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The Lady And The Highwayman
Swashbuckling tale of romance, betrayal, jealousy, banditry, murder, and court intrigue set in the 1660s, during the Restoration to the English throne of King Charles II.
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The Great Escaper
Bernard Jordan escapes his care home to attend the D-Day anniversary in Normandy, a journey that reveals wartime trauma and celebrates his 60-year marriage to Rene and enduring love.
The Beautiful Summer
Turin, 1938. Young Ginia has just moved from the countryside and the future seems to offer her endless possibilities. Desperate for adventure, Ginia begins an electric affair with a painter she meets
How To Get Ahead In Advertising
A mentally unstable advertising executive, Denis Dimbleby Bagley, suffers a nervous breakdown while making an advert for pimple cream.
When In Rome
While visiting Rome with her husband Kristoffer, Gerda comes to question the past 40 years of marriage when she runs into her former art teacher and lover, the charismatic Johannes.
Golden Years
Newly retired, Alice and her husband Peter are ready to finally enjoy their life as pensioners. But their pent-up marital problems bubble to the surface on a cruise trip through the Mediterranean.
The Lady And The Highwayman
Swashbuckling tale of romance, betrayal, jealousy, banditry, murder, and court intrigue set in the 1660s, during the Restoration to the English throne of King Charles II.
A King In New York
A recently-deposed European monarch from a fictional country seeks shelter in New York where he becomes an accidental TV celebrity. Before long he is accused of being a Communist. (Charlie Chaplin)
Bye Bye Birdie
Boisterous, fun-filled musical about a certain hip swiveling rock star who just happens to be drafted into the army. One young, swooning fan hopes to get a final kiss from her hero before he leaves.
La Chimera
A young British archaeologist gets caught up in an international network dealing in stolen Italian artefacts.
What We Did On Our Holiday
Doug and Abi are taking their three children on a trip to Scotland for a big family gathering. They are in the midst of a difficult divorce, and have asked the kids to keep it a secret from their extended family.
Time Bandits
Six fractious dwarfs steal a precious map that shows the locations of a series of time holes scattered across the universe, enabling them to travel back in time.
Fried Green Tomatoes
During one of housewife Evelyn Couch's (Kathy Bates) Wednesday nursing home visits, she encounters Ninny Threadgoode (Jessica Tandy), a colourful old woman who brightens Evelyn's outlook.
My Sailor, My Love
My Sailor My Love is a heart-warming drama on timeless love and forgiveness by Director Klaus Haro.
Roman Holiday
A modern-day princess explores Rome on her own when she meets Joe Bradley, an American newspaperman who, seeking an exclusive story, pretends ignorance of her true identity. But his plan falters as they fall in love.
The Way Back
Inspired by an incredible true story, The Way Back begins in 1940 when seven prisoners attempt the impossible: escape from a brutal Siberian gulag. Thus begins a 6000 kilometre trek to freedom.
The Beautiful Summer
Turin, 1938. Young Ginia has just moved from the countryside and the future seems to offer her endless possibilities. Desperate for adventure, Ginia begins an electric affair with a painter she meets
How To Get Ahead In Advertising
A mentally unstable advertising executive, Denis Dimbleby Bagley, suffers a nervous breakdown while making an advert for pimple cream.
My Sailor, My Love
My Sailor My Love is a heart-warming drama on timeless love and forgiveness by Director Klaus Haro.
Time Bandits
Six fractious dwarfs steal a precious map that shows the locations of a series of time holes scattered across the universe, enabling them to travel back in time.
The Great Escaper
Bernard Jordan escapes his care home to attend the D-Day anniversary in Normandy, a journey that reveals wartime trauma and celebrates his 60-year marriage to Rene and enduring love.
How To Get Ahead In Advertising
A mentally unstable advertising executive, Denis Dimbleby Bagley, suffers a nervous breakdown while making an advert for pimple cream.
The Lady And The Highwayman
Swashbuckling tale of romance, betrayal, jealousy, banditry, murder, and court intrigue set in the 1660s, during the Restoration to the English throne of King Charles II.
Roman Holiday
A modern-day princess explores Rome on her own when she meets Joe Bradley, an American newspaperman who, seeking an exclusive story, pretends ignorance of her true identity. But his plan falters as they fall in love.
Living
This is the story of an ordinary man, reduced by years of oppressive office routine to a shadow existence, who at the eleventh hour makes a supreme effort to turn his dull life into something wonderful.
Priscilla
When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley at a party, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments
A Bigger Splash
Rock legend Marianne Lane is recuperating on the island of Pantelleria with her partner Paul when iconoclast record producer and old flame Harry unexpectedly arrives. Stars Tilda Swinton.
Dirty Dancing
Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze).
Beau Is Afraid
Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic odyssey back home.
Roman Holiday
A modern-day princess explores Rome on her own when she meets Joe Bradley, an American newspaperman who, seeking an exclusive story, pretends ignorance of her true identity. But his plan falters as they fall in love.
Black Narcissus
This Powell and Pressburger classic is set in a community of nuns high in the Himalayas. Their spiritual aims are hampered by the arrival of a beautiful girl and a young general.
Fried Green Tomatoes
During one of housewife Evelyn Couch's (Kathy Bates) Wednesday nursing home visits, she encounters Ninny Threadgoode (Jessica Tandy), a colourful old woman who brightens Evelyn's outlook.
The Way Back
Inspired by an incredible true story, The Way Back begins in 1940 when seven prisoners attempt the impossible: escape from a brutal Siberian gulag. Thus begins a 6000 kilometre trek to freedom.
55 Steps
A workaholic lawyer takes on an uphill legal battle to help a psychiatric patient sue a hospital for mistreating its patients. Stars Hilary Swank and Helena Bonham-Carter.
My Sailor, My Love
My Sailor My Love is a heart-warming drama on timeless love and forgiveness by Director Klaus Haro.
Hook
A lawyer who has lost any memory that he was once the legendary Peter Pan must travel to Neverland, aided by Tinker Bell, to rescue his children from his nemesis, Captain Hook.
Django Unchained
Set in the south two years before the Civil War, a freed slave is on a mission to rescue his wife from the notorious Calvin Candie, the proprietor of Candyland, an infamous and brutal plantation.
The Girlfriend Experience
A drama set in the days leading up to the 2008 Presidential election, and centred on a high-end Manhattan call girl meeting the challenges of her boyfriend, her clients, and her work.
A Bigger Splash
Rock legend Marianne Lane is recuperating on the island of Pantelleria with her partner Paul when iconoclast record producer and old flame Harry unexpectedly arrives. Stars Tilda Swinton.
Priscilla
When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley at a party, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments
Living
This is the story of an ordinary man, reduced by years of oppressive office routine to a shadow existence, who at the eleventh hour makes a supreme effort to turn his dull life into something wonderful.
55 Steps
A workaholic lawyer takes on an uphill legal battle to help a psychiatric patient sue a hospital for mistreating its patients. Stars Hilary Swank and Helena Bonham-Carter.
Hook
A lawyer who has lost any memory that he was once the legendary Peter Pan must travel to Neverland, aided by Tinker Bell, to rescue his children from his nemesis, Captain Hook.