awwatchedthese's - Rented List

"The Other Side of Hope" follows the fortunes of Khaled (Sherwan Haji), a young man who has travelled to Helsinki from his home in Syria to seek asylum. For first-time visitors, Finland's capital city can be a strange and confusing place. But help is out there for those who know where ti find it.

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"Kill Me Three Times" is a darkly comedic thriller from rising star director Kriv Stenders. Simon Pegg plays the mercurial assassin, Charlie Wolfe, who discovers he isn't the only person trying to kill the siren of a sun-drenched surfing town (Alice Braga).

Charlie quickly finds himself at the center of three tales of murder, mayhem, blackmail and revenge. The film also stars Sullivan Stapleton as a gambling addict, Teresa Palmer as a small town Lady Macbeth, Callan Mulvey as a jealous and wealthy beach club owner, Luke Hemsworth as a local surfer fighting for the woman he loves, and Bryan Brown as a corrupt cop who demands the juiciest cut.

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Tthis is a compelling drama about a prestigious ad agency in New York's Madison Avenue.

Mad Men (an affectionate term coined for those working in the agencies) is set in the early 60's when sexism, homophobia, dubious family values and misogyny were rife, and smokers were enjoying the last guilt free years of the cigarette. These were the early years of mass consumerism where everyone was selling someone something and ad men were revered.

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Bumbling navy boffin Lieutenant Humphrey Fairweather (David Tomlinson) is disciplined after his pet guided missile project goes awry and he blows up a fellow officer's bathroom. The top brass decide to stick him where he can do no more harm, in charge of the mothballed destroyer HMS Berkeley.

However, due to a typical navy oversight, HMS Berkeley hasn't had a commanding officer for over three years, and its crew are now used to a cushy way of life. Led by Chief Petty Officer Docherty (Peter Sellers), they've converted their ship into a highly profitable farm, laundry and bakery and are now making a fortune selling off excess naval rations and supplies to the local village! At first, poor Fairweather hasn't a clue about what's going on all around him, but as the truth starts to dawn he suddenly finds himself an unwilling accomplice. Of course, that would be the moment when the Admiral (Wilfrid Hyde White) decides to make a snap inspection...

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When her explorer grandfather mysteriously goes missing on his latest expedition, Sasha - a 15-year-old aristocrat in 1800s Russia - leaves behind her strict parents and the ballrooms of St Petersburg to embark on an epic adventure to find him.

Tracking the course of his ship to the Arctic shores, Sasha joins a crew of sailors headed towards the dangerous climes of the North Pole. However, just like so many explorers before them, Sasha and her crewmates soon find that their search may prove to be more hazardous than they once thought as the ice closes in.

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Bazil (Dany Boon) is struck by a stray bullet, which remains lodged in his head, leading to some strange side effects, After losing his job, he meets a group of other misfits, including the man who holds the human cannonball world record and an elastic woman.

Together, they set out on a hilarious quest to bring down the world's biggest weapon manufacturers...

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In Raymond Murtagh's Requiem Apache, Hamish (Alfred Molina) is a former getaway driver and new father who has retired to the Suffolk countryside to raise his baby on his own. One day Hamish's hoped-for peace is shattered when his past rears its ugly head.

The old gang comes for a visit in the shape of inept thugs Rocky and Mick (Andrew Schofield and Ralph Brown) and snakily persuasive criminal mastermind Tony (Kenneth Cranham), who is himself pursued by sinister debt collector-cum-torturer 'The Juice Man' (Robin Lefevre). Hamish is made an offer he dare not refuse to take on one last bank job. And with his daughter's mum out of reach and no sitter available, it seems the baby will have to come along too!

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Sarah Lancashire stars in the compelling four-part drama about the abduction of a young child, written by award-winner Jack Thorne.

Miriam (Sarah Lancashire) is an experienced, no-nonsense social worker who loves and believes in her job, but has a maverick and instinctive approach to protecting the children in her care. Miriam arranges for Kiri to have an unsupervised visit with her biological grandparents. But when Kiri disappears during the visit, the fingers of suspicion and blame from the police, the press, and even her colleagues, point firmly at Miriam. As the media spotlight around the story intensifies, Miriam, as well as both sets of families, are forced to ask the toughest questions, not just of themselves, but of each other.

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An English teacher arrives on a sleepy Greek island to take up a vacant teaching post. The last man to hold the post committed suicide under mysterious circumstances. Slowly but surely, he is drawn into a bizarre game engineered by a reclusive local magician.

The deeper into the game he is drawn, the more he senses danger...yet cannot seem to untangle himself from the fascinating and compelling influence that the game is having on his mind.

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From the moment an injured duck crash-lands on Doug's roof, everything changes. Recently dumped and wallowing in self pity, Doug decides to nurse the duck Pierre back to health with the help of eccentric vet, Holly.

When romance begins to bloom with Holly, Doug's life seems back on track but the path to love is never easy... sometimes all you need is a little duck!

Diana Gabaldon's best-selling book series is stunningly realised by Executive Producer Ronald D. Moore with the complete 16 episodes of Season One. Follow Claire's epic journey through time...

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Franck Drevil (Guillaume Canet) is Team DCNS' star skipper, having won the latest Vendee Globe - the most prestigious round-the-world single-handed yacht race in the world. However, with this year's race approaching, a sudden accident forces Franck to withdraw.

Franck's team member Yann Kermadec (Francois Cluzet), who has watched in Franck's shadow for ten years, sees his dreams suddenly come true as he replaces him at the last minute. Not only is Yann going to race his first Vendee Globe, but it will also be his first time racing on his own. Yann is fiercely driven to win, but the discovery of a young stowaway in the heat of the race will force him to put everything into question.

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Britain is in a state of political turmoil. There is rioting on the streets and the coalition government has collapsed. This taut and gripping 4-part thriller stars Philip Glenister as Harry Venn, a small time solicitor who is forced to delve back into his murky past.

When a mysterious lawyer, Gina Hawkes (Thekla Reuten) turns up asking Harry to find a missing alibi witness for her client, he finds himself unwittingly drawn into investigating the death of his brother twenty years ago. But as he begins to untangle the web of lies and deceit, Harry finds himself caught up in a bigger and more complex conspiracy.

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In a small shop on the outskirts of Manchesterford, Miss Babs (mother to the triplets) and Miss Berta run their antique business.

Assisting them are general handyman Derek and housekeeper Mrs Overall, who is always to hand with a cup of coffee and a helpful adage (like "sometimes I think being widowed is God's way of telling you to come off the pill."). With the arrival of swarthy Cousin Jerez, ladies' man Clifford and self-conscious extras examining a leopard statue, the tension soon begins to mount.

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Kahina Zadi (Leila Bekhti), a French police officer, travels to Kiruna, a small mining community in remote northern Sweden, to investigate a brutal murder of a French citizen.

With the help of Anders Harnesk (Gustaf Hammarsten), a Swedish DA and a member of the Sami, an ancient, mysterious indigenous tribe of Scandinavia, they are faced with new killings and the initial murder turns out to be the tip of the iceberg. Kahina and Anders come to realise that behind the killings is a ten-year-old secret conspiracy involving many of the town's inhabitants. Kahina finds herself confronting a ruthless serial killer, always one step ahead, a macabre plan, and her own painful past.