dont-be-a-fred's - Rented List
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John Smith (Alex Pettyfer) is an extraordinary teen masking his true identity to elude a deadly enemy sent to destroy him. Living with his guardian (Timothy Olyphant) in the small town he now calls home, John encounters unexpected, life-changing events - his first love (Dianna Agron), powerful new abilities and a secret connection to the others who share his incredible destiny. - Director:
- D.J. Caruso
- Cast:
- Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant, Dianna Agron
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Now reincarnated back on Earth, Eleanor and her friends have another chance to make choices that will lead them to the Good Place. Michael intervenes in the near-death accidents of Eleanor, Chidi, Tahani and Jason on Earth, in hopes that a second chance at life allows them to become better versions of themselves. - Director:
- Dean Holland
- Cast:
- Kristen Bell, William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil
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Around the World in 80 Days (2004)Around the World in Eighty Days
An eccentric London inventor, Phileas Fogg (Steve Coogan), has come up with the secrets to flight, electricity, and even in-line skates, but the establishment has dismissed him as a crackpot. Desperate to be taken seriously, Fogg makes an outlandish bet with Lord Kelvin (Jim Broadbent), the head of the Royal Academy of Science: to circumnavigate the globe in no more than 80 days! With his valet Passepartout (Jackie Chan) and thrill-seeking French artist Monique (Cecil De France) at his side, Fogg is headed on a frantic, heart-pounding round-the-world race that takes our heroes to the world's most exotic places by land, sea, and air. - Director:
- Frank Coraci
- Cast:
- Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan, Jim Broadbent
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Johnny Worricker (Bill Nighy) is hiding out from his work at MI5 on the tax-exile island paradise 'Turks and Caicos'. Trouble comes knocking when an encounter with a CIA agent (Christopher Walken) forces him into the company of some dubious American businessmen. Claiming to be on the islands for a conference on the global financial crisis, Worricker soon learns their shady activities extend far beyond luxury hotels. When one of them turns up dead, it's their financial PR (Winona Ryder) who seems to know more than she's letting on. But will she help Johnny come to an understanding of what these men do and why they're here? As evidence linking them to Prime Minister Alec Beasley comes to light, Worricker must act quickly if he is to survive. - Director:
- David Hare
- Cast:
- Winona Ryder, Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes
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The Complete Series (2013) A recent transplant from England, Stuart is a gawky, 6' 7" web designer searching for excitement and romance in Los Angeles. Half as charming as he thinks he is - and twice as desperate - Stuart is obsessed with infiltrating the glamorous world of beautiful people. Seduced by the promise of the best restaurants and hottest nightclubs, Stuart's cheapness and pettiness often finds him just outside the door of LA's most desirable locales. Stuart doggedly hits the LA social scene in search of beautiful women, often in the company of pals Wade (Nate Torrence), who's in the throes of a divorce, and Kives (Kevin Weisman), a charismatic paraplegic who fares far better with the ladies than either Stuart or Wade.
The Movie (2014)
Stuart learns that his British ex-girlfriend is planning to visit Los Angeles with her husband, and he sets out to impress them with his glamorous lifestyle. What can go wrong? 'Hello Ladies: The Movie' puts Stuart in even more cringe-worthy situations while exploring whether he can actually grow as a person and leave his shallow ideals behind.- Director:
- Stephen Merchant
- Cast:
- Stephen Merchant, Christine Woods, Nate Torrence
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The Organization (1971)Die Organisation
Sidney Poitier reprises his role as Lt. Virgil Tibbs in this taut drama that exposes the ruthless, high-stakes world of international drug trafficking. Under the cover of darkness, six masked figures raid a seemingly respectable furniture factory - and steal a multimillion-dollar cache of heroin! But these are no ordinary crooks. They're a passionate band of former users-turned-vigilantes whose frustration with the law's inability to combat the city's drug problem spurs them to take on a powerful narcotics ring. After contacting Tibbs, they confess to the break-in, beg him to keep silent and ask for his help. But once he reluctantly agrees to operate outside the law, Tibbs soon finds himself at odds with the police and a ruthless drug syndicate that will stop at nothing to silence him! - Director:
- Don Medford
- Cast:
- Sidney Poitier, Barbara McNair, Gerald S. O'Loughlin
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A cosmic nightmare from the minds of H.P Lovecraft and Richard Stanley. 'Color Out of Space' follows Nathan (Nicolas Cage) and Theresa Gardner (Joely Richardson) and their children, whose recent retreat to rural life crumbles when a meteorite crashes into their front yard, infecting both the land and the properties of space-time. The local wildlife begins to mutate and the family attempts to fight the contagion that has consumed their farm with the help of a friendly hydrologist (Elliot Knight) and eccentric neighbour (Tommy Chong). But what chance can a few humans have against a nebulous entity capable of traversing the gulf between worlds, a nightmarish being that exists beyond the limits of the human spectrum? - Director:
- Richard Stanley
- Cast:
- Nicolas Cage, Brett W. Bachman, Joely Richardson
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)Män som hatar kvinnor
Enigmatic computer hacker Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) and disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist) unite to solve the case of a missing girl. The unlikely due form a fragile alliance as they dig into the past of a secretive and dysfunctional family. As they unravel a dark and appalling family history, Blomkvist and Salander are about to discover how close they can get to the truth before they too become a target. - Director:
- Niels Arden Oplev
- Cast:
- Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Ewa Fröling
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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026)Untitled Super Mario Project
"The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" finds Mario (voice of Chris Pratt) and Luigi (voice of Charlie Day) solving everyday problems in the Mushroom Kingdom with their "let's-a-go" attitude. They meet a new friend in Yoshi (voice of Donald Glover), try to reform a miniaturized Bowser (voice of Jack Black), and eagerly look forward to Peach's (voice of Anya Taylor-Joy)'s birthday party. A call for help sends the crew across the galaxy to face new worlds, unexpected threats, and iconic characters like Rosalina (voice of Brie Larson) and Bowser Jr. (voice of Benny Safdie). - Director:
- Aaron Horvath
- Cast:
- Brie Larson, Virginia Dare Jelenic, Ben Safdie
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How do you know if you are having a midlife crisis? Is it when you suspect your wife is having an affair and you are worried that you are not? Is it the fact that she no longer wants to have sex whilst your children can't stop talking about it? Or is it when you start to hear the unspoken thoughts in other people's heads? Hugh Laurie stars as GP Paul Slippery in this riotous comedy series originally broadcast on ITV. His wife (Anna Chancellor) is bored with life at home and has just taken a job as a head hunter. Her first client is Paul's eccentric partner Dr Ronnie Pilfrey (Peter Capaldi) who immediately becomes infatuated with her. Paul's problems don't end there however, his three sex obsessed sons constantly mock his lack of activity in the bedroom.....or anywhere else for that matter. - Director:
- Not Available
- Cast:
- Hugh Laurie, Anna Chancellor, Sheila Hancock
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New Zealand in the 1830s is a Maori world, dominated by tribal wars. Seeking redemption from a dark past, lay preacher Thomas Munro (Guy Pearce) is on board a trading vessel heading to the newly established British Settlement, Epworth. When the ship anchors for repairs, Munro finds himself caught up in a battle between Maori tribes and witnesses the slaughter of innocents at the hands of chief Akatarawa (Lawrence Makoare). Munro manages to save the life of Rangimai (Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne), the daughter of Maianui (Antonio Te Maioha), a rival chief whose land Epworth leases in a delicate arrangement. As Munro begins to experience the white townsfolk's entrenched racism and paranoia towards the Maori, he finds himself increasingly ostracised within the community he is meant to serve and realises he has been brought to this isolated British outpost merely to add the veneer of civilisation. After one of Maianui's men is murdered under mysterious circumstances, Munro and Rangimai make the difficult journey into prohibited lands ruled by Maori warlords, in the hope of repairing the injustice. - Director:
- Lee Tamahori
- Cast:
- Guy Pearce, Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne, Antonio Te Maioha
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The Kingdom: Series 3 (2022)The Kingdom Exodus / Riget III
Lars von Trier returns to the world of Denmark's most famous haunted hospital with this dazzling limited event series. Set in the run-up to Christmas, 'The Kingdom Exodus' serves an incomparable blend of the nightmarish and the absurd as it beats a compulsively entertaining path towards the promise of Armageddon. - Director:
- Lars Von Trier
- Cast:
- Bodil Jørgensen, Mikael Persbrandt, Lars Mikkelsen
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Force Majeure (2014)Turist
The sun is beaming and the ski slopes are spectacular for Tomas, his wife Ebba and their two children. However, during a lunch at a mountainside restaurant an avalanche suddenly bears down upon the happy diners. As the wall of snow gets ever closer, Tomas makes a split-second decision in a moment of panic that will engulf and shake his relationship with his wife and children and leave him struggling to reclaim his role as the family patriarch. - Director:
- Ruben Östlund
- Cast:
- Johannes Kuhnke, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Clara Wettergren
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Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)Tiro al blanco
Unlike his High School friends who become respected professionals, Martin Blank (John Cusack) found a lucrative career as a hit man.But the job has lost its appeal and Martin faces an uncertain future. Now, he finds himself back in his home town of Grosse Pointe to attend his ten-year High School reunion complete one last job and take another shot at rekindling a romance with the girl he stood up on prom night (Minnie Driver). With Dan Aykroyd as a hilarious rival assassin who wants Martin to join a union, 'Grosse Pointe Blank' is a killer comedy loaded with action and laughs. - Director:
- George Armitage
- Cast:
- John Cusack, Minnie Driver, Dan Aykroyd
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As the world falls, young Furiosa (Anya Taylor-Joy) is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and ends up in the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus (Chris Hemsworth). Sweeping through the Wasteland, they come across the Citadel, presided over by Immortan Joe (Lachy Hulme). While the two Tyrants war for dominance, Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home. - Director:
- George Miller
- Cast:
- Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Burke
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