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Freeway
(1996) [R]
Little Red Riding Hood for the 1990's: After her mom and step-dad are arrested, 15-year-old Vanessa Lutz decides that instead of once again being put into a foster home, she'd rather go and search for the grandmother she's never met, and live with her. On the way to grandma's house, (actually a... More
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Dream With The Fishes
(1997) [MA]
Terry is a suicidal voyeur who doesn't seem to be able to bring himself to kill himself. While preparing to jump off a bridge, he meets Nick who ends up saving his life. Terry discovers that Nick is terminally ill and doesn't have much time left. Scared by the lack of time, Nick offers Terry a... More
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Chungking Express
(1995) [PG]
This astonishing feature from acclaimed director Wong Kar Wai is a double tale of two cops, two girls, and a neon city. Ditched by a girl he can’t forget, Cop No 223 (Takeshi Kaneshiro) picks up a be-wigged and mysterious woman (Brigitte Lin) in a late night bar, little dreaming she’s a... More
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Never Let Go
(1960) [M]
John Cummings (Richard Todd) is one of life's near failures. A toiletry salesman, he buys a flash car he cannot afford to insure. When it is stolen by a gang running a car theft racket, he vows to retrieve it whatever the cost - his job, his family and his dignity. He begins to delve into a... More
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Trial And Error
(1962) [G]
Powerful comedy drama written by John Mortimer. Trial & Error features witty dialogue and social satire as well as excellent performances from British Academy Award winner Peter Sellers and Oscar winner Richard Attenborough. Also starring Beryl Reid. After nearly 40 years of waiting for his big... More
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The Other Side Of Sunday
(1996) [M]
Set in Norway during the 1950s, this dark comedy chronicles the coming-of-age of a rebellious daughter of a rural priest who was born and raised in a repressive tiny village. The problem is that moody Maria is terribly aware of her burgeoning sexuality. At times not succumbing to the insistent... More
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Gattaca
(1997) [M]
Gattaca Corp. is an aerospace firm in the future. During this time society analyzes your DNA and determines where you belong in life. Ethan Hawke's character was born with a congenital heart condition which would cast him out of getting a chance to travel in space. So in turn he assumes the... More
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Murphy's War
(1971) [PG]
Murphy (Peter O'Toole) is the sole survivor of his crew that has been decimated by a German U-Boat in the closing days of World War II. He lands on a forgotten island and begins to plot his vengeance. He wishes to sink the U-Boat that has floated up by means of any method imaginable to him, and... More
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The Full Monty
(1997) [M]
Six unemployed men, inspired by a touring group of male strippers, decide they can make a small fortune by putting on a striptease show of their own - but with one small difference. They intend to go the "full monty" and strip completely naked! In this hilarious, heartfelt comedy, these six... More
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Marriage Italian Style
(1964) [PG]
Domenico, a successfull businessman, with an eye for the girls, begins an affair with Filumena when she is 17 years old. She becomes a prostitute, but also becomes the mistress of Domenico. He eventually sets her up in an apartment, and she works for him in his various businesses. She secretly... More
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Missing
(1982) [M]
This political thriller has its origins in an actual event – the disappearance of a young American writer and filmmaker, Charles Horman (John Shea), during a South American military coup. Jack Lemmon stars as Charles’ father, Ed Horman, a prominent New York businessman, who comes to the aid... More
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Absolute Power
(1997) [M]
Luther Witney planned his last job with his usual meticulous precision. A perfectionist, he is patient and precise, carefully avoiding any public acknowledgement of his skill. Silence is essential for Luther who is a master thief. Unfortunately, Luther couldn't have foreseen that the wife of the... More
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That'll Be The Day
(1973) [M]
David Essex stars as Jim MacLaine, a rebellious working class lad desperate to trade his fairground job for a life of glamour in this rock 'n' roll revival. After being abandoned by his father as a child, Jim grows up to realise that exams and work are not for him. One day he chances upon a... More
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Scarface (Special Edition) (2 Disc Set)
(1983) [R]
Al Pacino gives an unforgettable performance as Tony Montana, one of the most ruthless gangsters ever depicted on film, in this gripping crime epic inspired by the 1932 classic of the same title. Directed by hit-maker Brian DePalma and produced by Martin Bregman who brought both Godfather legends... More
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Broken English
(1996) [MA]
From New Zealand comes this drama about a brutal Croatian father living in Auckland, who sorts out his family problems with a baseball bat. His problems become even greater when he finds his daughter is pregnant by her boyfriend but who has married a Chinese refugee for money... More
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Smilla's Feeling For Snow (Smilla's Sense Of Snow)
(1997) [M]
A refreshingly different thriller based on the international bestseller by Peter Hoeg. Julia Ormond, star of 'Sabrina' and 'Legends Of The Fall', and Gabriel Byrne, from 'The Usual Suspects', join forces to solve a highly unusual and eerie puzzle... A young boy's mysterious death takes reclusive... More
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Career Girls
(1997) [M]
From the award winning director of Secrets & Lies, Mike Leigh, comes a film about friendship, love, sex and memories of student life. Former flatmates Annie (Lynda Steadman) and Hannah (Katrin Cartlidge) meet up in London for the weekend. Naturally both girls have changed since their student days... More
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Albino Alligator
(1996) [MA]
Three petty thieves who the police believe to be major criminals are chased into a basement bar where they take five hostages including all the bar employees. The rest of the movie deals with the cops lurking outside the bar while the trio try to get control of the situation inside. More
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The Duellists
(1997) [M]
Based on a story by Joseph Conrad. Set during the grand, sweeping Napoleonic age, an officer in the French army insults another officer and sets off a life-long enmity. The two officers, D'Hubert and Feraud, cross swords time and time again in an attempt to achieve justice and preserve their honor. More
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Boys In The Band
(1970) [M]
Academy Award® winning director William Friedkin (The French Connection, The Exorcist) and playwright Mart Crowley serve up the acclaimed, groundbreaking film adapted from Crowley’s hallmark off-Broadway play – a witty, perceptive and devastating look at the personal agendas and suppressed... More
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A Woman Under The Influence
(1974) [M]
Gena Rowlands and Peter Falk give outstanding performances as a husband and wife whose explosive temperaments turn home into a seething cross between an encounter group and an adventure playground, to the fury of the neighbours and assorted relatives. Astonishingly compulsive, the film is a... More
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Safe
(1995) [M]
Carol White (Julianne Moore - The Hours, Velvet Goldmine) is an affluent Los Angeles housewife whose pristine, doll-like environment turns against her in the form of an inexplicable illness. What begins as sudden allergic reactions to everyday chemicals, fragrances and fumes turns increasingly... More
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Foreign Correspondent (1940)
(1940) [PG]
The wind blows one way but the windmill turns another. To a group of fifth Columnists, it's a signal. It also signals to an intrepid American reporter that he's stumbled across the biggest story in prewar Europe. Foreign Correspondent is prime Alfred Hitchcock, a showcase of the director's best... More
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Educating Rita
(1983) [PG]
Rita (Julie Walters), a hairdresser with a sharp wit, is married to Denny, and at 26 doesn't want a baby. She wants to discover herself – so she joins the Open University. Dr. Frank Bryant (Michael Caine) is a disillusioned university professor of literature. His marriage has failed, his... More
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Poor Cow
(1967) [M]
Classic British drama from acclaimed director Ken Loach. A young London woman has to cope with poverty and squalor while her husband is in jail. Sadly clutching at any slight hope of happiness, she enters into a promiscuous relationship with his best friend, which ends in heartbreak. Based on the... More
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The Decline Of The American Empire
(1986) [R]
Denys Arcand's award-winning, hilarious and satirical comedy features many of the same cast and characters from his 2003 film The Barbarian Invasions. Made 17 years earlier, The Decline of the American Empire is a witty and provocative look at the battle of the sexes. Four men gather at a country... More
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Mon Homme (My Man)
(1995) [MA]
In Lyons, where many are unemployed, Marie is a prostitute who loves her work: she's thoughtful and exuberant toward clients old and young, slim or flabby. One night, a homeless man sleeps in the foyer of her apartment house; she gives him a hot meal, then a place on the floor to sleep by her... More
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Mr. Klein
(1976) [M]
Set in Paris, 1942. Catholic antique dealer Klein is making large profits from Jews fleeing the country who are forced to sell their works of art. Somehow his identity becomes confused with that of a Jew of the same name. Although acutely aware of the danger, Klein is compelled to assume the... More
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Wrong Move (Wrong Movement)
(1975) [R]
Based on Goeth's Wilhelm Miester's Apprentice. The film follows aspiring writer Wilhelm as he travels through Germany - fleeing an existence he finds stultifying. On the road he meets and travels with an array of dysfunctional characters. More
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