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Capricorn One
(1978) [PG]
The world watches as the first manned space flight to Mars blasts off with a crew destined to walk on the surface of the red planet, but the crew is not on board.They have been secretly and forcible escorted to a desert hangar to act out the mission as though they were on the shuttle. The reason... More
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The Spy Who Came In From The Cold
(1965) [M]
Alec Leamas, a British spy is sent to East Germany supposedly to defect, but in fact to sow disinformation. As more plot turns appear, Leamas becomes more convinced that his own people see him as just a cog. His struggle back from dehumanization becomes the final focus of the story. Based on the... More
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The Right Stuff
(1983) [M]
Winner of four Academy Awards, 'The Right Stuff' chronicles the story of the pioneering Mercury astronauts: men named Shepard, Grissom, Glenn, Carpenter, Schirra, Cooper and Slayton: the first Americans to ride a primitive spacecraft solo into a new frontier. Preceding them in the history books... More
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Journey To The Centre Of The Earth
(1959) [PG]
Prof. Lindenbrook leads his intrepid party on an expedition to the center of the earth, via a volcano in Iceland, encountering all manner of prehistoric monsters and life-threatening hazards on the way. More
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Them!
(1954) [PG]
Nuclear tests in the desert result in the growth of gigantic mutant ants who menace cities in the American south-west as a team of investigators and the army search for a way to control their spread in this Cold War-era monster film.
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The Guns Of Navarone
(1961) [PG]
One of the most exciting action films ever made. It's WWII, and concealed deep within the solid rock of a cliff, impregnable to assault by sea or air, are the German Army's mighty guns of Navarone. Because they control a strategic channel in the Aegean Sea, it's imperative that the guns are... More
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The Caine Mutiny
(1954) [PG]
Humphrey Bogart is Lt. Commander Queeg, the skipper of the minesweeper Caine, who, when involuntarily relieved of his command during a violent typhoon, brings his officers up on charges for conspiring The Caine Mutiny. Nominated for seven 1954 Academy Awards - including Best Picture and Actor... More
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The Cockleshell Heroes
(1954) [G]
In World War II, Royal Marine Major Stringer (Jose Ferrer) and Captain Thompson (Trevor Howard) chose volunteers for an unknown job. They trained the volunteers intensively in top secrecy for more than a year and then embarked with them on the most dangerous mission of the war - the canoe... More
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39 Steps, The (1959)
(1959) [PG]
Richard Hannay (Kenneth More) meets up with a young nanny (Faith Brook) he'd come across earlier during the day. At the theatre that evening they attend a vaudeville performance by Mr. Memory (James Hayter), and afterwards Hannay takes her back to his London flat. There he discovers that she is... More
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The Flight Of The Phoenix
(1965) [PG]
A cargo plane goes down in a sandstorm in the Sahara with less than a dozen men on board. One of the passengers is an airplane designer who comes up with the idea of ripping off the undamaged wing and using it as the basis for an airplane they will build to escape before their food and water run... More
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Operation Pacific
(1951) [G]
Dedicated Navy man Duke Gifford (John Wayne) has a tough time trying to take command of a US submarine following the death of his commanding officer. For one thing, Duke feels guilty over the events that led to the captain's death. Add the fact that his ex-wife (Patricia Neil) is aboard serving... More
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Waterloo
(1970) [G]
One of the most infamous chapters of history is brought to life in this spectacular film from Academy Award winning director Sergei Bondarchuk (WAR AND PEACE). With an acclaimed international cast headed by Rod Steiger, Christopher Plummer and Orson Welles, WATERLOO tells the story of Napoleon... More
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Batman: Mask Of The Phantasm
(1993) [PG]
Gotham City's gangsters are being eliminated, and everyone fears that the Caped Crusader is to blame. But a new villain, the Phantasm, is prowling the city's dark streets. Can Batman catch the new villain and clear his name..? More
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Free Willy
(1993) [G]
Three and one-half tons of a best friend: family adventure doesn't get any bigger! Willy is an orca whale confined in a Pacific Northwest aquatic park's too-small tank and separated from his family in the nearby bay. No one understands Willy's moods-except a 12-year old boy who knows what it's... More
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Star Wars Episode 4: A New Hope (2 disc set)
(1977) [PG]
The Jedi Knights have been exterminated and the Empire rules the galaxy with an iron fist. A small group of Rebels have dared to fight back by stealing the secret plans to the Empire's mightiest weapon, the Death Star battle station. The Emperor's most trusted servant, Darth Vader, must find the... More
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Simple Men
(1992) [M]
Director Hal Hartley's third feature film follows two brothers on as they travel across Long Island, New York. Bill McCabe (Robert Burke), a tough-talking ladies' man, has just pulled a robbery and has been double-crossed by his lover. Shortly thereafter, his younger brother, Dennis (Bill Sage),... More
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River Of No Return
(1954) [G]
Set against the majestic beauty of the great Northwest, Matt Calder (Robert Mitchum), is a rugged widower with a questionable past who decides it's time to start a new life with his young son Mark (Tommy Ruttig). But their peaceful existence is sabotaged when Matt is robbed and pistol-whipped by... More
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Storm Boy
(1977) [G]
Storm Boy lives with his recluse father on South Australia's lonely and beautiful coast. Here his free spirit roams with his pet pelican, Mr Percival, and his secret Aboriginal friend, Fingerbone Bill. He knows no other world.
Suddenly there are intruders, the local school teacher who wants... More
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The Overlanders
(1946) [G]
It's the start of WWII in Northern Australia. The Japanese are getting close. People are evacuating and burning everything in a "scorched earth" policy. Rather than kill all their cattle, a disparate group decides to drive them overland half way across the continent.
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Forty Thousand Horsemen (The Chauvel Collection)
(1940) [G]
An epic film now also recognised internationally as a classic. Dramatising the exploits of the Australian Light Horse in Palestine during World War I, the film builds to a powerful climax with the great cavalry charge of Beersheba. It is a moving tribute to the Australian soldier. Filming... More
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The Rats Of Tobruk (The Chauvel Collection)
(1944) [PG]
Tells the story of three men - Bluey, a tough two fisted drover (Taylor), Milo, a laconic dingo trapper (Rafferty), and Pete, an intellectual English "new chum" (Finch). Together they serve in North Africa, fighting against the forces of Rommel in what has now become one of Australia's greatest... More
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Tetsuo Body Hammer
(1992) [R]
A follow-up to the 1988 film Tetsuo (also known as Tetsuo: The Iron Man) that is less sequel than more-expensive remake, Tetsuo II: Body Hammer revisits director Shinya Tsukamoto's vision of a post-industrial Tokyo where man and machine have begun to merge. Tomoroh Taguchi still plays the title... More
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Tetsuo The Iron Man
(1989) [R]
An hour-long feature from Japanese director Shinyu Tsukamoto, Tetsuo (also known as Tetsuo: The Iron Man) tells a horrific, cyberpunk-influenced science fiction tale about the intersection of man and post-industrial technology. The central character is a Japanese salary man, an average office... More
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Danton
(1982)
It's 1794 and France is in the grip of a revolution. Within the struggle two leaders fight, one for peace and one for outright victory at any cost. French dialogue with subtitles. More
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The Mark Of Zorro
(1940) [G]
This swashbuckling remake of the silent classic stars Tyrone Power as the dashing masked avenger who single-handedly saves Los Angeles from Spanish despots. Don Diego Vega (Power) is summoned home from his elite training corps in Spain to California, where he finds his father, the Alcalde,... More
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Cliffhanger
(1993) [M]
Sylvester Stallone takes you to the edge and over it in this mountain of an action movie that scaled box office heights around the world to become a smash hit. John Lithgow (in a brilliant turn as ice-cold villain Eric Qualen), Michael Rooker (Days of Thunder) co-star in the high-altitude story... More
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Reservoir Dogs (2 Disc Set)
(1992) [R]
Critically acclaimed for its raw power and breathtaking ferocity, it's the brilliant American gangster movie classic from writer-director Quentin Tarantino. They were perfect strangers, assembled to pull off the perfect crime. Their simple robbery explodes into a bloody ambush, and the ruthless... More
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Quo Vadis (Blu-Ray)
(1951) [PG]
Returning to Rome after 3 years in the field, General Marcus Vinicius meets Lygia and falls in love with her. She is a Christian and doesn't want to have anything to do with a warrior. Though she grew up Roman, the adopted daughter of a retired general, Lygia is technically a hostage of Rome.... More
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War And Peace
(1956) [G]
A decade of preparation and two years of filming went into the making of this all-time classic version of Leo Tolstoy's 20th-century masterpiece. The personal stories of many characters, love affairs and philosophies are woven throughout this massive and intricate tapestry of Russia during... More
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Thelma And Louise
(1991) [M]
Fasten your seat-belts as Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis take it on the road in this modern classic, a high-speed adventure that bristles with the thrilling, life-affirming energy of the best road movies. Directed with great style by Ridley Scott, Thelma And Louise (written by Oscar winner Callie... More
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