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The Lives of Others
(2006) [MA]
Following in the footsteps of the German hit "Downfall" is the extraordinary film "The Lives of Others". Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language Film and winner of three prestigious European Film Awards including Best Film, it goes to the very heart of recent German history, tackling the East... More
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Black Book
(2006) [MA]
Set during the end of WWII, Black Book is the story of Rachel Stein (van Houten) who is separated from her family and forced into hiding. Trying to flee to Allied territory, she is briefly reunited with her family, until they are murdered by the Nazis. Suspecting they have been double crossed,... More
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Frost/Nixon
(2008) [M]
From Academy Award-winning director, Ron Howard The Da Vinci Code, Apollo 13), comes the electrifying, untold story behind one of the most unforgettable moments in history.
When disgraced President Richard Nixon agreed to an interview with jet-setting television personality, David... More
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The Road
(2009) [MA]
Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Cormac McCarthy (No Country For Old Men), The Road chronicles the desperate fight for survival of a father (Viggo Mortensen) and son (Kodi Smit-McPhee) in a post apocalyptic America where protecting him comes at any price.
Travelling across... More
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The Flower Of My Secret
(1995)
Spain's high priest of hip returns with a brilliant combination of his familiar stylized comedy and a new departure into full-blooded melodrama. Leo leads a secret double life as an author of romantic fiction. However her success as the best-selling Amanda Gris hasn't brought her happiness and... More
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Jamon Jamon
(1992) [M]
Headstrong senorita Silvia (Penelope Cruz) becomes pregnant to village mummy's boy Jose (Jordi Mulla). Silvia's father has left town and her mother Carmen (Anna Galiena) is forced to become the town prostitute. Jose's overbearing mother Conchita (Stefania Sandrelli) fears her son will marry the... More
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Shoot the Piano Player
(1959) [PG]
Francois Truffaut's second feature is the tender but tragic story of a man embroiled in past betrayals. Charlie, a once-renowned concert pianist, is unable to forgive or forget his former wife’s infidelity and now plays background music in a run-down bar. Having rejected the love of a waitress,... More
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Dancer In The Dark
(2000) [MA]
Selma has emigrated with her son from east Europe to America. The year is 1964. Selma works day and night to save her son from the same disease she suffers from, a disease that inevitably will make her blind. But Selma has the energy to live because of her secret! She loves musicals. When life... More
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Day Of The Dead
(1985) [R]
Zombies rule the USA, except for a small group of scientists and military personnel who reside in an underground bunker in Florida. The scientists are using the undead in gruesome experiments; much to the chagrin of the military. Finally the military finds that their men have been used in the... More
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Magnum Force
(1973) [R]
Underworld figures are being murdered all over San Francisco. One by one, criminals who have eluded prosecution are getting the justice they deserve, justice you'd think Detective Harry Callahan might approve of with a tight-lipped smile. But if you think so, you've misjudged Harry - and so have... More
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Drugstore Cowboy
(1989) [M]
Crime is a way of life for Bob (Matt Dillon) and his wife Dianne (Kelly Lynch). Their lives are fuelled by an addiction that drives them from state to state robbing pharmacies for pills and thrills. Bob is a legend in his own right, honoured by his fellow gang members for his cold, tough and... More
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Cruising
(1980) [R]
The controversial story of an under-cover cop who enters the gay scene of Manhattan to search for a psychotic killer.
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Zanzibar
(1989) [M]
In this "inside look" at French filmmaking, Marechal (Francis Girod) - who is a has-been director - a producer, Vito Catene (Andre Marcon) and Camile Dor (Fabienne Babe), a big-name actress, have agreed to make a film about drugs, but don't have a story, financing, or any of the other elements... More
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Damage
(1992) [R]
Jeremy Irons plays Stephen Fleming, a respected Member of Parliament and Junior Minister, comfortable with his life as he approaches his fiftieth birthday. Secure in his enduring marriage, he has no premonition of the storm that is about to engulf him when he is drawn to an attractive woman... More
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The Dead Pool
(1988) [M]
Fame isn't Detective Harry Callahan's style. He dislikes being grouped with a rock star, a film critic and a TV host, all slain celebrities in a macabre betting pool called The Dead Pool. Another name just got added: his. Clint Eastwood returns for his fifth Callahan caper, and this time Harry's... More
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Gallipoli (2 disc set)
(1981) [PG]
Mel Gibson delivers an electrifying performance in Peter Weir's (The Truman Show, Witness) compelling story of friendship and adventure between two Australian soldiers in 1915. They cross continents and great oceans, climb the pyramids and walk through the ancient sands of Egypt to join their... More
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Underground (1995)
(1995) [M]
The story starts from an underground manufacture of weapons of Belgrade, during the WWII, and evolves into fairly surreal situations. The black marketeer who smuggles the weapons to partisans forgets to mention to the workers that the war is over, and they keep producing. 50 years later, they... More
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Welcome To The Dollhouse
(1995) [M]
Insightful look at an unattractive 7th grader as she struggles to cope with inattentive parents, snobbish classmates, a smart older brother, an attractive younger sister, and her own insecurities. More
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Lolita (1962)
(1962) [M]
From Stanley Kubrick, the director of A Clockwork Orange, comes this powerful, provocative and profoundly moving adaption of Vladimir Nabokov's twentieth century literary masterpiece. It tells the story of Humbert Humbert, a divorced British professor of French literature, who travels to... More
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David Copperfield (BBC)
(1999) [PG]
Charles Dickens' haunting semi-autobiographical tale of a boy who is sent away by his stepfather after his mother dies but manages to triumph over incredible adversities. More
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Under The Sand
(2000)
In Francois Ozon’s absorbing and affecting drama, Charlotte Rampling gives one of the best performances of her career as Marie, a college lecturer who has been happily married to Jean for over 25 years. Whilst on holiday, they visit a deserted beach where Marie lazes in the sun while Jean... More
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Y Tu Mama Tambien (And Your Mother Too!)
(2001) [R]
Abandoned by their girlfriends for the summer, teenagers Tenoch and Julio meet the older Luisa at a wedding. Trying to be impressive, the friends tell Luisa they are headed on a road trip to a beautiful, secret beach called Boca del Cielo. Intrigued with their story and desperate to escape, Luisa... More
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Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner)
(2001) [MA]
The first ever Inuit film to receive a theatrical release, Atanarjuat is a truly epic piece of storytelling and a wonderfully lyrical cinematic experience. The film is a recreation of an ancient Inuit legend of Atanarjuat - a classic quest story set in the Arctic at the dawn of the first... More
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City Of God
(2002) [R]
Celebrated with international acclaim, this powerful true story of crime and redemption has won numerous awards including the American Film Institute's Audience Award and the Visions Award at the Toronto International Film Festival! The streets of the world's most notorious slum, Rio de Janeiro's... More
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Persona
(1967) [MA]
Widely recognised as one of Ingmar Bergman's most extraordinary and influential films, Persona is a rich and poetic study of womanhood and identity, featuring two of the Swedish master's greatest leading ladies, Liv Ullmann and Bibi Andersson. Elizabeth (Ullmann) is a famous actress who is... More
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Irreversible
(2002) [R]
Events over the course of one traumatic night in Paris unfold in reverse-chronological order as the beautiful Alex (Monica Bellucci) is brutally raped and beaten by a stranger in the underpass. Her boyfriend and ex-lover take matters into their own hands by hiring two criminals to help them find... More
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Sideways
(2004) [M]
This is the story of failed novelist Miles (Paul Giamatti) and his washed-up actor friend Jack (Thomas Haden Church). Jack is soon to be wed and, to toast their youth, the pair take a final road trip in the week before the nuptials. A serious wine enthusiast, Miles is determined to educate his... More
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McQ
(1974) [M]
Two slain officers lie in pools of blood on the street. There's no pattern to the killings and police are confused and scared. Only after gunshots splatter his partner across a back alley and Detective Lon McQ himself narrowly escapes death does the bloody rampage make sense. Now McQ knows whom... More
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Hidden (Haneke) (2 Disc Set)
(2005) [MA]
Georges (Daniel Auteuil) and Anne (Juliette Binoche) live the perfect life of modern comfort and security in modern day Paris. They have a teenage son and Georges hosts a popular literary review television program while Anne works in publishing. One day they start receiving packages on their... More
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