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A decade after leaving his old Irish-American neighbourhood, Terry Noonan is welcomed back to New York's Hell's Kitchen. A one-time street tough, Terry is now an undercover police officer targeting the head of the old gang, crime boss Frankie Flannery. As he rekindles old friendships to get closer to his target, loyalties are questioned, tension escalates and the old neighbourhood is ready to explode. - Director:
- Phil Joanou
- Cast:
- Sean Penn, Ed Harris, Gary Oldman
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From acclaimed filmmaker Terence Davies, 'A Quiet Passion' is a powerful study of' 19th Century poet Emily Dickinson that features a stunning performance from Cynthia Nixon. Spanning a rebellious schoolgirl youth to her later years as a reclusive writer, Davies elegantly explores the hopes, dreams and desires of a woman who wrote some of the most important poems in American literature that still resonate today. - Director:
- Terence Davies
- Cast:
- Cynthia Nixon, Jennifer Ehle, Duncan Duff
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Wings of Desire (1987)Der Himmel über Berlin / The Sky Above Berlin / The Sky Over Berlin
The sky over Wenders' war-scarred Berlin is full of gentle, trenchcoated angels who listen to the tortured thoughts of mortals and try to comfort them. One, Damiel, (Bruno Ganz) wishes to become mortal after falling in love with a beautiful trapeze artist, Marion (Solveig Dommartin). Peter Falk, as himself, assists in the transformation by explaining the simple joys of a human experience. - Director:
- Wim Wenders
- Cast:
- Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander
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Mr. Klein (1976)Monsieur Klein
Paris, January 1942 - art dealer Robert Klein (Alain Delon) is making a killing. For this loyal Frenchman the Nazi occupation is a unique business opportunity. He stands to profit from the Jewish people's misfortune, as they sell their possessions in a hurry to leave the country. But when a Jewish newspaper turns up on Klein's doorstep, his comfortable life begins to unravel. It seems there is another Robert Klein, a suspected Jewish Resistance fighter, who is content to live in the shadows and let his namesake take the fall. As Klein's investigation of his double progresses, the mood shifts from Hitchcock to Kafka and proving his innocence becomes less important than confronting his doppelgänger... - Director:
- Joseph Losey
- Cast:
- Alain Delon, Jean Topart, Jeanne Moreau
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Dune: Part Two (2024)Dune 2 / Dune: Part 2
"Dune: Part Two" explores the mythic journey of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) as he unites with Chani (Zendaya) and the Fremen while on a warpath of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, he endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee. - Director:
- Denis Villeneuve
- Cast:
- Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson
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Ben (Nicolas Cage) is an alcoholic whose life is falling apart. He goes to Las Vegas where the bars never close, to drink himself to death. There, he meets Sera (Elisabeth Shue), a hooker, and asks her back to his motel. An extraordinary love affair develops between them. Ben promises to never ask Sera to give up prostitution and Sera vows never to ask Ben to stop drinking. But as Ben deteriorates, Sera breaks her vow and begs him to see a doctor. Ben leaves. Apart and alone, their lives quickly go downhill. They can no longer live without each other. At a cheap motel, the lovers are re-united as their affair reaches a painful but beautiful climax... - Director:
- Mike Figgis
- Cast:
- Nicolas Cage, Elisabeth Shue, Julian Sands
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Experience the breathtaking global phenomenon that has captivated audiences around the world. Written for the screen and directed by Christopher Nolan, 'Oppenheimer' thrusts audiences into the mind of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy), whose landmark work on the Manhattan Project created the first atomic bomb. - Director:
- Christopher Nolan
- Cast:
- Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon
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The slickest big-time New York City gamblers, Sky Masterson (Marland Brando) and Nathan Detroit (Frank Sinatra), can't resist making or taking a bet on anything. So when a pretty missionary (Jean Simmons) sets up shop in the neighbourhood, Nathan slakes a grand that Sky can't seduce her. But all bets are off when Sky falls madly in love in this romantic musical spectacular that sets the Big Apple afire with excitement! - Director:
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Cast:
- Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra
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Il Sorpasso (1962)The Easy Life
A career highlight for director Dino Risi and his star Vittorio Gassman, 'II Sorpasso' isn't just one of the heights of commedia all'italiana but of all Italian cinema. Jean-Louis Trintignant (The Conformist) plays Roberto, a shy law student who meets Bruno (Gassman), a larger-than-life Roman playboy who convinces Roberto to join him on a road trip from Rome to the Tuscan countryside. Their travels teach them about each other and themselves, oscillating between comedy and tragedy with powerful and affecting commentary on the easy life. Long admired in Italy, the film has influenced filmmakers including Alexander Payne (Sideways) and Aziz Ansari (Master of None). - Director:
- Dino Risi
- Cast:
- Vittorio Gassman, Catherine Spaak, Jean-Louis Trintignant
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The Fugue Quartet has performed together for over 25 years, attracting worldwide acclaim. But when one member admits that time may have finally caught up with him the group finds itself faced with an uncertain future of shifting dynamics and strained relationships, echoed by the complexities of their swansong piece - Beethoven's notoriously difficult String Quartet No. 14. - Director:
- Yaron Zilberman
- Cast:
- Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christopher Walken, Catherine Keener
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James Bond goes undercover in the treacherous Swiss Alps in this action-packed epic filled with artillery-laden ski pursuits, incredible stunts and nonstop thrills! George Lazenby leaps into the role of Agent 007 with supreme confidence and undeniable charisma, even finding love with the beautiful and seductive Tracy Di Vicenzo (Diana Rigg). But first Bond must stop evil genius Blofeld (Telly Savalas) from realising a germ warfare plot that could kill millions! - Director:
- Peter R. Hunt
- Cast:
- George Lazenby, David De Keyser, Diana Rigg
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Crusading newspaper publisher Malt Drayton's (Spencer Tracy) liberal principles are put to the test when his daughter, Joey (Katharine Houghton), announces her engagement to John Prentice (Sidney Poitier), an internationally renowned African- American physician. While Matt's wife Christina (Katharine Hepburn) readily accepts Joey's decision, Matt intends to withhold his consent, forgetting that when it comes to matters of the heart, true love is colorblind. - Director:
- Stanley Kramer
- Cast:
- June Whitley Taylor, Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier
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North by Northwest (1959)Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest / Breathless / In a North West Direction / In a Northwesterly Direction / The CIA Story / The Man in Lincoln's Nose
Roger Thornhill (Cary Grant) is not a spy. And he's certainly no murderer. Nevertheless, Thornhill's a wanted man: enemy agents want him dead, the police want him arrested, and a cool, mysterious blonde (Eva Marie Saint) just plain wants him. A victim of mistaken identity, Thornhill can't afford to make any mistakes of his own - so he embarks on a death-defying run for his life. Relentlessly pursued by plane, train and automobile, Thornhill's cross-country chase finally ends atop Mt. Rushmore where, if he doesn't watch his step, he could be in for a terrible fall. - Director:
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Cast:
- Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason
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To Catch a Thief (1955)Alfred Hitchcock's To Catch a Thief
Cary Grant plays John Robie, reformed jewel thief who was once known as 'The Cat' in this suspenseful Alfred Hitchcock classic thriller. Robie is suspected of a new rash of gem thefts in the luxury hotels of the French Riviera, and he must set out to clear himself. Meeting pampered heiress Frances (Grace Kelly), he sees the chance to bait the mysterious thief with her mother's (Jessie Royce Landis) fabulous jewels. His plan backfires, however, but Frances, who believes him guilty, proves her love by helping him escape. In a spine-tingling climax, the real criminal is exposed. - Director:
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Cast:
- Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis
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Cher is devastatingly funny, sinuous and beautiful as Loretta, an unlucky-in-love Italian widow who finds romance through the intervention of the Manhattan moon. With her wedding to a close friend just weeks away, she meets - and falls hopelessly in love with - his younger brother (Nicolas Cage)! Her dilemma - and her equally passionate and hilariously eccentric family - make for an unforgettable film you'll find beguiling, enchanting and irresistible. - Director:
- Norman Jewison
- Cast:
- Cher, Nicolas Cage, Olympia Dukakis
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