David Harewood
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Biography: David Harewood is an English actor, known for playing David Estes in Homeland and Hank Henshaw in Supergirl.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Small Heath, Birmingham, England, UK
Birthday: December 08, 1965
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Gender: Male
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Blood Diamond
Overview: An ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missions: recovering a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the fisherman's son, conscripted as a child soldier into the brutal rebel forces ripping a swath of torture and bloodshed countrywide.
Genres: Drama Thriller Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-12-08
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Strings
Overview: Strings is a mythological story about the son of a king, Hal Tara, who sets out on a journey to avenge the death of his father. To his surprise he discovers the truth of his own people - and where he least expects it - he finds true love.
Genres: Adventure Animation Drama Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-24
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National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies
Overview: In 1968 America, as two men fight to become the next president, all eyes are on the battle between two others: the cunningly conservative William F. Buckley Jr., and the unruly liberal Gore Vidal. During a new nightly television format, they debate the moral landscape of a shattered nation.
Genres: Drama History Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-05-18
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The Philosopher's Stone: The True Story
Overview: Documentary examining the medieval myth of the Philosopher's Stone, a Holy Grail-type relic which supposedly held the key to alchemy and immortality. Many noted alchemists and adventurers searched obsessively for the artifact hoping to learn its powerful secrets, a quest which allegedly drove some to madness and others to celestial encounters.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-04-24
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Man to Man
Overview: Dion, (Selorm Adonu), a young teen, gets beaten up at school. His father, (David Harewood), takes him to the boxing ring to teach him how to fight and defend himself.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-03-16
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The Pygmy Hippo: A Very Secret Life
Overview: The pygmy hippo is one of nature's last great mysteries. Solitary, secretive and extremely hard to find, scientists know almost nothing about this endangered animal in the wild and what it needs to survive. Now, a young Australian ecologist, Wei-Yeen Yap, is taking on what could be 'mission impossible'. In a remote West African rainforest, Wei investigates the secret life of the pygmy hippo, attempting to unravel its mysteries in the hope that with greater knowledge we will be able to save it.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-05-09
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9/11: The Lost Hero
Overview: The story of a 9/11 hero named Jason Thomas, who helped two police officers trapped beneath the rubble of Ground Zero.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-09-02
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The Abominable Snow Baby
Overview: Based on the short story from Terry Pratchett's book of Christmas tales entitled "Father Christmas's Fake Beard". It tells the story of a quintessentially English town which is thrown into disarray by a huge snowfall and the dramatic appearance of a 14-foot tall Abominable Snow Baby. Shunned and feared by the local townsfolk, Snow Baby is rescued by the indomitable Granny who along with grandson Albert, welcomes him into her home, showering her new pet with love and affection, changing the town’s perception and helping the community overcome their initial prejudices.
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-12-25
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The Shadow in the North
Overview: Sally Lockhart crosses paths with the nefarious industrialist Axel Bellman, the richest and most powerful man in Europe. She's determined to prove him guilty of corruption and fraud, whilst Bellman will stop at nothing to destroy her case.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-09-15
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Arthur's Whisky
Overview: When Joan’s husband dies, she is shocked to discover he had invented an elixir which makes the drinker look young again. Sharing it with her two friends, the three women paint the town red but soon discover that they are no longer equipped to be young in the modern world.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-09-19
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The Last Bite
Overview: A waitress is closing up at the Diner where she works. A sweaty man, seemingly in pain, enters and asks for a coffee. He is soon followed by another peculiar client.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-07-01
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Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier
Overview: America's experiences during the Civil Rights Movement and the Space Race are well documented. However, few know about the moment these two worlds collided, when the White House and NASA scrambled to put the first black astronaut into orbit. This is the untold story of the decades-long battle between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to be the first superpower to bring diversity to the skies, told by the black astronauts and their families, who were part of this little known chapter of the Cold War.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-02-24
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The Hot Potato
Overview: The 'Hot Potato' is an exciting new British period ‘caper movie’, in the spirit of ‘The Italian Job’ and ‘Two Way Stretch’ and is based on real events which took place at the end of the 1960s in London’s East End.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-01-01
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Frankenstein's Wedding... Live in Leeds
Overview: Music and drama event, live from Leeds in front of an audience of 12,000, which explores Mary Shelley's story through contemporary performance and cutting-edge musical content.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-03-19
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The Man Inside
Overview: A thriller centered on a young boxer trying to distance himself from his father's gangster past and the relationship with his trainer.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-07-27
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Victim
Overview: A young man's attempt to break out of a cycle of violence. When country-girl Tia comes to stay with her cousin in the city, little does she realise that her naivety will disturb the delicate balance of cousin Davina and her group of friends. Living the good life on a career of crime, Davina's friend Tyson struggles to be a parent to his teenage sister Nyla. Getting to know Tia allows Tyson to see a way out of his violent life. But Tia's blossoming romance is a consequence that Davina had not envisaged, and Davina begins to plot a terrible revenge.
Genres: Action Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-10-02
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Wendell & Wild
Overview: Two demon brothers enlist the aid of Kat Elliot — a tough teen with a load of guilt — to summon them to the Land of the Living. But what Kat demands in return leads to a brilliantly bizarre and comedic adventure like no other.
Genres: Animation Comedy Fantasy Horror Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-10-21
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Bermuda Grace
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Genres: Comedy TV Movie Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-07
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The Hawk
Overview: Housewife Annie Marsh suspects her husband might be The Hawk, a brutal serial killer. Complicating matters is the fact that she once was incarcerated in a psychiatric hospital. When she discovers she does not have the happy marriage she always believed and begins to piece together the times and dates of her husband's frequent absences, her fears begin to take hold, and her sanity deteriorates.
Genres: Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-12-03
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David Harewood on Blackface
Overview: At its peak, The Black and White Minstrel Show was watched by a Saturday night audience of more than 20 million people. David Harewood goes on a mission to understand the roots of this strange, intensely problematic cultural form: where did the show come from, and what made it popular for so long? With the help of historians, actors and musicians, David uncovers how, at its core, blackface minstrelsy was simply an attempt to make racism into an art form - and can be traced back to a name and a date.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-07-27
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The Canterville Ghost
Overview: An American family moves in to the Canterville Chase, a London mansion that has been haunted by ghost Sir Simon De Canterville for 300 years.
Genres: Animation Comedy Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-09-22
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Mrs Mandela
Overview: How Winnie Mandela went from innocent country girl to a fighter against apartheid.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-01-25
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Young Vic: Best of Enemies
Overview: 1968 – a year of protest that divided America. As two men fight to become the next President, all eyes are on the battle between two others: the cunningly conservative William F Buckley Jr., and the iconoclastic liberal Gore Vidal. Beliefs are challenged and slurs slung as these political idols feud nightly in a new television format, debating the moral landscape of a shattered nation.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-12-31
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Macbeth on the Estate
Overview: A modern version of Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-01
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Grimsby
Overview: Wrongfully accused and on the run, a top MI6 assassin joins forces with his long-lost, football hooligan brother to save the world from a sinister plot.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-02-24
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Spooks: The Greater Good
Overview: During a handover to the head of counter-terrorism of MI5, Harry Pearce, a terrorist escapes custody. When Harry disappears soon after, his protégé is tasked with finding out what happened as an impending attack on London looms, and eventually uncovers a deadly conspiracy.
Genres: Thriller Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-04-11
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The Gospel of John
Overview: John’s gospel is depicted, complete with Aramaic narration, highlighting Christ’s life including birth, baptism, first miracle, healing the blind man, walking on water, feeding the multitude, raising Lazarus from the dead, the Last Supper, his flogging and crucifixion, and most importantly his resurrection.
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-12-01
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Dickens: Phantoms and Fiction
Overview: Captivating documentary exploring the haunting world of Charles Dickens' supernatural tales through actor readings, archive footage and immersive visuals
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-12-21
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9.79*
Overview: A look into the 100-meter final at the 1988 Seoul games.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-09-20
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Pirate Prince
Overview: Jack Prince, a British renegade, joins a rebellion and becomes one of the most feared pirates in the Caribbean
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-12-26
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Overview: A recording of Julie Taymor's New York stage production of William Shakespeare's comedy.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-09-08
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Gunrush
Overview: Set against the rising wave of gun crime in Britain, Gunrush sees a father driven to take the law into his own hands after his daughter is shot dead.
Genres: Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-08-22
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Free In Deed
Overview: When a single mother brings her young boy to church for healing, this lonely pentecostal minister is forced to confront the seemingly incurable illness of the child... and his own demons as well. The more he prays, the more things seem to spiral out of his control.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-09-08
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SuperBob
Overview: After six years without a date, Robert, the world's only superhero, is looking for love. The only barrier to his plan is that he regularly has to save the world, so he needs to get some time off if he is to meet his superwoman.
Genres: Action Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-10-16
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The Merchant of Venice
Overview: Venice, 1596. Bassanio begs his friend Antonio, a prosperous merchant, to lend him a large sum of money so that he can woo Portia, a very wealthy heiress; but Antonio has invested his fortune abroad, so they turn to Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, and ask him for a loan.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-12-03
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Harnessing Peacocks
Overview: Sir John Mills, Peter Davison and Serena Scott Thomas star in this warm, funny and romantic story of a woman forced to make a new life for herself in a Cornish seaside town. Based on Mary Wesley’s bestselling novel, «Harnessing Peacocks» is adapted by the multi-award-winning Andrew Davies.
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-11-28
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The Ruby in the Smoke
Overview: Sally Lockhart has struck a man dead with just three words, sent to her in a message from her father just before he drowned in the South China Seas. But unfortunately, Sally has no idea what the words The Seven Blessings mean. Before long, she is drawn into a mystery filled with opium, secrets from her own past and, at the heart of it all, the Ruby of Agrapur.
Genres: Drama Mystery Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-12-27
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Tulip Fever
Overview: An artist falls for a married young woman while he's commissioned to paint her portrait. The two invest in the risky tulip market in hopes to build a future together.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-07-13
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Anna Lee: Headcase
Overview: A bright, pretty and determined young lady named Anna Lee quits the police department in search of adventure, and joins a small and somewhat stuffy detective agency, whose members don't look particularly kindly on her short skirts, somewhat cavalier attitude toward agency rules--like showing up for work on time--and her overall demeanor. However, the agency's owner takes a shine to her and assigns her to what seems to be a relatively straightforward case: finding a young girl who's gone missing and whose family is worried about her. As it turns out, the case involves quite a bit more than just a missing girl.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-10
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Separate Lies
Overview: Following a traffic accident, things take a turn when the victim's identity is revealed.
Genres: Romance Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-09-16
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Black Poppies
Overview: "A dramatisation of the experiences of black servicemen from the Second World War to the present day. These fascinating accounts - vivid, humorous, often harrowing - offer an unusual and sometimes startling perspective on army life. First produced by the Royal National Theatre Studio and now re-created for television, Black Poppies was filmed on the Broadwater Farm Estate in north London." - Radio Times, 1992
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-10-18
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David Harewood: Psychosis and Me
Overview: David Harewood had a psychotic breakdown and was sectioned in his 20s. David traces his steps, meeting young people living with psychosis and the NHS professionals who treat them.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-05-16
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I Wonder Who's Kissing You Now
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Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1998-09-04
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Parallel
Overview: A group of friends stumble upon a mirror that serves as a portal to a "multiverse", but soon discover that importing knowledge from the other side in order to better their lives brings increasingly dangerous consequences.
Genres: Science Fiction Fantasy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-04-10
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Lost Pharaohs of the Nile
Overview: Experts challenge the view that Egypt is Africa's only 'great' civilisation, providing evidence that the Black Pharaohs' Kingdom of Kush was a major ancient African superpower.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-10-13
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Third Person
Overview: An acclaimed novelist struggles to write an analysis of love in one of three stories, each set in a different city, that detail the beginning, middle and end of a relationship.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-06-20
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Why Is Covid Killing People Of Colour?
Overview: David Harewood investigates what the high covid death rates in Black and minority ethnic patients reveal about health inequality in modern Britain.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-03-02
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Great Moments in Aviation
Overview: The film follows Gabriel Angel (Rakie Ayola), a young Caribbean aviator who falls in love with the forger Duncan Stewart (Jonathan Pryce) on her journey to England. Stewart is pursued by his nemesis Rex Goodyear (John Hurt), and the group are supported by Dr Angela Bead (Vanessa Redgrave) and Miss Gwendolyn Quim (Dorothy Tutin), retired missionaries who become lovers during the voyage.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-05-01
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Benn/Eubank
Overview: When two of Britain's best boxers came face to face in the ring to battle for the World Boxing Organisation Middleweight title in November 1990. Their meeting has been called the greatest fight ever fought on British soil. At the time, Benn, a former soldier and already know the world over for his skill, was believed to be the favorite to defend his title.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
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