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Guy Ritchie brings his dynamic style to the classic Excalibur myth that traces Arthur's journey from the streets to the throne. When his father is murdered and his uncle seizes the crown, Arthur is robbed of his birthright and must grow up the hard way in the back alleys of the city.

But once he pulls the sword from the stone, his life is turned upside down and he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy.

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"His music inspires you, his life will surprise you", 'Rocketman' is a one-of-a-kind musical celebration set to Elton John's most beloved songs. Discover how a shy boy growing up in the suburbs of London becomes one of the most iconic figures in rock and roll.

Featuring an all-star cast, this truly spectacular and utterly electrifying ride is filled with show-stopping musical performances and is "unlike anything you've ever seen".

When CIA analyst Jack Ryan (John Krasinski) is pulled from the safety of his desk job and catapulted into a deadly game of cat and mouse throughout Europe and the Middle East, he must race to stop a terrorist's plans for a massive attack against the U.S. and her allies.

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She risked everything to stop an unjust war. Her government called her a traitor.

Based on true events, 'Official Secrets' tells the story of Katharine Gun (Keira Knightley), a British intelligence specialist who received a shocking memo in 2003: the United States is enlisting Britain's help in blackmailing United Nations Security Council members so they vote in favour of the Iraq War. Unable to stand by, Gun defies her government and leaks the memo to the press, beginning an explosive chain of events that will ignite an international firestorm, expose a vast political conspiracy, and put Gun and her family in harm's way.

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Career con man Roy (Ian McKellen) sets his sights on his latest mark, recently widowed Betty (Helen Mirren), who's worth millions. And he means to take it all.

But as the two grow closer, what should have been another simple swindle becomes a high-stakes game of cat and mouse in this suspenseful drama about the secrets people keep and the lies they live.

The story and characters you know and love come to spectacular life in the live-action adaptation of Disney's animated classic 'Beauty and the Beast', a cinematic event celebrating one of the most beloved tales ever told.

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Hannah Defoe (Nicola Walker) is a brilliant divorce lawyer. With her formidable mother Ruth (Deborah Findlay) and headstrong sister Nina (Annabel Scholey) she takes on cases for London's wealthy and well-known.

Following a bitter argument, Hannah leaves the family business to begin a new job at a rival firm, where she unexpectedly reconnects with the only other man she could have imagined her life with. And when Hannah's estranged father returns after 30 years, the toxic feud between her parents is re-ignited. As the Defoe family is forced to confront their fractured past, Hannah begins to question her own marriage. As a lawyer, Hannah always gets what she wants for her clients but can she get what she wants for herself? A powerful series that explores family, love, loyalty and the messy business of divorce.

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Set in rural Northern Ireland during World War II, this drama follows the fortunes of the Coyne family as the US Army Air Corps sets up a base next to their town.

Moybeg is home to Englishwoman Rose (Hattie Morahan), her Irish husband Michael Coyne (Owen McDonnell) and their three children: Emma (Eileen O'Higgins), Francis (Michael Nevin) and Kate (Mia Carlin). With her English accent and her London ways, Rose is the only 'stranger' in the community. That is until 4,000 American servicemen and women arrive along with the handsome Captain Dreyfuss (Aaron Staton). As Rose finds herself acting as peacekeeper between the disgruntled locals and the airbase, she is also drawn to the engaging young captain. As each episode brings them closer together, will Rose risk her family for this forbidden love?

Based on the best-selling novel, Lily James plays free-spirited writer Juliet Ashton, who forms a life-changing bond with the eccentric Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society when she decides to write about the book club they formed during the occupation of Guernsey during WWII.

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Joan Castleman (Glenn Close) has spent forty years sacrificing her own talent, dreams and ambitions to support her charismatic husband Joe (Jonathan Pryce) and his stellar literary career.

Ignoring infidelities and excuses made in the cause of his art, she has put up with his behaviour with undiminished grace and humour. The foundations of their marriage have, however, been built upon a set of uneven compromises and Joan has reached a turning point. On the eve of Joe's Nobel Prize for Literature, the crown jewel rewarding a spectacular body of work, Joan will confront the biggest sacrifice of her life and some long-buried secrets. 'The Wife' is a poignant, funny and emotional journey, a celebration of womanhood, self-discovery and liberation...

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Join the celebration, sing and dance, and discover how it all began! Ten years after Mamma Mia! The Movie, you're invited back to the magical Greek island of Kalokairi in an all-new musical sequel based on the songs of ABBA.

Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) is now pregnant, and like her mother Donna (Meryl Streep), she'll need to take risks.

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Summer, 1939. Warsaw. Young translator Harry Chase (Jonah Hauer-King) and Polish waitress Kasia Tomaszeski (Zofia Wichfacz) are deeply in love, but when US reporter Nancy Campbell (Helen Hunt) discovers German tanks poised to invade, Harry grows desperate to save Kasia from Warsaw's fate.

How will he explain this to sweetheart Lois Bennett (Julia Brown), and his supercilious mother Robina, (Lesley Manville) waiting for him in Manchester? And how will Lois's shellshocked father Douglas (Sean Bean) cope with news of another war? Meanwhile, Nancy's nephew Webster O'Connor (Brian J. Smith) finds sanctuary in liberal Paris, as her friends in Berlin, the Rosslers (Victoria Mayer and Johannes Zeiler), must keep a dangerous secret from the nazi regime...