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All the Money in the World follows the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III (Charlie Plummer) and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother, Gail (Michelle Williams), to convince his billionaire grandfather (Christopher Plummer) to pay the ransom. When Getty Sr.

refuses, Gail attempts to sway him as her son's captors become increasingly volatile and brutal. With her son's life in the balance, Gail and Getty Sr.'s advisor (Mark Wahlberg) become unlikely allies in the race against time that ultimately reveals the true and lasting value of love over money.

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Award-winning actress Lucy Lawless stars in this contemporary Australian mystery series as retired police officer Alexa Crowe.

With her old boss (Bernard Curry) regularly asking for her insight on cold cases and a young police data-analyst (Ebony Vagulans) eager to be mentored - whether Alexa wants to or not - Alexa can't seem to stop solving crime. Tenacious and unapologetic, Alexa brings her dry wit and brash style as she contends with a suspicious death at a competitive culinary school, a murder in an exclusive cycling club, a woman who fell from the balcony of a male escort's apartment, a locked-room mystery, and more.

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Screen legends Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford make movie magic as the captivating star-crossed lovers Katie Morosky and Hubbell Gardiner.

Theirs is a classic love story sparked by the attraction of opposites, played out against the backdrop of American life during times of foreign war, domestic prosperity and McCarthy-era paranoia in Hollywood.

A global hit TV series inspired by the best-selling books by M.R. Hall, 'Coroner' follows the enigmatic Dr. Jenny Cooper (Serinda Swan) as she navigates suspicious deaths and a complicated private life. Jenny and those around her delve deeply into what it means to be alive as they dance with death.

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Beyond comprehension, beyond imagination and beyond the deepest regions of this galaxy...

life as we know it is about to end! James Spader and Oscar nominee Angela Bassett strike sparks and Lou Diamond Phillips, Oscar nominee Robert Forster and the mesmerizing Robin Tunney are stunning in this spectacular sci-fi thriller that expands the universe of suspense to a whole new realm of raw power and unspeakable terror. In the farthest reaches of deep space, the medical vessel Nightingale keeps a lonely vigil for those in trouble. When a frantic cry for help pierces the void, the crew responds with a near fatal, hyperspace dimension jump into the gravitational pull of a dying star. The disables ship rescues a shuttlecraft containing a mysterious survivor and a strange alien artefact. Now the crew must unravel a chilling secret and the nearby imploding star before the forming supernova blasts them and entire galaxy into oblivion.

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Julianna Margulies plays Alicia Florrick, the resilient wife of a disgraced State's Attorney. After her high-profile husband's political and sex scandal, Alicia takes the reins of her family and her life.

While raising two teens, she pursues her original career as a defence attorney — a path she gave up when she became a politician's wife. Joining her former law school classmate's firm, Florrick's litigation skills are put to the test as she re-enters the courtroom after thirteen years and faces cutthroat 20-something rivals. Alicia is determined to build a new beginning for herself and her children... one case at a time.

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Maggie Gilkeson (Blanchett) is a young woman raising her two daughters in the desolate wilderness of New Mexico.

When eldest daughter Lily (Evan Rachel Wood - 'Thirteen') is snatched by a dark hooded phantom with mystical powers, Maggie is forced to reunite with her long-estranged father (Jones) who suddenly appears offering help. The killer and his brutal cult of desperados have kidnapped several other teenage girls, leaving a trail of death and horror across the desolate landscape of the American Southwest. Maggie and her father are in a race against time to catch the renegades and save the girl, before the kidnappers cross the Mexican border and disappear with her forever.

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This lavishly produced drama follows the turbulent personal and political career of Sir Oswald Mosley. Mosley was man women found irresistible and other men followed blindly. He was rich, brilliant and fearless, a man who should have ranked with the heroes of the century.

instead his personal life and public career ended in disgrace. Once a leading politician and dashing social figure, Mosley is now remembered as the leader of the dictatorial populist movement in the decade before prominence, the man who wanted to make Britain a fascist state remains a controversy.
This series charts Mosley's rise to political notoriety through his personal life. It presents a vivid portrait of a man determined to achieve power and to have frequent sexual liaisons. Central to the series is Mosley's first marriage, to Cimmie, daughter of Lord Curzon. He wooed and won her over, but their relationship foundered on her pain and humiliation at his frequent affairs, and she died prematurely aged 34. Subsequently, Mosley married Diana Guinness in Nazi Germany at a time when his politics were moving to the right and he had cut himself off from the conventional political parties. His political career had started differently. Returning from the First World War he became the youngest MP in 1918 and was a rising star of the Conservative Party but fell out with it. He subsequently joined the Labour party, reached ministerial rank, and thought of as possible leader of the party. Once again, he fell out with his party, left and formed the New Party, and then the British Union of Fascists.

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1920's outback Australia, Northern Territory. When Sam (Hamilton Morris), an Aboriginal farmhand who works for the local preacher (Sam Neill) is sent to help new neighbour and bitter war veteran Harry (Ewen Leslie), their relationship quickly deteriorates, ending in a violent and fatal shootout.

Sam is forced to flee with his wife, pursued by lawman Sergeant Fletcher (Bryan Brown), but as the truth starts to surface, the community begins to question whether justice is really being served.

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John Simm brings the tenacious Detective Superintendent Roy Grace to life on screen in these thrilling feature-length adaptations of Peter James' bestselling novels.

Hard-working Brighton-based detective Roy Grace has given his life to the job, but when the drama opens, his career is at rock bottom and the disappearance of his beloved wife, Sandy, still haunts his thoughts. Following another reprimand for his unorthodox methods, Grace risks being moved from the job he loves most. But his colleague Detective Sergeant Glenn Branson (Richie Campbell) knows Grace has more to give and asks him for help. Over five fast-paced stories, Grace brings his steadfast, determined and sometimes unconventional approach to solving Brighton's most complex cases, doggedly pursuing the truth - even if it means bending the rules to get the job done. Adapted by acclaimed screenwriter Russell Lewis, Grace also stars Rakie Ayola as ACC Alison Vosper, Zoe Tapper as Cleo Morey and Craig Parkinson as DS Norman Potting.

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"A Simple Favor", directed by Paul Feig, centers around Stephanie (Anna Kendrick), a mommy vlogger who seeks to uncover the truth behind her best friend Emily's (Blake Lively) sudden disappearance from their small town.

Stephanie is joined by Emily's husband Sean (Henry Golding) in this stylish thriller filled with twists and betrayals, secrets and revelations, love and loyalty, murder and revenge.

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From Oscar and Emmy winner Julian Fellowes, the creator of 'Downion Abbey', comes a sprawling HBO drama centered on the conflict between old and new money in New York's glittering high society during the late 19th century.

In a time of immense economic change, where fortunes are amassed and lost in the blink of an eye, Marian Brook (Louisa Jacobson), the orphaned daughter of a Union general, moves to Manhattan and becomes entangled in the social war between her aristocratic aunts (Christine Baranski and Cynthia Nixon) and their stupendously rich neighbors (Morgan Spector and Carrie Coon). Exposed to a world on the brink of the modern age, will Marian follow the established rules of society or forge her own path?

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The Big Valley stars legendary Hollywood actress Barbara Stanwyck as Victoria Barkley, the matriarch of a family empire located in California's San Joaquin Valley in the 1870s. Richard Long, Peter Breck, Lee Majors and Linda Evans appear as Victoria's adult children.

'The Big Valley' was first broadcast on America's ABC television network in September 1965 and this Video collection features season one of the series. It includes appearances from Bruce Dern, Charles Bronson, Martin Landau, William Shatner and many others in guest roles.

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He's a small-time gambler with a backpack full of cash, an overdue debt in Vegas and a broken radiator hose. She's a hot-and-cold vixen (Jennifer Lopez) caught in the grips of a twisted relationship with her powerful husband. Both of them just want to get out of town.

And after you meet the citizens of Superior, Arizona, you'll understand why...

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Alvin's eyesight is poor, he has little money and he can't stand the thought if being driven anywhere. So when he discovers his estranged brother has suffered a stroke he decides to make the journey by the only means of transport available to him - a John Deere lawnmower.

Hundreds of miles, six weeks and several breakdowns later Alvin Straight (Richard Farnsworth) finally pulls up at his destination, where the fate of his brother awaits him.