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Murk (2005)Morke
In Copenhagen, the writer and journalist Jacob and his girlfriend Nina are surprised when his beloved sister Julie, who became handicapped after an attempt of suicide, informs that she is going to marry her Internet acquaintance Anker. However, on her wedding night, Julie commits suicide in the bathtub of the hotel, dying in the hands of Anker. After the funeral services, Anker leaves Copenhagen and while packing Julie belongings, Jacob finds a book that belongs to Anker with an obituary identical to the one Anker had written in Julie's grave. The intrigued Jacob calls Anker, but his cellular is out of service. Jacob decides to investigate the destination of Anker and finds him in the small town of Mørke in the Midden-Jutland. When he meets his former son-in-law, he finds that he is going to marry the handicapped Hanne on the next Saturday. Jacob tells Hanne's sister Sonja his fears about Anker, but neither she nor the local deputy Carl believe him. Jacob decides to stay for the wedding while investigating the circumstances in which the woman died after marrying Anker - Director:
- Jannik Johansen
- Cast:
- Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Nicolas Bro, Lærke Winther Andersen
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What if your friends became senseless killers? What would you do? How far would you go to protect yourself? To save your own life, could you kill a friend? Nine friends have reunited for a birthday party in the Scottish highlands, the drink flows, relationships are rekindled, and everyone relaxes for the perfect weekend. What could possibly go wrong? It starts to snow and soon the group is entirely cut off from the rest of the world. The wind whistles under the doors, the house creaks, as a vicious, uninvited guest joins the party. The spirit of Murray, an old Scot patriot, is unleashed and is intent on murdering all nine guests. One by one they start to die as the spirit moves through them, from body to body, from friend to friend. It's survival of the fittest as all are pitted against one another. Only one will survive. - Director:
- Andrew Green
- Cast:
- Rosie Fellner, Paul Smith, Vivienne Harvey
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Jake Gyllenhaal plays Adam Bell, a college history professor who is somewhat dissatisfied with his life. One day when watching a movie he spots a bit-part actor who looks exactly like him and begins investigating who this doppelganger is. Becoming increasingly obsessed, Adam decides he must meet with this mysterious person, but when he does he unearths more than he'd bargained for. - Director:
- Denis Villeneuve
- Cast:
- Jake Gyllenhaal, Mélanie Laurent, Sarah Gadon
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When a young, unidentified woman is found dead by the lake - the victim of a brutal and violent crime - Walter, an aging small town police officer (Peter Stormare), is called to the scene of the town's first murder investigation in decades. Haunted by his past, and hampered by the mistrust of the community and a state police officer overseeing the investigation, he sets out to solve the murder, complicated by his ex-lover (Jill Hennessy) and his suspicion of her current boyfriend. As he delves deeper into the crime, his newly-reformed life begins to unravel threatening his relationship with Sam (Martha Plimpton) and intertwining itself within the investigation and possibly the murder itself. - Director:
- Ed Gass-Donnelly
- Cast:
- Jill Hennessy, Amy Rutherford, Peter Stormare
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Fred (2018)Fred: The Godfather of British Crime
Former London gangster Freddie Foreman is nearing the end of his life. A heavyweight villain with an unbelievably bloody past, Freddie is the last living legend of the Krays' London underworld. A ruthless criminal, still feared and revered to this day. Freddie now lives in a retirement home: alone with only the memories of his former crimes to look back on. With strained family relations and increasing health issues, Freddie finally tells all and revisits his old haunts in an attempt to understand what pushed him towards a life of crime. From his impoverished childhood, to traumatic memories of the Blitz and WWII, Freddie is a fascinating character study. Can a man accused of over forty murders, known as the Godfather of London, really find redemption? - Director:
- Paul Van Carter
- Cast:
- Freddie Foreman
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Join Miranda Hart, award winning Queen of Comedy, at her sell-out 'My, What I Call, Live Show' tour - the first ever nationwide stand-up tour from the star since her BBC hit Miranda. Recorded live at London's O2 Arena, join one of the nation's best-loved comedians performing her laugh out loud genius - expect galloping, attempts at song and dance, and simply - such fun! - Director:
- Brian Klein
- Cast:
- Miranda Hart
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Businessman Jack Harris (Luke Wilson) built the perfect life by solving other people's problems. Then he met Wayne (Giovanni Ribisi) and Buck, two moronic geniuses with a shocking plan to make millions on the Internet. When Jack helps launch their business scheme, the cash starts rolling in. Suddenly surrounded by money, organized crime and the FBI, Jack fools himself into believing that he's staying clean in a dirty business. - Director:
- George Gallo
- Cast:
- Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi, Gabriel Macht
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Seeking a better life, Oscar Ramirez and his family decide to move from the poverty stricken rice fields of the Northern Philippine mountain ranges, and journey towards the capital mega city of Metro Manila. Upon arrival in Manila, Oscar and his family fall foul to various city inhabitants whose manipulative ways are a daily part of their survival.
Oscar manages to land a job as a driver for an armored truck company and is befriended by Ong, his senior officer. Before long, it becomes apparent that Ong has been planning the arrival of someone just like Oscar for sometime.- Director:
- Sean Ellis
- Cast:
- Jake Macapagal, John Arcilla, Althea Vega
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Ken Dodd - the King of Comedy - captured live on this superb, hilarious video! Filmed during his 1996 100,000 mile nationwide 'Laughter Tour' of British theatres. Enjoy 100 minutes of laughter, laughter and more laughter! It is a comedy tour de force featuring the classic and hilarious comedy routines (never previously seen on video) which have made Ken Dodd Britain's laughter maker supreme! - Director:
- Harry King
- Cast:
- Ken Dodd, Colin Keyes, Kevin Speight
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Mother! (2017)Day 6
Oscar winners Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem deliver unforgettable performances in oscar nominated Darren Aronofsky's praised opus, the film shattered audiences and critics around the world, it's been called "gorgeous, distressing and utterly confounding" and "Darren Aronofsky eclipses even his own darkest work", experience the visually arresting psychological thriller that will leave your heart pounding and your mind blown! - Director:
- Darren Aronofsky
- Cast:
- Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris
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When the First Daughter is captured while touring a war zone, the U.S. government races to find an elite team of commandos to lead the rescue mission. Unfortunately, she is being held in a women's penitentiary. With few choices in the armed services, the government is forced to assemble the all-female team from the most dangerous prison inmates. Each experts in their respective fields of combat, these female soldiers of fortune show no mercy as they infiltrate the prison and rescue the president's daughter. - Director:
- Christopher Douglas Olen Ray
- Cast:
- Zoë Bell, Kristanna Loken, Vivica A. Fox
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1892, New Mexico - legendary Army captain Joseph J. Blocker (Christian Bale) undertakes one final mission before retirement: escort Yellow Hawk (Wes Studi) - a dying Cheyenne war chief - and his family back to sacred tribal lands. After 20 years of violent struggle, this gesture of peace is as unthinkable as it is harrowing. Together they battle against a punishing landscape and the brutality of men alike, coming to the rescue of a young widow (Rosamund Pike) amidst the carnage of her murdered family. Two great warriors, once rivals across the battlefield, must learn to trust each other and find peace in an unforgiving land. A heroic odyssey of survival, 'Hostiles' becomes a story not about the miles travelled nor the battles fought, but the journey towards respect, reconciliation and forgiveness. - Director:
- Scott Cooper
- Cast:
- Scott Shepherd, Rosamund Pike, Ava Cooper
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Journey's End is set in northern France in March 1918 as C Company, led by Captain Stanhope (Sam Claflin), arrives to take its turn in the front line. Told that a German offensive is imminent, Stanhope drowns his fears in whisky while the other officers (Paul Bettany, Tom Sturridge and Stephen Graham) and their cook (Toby Jones') attempt to distract themselves in their dugout with talk of food and life before the war. They are joined in the trenches by Raleigh (Asa Butterfield), a new young officer fresh out of training who is excited about his first real posting and the chance to serve under his schoolboy hero Stanhope. Raleigh's naive enthusiasm contrasts with the other men's mounting fear as the tension rises and the attack draws ever closer. - Director:
- Saul Dibb
- Cast:
- Paul Bettany, Sam Claflin, Asa Butterfield
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From director Noah Baumback comes a daringly funny and bracingly honest exploration of the tender, absurd and sometimes excruciating relationship between siblings. Played with an uncompromising fearlessness Nicole kidman and Golden Globe. Jennifer Jason Leigh, this nakedly honest film lays bare all aspects of the human comedy. Margot (Nicole Kidman), a savagely bright, razor tongued short story writer who creates chaos wherever she goes, sets off on a surprise journey to the wedding of her estrange and free spirited sister Pauline (Jennifer Jason Leigh). Margot, with her son Claude in tow, arrives with the force of a hurricane. From the minute she meets Pauline's fiancy - the unemployed artist Malcolm - Margot starts to plant seeds of doubt about the union. - Director:
- Noah Baumbach
- Cast:
- Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Flora Cross
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