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Hundreds of years after our civilisation was destroyed, a new world has emerged. A mysterious young woman named Hester Shaw leads a band of outcasts in the fight to stop London - now a giant predator city on wheels - from devouring everything in its path.

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"On the Basis of Sex" is inspired by the powerful and timely true story of US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Felicity Jones) who led the fight against gender discrimination and blazed an unprecedented trail for equality.

From being one of only a few women accepted at Harvard Law to co-founding the Women's Rights Project at the ACLU, Bader Ginsburg overcame all odds to become one of the most influential figures in the battle for equal rights, passionately arguing ground-breaking landmark cases and giving a voice to those unable to be heard.

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"Mary Queen of Scots" explores the turbulent life of the charismatic Mary Stuart (Saoirse Ronan). Queen of France at 16, widowed at 18, Mary defies pressure to remarry and instead returns to her native Scotland to reclaim her rightful throne.

By birth, she also has a rival claim to the throne of Elizabeth I (Margot Robbie), who rules as the Queen of England. Determined to rule as much more than a figurehead, Mary asserts her claim to the English throne, threatening Elizabeth's sovereignty. Rivals in power and in love, the two Queens make very different choices about marriage and children. Betrayal, rebellion and conspiracies within each court imperil both Queens - driving them apart, as each woman experiences the bitter cost of power.

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In the near future the world has been split into sectors where humans and deviants are separated into sectors. Capitalising on this, madman Dominion Harvey (Eric Roberts) hosts a television show where not only will the two sides fight to the death, but also for control of the planet.

In this violent and dangerous future, only the strongest will survive.

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Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the creative minds behind 'The Lego Movie' and '21 Jump Street', bring their unique talents to a fresh vision of a different Spider-Man Universe, with a groundbreaking visual style that's the first of its kind.

'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' introduces Brooklyn teen Miles Morales (voice of Shameik Moore), and the limitless possibilities of the Spider-Verse, where more than one can wear the mask.

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When three teenage thieves infiltrate a mansion dinner party they have plans for pulling off an easy and lucrative heist. Little do they know that the dinner party is actually hosted for a group of recovering serial killers that have gone 'sober' and fought to change the error of their ways.

Once the mansion owners realise they are about to be robbed all hell breaks loose, this is no ordinary dinner party, this is a Killer Party.

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It's 1964 and the gorgeously reckless Peregrine Fisher (Geraldine Hakewill) is rocketed from a lonely, dissatisfying small-town life, into a career as a fearless investigator.

Summoned from her coastal home to claim her mysterious inheritance, a young, wayward Peregrine discovers the world and legacy that her Aunt Phryne left behind. A natural rule-breaker, Peregrine has much in common with the aunt she never met. Earning her place at the Adventuresses' Club, she must also prove her worth to D.l. James Steed (Joel Jackson), a dashingly handsome, by-the-books law man who doesn't appreciate Peregrine's daring habit of bending the rules, as she dives into murder investigations. These feature length episodes follow Peregrine's adventures as she goes undercover in the world of high fashion, picks her way through 1960's TV, investigates a top-secret science facility and exposes a maze of corruption that leads all the way back to the Melbourne Police.

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Claire Foy stars in a new Dragon Tattoo story as Lisbeth Salander, the highly-skilled vigilante from the acclaimed Millennium book series.

Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist find themselves caught in a web of spies, cyber-criminals and corrupt government officials, as they race to rescue a dangerous program capable of global destruction held by shadowy figures linked to Lisbeth's past.

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Filled with thrilling battle sequences, mind-blowing fight choreography, and epic adventure, Robin Hood is an action-packed retelling of the classic legend.

Returning home from the Crusades, Robin of Loxley (Taron Egerton) finds his country oppressed by the evil Sheriff of Nottingham (Ben Mendelsohn). With the help of Moorish warrior Little John (Jamie Foxx), Robin transforms into the heroic outlaw Robin Hoc taking up arms to fight the sheriff and win the heart of his love, Mai Marian (Eve Hewson).

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Series two of 'Travelers' picks up where season one left off, with FBI Special Agent Grant MacLaren (Eric McCormack) and his team of time traveling specialists attempting to navigate their 21st century lives while tasked with the mission of saving the future from a dystopian existence.

The Travelers will face their most difficult obstacles yet, including the Faction, a deadly virus, and a mysterious new Traveler, all while continuing to live the everyday lives of the present-day host bodies they've taken over.

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From acclaimed director Mike Leigh comes this epic portrayal of events surrounding the infamous 1819 'Peterloo Massacre' in Manchester, when armed government forces charged into a crowd of 60,000 peaceful protesters who were desperate for greater democracy and improved working conditions.

Featuring stellar performances from Maxine Peake and Rory Kinnear, 'Peterloo' is an explosively visceral retelling of a defining moment in British history.

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Berlin, 1929: a metropolis in turmoil. Speculation and inflation are tearing away at the foundations of the young Weimar Republic. Growing poverty and unemployment stand in stark contrast to the excesses and indulgence of the city's night life and its overflowing creative energy.

Gereon Rath (Volker Bruch), a young police inspector from Cologne, is transferred to Berlin. Together with stenotypist Charlotte Ritter (Liv Lisa Fries) and his partner Bruno Wolter (Peter Kurth), Rath is confronted with a tangled web of corruption, forcing him into an existential conflict as he is torn between loyalty and uncovering the truth. With the political unrest and rising National Socialism, even an institution like the 'Rote Burg', Berlin's police headquarters is increasingly becoming the melting pot of a democracy whose days are numbered. This is 'Babylon Berlin'.

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Robyn (Anna Paquin) is a flack: a PR agent, who promotes, publicises and protects her clients in the maelstrom of a modern media-led society where problems can go viral in an instant.

She keeps their secrets but Robyn has secrets of her own - and while she's fixing her clients' lives she can avoid facing the fact that she's perhaps incapable of fixing her own. In a show that's both moving and hilarious, Robyn is joined by an exciting cast of characters which includes Sophie Okonedo (Chimerica) as her stylish but cynical boss and Lydia Wilson (Requiem) as her outspoken and provocative colleague and best friend as well as guest stars Max Beesley, Marc Warren, Alan Davies, Katherine Kelly and Bradley Whitford.

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From their explosive first meeting on a film set, through the many ups and downs of their relationship, Eva (Silvia Varón) and Candela (Alejandra Lara) tracks two women as they try and negotiate the trappings of success, the tyranny of distance and the pull of family.

As they hurtle toward a seemingly inevitable breakup, reminders of their love, commitment, and sexual passion call into question what they have become and offer the chance to rekindle what once was.

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From Academy Award Winner Steve McQueen, the director of '12 Years a Slave', and from Gillian Flynn, the writer of 'Gone Girl', comes a powerful thriller with a stellar cast, including Oscar Winner Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki and Cynthia Erivo.

Four women - with nothing in common except a debt left by their dead husbands' criminal acts - conspire to take fate into their own hands. Also featuring Colin Farrell, Robert Duvall and Liam Neeson, Widows delivers explosive action and gripping suspense!