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Enigmatic computer hacker Lisbeth Salander and disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist unite to solve the case of a missing girl. The unlikely due form a fragile alliance as they dig into the past of a secretive and dysfunctional family.

As they unravel a dark and appalling family history, Blomkvist and Salander are about to discover how close they can get to the truth before they too become a target.

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From BAFTA-winning writer Lynda La Plante comes one of the most innovative and long-running crime series on television. Chief Superintendent Mike Walker (David Hayman) is an old-school detective with a dubious past, working with the career-driven DCI Roisin Connor (Victoria Smurfit).

Packed with gripping plots and riveting characters, 'Trial and Retribution' takes you on the incredible, often shocking journey from crime scene to courtroom and beyond.

The Lovers
A young couple is on their honeymoon in London when the husband mysteriously disappears. The police consider it a missing person's case until the bride's father takes his case to the Commander and Walker is called in. When the bride also vanishes in search of her husband, the evidence of CCTV cameras become crucial in a heart-stopping race against time and terror.
Sins of the Father
Young Emily Harrogate the clever daughter of an apparently happily married couple is found dead in the family home, the morning after a night out clubbing. But appearances are deceptive as the police investigation uncovers a house full of secrets and lies. Any one of them could lead to the true killer - and does - but will justice be done?
Closure
A teenage schoolgirl has been raped and murdered and two months on, DCI Connor still has no witness, suspect, or leads. When Chief Superintendent Walker orders a trawl through unsolved cases, the team discovers three more schoolgirls murdered in similar circumstances over the last ten years. Connor calls in a criminal profiler to help track down what looks like a serial killer - but can he do it?

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Please note The handwritten look on the disc of this movie is legitimate and is intended to look like a burned DVD.

Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig) accepts an invitation to surreptitiously investigate a forty year old unsolved murder on behalf of the victim's uncle, Swedish industrialist Henrik Vanger (Christopher Plummer). Meanwhile, tattooed hacker Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara), hired to investigate Blomkvist, discovers the truth behind the conspiracy that led to his fall from grace. Thrown together by fate, the unlikely duo uncovers a secret history of murder and sexual abuse festering beneath the veneer of Sweden's industrial past, all the while drawing closer.

Racing to unlock the secret of his own identity, amnesiac operative Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) discovers the deadly truth: he's the government's number one target, a $30 million weapon it no longer trusts.

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Volume 5

When a decayed skeleton is found buried under the patio of a derelict North London house, Walker is incensed at having to deal with such a mundane case. But when two more skeletons are found - one with a distinctive belt around the neck - it seems a serial killer's work has been uncovered. Faced with a media scrum and the chance to resurrect his fading career, the pressure is on for Walker. But with little forensic evidence and no clear indication of when the crimes were committed, Walker knows that his time may soon also be up.
Volume 6
When a young mother is abducted from a local wood, a trail of evidence leading back to a wealthy local businessman makes North think she has got her man. But when his brother - a known sex offender -claims responsibility, she is faced with deciphering a string of complex motivations for murder, without even a body for evidence. Meanwhile, as Walker prepares to be interviewed for his dream job as Commander, his ex wife is savagely beaten by her new boyfriend, leading Walker into a violent standoff with a shocking and explosive climax
Volume 7
The discovery of a severed female hand in the Thames is the start of a gruesome murder hunt. DCI Roisin O'Connor (Victoria Smurfit) is the investigating officer, leading to a hostile reunion with the newly demoted Walker, whom she is deeply dubious of following his recent misdemeanours. Tackling an apparently perfect murder for which there isn't even a body, the pair lock horns in what becomes a high stakes battle of pride and wits.
Volume 8
When a beautiful young prostitute plunges to her death from the balcony of a smart apartment block, Walker and O'Connor are thrust into the shadowy and hard-edged realm of the wealthy elite. And when she is discovered to be the daughter of a 1970's TV star who was also murdered some ten years before, an investigation begins that spans thirty years and probes a murky underbelly of murder, secrets and paid for sex. It soon becomes clear that mother and daughter shared more than just good looks and a taste for high living.

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Alain Moreau's (Jean-Claude Van Damme) investigation into the death of his identical twin brother leads him from the south of France to the mean streets of New York City... and into the arms of his brother's beautiful girlfriend (Natasha Henstridge).

Pursued by ruthless Russian mobsters and renegade FBI agents, the duo race against time to solve his brother's murder and expose an international conspiracy. There's only one problem: all traces of his brothers' life are rapidly disappearing, and the one person who knew him best may not be telling all she knows...

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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.