Rupert Friend
1) Starred Up
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English
Description
A troubled and explosively violent teenager is transferred to an adult prison where he finally meets his match - a man who also happens to be his father.
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English
Description
From acclaimed director Renny Harlin (HERCULES 3D), 5 DAYS OF WAR is an action-packed thriller that sheds light on the complicated politics and danger involved in exposing the truth during wartime. Inspired by the real events of the five-day war between Russia and the Georgian Republic in 2008, this heart-pounding film follows a renegade American journalist (Rupert Friend of TV's HOMELAND), his cameraman (Richard Coyle of TV's COVERT AFFAIRS), and...
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English
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For readers of Andy Weir and Noah Hawley comes an astonishing debut by the screenwriter of Jurassic Park, Spider-Man, Panic Room, and War of the Worlds: a wild and terrifying adventure about three strangers who must work together to contain a highly contagious, deadly organism. When Pentagon bio-terror operative Roberto Diaz was sent to investigate a suspected biochemical attack, he found something far worse: a highly mutative organism capable of...
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English
Description
A genteel widow moves to London to start her life anew at the dowdy Claremont Hotel, which is not quite the picture of loveliness it was in the brochure. When she meets a young aspiring writer, she learns that real family ties can be chosen, not inherited. With echoes of Tuesdays with Morrie, the intimacy portrayed brings surprising layers and emotion, enveloping the viewer like a cozy shawl.
9) Outlaw
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English
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A group of people who feel betrayed by their government and let down by their police force form a modern-day outlaw posse in order to right what they see as the wrongs of society.
10) Last Looks
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Language
English
Description
When the wife of a famous actor is found dead, Charlie Waldo, a former LAPD superstar comes out of retirement to investigate what really happened.
12) Cheri
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English
Description
In pre-World War I Paris, Lea, famed courtesan to the rich and famous, is contemplating retirement. When her archrival asks her to teach her teenage son about women, it becomes a passionate affair that results in power struggles over sex, money, and love.
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
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Description
Set in Poland during World War II. Innocent and naive 8-year-old Bruno is bored and restless in his new home. Ignoring his mother, he sets off on an adventure in the woods. He comes across a high fence which separates him from the people he can see through it. Soon he meets a young boy in striped pajamas, and a surprising friendship develops.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
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Mr. Bennet is an English gentleman living in Hartfordshire with his overbearing wife and 5 daughters. There is the beautiful Jane, the clever Elizabeth, the bookish Mary, the immature Kitty and the wild Lydia. Unfortunately, if Mr. Bennet dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met. The family's future happiness and security is dependent on the daughters making good marriages. Life is uneventful until the arrival...
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Now working at a private security firm in Berlin, Carrie is trying to start a new life, but she soon discovers she can't escape her past. Blindsided by stunning betrayals, and without Saul and Quinn to rely on, Carrie must uncover a deadly conspiracy that puts thousands of lives at risk, including her own.
16) The last legion
Publisher
Weinstein Company
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
In 460 A.D. Aurelius Antonius finds himself recalled to Rome and is assigned the Commander of new Caesar, Romulus Augustus' retinue of personal bodyguards. Romulus is destined to be crowned the last emperor of Rome. His reign lasts for one day and ends with Rome being run over by the savage Goths. In the resulting invasion, most of Aurelius's men are killed and the young Caesar is captured and imprisoned in the forbidding Isle of Capri. Aurelius,...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
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Description
Chronicles the life and times of Queen Victoria from her childhood to her early rise to power and the first turbulent years of her rule. Her romantic relationship and eventual marriage to Prince Albert culminates in a royal power struggle which ultimately is the key to her happiness when she comes to the realization that he is someone she can fully trust and believe in.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In her new role as a CIA station chief, Carrie convinces Saul and Quinn to help her hunt down one of the world's most dangerous terrorists. But when Carrie recruits a young Pakistani as an asset, the lines between right and wrong blur and the operation spins out of control. Facing unclear loyalties at every turn, Carrie must take extreme measures and risk everything to protect her country.
Publisher
distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Set in Poland during World War II. Innocent and naive 8-year-old Bruno is bored and restless in his new home. Ignoring his mother, he sets off on an adventure in the woods. He comes across a high fence which separates him from the people he can see through it. Soon he meets a young boy in striped pajamas, and a surprising friendship develops.
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The last years of the great Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh are dramatized. The focus is on the time the artist spent in Ales and Auvers-sur-Oise, France. The art of painting itself and the painter's relationship with the concept of infinity are central themes. Not an exhaustive overview of all events in the final years of Van Gogh's life, but focuses on key elements the artist experienced as he struggled with mental turmoil and produced some of his...