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Delicatessen
(1991) [M]
This hit futuristic comedy is a fresh and sublimely entertaining tale from French filmakers, Jeunet and Caro. In a starving, post-holocaust France, a butcher keeps his customers supplied by his cannibalistic tendencies. But when his daughter falls in love with a circus performer, only an... More
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The City Of Lost Children
(1995) [M]
On a mist-shrouded rig in the sea, Krank ages prematurely because he lacks one vital function: the ability to dream. And so he kidnaps children from the harbour town, to steal their dreams. Return to the fantastic world of the creators of Delicatessen, and journey with One - a former whale... More
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The Hairdresser's Husband
(1990) [M]
At the age of 12, Antoine's life is dominated by twin passions, dancing to Arabic music and getting his hair cut by the voluptuous, middle-aged local hairdresser, who inadvertently provides him with his first experience of the opposite sex. However, when he grows up, he is still obsessed with the... More
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The Dinner Game (Le Diner de Cons)
(1998) [M]
Wealthy publisher Pierre Brochant (Thierry Lhermitte), faces his greatest social challenge in this classic French comedy of errors.
He is supposed to find a "guest" (who must be an idiot), to bring to a dinner sponsored by his friends, who are wealthy and obnoxious yuppies engaged in a... More
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The Closet (Le Placard)
(2001) [M]
An inspiring, laugh-out-loud social comedy about an office assistant, Francois Pignon, who pretends that he is gay in order to save his job, The Closet looks at the hilarious attempts of Pignon's confused colleagues to come to terms with his hitherto secret sexuality. Written and directed by... More
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All About My Mother
(1999) [M]
A birthday treat turns into heart-rending tragedy for single-mother Manuela when her teenage son is killed in a car accident after a performance of A Streetcar Named Desire starring his favourite actress Huma Roja. Determined to exorcise her overwhelming guilt, Manuela goes to Barcelona to... More
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Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown
(1988) [M]
This colourful hit put director Pedro Almodovar on the international map and cemented the reputation of its star, Carmen Maura. The film is a peppy little soap bubble as TV actress Pepa (Maura) wakes up to find a note from her lover, Ivan (Fernando Guillun), informing her he is leaving. Desperate... More
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Malena
(2000)
The latest triumph from Giuseppe Tornatore, the writer and director of the Academy Award-winning Cinema Paradiso, Malena is an utterly unforgettable story of a boy's journey into manhood amid the chaos and intolerance of World Ward II. In a sleepy Italian village, the most beautiful woman in... More
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Kaos
(1984) [PG]
Italy's fraternal filmmaking team of Paolo and Vittorio Taviani whip up another multistoried slice of life in Kaos. "Life," in this case, is seen from the peculiar perspective of author Luigi Pirandello, four of whose pieces are herein adapted. "The Other Son" finds Margarita Lozano making the... More
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The Decameron
(1971) [R]
The first of Pasolini's colourful, entertaining and highly erotic Trilogy of Life films based on famous story cycles (to be followed by The Canterbury Tales and Arabian Nights, The Decameron contains ten stories based on the fourteenth century works of Giovanni Boccaccio.
Capturing the... More
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Big Momma's House 2
(2005) [PG]
In Big Momma’s House Martin Lawrence had his “largest” role ever, as an FBI agent who is a master of disguise. To trap a brutal bank robber, Lawrence went deep undercover – impersonating a fun-loving granny known as Big Momma. Now, Lawrence is back and transforms himself into the boldest,... More
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Fun with Dick and Jane (1976)
(1976) [M]
George Segal and Jane Fonda star in this hilarious send-up of upper middle class mores and the price people are willing to pay to maintain a comfortable lifestyle. Just as they're putting in a new pool at the house that has sunk them deep into debt. Housewife Jane isn't too worried at first,... More
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Life is a Miracle
(2004) [M]
Award-winning director Emir Kusturica (Black Cat, White Cat) brings to life an exuberant tale of star-crossed lovers, full of wine, song and dancing.
Much to his family’s disgust, mild-mannered Luka has moved them to the remote mountain town where he is building a scenic railway. Somehow... More
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The Family Stone
(2005) [M]
Every year the unconventional Stone family gather in their New England hometown to celebrate the holidays. On this occasion there will be an extra guest, as eldest son Everett (Dermot Mulroney) is bringing his girlfriend Meredith (Sarah Jessica Parker) to meet the clan. She nervously tells... More
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Keeping Mum
(2005) [M]
Walter Goodfellow (Rowan Atkinson), the well meaning vicar of the parish of Little Wallop, is so obsessed with writing the perfect sermon that he is oblivious to his wife Gloria’s (Kristin Scott Thomas) dalliance with her brash golf instructor Lance (Patrick Swayze); neither does he notice that... More
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The Producers
(2005) [M]
New York, 1959. Max Bialystock was once the king of Broadway, but now all his shows close on opening night. Things turn around when he's visited by the neurotic accountant Leo Bloom, who proposes a scheme tailor-made for producers who can only make flops: raise far more money than you need, then... More
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Mrs Henderson Presents
(2005) [M]
London, 1937: Mrs Laura Henderson (Judi Dench), a woman of wealth and connections, has just buried her beloved husband and finds herself widowed, alone... and bored! Her friends suggest she take up a hobby and, to their surprise, she buys the derelict Windmill Theatre in London’s West End. She... More
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Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
(2004) [M]
Peter La Fleur (Vince Vaughn) is a charismatic underachiever and proprietor of a rundown gym called Average Joe's. The facility's eclectic clientèle of decidedly less-than-average Joes is comprised of: a self styled pirate a scrawny nerd who dreams of impressing an unattainable cheerleader an... More
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The Ladykillers
(2004) [M]
A remake of the 1955 comedy, the story revolves around Southern Professor G.H. Dorr (Tom Hanks) who puts together a group of thieves to rob a casino. They rent a room in an old woman's house, but soon she discovers the plot and they must kill her, a task that is more difficult than it seems. More
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White Chicks
(2004) [M]
Two ambitious but unlucky FBI agents (the Wayans Brothers) who go deep undercover as high society debutantes and infiltrate the sophisticated world of the Hamptons to investigate a kidnapping ring. A crazy gender/race swapping comedy from the makers of Scary Movie. More
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Arthur's Dyke
(2001) [M]
Twenty years ago, three men set out on the longest walk of their lives. They vowed to repeat the walk, but this time they are joined by a forty year old wife and mother who is in the midst of a mid-life crisis. More
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Two Men Went to War
(2002) [PG]
This comedy drama is the true story of two Army dentists Sergeant Peter King (Kenneth Cranham) and Private Leslie Cuthbertson (Leo Bill) who, in 1942, stole a bag of hand grenades, two revolvers and a set of the best dental equipment that money could buy and went off to invade occupied France on... More
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Tais Toi (Ruby et Quentin)
(2003) [M]
After hiding his loot and getting thrown in jail, Ruby (Jean Reno - The Professional, Mission: Impossible, Ronin), a brooding outlaw, encouters Quentin (Gerard Depardieu - The Closet, Cypress De Bergerac, Green Card), a dim-witted and garrulous giant who befriends him and botches his sole escape,... More
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Garfield: The Movie
(2004) [G]
At first, Garfield’s laid-back lifestyle seems just purr-fect. Living with his easygoing owner Jon Arbuckle (Breckin Meyer), the lazy kitty is able to devote his time to the important things in life - eating copious amounts of lasagne, sleeping, watching TV and tormenting the righteous pets... More
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Straight to Hell
(1987) [M]
A gang of greedy thieves rob a bank, double-cross their boss and escape into the desert. But when the trigger-happy bandits try to hide in a strange town, they find themselves at war with a sadistic family of coffee-addicted outlaws known as The McMahons. Desperate, deranged and cranky, their... More
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Headrush
(2004) [MA]
Headrush is a crime comedy about two disillusioned youths, struggling through a haze of cannabis, who hope to solve all their problems by smuggling a consignment of drugs for a local gangster. It's set in the present day in Dublin, Ireland against the backdrop of the end of the Celtic Tiger: the... More
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Connie and Carla
(2004) [PG]
Reminiscent of Some Like It Hot, Victor Victoria and Tootsie, Connie and Carla is a musical comedy in drag written by and co-starring Nia Vardalos of My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Best friends since their school days, Connie (Vardalos) and Carla (Toni Collette) are airport lounge singers with dreams... More
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Eddie Murphy - Raw
(1987) [R]
Uncensored. Uncut. Irresistible. Raw, the record-setting No 1 concert film of all time, is Eddie Murphy doing what he does best, making people laugh. Filmed live at New York's Felt Forum, Murphy delights, shocks and entertains with dead-on celebrity impersonations, observations on '80s love, sex... More
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Mean Girls
(2004) [M]
Raised in the African bush country by her zoologist parents, Cady (Lindsay Lohan) thinks she knows all about the "survival of the fittest." But the law of the jungle takes on a whole new meaning when the home-schooled 15-year-old enters public high school for the first time. Trying to find her... More
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