Russell Brand
Also Known As: Russell Edward Brand, Ράσελ Μπραντ, 러셀 브랜드, راسل برند
Biography: Russell Brand (born 4 June 1975) is a British comedian, actor, columnist, author, TV & radio personality, presenter, activist, and campaigner. Brand achieved mainstream fame in the UK for presenting a Big Brother spin-off, Big Brother's Big Mouth, and for his radio show, among other television series and award ceremonies. He is noted for various controversies that have surrounded him in the British media, such as the 2008 prank calls that led to his resignation from the BBC.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Grays, Essex, England, UK
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Bedtime Stories
Overview: Skeeter Bronson is a down-on-his-luck guy who's always telling bedtime stories to his niece and nephew. But his life is turned upside down when the fantastical stories he makes up for entertainment inexplicably turn into reality. Can a bewildered Skeeter manage his own unruly fantasies now that the outrageous characters and situations from his mind have morphed into actual people and events?
Genres: Fantasy Comedy Family Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-12-24
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St. Trinian's
Overview: When their beloved school is threatened with closure should the powers that be fail to raise the proper funds, the girls scheme to steal a priceless painting and use the profits to pull St. Trinian's out of the red.
Genres: Comedy Family Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-12-21
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Despicable Me
Overview: Villainous Gru lives up to his reputation as a despicable, deplorable and downright unlikable guy when he hatches a plan to steal the moon from the sky. But he has a tough time staying on task after three orphans land in his care.
Genres: Animation Family Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-07-08
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Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson
Overview: In honor of Homer's journey to the Hall of Fame, MLB all-stars and Springfield locals look back at the greatest corporate softball game ever played.
Genres: Animation Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-10-20
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The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall
Overview: The rebirth of Amnesty International's legendary SECRET POLICEMAN'S BALL at the Royal Albert Hall on 14th October - after a 15 year hiatus - was a resounding success. Bigger, Better and Ballsier than ever before, 'The Ball In The Hall' is a non-stop, rapid-fire, relentless smorgasbord of comedy and music. 6,000 people turned up to create a fantastic atmosphere as some of the best contemporary comic and music talent from both sides of the Atlantic delivered one show-stopping performance after another. Featuring never-before-seen collaborations, brand new sketches, explosive stand-up, off-stage performances, surprise ingredients and an anthem for the world, there has been nothing like it in the comedy world for years.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-10-31
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Get Him to the Greek
Overview: Pinnacle records has the perfect plan to get their sinking company back on track: a comeback concert in LA featuring Aldous Snow, a fading rockstar who has dropped off the radar in recent years. Record company intern Aaron Green is faced with the monumental task of bringing his idol, out of control rock star Aldous Snow, back to LA for his comeback show.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-06-03
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Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Overview: When actress Sarah Marshall dumps aspiring musician Peter Bretter for rock star Aldous Snow, Peter's world comes crashing down. His best friend Brian suggests that Peter should get away from everything and to fly off to Hawaii to escape all his problems. After arriving in Hawaii and meeting the beautiful receptionist Rachel Jansen, Peter is shocked to see not only Aldous in Hawaii, but also Sarah.
Genres: Comedy Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-04-17
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Russell Brand in New York City
Overview: In this feature Brand details the difficulty of handling his newfound fame in America, recounts the time he meet the Queen and instructs women on how to approach him.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-03-08
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RIDE THE TIGER
Overview: Three videos from Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds directed by Mike Bruce and Blake West cut together as one short.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-01-01
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Russell Brand: Brandemic
Overview: In his new comedy special, Russell Brand promises viewers the best stand-up special he has ever made. After years of deception, madness, and insanity from corporate media, the widely popular comedian offers a hysterical and irreverent take on hot-button topics, calling for freedom, unity, and sanity.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-03-13
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Russell Brand: Live
Overview: At the Shepherd's Bush Empire, Russell Brand talks about sex and the ridiculous wording of tabloid newspaper stories.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-11-20
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Russell Brand: Doing Life Live
Overview: Russell Brand displays his distinctive sense of humour live at Hackney Empire.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-11-26
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The Tempest
Overview: An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare. Prospera (a female version of Shakespeare's Prospero) is the usurped ruler of Milan who has been banished to a mysterious island with her daughter. Using her magical powers, she draws her enemies to the island to exact her revenge.
Genres: Drama Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-09-11
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Arthur
Overview: A drunken playboy stands to lose a wealthy inheritance when he falls for a woman that his family doesn't like.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-04-08
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Hop
Overview: E.B., the Easter Bunny's teenage son, heads to Hollywood, determined to become a drummer in a rock 'n' roll band. In L.A., he's taken in by Fred after the out-of-work slacker hits E.B. with his car.
Genres: Animation Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-03-30
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Russell Brand: The World According to Russell Brand
Overview: This is The World According To Russell Brand. Expect a ménage a trois of sexy, dark and hilarious jokes from Britain’s most notorious and talented comedian. In The World According To Russell Brand we’re taken on an irreverent tour of Russell’s scandalous life, delving into childhood memories, travelling experiences and thoughts on sex, lies and being famous. This is the very best of Russell Brand, taken from his Russell Brand Live, Live – Doing Life and Ponderland DVD’s.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-11-29
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Rock of Ages
Overview: A small town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip, while pursuing their Hollywood dreams.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-06-13
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Despicable Me 2
Overview: Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal.
Genres: Animation Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-06-26
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Katy Perry: Part of Me
Overview: Giving fans unprecedented access to the real life of the music sensation, Katy Perry: Part of Me exposes the hard work, dedication and phenomenal talent of a girl who remained true to herself and her vision in order to achieve her dreams. Featuring rare behind-the-scenes interviews, personal moments between Katy and her friends, and all-access footage of rehearsals, choreography, Katy’s signature style and more, Katy Perry: Part of Me reveals the singer’s unwavering belief that if you can be yourself, then you can be anything.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-06-28
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Russell Brand: Scandalous
Overview: Filmed in front of 16,000 at London's O2, the most thrilling comedian of his generation delivers his first live DVD for two years. With 80 minutes of blistering, boundry-pushing stand-up, featuring Brand's first hand experience of hosting the MTV Video Music Awards, his rise to Hollywood fame, sexual notoriety and the media storm around 'Sachsgate'.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-11-09
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Russell Brand: Skinned
Overview: Documentary about Russell Brand.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-12-08
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London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
Overview: The closing ceremony of the games of the XXXth Olympiad.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-08-12
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What About Dick?
Overview: The movie begins with the birth of a sex toy invented in Shagistan in 1898 by Deepak Rushdie Obi Ben Kingsley, and tells the story of the subsequent decline of the British Empire as seen through the eyes of a Piano. The Piano narrates the tale of Dick; his two cousins: Emma, an emotionally stunted English girl; her kleptomaniac sister Helena and their dipsomaniac Aunt Maggie who all live together in a large, rambling, Edwardian novel. When the Reverend Whoopsie discovers a piano on a beach, a plot is set afoot that can be solved only by a private Dick, the incomprehensible Scottish sleuth Inspector McGuffin, who with the aid of Sergeant Ken Russell finally reveals the identity of the Houndsditch Mutilator.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-11-13
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Paradise
Overview: After surviving a plane crash a young conservative woman suffers a crisis of faith.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-10-18
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The London Perambulator
Overview: Leading London writers and cultural commentators Will Self, Iain Sinclair and Russell Brand explore the importance of the liminal spaces at the city's fringe, it's Edgelands, through the work of enigmatic and downright eccentric writer and researcher Nick Papadimitriou - a man whose life is dedicated to exploring and archiving areas beyond the permitted territories of the high street, the retail park, the suburban walkways.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-05-01
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Russell Brand - From Addiction to Recovery
Overview: BBC 3 follows actor and comedian Russell Brand, as he campaigns for abstinence-based recovery programmes and the compassionate treatment of addiction as an illness rather than a crime.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-10-01
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Russell Brand: Messiah Complex
Overview: Recorded live at Hammersmith Apollo, Russell questions the values of heroes and leaders. ‘Messiah Complex’ is a disorder where sufferers think they might be the messiah. Did Jesus have it? What about Che Guevara, Gandhi, Malcolm X and Hitler? All these men have shaped our lives and influenced the way we think. Their images are used to represent ideas that often do not relate to them at all. Would Gandhi be into Apple? Would Che Guevara endorse Madonna? Would Jesus be into Christianity? He concludes it’s all a load of rubbish and encourages the audience to stop voting, ignore advertising, look to the transcendent within themselves and others...and kick over some bins on their way home. Plus there’s sex. Obviously.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-11-25
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The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall
Overview: Several comic greats pay tribute to the legendary stand-up stage founded by Budd Friedman in 1963.
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-12-06
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White Teeth
Overview: An adaptation of Zadie Smith's bestseller concerning the lives of two families from as far back as the 1800s and India to late 1990s Willesden.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-09-16
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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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Under the Boardwalk
Overview: Two crabs embark on an epic journey to get home after a storm sweeps them away. Their courage soon unites their families, paving the way for great summers to come.
Genres: Animation Comedy Family Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-10-27
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Russell Brand On The Road
Overview: Russell Brand sets out across America's vast heartland in homage to one of his literary heroes, Jack Kerouac and his classic novel, On The Road. Travelling with his friend and co-host of his Radio 2 show The Russell Brand Show, he sets off on a coast-to-coast adventure that becomes a journey of self discovery.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-12-12
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Russell Brand: End the Drugs War
Overview: In this personal journey for BBC Three, Russell Brand sets out to find out how other countries are tackling their problems of drug abuse and to explore how the framework of criminalization implicit in the 'war on drugs' produces enormous harm in the treatment of addicts.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-12-17
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Catherine Called Birdy
Overview: A teenage girl in Medieval England navigates life and tries to avoid the arranged marriages her father maps out for her.
Genres: Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-09-23
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Brand: A Second Coming
Overview: Comic Russell Brand uses drugs, sex and fame in a quest for happiness, only to find it remains elusive. As he explores iconic figures such as Gandhi, Malcolm X, Che Guevara, and Jesus, he transforms himself into a political antagonist.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-03-13
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The Emperor's New Clothes
Overview: An uproarious critique of the world financial crisis. Building on actor, comedian, and provocateur Russell Brand’s emergence as an activist following his 2014 book Revolution, where he railed against “corporate tyranny, ecological irresponsibility, and economic inequality".
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-04-24
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Army of One
Overview: Gary Faulkner is an ex-con, unemployed handyman, and modern day Don Quixote who receives a vision from God telling him to capture Osama Bin Laden. Armed with only a single sword purchased from a home-shopping network, Gary travels to Pakistan to complete his mission. While on his quest, Gary encounters old friends back home in Colorado, the new friends he makes in Pakistan, the enemies he makes at the CIA - and even God and Osama themselves.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-11-04
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A Royal Hangover
Overview: A Royal Hangover is a feature length documentary about the ambivalent alcohol culture of Britain. Think Bowling For Columbine, only with alcohol instead of guns. Drinking for Britain: We don't shoot ourselves to death here, we kill ourselves with drink - much more dignified!
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-10-12
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Anonymous: A Million Men
Overview: Join young filmmaker Patrick Ireland as he tumbles down the rabbit hole, penetrating the very core of Anonymous in the build-up to the infamous 'Million Mask March' on the 5th of November 2014.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-04-23
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Trolls
Overview: After the monstrous Bergens invade Troll Village, Princess Poppy, the happiest Troll ever born, and overly-cautious, curmudgeonly outcast Branch set off on a journey to rescue her friends. Their mission is full of adventure and mishaps, as this mismatched duo try to tolerate each other long enough to get the job done.
Genres: Family Animation Fantasy Adventure Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-10-13
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Cruise of the Gods
Overview: Andy Van Allen, former hero of the cult 80s futuristic TV show Children of Castor, is now working as a hotel porter. When Andy receives an unusual offer - the Children of Castor fan club-organised cruise around the Greek islands, with him as the principal celebrity - a combination of Andy's cynicism, his fans' adoration, a misguided sexual encounter and an unexpected reunion with his more famous co-star, Nick Lee, ensure the paradise cruise is far from plain sailing.
Genres: Comedy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-12-23
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Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind
Overview: Robbie and Donner's wedding is interrupted when Donner is kidnapped by aliens. Robbie saves the day again though with the help of his friends and an alien crystal.
Genres: Family Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-12-25
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Penelope
Overview: Forlorn heiress Penelope Wilhern is cursed, and the only way out is to fall in love with someone of suitable stock. But how can she find her soul mate when she's sequestered inside her family's estate with only her parents to keep her company. This untraditional fairy tale about a girl who bucks convention to create her own happy ending.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-03-01
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Britney: For the Record
Overview: An introspective documentary which chronicles pop music queen Britney Spears' return to the spotlight after her much-publicized professional and personal struggles. Honest, raw and revealing, the one-hour special shares some of Spears' most intimate moments in the span of 60 days, and gives fans an inside look at Britney in the recording studio and on set filming the music videos for one of music's most triumphant comebacks.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-11-30
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Katy Perry: Getting Intimate
Overview: Just in time for her latest album and tour, delve deep into the pop phenomenon that is Katy Perry. From her cherry chap-stick beginnings, transformation after her marriage and now to her newest release, this diva is just hitting her stride as her fourth album just dropped.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-10-25
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The Fight
Overview: Tina lives in a quiet seaside town but her life is anything but quiet - her mother is threatening to leave her father, her daughter is being bullied and she and her husband Mick are juggling full time jobs and three children. Determined to ditch the dysfunction and beat her inner demons, Tina puts on her fighting gloves - literally, stepping into the boxing ring to sweat out her anxieties and punch up her self-worth. But does she have what it takes to get her family off the ropes and emerge victorious?
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-03-15
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Four Kids and It
Overview: A group of kids on holiday in Cornwall meet a magical creature on the beach with the power to grant wishes.
Genres: Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-04-03
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Russell Brand: Re:Birth
Overview: Russell ruminates on the state of the world and reflects how life has changed since he became a father.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-12-04
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Our Colonial Hangover
Overview: Our Colonial Hangover analyzes the debate surrounding the racist component of the Dutch Black Pete character. Although the debate always heats up around the time of the Saint Nicholas celebrations every December, it reached an unprecedented level of ferocity in 2013.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2014-11-10
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Death on the Nile
Overview: Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot's Egyptian vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer turns into a terrifying search for a murderer when a picture-perfect couple's idyllic honeymoon is tragically cut short.
Genres: Mystery Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-02-09
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Minions: The Rise of Gru
Overview: A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them, with the backup of his followers, the Minions.
Genres: Animation Comedy Family Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-06-29
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Funny People: Live
Overview: A live stand-up special hosted by Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, and Judd Apatow broadcast by Comedy Central to promote the movie "Funny People". Not only does this special take another detailed look at the making of "Funny People," it focuses closely on the pursuit of stand-up comedy and how actors such as Seth Rogen and Adam Sandler got in touch with their stand-up roots in order to prepare for the film. In addition, "Funny People: Live" showcases live stand-up sets from "real life funny people" Sarah Silverman, Patton Oswalt, Russell Brand, Brian Posehn, Greg Giraldo and Maria Bamford as well as sets from the film's cast members.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-07-24
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Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
Overview: Eddie Murphy: One Night Only pays homage to Murphy's journey from a 15-year-old aspiring comedian, through the record-breaking Raw, which remains the highest grossing stand-up film of all time and featuring his indelible characters and impressions from Saturday Night Live including Buckwheat, Gumby, Mr. Robinson and James Brown.
Genres: TV Movie Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-11-14
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Chasing the Present
Overview: A materially successful young man, riddled with anxiety embarks on a worldwide journey of self inquiry, uncovering deep truths about who and what he is.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-10-19
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Illumination Presents: 10 Minion Mini-Movies
Overview: For the first time ever, ALL 10 MINI-MOVIES starring your favorite characters, the Minions, are in one collection! If there's a Minion featured in one of our mini-movies – no matter how big or small – they're in here! Experience the hilarious hijinks when the Minions babysit their caveman boss's troublemaking toddler in Cro-Minion, tune up Agnes's bicycle with high-tech upgrades in Training Wheels, and bring home a new "dog" in Puppy. This set includes seven more uproarious mini movies the whole family will love! The 10 Minion Mini-Movies collection contains: Training Wheels, Cro-Minion, Competition, The Secret Life Of Kyle, Mower Minions, Home Makeover, Orientation Day, Banana, Puppy, and Panic In The Mailroom.
Genres: Animation Family Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-01-15
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Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
Overview: As all-time comedy-great Sir Billy Connolly steps back from his legendary stand-up shows, this star-studded special celebrates Billy’s uproarious time on-stage and laughs along with his greatest stand-up moments. Filmed at his home in the Florida Keys, Billy looks back fondly at five hilarious decades on stage. There are exclusive chats with some of Billy's biggest famous fans including Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Elton John, Dustin Hoffman, Whoopi Goldberg, Russell Brand, Sir Lenny Henry, Aisling Bea, Armando Iannucci and Sheridan Smith - alongside the insider insights of his wife and soulmate, Pamela Stephenson. Billy Connolly: It’s Been A Pleasure… is a definitive celebration of a comedy colossus. An uplifting, emotional and hysterically funny 75 minutes in the company of the Big Yin at his entertaining best. It will make you laugh. It may even make you cry. A festive treat and a fitting send-off for a stand-up like no other.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-12-28
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The Wisdom of Trauma
Overview: One in five Americans are diagnosed with mental illness every year. Suicide is the second most common cause of death in the US for youth aged 15-24, and kills over 800,000 people globally per year. Drug overdose kills 81,000 in the US annually. The autoimmune disorder epidemic affects 24 million people in the US alone. What is going on? The interconnected epidemics of anxiety, chronic illness and substance abuse are, according to Dr. Gabor Maté, normal - but not in the way you might think.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-06-08
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Amy
Overview: A documentary on the life of Amy Winehouse, the immensely talented yet doomed songstress. We see her from her teen years, where she already showed her singing abilities, to her finding success and then her downward spiral into alcoholism and drugs.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-07-02
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Reclaiming Amy
Overview: To mark the ten year anniversary of her death, Amy Winehouse's closest family and friends reveal the truth about the music icon and the impact that her loss has had on them. With access to never-before-seen family archives and rare musical performances, this highly personal and powerful account of the life and death of one of Britain’s best-loved musicians offers a new interpretation of her life, her loves and her legacy.
Genres: Documentary Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-07-23
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Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2013
Overview: A host of great comic talents, on stage and in sketches, gather together at London's O2 Arena to play to an audience of 16,000 in aid of the charity Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-06-07
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