tom-3's - Rented List
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Artist Clare Abshire (Rachel McAdams) shares a deep emotional bond with Henry DeTamble (Eric Bana), a handsome librarian who travels involuntarily through time-Knowing they can be separated without warning, Clare and Henry treasure the moments they have together, imbuing them with the yearning and passion of two people imprisoned by lime... and set free by love. - Director:
- Robert Schwentke
- Cast:
- Eric Bana, Michael Bell, June Christopher
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"Back to Black" celebrates one of the most iconic music stars of the 21st Century, Amy Winehouse. Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson and written by Matt Greenhalgh, 'Back to Black' paints a vibrant picture of the Camden streets Amy called home and captures her artistry, wit, and honesty, as well as the relationships which inspired her music. Starring Marisa Abela as Amy, this is a powerful tribute to a once-in-a-generation talent. - Director:
- Sam Taylor-Johnson
- Cast:
- Marisa Abela, Jack O'Connell, Eddie Marsan
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Just like any kid, ten-year-old Jack wants to go to school and play with others his own age. But Jack (Robin Williams) is no ordinary kid. A rare medical condition has caused Jack to age at four times the normal rate, making him a child in a man's body. On Jack's first day at school, he fits neither into the desk nor in with his classmates... who at first consider him more of a freak than a friend. It's not until Jack's awkward encounter with girls and his calamitous tree-house sleepover that the 5th grade becomes the adventure of his life. - Director:
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Cast:
- Robin Williams, Kim Wonderly, Terence McGovern
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Two childhood friends are reunited after years without seeing one another. Separated by the Atlantic Ocean, the two friends have made their lives on different continents, but when they meet again it feels like they've never been apart. Julian (Ricardo Darín) and Tomas (Javier Cámara) will spend a few unforgettable days together; laughing, reminiscing; crying... because their reunion is also their last goodbye. "Truman" is a tale about friendship and love. A humorous and honest portrait of the courage it takes to accept that death is just another part of life. - Director:
- Cesc Gay
- Cast:
- Ricardo Darín, Javier Cámara, Dolores Fonzi
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"I'm not living with you", Maggie snaps at Brick. "We occupy the same cage, that's all". The raw emotions and crackling dialogue of Tennessee Williams' 1955 Pulitzer Prize-winning play rumble like a thunderstorm in this film version, whose fiery performances and grown-up theme made it a box-office hit. Paul Newman earned his first Oscar nomination for his nuanced portrayal of troubled former sports hero Brick. Capturing her second, Elizabeth Taylor makes Maggie the cat, digging her claws in and holding on to life, not as it is, but as she hopes it someday will be, a vivid portrait of passionate loyalty. - Director:
- Richard Brooks
- Cast:
- Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives
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The stunning debut from Scottish writer-director Charlotte Wells, 'Aftersun' juxtaposes a hopeful coming-of-age story with a poignant, intimate family portrait that leaves an indelible impression. At a fading vacation resort in the late 1990's, 11-year-old Sophie (Frankie Corio) treasures rare time together with her loving and idealistic father, Calum (Paul Mescal). As a world of adolescence creeps into view, beyond her eye Calum struggles under the weight of life outside of fatherhood. Twenty years later, Sophie's tender recollections of their last holiday become a powerful and heartrending portrait of their relationship, as she tries to reconcile the father, she knew with the man she didn't, in Charlotte Wells' superb and searingly emotional debut film. - Director:
- Charlotte Wells
- Cast:
- Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio, Celia Rowlson-Hall
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What keeps a family together? Nick Cassavetes, the director of the 'Notebook' and 'John Q', again demonstrates his sure hand with tales of deep human emotion in this inspiring film about a loving family challenged – and united – by a child's illness. Cameron Diaz and others in an exceptional cast bring sensitivity to the story of 11-year-old Anna Fitzgerald, conceived to be a donor for her leukaemia-stricken sister, but who finally demands the right to control her own body. This act of free will may tear the Fitzgeralds apart. Or, it may be the first step to a triumphant realization of devotion, dignity and what it means to be a family. - Director:
- Nick Cassavetes
- Cast:
- Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Alec Baldwin
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"Giant" is a movie of huge scale and grandeur in which three generations of land-rich Texans love, swagger, connive and clash in a saga of family strife, racial bigotry and conflict between cattle barons and newly rich oil tycoons. It's also one of the most beloved works of director George Stevens, who won an Academy Award for this film, one of 10 Oscar nominations the film earned. - Director:
- George Stevens
- Cast:
- Elizabeth Taylor, Nick Adams, Rock Hudson
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Sometimes love takes you where you never expected to go. Louisa "Lou" Clark (Emilia Clarke) lives in the English countryside. Her normally cheery outlook is put to the test when she faces her newest career challenge: as caregiver and companion to Will Traynor (Sam Claflin). Involved in a life changing accident, Will has all but given up. That is, until Lou decides to show him that life is worth living. Embarking on a series of adventures, both Lou and Will get more than they bargained for, and find their lives - and hearts - changing in ways neither one could have imagined. - Director:
- Thea Sharrock
- Cast:
- Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin, Janet McTeer
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Meryl Streep, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin star in this hilarious look at marriage, divorce and everything in between. With a thriving bakery, a new romance and her divorce finally behind her, Jane Adler (Streep) has her life all figured out... until her ex-husband Jake (Baldwin) decides he'll stop at nothing to win her back. - Director:
- Nancy Meyers
- Cast:
- Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin
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Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning: Part 1 (2023)Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning: Part One / Mission: Impossible 7
Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: to track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands. With the fate of the world at stake, a deadly race around the globe begins. Confronted by a mysterious, all-powerful enemy, Ethan is forced to consider that nothing can matter more than his mission - not even the lives of those he cares about most. - Director:
- Christopher McQuarrie
- Cast:
- Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
Visionary director J.J. Abrams brings to life the motion picture event of a generation. As Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) and the sinister First Order rise from the ashes of the Empire, Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) is missing when the galaxy needs him most. It's up to Rey (Daisy Ridley), a desert scavenger and Finn (John Boyega), a defecting stormtrooper, to join forces with Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew) in a desperate search for the one hope of restoring peace to the galaxy. - Director:
- J.J. Abrams
- Cast:
- Erik Bauersfeld, Daisy Ridley, Kipsang Rotich
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Land of Mine (2015)Under Sandet
Inspired by real events, "Land of Mine" follows the dramatic story of the young German prisoners who, as World War II came to an end in 1945, were forced to defuse and remove two million mines on the Danish Coast. Presided over by tough veteran Sergeant Carl Rasmussen (Roland Mailer), these teenage POW's were treated with hostility whilst being forced to dig up the mines from the sand with their bare hands with little training. When Rasmussen begins to sympathise and promises their release back to Germany when the task is completed, they soon realise that the war is far from over. - Director:
- Martin Zandvliet
- Cast:
- Roland Møller, Louis Hofmann, Joel Basman
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Morbius (2022)Morbius the Living Vampire / Untitled Marvel Project
One of Marvel's most compelling and conflicted characters comes to the big screen as Oscar winner Jared Leto transforms into the enigmatic anti-hero Michael Morbius. Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder and determined to save others suffering his same fate, Dr. Morbius attempts a desperate gamble. While at first it seems to be a radical success, a darkness inside him is unleashed. Will good override evil - or will Morbius succumb to his mysterious new urges? - Director:
- Daniel Espinosa
- Cast:
- Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona
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In 1972, before the internet, before the explosion of the adult film industry, Deep Throat was a phenomenon and introduced the world to an unknown and unlikely star: Linda Lovelace (Amanda Seyfried). Escaping a strict religious family, Linda discovered freedom and the high life when she fell for and married charismatic hustler Chuck Traynor (Peter Sarsgaard). As "Linda Lovelace" she became an international sensation - a charming girl-next-door with some 'impressive skills'. Fully inhabiting her new identity, Linda became an enthusiastic spokesperson for sexual freedom and uninhibited hedonism. Six years later she presented another, utterly contradictory, narrative to the world - and herself, as the survivor of a far darker story. - Director:
- Rob Epstein
- Cast:
- Amanda Seyfried, Dave Mallow, James Franco
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