rob44's - Rented List

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Following the closure of a gypsum mine in the Nevada town she calls home, Fern (Frances McDormand) packs her van and sets off on the road in this "exquisite film" (Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal).

Exploring an unconventional life as a modern-day nomad, Fern discovers a resilience and resourcefulness unlike any she's known before long the way, she meets other nomads who become mentors in the vast landscape of the American West.

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June 1943, Germany. The Nazi regime has declared Berlin "judenfrei"- free of Jews. However, 7,000 Jews have succeeded in pulling off the unthinkable. Hiding in attics, basements, and warehouses, and protected by courageous Berliners, they have become invisible to the authorities.

'The Resistance' tells the story of four survivors. Cioma (Max Mauff) is an art student who uses his drafting skills to forge passports in exchange for food ration cards; Hanni (Alice Dwyer) dyes her hair blond and tries to pass as Aryan; teenager Eugen is handed to a succession of sympathetic Communist families; and Ruth (Ruby O. Fee) must resort to roaming the streets before being taken in by a surprising protector.

After Jack Cregan (Craig Fairbrass) and his men rob a money depot in London, their haul is stolen from them and Cregan's father is murdered. Cregan's hunt for the killer takes him from London to Marbella and back again in this gripping revenge thriller...

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When an attempted robbery goes wrong, three career criminals make a run for it, hiding out in an abandoned industrial building as they wait to make their next move.

Hopes for an easy getaway are complicated however by the discovery of De Niro, a vicious attack dog left behind by crime boss, Blue (Antonio Banderas), to guard the most recent premises of his underground fight enterprise. Finding themselves trapped in the building with the chance of escape rapidly narrowing, the group are left considering the choices that led them to this very moment, fighting for their lives as the law closes in.

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A violent and brutal story of a beautiful journalist who will stop at nothing to get revenge for her daughter's murder.

With no help from corrupt cops, she decides to take the law into her own hands and joins a vigilante gang of gangsters and football hooligans to track down the sick, sadistic killers and get her justice - mob handed.

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Rock 'N' Roll will last forever as each new generation discovers the raw excitement that the music generates.

As well as rare footage of Gene Vincent, Bill Fury, Eddie Cochran, Bill Haley and The Comets, Cliff Richard and Tommy Steele, This Unique programme documents the fans celebrating the music and lifestyle that has continued to influence each generation, for over 50 years.

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Convicted for manslaughter, troubled young criminal Marley (Frederick Schmidt) spends his time behind bars struggling to come to terms with the grief and guilt of his crime.

Upon his release, he determines to set things rights by finding and protecting his victim's daughter Christina (Lara Peake), only to discover that she has since been absorbed into a dark world of corruption and people trafficking. Desperate to save Cristina from the fate he set in motion, yet welcomed back into his role in the mob, Marley finds himself in an impossible position: is he prepared to take on his underworld family for a shot at retribution?

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Crime boss Rex (Bruce Willis) hires Frank (Michael Chiklis) and his crew to steal a priceless jewel stash - but the job goes wrong when someone tips off the cops. After Frank suffers a blow to the head, he wakes up to find the jewels gone and no memory of his attacker.

Now, Frank must confront his team members one by one to find the traitor - before Rex covers his tracks by having Frank murdered.

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Wendy (Lena Headey), a hardened immigration officer is offered a high-profile asylum case, judged on her ability to quickly and clinically reject applicants. Through her interrogation, she must uncover whether Haile (Ivanno Jeremiah) is lying and has a more sinister reason for seeking asylum.

We follow Haile on his perilous 5000 KM journey over oceans, across borders, and amidst the flurry of the Calais Jungle to find solace and safety in the UK. But now he must cross the final hurdle. Based on multiple true stories, 'The Flood' is a thoughtful and timely reflection on the humanity within the refugee crisis.

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"The United States vs. Billie Holiday" follows the legendary Holiday (Andra Day), one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time, who spent much of her career being adored by fans across the globe.

However, beginning in the 1940's in New York City, the federal government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to escalate and racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her controversial and heart-wrenching ballad, "Strange Fruit".

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This is the legendary story of four mop-topped scousers that changed the face of music in the '60s. Ron Nasty, Dirk McQuickly, Stig O'Hara and Barrry Worn, collectively, The Rutles.

From the Hamburg days where they found themselves "far from home and far from talented", through the recording of their classic albums "Sgt Rutter's Only Darts Club Band", "Let It Rot" to the experimentation with tea, the artistic differences and the inevitable split. Relive the phenomenon of the pre-fab four who won over the world with their catchy tunes, whack'y humour and tight trousers. Relive Rutlemania!

After a car accident kills his loving family, a daring neuroscientist (Keanu Reeves) will stop at nothing to bring them back, even if it means pitting himself against a government-controlled laboratory, a police task force, and the physical laws of science themselves.

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Fourteen-year-old Tyler (Conrad Khan) attends a pupil referral unit, where he is isolated and bullied. At home he must look after his younger sister Aliyah (Tabitha Milne-Price) while his mother, Toni (Ashley Madekwe), works nights.

When the preoccupied and exhausted Toni loses her job, she thrusts the family into a desperate financial situation, leaving Tyler vulnerable to a 'recruiter' who targets children to promote a drug-dealing enterprise out of the city. This powerful drama about a mother and her son who is groomed into a lethal nationwide drugs network - a 'county line' - is inspired by Henry Blake's first-hand experience as a youth worker on the frontline of child exploitation and drug trafficking in the UK.

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England 1905. When a mysterious capsule lands on Earth at Horsell Common, Surrey, George (Rafe Spall) and Amy (Eleanor Tomlinson) are among the first to examine it. And so begins a terrifying ordeal for humanity as more capsules land, releasing murderous Martian tripods.

George, Amy and their scientist friend Ogilvy (Robert Carlyle) soon find themselves fighting for their very survival against a ruthless enemy beyond their comprehension.

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Helle (Anna Demetriou) is the only child of King Asmund (Andrew Whipp) and Queen Alva (Victoria Broom) and the one true heir to the Viking kingdom of Volsung.

Yet she is unaware of her true lineage, for Helle was switched at birth with her cousin, her evil uncle Bard (Timo Nieminen) having convinced King Asmund that a female heir would weaken the kingdom. As Helle grows into womanhood, the King realises his mistake. She is strong, brave and good, and the best choice to succeed Asmund on the throne. However, Bard has designs on the throne himself and has Asmund killed before the truth is revealed. On the run and framed for the murder of the King, Helle seeks guidance from the god Odin (Terence Stamp) to gain the training and wisdom she needs to take back Volsung and fulfil her destiny.