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The disappearance of a vulnerable young man draws Perez into the troubled history of a family recently arrived from Glasgow. The missing man embraced life in Shetland and the community took him to its heart. Have the vengeful ghosts of the past caught up with him, or did an intense, new relationship turn sinister? Something about this elusive figure is not as it seems. When a breakthrough in the case reveals a danger greater than anyone could have feared, it falls on Jimmy Perez (Douglas Henshall) to save Shetland from an unimaginable threat. - Director:
- Fiona Walton
- Cast:
- Shonagh Price, Douglas Henshall, Alison O'Donnell
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From a brutal murder with a Jurassic twist to a spooky crime scene amidst the Day of the Dead, the homicides in Brokenwood are as quirky as the residents of New Zealand's deadliest town. Wrestling with the alarming murder rate are Detectives Mike Shepherd (Neill Rea), Kristin Sims (Fern Sutherland), and Daniel Chalmers (Jarod Rawiri). With the help of their peculiar pathologist, Dr. Gina Kadinsky (Cristina londa), they use all manner of unconventional methods to solve the town's more macabre and unusual crimes. The six feature-length mysteries in Series 10 also include a drowning death at a writers retreat, a lovestruck dental patient who may be deluded enough to kill, a vicious visit to a House of Horrors, and the death of an actor in a nativity play - if only the team could find the troupe's wayward donkey! - Director:
- Awanui Simich-Pene
- Cast:
- Neill Rea, Fern Sutherland, Jarod Rawiri
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With its rolling hills, lush forests, and scenic coastline, Brokenwood, New Zealand, is an oasis within the hectic modem world, a refuge of peace - and innocence. But the bucolic beauty belies a shockingly high murder rate for its denizens. Detectives Mike Shepherd (Neill Rea), Kristin Sims (Fern Sutherland), and Daniel Chalmers (jarod Rawiri) and pathologist Gina Kadinsky (Cristina londa) employ ingenious methods to apprehend the evildoers lurking in their quaint but killer town. In six feature-length mysteries, the team sets out to solve an onstage electrocution, a fatal sibling rivalry, the strangling of a nun whose order takes a vow of silence, twin sisters' entanglement in a nurse's demise, a mysterious murder at a motel, and a death tied to an all-women motorcycle club. Amid the investigations, Mike faces down one of his most formidable adversaries yet: his ex-wife Tabatha (Rebecca Gibney). - Director:
- Katie Wolfe
- Cast:
- Neill Rea, Fern Sutherland, Jarod Rawiri
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Russell Crowe stars as Roy Freeman, an ex-homicide detective with a fractured memory, forced to revisit a decade-old murder investigation he can't remember. As a man's life hangs in the balance on death row, Freeman uncovers a sinister web of buried secrets and betrayals all linking to his past. With only instincts to trust, he faces a chilling truth - sometimes, it's best to let sleeping dogs lie. - Director:
- Adam Cooper
- Cast:
- Russell Crowe, Karen Gillan, Marton Csokas
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Meet Jack Foley (George Clooney), a smooth criminal who bends the law and is determined to make one last heist. Karen Sisco (Jennifer Lopez) is a federal marshal who chooses all the right moves...and all the wrong guys. Now they're willing to risk it all to find out if there's more between them than just the law. - Director:
- Steven Soderbergh
- Cast:
- George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Ving Rhames
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Hummingbird (2013)Redemption
Jason Statham gives the performance of his career as Joey, an ex-Special Forces officer who comes home from the Afghan war a shattered man. Broke, homeless, lost in a haze of drugs and booze, he attempts to piece his life back together with the help of Sister Cristina, a nun helping the poor. But when he is employed as a collector for a local mob boss, Joey learns the identity of a friend's murderer and, bent on revenge, finds himself sinking deeper into a dark world of violence... - Director:
- Steven Knight
- Cast:
- Jason Statham, Agata Buzek, Vicky McClure
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In bucolic Brokenwood, New Zealand, the residents live a seemingly quiet existence and appear, at first glance, to be harmless. But beneath the town's peaceful veneer, killers, blackmailers and trouble-makers lurk in even the most picturesque of corners. Senior Sergeant Mike Shepherd (Neill Rea) and his smart, by-the-book sidekick, Detective Kristin Sims (Fern Sutherland) continue to contend with the idiosyncrasies of the residents of Brokenwood. Last series ambitious Detective Sam Breen (Nic Sampson) moved to pastures new, and DC Daniel Chalmers (Jarod Rawiri) joined the team. With six feature-length, standalone mysteries, Season 8 will see a murder at a music festival where the victim was seemingly literally killed by sound, the violent death of a cowgirl possibly motivated by a 160-year-old family feud, and an Egyptian mummy that appears to return to life. - Director:
- Joshua Frizzell
- Cast:
- Neill Rea, Fern Sutherland, Jarod Rawiri
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Tell No One (2006)Ne Le Dis A Personne
Relentless edge-of-your-seat suspense, jaw-dropping, high-octane action and a powerful love story combine in what has been hailed by many critics as the best film of the year. 'Tell No One' follows one man's frantic race against time when his tragic past is suddenly and unexpectedly unearthed. Dr. Alex Beck (François Cluzet) is left unconscious after his wife, and childhood sweetheart, Margot (Marie-Josée Croze) is brutally murdered. 8 years on and still unaware of the truth, Alex receives an anonymous e-mail. Clicking on the link he sees a woman's face in a crowd - Margot's face...But before this can sink in, Alex is thrown headlong into a deadly chase - running from both the Police and a team of killers who will stop at nothing to keep the truth hidden. - Director:
- Guillaume Canet
- Cast:
- François Cluzet, Marie-Josée Croze, André Dussollier
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Belfast is a poignant story of love, laughter and loss in one boy's childhood amid the music and social tumult of the late 1960's. Buddy's family lives in a largely Protestant district with a few Catholic families, but one day his community and everything he thought he understood about life is suddenly turned upside down. Buddy's family gets caught in the mayhem and must decide to stay or leave the only place they have ever called home. Through it all, his passionate parents (Caitriona Balfe and Jamie Dornan) and quick-witted grandparents (Academy Award winner Judy Dench and Ciaran Hinds) keep the joy alive through music and the magic of movies in this feel-good story that reminds us that no matter how far you go, you never forget where you came from. - Director:
- Kenneth Branagh
- Cast:
- Jude Hill, Lewis McAskie, Caitriona Balfe
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Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019)Dora the Explorer
Having spent most of her life exploring the jungle with her parents, nothing could prepare Dora (Isabela Merced / Isabela Moner) for her biggest challenge yet - High School. When her parents mysteriously disappear while searching for the Lost City of Gold, Dora must swing into action and lead a group of ill-equipped high schoolers on a wild quest to save them. Hold on for a high-stakes mission as Dora and her new friends navigate the jungle, outrun treasure hunters, and solve ancient puzzles to unlock the mystery of the fabled city. - Director:
- James Bobin
- Cast:
- Danny Trejo, Isabela Moner, Eugenio Derbez
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An All-star cast, including George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, And John Malkovich, come together in this outrageous spy comedy about murder, blackmail, sex addition an physical fitness! When a disc filled with some of the CIA's most irrelevant secrets gets in the hands of two determined, but dim-witted, gym employees, the duo are intent on exploiting their find. But since blackmail is a trade better left for the experts, events soon spiral out of everyone's and anyone's' control, resulting in a non-stop series of hilarious encounters! - Director:
- Ethan Coen
- Cast:
- George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt
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The Stolen Princess (2018)Vykradena pryntsesa: Ruslan i Lyudmyla
In the age of valiant knights, graceful princesses and battling sorcerers, Ruslan (voice of Aleksey Zavgorodniy), a wandering artist dreaming to become a knight meets the beautiful Mila (voice of Nadezhda Dorofeeva) and falls in love with her. However, the lovers' happiness doesn't last long when Chornomor (voice of Yevhen Malukha), the evil sorcerer appears and kidnaps Mila. Ruslan sets out on a quest to chase after the stolen princess and prove that real love is stronger than magic. - Director:
- Oleh Malamuzh
- Cast:
- Nadezhda Dorofeeva, Aleksey Zavgorodniy, Yevhen Malukha
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The CIA's hunt is on for the mastermind of a wave of terrorist attacks. Roger Ferris (Leonardo DiCaprio) is the agencys man on the ground, moving from place to place, scrambling to stay ahead of ever-shifting events. An eye in the sky, a satellite link watches Ferris. At the other end of that real-time link is the CIAs Ed Hoffman (Russell Crowe), strategizing events from thousands of miles away. And as Ferris nears the target, he discovers trust can be just as dangerous as it is necessary for survival. - Director:
- Ridley Scott
- Cast:
- Leonardo DiCaprio, Neil Dickson, Russell Crowe
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Adapted from the beloved literary classic, l The Call Of The Wild vividly brings to life the story of Buck, a big-hearted dog, and the man (Harrison Ford) he must learn to trust. When he is suddenly uprooted from his California home and transplanted to the exotic wilds of the Alaskan Yukon, Buck experiences the adventure of a lifetime, ultimately finding his true place in the world. With its unique blend of intense live action and cutting-edge animation, The Call Of The Wild is "an epic adventure that will make you laugh, cry, and cheer - a must-see for the entire family". - Director:
- Chris Sanders
- Cast:
- Harrison Ford, Omar Sy, Cara Gee
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In Disney and Pixar's Onward, teenage elf brothers Ian and Barley Lightfoot (voices of Tom Holland and Chris Pratt) get an unexpected opportunity to spend one more day with their late dad, so they embark on an extraordinary quest aboard Barley's epic van Guinevere. Like any good quest, their journey is filled with magic spells, cryptic maps, impossible obstacles and unimaginable discoveries. But when the boys' fearless mum Laurel (voice of Julia Louis-Dreyfus) realises that her sons are missing, she teams up with a part-lion, part-bat, part-scorpion, former warrior - aka The Manticore (voice of Octavia Spencer) - and heads off to find them. Perilous curses aside, this one magical day could mean more than any of them ever dreamed. "It's pure, perfect Pixar" - Director:
- Dan Scanlon
- Cast:
- Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus
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