Liam Neeson
Also Known As: 連恩·尼遜, เลียม นีสัน, リーアム・ニーソン, 리암 니슨, ليام نيسون, Вільям Джон Нісон, 连姆·尼森, William John "Liam" Neeson OBE, Λίαμ Νίσον, 连姆·尼森饰, Liams Nīsons, Lijam Nison, Лијам Нисон, Уильям Нисон, لیام نیسون, 連恩尼遜
Biography: Liam Neeson (born 7 June 1952) is an Irish actor. He was born in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland and educated at Saint Patrick's College, Ballymena Technical College and Queen's University Belfast. He moved to Dublin after university to further his acting career, joining the renowned Abbey Theatre. In the early 1990s, he moved again to the United States, where the wide acclaim for his performance in Schindler's List led to more high-profile work. He is widowed and lives in New York with his two sons. He has been nominated for an Oscar, a BAFTA and three Golden Globe Awards. He has starred in a number of notable roles including Oskar Schindler in Schindler's List, Michael Collins in Michael Collins, Peyton Westlake in Darkman, Jean Valjean in Les Misérables, Qui-Gon Jinn in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Alfred Kinsey in Kinsey, Ras Al Ghul in Batman Begins and the voice of Aslan in The Chronicles of Narnia film series. He has also starred in several other notable films, from major Hollywood studio releases (ie. Excalibur, The Dead Pool, Nell, Rob Roy, The Haunting, Love Actually, Kingdom of Heaven, Taken, Clash of the Titans, The A-Team, Unknown) to smaller arthouse films (ie. Deception, Breakfast on Pluto, Chloe). Description from the Wikipedia article Liam Neeson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
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Birthday: June 07, 1952
Age: 72 years old
Gender: Male
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Batman Begins
Overview: Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal underworld - The Batman.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-06-10
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Overview: Siblings Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter step through a magical wardrobe and find the land of Narnia. There, they discover a charming, once peaceful kingdom that has been plunged into eternal winter by the evil White Witch, Jadis. Aided by the wise and magnificent lion, Aslan, the children lead Narnia into a spectacular, climactic battle to be free of the Witch's glacial powers forever.
Genres: Adventure Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-12-07
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Schindler's List
Overview: The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.
Genres: Drama History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-12-15
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Love Actually
Overview: Eight very different couples deal with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London.
Genres: Comedy Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-09-07
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Breakfast on Pluto
Overview: In the 1970s, a young transgender woman called “Kitten” leaves her small Irish town for London in search of love, acceptance, and her long-lost mother.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-11-16
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Kingdom of Heaven
Overview: After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.
Genres: Drama Action Adventure History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-05-03
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Krull
Overview: A prince and a fellowship of companions set out to rescue his bride from a fortress of alien invaders who have arrived on their home planet.
Genres: Action Adventure Fantasy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-07-29
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Michael Collins
Overview: Michael Collins plays a crucial role in the establishment of the Irish Free State in the 1920s, but becomes vilified by those hoping to create a completely independent Irish republic.
Genres: War Drama Thriller History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-10-25
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Gangs of New York
Overview: In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting's inner circle. Vallon's journey becomes a fight for personal survival and to find a place for the Irish people.
Genres: Drama History Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-12-14
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Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Overview: Anakin Skywalker, a young slave strong with the Force, is discovered on Tatooine. Meanwhile, the evil Sith have returned, enacting their plot for revenge against the Jedi.
Genres: Adventure Action Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-05-19
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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Overview: One year after their incredible adventures in the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Peter, Edmund, Lucy and Susan Pevensie return to Narnia to aid a young prince whose life has been threatened by the evil King Miraz. Now, with the help of a colorful cast of new characters, including Trufflehunter the badger and Nikabrik the dwarf, the Pevensie clan embarks on an incredible quest to ensure that Narnia is returned to its rightful heir.
Genres: Adventure Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-05-15
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Nell
Overview: In a remote woodland cabin, a small town doctor discovers Nell — a beautiful young hermit woman with many secrets.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-12-23
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The Dead Pool
Overview: Dirty Harry Callahan returns for his final film adventure. Together with his partner Al Quan, he must investigate the systematic murder of actors and musicians. By the time Harry learns that the murders are a part of a sick game to predict the deaths of celebrities before they happen, it may be too late...
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-07-13
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The Bounty
Overview: The familiar story of Lieutenant Bligh, whose cruelty leads to a mutiny on his ship. This version follows both the efforts of Fletcher Christian to get his men beyond the reach of British retribution, and the epic voyage of Lieutenant Bligh to get his loyalists safely to East Timor in a tiny lifeboat.
Genres: Action Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-05-04
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Les Misérables
Overview: In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
Genres: Crime Drama History Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-05-01
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Kinsey
Overview: Kinsey is a portrait of researcher Alfred Kinsey, driven to uncover the most private secrets of a nation. What begins for Kinsey as a scientific endeavor soon takes on an intensely personal relevance, ultimately becoming an unexpected journey into the mystery of human behavior.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-09-04
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The Delta Force
Overview: A 707 aircraft jetliner, en route from Athens to Rome and then to New York City, is hijacked by Lebanese terrorists, who demand that the pilot take them to Beirut. What the terrorists don't realize is that an elite team of commandos have been called in to eliminate all terrorists on the jetliner.
Genres: Action Thriller Adventure War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-02-14
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High Spirits
Overview: When a hotelier attempts to fill the chronic vacancies at his castle by launching an advertising campaign that falsely portrays the property as haunted, two actual ghosts show up and end up falling for two guests.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-11-18
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Bonnie
Overview: A portrait of casting director Bonnie Timmermann.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-11-12
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Excalibur
Overview: A surreal adaptation of Sir Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur" chronicling Arthur Pendragon's conception, his rise to the throne, the search by his Knights of the Round Table for the Holy Grail, and ultimately, his death.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-04-10
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The Mission
Overview: When a Spanish Jesuit goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of converting the Indians of the region, a slave hunter is converted and joins his mission. When Spain sells the colony to Portugal, they are forced to defend all they have built against the Portuguese aggressors.
Genres: Adventure Drama Action History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-09-24
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Everest
Overview: An international team of climbers ascends Mt. Everest in the spring of 1996. The film depicts their lengthy preparations for the climb, their trek to the summit, and their successful return to Base Camp. It also shows many of the challenges the group faced, including avalanches, lack of oxygen, treacherous ice walls, and a deadly blizzard.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-03-06
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The Riker's Ghost
Overview: A convict set for release is forced to break a terrorist out of prison.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
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Rob Roy
Overview: In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrowing money from the local nobility to buy cattle to herd to market. When the money is stolen, Rob is forced into a Robin Hood lifestyle to defend his family and honour.
Genres: Adventure History Drama Action War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-04-13
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The Haunting
Overview: Dr. David Marrow invites three distinct individuals to the eerie and isolated Hill House to be subjects for a sleep disorder study. The unfortunate guests discover that Marrow is far more interested in the sinister mansion itself — and they soon see the true nature of its horror.
Genres: Horror Thriller Fantasy Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-07-23
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Shining Through
Overview: Spirited New Yorker Linda Voss goes to work for international lawyer and secret Office of Strategic Services operative Ed Leland just before World War II. As they fall in love, the United States enters the fight against Hitler, and Linda volunteers to work for Ed spying undercover behind Nazi lines. Assigned to uncover information about a German bomb, Linda also has personal motives to fulfill: discovering the fate of her Jewish family members in Berlin.
Genres: Drama Romance Thriller War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-01-31
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K-19: The Widowmaker
Overview: When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster.
Genres: Drama History Thriller Mystery War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-07-19
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Taken
Overview: Bryan Mills, a former government operative, is trying to reconnect with his teenage daughter Kim. After reluctantly agreeing with his ex-wife to let Kim go to Paris on vacation with a friend, his worst nightmare comes true. While on the phone with his daughter shortly after she arrives in Paris, she and her friend are abducted by a gang of human traffickers. Working against the clock, Bryan relies on his extensive training and skills to track down the ruthless gang that abducted her and launch a one-man war to rescue his daughter.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-02-18
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Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
Overview: To commemorate the 150th anniversary of Oscar Wilde's birth, 150 leading artists of the stage, screen and music worlds deliver 150 of the Irish scribe's most memorable quotes. Featured celebrities include Bono, Liam Neeson, Martin Sheen, Joan Rivers, Lily Tomlin, Tyne Daly, James Cromwell, Stewart Copeland, Julianna Margulies, Allison Janney, Ed Asner, Roma Downey, Harvey Fierstein, Hector Elizondo and Rosie Perez.
Genres: Documentary History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-12-27
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The Endurance
Overview: Documentary on the Shackleton Antartic expedition. A retelling of Sir Ernest Shackleton's ill-fated expedition to Antarctica in and the crew of his vessel 'The Endurance', which was trapped in the ice floes and frigid open ocean of the Antarctic in 1914. Shackleton decided, with many of his crew injured and weak from exposure and starvation, to take a team of his fittest men and attempt to find help. Setting out in appalling conditions with hopelessly inadequate equipment, they endured all weather and terrain and finally reached safety. Persuading a local team of his confidence that the abandoned team would still be alive, he set out again to find them. After almost 2 years trapped on the ice, all members of the crew were finally rescued.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-09-02
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Leap of Faith
Overview: Jonas Nightengale is a fraudulent Christian faith healer who makes a living travelling around America holding revival meetings and conducting 'miracles' with the help of his friend and manager, Jane, and their entourage.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-12-18
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Darkman
Overview: Dr. Peyton Westlake is on the verge of realizing a major breakthrough in synthetic skin when his laboratory is destroyed by gangsters. Having been burned beyond recognition and forever altered by an experimental medical procedure, Westlake becomes known as Darkman, assuming alternate identities in his quest for revenge and a new life with a former love.
Genres: Action Science Fiction Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-08-24
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Suspect
Overview: When a Supreme Court judge commits suicide and his secretary is found murdered, all fingers point to Carl Anderson, a homeless veteran who's deaf and mute. But when public defender Kathleen Riley is assigned to his case, she begins to believe that Anderson may actually be innocent. Juror Eddie Sanger, a Washington lobbyist, agrees, and together the pair begins their own investigation of events.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-10-23
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Seraphim Falls
Overview: The Civil War has ended, but Colonel Morsman Carver is on one final mission – to kill Gideon, no matter what it takes. Launched by a gunshot and propelled by rage, the relentless pursuit takes the two men through frigid snow-capped mountains and arid deserts, far from the comforts and codes of civilisation, into the bloodiest recesses of their own souls.
Genres: Western Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-01-26
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A Prayer for the Dying
Overview: Martin, an I.R.A. hitman, is seen by a Catholic priest while carrying out a hit. He grows a bond with the priest and his niece. But his past and his former employers put all their lives in danger.
Genres: Crime Drama Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-09-11
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Under Suspicion
Overview: In the late 1950s, British police officer Tony Aaron resigns from the force after sleeping with Hazel, wife of the man whose house he was supposed to guard. In his new job as a fake private investigator, he helps couples get divorces by photographing Hazel having "affairs" with the husband. When she is murdered during a job, Tony begins having an affair with the dead man's mistress, Angeline, while trying to prove his innocence.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-09-27
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The Hunger: The Story of the Irish Famine
Overview: Ireland, 1845. When a deadly fungus destroys potato crops throughout northern Europe, the most impoverished Irish population, whose main source of food is precisely the potato, suffers a cruel famine that will cause more than a million deaths and, in the following ten years, the mass exodus of more than two million people.
Genres: Documentary History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-03-06
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Next of Kin
Overview: Truman Gates, a Chicago cop, sets out to find his brother's killer. Meanwhile, another of his brothers, Briar (a hillbilly) decides to find the killer himself.
Genres: Adventure Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-10-20
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Chloe
Overview: A doctor hires an escort to seduce her husband, whom she suspects of cheating, though unforeseen events put the family in danger.
Genres: Drama Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-02-25
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Husbands and Wives
Overview: When Jack and Sally announce that they're splitting up, this comes as a shock to their best friends Gabe and Judy. Maybe mostly because they also are drifting apart and are now being made aware of it. So while Jack and Sally try to go on and meet new people, the marriage of Gabe and Judy gets more and more strained, and they begin to find themselves being attracted to other people.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-09-18
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Gun Shy
Overview: Legendary undercover DEA agent Charlie Mayough has suddenly lost his nerves of steel. On the verge of a career-induced mental breakdown, and in complete fear of trigger-happy Mafia leader Fulvio Nesstra, Charlie seeks psychiatric help and finds himself relying on the support of an unstable therapy group and nurse Judy just to get through his work.
Genres: Action Comedy Romance Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-02-04
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After.Life
Overview: Following a terrible car crash, a woman awakes to find an enigmatic mortician preparing her for burial.
Genres: Drama Horror Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-11-07
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Trumbo
Overview: Through a focus on the life of Dalton Trumbo (1905-1976), this film examines the effects on individuals and families of a congressional pursuit of Hollywood Communists after World War II. Trumbo was one of several writers, directors, and actors who invoked the First Amendment in refusing to answer questions under oath. They were blacklisted and imprisoned. We follow Trumbo to prison, to exile in Mexico with his family, to poverty, to the public shunning of his children, to his writing under others' names, and to an eventual but incomplete vindication. Actors read his letters; his children and friends remember and comment. Archive photos, newsreels and interviews add texture. Written by
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-09-10
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The Next Three Days
Overview: A married couple's life is turned upside down when the wife is accused of murdering her boss. Her husband John would spend the next few years trying to get her released, but there's no evidence that negates the evidence against her. When the strain of being separated from her husband and son gets to her, John decides to find a way to break her out.
Genres: Romance Drama Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-11-18
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Before and After
Overview: Two parents deal with the effects when their son is accused of murdering his girlfriend.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-02-23
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Ethan Frome
Overview: Married couple, Ethan and Zeena, are in need an extra hand around the house due to Zeena's debilitated body and constant illness. The young woman who joins them is a beautiful, spirited person. She and Ethan fall in love much to the dismay of Zeena.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1993-03-12
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Battleship
Overview: When mankind beams a radio signal into space, a reply comes from ‘Planet G’, in the form of several alien crafts that splash down in the waters off Hawaii. Lieutenant Alex Hopper is a weapons officer assigned to the USS John Paul Jones, part of an international naval coalition which becomes the world's last hope for survival as they engage the hostile alien force of unimaginable strength. While taking on the invaders, Hopper must also try to live up to the potential that his brother, and his fiancée's father—an Admiral—expect of him.
Genres: Thriller Action Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-04-11
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Christiana
Overview: The second chapter in the story of John Bunyan's immortal classic Pilgrim's Progress. Christiana, who had earlier scoffed at her husband for leaving his family in the City of Destruction, truly repents of her sins. She is rewarded with a glowing faith and leads her daughter, Credence, and sons, Avail and Avow, plus her doubting neighbor, Mercy, towards the Celestial City. With the help of Greatheart, Christiana sets a wonderful example of a loving, but concerned mother who guards and guides her children through numerous dangerous adventures. At Doubting Castle, Mercy at last takes firm grip upon the promises of God's Word and is rewarded with deep faith. Then, at Pilgrim's Rest, the entire group discovers the meaning of the verse, "For me to live is Christ and to die is to gain."
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-06-10
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Five Minutes of Heaven
Overview: The story of former Ulster Volunteer Force member Alistair Little. Twenty-five years after Little killed Joe Griffin's brother, the media arrange an auspicious meeting between the two.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-19
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An Audience with Mel Brooks
Overview: Mel Brooks delivers an enjoyable hour of comic diversion with his lovely actress-wife Anne Bancroft, writer comedian Ronny Graham and British Shakespearean actor Jonathan Pryce. Brooks Spontaneous humor, social commentaries and zany sketches leave the audience rolling in the aisles and will leave you wanting more of Mel!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-02-04
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Satisfaction
Overview: When a young rock group called The Mystery gets its first gig at a club, it's an opportunity to see what life is all about. Fresh out of high school, the rockers are hired by an exclusive beach resort thanks to a faded '60s songwriter. There, they meet with romance and adventure. But street-smart lead singer Jennie Lee faces a dilemma: pursue her budding career or finish high school.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-02-12
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The Other Man
Overview: The story of a husband who suspects his wife of adultery, and sets out to track down the other man in her life.
Genres: Drama Thriller Mystery Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-12-25
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Pilgrim's Progress
Overview: Journey with Pilgrim to the Celestial City, as John Bunyan's famous allegory leaps from its pages into movie from. You'll experience the Slough of Despond, the Hill of Difficulty, Vanity Fair; Meet Pliable, Mr. Obstinate, Worldly Wiseman, Evangelist, Mr. Interpreter, and Pilgrim's constant foe, Apollyon. Follow Pilgrim to the Cross, where he finds real sanctification. A powerful visualization of the Christian life.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-04-05
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Unknown
Overview: A man awakens from a coma, only to discover that someone has taken on his identity and that no one, (not even his wife), believes him. With the help of a young woman, he sets out to prove who he is.
Genres: Action Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-02-16
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The Dark Knight Rises
Overview: Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, a new terrorist leader who overwhelms Gotham's finest. The Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.
Genres: Action Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-07-17
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Coral Reef Adventure
Overview: Coral Reef Adventure follows the real-life expedition of ocean explorers and underwater filmmakers Howard and Michele Hall. Using large-format cameras, the Halls guide us to the islands and sun-drenched waters of the South Pacific to document the health and beauty of coral reefs. Featuring songs written and recorded by Crosby, Stills & Nash.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-02-14
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The Ice Road 2: Road to the Sky
Overview: Mike goes to Nepal to sprinkle his brother ashes on Mount Everest. When Mike and his mountain guide come upon a bunch of mercenaries while traveling on a tour bus they are forced to fight to save themselves, the passengers and the country.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date:
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Journey into Amazing Caves
Overview: Journey into Amazing Caves is an extraordinary IMAX adventure into the depths of the earth to uncover the secrets to life underground.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-03-01
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Clash of the Titans
Overview: Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus is helpless to save his family from Hades, vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus and unleash hell on earth. Battling unholy demons and fearsome beasts, Perseus and his warriors will only survive if Perseus accepts his power as a god, defies fate and creates his own destiny.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-03-26
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Silence
Overview: In the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have committed apostasy, and to propagate Catholicism.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-12-23
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Ruby Cairo
Overview: Baseball cards and a food-aid worker help a woman follow her shady husband's money trail around the world.
Genres: Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-12-12
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Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman
Overview: The playwright Brian Friel stands among the giants of Irish literature. From the 1980s onwards, he withdrew from media and public life. This film sets out to show, through family, friends, actors, directors, as well as via his own handwritten and typed letters, personal archive, and readings from some of his plays, how Brian Friel re-defined Irish theatre in the second half of the 20th century.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-01-06
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Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
Overview: Eugene O'Neill tells the haunting story of the life and work of America's greatest and only Nobel Prize-winning playwright -- set within the context of the harrowing family dramas and personal upheavals that shaped him, and that he in turn struggled all his life to give form to in his art.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-03-27
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Taken 2
Overview: In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-09-27
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The Big Man
Overview: An unemployed Scottish miner is forced into bare-knuckle boxing to make ends meet.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-08-31
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The Grey
Overview: Following a grueling five-week shift at an Alaskan oil refinery, workers led by sharpshooter John Ottway are flying home for a much-needed vacation. But a brutal storm causes their plane to crash in the frozen wilderness, and only eight men, including Ottway, survive. As they trek southward toward civilization and safety, Ottway and his companions must battle mortal injuries, the icy elements, and a pack of hungry wolves.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-01-26
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Inside The Space Station
Overview: A virtual visit aboard the International Space Station, making the dreams of millions of people around the world come true.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-12-10
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Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity
Overview: A presentation of the facts and theory surrounding the astronomical phenomenon of "black holes", using the latest in computer-generated imagery. Theories regarding their origin are presented, along with speculation about what lies with and beyond them.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-02-10
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Wrath of the Titans
Overview: Perseus tries to live a quieter life as a village fisherman while – dangerously weakened by humanity's lack of devotion – the gods are losing control of the long-imprisoned Titans and their ferocious leader, Kronos.
Genres: Fantasy Adventure Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-03-28
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Narco Sub
Overview: Set in the dangerous world of drug smuggling, where semi-submersible crafts are used by South American drug cartels to ship cocaine into the U.S. without having to deal with land-based authorities.
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
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The Wildest Dream
Overview: Uses astonishing visuals to tell the intersecting stories of George Mallory, the first man to attempt a summit of Mount Everest, and Conrad Anker, the mountaineer who finds Mallory's frozen remains 75 years later.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-08-06
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The Good Mother
Overview: After finding a sexually liberated boyfriend, a divorced woman gets sued over daughter's custody, by her ex, who claims that her lover has a bad influence on the kid.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-11-04
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For the Love of Spock
Overview: The life of Mr. Spock, as well as that of Leonard Nimoy, the actor who played him for almost fifty years, written and directed by his son: Adam.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-09-09
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Patrick
Overview: A fascinating story of the truth behind the legend and history of St Patrick. This special will feature the world reknown voices of two of Ireland's incredible top actors: with narration by Liam Neeson and also Gabriel Byrne supplying the voice of Patrick. The story of the real St. Patrick is a fabulous mix of part adventure tale and part spiritual awakening. His radical ideas were suspect and he attracted the censure of the Church establishment in Roman Britain. Patrick refused to compromise this commitment and soon won the respect and love of the Irish and even the finally the reluctant support of his detractors. He started out as a slave an eventually became a liberator, who learned to forgive and ultimately love his enemies.
Genres: Drama History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-03-14
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Arthur the King
Overview: Classic tale of King Arthur and how his wife is kidnapped by his evil sister. Lancelot is sent out to try and retrieve the lost queen and unfortunately falls in love with her. Forbidden love, revenge, family rivalry, and magic are all prominent themes.
Genres: TV Movie Fantasy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-04-26
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The Big Bang
Overview: The Big Bang presentation takes viewers back to the birth of the universe, through its expansion and cooling, and from the emergence of simple gas clouds to galaxies with stars and planets. Finally, it raises the question of the nature of the so-called “dark energy,” a mysterious force counter to gravity that dominates the modern universe.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-07-04
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The Lego Movie
Overview: An ordinary Lego mini-figure, mistakenly thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil Lego tyrant from conquering the universe.
Genres: Animation Family Adventure Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-02-06
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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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Martin Luther
Overview: Learn how one man reluctantly took on the most powerful institution of his day and won. Martin Luther is credited with expounding a new vision of man's relationship with God and, by extension, a redefinition of man's relationship with authority. Filmed across Europe -- from the rustic rural Germany to the opulence of the Vatican City -- you'll witness the collapse of the medieval world and the birth of the modern age.
Genres: Documentary History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-07-09
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A Walk Among the Tombstones
Overview: Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-09-18
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Khumba
Overview: A half-striped zebra is blamed for the drought and leaves his herd in search of his missing stripes. He is joined on his quest by an overprotective wildebeest and a flamboyant ostrich; they defeat the tyrannical leopard and save his herd.
Genres: Animation Adventure Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-07-18
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Girl Rising
Overview: Nine filmmakers each profile a young girl from a different part of the world to weave a global tapestry of youth in the 21st century.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-03-07
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A Million Ways to Die in the West
Overview: As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.
Genres: Comedy Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-05-22
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Dinner at the Sporting Club
Overview: Vinny Mathews is a small time boxing promoter who struggles with his conscience over what to do with a fighter he knows is unfit to face his opponent. However, Mathews needs sponsorship and this would be the ideal opportunity to mix with the "frilly shirted" sportsmen who enjoy their lavish lifestyle as fighters slug it out as the steak is served!
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-11-07
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WAMEGO: Addendum
Overview: Part 4 of the award-winning Wamego documentary series. It's a slice-of-life during the marketing of director Steve Balderson's feature films HELL TOWN and EL GANZO at film festivals worldwide during 2015. With cameos by scream queen Debbie Rochon, Eileen Dietz (The Exorcist), Italian movie star Marco Leonardi (Cinema Paradiso), Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Cyndi Lauper, and more!
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-12-15
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Dynamic Earth: Exploring Earth's Climate Engine
Overview: The show explores the inner workings of Earth's climate system. With visualizations based on satellite monitoring data and advanced supercomputer simulations, this cutting-edge production follows a trail of energy that flows from the Sun into the interlocking systems that shape our climate: the atmosphere, oceans, and the biosphere. Audiences will ride along on swirling ocean and wind currents, dive into the heart of a monster hurricane, come face-to-face with sharks and gigantic whales, and fly into roiling volcanoes.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-04-27
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The Last Laugh
Overview: Feature documentary about humor and the Holocaust, examining whether it is ever acceptable to use humor in connection with a tragedy of that scale, and the implications for other seemingly off-limits topics in a society that prizes free speech.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-04-18
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Wildcat
Overview: Can scandalous art still serve God? Does suffering precede all greatness? Can illness be a blessing? In 1950, writer Flannery O'Connor visits her mother Regina in Georgia when she is diagnosed with lupus at twenty-four years old. Struggling with the same disease that took her father’s life when she was a child and desperate to make her mark as a great writer, this crisis pitches her imagination into a feverish exploration of belief.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-05-03
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Absolution
Overview: An aging ex-boxer gangster working as muscle for a Boston crime boss receives an upsetting diagnosis. Despite a faltering memory, he attempts to rectify the sins of his past and reconnect with his estranged children. He is determined to leave a positive legacy for his grandson, but the criminal underworld isn’t done with him and won’t loosen their grip willingly.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-10-31
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Cold Storage
Overview: Teacake and Naomi, two young employees of a self-storage company built on the site of an old US military base, have their wildest night shift ever when a parasitic fungus escapes from the lowest sublevel of the base, where it was sealed by the government decades before. As the temperature rises underground, this highly contagious and rapidly mutating microorganism multiplies and unleashes its brain-controlling, body-bursting terrors on the facility’s inhabitants – human and otherwise. With time running out, it’s down to Teacake and Naomi, with the help of a grizzled retired bioterror operative, to contain the merciless menace and prevent the explosive extinction of Mankind itself.
Genres: Thriller Action Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-09-04
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Uncovering the Real Gangs of New York
Overview: This brief look at mid nineteenth century New York City, a period of mass immigration, street gangs, political corruption, and the worst civilian insurrection in the country's history, lends insight into the inspiration for Martin Scorsese's new movie, Gangs of New York.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-07-01
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Manny
Overview: From abject poverty to becoming a ten-time boxing world champion, congressman, and international icon, Manny Pacquiao is the true definition of a Cinderella story. In the Philippines, he first entered the ring as a sixteen-year-old weighing ninety-eight pounds with the goal of earning money to feed his family. Now, almost twenty years later, when he fights, the country of 100 million people comes to a complete standstill to watch. Regarded for his ability to bring people together, Pacquiao entered the political arena in 2010. As history’s first boxing congressman, Pacquiao now fights for his people both inside and outside of the ring. Now at the height of his career, he is faced with maneuvering an unscrupulous sport while maintaining his political duties. The question now is, what bridge is too far for Manny Pacquiao to cross?
Genres: Documentary Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-12-31
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Non-Stop
Overview: Bill Marks is a Federal Air Marshall for whom every day is the same until this one. On this plane ride, he starts receiving text messages from someone claiming to be on the flight and threatening to kill passengers. In a race against the clock, he must identify and stop the killer to save everyone on board.
Genres: Action Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-02-26
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The Nut Job
Overview: Surly, a curmudgeon, independent squirrel is banished from his park and forced to survive in the city. Lucky for him, he stumbles on the one thing that may be able to save his life, and the rest of park community, as they gear up for winter - Maury's Nut Store.
Genres: Animation Comedy Family Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-01-17
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Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds - The New Generation: Alive on Stage!
Overview: In 1978 Jeff Wayne composed and produced one of the most ground-breaking and bestselling musical works of all time. In 2006 Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds took to the stage with audiences and critics hailing it as one of the most innovative combinations of music, technology and live performance. Now in 2013 The New Generation production is launched . With an all-star cast including Liam Neeson, Marti Pellow, Jason Donovan, Kaiser Chiefs' Ricky Wilson, Jetblack's Will Stapleton and Wicked's Kerry Ellis, plus stunning new 3D holography and a 3-ton 35ft Martian Fighting Machine, it's truly a musical multi-media extravaganza. Filmed Live at London's O2 Arena, Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds is a show not to be missed!
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-04-11
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Run All Night
Overview: Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon has seen better days. Longtime best friend of a mob boss, Jimmy is haunted by the sins of his past—as well as a dogged police detective who’s been one step behind Jimmy for 30 years. But when Jimmy’s estranged son becomes a target, Jimmy must make a choice between the crime family he chose and the real family he abandoned long ago. Now, with nowhere safe to turn, Jimmy has just one night to figure out exactly where his loyalties lie and to see if he can finally make things right.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-03-11
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George Lucas: Creating an Empire
Overview: A Biography of George Lucas.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-27
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Taken 3
Overview: Ex-government operative Bryan Mills finds his life is shattered when he's falsely accused of a murder that hits close to home. As he's pursued by a savvy police inspector, Mills employs his particular set of skills to track the real killer and exact his unique brand of justice.
Genres: Thriller Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-12-16
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Lamb
Overview: Michael Lamb is a Father questioning his calling, in a Reform School in Ireland. When young epileptic runaway Eoin is sent to the school, the two recognise kindred spirits and escape to London together. With the police on their tail and the money running out however, Lamb is forced to make some terrible decisions.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-10-10
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The Secret Policeman's Ball
Overview: A live stand-up comedy and music gig to celebrate Amnesty International's 50th Anniversary.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-03-04
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A Monster Calls
Overview: 12-year-old Conor encounters an ancient tree monster who proceeds to help him cope with his mother's terminal illness and being bullied in school.
Genres: Fantasy Adventure Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-10-07
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Road
Overview: Brothers addicted to speed at any price. Documentary following the motorcycle road racing careers, and fate, of the Dunlop family.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-06-11
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The A-Team
Overview: A man who loves when a plan comes together, Col. Hannibal Smith leads a close-knit team of elite operatives and Iraq War veterans. Framed for a crime they didn't commit, Smith and his men, Capt. H.M. ‘Howling Mad’ Murdock , Sgt. Bosco ‘B.A.’ Baracus, and Lt. Templeton ‘Faceman’ Peck, break out and go rogue, using their special talents to clear their names and find the perpetrator. Hot on their trail is Capt. Charissa Sosa, who was once involved with a member of Smith's team and has sworn to capture them, no matter what it takes.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-06-09
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The Prophet
Overview: Exiled artist and poet Mustafa embarks on a journey home with his housekeeper and her daughter; together the trio must evade the authorities who fear that the truth in Mustafa's words will incite rebellion.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-09-06
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Ireland
Overview: A joyful adventure through Ireland following Irish writer Manchán Magan, joined by Irish concert violinist Patricia Treacey and four teen music students who together discover new insight into their Irish traditions and culture.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-02-28
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Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
Overview: This special explores the return of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker to the screen, as well as Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen to their classic roles. Director Deborah Chow leads the cast and crew as they create new heroes and villains that live alongside new incarnations of beloved Star Wars characters, and an epic story that dramatically bridges the saga films.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-09-07
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A Child's Garden of Poetry
Overview: Poems by some of the greatest writers of all time are brought to life through lyrical animation and readings by some of today’s most respected performers.
Genres: Family Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-04-28
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In the Land of Saints and Sinners
Overview: In a remote Irish village, a damaged Finbar is forced to fight for redemption after a lifetime of sins, but what price is he willing to pay? In the land of saints and sinners, some sins can't be buried.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-10-06
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Overview: This time around Edmund and Lucy Pevensie, along with their pesky cousin Eustace Scrubb find themselves swallowed into a painting and on to a fantastic Narnian ship headed for the very edges of the world.
Genres: Adventure Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-12-02
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Wild Japan: Snow Monkeys
Overview: In the frigid valleys of Japan's Shiga Highlands, a troop of snow monkeys make their way and raise their families in a complex society of rank and privilege where each knows their place. Their leader is still new to the job and something of a solitary grouch. But one little monkey, innocently unaware of his own lowly social rank, reaches out to this lonely leader, forming a bond with him that manages over time to warm his less than sunny disposition. It is a rare and remarkable gesture that alters both their lives. Changing seasons bring new babies to care for, a profusion of insects and blossoms to eat, family disagreements to squabble over and tragedies to overcome. Mating season brings competition for females, as the days grow shorter and colder in a rush toward winter. But with their now confident leader to guide them and their families to shelter and care for them, this troop of snow monkeys is ready to face the world.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-04-23
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The Naked Gun
Overview: Only one man has the particular set of skills... to lead Police Squad and save the world: Lt. Frank Drebin Jr.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-07-31
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Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici
Overview: In this bi-lingual “documentary musical” from acclaimed director Alan Gilsenan, the poet Paul Muldoon explores life and language in a series of musical collaborations with a stellar array of artists including Paul Simon, Liam Neeson, PJ Harvey, Bono, Ruth Negga, Paul Brady, Run DMC and Iarla O’Lionáird.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-11-19
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Nailed
Overview: In a holding centre in Northern Ireland a member of the RUC attempts to interrogate a suspect.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-06-02
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Entourage
Overview: Movie star Vincent Chase, together with his boys, Eric, Turtle and Johnny, are back…and back in business with super agent-turned-studio head Ari Gold. Some of their ambitions have changed, but the bond between them remains strong as they navigate the capricious and often cutthroat world of Hollywood.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-06-03
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Ted 2
Overview: Newlywed couple Ted and Tami-Lynn want to have a baby, but in order to qualify to be a parent, Ted will have to prove he's a person in a court of law.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-06-25
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Sworn to Silence
Overview: A lawyer who is defending an accused murderer, is told by his client the whereabouts of the bodies. However, being his lawyer, he is unable to reveal this information.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-04-06
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Spielberg
Overview: A documentary on the life and career of one of the most influential film directors of all time, Steven Spielberg.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-10-05
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Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Overview: With the 70s behind him, San Diego's top rated newsman, Ron Burgundy, returns to take New York's first 24-hour news channel by storm.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-12-18
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A Christmas Star
Overview: Born under the Christmas Star, Noelle believes she has the gift to perform miracles, so when conniving developer McKerrod threatens her peaceful life she and her friends determine to use this gift to thwart his plans and save their village.
Genres: Family Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-12-29
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Our Blue World: A Water Odyssey
Overview: Explores humanity’s profound relationship with water and reveal how human agency can help rebalance the planet’s water systems
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-04-22
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Hotel Tehran
Overview: Disillusioned by the end of the war in Afghanistan, a group of disgraced, war torn ex-CIA operators set out to Tehran to take down a life changing score.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
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Mongoose
Overview: A falsely accused war hero with nothing to lose leads police on an epic televised cross-country car chase, helped by members of his former Special Forces Army battalion and closely monitored by a fascinated public rooting for his safe getaway.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
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Lumière & Company
Overview: 40 international directors were asked to make a short film using the original Cinematographe invented by the Lumière Brothers, working under conditions similar to those of 1895. There were three rules: (1) The film could be no longer than 52 seconds, (2) no synchronized sound was permitted, and (3) no more than three takes.
Genres: Drama Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1995-12-20
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Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
Overview: The story of Mark Felt, who under the name "Deep Throat" helped journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate scandal in 1974.
Genres: Drama History Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-09-28
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The Huntsman: Winter's War
Overview: As two evil sisters prepare to conquer the land, two renegades—Eric the Huntsman, who aided Snow White in defeating Ravenna in Snowwhite and the Huntsman, and his forbidden lover, Sara—set out to stop them.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-04-06
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Out of Ireland: The Story of Irish Emigration to America
Overview: Originally broadcast to critical acclaim on PBS, this documentary traces the story of flight from the famine-swept villages of 19th century Ireland to the industrialized cities of 20th century America. Actual letters chronicle the stories of eight immigrants who made this trans-Atlantic journey. Kelly McGillis narrates.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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The Beginning: Making Episode I
Overview: The entire process of making Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) is shown here in this documentary. From pre-production through post-production, we get to see visual effects meetings, John Williams' music sessions, and even the storm that wiped out the pod-racers & props.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-10-16
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The Commuter
Overview: A businessman, on his daily commute home, gets unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy that threatens not only his life but the lives of those around him.
Genres: Action Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-01-11
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Operation Chromite
Overview: A squad of soldiers fight in the Korean War's crucial Battle of Incheon.
Genres: History Drama War Action
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2016-07-27
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Revolver
Overview: Trapped in time, a man and a woman meet at a deserted cross road, again and again.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-10-01
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The Trainer
Overview: A premier horse trainer in the west of Ireland is beset by tragedy, loses everything he cherishes, and almost forgets to live. Into his life comes a teenage refugee who has fled her own horrors and now finds herself in a confounding new world. Their only connection to themselves, and ultimately to their own hearts, is a horse called Allabelle, who is about to prove that they may all have one race left inside of them.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
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4 Kids Walk Into a Bank
Overview: Ex-bank robber Danny's teenage granddaughter Paige means the world to him. When she overhears that his former gang is pulling him back in for one more score to pay a debt, she comes up with the only logical solution: She enlists her three ride-or-die best friends to rob the bank the day before so he doesn’t have to.
Genres: Crime Comedy Mystery
Original Language: en
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The Story of Star Wars
Overview: The Skywalker family is at the heart of the Star Wars saga. Now hear the inside story of Luke and Anakin Skywalker from the characters who witnessed it all: the famous droid duo C-3PO and R2-D2. Episodes IV,V and VI are explored in "The Story of Luke Skywalker," which follows the young man escaping from his daily chores on Tatooine to his becoming a hero in the Rebal Alliance. In "The Story of Anakin Skywalker," you'll go behind the mask of the greatest Star Wars villain and discover how Darth Vader started life as a young Podracing Champ on Tatooine and later became a headstrong young Jedi seduced by the Dark Side of the Force. With clips from the Star Wars films, C-3PO and R2-D2 take you on an hour-long journey through the saga and prepare you for the explosive final chapter: Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-08-18
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Karenina & I
Overview: The actor Gøril Mauseth goes on a 11.000 kilometer travel with the Trans-Siberian to play Anna Karenina in a new language in Leo Tolstoj's Russia, discovering the language, and the reasons Tolstoj wrote what he wrote, changing her forever.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-02-24
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Cold Pursuit
Overview: The quiet family life of Nels Coxman, a snowplow driver, is upended after his son's murder. Nels begins a vengeful hunt for Viking, the drug lord he holds responsible for the killing, eliminating Viking's associates one by one. As Nels draws closer to Viking, his actions bring even more unexpected and violent consequences, as he proves that revenge is all in the execution.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-02-07
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Red Nose Day Actually
Overview: Fourteen years after the events of the first film, a series of encounters between people in Britain reminds us that in these different times Love, actually exists.
Genres: TV Movie Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-03-24
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The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
Overview: It was perhaps the most spectacular flourishing of imagination and achievement in recorded history. In the Fourth and Fifth Centuries BC, the Greeks built an empire that stretched across the Mediterranean from Asia to Spain. They laid the foundations of modern science, politics, warfare and philosophy, and produced some of the most breathtaking art and architecture the world has ever seen. This series, narrated by Liam Neeson, recounts the rise, glory, demise and legacy of the empire that marked the dawn of Western civilization. The story of this astonishing civilization is told through the lives of heroes of ancient Greece. The latest advances in computer and television technology rebuild the Acropolis, recreate the Battle of Marathon and restore the grandeur of the Academy, where Socrates, Plato and Aristotle forged the foundation of Western thought.
Genres: History Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-02-09
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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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Sergeant York: Of God and Country
Overview: Behind the scenes documentary on the making of Sergeant York.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-11-07
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Widows
Overview: A police shootout leaves four thieves dead during an explosive armed robbery attempt in Chicago. Their widows have nothing in common except a debt left behind by their spouses' criminal activities. Hoping to forge a future on their own terms, they join forces to pull off a heist.
Genres: Crime Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-11-06
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How to Defuse a Bomb: The Project Children Story
Overview: The extraordinary untold story of how an NYPD bomb disposal expert played a key role in helping defuse the decades old "Troubles" in Northern Ireland. In 1975, Irish immigrant Denis Mulcahy of the NYPD bomb squad – gathered a group of family, friends and neighbours to start a scheme offering children from Northern Ireland a chance to temporarily escape the violent turmoil of their daily lives. From modest beginnings, Project Children ultimately brought over 20,000 Catholic and Protestant children to suburban US for summer-long visits where they forged unexpected friendships and found they had more in common with the 'enemy' than they thought. Now this extraordinary untold story is being brought to the screen in a new documentary by Des Henderson, and narrated by Liam Neeson, entitled How To Defuse A Bomb: The Project Children Story.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-09-25
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A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On Yeats
Overview: A biography of the poet W. B. Yeats and his contribution to the Irish independence movement as a Protestant nationalist.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-04-03
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Love Thy Nature
Overview: Love Thy Nature points to how deeply we’ve lost touch with nature and takes viewers on a cinematic journey through the beauty and intimacy of our relationship with the natural world. The film shows that a renewed connection with nature is key both to our health and the health of our planet.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-04-22
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Daddy's Home 2
Overview: Brad and Dusty must deal with their intrusive fathers during the holidays.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-11-09
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Across the Water
Overview: When Martin's adopted daughter is kidnapped from their English home by a mysterious figure from Ireland, Martin decides to go in pursuit and finds himself across the water exploring his own background as a Protestant in Ulster.
Genres: Thriller Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-06-10
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And the Winner Isn't
Overview: A satirical documentary charting Geoffrey Moore and his daughter Ambra’s journey through Hollywood, as the pair track down celebrities and industry insiders in their bid to find out what it takes to become an Academy Award winner.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-12-08
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The Birth of Christ
Overview: Acclaimed composer Andrew T. Miller brings his stunning musical retelling of the birth of Christ to the hallowed grounds of Dublin, Ireland's Christ Church Cathedral to create a once-in-a-lifetime presentation of ecumenical proportions. Narrated by actor Liam Neeson, this powerful production features a monumental collaboration between the Protestant Choirs of the Christ Church and St. Patrick's Cathedrals.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-11-06
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Charlie Johnson in the Flames
Overview: A political thriller about an American journalist who travels to Africa to hunt down a murderous Colonel and bring him to justice.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
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In the Name of Peace: John Hume in America
Overview: John Hume saw that by harnessing the political influence of the Irish American diaspora in Washington, it was possible to overcome the legacy of conflict and achieve peace. Exploring the decades-long campaign by the Nobel Prize winner, filmmaker Maurice Fitzpatrick reveals how Hume - inspired by Martin Luther King - became the moral architect for peace in Northern Ireland. In the Name of Peace: John Hume in America is a compelling feature documentary, narrated by Liam Neeson, with dramatic footage and stirring interviews with Presidents Clinton and Carter, US senators and congressmen, and Irish and British leaders. Reminding us of the redemptive powers of politics to overcome division. It is a timely story that profiles creative leadership, international cooperation and the U.S. contribution to peace and stability on the island of Ireland.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-09-24
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The Last Horsemen of New York
Overview: New York City horse carriage drivers join with Liam Neeson to fight for their livelihood against animal rights groups and the city's mayor set on defeating them.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-05-11
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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Overview: Vignettes weaving together the stories of six individuals in the old West at the end of the Civil War. Following the tales of a sharp-shooting songster, a wannabe bank robber, two weary traveling performers, a lone gold prospector, a woman traveling the West to an uncertain future, and a motley crew of strangers undertaking a carriage ride.
Genres: Western Comedy Drama Music Mystery Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-11-09
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Honest Thief
Overview: A bank robber tries to turn himself in because he's falling in love and wants to live an honest life...but when he realizes the Feds are more corrupt than him, he must fight back to clear his name.
Genres: Thriller Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-09-03
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Men in Black: International
Overview: The Men in Black have always protected the Earth from the scum of the universe. In this new adventure, they tackle their biggest, most global threat to date: a mole in the Men in Black organization.
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-06-12
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Ordinary Love
Overview: An extraordinary look at the lives of a middle-aged couple in the midst of the wife's breast cancer diagnosis.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-12-06
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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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The Marksman
Overview: Jim Hanson’s quiet life is suddenly disturbed by two people crossing the US/Mexico border – a woman and her young son – desperate to flee a Mexican cartel. After a shootout leaves the mother dead, Jim becomes the boy’s reluctant defender. He embraces his role as Miguel’s protector and will stop at nothing to get him to safety, as they go on the run from the relentless assassins.
Genres: Action Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-01-15
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Lost Lives
Overview: This poignant testament to the physical and emotional cost of war, centres on the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-10-10
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Overview: The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final battle begins.
Genres: Adventure Action Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-12-18
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Made in Italy
Overview: A bohemian artist travels from London to Italy with his estranged son to sell the house they inherited from his late wife.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-07-09
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Miss Sarajevo
Overview: Miss Sarajevo is a surreal and startling portrait of Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia, during the height of the city's seige.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-01
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The Ice Road
Overview: After a remote diamond mine collapses in far northern Canada, an ice road driver must lead an impossible rescue mission over a frozen ocean to save the trapped miners.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-06-24
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Xavier
Overview: Fourth Week Films and the New Orleans Jesuit Province present Xavier, a new PBS-style documentary film on the life of the famed 16th-century Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier. Narrated by Liam Neeson, Xavier tells the missionary's compelling story through dramatizations, interviews, contemporary location shots, paintings and engravings, maps, and most importantly, the extant letters of Xavier. The film features interviews with distinguished scholars of Jesuit and Renaissance history including Ingrid Rowland (Notre Dame University), Andrew Ross (University of Edinburgh), Lourdes del Costa (University of Goa, India), Anthony Ucerler, SJ (Jesuit Historical Institute in Rome), Gauvin Bailey (Clark University) and John O'Malley, SJ, (Weston Jesuit School of Theology).
Genres: Documentary History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-09-29
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Duet for One
Overview: When Stephanie, a famous violinist, contracts multiple sclerosis her life begins to fall apart. Her career ends, her husband leaves her for another woman and her favorite pupil leave the country. Unable to bear all this loss, Stephanie attempts suicide.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-12-25
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Home
Overview: Young Irish immigrant, Alan Cooke contemplates the great metropolis New York City, and the very meaning of home itself. A vivid moving and poetic portrayal of life in contemporary New York featuring a host of celebrities, native New Yorkers and immigrants via candid interviews.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-10-26
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Brave Blue World: Racing to Solve Our Water Crisis
Overview: From reuse to energy generation, new innovations across five continents are explored in this documentary about building a future for sustainable water.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-12-06
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The Last Window Cleaner
Overview: When DC Denis Deacey finds himself surprisingly transferred to Belfast he gets digs in a most unusual boarding house called The Crumlin View where no one is what they seem and everyone has been living with 'the troubles' for far too long...
Genres: TV Movie Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-02-13
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The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy
Overview: This feature-length documentary delves into the trilogy, opening with the inspiration and vision for the new Batman films and inching its way toward the Rises finale and the culmination of nearly a decade of creative blood, sweat and tears. Candid, thoughtful and extensive, and comprised of revealing behind-the-scenes footage, countless interviews, audition tapes (with Christian Bale and Cillian Murphy doning the cape and cowl), and a narrative grip and momentum all its own, it leaves no stone unturned.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-09-24
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Retribution
Overview: When a mysterious caller plants a bomb under his car seat, a bank executive begins a high-speed chase across the city to complete a specific series of tasks — all with his kids trapped in the back seat.
Genres: Thriller Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-08-23
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The Mind's Big Bang
Overview: The events and coincidences that led to rapid advances in human intelligence 50,000 years ago.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-09-27
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Martin Scorsese's Journey Into Silence
Overview: A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of Martin Scorsese's "Silence."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-03-28
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The Path to Redemption
Overview: From pre-production to release, we are given an exclusive look into the making of Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven (2005). Interviews with the cast and crew members take up the bulk of this film, but are accompanied by plenty of on-set footage. We are also given a glimpse at a lot of the deleted material, much of which will be in the director's cut.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-05-23
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Memory
Overview: Alex, an assassin-for-hire, finds that he's become a target after he refuses to complete a job for a dangerous criminal organization. With the crime syndicate and FBI in hot pursuit, Alex has the skills to stay ahead, except for one thing: he is struggling with severe memory loss, affecting his every move. Alex must question his every action and whom he can ultimately trust.
Genres: Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-04-28
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Excalibur: Behind the Movie
Overview: This retrospective documentary looks back on the making of director John Boorman's 1981 movie, Excalibur. Self-described as the toughest film he ever made, Excalibur told the tale of King Arthur and the Sword in the Stone and helped start the careers of actors Liam Neeson, Gabriel Byrne, Helen Mirren and Patrick Stewart. In this one hour film, they join other cast and crew to share their memories from the filming of this Arthurian masterpiece. Documentary originally released in 2013 with the title Behind The Sword In The Stone; a later, renamed version with updated biographical information on the actors involved was then released in 2016. The 2016 version has since been shown on various on-demand channels.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-12-20
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Marlowe
Overview: Private detective Philip Marlowe becomes embroiled in an investigation involving a wealthy Californian family after a beautiful blonde hires him to track down her former lover.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-02-15
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Blacklight
Overview: Travis Block is a shadowy Government agent who specializes in removing operatives whose covers have been exposed. He then has to uncover a deadly conspiracy within his own ranks that reaches the highest echelons of power.
Genres: Action Thriller Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-02-10
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Cold Pursuit 2
Overview: A sequel to the 2019 film Cold Pursuit.
Genres: Thriller Crime Action
Original Language: en
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My Dear Palestrina
Overview: 'One of your Popes had a great thing to say once. He had been listening to some music by Palestrina with Palestrina himself. He said to him, " The law, my dear Palestrina, ought to employ your music to lead hardened criminals to repentance".'
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-12-05
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A Leap of Faith
Overview: A Leap of Faith is a deeply affecting and scrupulously balanced documentary about the efforts to establish an integrated grade school -- one that accepts both Catholic and Protestant children -- in Belfast during the year before the recent cease-fire.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-11-29
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Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
Overview: In the late 1990s, iconic photographer Bruce Weber barely managed to convince legendary actor Robert Mitchum (1917-97) to let himself be filmed simply hanging out with friends, telling anecdotes from his life and recording jazz standards.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-02-27
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Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome
Overview: A snyposis of the legendary actor's career, narrated by Liam Neeson.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-02-04
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Out of Ireland
Overview: Over the course of two centuries, seven million men, women and children abandoned their homeland for America's shores. In just one horrifying decade, two million left to escape a famine that left another million dead. This is the moving chronicle of the Irish immigrant experience.
Genres: Documentary History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-06-09
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Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life
Overview: Explores Caton-Jones' rise from his humble roots in the working class mining village of Broxburn, West Lothian to the dizzy heights of Hollywood, where he became one of Scotland's most successful Directors while making hit movies including Memphis Belle, Doc Hollywood, This Boy's Life, Rob Roy and The Jackal.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
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Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Overview: Following an assassination attempt on Senator Padmé Amidala, Jedi Knights Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi investigate a mysterious plot that could change the galaxy forever.
Genres: Adventure Action Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-05-15
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