrors.

Richard Benjamin directed the gag-filled farce that ha the disaster prone couple attempting to keep their relationship together even as their roof - and bank account-fall apart. Alexander Godunov and Maureen Stapleton are also on hand to see everything, including the kitchen sink, go down The Money Pit.

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"Captain Phillips" is a multi-layered examination of the true story of the 2009 hijacking of the U.S. container ship Maersk Alabama by a crew of Somali pirates.

Based on a true story, the film focuses on the Alabama's commanding officer, Captain Richard Phillips (Tom Hanks) and the Somali pirate captain, Muse (Barkhad Abdi), who takes him hostage. The two men are set on an unstoppable collision course when Muse and his crew target Phillips' unarmed ship; in the ensuing standoff, both men will find themselves at the mercy of forces beyond their control.

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Christmas is a magical time when anything can happen. And for Annie Reed (Meg Ryan), a down-to-earth newspaper reporter, it's just about to. Whilst driving to her fiance's house on Christmas Eve, she hears a radio broadcast that will change her life.

Eight-year-old Jonah (Ross Malinger) is worried about his recently widowed father, and calls a radio station agony aunt. Persuaded onto the phone, Jonah's dad Sam (Tom Hanks) tells of his love for his dead wife and how their time together was pure magic. Annie is so touched by his heartfelt sentiment that she becomes determined to meet him. But there are a few problems: Sam's in Seattle, Annie's in Baltimore...and Sam doesn't even know that Annie exists!

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Based upon the dramatic real-life manhunt for the Boston Marathon bombers, this powerful action-thriller follows Police Sergeant Tommy Saunders (Mark Wahlberg) as he joins brave survivors, first responders, and investigators in a race against time to find the bombers before they strike again.

Directed by Peter Berg and featuring a stellar cast, 'Patriots Day' is a stirring tribute to the Boston community's strength and courage in the face of adversity.

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Mark Wahlberg leads an all-star cast in this unforgettably powerful film inspired by a thrilling story of real-life heroes. For the one hundred and twenty-six people aboard the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig, April 20th 2010 began like any normal day.

Before day's end, the world would bear witness to one of the greatest man-made disasters in U.S. history. 'Deepwater Horizon' reveals the brave acts of the men and women who rose to the challenge - and risked everything to lead others to safety.

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Although Dido Elizabeth Belle (Mbatha-Raw) an 18th century English woman of mixed race, is raised in privilege by her aristocratic great-uncle (Tom Wilkinson) and his wife (Emily Watson), she is denied a proper social standing because of her skin colour.

But when Dido falls in love with a young idealist lawyer (Sam Reid) who aspires to create positive change, she finds herself caught between two worlds. With everything to lose, she struggles to convince those around her - and the society in which she lives - to overcome their biases and accept her fully. Only if she succeeds will she find true happiness in this exquisite masterpiece that also stars Miranda Richardson, Penelope Wilton and Matthew Goode.

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Herschel Greenbaum (Seth Rogen), a struggling laborer who immigrates to America in 1919, falls into a vat of pickles at his factory job and is preserved in brine for 100 years. He emerges in present-day Brooklyn to find that he hasn't aged a day.

But when he seeks out his family, he learns that his only surviving relative is his great-grandson, Ben Greenbaum (also played by Rogen), a mild-mannered computer coder whom Herschel can't even begin to understand.

"Hacksaw Ridge" is the epic and inspiring true story of Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield), an army medic and conscientious objector who, during one of the bloodiest battles of World War II, saved 75 men without firing or carrying a gun.

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Seen through the eyes of a squad of American soldiers, the story begins with World War II's historic D-Day invasion, then moves beyond the beach as the men embark on a dangerous special mission.

Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks) must take his men behind enemy lines to find Private James Ryan, whose three brothers have been killed in combat. Faced with impossible odds, the men question their orders. Why are eight men risking their lives to save just one? Surrounded by the brutal realities of war, each man searches for his own answer - and the strength to triumph over an uncertain future with honour, decency and courage.

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The legend of King Arthur meets the modern day in this epic family-friendly adventure. Young Alex (Louis Ashbourne Serkis) is just another bullied kid until he discovers the legendary sword Excalibur, and begins training as a knight with wizard Merlin (Patrick Stewart).

Alex must turn playground enemies into allies and become the leader he never dreamed he could be to defeat the wicked Morgana (Rebecca Ferguson) and save the world.

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'Storm Boy' has grown up to be Michael Kingley (Geoffrey Rush / Finn Little), a successful retired businessman and grandfather.

When Kingley starts to see images from his past that he can't explain, he is forced to recall his long-forgotten childhood, growing up on an isolated coastline with his father (Jai Courtney). He recounts to his grand daughter the story of how, as a boy, he rescued and raised an extraordinary orphaned pelican, Mr. Percival. Their remarkable adventures and their very special bond has a profound effect on all their lives. Based on the International best-selling book, 'Storm Boy' is a timeless story of unconditional friendship.

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"Summerland" follows the story of fiercely independent folklore investigator, Alice (Gemma Arterton) who secludes herself in her clifftop study, debunking myths using science to disprove the existence of magic.

Consumed by her work, but also profoundly lonely, she is haunted by a love affair from her past. When spirited young Frank (Lucas Bond), an evacuee from the London Blitz, is dumped into her irritable care, his innocence and curiosity awaken Alice's deeply buried emotions. Bravely embracing life's miraculous unpredictability, Alice learns that wounds may be healed, second chances do occur, and that, just perhaps - magic really does exist.