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Long-awaited, long-overdue: 'The Professionals' as you have never seen them before.

Bodie and Doyle need little by way of introduction but if the series had at all escaped you since its debut in 1977, their boss George Cowley, head of CI5 couldn't put it more succinctly than his opening gambit "anarchy, acts of terror, crimes against the public. To combat it I've got special men experts from the army, the police, from every service. These are The Professionals". Featuring the perfect ensemble cast of Martin Shaw, Gordon Jackson (completely against type here) and the much-missed Lewis Collins, the series ran for 57 action-packed episodes and made an immediate impact on British and then international audiences which has sustained 40 years.

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Emma Thompson plays Nancy Stokes, a retired school teacher yearning for some adventure, and some sex. And she has a plan, which involves hiring a young sex worker named Leo Grande (Daryl McCormack).

As Nancy embarks on a post-marital sexual awakening and Leo draws on his skills and charm, together they find a surprising human connection.

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Following the closure of a gypsum mine in the Nevada town she calls home, Fern (Frances McDormand) packs her van and sets off on the road in this "exquisite film" (Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal).

Exploring an unconventional life as a modern-day nomad, Fern discovers a resilience and resourcefulness unlike any she's known before long the way, she meets other nomads who become mentors in the vast landscape of the American West.

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"Escape from Pretoria" is a super tense prison break thriller. Daniel Radcliffe stars as Tim Jenkin, a real-life ANC activist who was branded a terrorist - and imprisoned - in Africa's maximum-security Pretoria prison in the late 1970s during Apartheid.

Along with two fellow freedom fighters, played by Daniel Webber and Mark Leonard Winter, Tim attempted a complex and daring escape 18 months into his incarceration using handcrafted wooden keys. 'Escape from Pretoria' also stars, Ian Hart as Denis Goldberg.

A killer targets Gotham's elite, sending The Batman (Robert Pattinson) on an investigation. As evidence mounts, he must forge new relationships, unmask the culprit and bring justice amidst corruption.

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It's 2084 AD: and Douglas Quaid (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is haunted by recurring dreams about a journey to Mars. A visit to a vacation parlour unlocks erased memories in Quaid's mind.

Quaid discovers that he is, in fact, a top intelligence agent on Mars which is now under the harsh rule of the treacherous tyrant Vilas Cohaagen. Quaid's memory has been erased to suppress his knowledge of Cohaagen's plans. Quaid outwits the Secret Police and makes his way to Mars where he is reunited with his former lover Melina. Together they must stop Cohaagen's diabolical plan and unlock the mysteries within the planet's core.

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Bruce Willis stars as Hartigan, a cop with a vow to protect a stripper, Nancy (Jessica Alba); Mickey Rourke as Marv, the outcast misanthrope on a mission to avenge the death of his one true love; and Clive Owen as Dwight, the clandestine love of Shellie (Brittany Murphy), who spends his night

defending Gall (Rossario Dawson) and her Old Town girls from Jackie (Benicio Del Toro), a tough guy with a penchant for violence.

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In the year 2019 an innocent man accused of a crime has a choice - Hard Time or Prime Time. He must pay or play - The Running Man - the highest rated Television Show in history.

It's a game between life and death but tonight the game is going to be different - Arnold Schwarzenegger is The Running Man. He's playing for a prize - the prize is his life. From now the rules are going to change...forever.

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Professor Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) entrusts Magizoologist Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) to lead a team of wizards, witches and one brave Muggle baker on a dangerous mission to stop the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen) and his growing legion of followers.

But with the stakes so high, how long can Dumbledore remain on die sidelines?

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Shot and dumped in a shallow grave, when the body of Melquiades Estrada is discovered the local police dismiss the murder as just another Mexican migrant in the wrong place at the wrong time. The corpse is reburied in a pauper's grave. Case closed.

But the victim's friend, ranch foreman Pete Perkins (Tommy Lee Jones), knows different. He knows the murderer and vows to make him pay for his cold-blooded crime. No matter what it takes, Perkins is also determined he will keep his promise to return Estrada to his Mexican homeland where, at last, he will rest in peace...

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By any standard, director Sam Peckinpah's film The Wild Bunch, a powerful tale of hangdog desperadoes bound by a code of honour, rates as one of the all-time greatest Westerns, perhaps one of the greatest of all films.

This original Director's Cut restores it to a complete, pristine condition unseen since its July 1969 theatrical debut. The image is letterboxed, the color renewed, the stereo soundtrack remixed and reintegrated - all to blood-and-thunder effect. Watch William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan and more great stars saddle up for the roles of a lifetime.
This video also features the home video debut of The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage, the Academy Award nominated 1996 documentary by Paul Seydor and Nick Redman. It includes long-unseen footage of the on-set shooting, and reminiscences by principals connected with the film.

An ageing' friar and his young apprentice investigate a series of mysterious deaths at a monastery. The pair must race against time to prove the innocence of an unjustly accused man while avoiding the wrath of a Holy Inquisitor.

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For the first time in the cinematic history of 'Spider-Man', our friendly neighbourhood hero's identity is revealed, bringing his Super Hero responsibilities into conflict with his normal life and putting those he cares about most at risk.

When he enlists Doctor Strange's (Benedict Cumberbatch)'s help to restore his secret, the spell tears a hole in their world, releasing the most powerful villains who've ever fought a Spider-Man in any universe. Now, Peter (Tom Holland) will have to overcome his greatest challenge yet, which will not only forever alter his own future but the future of the Multiverse.

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As life crumbles around her, the sole detective in a small Pennsylvania town investigates the murder of a teen in this riveting, suspenseful HBO original limited series.

Oscar and Emmy winner Kate Winslet has created an iconic character in Detective Mare Sheehan, a worn-down, brutally honest, beer-swilling local basketball legend who must cope with the loss of her son while dealing with her nosy mother, rebellious teenage daughter and grandson at home, and an ex-husband who lives a stone's throw away with his new fiancee. Just as the case of a missing young girl has grown cold, the murder of a teen adds immense pressure on Mare to find the killer in a town where everyone is a potential suspect.

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Set in an alternate history where masked vigilantes are treated as outlaws, 'Watchmen', from executive producer Damon Lindelof (The Leftovers, Lost), embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking DC graphic novel while breaking new ground of its own. Angela Abar is a woman of many masks.

She's a seasoned detective in the Tulsa, Oklahoma, police force, where officers must conceal their identities to protect themselves from terrorists. While investigating a murder close to home, Angela uncovers a far-reaching conspiracy that threatens the future of the world. Regina King leads a formidable cast that includes Jeremy Irons, Don Johnson, Jean Smart and Tim Blake Nelson. Brimming with cutting-edge style, dark humour and outrageous action, these nine episodes follow all-too-human ''superheroes" forced to grapple with an increasingly blurry line between good and evil. Ticktock, ticktock.