Miranda Richardson
Biography: Miranda Jane Richardson (born March 3, 1958) is an English actor. She made her film debut playing Ruth Ellis in Dance with a Stranger (1985) and went on to receive Academy Award nominations for Damage (1992) and Tom & Viv (1994). A seven-time BAFTA Award nominee, she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Damage. She has also been nominated for seven Golden Globe Awards, winning twice for Enchanted April (1992) and the TV film Fatherland (1994). In 1996, one critic asserted that she is "the greatest actress of our time in any medium" after she appeared in Orlando at the Edinburgh Festival. Richardson began her career in 1979 and made her West End debut in the 1981 play Moving, before being nominated for the 1987 Olivier Award for Best Actress for A Lie of the Mind. Her television credits include Blackadder (1986–1989), A Dance to the Music of Time (1997), Merlin (1998), The Lost Prince (2003), Gideon's Daughter (2006), the sitcom The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle (2007), and Rubicon (2010). She was nominated for the 2015 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator for Operation Orangutan. Description above from the Wikipedia article Miranda Richardson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Known For
The Hours
2002-12-27
The Hours
Overview: "The Hours" is the story of three women searching for more potent, meaningful lives. Each is alive at a different time and place, all are linked by their yearnings and their fears. Their stories intertwine, and finally come together in a surprising, transcendent moment of shared recognition.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-12-27
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005-11-16
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Overview: When Harry Potter's name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, he becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools—the Triwizard Tournament. But since Harry never submitted his name for the Tournament, who did? Now Harry must confront a deadly dragon, fierce water demons and an enchanted maze only to find himself in the cruel grasp of He Who Must Not Be Named.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-11-16
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Paris Je T'aime
2006-06-21
Paris Je T'aime
Overview: Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this collection of 18 stories, each exploring a different aspect of Parisian life. The colourful characters in this drama include a pair of mimes, a husband trying to chose between his wife and his lover, and a married man who turns to a prostitute for advice.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2006-06-21
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Empire of the Sun
1987-12-09
Empire of the Sun
Overview: Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor, who looks out for him while they are in the camp together. Even though he is separated from his parents and in a hostile environment, Jamie maintains his dignity and youthful spirit, providing a beacon of hope for the others held captive with him.
Genres: Drama History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-12-09
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Sleepy Hollow
1999-11-19
Sleepy Hollow
Overview: Skeptical young detective Ichabod Crane gets transferred to the hamlet of Sleepy Hollow, New York, where he is tasked with investigating the decapitations of three people – murders the townsfolk attribute to a legendary specter, The Headless Horseman.
Genres: Drama Fantasy Thriller Mystery Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-11-19
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The Apostle
1997-12-19
The Apostle
Overview: After his happy life spins out of control, a preacher from Texas changes his name, goes to Louisiana and starts preaching on the radio.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-12-19
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Get Carter
2000-10-06
Get Carter
Overview: Jack Carter, a mob enforcer living in Las Vegas, travels back to his hometown of Seattle for his brother's funeral. During this visit, Carter realizes that the death of his brother was not accidental, but a murder. With this knowledge, Carter sets out to kill all those responsible.
Genres: Action Drama Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-10-06
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Southland Tales
2007-11-14
Southland Tales
Overview: Set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Boxer Santaros is an action star who's stricken with amnesia. His life intertwines with Krysta Now, an adult film star developing her own reality television project, and Ronald Taverner, a Hermosa Beach police officer who holds the key to a vast conspiracy.
Genres: Science Fiction Thriller Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-11-14
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Damage
1992-12-02
Damage
Overview: The life of a respected British politician at the height of his career crumbles when he becomes obsessed with his son's lover.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-12-02
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The Prince & Me
2004-03-28
The Prince & Me
Overview: A fairy tale love-story about pre-med student Paige who falls in love with a Danish Prince "Eddie" who refused to follow the traditions of his parents and has come to the US to quench his thirst for rebellion. Paige and Edward come from two different worlds, but there is an undeniable attraction between them.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-03-28
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Fred Claus
2007-11-09
Fred Claus
Overview: Fred Claus and Santa Claus have been estranged brothers for many years. Now Fred must reconcile his differences with his brother whom he believes overshadows him. When an efficiency expert assesses the workings at the North Pole and threatens to shut Santa down, Fred must help his brother to save Christmas.
Genres: Action Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-11-09
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The Evening Star
1996-12-25
The Evening Star
Overview: Continuing the story of Aurora Greenway in her latter years. After the death of her daughter, Aurora struggled to keep her family together, but has one grandson in jail, a rebellious granddaughter, and another grandson living just above the poverty line.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-12-25
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The Miracle Maker
2000-03-31
The Miracle Maker
Overview: A mother and father in search of help for their sick daughter cross paths with an extraordinary carpenter named Jesus, who has devoted his life to spreading God's word. An amazing miracle brings to light the true meaning of Christ, and the sacrifices he endured for the deliverance of mankind. A compelling story of faith, trust, and devotion.
Genres: Animation Family Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-03-31
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Fatherland
1994-11-26
Fatherland
Overview: Fictional account of what might have happened if Hitler had won the war. It is now the 1960s and Germany's war crimes have so far been kept a secret. Hitler wants to talk peace with the US president. An American journalist and a German homicide cop stumble into a plot to destroy all evidence of the genocide.
Genres: Drama Thriller Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-11-26
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The Crying Game
1992-09-02
The Crying Game
Overview: Irish Republican Army member Fergus forms an unexpected bond with Jody, a kidnapped British soldier in his custody, despite the warnings of fellow IRA members Jude and Maguire. Jody makes Fergus promise he'll visit his girlfriend, Dil, in London, and when Fergus flees to the city, he seeks her out. Hounded by his former IRA colleagues, he finds himself increasingly drawn to the enigmatic, and surprising, Dil.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-09-02
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Chicken Run
2000-06-23
Chicken Run
Overview: The creators of Wallace & Gromit bring you an exciting and original story about a group of chickens determined to fly the coop–even if they can’t fly! It’s hardly poultry in motion when Rocky attempts to teach Ginger and her feathered friends to fly…but, with teamwork, determination and a little bit o’ cluck, the fearless flock plots one last attempt in a spectacular bid for freedom.
Genres: Animation Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-06-23
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Kansas City
1996-08-16
Kansas City
Overview: A pair of kidnappings expose the complex power dynamics within the corrupt and unpredictable workings of 1930s Kansas City.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-08-16
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Alice in Wonderland
1999-02-28
Alice in Wonderland
Overview: Alice follows a white rabbit down a rabbit-hole into a whimsical Wonderland, where she meets characters like the delightful Cheshire Cat, the clumsy White Knight, a rude caterpillar, and the hot-tempered Queen of Hearts and can grow ten feet tall or shrink to three inches. But will she ever be able to return home?
Genres: Fantasy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-02-28
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Puffball
2007-10-28
Puffball
Overview: Powerful supernatural forces are unleashed when a young architect becomes pregnant after moving to an isolated and mysterious valley to build a house.
Genres: Drama Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-10-28
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Snow White
2001-10-28
Snow White
Overview: Snow White's mother dies during childbirth, leaving baby Snow and father John for dead on an icy field, who then receives a visit from one of Satan's representatives, granting him three wishes.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-10-28
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Spinning Into Butter
2007-01-01
Spinning Into Butter
Overview: A hate crime on the campus of a New England college puts the school's dean (Parker) in a position where she has to examine her own feelings about race and prejudice, while maintaining her administration's politically correct policies.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-01-01
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The Actors
2003-03-16
The Actors
Overview: During the run of a particularly awful interpretation of Richard III, the star, Anthony O'Malley, begins to frequent a rough pub to develop his character. He meets Barreller who he discovers owes someone he's never met a considerable sum of money. Seeing an opportunity to make some fast money, O'Malley convinces hapless extra, Tom, to meet Barreller as the debt collector.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-03-16
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Enchanted April
1991-11-27
Enchanted April
Overview: When married British women Rose Arbuthnot and Lottie Wilkins decide to take a break from their respective spouses, they stay at a castle in Italy for a quiet holiday. Joining the ladies is Caroline Dester, a young socialite, and Mrs. Fisher, an older aristocrat. Liberated from their daily routines, the four women ease into life in rural Italy, and each finds herself transformed by the experience.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-11-27
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Spider
2002-11-06
Spider
Overview: A mentally disturbed man takes residence in a halfway house. His mind gradually slips back into the realm created by his illness, where he replays a key part of his childhood.
Genres: Drama Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-11-06
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The Phantom of the Opera
2004-12-08
The Phantom of the Opera
Overview: A young soprano becomes the obsession of a disfigured and murderous musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opera House.
Genres: Thriller Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-12-08
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Dance with a Stranger
1985-03-01
Dance with a Stranger
Overview: Ruth Ellis lives with her ten-year old son Andy next to a night club. One night she meets David Blakely, and they start a love affair. However, for David with his upper-class background, it is impossible to uphold the relationship. He breaks up with her, something which makes Ellis, obsessed by him, very upset.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-03-01
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The Magician's Elephant
2023-03-10
The Magician's Elephant
Overview: Peter is searching for his long-lost sister when he crosses paths with a fortune teller in the market square. His only question is: is his sister still alive? The answer, that he must find a mysterious elephant and the magician who will conjure it, sets Peter off on a journey to complete three seemingly impossible tasks that will change the face of his town forever.
Genres: Animation Adventure Family Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-03-10
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Turtle: The Incredible Journey
2009-10-01
Turtle: The Incredible Journey
Overview: The story of a little loggerhead turtle, as she follows in the path of her ancestors on one of the most extraordinary journeys in the natural world. Born on a beach in Florida, she rides the Gulf Stream up towards the Arctic and ultimately swims around the entire North Atlantic across to Africa and back to the beach where she was born. But the odds are stacked against her; just one in ten thousand turtles survive the journey.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-10-01
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The Rage in Placid Lake
2003-05-17
The Rage in Placid Lake
Overview: Placid Lake has always been different. As an odd fish in a sea of mediocrity, his brilliant ideas are bound to get him into more trouble than success. So when he finds himself flying off the school roof and breaking every bone in his body on graduation night, Placid decides to make a bid for the elusive normal life. To his parents' horror, he gets a normal job.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-05-17
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Wah-Wah
2005-08-17
Wah-Wah
Overview: Set at the end of the 1960s, as Swaziland is about to receive independence from United Kingdom, the film follows the young Ralph Compton, at 12, through his parents' traumatic separation, till he's 14.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-08-17
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Provoked: A True Story
2007-04-06
Provoked: A True Story
Overview: Provoked is the true story of Kiranjit Ahluwalia, a Punjabi woman who moved to London after her marriage with Deepak Ahluwalia. Her husband seemed caring at first but then began to beat her up. He started drinking a lot and sleeping around with other women. he also subjected her to spousal rape. After ten years and having two children with him, out of fear, she sets him on fire.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-04-06
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The Big Brass Ring
1999-04-20
The Big Brass Ring
Overview: Blake Pellarin is on the campaign trail to become president of the United States. While making a stop in St. Louis, a chance encounter brings his past back to haunt him.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-04-20
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Made in Dagenham
2010-10-01
Made in Dagenham
Overview: A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination.
Genres: Comedy Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-10-01
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The King and I
1999-03-19
The King and I
Overview: Widowed Welsh mother Anna Loenowens becomes a governess and English tutor to the wives and many children of the stubborn King Mongkut of Siam. Anna and the King have a clash of personalities as she works to teach the royal family about the English language, customs and etiquette, and rushes to prepare a party for a group of European diplomats who must change their opinions about the King.
Genres: Animation Family Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-03-19
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Tom & Viv
1994-04-15
Tom & Viv
Overview: The story of the marriage of the poet T. S. Eliot to socialite Vivienne Haigh-Wood, which had to cope with her gynaecological and emotional problems and his growing fame.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-04-15
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The Young Victoria
2009-03-04
The Young Victoria
Overview: As the only legitimate heir of England's King William, teenage Victoria gets caught up in the political machinations of her own family. Victoria's mother wants her to sign a regency order, while her Belgian uncle schemes to arrange a marriage between the future monarch and Prince Albert, the man who will become the love of her life.
Genres: Drama History Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-03-04
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St. Ives
1998-01-01
St. Ives
Overview: In 1813, Capitaine Jacques St. Ives, a Hussar in the Napoleonic wars, is captured and sent to a Scottish prison camp. He's a swashbuckler, so the prison's commander, Major Farquar Bolingbroke Chevening, asks for lessons in communicating with women. Both men have their eyes on the lovely Flora, who resides with her aunt, the iconoclastic and well-traveled Miss Susan Emily Gilcrist. By chance, living close to the camp is Jacques's grandfather and brother, whom Jacques believes died years before. Jacques decides to escape, find his relatives, and win the hand of Flora; Major Chevening and an unforeseen enemy stand in his way. Can Miss Gilcrist contrive to make everything work out?
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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The House
2022-01-14
The House
Overview: Across different eras, a poor family, an anxious developer and a fed-up landlady become tied to the same mysterious house in this animated dark comedy.
Genres: Animation Drama Comedy Horror Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-01-14
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Gideon's Daughter
2005-10-21
Gideon's Daughter
Overview: Bill Nighy and Miranda Richardson star in a story of grief and celebrity, set in the intense spring and summer of New Labour's election victory and Diana's death. Nighy is a PR guru who has to stop and re-evaluate his world when his daughter threatens to leave his life, perhaps as revenge for his serial infidelities. Richardson plays a mother trying to bury her grief in an unconventional way after the loss of her young son.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-10-21
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Blackadder's Christmas Carol
1988-12-23
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Overview: After a genial spirit shows the benevolent Ebenezer Blackadder visions of his unscrupulous ancestors, he resolves to mend his generous ways.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-12-23
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Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012-02-04
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Overview: A film where anything can happen - the hero and the heroine changes their faces, age, look, names, and so on. The only same thing: The love between man and woman... in an archetypical love story cut from 500 classics from all around the world.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 2012-02-04
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Blackadder: A Cunning Story
2023-06-16
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
Overview: A look back at the making of the entire Blackadder series to commemorate its 40th anniversary, featuring contributions from Blackadder's biggest fans including Jack Whitehall, Darren Harriott, Sarah Hadland, Ardal O'Hanlon and Nina Wadia.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-06-16
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Saint-Ex
1996-11-17
Saint-Ex
Overview: Poetic biography of author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
Genres: Fantasy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-11-17
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The Designated Mourner
1997-05-23
The Designated Mourner
Overview: Jack and Judy are husband and wife, and Howard is Judy's father. They live in some fictional undemocratic and repressive country, and tell us a story about their lives, mostly from Jack's point of view.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-05-23
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Twisted Obsession
1989-09-05
Twisted Obsession
Overview: An American writer in Paris is hired to do a script for an edgy young director he can't stand. When he falls in love with the director's cold and manipulative pretty sister, his life starts to unravel and he realizes that he's been used.
Genres: Thriller Mystery
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1989-09-05
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Orankipelastus
2015-04-22
Orankipelastus
Overview: A rehabilitation centre in western Kalimantan in Borneo aims to rescue and rehabilitate injured and orphaned orangutans for release back into the wild.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-04-22
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The Night and the Moment
1995-07-05
The Night and the Moment
Overview: The Night and the Moment is a 1995 erotic drama. A writer (Dafoe) is invited to the house of a noblewoman (Olin) who adores free-thinkers. He attempts to seduce her but she insists that he tell her of his past love exploits. While doing so, he takes her through his time in prison where he was unknowingly incarcerated in the cell beside hers.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-07-05
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Old Times
1991-10-26
Old Times
Overview: The scene is a fashionably remodeled farmhouse in the countryside somewhere beyond London, where a prosperous and urbane couple are entertaining the wife's former roommate and friend whom they have not seen for twenty years. At first the husband and wife banter, then the friend joins them and a flood of intertwining memories ensues. The action shifts back and forth in time, as recollection of what did-or, perhaps, did not-happen are pondered and, as the tension builds, we are aware that the husband and the friend have become locked in a duel for the wife's very soul. Reveries and ambiguities abound, hinting at much more than is said, and forming together into a surprising entity which challenges the heart and mind and will linger on enticingly in the memory. Doollee.com
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-10-26
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Belle
2013-05-01
Belle
Overview: Dido Elizabeth Bell, the illegitimate, mixed-race daughter of a Royal Navy admiral, plays an important role in the campaign to abolish slavery in England.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-05-01
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Sex Story: Fifty Shades of Grey
2015-02-13
Sex Story: Fifty Shades of Grey
Overview: A look at the phenomenal success of novel, Fifty Shades of Grey.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-02-13
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The Bachelor
1990-03-29
The Bachelor
Overview: In pre-WWI Austria-Hungary, a physician struggles with his decision about which woman will he marry.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1990-03-29
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The Scold's Bridle
1998-04-10
The Scold's Bridle
Overview: Detective Cooper investigates the bizarre circumstances surrounding the murder of Matilda who was found dead in her bath wearing the Scold's Bridle.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-04-10
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After Pilkington
1987-01-25
After Pilkington
Overview: The quiet life of Oxford professor James Westgate is shattered when he is introduced to Penny, the wife of his crass new colleague.
Genres: Comedy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-01-25
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Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
2023-12-08
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Overview: A band of fearless chickens flock together to save poultry-kind from an unsettling new threat: a nearby farm that's cooking up something suspicious.
Genres: Family Animation Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-12-08
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Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang
1999-10-08
Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang
Overview: Jacob Two Two Meets The Hooded Fang is about a young boy who strives to be heard. He is nicknamed "Two-Two" for having to say things twice to be heard. One day, he decided to buy the groceries for his parents. There is a misunderstanding by the clerk, so Jacob finds himself in court. He is sentenced Two Years, Two months, two weeks, two minutes and five seconds in the Children's Prison hundreds of miles away from civilization. It is a dark, dirty dungeon-like place where the children work and are kept in cells. There are the three head characters, Master Fish, a fish/human, Mistress Fowl, a bird like woman and the Hooded Fang himself. They also have green henchmen who spray "slime resistors" at the children to prevent them escaping. Two child agents try to help him out, as the children also come up with a plan for escape.
Genres: Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-10-08
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Les Dogs
1990-08-03
Les Dogs
Overview: Les Dogs are the band playing in a large marquee to celebrate the wedding of Geoffrey and Angela. During the reception, the fathers of the groom and bride exchange insults and a gun battle ensues in which many guests - and Les Dogs - are casualties though the happy couple escape. Victor, who has wandered in on the scene, is asked to take wedding photographs and has a series of dreamlike fantasies all based around his infatuation with Angela.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-08-03
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Testament of Youth
2014-10-14
Testament of Youth
Overview: Testament of Youth is a powerful story of love, war and remembrance, based on the First World War memoir by Vera Brittain, which has become the classic testimony of that war from a woman’s point of view. A searing journey from youthful hopes and dreams to the edge of despair and back again, it’s a film about young love, the futility of war and how to make sense of the darkest times.
Genres: History Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-10-14
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Hidden Universe
2013-06-29
Hidden Universe
Overview: An extraordinary journey deep into space offering fresh insight into the origins and evolution of the universe.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-06-29
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Demonella
1993-05-20
Demonella
Overview: Music producer Arnold Silverstein is desperate for a song hit so when the Devil - a woman - supplies him with the answer to his dreams, a piece called 'Demonella' he is anxious to fulfill his part of the deal, to give the Devil his mother's secret recipe for chicken soup to serve her celebrity guests in Hell.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-05-20
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Jealousy
1993-05-27
Jealousy
Overview: Despite trying to cure himself with a hypnosis tape John Pettigrew is insanely jealous of his wife Jane Margory and convinced she is having an affair with her handsome water aerobics instructor. Seeing a name and number in her diary he follows her in drag, only to find it is a transvestite club she is covering as a journalist and where he is embarrassingly chatted up. In the event his suspicions are correct but the proof comes at a cost.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-05-27
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Century
1993-12-31
Century
Overview: Turn-of-the-century love story centered around a young doctor and the emergence of modern science.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-12-31
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Muppets Most Wanted
2014-03-20
Muppets Most Wanted
Overview: While on a grand world tour, The Muppets find themselves wrapped into an European jewel-heist caper headed by a Kermit the Frog look-alike and his dastardly sidekick.
Genres: Comedy Adventure Crime Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-03-20
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Lost Property
1986-11-22
Lost Property
Overview: Anne and John Forrest live in an old Victorian school building. But what for Anne is the fulfillment of her childhood fantasy about a “pretend” school is too real for John and a former pupil at the school.
Genres: Horror TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-11-22
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Blackadder: Back & Forth
1999-03-29
Blackadder: Back & Forth
Overview: What was a cunning plan from Lord Edmund Blackadder V to fake a time machine on his gullibly incompetent friends, turns out to be the real thing and hurls him and his imbecile underling, Baldrick, through the course of human history.
Genres: Comedy History Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-03-29
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The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
2014-12-24
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
Overview: Harry Hill stars in this comedy based on Norman Hunter's books. The Professor has a fight on his hands when a councillor tries to run him out of town for being a nuisance.
Genres: Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-12-24
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A Fox's Tale
2008-04-17
A Fox's Tale
Overview: The film is about Little Vuk, the son of the legendary fox who proves its excellent mind and courage.
Genres: Family Animation Adventure
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 2008-04-17
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Ted & Ralph
1998-12-26
Ted & Ralph
Overview: One-off comedy drama featuring characters from award-winning BBC sketch series 'The Fast Show'. Ralph Mayhew (Charlie Higson) lives alone in a faded stately home. His only friend is Ted (Paul Whitehouse), the elderly Irish estate worker. But their way of life is under threat: Ralph must marry before his 35th birthday or lose everything. Just when it all seems hopeless, along comes Wendy (Kathy Burke). As Ralph's affection for Wendy grows, his dependence on Ted wanes. Is this the end of a beautiful friendship ? Is Wendy all that she seems ? Will Ralph go through with the marriage ? And will he save the Hall ?
Genres: Comedy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-12-26
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The Yellow Tie
The Yellow Tie
Overview: Sergiu Celibidache's fairy tale journey: from Moldavia to the Berlin Philharmonic. Despite World War II and countless challenges, he pursued his musical dreams with relentless dedication and refusal to compromise, inspiring many.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: en
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Ball-Trap On The Cote Sauvage
1989-12-27
Ball-Trap On The Cote Sauvage
Overview: Joe and Sarah Marriot are a pair of European campers who have pitched their tent for a little R & R at a campsite in France. The other families that have come to the site on holiday provide great comedy and plenty of people watching for the Marriots. Of course, you'd expect hilarity from characters dubbed the Fitness Family, Mr. and Mrs. Topless, Fatty Granada, and the In-the-Trades. But the Marriots' enjoyment of observing the outside world turns inward when the entrance of Early Bird, a free-spirited female, shakes up their little nest.
Genres: Drama Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-12-27
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Comic Aid
2005-03-02
Comic Aid
Overview: Shot live at the one off Comic Aid benefit gig at London’s Carling Apollo – which sold out in just three and a half minutes of tickets being put on sale – the DVD features the entire uncut show for all those unfortunate enough to have missed out on tickets. The 3 hour show sees Jonathan Ross, Jack Dee, Graham Norton, Julian Clary, and Lily Savage host a stellar comic line-up that includes; Lee Evans, Dawn French, Jimmy Carr, Ardal O’Hanlon, Johnny Vegas, Bill Bailey, Bo’ Selecta! star The Bear, Jo Brand, Jon Culshaw, Omid Djalili, Otis Lee Crenshaw, Eddie Izzard, The League Of Gentlemen with Miranda Richardson, Alistair McGowan, Dylan Moran, Dave Spikey, Simon Pegg & Jessica Stevenson. Psychological illusionist Derren Brown and international percussion sensation Stomp also present their own unique blend of stage entertainment.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-03-02
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Falling Angels
2003-11-13
Falling Angels
Overview: The wickedly funny story of three sisters' coming of age in a wildly dysfunctional family, set against the backdrop of the 60's, free love, the Cold War, LSD and the dawn of feminism. Affectionately dubbed "Little Women on acid", this is a story about the destructive effects of secrecy and the bonds of duty between parents and their children.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-11-13
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Eat the Rich
1987-10-23
Eat the Rich
Overview: Alex is a disgruntled waiter at a snobby exclusive restaurant who falls on hard times. Forced to deal with the contempt and disgust of the upper class, Alex & cohorts attempt to go on a rampage. Meanwhile, General Karprov and Spider plot to involve the inept anarchists into their plans to derail the prime-minister-to-be's campaign.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-10-23
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Churchill: The Hollywood Years
2004-12-03
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
Overview: A group of American executives making a film about World War II decide that since their lead is rather unglamorous, they will draft in an American G.I. to play the part of Winston Churchill. Their take on the war depicts a handsome Churchill falling in love with Princess Elizabeth, who is herself involved in the war as an undercover agent.
Genres: Comedy War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-12-03
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An Inspector Calls
2015-09-13
An Inspector Calls
Overview: Northern England, 1912. The dinner of a wealthy family is interrupted by Inspector Goole, who only announces that a young woman has committed suicide. Then, he simply asks everyone present, one by one, if they knew her.
Genres: Drama Crime Thriller Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-09-13
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Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
1992-04-22
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
Overview: Darkly comic murder mystery adapted from Bernice Rubens 's Booker Prize-winning bestseller. Luke Wakefield is not so much a knight in shining armour as an oddball in a suit. And his crusade is more of a "who ami" than a "whodunit".
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-04-22
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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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The Line, the Cross & the Curve
1993-11-13
The Line, the Cross & the Curve
Overview: A singer struggles to dance well in rehearsal with her band. A power outage leaves her alone in the studio, reviewing her life, when a mysterious woman appears through the mirror and gives her a pair of Red Shoes. The cursed shoes dance beautifully, but endlessly. The singer is drawn irresistibly into the fey world beyond the mirror, where she must redeem three magic symbols from the mysterious woman in order to obtain release from the cursed shoes.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-11-13
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Churchill
2017-05-25
Churchill
Overview: A ticking-clock thriller following Winston Churchill in the 24 hours before D-Day.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-05-25
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Stronger
2017-09-22
Stronger
Overview: A victim of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013 helps the police track down the killers while struggling to recover from devastating trauma.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-09-22
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iBoy
2017-01-27
iBoy
Overview: After an accident, Tom wakes from a coma to discover that fragments of his smart phone have been embedded in his head, and worse, that returning to normal teenage life is impossible because he has developed a strange set of super powers.
Genres: Action Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-01-27
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The Master Builder
1988-05-15
The Master Builder
Overview: Ibsen's play is the story of Halvard Solness, Master Builder of a town in Norway. Solness is a successful architect but he's afraid of the being surpassed by those younger than himself. The arrival of a young woman called Hilda stirs up memories and feelings with stories of a promise he made her many years ago.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-05-15
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Die Kinder
1990-11-14
Die Kinder
Overview: A woman searches for her children, who have been abducted by her ex-husband, a member of the German 'Red Liberation Front'.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-11-14
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Redemption
1991-07-03
Redemption
Overview: After 16 years away Stan Peachey returns to his village. His wife still loves him but his sister wants revenge. What was his crime?
Genres: TV Movie Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-07-03
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Casanova
2015-08-01
Casanova
Overview: Exiled from his beloved Venice, Giacomo Casanova flees to Paris at the dawn of the Enlightenment in hopes of putting his reputation as a playboy behind him. But old habits die hard, and temptation is everywhere as Casanova finds a wealth of new opportunity and trouble.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-08-01
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Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
2008-10-09
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
Overview: To mark the 25th anniversary since the first transmission of Blackadder in 1983, the iconic cast of the much-loved sitcom appear together in a documentary for the first time. The show includes an exclusive in-depth interview with Edmund Blackadder himself, Rowan Atkinson - the first time he has agreed to be interviewed about his experience making the show.
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-09
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Swann
1997-03-01
Swann
Overview: Rose Hindmarsh finds herself at the centre of a controversy when she meets author Sarah Maloney as she investigates the life of Mary Swann, an obscure poet who was brutally murdered in a small town in rural Ontario.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-03-01
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Space Virgins from Planet Sex
1993-04-29
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
Overview: A craft full of Space Rats,glamorous extra-terrestrials from the planet Sex,arrive on Earth desperate to find men with whom they can procreate in order to ensure the continuity of their race and whom they imprison in their sex factory. Fortunately for the world the secret agent James Blond,a decidedly non-feminist secret agent,sets out to rescue the men and see off the Space Rats in his own inimitable way.
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-04-29
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The Innocent
1985-03-18
The Innocent
Overview: A young Yorkshire boy struggles to come to grips with squabbling parents, a doctor who wants to institutionalize him because of his epilepsy, and a mother who refuses to accept that he is different in any way – and that is only the half of it. The boy, Tim, also acts as a go-between for his friend Carns, who is having an affair with a married woman. Eventually, things start to sort themselves out, and Tim sees life getting more interesting when he and his friend Win slowly get a relationship going.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-03-18
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Mountain Language
1988-12-11
Mountain Language
Overview: Harold Pinter play starring Michael Gambon. 'Your language is forbidden. It is dead. No one is allowed to speak your language. Your language no longer exists. Any questions?'
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-12-11
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Transmutations
1985-11-29
Transmutations
Overview: When high class hooker Nicole is kidnapped from her brothel, Rich businessman Hugo Motherskille hires her ex love Roy Bain to find her. Investigating the disappearance, he eventually finds traces that lead to Dr. Savary, who has produced a strange white powder that's coveted by a race of deformed human beings who live in the underworld in the sewers below the city.
Genres: Horror Action Science Fiction Adventure Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-11-29
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Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
2013-09-28
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
Overview: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips takes a look at the life of Leslie Phillips; the legendary actor, writer and veritable British institution. Leslie's frank and open conversations combine with personal interviews from some of the greats who have worked with him.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-09-28
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Sweet As You Are
1988-01-24
Sweet As You Are
Overview: A college lecturer contracts HIV after having a brief affair with one of his students. The news threatens his marriage and family life.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-24
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Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
2000-05-23
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Overview: A behind the scenes look at the making of Sleepy Hollow.
Genres: Documentary Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-05-23
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Rams
2020-10-15
Rams
Overview: In remote Western Australia, two estranged farmer brothers, Colin and Les, are at war. But when Les' prize ram is diagnosed with a rare and lethal illness, authorities order a purge of every sheep in the valley—so the brothers must work together to reunite their family, save their herd, and bring their community back together.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-10-15
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Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making
2001-10-15
Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making
Overview: An intimate behind the scenes short film while shooting the Black Adder special Back and Forth.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-10-15
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The Death of the Heart
1987-05-03
The Death of the Heart
Overview: A young orphan girl, Portia, goes to live with her well-to-do aunt and uncle. As she is groomed to become a lady, she is confused by the young man who seems to be courting her. Surrounded by pretentious people who have no clue how to deal with teenagers, she soon loses her naïveté and thinks of running away.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-05-03
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010-11-17
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Overview: Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for immortality. But with Harry's beloved Dumbledore dead and Voldemort's unscrupulous Death Eaters on the loose, the world is more dangerous than ever.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-11-17
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Broken Skin
1991-01-01
Broken Skin
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1991-01-01
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Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
2008-10-16
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Overview: A countdown of the top 40 "Blackadder" moments chosen by cast and crew members, celebrity fans and 15 genuine Blackadders.
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-16
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Communicators From Hell
1989-01-01
Communicators From Hell
Overview: John Cleese training video.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-01-01
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The Demon Lover
1986-06-21
The Demon Lover
Overview: When young Kathleen makes a promise to Keith Cameron during World War One, that no matter what happens they will meet again one day, she little realises what the consequences could be.
Genres: Mystery Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-06-21
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Like Tears in Rain
2024-09-22
Like Tears in Rain
Overview: His entire life, the charismatic actor Rutger Hauer kept the outside world at a distance. His inner circle included only a small group of people, among them director and goddaughter Sanna Fabery de Jonge. In this film, she unravels the mystery surrounding Rutger and reveals a man even more fascinating than the roles he played.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2024-09-22
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