rjs's - Rented List

Westworld is a dark odyssey about artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin. Days of fantasy play out in a vast, remote Wild West park where a guest pays top dollar to become the person they've always dreamed of during their adventures with android hosts. But behind the scenes, something's not right.

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When 16-year-old Leila (Sofia Lesaffre) wakes up late one morning, she finds the neighbourhood silent and deserted. Everyone has mysteriously disappeared.

Starting to wonder if she was the unique survivor of an unexplained disaster, Leila discovers four other teenagers: Dodji (Stéphane Bak), Yvan (Paul Scarfoglio), Camille (Kim Lockhart) and Terry (Jean-Stan Du Pac). Together, they will try to understand what happened and learn how to survive in their world which has become hostile... But are they truly alone?

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Fourteen year old Harriet is a girl who doesn't quite fit in, and when she's kicked out of the Girl Guides for fighting, her father doesn't know what to do with her.

As war breaks out and the Scouts and Guides are volunteered to support the war effort at home, Harriet decides to form her own army of misfits, mounting their own patrols to track down German spies. Soon, she and her army become embroiled in a daring adventure on the hunt for an enemy who is much closer to home than they realise. 'Harriet's Army' is a thrilling World War One family drama, following the adventures of a group of brave and determined children as they hold the front line at home, revealing the astonishing real roles played by children as their fathers and brothers went to fight in the trenches.

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Gloria (Anne Hathaway) is an out-of-work party girl who finds herself in relationship trouble with .

her sensible boyfriend, Tim (Dan Stevens), and is forced to move back to her tiny hometown to get her life back on track She reconnects with childhood friend Oscar (Jason Sudeikis), a good-natured bar owner with a coterie of drinking buddies (Tim Blake Nelson and Austin Stowell), and resumes her drinking lifestyle. Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, a larger-than-life creature begins attacking Seoul, South Korea on a nightly'basis, captivating spectators around the world. One night Gloria is horrified to discover a connection between these catastrophic events and her own fractured psyche.

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Academy Award Nominee Anna Kendrick leads a hilarious ensemble cast - including Lisa Kudrow, Stephen Merchant and Craig Robinson - in this laugh-out-loud tale of mischief and matrimony.

Relieved of her maid of honour duties after being dumped by the best man, Eloise (Kendrick) decides to attend her oldest friend's wedding anyway and finds herself seated among random strangers in the back of the ballroom. As secrets are revealed, Eloise bonds with her new tablemates and discovers that friendships, and even romance, can develop under the most unlikely circumstances.

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Rural England, 1865. Katherine (Florence Pugh) is stifled by her loveless marriage to a bitter man twice her age, and his cold unforgiving family.

When she embarks on a passionate affair with a young worker on her husband's estate, a force is unleashed inside her so powerful that she will stop at nothing to get what she wants.

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Writer/director Olivier Assayas returns with "Personal Shopper", an ethereal and mysterious ghost story. Kristen Stewart stars as Maureen, a young American living in Paris and working as a high-fashion personal shopper to the stars.

She is also a spiritual medium, and grieving the recent death of her twin brother, haunts his Parisian home, determined to make contact with him.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 continues the team's adventures as they traverse the outer reaches of the cosmos. The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mystery of Peter Quill's true parentage.

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Set in an isolated castle in 1950's Tuscany, 'Voice from the Stone' tells the story of Verena (Emilia Clarke), a determined young nurse who is hired to aid young Jakob (Edward Dring), a young boy who has not spoken since his mother died.

Encountering resistance from Jalob's father, Klaus (Marton Csokas), Verena digs deeper into the mystery of his silence and discovers a dark family secret, hidden behind the walls of the family castle.

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1940, London, the Blitz. With the country's morale at stake, inexperienced screenwriter, Catrin (Gemma Arterton) and a makeshift cast and crew, work under fire to make a film to lift the country's flagging spirits and inspire America to join the war.

Alongside fellow screenwriter, Buckley (Sam Clafiin) and a gloriously egotistical actor, Ambrose (Bill Nighy) they set off to make a film that will warm the hearts of the nation.

Following Season Two's explosive finale, the scattered survivors of EOS-7 battle to regroup amidst the backdrop of corporate war. Ryo Ishida, now emperor of Zairon, makes an enemy of his former allies while the past comes back to haunt the crew of the Raza.

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Under police guard in hospital, Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) is charged with murder and awaits the trial that has the country gripped.

Cut off from all communication with the outside world, she must rely on journalist and former lover, Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist) to prove her innocence and expose the political cover up that threatens to destroy her freedom. In his way stands a mysterious group who will go to any lengths to keep the shocking truth of their actions a secret.

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When the infamous Pirate Captain (Hugh Grant) is shunned once again by his rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz, he sets his sights to win the coveted Pirate of the Year Award! With his trusted dodo Polly and rag-tag crew at his side, the Pirate Captain will need to battle a diabolical Queen, save

a young scientist and never lose sight of what a pirate loves best: Adventure!

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Britain is steeped in war and deception when a young and reckless Arthur (Jamie Campbell Bower), unknown son and heir to the murdered king, is installed to the throne.

His enemies, including Arthur's ruthless half-sister Morgan (Eva Green), are quick to declare war and the young king has to defend his kingdom with only one supporter on his side: the mysterious sorcerer Merlin (Joseph Fiennes).

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As the school year begins, Riverdale's residents are reeling from the news of golden boy Jason Blossom's shocking death - an event that reveals many secrets bubbling just beneath the surface of this once-idyllic town.

All-American teen Archie Andrews grapples with whether to come forward with scandalous information about the day Jason disappeared. Girl-next-door Betty Cooper carries a hopeless torch for Archie, while fallen-from-grace socialite Veronica Lodge instantly sparks with him. Cheryl Blossom reacts to the death of her twin brother by tightening her grip on the River Vixens, while neo-beatnik Jughead Jones sits in a booth at Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe, trying to make sense of his darkening town. Riverdale puts a subversive spin on the iconic world of Archie Comics in 13 sexy, smart and mysterious episodes.