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Based on the popular French comic series the Adventures of Tintin follows a European reporter and his faithful canine companion Snowy.

Produced by a Franco-Canadian company the 1990’s series was applauded for its animation and style, which were both strongly indicative of the original Herge publications.

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Inspired by true events, this powerful and afrecting film tells the story of a group of Cistercian monks living in the remote mountains of North Africa.

When an Islamic fundamentalist group massacres a team of foreign workers, fear sweeps through the region and the brothers are faced with abandoning their monastery and the community who depend on them, or making the courageous decision to stay.

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On the day Lawman Will Kane (Gary Cooper) trades in his tin star for his beautiful bride (Gracy Kelly), news arrives that a killer he helped send to jail is returning on the noon train to seek revenge.

At the behest of his friends and concerned for his new bride's safety, they quickly leave town to avoid a confrontation. But Cooper release they'll never run far enough away, and heads back to town to face the killer. But when Kane tries to drum up support, one by one the townspeople he had protected turn their backs on him...until Kane stands alone to face four killers on the deserted streets of town in one of the most famous showdowns ever!

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The Good Place is an American comedy, drama, and fantasy TV series featuring the likes of Kristen Bell, William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil, D'Arcy Carden, Manny Jacinto, and Ted Danson in the main roles.

In it, Eleanor Shellstrop (Kristen Bell) struggles to define the morality of good and bad in her and her closest ones' lives.

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Middle child Malcolm is wants nothing but to have a normal teenage life, however his smarter than average mind has him taking classes for gifted children (and being bullied for it) at school, whilst his pushy mother, distracted father and three brothers make his attempts at normalcy almost

impossible. A long running and award winning sitcom starring Frankie Muniz, Jane Kazcmarek and Erik Per Sullivan.

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Five hundred years in the future there's a whole new frontier, and the crew of the Firefly-class spaceship Serenity is eager to stake a claim on the action. They'll take any job, legal or illegal, to keep fuel in the tanks and food on the table.

But things get a bit more complicated after they take on a passenger wanted by the new totalitarian Alliance regime. Now they find themselves on the run, desperate to steer clear of Alliance ships and the flesh-eating Reavers who live on the fringes of space.

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Based on the international bestselling novel by Fredrik Backman and nominated for 2 Oscars (including Best Foreign Language Film), 'A Man Called Ove' is a heartwarming tale of unreliable first impressions and a wonderful reminder that life is sweeter when it's shared.

An ageing retiree with strict principles and a short fuse, Ove (Rolf Lassgard) is the quintessential angry old man next door. Having entirely given up on life, his days are spent in a constant monotony of enforcing housing association rules and visiting his wife Sonja's gravesite. But when a boisterous young family moves into the neighbourhood, immediately incurring his wrath, things take an unexpected turn. Pregnant Parvaneh (Bahar Pars) and her lively children are the complete antithesis of what ill-tempered Ove thinks he needs -and yet, from this inauspicious beginning an unlikely friendship blooms and Ove's past happiness and heartbreaks come to light.

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Undercover Brother is an unconventional hero, possessing a cool sense of style, a smooth way with the ladies and an absolute hunger for justice, this man of action has lived by his own rules since the day he heard his first 1970's groove.

In this hilarious comedy, Undercover Brother assisted by the B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D. has to stop the very evil head of a Multi-national conglomerate - "The Man" - from brain-washing his brothers and sisters.

When "The Man" murders his brother, pumps heroin into local orphanages, and floods the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor, Black Dynamite is the one hero willing to fight all the way from the blood-soaked city streets to the hallowed halls of the Honky House.

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This sprawling epic production chronicles the life and times of one of the primary shapers of American independence and government: the second President of the United States, John Adams (Paul Giamatti / Steven Hinkle).

While his new nation was suffering attacks from both within and without, John Adams had a vision of a nation of liberty and justice for all. He guided his peers - General George Washington (David Morse), Benjamin Franklin (Tom Wilkinson) and Thomas Jefferson (Stephen Dillane) - in setting the values and agenda for a glorious, free America. Adams and his wife Abigail (Laura Linney) refined these ambitious democratic ideals, and their partnership became one of the most moving love stories in American history.

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Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver star in this box office winner about an uncanny Presidential look-alike recruited as a momentary stand-in for America's Chief Executive. However, things don't turn out exactly as planned and Dave finds himself continuing the masquerade indefinitely.

Real life Washington politicos and pundits join the fun as Dave uses ordinary- guy savvy to deal with the extraordinary responsibilities of the Oval Office.

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Jennie Livingston's award-winning, critically-acclaimed documentary pays tribute to the vibrant subculture of New York's drag balls of the late 80's, an underground scene that famously became the inspiration for Madonna's 'Vogue'.

This is where it all began; in the community halls of Harlem where flamboyant characters belonging to rival 'houses' gathered to compete on makeshift catwalks. Paris is Burning is an intimate portrait of a time, a place and a community of outsiders finding expression, strength and pride in a world of their own creating.

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Eddie Murphy is a king of comedy and in John Landis' - "Coming to America", Murphy is also the Prince of Comedy - a very wealthy and pampered African prince who comes to America in search of a bride.

Accompanied by his closest companion (Arsenio Hall), Murphy quickly finds a job, new friends, new digs, new enemies - and lots of trouble. Keep an eye out for both Murphy and Hall in some unforgettable cameo roles!