Kelly Macdonald
Biography: Kelly Macdonald (born 23 February 1976) is a Scottish actress. Known for her film and television performances, she has received various accolades, including a BAFTA Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. Macdonald made her film debut in Danny Boyle's Trainspotting (1996). She was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her role in the Coen brothers film No Country for Old Men (2007). During her career, she has taken roles in Elizabeth (1998), Gosford Park (2001), Intermission (2003), Nanny McPhee (2005), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011), Anna Karenina(2012), T2 Trainspotting (2017), and Operation Mincemeat (2021). She voiced Princess Merida in the Disney Pixar animated Brave (2012). On television, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for her role in the BBC One film The Girl in the Cafe (2005). She was further Emmy-nominated for portraying Margaret Thompson in the period crime drama series Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014). She also acted in Black Mirror's Hated in the Nation (2016), the limited series Giri/Haji (2019), and Line of Duty(2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Kelly Macdonald, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Known For
Finding Neverland
2004-10-17
Finding Neverland
Overview: During a writing slump, playwright J.M. Barrie meets a widow and her four children, all young boys—who soon become an important part of Barrie’s life and the inspiration that lead him to create his masterpiece. Peter Pan.
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-17
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Trainspotting
1996-02-23
Trainspotting
Overview: Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends -- Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane, along for the ride. After cleaning up and moving from Edinburgh to London, Mark finds he can't escape the life he left behind when Begbie shows up at his front door on the lam, and a scheming Sick Boy follows.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-02-23
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Elizabeth
1998-09-13
Elizabeth
Overview: The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred of her and her romance with Lord Robert Dudley.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-09-13
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Gosford Park
2001-11-07
Gosford Park
Overview: In 1930s England, a group of pretentious rich and famous gather together for a weekend of relaxation at a hunting resort. But when a murder occurs, each one of these interesting characters becomes a suspect.
Genres: Drama Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-11-07
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Entropy
1999-11-27
Entropy
Overview: Entropy is a semi-autobiographical film which tells the story of a young director struggling to make a film for a despotic studio while his life falls apart around him. Along the way, he goes on tour with U2 to help them make a music video, gets married in Vegas, and has a conversation with his cat.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-11-27
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Nanny McPhee
2005-10-21
Nanny McPhee
Overview: Widower Cedric Brown hires Nanny McPhee to care for his seven rambunctious children, who have chased away all previous nannies. Taunted by Simon and his siblings, Nanny McPhee uses mystical powers to instill discipline. And when the children's great-aunt and benefactor, Lady Adelaide Stitch, threatens to separate the kids, the family pulls together under the guidance of Nanny McPhee.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-10-21
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The Merry Gentleman
2008-04-16
The Merry Gentleman
Overview: A woman who leaves an abusive relationship to begin a new life in a new city, where she forms an unlikely and ironic relationship with a suicidal hit man (unbeknownst to her). Enter a worn, alcoholic detective to form the third party in a very unusual triangle as this story begins to unfold.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-04-16
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No Country for Old Men
2007-06-13
No Country for Old Men
Overview: Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-06-13
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A Cock and Bull Story
2005-07-17
A Cock and Bull Story
Overview: Steve Coogan, an arrogant actor with low self-esteem and a complicated love life, is playing the eponymous role in an adaptation of "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman" being filmed at a stately home. He constantly spars with actor Rob Brydon, who is playing Uncle Toby and believes his role to be of equal importance to Coogan's.
Genres: Comedy History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-07-17
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011-07-12
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Overview: Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wizards, Harry discovers a trio of magical objects that endow him with powers to rival Voldemort's formidable skills.
Genres: Fantasy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-07-12
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The Girl in the Café
2005-06-25
The Girl in the Café
Overview: Lawrence, an aging, lonely civil servant falls for Gina, an enigmatic young woman. When he takes her to the G8 Summit in Reykjavik, however, their bond is tested by Lawrence's professional obligations.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-06-25
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The Decoy Bride
2011-06-06
The Decoy Bride
Overview: A local woman is hired to draw paparazzi away from a Hollywood actress who has come to Scotland to get married.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-06-06
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Splendor
1999-09-17
Splendor
Overview: Veronica is a white-bread beauty searching for a good man in Los Angeles. While slam dancing at a Halloween rave, she meets Abel, a sensitive poet. Then she meets Zed, a supersexy tattooed drummer with incredible biceps. Who will she choose? Does she go for true love or cheap sex? She can't decide so she chooses both. But after managing to nurture a picture-perfect threesome, along comes Ernest, a rich movie director with deep baby blues that sweep Veronica off her feet. What's a girl to do now?
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-09-17
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Choke
2008-09-26
Choke
Overview: A sex-addicted con-man pays for his mother's hospital bills by playing on the sympathies of those who rescue him from choking to death.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-09-26
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In the Electric Mist
2009-04-15
In the Electric Mist
Overview: Lt. Dave Robicheaux, a detective in New Iberia, Louisiana, is trying to link the murder of a local hooker to New Orleans mobster Julie (Baby Feet) Balboni, who is co-producer of a Civil War film. At the same time, after Elrod Sykes, the star of the film, reports finding another corpse in the Atchafalaya Swamp near the movie set, Robicheaux starts another investigation, believing the corpse to be the remains of a black man who he saw being murdered 35 years before.
Genres: Thriller Drama Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-04-15
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The Loss of Sexual Innocence
1999-04-29
The Loss of Sexual Innocence
Overview: The story of the sexual development of a filmmaker through three stages of his life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-04-29
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Brave
2012-06-21
Brave
Overview: Brave is set in the mystical Scottish Highlands, where Mérida is the princess of a kingdom ruled by King Fergus and Queen Elinor. An unruly daughter and an accomplished archer, Mérida one day defies a sacred custom of the land and inadvertently brings turmoil to the kingdom. In an attempt to set things right, Mérida seeks out an eccentric old Wise Woman and is granted an ill-fated wish. Also figuring into Mérida’s quest — and serving as comic relief — are the kingdom’s three lords: the enormous Lord MacGuffin, the surly Lord Macintosh, and the disagreeable Lord Dingwall.
Genres: Animation Adventure Comedy Family Action Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-06-21
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Two Family House
2000-01-21
Two Family House
Overview: Buddy Visalo (Michael Rispoli) is a factory worker, a frustrated crooner who once had a shot at the big time. Buddy's dreams of greatness have been reduced to an endless series of failed moneymaking schemes. His latest is buying a two-family house for him and his wife, Estelle (Katherine Narducci) and converting the ground floor into a neighborhood bar where he can perform. The wrench in the works is that he also inherits the upstairs tenants, Mary,a pregnant Irish girl fresh off the boat (Kelly Macdonald) and her abusive, alcoholic husband, Jim (Kevin Conway). As Buddy's gang of Italians tries to handle the situation, the girl goes into labor, and a baby is born, forcing them all to confront the limits of their tolerance and compassion.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-01-21
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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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Intermission
2003-08-29
Intermission
Overview: A raucous story of the interweaving lives and loves of small-town delinquents, shady cops, pretty good girls and very bad boys. With Irish guts and grit, lives collide, preconceptions shatter and romance is tested to the extreme. An ill-timed and poorly executed couple's break-up sets off a chain of events affecting everyone in town.
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-08-29
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Skellig
2009-04-27
Skellig
Overview: An ordinary boy named Michael is going through some extraordinary changes in his life. His family has just moved into an unfamiliar house, and his brand new baby sister has fallen ill. One day, while cleaning out the garden shed, he stumbles across something mysterious, a strange creature huddled in the corner; weak of body but strong of will. This is Skellig.
Genres: Drama Fantasy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-04-27
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O'Dessa
2025-03-08
O'Dessa
Overview: A farm girl is on an epic quest to recover a cherished family heirloom. Her journey leads her to a strange and dangerous city where she meets her one true love – but in order to save his soul, she must put the power of destiny and song to the ultimate test.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-03-08
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My Life So Far
1999-08-25
My Life So Far
Overview: A memoir of the lives of a family growing up on a post World War I British estate headed up by a strong disciplinarian, her daughter, her inventor husband, their ten year old son and his older sister. Through the household comes a number of suitors hoping to impress the young woman, including an aviator. When the elder woman's son shows up at the estate with his French fiancé, everything gets thrown into turmoil. The young boy takes a sudden interest in her sexual allure and his father is disturbed by his own non-Victorian feelings.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-08-25
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All the Invisible Children
2005-09-01
All the Invisible Children
Overview: Seven short films - each one focused on the plight of a different child protagonist.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2005-09-01
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Diary of a Country Sheriff
2008-03-11
Diary of a Country Sheriff
Overview: No Country for Old Men: Diary of a Country Sheriff
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-03-11
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Cousin Bette
1998-06-12
Cousin Bette
Overview: Cousin Bette is a poor and lonely seamstress, who, after the death of her prominent and wealthy sister, tries to ingratiate herself into lives of her brother-in-law, Baron Hulot, and her niece, Hortense Hulot. Failing to do so, she instead finds solace and company in a handsome young sculptor she saves from starvation. But the aspiring artist soon finds love in the arms of another woman, Hortense, leaving Bette a bitter spinster. Bette plots to take revenge on the family who turned her away and stole her only love. With the help of famed courtesan Jenny Cadine she slowly destroys the lives of those who have scorned her.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-06-12
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Some Voices
2000-08-25
Some Voices
Overview: Schizophrenic Ray tries to adjust to the outside world after being released from an institution.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-08-25
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Brush with Fate
2003-01-01
Brush with Fate
Overview: A mystery hidden for generations. Now the truth will finally be revealed.
Genres: Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-01-01
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The Radleys
2024-10-04
The Radleys
Overview: A seemingly ordinary family harbors a dark secret: they are vampires. They choose not to drink blood despite their natural cravings, but one day, their truth comes to light.
Genres: Comedy Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-10-04
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Dancing, Some Days
1996-01-01
Dancing, Some Days
Overview: The Hollywood musical is brought to a Glasgow street. Amidst the crush of city life, two street musicians provide the backdrop for a girl meets boy story, with a spark of purely Glasgow magic.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-01-01
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Anna Karenina
2012-09-06
Anna Karenina
Overview: In Imperial Russia, Anna, the wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets the charming cavalry officer Vronsky to whom she is immediately attracted. But in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could destroy a woman’s reputation.
Genres: Drama Romance History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-09-06
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The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
2014-10-20
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
Overview: A behind the scenes look at the series as a whole, interviews with cast, crew and creators on the whole journey.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-10-20
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Stella Does Tricks
1997-11-06
Stella Does Tricks
Overview: A young Glaswegian prostitute in London tries to start a new life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-11-06
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Strictly Sinatra
2001-06-29
Strictly Sinatra
Overview: In Glasgow, Toni Cocozza, age 28, aspires to be a lounge singer; his repertoire is strictly Sinatra, backed by Bill, an aging piano player and his only friend. Toni dreams big and enters a local television talent show. About that time, a local Mob boss decides Toni is great entertainment and invites him to be his guest at a casino. Toni chats up Irene, a cigarette girl, he gets an odd job or two from Chisolm, the mobster's number two, the audition goes bust, and Toni's future is uncertain. One thing leads to another with the Mob. Is Toni at a crossroads, or is there in reality no turning or going back?
Genres: Drama Action Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-06-29
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Flowers of the Forest
1996-10-26
Flowers of the Forest
Overview: Two young children are brought to Janet Hinton, a social worker in the Scottish Highlands. When both she and an independent expert become convinced that the children are part of a ritual child abuse network, the small community is thrown into disarray.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-10-26
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House!
2000-05-05
House!
Overview: A small bingo hall is threatened by the opening of the country's largest bingo centre nearby.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-05-05
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Typist Artist Pirate King
2023-10-27
Typist Artist Pirate King
Overview: The growing friendship between two women as they hit the road in an electric car looking for endings and reconciliation.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-10-27
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Special Correspondents
2016-04-22
Special Correspondents
Overview: A radio journalist and his technician get in over their heads when they hatch a scheme to fake their own kidnapping during a rebel uprising in South America and hide out in New York instead.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-04-22
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Strap Hanging
2014-02-10
Strap Hanging
Overview: Strap-Hanging tells the strange story of a Japanese boy so obsessed by tsunamis that he makes himself a pair of inflatable rubber underpants in case disaster strikes. Stepping into the ‘Top Models Only’ carriage of the underground, he encounters an unexpected trigger.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-02-10
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Swallows and Amazons
2016-08-19
Swallows and Amazons
Overview: Four children dream of escaping the tedium of a summer holiday with their mother. When finally given permission to camp on their own on an island in the middle of a vast lake, they are overjoyed. But when they get there they discover they may not be alone… The battle for ownership of a lonely island teaches them the skills of survival, the value of friendship and the importance of holding your nerve.
Genres: Adventure Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-08-19
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The Journey Is the Destination
2016-09-09
The Journey Is the Destination
Overview: The inspiring life story of the late photojournalist, artist and activist Dan Eldon, who abandoned a comfortable life in London to document the struggle, heartbreak and hope of a war-torn and famine-ridden region of Africa.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-09-09
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Goodbye Christopher Robin
2017-09-29
Goodbye Christopher Robin
Overview: The behind the scenes story of the life of A.A. Milne and the creation of the Winnie the Pooh stories inspired by his son Christopher Robin.
Genres: Family History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-09-29
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T2 Trainspotting
2017-01-27
T2 Trainspotting
Overview: After 20 years abroad, Mark Renton returns to Scotland and reunites with his old friends Sick Boy, Spud and Begbie.
Genres: Drama Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-01-27
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Holmes & Watson
2018-12-25
Holmes & Watson
Overview: Detective Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson join forces to investigate a mysterious murder at Buckingham Palace. It seems like an open-and-shut case as all signs point to Professor James Moriarty, the criminal mastermind and longtime nemesis of the crime-solving duo. When new twists and clues begin to emerge, the world's greatest sleuth and his trusted assistant must now use their legendary wits and ingenious methods to catch the killer as they only have four days before the queen becomes the next victim.
Genres: Comedy Mystery Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-12-25
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The Child in Time
2018-07-05
The Child in Time
Overview: A successful writer of children's books, Stephen Lewis is confronted with the unthinkable—he loses his only child, four-year-old Kate, in a supermarket. In one horrifying moment that replays itself over the years that follow, Stephen realises his daughter is gone. Kate's absence sets Stephen and his wife on diverging paths as both struggle with an all-consuming grief.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-07-05
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Ralph Breaks the Internet
2018-11-20
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Overview: Video game bad guy Ralph and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz must risk it all by traveling to the World Wide Web in search of a replacement part to save Vanellope's video game, Sugar Rush. In way over their heads, Ralph and Vanellope rely on the citizens of the internet — the netizens — to help navigate their way, including an entrepreneur named Yesss, who is the head algorithm and the heart and soul of trend-making site BuzzzTube.
Genres: Family Animation Comedy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-11-20
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Lassie
2005-12-16
Lassie
Overview: A family in financial crisis is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog. Hundreds of miles away from her true family, Lassie escapes and sets out on a journey home.
Genres: Adventure Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-12-16
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Puzzle
2018-07-27
Puzzle
Overview: After years of caring exclusively for the needs of her husband and children, Agnes, a devoted housewife living in a small town near New York, has found something she really enjoys doing: solving puzzles.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-07-27
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Dirt Music
2020-10-08
Dirt Music
Overview: Georgie is slowly suffocating in a loveless marriage to fishing tycoon Jim Buckridge. Handsome poacher Lu is an irresistible symbol of the excitement she craves. A passionate affair follows that reveals the dark secrets in Lu’s past and forces him to take flight into the blistering heat of the outback. Georgie follows, determined to find him and bring him back.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-10-08
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Angela Carter: Of Wolves & Women
2018-08-04
Angela Carter: Of Wolves & Women
Overview: A dark and delicious foray into Angela Carter's extraordinary life with animation by Peepshow Collective, rare archive and family photos, and contributions from Angela's friends, family, students and admirers.
Genres: Animation Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-08-04
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No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes
2008-03-11
No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes
Overview: A piece featuring additional cast and crew interview snippets and behind-the-scenes footage. We find comments from Joel and Ethan Coen, Jones, Bardem, Graf, Brolin, Macdonald, production supervisor Karen Getchell, associate producer Dave Diliberto and actor Woody Harrelson.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-03-11
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Operation Mincemeat
2022-04-01
Operation Mincemeat
Overview: In 1943, two British intelligence officers concoct Operation Mincemeat, wherein their plan to drop a corpse with false papers off the coast of Spain would fool Nazi spies into believing the Allied forces were planning to attack by way of Greece rather than Sicily.
Genres: War History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-04-01
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2005-04-28
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Overview: Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
Genres: Adventure Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-04-28
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The Making of 'Gosford Park'
2002-06-18
The Making of 'Gosford Park'
Overview: A documentary giving film fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making this Robert Altman film about a murder at an English country estate. Includes interviews with the cast and crew, who relate some of their experiences with making the film, as well as giving their views on all the work that went into it.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-06-18
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I Came By
2022-08-19
I Came By
Overview: A rebellious young graffiti artist, who targets the homes of the wealthy elite, discovers a shocking secret that leads him on a journey endangering himself and those closest to him.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-08-19
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Royal Carols: Together at Christmas
2024-12-24
Royal Carols: Together at Christmas
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Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2024-12-24
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