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Matt Damon returns to his most iconic role in 'Jason Bourne'.

Paul Greengrass, the director of 'The Bourne Supremacy' and 'The Bourne Ultimatum', once again joins Damon for the next chapter of Universal Pictures' 'Bourne' franchise, which finds the CIA's most lethal former operative drawn out of the shadows. Jason Bourne, now remembering who he truly is, tries to uncover hidden truths about his past.

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In the first of two four-part collections, follow the detailed investigations of DS Walker (David Hayman) and DI Worth (Kate Buffery) - two very different police officers thrown together by a series of gruesome crimes ranging from baffling murders to terrifying abductions.

Prepare for a level of criminal insight never before experienced as you view every single aspect of a serious crime - from the act being perpetrated, through the investigation and arrests, before arriving at the law courts for a dramatic finale. You are then charged with reaching your own judgement of whether or not justice has been done. One of the most innovative and compelling crime drama series ever produced, 'Trial and Retribution' is a gritty, urban exploration of the dark and unforgiving criminal mind. 'Trial and Retribution' - the courtroom awaits, prepare to take the stand.

Matt Damon is trained assassin Jason Bourne. Having lost his memory and the one person he loved, he is undeterred by the barrage of bullets from a new generation of highly-trained killers, tracking his every move and who will stop at nothing to prevent him from learning his true identity.

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One man's quest for redemption... An epic thriller following one man's battle with his own dark soul as he makes a desperate stab at redemption. Daniel Demoys is a mess. Once an idealistic local politician, he's now disillusioned, cynical and drinking so much he's having blackouts.

When he wakes one morning with blood on his hands and realises he's beaten a man to within an inch of his life, Daniel's life is thrown into chaos. However, one impulsive act quickly turns him into a hero and it seems Daniel might just have been handed the perfect opportunity to repair the damage he has inflicted on his wife and family. But redemption isn't easy when he's still entangled in a complex web of secrets and lies. With his career, reputation and family on the line, can Daniel ever truly pay for his sins?

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"The Bourne Legacy" introduces a brand new hero, Aaron Cross (Jeremy Renner) - an agent on the run from destruction and on a journey to discover the truth, in life-or-death stakes created by events of the first three Bourne films. Cross and Dr.

Shearing (Rachel Weisz) fight to survive as CIA Ops, led by Eric Byer (Edward Norton) attempt to shut down their Operation and make everyone involved disappear for good.

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Suffering from amnesia, Bourne (Matt Damon) has left his violent past behind and is living a normal life with girlfriend Marie (Franka Potente). But his plans for a peaceful life are crushed when he narrowly escapes an assassination attempt.

Now hunted by an unknown enemy, Bourne proves to be neither an easy target nor a person whose skill, determination and resilience can be underestimated.

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Smiley (Alec Guinness) and Karla (Patrick Stewart) in the final confrontation. The bespectacled spymaster is once more called from retirement to come to the aid of the 'Circus' - and he returns with a vengeance.

The murder of an emigre Soviet General, who was also a British agent, sends him digging into the past on a twisted trail across Europe that moves, inexorably, towards a final showdown with his old adversary, Karla of Moscow Centre.

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This dramatisation of John Le Carre's novel proved a landmark in British Television. It received supreme critical acclaim for the screenplay by Arthur Hopcraft, the star Alec Guiness and the camerawork of Tony Pierce-Roberts.

In Alec Guiness's first major TV role he plays George Smiley, a retired agent who is secretly brought into 'the Circus' (the code name for British Secret Intelligence Service) to root out a top-level mole. Gradually piecing together the story, the weary but determined Smiley trawls through the murky waters of Cold War espionage and his own past.

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To Bull McCabe (Richard Harris) it is his life. But now the field he has worked and loved for as long as he can remember is to be sold by public auction.

When an American (Tom Berenger) bids for the land against Bull, the stage is set for a fearful confrontation that both men are determined to win. With both the land and their livelihood at stake Bull and his son attempt to frighten off the American. It's a battle that they can't afford to lose. For the field holds a dark secret that must be protected at any cost.

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Golden Globe Nominee, 'Edge of War' is the story of a camp in the boundless Siberian forest which holds prisoner those suspected of collaborating with the German Army.

When one of the labourers stumbles upon a concealed steam train in the woods, giving refuge to the daughter of a German engineer, the pair fall in love. They plot to use the engine to escape and re-join life outside of the camp. Hotly pursued by the camp Colonel, an action packed adventure unfolds. Gripping to the end, the pairs passion and emotion fuels their desire for survival and freedom.

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One decision, one night, one road taken, one wrong turning. It doesn't take much to change the rest of your life - but by the time you realise that, it's far too late.

When Ben Gundelach comes across the body of a murdered four year old boy, it sets off a chain of events that will tear him apart, devastate his family, rock a community and punish the guilty and innocent without reason. The boy, son of a neighbour and single-mother, was also a friend of Ben's family. As homicide detective Ian Cornielle begins his investigation, and the cameras of the press begin invading their lives, they start squeezing the life out of Ben Gundelach, leaving him shocked, confused and very much accused. Everybody has secrets that are safely locked away. But when secrets are unleashed, the truth can scar - and the truth can kill.

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Morris Buttermaker (Billy Bob Thornton), former pro ballplayer-turned-exterminator, expects to make some easy money coaching a struggling Little League team called the Bears.

What he gets is a ragtag group of inept players who transform the field of dreams into the stuff of nightmares! Taunted by an arrogant rival coach (Greg Kinnear), pressured by his new employer (Marcia Gay Harden), and challenged by the Bears, Buttermaker must somehow step up to the plate and help his players become something they never imagined they could be: a team.

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When a computer error deploys a squadron of SAC bombers to destroy Moscow, the American President (Henry Fonda) tries to call them back. But their sophisticated fail-safe system prevents him from aborting the attack, so he must convince the Soviets not to retaliate.

In desperation, the President offers to sacrifice an American city if his pilots succeed in their deadly mission over Moscow. This Cold War thriller builds tension and suspense with every tick of the nuclear clock.

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London 1972. When a defecting KGB officer, Arkady Malinov, reveals Operation Glass, a devastating Soviet plot that could change the course of the Cold War, Daddy, the head of MI5, assembles a secret team to investigate.

As the Soviets awaken a list of sleeper agents all over Britain, Daddy's team must move swiftly to gain information about the plot.

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The BAFTA-winning hit returns, as Cassie (Nicola Walker) and Sunny (Sanjeev Bhaskar) investigate a cold case with alarming links to the police force. A corpse is discovered in a scrap yard, his features frozen in time. Four suspects emerge.

All four have links to the law and attended the same police training course back in 1989. Since then their lives have gone in very different directions. The volatile chief superintendent with a point to prove and a past to forget. A seemingly successful businessman with a criminal past. A Cambridge-educated high-flying cop in a toxic relationship with her mother. And the daughter of a policing family, pushed into a career she cannot stand. All now in their late forties, the police investigation has the potential to shatter their reputations, family relationships and the lives they've built over the last 30 years.