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Haunted by his past, WWII veteran and drifter Freddie Quell (Joaquin Phoenix) crosses paths with a mysterious movement called The Cause, led by Lancaster Dodd (Philip Seymour Hoffman) aka The Master and his wife Peggy (Amy Adams). Their twisted relationship is the core of this film.

Will Freddie be able to outrun his past? Will The Cause help or hurt him? Can this tortured, violent creature be civilized? Or is man, after all, just a dirty animal?

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His past has been erased. Now he wants a future. A minor car crash has a major impact on the Thompson family when their teenaged son Steve (Neil Patrick Harris) sustains a 'simple dose of concussion'.

Steve's life goes into freefall as injuries deep in his brain wipe out his memory, erasing every element of his identity. His mother Randi (Teri Garr) refuses to give up on her son, even if he is now a stranger to his own family. But Randi's well-meaning efforts to restore Steve's old life drive him to breaking point, and Randi must face the harsh fact that there's only one way to restore Steve to the heart of his shattered family.

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When there is an assassination attempt on U.S. President Allan Trumbull (Morgan Freeman), his trusted confidant, Secret Service Agent Mike Banning (Gerard Butler), is wrongfully accused and taken into custody.

After escaping from capture, he becomes a man on the run and must evade his own agency and outsmart the FBI in order to find the real threat to the President. Desperate to uncover the truth, Banning turns to unlikely allies to help clear his name, keep his family from harm and save the country from imminent danger.

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Chicago Fire returns with a riveting look into the everyday heroics and private lives of the firefighters, rescue squad and paramedics of Firehouse 51, where plunging into roaring infernos and putting out personal fires is just another day on the job.

But in Season Two, there are more than just flames to battle when the station lands on the short list for a shutdown, sending the team on a rescue mission they're not equipped to handle.

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The sequel to the worldwide smash hit 'Olympus Has Fallen' begins in London, where the British Prime Minister has passed away under mysterious circumstances. His funeral is a must-attend event for leaders of the Western world.

But what starts out as the most protected event on Earth, turns into a deadly plot to kill the world's most powerful leaders, devastate every known landmark in the British capital, and unleash a terrifying vision of the future. Only three people have any hope of stopping it: the President of the United States (Aaron Eckhart), his formidable secret service head (Gerard Butler), and an English MI-6 agent who rightly trusts no one.

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When a group of heavily armed and meticulously trained extremists launch a daring daylight ambush on the White House, the President (Aaron Eckhart) and his staff are taken hostage inside an impenetrable underground bunker. Only former U.S.

Secret Service agent, Mike Banning (Gerard Butler), is left in the besieged building to do the job he has trained for all his life: to protect the President - at all costs. Acting President (Morgan Freeman) must rely on Banning to rescue the President before the terrorists can unleash their ultimate terrifying plan.

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From Primetime Emmy Award-winning executive producer Dick Wolf comes Chicago Fire, the compelling hit series critics call "riveting TV".

An up-close and personal view into the lives of everyday heroes, watch this gripping 24-episode first season back-to-back and uninterrupted as it follows the adventures of the men and women of Chicago Firehouse 51, the courageous fire-fighters, rescue squad, and paramedics whose actions make the difference between life and death. Featuring a hot, young cast and packed with edge-of-your-seat suspense, drama, and thrills, Chicago Fire!

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Unfolding in real-time, Lions For Lambs tells the powerful story of an ambitious senator, a journalist chasing a hot story, and two soldiers sent on a secret, perilous mission.

As arguments and bullets fly, their stories are woven ever more tightly together, revealing the delicate line that separates the lion and the lamb within each of us...

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"Life" explores the human capacity for connection in an increasingly splintered society. Manchester, England. The residents of a large suburban house go about their very different lives. The walls that divide their flats keep them apart. But life has a way of bringing people together.

Like all ordinary lives, theirs are filled with the extraordinary. And as their stories begin to intersect, hidden secrets connect these characters in ways that could never have been anticipated.

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Peter O'Toole, Joanna Lumley and Emily Mortimer star in this heart-rending story of shattered innocence. When Judith Dunbar is sent to boarding school she makes friends with the wild and carefree Loveday Carey-Lewis.

Loveday introduces Judith to her glamorous and wealthy family and their enchanting Cornish ancestral home of Nancherrow. The next few years are glorious, joyful halcyon days of passion, fun and romance, as the friends remain blissfully unaware of the spectre of war which is about to overshadow their lives.

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In the aftermath of her husband Denis's tragic death, Vai Ahern (Dervla Kirwan) investigates what may have happened in the hours after he caused chaos at her 50th birthday party by unexpectedly announcing their impending break-up.

Re-examining the life of the man she was married to for 25 years, Vai explores his complex and damaged relationships with his daughters, stepdaughter and brother. The deeper Vai delves into previously hidden family secrets, the more she realises how much Denis's (Stuart Graham)'s controlling, manipulative behaviour affected each member of the Ahern clan. Ultimately she begins to face the shocking realisation that one of them may have been driven to murder.

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What do a sexy stewardess (Pam Grier), a street-tough gun runner (Samuel L.

Jackson), a lonely bail bondsman (Robert Forster), a shifty ex-con (Robert De Niro), an earnest federal agent (Michael Keaton), and a stoned-out beach bunny (Bridget Fonda) have in common? They're six players on the trail of half a million dollars in cash! The only questions are... who's getting played...and who's gonna make the big score?

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It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has arrived. But for each man, the dream is about to become a nightmare.

Captain Fred Derry (Dana Andrews) is returning to a loveless marriage; Sergeant Al Stephenson (Fredric March) is a stranger to a family that's grown up without him; and young sailor Homer Parrish (Harold Russell) is tormented by the loss of his hands. Can these three men find the courage to rebuild their world? Or are the best years of their lives a thing of the past?

The sudden arrival of English Detective Constable Leila Hussain (Amara Karan) in picturesque Port Devine sets tongues wagging, why is she here? Duty Inspector Finn O'Hare (Ciarán McMenamin) knows the real reason Leila's been transferred, but he's keeping it to himself.

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In this sweeping epic that swings from high comedy to drama, Dustin Hoffman gives a "virtuoso performance" (Hollywood Reporter) as the 121-year-old sole survivor of Custer's Last Stand.

Narrating his colorful life story, he tells about everything from his adoption by Cheyenne Indians to his marriages and friendship with Wild Bill Hickok. His tall tales indicate he just may be one of the biggest liars who roamed' the West.