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Criminal psychologist Malcolm Bright (Tom Payne) knows how killers think and how their minds work. Why? His father is "The Surgeon", a serial killer who has taken the lives of more than 20 people. He works with NYPD detective Gil Arroyo (Lou Diamond Phillips); Detective Dani Powell (Aurora Perrineau), a headstrong cop; Dr. Edrisa Tanaka (Keiko Agena), an off-center coroner; and Detective JT Tarmel (Frank Harts), who questions whether Bright is a psychopath himself. But Bright's best resource is his homicidal yet oddly loving father, Dr. Martin Whitly (Michael Sheen). As he helps track down dangerous criminals, Bright also battles his own demons - and it doesn't help that his mother, former leading socialite Jessica Whitly (Bellamy Young), has an opinion on every aspect of his life. Thankfully, he has the support of his annoyingly normal sister, Ainsley (Halston Sage), a TV journalist. Malcolm Bright isn't a serial killer, he was just raised by one. - Director:
- Lee Toland Krieger
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- Tom Payne, Lou Diamond Phillips, Halston Sage
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Suzie Pickles (Billie Piper), a star on the wane, has her whole life upended when her phone is hacked and a photo of her in an extremely compromising position is released for the whole world to see. This excruciatingly honest show follows the various stages of Suzie's trauma episode by episode, through Shock, Denial, Fear, Shame, Bargaining, Guilt, Anger and Acceptance as Suzie and her best friend and manager Naomi (Leila Farzad) try to hold her life, career, and marriage together in the face of being exposed for who she truly is. But who the hell is that? - Director:
- Georgi Banks-Davies
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- Billie Piper, Leila Farzad, Daniel Ings
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The Romans are here and set to stay. Two years on from his invasion of Britannia, General Aulus (David Morrissey) is romanising cooperative Celt tribes and crushing those who try to resist, with the help of his new ally, Celt Queen Amena (Annabel Scholey). The only form of hope for Veran's (Mackenzie Crook) Druids and Celts is Cait (Eleanor Worthington-Cox), a young girl who is being trained by outcast Druid Divis (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) to fulfil a prophecy that would save Britannia from the Romans. But when a dead man wakes, two Druid brothers begin an epic battle of wills that divides the Druids and puts the prophecy in jeopardy. - Director:
- Luke Watson
- Cast:
- David Morrissey, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Mackenzie Crook
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Weathering with You (2019)Weather's Child / Child of Weather / Tenki no ko
The summer of his high school freshman year, Hodaka (voice of Kotaro Daigo) runs away from his remote island home to Tokyo, and quickly finds himself pushed to his financial and personal limits. The weather is unusually gloomy and rainy every day, as if to suggest his future. He lives his days in isolation, but finally finds work as a writer for a mysterious occult magazine. Then one day, Hodaka meets Hina (voice of Nana Mori) on a busy street corner. This bright and strong-willed girl possesses a strange and wonderful ability: the power to stop the rain and clear the sky... - Director:
- Makoto Shinkai
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- Kotaro Daigo, Nana Mori, Shun Oguri
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In this supernatural drama from executive producers Jeff Rake, Jack Rapke, Jackie Levine, Len Goldstein and Robert Zemeckis, a commercial plane inexplicably disappears on a transoceanic flight and, more mysteriously, returns five years after being presumed lost at sea. While only hours have passed for those on the flight, years have gone by for their loved ones at home who have learned to live with their losses. As the fractured Stone family and other passengers and flight crew wrestle with their interrupted lives and relationships, the government continues to investigate the anomaly. But in addition to the main question of what happened on Flight 828, there's also a personal inquiry into what's happened to the passengers…and why. Season Two's 13 intriguing, high-stakes episodes follow the survivors' intersecting lives and their connections, as well as the overarching mystery and ultimate purpose that is their destiny. - Director:
- Joe Chappelle
- Cast:
- Melissa Roxburgh, Josh Dallas, Athena Karkanis
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As a little girl, Michelle Payne (Teresa Palmer) dreams of the impossible: winning the Melbourne Cup - horse racing's toughest two-mile race. The youngest of 10 children, Michelle is raised by single father Paddy (Sam Neill). She leaves school at 15 to become a jockey and after early failures she finds her feet, but a family tragedy, followed by her own near fatal horse fall, all but ends the dream. But with the love of her dad and her brother Stevie (Stevie Payne), Michelle will not give up. Against all the medical advice, and the protests of her siblings, she rides on, and meets Prince of Penzance. Together they overcome impossible odds for a shot at the dream: a ride in the 2015 Melbourne Cup, at odds of 100 to 1. The rest is history. - Director:
- Rachel Griffiths
- Cast:
- Teresa Palmer, Sam Neill, Sullivan Stapleton
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The Broken Hearts Gallery (2020)The Museum of Broken Relationships
What if you saved a souvenir from every relationship you've ever been in? 'The Broken Hearts Gallery' follows the always unique Lucy (Geraldine Viswanathan), a 20-something art gallery assistant living in New York City, who also happens to be an emotional hoarder. After she gets dumped by her latest boyfriend, Lucy is inspired to create The Broken Heart Gallery, a pop-up space for the items love has left behind. Word of the gallery spreads, encouraging a movement and a fresh start for all the romantics out there, including Lucy herself. - Director:
- Natalie Krinsky
- Cast:
- Geraldine Viswanathan, Dacre Montgomery, Utkarsh Ambudkar
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Westworld: Series 3 (2020)Westworld: Season Three - The New World
In Season Three, The Real Gods Are Coming...and they are very angry. Westworld's android hosts were never allowed to leave the park. But now, at the end of the game, they're here: in our world. Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) escapes into the mysterious innerworkings of the technocratic elite, only to be surprised by the dark truth that ties her world and ours. Caleb (Aaron Paul), a struggling veteran trying to better himself, has a life-changing encounter, while Bernard's (Jeffrey Wright) attempts to lie low under a new identity are threatened. Maeve (Thandie Newton) is thrown into a new kind of world, where she reunites with a couple of familiar faces before crossing paths with a mysterious figure who seeks her help. Created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy and featuring Tessa Thompson, Ed Harris, Vincent Cassel, Rodrigo Santoro and more, these eight engrossing episodes, produced by Kilter Films and Bad Robot Productions, explore questions about the nature of our reality and the question of free will. - Director:
- Jonathan Nolan
- Cast:
- Evan Rachel Wood, Thandie Newton, Jeffrey Wright
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Ida (2014)Sister of Mercy
From acclaimed director Pawel Pawlikowski comes "Ida", a poignant and powerfully told drama about 18-year-old Anna, a sheltered orphan raised in a convent, who is preparing to become a nun when she discovers that her real name is Ida and her Jewish parents were murdered during the Nazi occupation. This revelation triggers a heart-wrenching journey into the countryside, to the family house and into the secrets of the repressed past, evoking the haunting legacy of the Holocaust and the realities of postwar Communism. Powerfully written and eloquently shot, "Ida" is a masterly evocation of a time, a dilemma, and a defining historical moment. - Director:
- Pawel Pawlikowski
- Cast:
- Agata Kulesza, Agata Trzebuchowska, Dawid Ogrodnik
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The world's most renowned fictional lawyer is back on the case in this exciting HBO series that tells the origin story of master criminal defence attorney Perry Mason. Set in 1931 Los Angeles, this edgy, noirish update puts a new spin on the iconic character created by Erle Stanley Gardner and made famous by the classic TV show that ran from 1957 to 1966. Through eight twisty cliff-hanger episodes, Mason (Matthew Rhys) is determined to do what's right - even when it's not necessarily legal - as he digs into a controversial and politically loaded case, exposing a fractured city and a possible police cover-up. - Director:
- Timothy Van Patten
- Cast:
- Matthew Rhys, Juliet Rylance, Chris Chalk
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A gripping and suspenseful series based on Stephen King's best-selling novel of the same name. 'The Outsider' follows a seemingly straightforward investigation into the gruesome murder of an 11-year-old boy, whose body is found mutilated in the Georgia woods. Eyewitnesses and physical evidence all point to popular high school teacher Terry Maitland (Jason Bateman). But police detective Ralph Anderson (Ben Mendelsohn) is baffled by the emergence of contradictory evidence and, in an attempt to explain the unexplainable, brings in an unorthodox private investigator with uncanny abilities. A binge-worthy detective story and tense psychological thriller, 'The Outsider' meticulously reveals a spine-chilling series of twists as an insidious supernatural force edges its way into the case. - Director:
- Andrew Bernstein
- Cast:
- Ben Mendelsohn, Bill Camp, Jeremy Bobb
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"Cunningham" traces Merce's artistic evolution over three decades of risk and discovery (1944-1972), from his early years as a struggling dancer in postwar New York to his emergence as one of the world's most visionary choreographers. The film weaves together Cunningham's philosophies and stories, creating a visceral journey into his innovative work. A breathtaking explosion of dance, music, and never-before-seen archival material, 'Cunningham' is a timely tribute to one of the world's greatest modern dance artists. - Director:
- Alla Kovgan
- Cast:
- Carolyn Brown, John Cage, Ashley Chen
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From director Paul Feig and Academy Award-winning' screenwriter Emma Thompson comes a heartfelt romantic comedy inspired by the unforgettable music of George Michael. Emilia Clarke stars as Kate, who works as an elf at a year-round holiday shop. Kate faces an endless streak of bad luck and poor decision-making until she meets Tom (Henry Golding), a kind-hearted man with a mysterious past who challenges her cynical world view. It seems like nothing can keep this mismatched couple together, but sometimes you gotta listen to your heart...and you gotta have faith. - Director:
- Paul Feig
- Cast:
- Madison Ingoldsby, Emma Thompson, Boris Isakovic
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Starring 5-time Oscar nominee Amy Adams, 'Sharp Objects' is a psychological drama about a city journalist with a troubled past who returns to her rural hometown to cover the murder of two pre-teen girls. As she clashes with her overbearing mother (Patricia Clarkson), her self-destructive habits return, and she finds herself identifying a bit too closely with the young victims. Based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl) and directed by the Emmy Award-winning director Jean-Marc Vallee (Big Little Lies). - Director:
- Jean-Marc Vallée
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- Amy Adams, Patricia Clarkson, Chris Messina
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After just a year of marriage, the immaculate life Georgina (Julia Stiles) has quickly become intoxicated by is blown apart when her art collector husband Constantine is killed in an explosion aboard the yacht of a Russian oligarch. Believing there to be more to the tragedy, she sets out to uncover what happened. Dark truths about Constantine's dealings emerge and, as she begins to realise who she was really married to, Georgina enters a spiral of moral descent as she becomes immersed a world of lies, double-dealing and criminality. In order to maintain the Clios' legendary Cote d'Azur mansion and protect the family and its fortune, she will have to learn to adapt, survive and ultimately thrive in her dangerous new reality. But as she first proved back in her days as a fine art scholar in the US, she's an A-plus student... - Director:
- Hans Herbots
- Cast:
- Julia Stiles, Iwan Rheon, Adrian Lester
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