Jim Carter
Biography: James Edward Carter is an English actor. He is best known for his role in Downton Abbey (2010–2015) playing Mr Carson, a role that has earned him four nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2012–2015). He reprised his role in the feature film Downton Abbey (2019).
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: August 19, 1948
Deathday: N/A
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The Golden Compass
2007-12-04
The Golden Compass
Overview: After overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence roaming the halls of Jordan College for an otherworldly adventure in the far North, unaware that it's part of her destiny.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-12-04
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Shakespeare in Love
1998-12-11
Shakespeare in Love
Overview: Young Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, "Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter," before it's even written. When a lovely noblewoman auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love -- and his play finds a new life (and title). As their relationship progresses, Shakespeare's comedy soon transforms into tragedy.
Genres: Romance History Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-12-11
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Legionnaire
1998-12-03
Legionnaire
Overview: Alain Lefevre is a boxer paid by a Marseille mobster to take a dive. When he wins the fight he attempts to flee to America with the mobster's girlfriend Katrina. This plan fails and he seeks escape by joining the foreign legion. As part of the legion he tangles with abusive lieutenant Steinkampf and bonds with legionnaires Luther, Mackintosh and Rosetti.
Genres: Action War Adventure History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-12-03
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Hitler's Supergun
2015-11-22
Hitler's Supergun
Overview: Historians and engineers investigate how Allied forces conspired to destroy Hitler's "supergun".
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-11-22
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Creation
2009-09-25
Creation
Overview: A psychological, heart-wrenching love story that provides a unique and inside look at Charles Darwin. Torn between faith and science, he struggles to finish his legendary book "On the Origin of the Species," which goes on to become the foundation for evolutionary biology.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-09-25
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The Madness of King George
1994-12-28
The Madness of King George
Overview: Aging King George III of England is exhibiting signs of madness, a problem little understood in 1788. As the monarch alternates between bouts of confusion and near-violent outbursts of temper, his hapless doctors attempt the ineffectual cures of the day. Meanwhile, Queen Charlotte and Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger attempt to prevent the king's political enemies, led by the Prince of Wales, from usurping the throne.
Genres: Comedy Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-12-28
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The Little Vampire
2000-10-27
The Little Vampire
Overview: Based on the popular books, the story tells of Tony who wants a friend to add some adventure to his life. What he gets is Rudolph, a vampire kid with a good appetite. The two end up inseparable, but their fun is cut short when all the hopes of the vampire race could be gone forever in single night. With Tony's access to the daytime world, he helps them to find what they've always wanted.
Genres: Family Adventure Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-10-27
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Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
2014-10-03
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
Overview: A documentary that investigates the phenomenon of Scandinavian crime drama and its worldwide success.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2014-10-03
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Richard III
1995-12-29
Richard III
Overview: A murderous lust for the British throne sees Richard III descend into madness. Though the setting is transposed to the 1930s, England is torn by civil war, split between the rivaling houses of York and Lancaster. Richard aspires to a fascist dictatorship, but must first remove the obstacles to his ascension—among them his brother, his nephews and his brother's wife. When the Duke of Buckingham deserts him, Richard's plans are compromised.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-12-29
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Top Secret!
1984-06-08
Top Secret!
Overview: Popular and dashing American singer Nick Rivers travels to East Germany to perform in a music festival. When he loses his heart to the gorgeous Hillary Flammond, he finds himself caught up in an underground resistance movement. Rivers joins forces with Agent Cedric and Flammond to attempt the rescue of her father, Dr. Paul, from the Germans, who have captured the scientist in hopes of coercing him into building a new naval mine.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-06-08
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The Oxford Murders
2008-01-18
The Oxford Murders
Overview: At Oxford University, a professor and a grad student work together to try and stop a potential series of murders seemingly linked by mathematical symbols.
Genres: Crime Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-01-18
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Brassed Off
1996-11-01
Brassed Off
Overview: A Yorkshire coal mine is threatened with closure and the only hope is for the men to enter their Grimley Colliery Brass Band into a national competition. They believe they have no hope until Gloria appears carrying her Flugelhorn. At first mocked for being a woman, she soon becomes the only chance for the band to win.
Genres: Comedy Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-11-01
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Blame It on the Bellboy
1992-01-24
Blame It on the Bellboy
Overview: Mike Lawton, Maurice Horton, and Melvin Orton are three men who come to Venice. One of them is a hit man sent to take out a mobster. Another is a lech looking for a little action with a woman he never met, whom he was set up with. And one of them was sent by his employer to inspect a property his boss wants to buy. All three men stay at the same hotel. But when the bellboy gets their names mixed up and gives info meant for someone else. So one of them meets a Realtor who will whatever she has to, to close the sale. And another follows a woman looking for romance. And another goes to the home of the mobster who thinks he's sent there to kill him.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-01-24
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Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons
2013-01-26
Secrets of the Stonehenge Skeletons
Overview: It's Britains greatest prehistoric monument but for millennia the origins of Stonehenge have remained a mystery. Now, archaeologist Mike Parker Pearson believes he has found vital clues that could help unravel the puzzle. Buried beneath the stones are ancient bodies, and a research team let by the professor has been granted permission to analyse them for the first time as they search for the truth.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-01-26
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The American Way
1987-11-13
The American Way
Overview: A group of Vietnam vets disturbs television programs from a B-29 airplane. They want to sabotage Mrs Westinghouse's political campaign who is running for the Senate in support of US military involvement in South America. Mrs Westinghouse orders some nuclear missiles to be launched against the saboteurs, but they manage to avoid the impact and even succeed in exposing a big secret of hers.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-11-13
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The Wind in the Willows
2006-12-18
The Wind in the Willows
Overview: Matt Lucas as a marvellous Toad, Mark Gatiss as a spiky rat, Lee Ingleby as a nervous Mole, and Bob Hoskins as a grumpy old Badger make a classy cast within yet another version of Kenneth Grahame's classic book.
Genres: TV Movie Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-12-18
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Black Beauty
1994-07-29
Black Beauty
Overview: The fates of horses, and the people who own and command them, are revealed as Black Beauty narrates the circle of his life.
Genres: Family Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-07-29
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The Rainbow
1989-05-05
The Rainbow
Overview: Born to a rich landowner in the waning days of the Victorian era, Ursula Brangwen grows into a beautiful young woman full of imagination and ambition. The free-spirited Ursula begins to feel trapped by her prim surroundings, but her life changes when she has an erotic experience with Winifred, a bisexual teacher. From then on, Ursula puts all of her passion and creativity into the pursuit of sexual fulfillment. But her insatiable quest becomes a source of anguish.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-05-05
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Bright Young Things
2003-10-03
Bright Young Things
Overview: During the 1930s in England, a group of young socialites dominate the national gossip with extravagant and outlandish antics. Among the group is the aspiring novelist Adam Fenwick-Symes, who is attempting to raise enough money to marry fellow member Nina Blount. However, after customs officials confiscate his first manuscript, Fenwick-Symes must recover from the financial setback and figure out new ways to earn money for a wedding.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-10-03
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A Month in the Country
1987-09-27
A Month in the Country
Overview: A destitute WWI veteran is hired to help carry out restoration work on a medieval mural in a rural Yorkshire church. While living in the quiet village, he forms a close friendship with an archaeologist and begins to come to terms with his trauma.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-09-27
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Casablanca Driver
2004-06-30
Casablanca Driver
Overview: This mockumentary follows the world's worst boxer and the events that led to his meteoric rise in the year 1969.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2004-06-30
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The Grotesque
1995-09-09
The Grotesque
Overview: Sir Hugo is more interested in reconstructing dinosaur bones than in paying attention to his wife, Lady Harriet. He's not thrilled when daughter Cleo brings home her betrothed, Sidney, who aspires to be a poet. The new butler, Fledge, provides Lady Harriet with the attention she's been missing and then seduces Sidney. Did he have a role in Sidney's disappearance as well?
Genres: Comedy Drama Horror Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-09-09
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The Story of Alton Towers
2005-04-04
The Story of Alton Towers
Overview: This is the story of Alton Towers today and yesterday. We take a privileged journey through images dating back to the 1870s - through film dating back to the 1920s and through the eyes of the present - to those who know and love Alton Towers today.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-04-04
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The Hour of the Pig
1993-09-25
The Hour of the Pig
Overview: In medieval France, young lawyer Richard Courtois leaves Paris for the simpler life in the country. However, he is soon drawn into amorous and political intrigues. At the same time, he is pushed to defend a pig, owned by the mysterious gypsy Samira. The pig has been arrested for the murder of a young boy.
Genres: Drama History Thriller Crime Romance Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-09-25
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Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb
2011-01-01
Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb
Overview: In 1939, visionary aircraft designer Barnes Wallis designed a very special bomb that would bounce across water and destroy German dams. The raid in 1943 was a success and a 1950s feature film carried the the Dambusters story into British legend. The science behind the bouncing bomb is highly complex, and many of Barnes Wallis' vital working calculations have been lost. Now, Cambridge engineer Dr Hugh Hunt, is going to attempt to solve the scientific puzzle of exactly how Wallis did it. Starting from scratch, he will rediscover the brilliance of Wallis's achievement when he tries to hit a dam with a bouncing bomb. It is the first time this has been attempted since the war.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-01-01
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Keep the Aspidistra Flying
1997-11-20
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Overview: Gordon Comstock is a copywriter at an ad agency, and his girlfriend Rosemary is a designer. Gordon believes he is a genius, a marvelous poet and quits the ad agency, trying to live on his poems, but poverty soon comes to him.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-11-20
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Heartlands
2003-04-27
Heartlands
Overview: Gentle Colin 'Col' Lawes happily lead a quiet life, running a news agency with his soiled-rotten wife Sandra and playing competition darts in the Atletic Arms team. Colin catches her committing adultery with team captain Geoff, a cop, who pretends Colin abused her. Col is thrown off the team just after it qualified for the league finals in Blackpool. He decides to travel there alone, hoping to win her back.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-04-27
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Stalin
1992-11-21
Stalin
Overview: The life and career of the brutal Soviet dictator, Josef Stalin.
Genres: Drama History War TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-11-21
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My Week with Marilyn
2011-11-23
My Week with Marilyn
Overview: London, 1956. Genius actor and film director Laurence Olivier is about to begin the shooting of his upcoming movie, premiered in 1957 as The Prince and the Showgirl, starring Marilyn Monroe. Young Colin Clark, who dreams on having a career in movie business, manages to get a job on the set as third assistant director.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-11-23
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Burlesque Fairytales
2010-01-01
Burlesque Fairytales
Overview: A fairytale thriller film set one night in a 1930's London theatre where all is not what it seems.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-01-01
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Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose
2003-12-26
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose
Overview: A nightingale sings for a lovesick student. The student is pining for a girl who will only dance with him if he presents her with a red rose. The nightingale fetches a rose, but at a terrible price...
Genres: Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-12-26
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Midnight Movie
1994-12-26
Midnight Movie
Overview: American producer James Boyce and his airhead wife Amber rent an English country mansion where the British horror flick "Smoke Rings" was filmed twenty years previous. Amber's mother was model-actress Mandy Mason, who died mysteriously after her appearance in "Smoke Rings." The property rental to Boyce was arranged by middle-aged lawyer Henry Harris, who continues to live with his lovesick memories of the late actress. Boyce invites Harris to dinner, and "Smoke Rings" airs on TV that same evening. During the following days, Harris observes Amber's behaviour paralleling events experienced both by her mother and in the movie.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-12-26
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Trial by Fire
1999-06-30
Trial by Fire
Overview: Juliet Stevenson stars as prosecutor Helen West from the popular crime novels by Frances Fyfield. Helen and her significant other, Chief Superintendent Geoffrey Bailey (Jim Carter), have recently moved to a sedate London suburb only to face a shocking murder. Bailey thinks he has the case wrapped up, but Helen punches holes in the evidence and his ego, and then proceeds to track down the real killer.
Genres: Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-06-30
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Wonka
2023-12-06
Wonka
Overview: Willy Wonka – chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time – is proof that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if you’re lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible.
Genres: Comedy Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-12-06
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Here Is the News
1989-03-05
Here Is the News
Overview: Freelance journalist David Dunhill stumbles onto the biggest story of his career - but his personal eccentricities seem likely to thwart him.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-03-05
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Recovery
2007-02-25
Recovery
Overview: Alan and Tricia Hamilton are blissfully happy. Until one day their perfect life is torn apart when Alan steps in front of a passing car, and he is left with a brain injury that completely transforms his personality.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-02-25
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In The Cold Light Of Day
1994-06-15
In The Cold Light Of Day
Overview: It is the late 1930s and some British households still eagerly await the arrival of electricity. When a pylon is erected in the garden, Morris's mother can't wait to show off her Swedish lumbago belt and toaster. But Morris is gripped by a deeper passion that will change his life - one that will not be illuminated for 50 years.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-06-15
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Von Trapped
2004-09-04
Von Trapped
Overview: Hairdresser Maria is fixated by The Sound of Music - it was the film she saw the night she was jilted 18 years ago. In a bid to confront her demons, Maria decides to travel to Salzburg, but with her mother and teenage offspring in tow she gets more than she bargained for.
Genres: TV Movie Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-09-04
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Soursweet
1988-05-15
Soursweet
Overview: Just married Hong Kong couple Chen & Lily emigrate to England, soon to become parents to a little baby boy and generally struggle through life. Chen works long days in a restaurant, while Lily does the housekeeping, daydreaming of setting up their own business, much to Chen's chagrin. When Chen lets his colleague Fok seduce him down a path of mounting gambling debts, he is recruited as a drug courier for a shadowy Chinese triad. Suddenly he realizes that getting their own enterprise could be their only means of escape.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-05-15
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The Sea Beast
2022-06-24
The Sea Beast
Overview: When a young girl stows away on the ship of a legendary sea monster hunter, they launch an epic journey into uncharted waters — and make history to boot.
Genres: Animation Adventure Action Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-06-24
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Erik the Viking
1989-09-01
Erik the Viking
Overview: Erik the Viking gathers warriors from his village and sets out on a dangerous journey to Valhalla, to ask the gods to end the Age of Ragnorok and allow his people to see sunlight again. A Pythonesque satire of Viking life.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-09-01
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The Fool
1990-12-07
The Fool
Overview: A costume drama / satire about financial skull-duggery, and confidence tricksters in both the upper and lower classes in Victorian London. A working class man impersonates a lord who is supposedly very rich and a financial wizard. As such he is invited to all the best peoples' parties.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-12-07
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Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
2009-02-28
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
Overview: After 6 years of brutal murders, the West Yorkshire Police fear that they may have already interviewed The Ripper and let him back into the world to continue his reign of terror upon the citizens of Yorkshire. Assistant Chief Constable of the Manchester Police, Peter Hunter, is called in to oversee the West Yorkshire Police's Ripper investigation and see what they could have missed.
Genres: Thriller Crime Drama Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-02-28
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Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
2009-02-28
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
Overview: Detective Chief Superintendent Maurice Jobson is forced to remember the very similar disappearance of Clare Kemplay, who was found dead in 1974, and the subsequent imprisonment of local boy Michael Myshkin. Washed-up local solicitor John Piggott becomes convinced of Myshkin's innocence and begins to fight on his behalf, unwittingly providing a catalyst for Jobson to start to right some wrongs.
Genres: Thriller Crime Drama Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-02-28
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Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
1993-04-22
Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
Overview: When the lead star of 'The Gourmet Detective' mystery show is mysteriously bumped off. A bunch of various detectives from television shows from the seventies are teamed up with a television detective of the nineties to solve the crime.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-04-22
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According to Beryl
2001-10-06
According to Beryl
Overview: Beryl Bainbridge on Samuel Johnson and her novel According To Queenie - Johnson through the eyes of Queenie Thrale, the eldest daughter of Henry and Hester Thrale.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-10-06
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The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12
2005-11-15
The Man Who Is Obsessed With The Number 12
Overview: Hugh Williams is a father trapped in an endless nightmare of repetition and ritual as family life continues around him. This observational documentary film portrays mind-crippling Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and shows its devastating effect on families and family life. For Hugh every day is a battle against every object in his house because every single piece has a particular place where it must be placed, oriented precisely according to Hugh's OCD condition. From the bacon in the fridge to the socks in his chest of drawers, the ornaments on the mantelshelf, even the sound a door's magnetic latch makes and the position of the dog's water bowl are the cause of consternation to Hugh who must have everything exactly right.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-11-15
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Tube Tales
1999-11-19
Tube Tales
Overview: Nine short stories based on the true experiences of London Underground passengers: "Mr. Cool" (Amy Jenkins, dir.); "Horny" (Stephen Hopkins); "Grasshopper" (Menhaj Huda); "My Father the Liar" (Bob Hoskins); "Bone" (Ewan McGregor); "Mouth" (Armando Iannucci); "A Bird in the Hand" (Jude Law); "Rosebud" (Gaby Dellal); "Steal Away" (Charles McDougall)
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-11-19
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Punk Strut: The Movie
2016-01-01
Punk Strut: The Movie
Overview: A feature-length tribute to the age and spirit of Punk, which begins as a gentle ramble through the pasture of popular culture and spirals into a story of comic absurdity. 30 years after the release of his cult record 'Punk Strut' Kevin Short has assembled the original musicians to record a new kicking version of the track, and to mark the event, Richard Gibson becomes Rik Shaw once again to present a wild and highly entertaining rockumentary of Kevin Short and His Privates 30th year reunion. In the process, they explore the world of punk today, and meet some of the surviving bands and fans. Mixing documentary, music, and fiction, the film also looks at the reality of punks approaching their sixties.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-01-01
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Hancock
1991-09-01
Hancock
Overview: Screen One biopic detailing the final eight years in the life of comedian Tony Hancock, from the peak of his powers as Britain's number one comedian to his eventual mental, alcoholic decline and suicide in Australia.
Genres: Comedy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-09-01
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Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
2016-05-17
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
Overview: Jim Carter tells the story of Lonnie Donegan - a crucial trailblazer in the birth of pop music and modern culture who inspired Lennon and McCartney.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-05-17
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One of a Kind
2014-09-27
One of a Kind
Overview: Exploring various aspects of history and the human species including war, love & sex, all with a playful, tongue-in-cheek humour.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-09-27
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A Private Function
1984-11-09
A Private Function
Overview: In the summer of 1947, Britain prepares to commemorate the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Phillip. To get around food-rationing laws, Dr. Charles Swaby, accountant Henry Allardyce and solicitor Frank Lockwood are fattening a black-market pig for the big day. Egged on by his wife, meek Gilbert Chilvers steals the swine, but the couple must conceal it from inspector Morris Wormold.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-11-09
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The Missing Postman
1997-03-28
The Missing Postman
Overview: When Dorset postman Clive Peacock is forced into early retirement, the years ahead look bleak. But on his last day in the job, in a moment of unexpected rebellion he makes a decision that will change his life. As he makes his final collection from the postbox in the small seaside town where he lives, he decides to deliver the letters himself, by hand, no matter the destination. Mounting his trusty bicycle, he sets off on what proves to be an odyssey of self-discovery. Pursued by the police and lionised by the media, Clive becomes both a fugitive and a reluctant hero.
Genres: Comedy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-03-28
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A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
1992-04-18
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
Overview: In 1919, the great English military man T. E. Lawrence tries to help Emir Feisal, ruler of Arabia, retain his political power during the Conference of Peace in Paris.
Genres: Drama History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-04-18
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Downton Abbey 3
2025-09-10
Downton Abbey 3
Overview: Plot details under wraps.
Genres: Drama Romance History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-09-10
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The Tenth Man
1988-12-04
The Tenth Man
Overview: During World War 2 the Germans arrested people at random off the streets of Paris and in retaliation to sabotage by the resistance announced the execution of one in ten prisoners. Chosen as one of the victims, lawyer Chavel trades his place with another man in return for all his possessions. At the end of the war he returns to his house and tries to integrate himself with the family of the man who traded places with him, all the while hiding his true identity. However matters are complicated when a stranger arrives claiming to be Chavel.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-12-04
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Tube Tales
1999-11-19
Tube Tales
Overview: Nine short stories based on the true experiences of London Underground passengers: "Mr. Cool" (Amy Jenkins, dir.); "Horny" (Stephen Hopkins); "Grasshopper" (Menhaj Huda); "My Father the Liar" (Bob Hoskins); "Bone" (Ewan McGregor); "Mouth" (Armando Iannucci); "A Bird in the Hand" (Jude Law); "Rosebud" (Gaby Dellal); "Steal Away" (Charles McDougall)
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-11-19
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Hornblower: Duty
2003-01-06
Hornblower: Duty
Overview: Admiral Pellew interrupts Hornblower's wedding reception and tasks him to locate a British ship which has disappeared off the French coast, where Napoleon's troops are engaged in covert activities.
Genres: War Adventure TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-01-06
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Bright Hair
1997-02-09
Bright Hair
Overview: A solitary schoolgirl, prone to sudden blackouts after she's stumbled into a murder scene, gets involved with her English teacher. Then, when his wife is also murdered, questions about what's real and what's made up start haunting her.
Genres: Mystery Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-02-09
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The Thief Lord
2006-01-04
The Thief Lord
Overview: A tale about two young boys, Prosper and Bo, who flee to Venice after being orphaned and dumped in the care of a cruel auntie. Hiding in the canals and alleyways of the city, the boys are befriended by a gang of young urchins and their enigmatic leader, the Thief Lord. From their home base of an old cinema theater, the children steal from the rich to support themselves and soon capture the interest of a bumbling detective. However, a greater threat to the children is something from a forgotten past - a beautiful magical treasure with the power to spin time itself
Genres: Adventure Science Fiction Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-04
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House of 9
2005-06-19
House of 9
Overview: Nine strangers wake up in a house with no recollection how they got there and no way out. The voice on the PA introduces them to a grisly game they must play. The prize is $5 million and their life.
Genres: Thriller Drama Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-06-19
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The Raggedy Rawney
1988-09-20
The Raggedy Rawney
Overview: During WWII a youth deserts his country's army after a combat experience, but not before wounding his commanding officer with a knife in order to escape. The young man, now very emotionally distraught, dresses in women's clothes and eventually joins a passing gypsy caravan, who think him a young girl... as well as a kind of seer, or 'rawney'. In time, however, he regains some composure and becomes attracted to one of the gypsy girls, which only leads to problems within the gypsy band, especially when the wounded commanding officer finds him.
Genres: Drama Romance War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-09-20
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Out of Season
2004-12-23
Out of Season
Overview: When a young drifter is forced to stay the winter in a small seaside town, he inadvertently becomes the catalyst for deceit, double crossings and murder amongst the locals.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-12-23
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Open Fire
1994-11-12
Open Fire
Overview: Based on real events from 1983; DC Peter Finch is awarded a medal for the courage he showed in arresting a dangerous criminal. Meanwhile transvestite David Martin is released once again from prison - he's provocative and aggressive and, when he's caught again during a burglary, he shoots one of the police officers, leading to a nation wide manhunt. Innocent filmmaker Steven Waldorf is subsequently shot as a suspect by Finch, provoking a national scandal that rocks the police force.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-11-12
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Fox
1980-03-10
Fox
Overview: The thirteen-part series recounted the lives of the titular Fox family, who lived in Clapham in South London and had gangland connections.
Genres: Thriller Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-03-10
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Haunted Honeymoon
1986-07-25
Haunted Honeymoon
Overview: Radio personalities Larry Abbot and Vickie Pearle are stars of a mystery show. Since they announced their engagement, Larry has been plagued by speech problems and, seeking out an unconventional cure, he returns to his boyhood home, a mansion in the countryside, bringing Vickie along. Larry reunites with numerous family members, but discovers that there are sinister things afoot within the walls of the creepy estate.
Genres: Comedy Horror Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-07-25
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Resnick: Rough Treatment
1993-07-25
Resnick: Rough Treatment
Overview: A kilo of cocaine. Hardly what two small-time crooks were expecting to find when they broke into TV director Harold Roy's shabby mansion. But nor was Harold's frustrated wife expecting to fall in love with one of the intruders. Now she's going to make a deal with him - for both her husband and the drugs. But the precious powder belongs to someone else. And he wants it back. So if he feels he's been double-crossed, there's no telling what might happen. Detective Inspector Resnick has a hunch that there's more to this story than meets the eye. And as his investigations lead him down the mean streets of the TV industry and an inner-city drugs ring, it's obvious that more than one person is dancing on thin ice.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-07-25
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Dinotopia
2002-02-12
Dinotopia
Overview: After a plane crash strands two brothers on a lost continent where dinosaurs and humans live together in harmony, they disagree over escape plans. (Condensed cut of original mini-series to be a feature length as seen on Peacock).
Genres: Action Adventure Fantasy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-02-12
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Ella Enchanted
2004-04-09
Ella Enchanted
Overview: Ella lives in a magical world in which each child, at the moment of their birth, is given a virtuous "gift" from a fairy godmother. Ella's so-called gift, however, is obedience. This birthright proves itself to be quite the curse once Ella finds herself in the hands of several unscrupulous characters whom she quite literally cannot disobey. Determined to gain control of her life and decisions, Ella sets off on a journey to find her fairy godmother who she hopes will lift the curse. The path, however, isn't easy -- Ella must outwit a slew of unpleasant obstacles including ogres, giants, wicked stepsisters, elves and Prince Charmont's evil uncle, who wants to take over the crown and rule the kingdom.
Genres: Family Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-04-09
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The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton
2006-10-16
The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton
Overview: In 19th century Victorian England, Mrs. Isabella Beeton produced what became an essential book for housewives of the day. She was married at a relatively young age to Sam Beeton, a publisher of books and magazines on a variety of subjects. Not someone to sit at home in the traditional role of a housewife, Mrs. Beeton started work in her husband's business, initially as an editor correcting English but then writing some of the columns herself. It as at this point that she developed an idea for a cookbook and Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management was born. Her life was not an easy one however. The publishing business went bankrupt, she lost two children at a young age and had several miscarriages. She died at the age of 28.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-10-16
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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
1994-11-04
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Overview: Victor Frankenstein is a promising young doctor who, devastated by the death of his mother during childbirth, becomes obsessed with bringing the dead back to life. His experiments lead to the creation of a monster, which Frankenstein has put together with the remains of corpses. It's not long before Frankenstein regrets his actions.
Genres: Drama Horror Science Fiction Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-11-04
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Cassandra's Dream
2007-10-31
Cassandra's Dream
Overview: The tale of two brothers with serious financial woes. When a third party proposes they turn to crime, things go bad and the two become enemies.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-10-31
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Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre
1995-05-21
Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre
Overview: When a shy young man arrives on her doorstep, Alice Hartley grabs the chance to escape from her loveless marriage. She and Michael open a Growth Centre with a difference - offering sex, drugs and personalised water births.
Genres: Drama TV Movie Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-05-21
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16 Years of Alcohol
2003-05-17
16 Years of Alcohol
Overview: 16 Years of Alcohol is a 2003 drama film written and directed by Richard Jobson, based on his 1987 novel. The film is Jobson's first directorial effort, following a career as a television presenter on BSkyB and VH-1, and as the vocalist for the 1970s punk rock band The Skids.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-05-17
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Transformers: The Last Knight
2017-06-16
Transformers: The Last Knight
Overview: Humans and Transformers are at war. Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth. Saving our world falls upon the shoulders of an unlikely alliance: Cade Yeager; Bumblebee; an English Lord; and an Oxford Professor.
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-06-16
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Bill's New Frock
1998-06-28
Bill's New Frock
Overview: Bill wakes up one morning to discover - he's a girl!
Genres: Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-06-28
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The Little Vampire 3D
2017-10-04
The Little Vampire 3D
Overview: Tony, a thirteen-year-old boy on vacation in rural Germany, is fascinated by the idea of vampires. Meanwhile Rudolph, a vampire of "similar" age (313!), encounters trouble when his clan is threatened by a dangerously obsessed hunter. Fate brings these two boys together, as Tony & Rudolph set off an action-packed battle to stop the villain, save Rudolph's family and learn the power of friendship.
Genres: Comedy Animation Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-10-04
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The Witches
1990-05-25
The Witches
Overview: A young boy named Luke and his grandmother go on vacation only to discover their hotel is hosting an international witch convention, where the Grand High Witch is unveiling her master plan to turn all children into mice. Will Luke fall victim to the witches' plot before he can stop them?
Genres: Fantasy Family Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-05-25
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The Chest
1997-04-12
The Chest
Overview: Comedy drama about John Croft (Neil Morrissey), a failed businessman who is heavily in debt when he finds a wallet which contains a map which he later finds could lead him to hidden treasure. He decides to search for the treasure alone, but Roland Blood (Jim Carter), a dealer in naval antiquities, is not far behind. Croft follows the clues on the map from a castle to a church to a seaside promotory and finds the spot where the treasure was buried is the site of a new beachside housing development. He tries to buy the house, but his bank manager does not look kindly on his proposal and his wife is about to discover that he re-mortgaged her home. He decides to take drastic action…
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-04-12
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Modigliani
2004-05-18
Modigliani
Overview: Set in Paris in 1919, biopic centers on the life of late Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani, focusing on his last days as well as his rivalry with Pablo Picasso. Modigliani, a Jew, has fallen in love with Jeanne, a young and beautiful Catholic girl. The couple has an illegitimate child, and Jeanne's bigoted parents send the baby to a faraway convent to be raised by nuns.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-05-18
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Precious Bane
1989-01-02
Precious Bane
Overview: In the early 19th century, a young woman with a harelip falls foul of her family's ambition and the superstitions of the local community, but meets a man who may see her differently.
Genres: Romance TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-01-02
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The Company of Wolves
1984-09-21
The Company of Wolves
Overview: An adaptation of Angela Carter's fairy tales. Young Rosaleen dreams of a village in the dark woods, where Granny tells her cautionary tales in which innocent maidens are tempted by wolves who are hairy on the inside. As Rosaleen grows into womanhood, will the wolves come for her too?
Genres: Horror Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-09-21
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King Lear
2018-05-28
King Lear
Overview: An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-05-28
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Swimming with Men
2018-07-06
Swimming with Men
Overview: A man who is suffering a mid-life crisis finds new meaning in his life as part of an all-male, middle-aged, amateur synchronised swimming team.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-07-06
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The First Kangaroos
1988-04-21
The First Kangaroos
Overview: The story of the Australian Rugby League's first visit to England.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-04-21
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Downton Abbey
2019-09-12
Downton Abbey
Overview: The beloved Crawleys and their intrepid staff prepare for the most important moment of their lives. A royal visit from the King and Queen of England will unleash scandal, romance and intrigue that will leave the future of Downton hanging in the balance.
Genres: Drama Romance History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-09-12
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Vigo
1998-09-14
Vigo
Overview: Based on the life of a classic french cineast Jean Vigo, the story follows his daily struggle with sanity, normal life and uncompromising filmmaking. Story also focuses on his relationship with his supporting wife whom he met in sanatorium.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-09-14
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The Good Liar
2019-11-08
The Good Liar
Overview: Career con man Roy sets his sights on his latest mark: recently widowed Betty, worth millions. And he means to take it all. But as the two draw closer, what should have been another simple swindle takes on the ultimate stakes.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-11-08
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Pompeii: The Last Day
2003-10-20
Pompeii: The Last Day
Overview: In 79 AD, one of the infamous natural disasters in human history occurred when Mount Vesuvius erupted. With speculative dramatizations of various inhabitants' final hours along with detailed documentation of the known facts concerning the eruption, the horrific day is vividly brought to life.
Genres: Action Drama History Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-10-20
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Harpur and Iles: Protection
1997-01-01
Harpur and Iles: Protection
Overview: Underworld boss Bernie 'Tenderness' Mellick is certainly paying a heavy price for maiming Ivor Wright in a firebombing. For Wright's men have now kidnapped his eleven-year-old son Graham. Senior Detective Chief Superintendent Colin Harpur and his brilliant, amoral superior ACC Desmond Iles must rescue the boy from the kidnappers before Tenderness takes his revenge in this adaptation of Bill James' novel Protection.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-01
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Star Trap
1988-01-01
Star Trap
Overview: Two rival detectives investigate a murder that involves black magic.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-01
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Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans
2020-01-14
Turtle Journey: The Crisis in Our Oceans
Overview: The story of a turtle family making their way home through a damaged and changing ocean. A powerful message about the threats the oceans are facing, and the importance of protecting them
Genres: Animation Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-01-14
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The Oresteia
1983-10-09
The Oresteia
Overview: Agamemnon returns home from the Trojan war and is murdered by his wife, setting off a chain of revenge that stretches across this trilogy of play. Directed by Peter Brook for the National Theatre, this is an all-male performance with masks.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-10-09
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Rustlers' Rhapsody
1985-05-10
Rustlers' Rhapsody
Overview: A singing cowboy roams the Wild West with his sidekick, dancing horse and fancy wardrobe.
Genres: Action Comedy Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-05-10
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102 Dalmatians
2000-10-07
102 Dalmatians
Overview: Get ready for a howling good time as an all new assortment of irresistible animal heroes are unleashed in this great family tail! In an unlikely alliance, the outrageous Waddlesworth - a parrot who thinks he's a Rottweiler - teams up with Oddball - an un-marked Dalmatian puppy eager to earn her spots! Together they embark on a laugh-packed quest to outwit the ever-scheming Cruella De Vil.
Genres: Family Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-10-07
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Aberfan: The Untold Story
2006-09-14
Aberfan: The Untold Story
Overview: Documentary about the tragedy which struck the Welsh mining village of Aberfan in 1966, when a mountain of coal slurry engulfed a school, claiming 144 lives, many of them children.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-09-14
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Rock 'n' Roll Britannia
2013-05-17
Rock 'n' Roll Britannia
Overview: Documentary about the pre-Beatles rock era, when a series of British acts created a unique copy of American rock 'n' roll
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-05-17
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Duck
1988-01-01
Duck
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1988-01-01
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Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022-04-27
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Overview: The Crawley family goes on a grand journey to the south of France to uncover the mystery of the dowager countess's newly inherited villa. Meanwhile, a Hollywood director seeks to film his latest production at Downton.
Genres: Drama Romance History Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-04-27
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Crimestrike
1990-10-01
Crimestrike
Overview: What would happen if the nation’s criminals decided to go on strike? A comedy drama based on an idea by Czech writer Jaroslav Hasek.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-10-01
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Cromwell: Warts and All
2003-11-24
Cromwell: Warts and All
Overview: Using drama and documentary this film tells the remarkable story of Cromwell, one of the most important characters of British history, yet revered and hated in equal measure. Charles I has been executed and an East Anglian farmer is about to become leader of all England.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-11-24
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Discovering Dinotopia
2002-05-07
Discovering Dinotopia
Overview: The citizens of Waterfall City flee for the tenuous safety of Earthfarm, abandoning their city to the dangerous Outsiders - who discover the key to Dinotopias future and threaten its survival.
Genres: Adventure Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-05-07
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The Bass Player
1999-10-01
The Bass Player
Overview: In the 1800s, a bass player's attempts to woo a young woman lead to both parties being trapped in an awkward situation.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-10-01
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