A woman helps a young boy to find his father but finds that the search could just turn deadly...
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This tense uncompromising drama by distinguished dramatist and novelist Lynda La Plante has received critically acclaimed on both sides of the Atlantic; winning 14 international awards including a BAFTA for Best Drama Serial and Best TV Actress (Helen Mirren). Retirement loom large for Detective Inspector Tennison but as her exemplary career draws towards its inevitable conclusion Jane is paying dearly for 35 years of repressed rage and loneliness. When the body of a missing schoolgirl is discovered the hunt for her killer begins. However as Jane and her team struggle to track down the brutal child murderer the world-weary Detective Tennison begins to unravel.
Captivating and emotionally powerful, SARAH'S KEY tells the remarkable story of one woman's journey into the past to unveil the truth behind her family's secret. Based on Tatiana de Rosnay's best-selling novel.
Oliver Stone captures the hedonistic chaos of the late 60s, following the life and times of The Doors' enigmatic and magnetic front man, Jim Morrison. We are taken on a sonic journey from the cradle to grave, charting Morrison's turbulent relationship with his muse Pamela Courson, forming the band in Southern California, his experimentation with hallucinogens and dabbling in the occult, until his tragic death at the age of 27, in Paris. a thrilling spectacle - the King Kong of rock movies. Rolling Stone - Peter Travers, 1991
Based on the bestselling novel by David Nicholls, One Day is brought to life on screen by the director of An Education, Lone Scherfig. After one day together - 15th July 1988, their university graduation - Emma Morley (Academy Award Nominee Anne Hathaway) and Dexter Mayhew (Jim Sturgess - Across the Line) begin a friendship that will last a lifetime. She is a working-class girl of principle and ambition who dreams of making the world a better place. He is a wealthy charmer who dreams that the world will be his playground. Experience this box office smash in your own home on DVD and Blu-Ray. Special Features: Em and Dex, Through the Years The Look of One Day: Making a 20 Year Love Story Anny Hathaway: Bringing Emma to Life The Look of One Day: Creating Emma with Anne The Look of One Day: Dexter's Transformation Feature Commentary with Director Lone Scherfig
Television drama starring Stephen Graham and Jodie Comer. Set in Liverpool, Sarah (Comer) is a care home assistant still working her six-week probation period when the Covid-19 pandemic hits. Adept at her new role Sarah strikes up a rapport with Tony (Graham), who has early-onset Alzheimer's. But as restrictions come into place Sarah and the care home she works in struggle to cope with the new demands and is sorely in need of adequate PPE despite the best efforts of manager Steve (Ian Hart). As the situation continues to deteriorate Sarah takes matters into her owns hands and does all she can to protect Tony.
Alvin's eyesight is poor, he has little money and he can't stand the thought of 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 . By lawn mower. Hundreds of miles, six weeks and several breakdowns later Alvin Straight finally pulls up to his destination, where the fate of his brother awaits him.
Set in austere post-war Britain Wish You Were Here tumbles though the hilarious and outrageous sexual adventures of 15 year old Linda. It is a story of an irrepressible human spirit that refuses to be crushed by her colourless surroundings. Showered with awards together with critical and public acclaim since its first triumphant showing at the Canned Film Festival, Wish You Were Here was honoured with 3 BAFTA naminations, 2 best Actress awards for Emily Lloyd and Peter Sellars Award for Comedy for director David Leland.
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Plain arithmetic. Money splits better two ways instead of three , smooth-talking outlaw Ben Vandergroat reason to his captors, three bounty hunters thrown together by chance. They're taking him to justice in Abilene, but Ben has other ideas. If he can set the men against each other - play on their greed, their fears, their vanities - he may be able to make his break for freedom. In the third of his five landmark Anthony Mann-directed Westerns, James Stewart stars as the relentless leader of bounty hunters caught in the snare of the hunted (Robert Ryan). Tough, sweating with tension and towering as tall as its breathtaking Colorado Rockies setting, The Naked Spur is simply one of the best Westerns ever made (Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide). Product Features Vintage Pete Smith Speciality Short Things We Can Do Without Classic Cartoon Little Johnny Jet Theatrical Trailer
This 1958 variation on Huck Finn's adventures with Jim finds a white convict (Tony Curtis) chained to a black convict (Sidney Poitier) as they both escape their captors. With each man literally stuck with the other, racial conflicts take a back seat to survival. Directed by Stanley Kramer (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner), the film's obvious consciousness-raising is mitigated by a pair of raw performances from the stars, memorable appearances by Lon Chaney Jr. and Cara Williams, and Kramer's strong storytelling abilities. The Defiant Ones' award-winning script was cowritten by blacklisted writer-actor Nedrick Young. --Tom Keogh
The mystical tale of a World War One veteran (Matt Damon) and championship golfer who returns to his sport with the aid of his caddy (Will Smith) who teaches him how to master any challenge in life.
It s 1847 and Ireland is in the grip of the Great Famine that has ravaged the country for two long years. Feeney, a hardened Irish Ranger who has been fighting for the British Army abroad, abandons his post to return home and reunite with his family. He s seen more than his share of horrors, but nothing prepares him for the famine s hopeless destruction of his homeland that has brutalised his people and there seems to be no law and order. He discovers his mother starved to death and his brother hanged by the brutal hand of the English. With little else to live for, he sets out on a destructive path to avenge his family.
The true story of India-born Srinavasa Ramanujan, a self-taught mathematical prodigy.
A delightful and sensitive journey into the heartland of Japan and an astonishingly beautiful look at a sacred part of Japan's cultural heritage Departures tells the story of Daigo Kobayashi (Masahiro Matoki) a devoted cellist in an orchestra that has just been dissolved who now finds himself without a job. Daigo decides to move back to his old hometown with his wife to look for work and start over. He answers a classified ad entitled 'Departures' thinking it is an advertisement for a travel agency only to discover that the job is actually for a 'Nokanshi' or 'encoffineer ' a funeral professional who prepares deceased bodies for burial and entry into the next life. While his wife and others despise the job Daigo takes a certain pride in his work and begins to perfect the art of 'Nokanshi ' acting as a gentle gatekeeper between life and death between the departed and the family of the departed. The film follows his profound and sometimes comical journey with death as he uncovers the wonder joy and meaning of life and living.
Christian Bale stars as Patrick Bateman, a dismembering-obsessed lunatic hiding in plain sight on Wall Street.
Tilda Swinton Billy Zane and Quentin Crisp star in this hip sexy and wickedly funny film based on the gender-bending novel by Virginia Woolf. Swinton stars as Orlando an English nobleman who defies the laws of nature with surprising results. Immortal and highly imaginative he undergoes a series of extraordinary transformations which humorously and hauntingly illustrate the eternal war between the sexes. Visually stunning and beautifully acted 'Orlando' is an intoxicating blend of romance adventure and illusion.
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