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Frank (Keanu Reeves) and Lindsay (Winona Ryder) meet on the way to a romantic wedding in California's wine country, and take an instant dislike to one another. After agreeing to ignore each other, they are dismayed to learn they have been paired off for the weekend. Forced to tolerate each other, Lindsay and Frank discover that in addition to their need to always get in the last word, they share the same cynical sense of humour. A brush with danger brings them unexpectedly close, but it remains to be seen if they can - or even want to - continue their romance in the real world. - Director:
- Victor Levin
- Cast:
- Winona Ryder, Keanu Reeves, Dj Dallenbach
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After answering a distress signal from the U.S.S. Enterprise, the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery joins forces with Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) on a new mission to investigate seven mysterious red signals and the appearance of an unknown being called The Red Angel. While the crew must work together to unravel their meaning and origin, Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) is forced to face her past with the return of her estranged brother, Spock (voice of Ethan Peck). - Director:
- Alex Kurtzman
- Cast:
- Ethan Peck, Sonequa Martin-Green, Julianne Grossman
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Maggie Gyllenhaal stars as Lisa Spinelli, a kindergarten teacher and poet fed up with her career, her oblivious husband and teenage kids who largely ignore her. When she discovers that a five-year-old in her class may be a poetic prodigy, Lisa becomes fascinated and tries to protect him from neglectful parents. She soon finds herself risking her career and family to nurture his talent. - Director:
- Sara Colangelo
- Cast:
- Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gael García Bernal, Ato Blankson-Wood
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The final season of 'Elementary' finds Holmes (Jonny Lee Miller) and Watson (Lucy Liu) returning to the place where Sherlock's storied legend began - London. Having lied and confessed to a murder he did not commit - to protect Watson's good name - Sherlock moved back to England to avoid jail time. Loyal Dr. Joan Watson followed him across the pond, where the detective duo jump right into more intriguing cases and encounter a slate of clever criminals, relentless adversaries and at least one old nemesis. Back in New York, Captain Thomas Gregson (Aidan Quinn) and Detective Marcus Bell (Jon Michael Hill) feel the absence of their former consultants, but it may not be too long before unorthodox crimes and common enemies bring the foursome back together. Witness the unique evolution of this classic team and hit series in 'The Final Season'. - Director:
- Christine Moore
- Cast:
- Jonny Lee Miller, Lucy Liu, Jon Michael Hill
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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. - Director:
- Joe Cornish
- Cast:
- Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Denise Gough, Dean Chaumoo
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A support group of killers is held regularly, the participants sit in a circle of trust and share their transgressions. On this particular night, the city has been rocked by the failed assassination of a Senator and the brutal and professional demise of his attempted assassin. A chain of events is already in motion, as the group congregates for their late-night session. The very fabric of the group begins to unravel, as one layer of betrayal leads to another. - Director:
- Martin Owen
- Cast:
- Tommy Flanagan, Rhyon Nicole Brown, MyAnna Buring
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Seth MacFarlane's hit space adventure series, 'The Orville', returns for more journeys into new worlds. Set 400 years in the future, the series follows the U.S.S. Orville, a mid-level exploratory spaceship. Its crew, both human and alien, face the wonders and dangers of outer space, while also dealing with the problems of everyday life. - Director:
- Seth MacFarlane
- Cast:
- Seth MacFarlane, Norm Macdonald, Fred Tatasciore
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At Eternity's Gate (2018)Van Gogh: At Eternity's Gate
Willem Dafoe gives a mesmerising performance as legendary painter Vincent van Gogh in 'At Eternity's Gate'. Covering his time in Arles and Auvers-sur-Oise, we find a complex, troubled soul who is seeking a new visual language while also struggling to make sense of himself and his connection to those around him, including friend and fellow artist Paul Gauguin (Oscar Isaac) and a confiding priest (Mads Mikkelsen). - Director:
- Julian Schnabel
- Cast:
- Willem Dafoe, Rupert Friend, Oscar Isaac
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Fourteen-year-old Joe (Ed Oxenbould) is the only child of Jeanette (Carey Mulligan) and Jerry (Jake Gyllenhaal) - a housewife and a golf pro - living a seemingly idyllic life in 1960's Montana. His family's carefully constructed façade is about to come crashing spectacularly down, however, when Jerry loses his job - and his sense of purpose. In an attempt to restore his pride, Jerry takes off for the summer to help fight the wildfires raging near the Canadian border, a life-threatening job, for very little pay. An angry and bereft Jeanette must quickly learn to fend for herself, and does so with gusty, challenging cultural expectations and taking a quietly bewildered Joe along for the ride. - Director:
- Paul Dano
- Cast:
- Jake Gyllenhaal, Carey Mulligan, Ed Oxenbould
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The original scripts. A brilliant new cast. For the first time in 50 years, three lost episodes of 'Dad's Army' can be seen again! Britain's favourite sitcom, 'Dad's Army' ran for eighty episodes over nearly ten years and is rarely far from our screens - but three of those episodes were lost many years ago and haven't been seen since 1969. Now, using Jimmy Perry and David Croft's original scripts, those three episodes have been recreated as faithfully as possible to mark the 50th anniversary of their original broadcast. Featuring a brilliant new cast that includes Kevin McNally as Captain Mainwaring, Robert Bathurst as Sergeant Wilson, Kevin Eldon as Lance Corporal Jones, David Hayman as Private Frazer, Mathew Horne as Private Walker, Timothy West as Private Godfrey and Tom Rosenthal as Private Pike, these three lost episodes can now be enjoyed again in this critically-acclaimed comedy classic! - Director:
- Ben Kellett
- Cast:
- Kevin McNally, Robert Bathurst, Kevin Eldon
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Dead in a Week: Or Your Money Back (2018)Dead In A Week (Or Your Money Back)
After seven unsuccessful suicide attempts, William (Aneurin Barnard) outsources the task to Leslie (Tom Wilkinson), an ageing hit-man on the brink of retirement. But with the contract signed and death assured within a week (or his money back) William finally discovers a reason to live. However, as far as Leslie is concerned, the contract is binding... - Director:
- Tom Edmunds
- Cast:
- Christopher Eccleston, Freya Mavor, Tom Wilkinson
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When homicide detective Mike Hoolihan (Patricia Clarkson) is called to investigate the murder of a leading astrophysicist (Mamie Gummer) in New Orleans, she is confronted by a mystery that begins to affect her in ways she had never expected. As the investigation deepens, a darker world is slowly revealed and she must use all of her skills and experience to piece together fragments of a wider conspiracy that lies behind the murder. - Director:
- Carol Morley
- Cast:
- Patricia Clarkson, Toby Jones, James Caan
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Joan Stanley (Judi Dench) lives in contented retirement until her tranquil life is suddenly disrupted. The dark secrets she's been hiding since her university days have been uncovered by M15. She finds herself in their custody, accused of providing intelligence to the KGB. Cut to 1938 where Joan is a promising physics student at Cambridge University. There she falls for a young communist named Leo Galich (Tom Hughes) and through him, begins to see the world in a new light. After graduation, Joan secures a job in a weapons research facility where she comes to the realisation that the world is on the brink of nuclear disaster. Now Joan is forced to answer an impossible question: exactly what price would she pay for peace? - Director:
- Trevor Nunn
- Cast:
- Judi Dench, Sophie Cookson, Stephen Campbell Moore
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This gritty new take on classic 'Teen Titans' characters follows a team of soon-to-be Super Heroes. Detroit detective Dick Grayson (Brenton Thwaites), aka Robin, emerges from the shadows of his traumatic past in Gotham when he crosses paths with Rachel Roth (Teagan Croft), aka Raven, a teen possessed by a strange darkness. When they become entangled in a conspiracy that could spark Hell on Earth, they are joined by the mysterious Kory Anders (Anna Diop), aka Starfire, and lovable Gar Logan (Ryan Potter), aka Beast Boy. Watch them bond as a surrogate family and a fearless band of heroes in 11 edgy, action-packed episodes from DC Universe's first original series. - Director:
- Brad Anderson
- Cast:
- Teagan Croft, Brenton Thwaites, Anna Diop
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Yesterday (2019)All You Need Is Love
Jack Malik was just another struggling songwriter...but that was yesterday. After a mysterious blackout, Jack (Himesh Patel) discovers he is the only person on earth who remembers The Beatles! As he rockets to fame by passing off the Fab Four's songs as his own, Jack risks losing Ellie (Lily James) - the one person who has loved him and believed in him from the start. Before the door to his old life closes forever, Jack must decide if all he needs is love, after all. - Director:
- Danny Boyle
- Cast:
- Himesh Patel, Lily James, Sophia Di Martino
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