rented-3's - Rented List
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Warcraft: The Beginning (2016)World of Warcraft
The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilisation faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonise another. As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces destruction and the other faces extinction. From opposing sides, an unlikely set of heroes are set on a collision course that will decide the fate of their families, their people and their home. - Director:
- Duncan Jones
- Cast:
- Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster
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In the late 1970s, in the midst of a dazzling career at the forefront of modern jazz, Miles Davis (Don Cheadle) virtually disappeared from public view. Dave Braden (Ewan McGregor), a wily journalist, forces his way into Davis' life. Alone, with his creativity numbed by drugs, and his mind focused on past mistakes, Davis reluctantly partners with Braden on a mission to find a lost music tape and ultimately rediscover his mojo. Featuring a career defining performance by Oscar nominee Don Cheadle, "Miles Ahead" was developed with passion and delicate reverence for Davis' work. Cheadle co-wrote the script and makes a remarkable directorial debut, defying the conventions of the biopic genre to deliver a real treat for film and music fans alike. - Director:
- Don Cheadle
- Cast:
- Don Cheadle, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Ewan McGregor
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Jerry (Ryan Reynolds) is an affable loner who works in a bathtub factory by day and hangs out at his flat above a disused bowling alley by night chatting to his pet cat, Mr. Whiskers, and loyal dog Bosco - whose voices he hears. Eager to socialise, Jerry asks Fiona from accounts (Gemma Arterton) out on a date, but when she stands him up he later accidentally stabs her to death, repeatedly, in the woods. Covering his tracks, under strict advice from Mr. Whiskers, Jerry is now beyond the reach of his well-meaning psychiatrist Dr. Warren (Jacki Weaver) and things are looking bad for Lisa (Anna Kendrick) who has taken a shine to him. Despite Bosco trying to keep him on the straight and narrow, Mr. Whiskers is the loudest voice in Jerry's head and all he can hope for now is salvation. - Director:
- Marjane Satrapi
- Cast:
- Ryan Reynolds, Gemma Arterton, Anna Kendrick
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Friend Request (2016)Unfriend
Enjoying college life as a popular student, Laura (Alycia Debnam-Carey) shares everything with her more than 800 friends on Facebook. But one day, after accepting a friend request from a social outcast named Marina, Laura's life is cursed, and her closest friends begin dying cruel deaths. Before Laura loses all of her 'friends', she must solve the mystery behind Marina's dark past and her Facebook profile, in order to break the deadly spell. - Director:
- Simon Verhoeven
- Cast:
- Alycia Debnam-Carey, William Moseley, Connor Paolo
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"Welcome to Me" is about a year in the life of Alice Klieg (Kristen Wiig), a woman with Borderline Personality Disorder who wins the lottery, quits her meds and buys herself a TV show where she talks only, and exclusively, about herself. Unlike anything that's been on TV before, it becomes a public forum for Alice to explain, complain, sing, cook, and even neuter dogs. She tears through money, broadcasting for longer and longer periods until she's televised 24/7, even while she sleeps. When the consequences catch up with her, she cracks and finds herself truly alone. All that's left is her show, which she must use to win everyone back. - Director:
- Shira Piven
- Cast:
- Kristen Wiig, Isa Freeling, James Marsden
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Srinavasa Ramanujan (Dev Patel) is a 25-year-old shipping clerk and self-taught genius. Determined to pursue his passion despite rejection and derision from his peers, Ramanujan writes a letter to G. H. Hardy (Jeremy Irons), an eminent British mathematics professor at Trinity College, Cambridge. Hardy recognises the originality and brilliance of Ramanujan's raw talent and despite the skepticism of his colleagues, undertakes bringing him to Cambridge so that his theories can be explored. Ramanujan leaves his family, his community, and his beloved young bride, Janaki (Devika Bhise), to travel across the world to England. There, he finds understanding and a deep connection with his sophisticated and eccentric mentor. Under Hardy's guidance, Ramanujan's work evolves in ways that will revolutionise mathematics and transform how scientists explain the world. - Director:
- Matt Brown
- Cast:
- Dev Patel, Jeremy Irons, Malcolm Sinclair
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Julian Michaels (Bruce Willis) has designed the ultimate resort: Vice, where anything goes and the customers can play out their wildest fantasies with artificial inhabitants who look, think and feel like humans. When an artificial (Ambyr Childers) becomes self-aware and escapes, she finds herself caught in the crossfire between Julian's mercenaries and a cop (Thomas Jane) who is hell-bent on shutting down Vice, and stopping the violence once and for all. - Director:
- Brian A. Miller
- Cast:
- Thomas Jane, Bruce Willis, Ambyr Childers
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Ratter (2015)Webcam
We're constantly connected through our phones, laptops and the Web every moment of every day. But while we look at our screens, who's looking at us? Meet Emma, a beautiful young grad student who has just moved from the Midwest to New York, excited to be on her own in the big city. But when a stalker hacks into her devices, he destroys Emma's illusions of privacy and she discovers just how fragile our sense of security can be. Ashley Benson stars in the groundbreaking psychological thriller that explores a world where the cameras are always on and someone's always watching. - Director:
- Branden Kramer
- Cast:
- Ashley Benson, Matt McGorry, Kaili Vernoff
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Jessica Jones: Series 1 (2015)Marvel's Jessica Jones
Raw, riveting and relentlessly compelling, 'Marvel's Jessica Jones: The Complete First Season' ignites a firestorm of suspense cloaked in the haze of a noir-inspired slow burn. Haunted by a tragedy that broke her world apart, Jessica Jones settles in Hell's Kitchen, New York City, and opens her own detective agency, called Alias Investigations, with the hope of rebuilding her life and keeping the lights on in her apartment. She discovers that the source of her trauma, a mind-controlling sociopath named Kilgrave, has resurfaced, forcing her to use her gifts as a private eye to track him down before he causes more damage to her life or to anyone else. - Director:
- SJ Clarkson
- Cast:
- Krysten Ritter, Mike Colter, Rachael Taylor
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"Risen" is the epic Biblical story of the Resurrection, as told through the eyes of a non-believer. Clavius (Joseph Fiennes), a powerful Roman military tribune, and his aide, Lucius (Tom Felton), are tasked with solving the mystery of what happened to Jesus (Cliff Curtis) in the weeks following the crucifixion, in order to disprove the rumors of a risen Messiah and prevent an uprising in Jerusalem. - Director:
- Kevin Reynolds
- Cast:
- Joseph Fiennes, Tom Felton, Peter Firth
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From Nicholas Sparks, the best-selling author of 'The Notebook' and 'Dear John', comes this heart-lifting tale of how far we go to keep the hope of love alive. Travis (Benjamin Walker) is a fun-loving, smooth-talking bachelor who's never considered a serious relationship - until he falls hard for his beautiful new neighbour, Gabby (Teresa Palmer). But when fate threatens Travis and Gabby's love, Travis must make a choice that will alter their lives forever in this unforgettably moving romance. - Director:
- Ross Katz
- Cast:
- Benjamin Walker, Teresa Palmer, Alexandra Daddario
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A has-been rock manager from California stumbles upon a once-in-a-lifetime voice in a remote Afghan cave in 'Rock the Kasbah', a dramatic comedy inspired by stranger-than-fiction, real-life events. Richie Lanz (Bill Murray), dumped and stranded in war-torn Kabul by his last remaining client (Zooey Deschanel), discovers Salima Khan (Leem Lubany), a Pashtun teenager with a beautiful voice and the courageous dream of becoming the first woman to compete on national television in Afghanistan's version of "American Idol". Richie partners with a savvy hooker (Kate Hudson), a pair of hard-partying war profiteers (Danny McBride and Scott Caan) and a hair-trigger mercenary (Bruce Willis) and, braving dangerous cultural prejudices, manages his new protegee into becoming the "Afghan Star". - Director:
- Barry Levinson
- Cast:
- Bill Murray, Leem Lubany, Zooey Deschanel
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Following the outbreak of a parasitic virus that wipes out the majority of the human population, Emma (Sofia Black-D'Elia) and her sister Stacey (Analeigh Tipton) find themselves separated from their parents as it reaches their neighbourhood. Quarantined with no connections to her family, Emma, with the help of her love interest Evan (Travis Tope), fights to protect her infected sister and for her own survival. - Director:
- Henry Joost
- Cast:
- Sofia Black-D'Elia, Analeigh Tipton, Travis Tope
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The sequel to the worldwide smash hit 'Olympus Has Fallen' begins in London, where the British Prime Minister has passed away under mysterious circumstances. His funeral is a must-attend event for leaders of the Western world. But what starts out as the most protected event on Earth, turns into a deadly plot to kill the world's most powerful leaders, devastate every known landmark in the British capital, and unleash a terrifying vision of the future. Only three people have any hope of stopping it: the President of the United States (Aaron Eckhart), his formidable secret service head (Gerard Butler), and an English MI-6 agent who rightly trusts no one. - Director:
- Babak Najafi
- Cast:
- Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman
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"Sing Street" takes us back to 1980's Dublin, where an economic recession forces Conor out of his comfortable private school and into survival mode at the inner-city public school. He finds hope in the mysterious and über-cool Raphina, and with the aim of winning her heart, invites her to star in his band's music videos - without actually having a band! After renaming calling himself "Cosmo", Conor forms a band with a few lads and they dedicate their time into writing lyrics and shooting videos. Combining John Carney's trademark warmth and humour and a brilliant soundtrack with hits from The Cure, The Police, and Genesis, 'Sing Street' will have you dancing in your seat! - Director:
- John Carney
- Cast:
- Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Aidan Gillen, Maria Doyle Kennedy
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