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UK:15 certified full length DVD movies
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By answering a seemingly impossible riddle, Perseus, the son of Zeus, wins the hand of the Princess Andromeda in marriage. Trouble appears in the shape of Calibos, the princess's former love, and his mother, the Goddess Thetis. In order that the dreaded Kraken not be released, Andromeda has to be sacrificed and Perseus searches for the Medusa; her head is the only thing that can stop the Kraken. |
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Young energetic woman Caroline Ellis (Kate Hudson) takes a job as a live-in caretaker for Ben Devereaux (John Hurt), an elderly stroke victim who is speechless and wheelchair bound. To make maneuvering throughout the mansion an easier task, Ben’s wife Violet (Gena Rowlands) gives the nurse a skeleton key that unlocks every door in the house. One day, while exploring the rambling old house, Caroline discovers a secret room at the back of the attic. Curiosity prevails and she opens the room containing an intriguing mix of mystical items, hair, bones, blood, and spells, to name a few. Caroline soon realizes that odd, and sometimes inexplicable, things start occurring around her. The more time she spends in the hidden room, the more convinced she is that something ominous may be lurking in the mansion...
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| Dune
[1984,
USA]
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| A spectacular journey through the wonders of space and the mysteries of time, from the boundaries of the incredible to the borders of the impossible. (7 more taglines...) |
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Set in a distant future where life in the universe and space travel is dependent upon a spice found only on the planet Dune, this film tracks the rise of young Paul Atreides, son of good Duke Lito, from the time of his father's betrayal and murder by a rival lord, Baron Harkonnen, to his discovery of the great secret behind the planet Dune and his own destiny, which is to free the planet and its denizens of the cruel rule of the Emperor. |
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Life is a minefield. One false step and there you are. How does it happen? Take, for example, Charles Schine (Clive Owen), a grand family man and commercial executive. He falls into company with charming financial analyst Lucinda Harris (Jennifer Aniston) in a commuter train. When he realizes that he doesn’t have enough money to pay for his ticket, Lucinda helps him avoid conflict with a ticket collector by paying his way. Then Charles invites her to lunch in return for her favor. They eventually develop a passionate connection and decide to go to a hotel. But no sooner have the amorous twosome torn each others’ clothes off than a violent thug, LaRoche (Vincent Cassel), storms into their room and robs them at gunpoint. He can’t seem to get enough — he beats up Charles and rapes Lucinda. Some days later, LaRoche demands lots of money, threatening to reveal their dirty secret to their families. But it appears that it’s too high a price to pay for an abortive liaison, and Charlie soon realizes that he will lose everything at one stroke unless he finds a way to outsmart the insidious LaRoche in his own game...
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Bond's new foe is Elliot Carver (Jonathan Pryce), just another super-villain craving for the domination over the world; he is to be defeated by the valiant Agent 007. Carver is a powerful media-tycoon who never has to search for the news because he always used to make them. Pierce Brosnan incarnates the Superspy again after his successful debut as Bond in "007: The Golden Eye"; the movie "Tomorrow never dies" keeps the tradition of involving the most intricate spy gadjets and contemporary defense technologies along with the most beautiful actresses participation (in this series, action star Michelle Yeoh, who has the "Miss Malaysia" title). Bond is to prevent the Third World War which looms closer and closer as Carver weaves his devilish plot to embroil the world's superpowers with each other using PR technologies and crimninal talents of his ally called Mr. Stamper (Gotz Otto).
The soundtrack of "Tomorrow Never Dies" is the song of the same name, brilliantly performed by Sheryl Crow, who also is an author of this heartfelt hit.
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The biopic follows the life and career of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali (Will Smith) also known as ‘The Greatest’. He was the only boxer to become the world’s heavyweight champion three times. He was born in 1942 and was called Cassius Clay. When in 1954 somebody stole his new bike, Ali couldn’t stand up for himself, so he went to a gym to learn how to fight. Ali trained six days a week and was soon really good at running, skipping and, of course, boxing. In 1964 Clay converted to Islam and changed his name to Muhammad Ali. The movie depicts his rise and fall in sports and politics, including forfeiture of his boxing license and championship title for his principled refusal to serve in the military during the Vietnam War and his comeback battles against Joe Frazier and George Foreman. |
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New York based freelance journalist John Kelso (John Cusack) arrives in the small town of Savannah to write a feature on an extravagant Christmas party held by local wealthy socialite James 'Jim' Williams (Kevin Spacey). Later that night, the host of the party acting in self-defence shoots dead his gay lover, Billy Carl Hanson (Jude Law), a troublesome young man. Clint Eastwood depicts the murder trial in great detail and states two different versions of the incident without giving any definite answer how the murder was committed. |
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David Mamet takes this story of thieves along many twists and turns, some of which work and some of which don't. Gene Hackman plays the brilliant leader of a gang (Delroy Lindo, Ricky Jay & Rebecca Pigeon as Hackman's youngish wife), which pulls off complex heists for a despicable fence (Danny DeVito). After stiffing the gang on a jewelry robbery, DeVito forces the gang to go after a Swiss gold shipment and to use his nephew (Sam Rockwell) in the crime. No one trusts anyone and every step is shaded with the unexpected. |
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New York reporter Sue travels to Australia to meet and interview Michael J Crocodile Dundee, a man who runs a safari business and has just survived an attack by a crocodile. After spending a few days touring the safari park, Sue invites Mick to come back with her to visit New York. How would the clash of cultures and different life style affect the Aussie bushman? How do things turn out when Sue falls for his charms? |
| John Q
[2002,
USA]
from $1.99 |
| Give a father no options and you leave him no choice. |
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Loss of consciousness turns out to be a symptom of the deadly threat for the young boy, who collapses during the baseball match, and his parents get to know the kid is urgently needs an urgent heart transplantation that won't be covered by insurance. The father (Denzel Washington) finds himself in a blind alley as his beloved son can suddenly die, and the man takes the severe measures risking his life and even the lives of the hospital personnel. The hospital is taken hostage, police negotiators try to do something when the team of the doctors has to operate. This desperate race against time can become the last trial for every participant... |
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This funny parody at the various American cop films stars Leslie Nielsen as Lt Frank Drebin who stops at nothing to catch scumbags who have encroached upon the law and the order. Quentin Hapsburg (Robert Goulet) is the foe of our valiant hero, and his evil mind will be defeated in the funniest way! |
| Alibi, The
[2006,
USA]
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| Planning a lunchtime rendezvous or an elicit affair and don't want anyone to find out? Do you need an alibi? Then Ray Elliot is here to help. (1 more taglines...) |
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Ray Elliott manages alibi service for men and women who want to spend some time separately from their so-called beloved. Ray's life could be much better, if the wealthiest client's son wouldn't run away with some girl... just before his upcoming wedding. |
| Missing, The
[2003,
USA]
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| How far would you go, how much would you sacrifice to get back what you have lost? |
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In 19th-century New Mexico, a father (Tommy Lee Jones) comes back home, hoping to reconcile with his adult daughter Maggie (Cate Blanchett). Maggie's daughter is kidnapped, forcing father and estranged daughter to work together to get her back. |
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It's a quiet little town where nothing happens - until the day the bank is hit for half a million dollars of Indian casino money by a thief wearing a clowns mask. From here the story follows a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse between bank robber and former cop Parker (James Spader) and small-town police officer Ray DeCarlo (David Keith) determined to catch him. Parker doesn't help himself by holing up with a nurse who happens to be DeCarlo's former wife. Throw in a rookie FBI agent, Indians who want their money back, some former friends of Parker who are not so friendly anymore and his fate seems sealed. |
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In this third (and slightly sentimental) part of the famous action series Murtaugh (Danny Glover) is soon to retire for an old-age pension. But in these several days left, he gets drawn into the arms theft investigation by his energetic colleague Riggs (Mel Gibson), and Murtaugh decides to serve further. Riggs meets Lorna Cole (Renee Russo) who practices the same semi-legal and sometimes crazy methods of work which Riggs prefer as well. |
| Alien³
[1992,
USA]
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| In 1979, we discovered in space no one can hear you scream. In 1992, we will discover, on Earth, EVERYONE can hear you scream. (5 more taglines...) |
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After she escaped the Aliens' planet, Riply (Sigourney Weaver) gets out of the frying pan into the fire: her spaceship wrecks nearby the so-called Prison planet where different social scum (violators, murderers and other recidivists) serves their long terms. Along with our brave Lt, the Alien embryo gets there, and then the hell begins again. The monstrous giant creature with its large-toothed telescopic jaws begins to judge unarmed prisoners. Who can stop the biological killing machine? |
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What would you do if you knew about your spouse's adultery? When successful businessman Steven Taylor (Michael Douglas) becomes aware of his wife Emily's (Gwyneth Paltrow) infidelity, he makes inquiries about her lover, David Shaw (Viggo Mortensen). He discovers that David is a marriage swindler with several jail sentences and various scams directed at wealthy women. Steve pays a visit to the lover and makes him a surprise offer: $500,000 in cash for the death of Emily. No less surprising is the fact that David agrees. On the appointed day a masked killer breaks into the Taylors' house. But Emily kills the intruder while defending herself. When the mask is removed, the killer turns out to be a total stranger...
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A rag-tag team of Reno cops are called in to save the day after a terrorist attack disrupts a national police convention in Miami Beach during spring break. Based on the Comedy Central series. |
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Will Fransis (Jude Law), a successful landscape architect, discovers his office repeatedly burgled. He leaves his safe and familiar world to launch his own investigation which leads him to a young Muslim thief, Mirza Simic (Rafi Gavron). A Bosnian refugee, he lives in the shabby neighborhood of King's Cross with his widowed mother, Amira (Juliette Binoche), who works as a seamstress. Will decides not to report his discovery to the police as he realizes that the family can hardly make both ends. Moreover, he immediately gets drawn to Amira... |
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What is real and what is fiction? Faced with writer's block with his novel, Lewis Fielding turns to a film script about a woman finding herself after his wife Elizabeth returns from Baden Baden. She didn't quite find herself there but had a brief encounter in a lift with a German who says he is a poet. Now the German is in England, gets himself invited to tea where he claims he admires Fielding's books. Which one does he like the best? "Tom Jones." Amused at being confused with the other Fielding, the novelist works the German into the plot. |
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