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Breezy (Kay Lenz), a young, footloose hitch-hiker escaping from a lecherous driver, takes refuge in the car of Frank Harman (William Holden). He's a divorced, middle-aged real estate agent and these two very different people don't see eye to eye when they come across an injured dog.

But somehow he and Breezy come to forge an unusual relationship, against conventional expectations.

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Based on one of the most famous mysterious disappearances in the world. Richard John Bingham (Richard Lintern), the Seventh Earl of Lucan was accused of the murder of 29 year old nanny, Sandra Rivett (Liz Cuti) on November 7, 1974, at his family home at 46 Lower Belgrave Street, in London.

On November 10, police found his borrowed Ford Corsair abandoned some 16 miles away near the docks of Newhaven. Since then there have been many reported "sightings" of Lord Lucan around the globe viz. Africa, Australia, the Netherlands, Ireland and Sicily.

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Along with the beautiful Sue (Linda Kozlowski) this time Mick's in Los Angeles, the home of the stars and the bizarre celebrity world of Tinseltown. This hilarious sequel sees Dundee once again charm the locals as he fights to beat LA street crime - the only way he knows how... Outback Style.

He might've seen crocodiles in Australia, but wasn't prepared for the sharks in LA...

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When a lethal airborne virus with the power to wipe out humanity is unleashed, the worldwide medical community races to find a vaccine and stop the panic from spreading. This edge-of-your-seat thriller follows the deadly path of a virus that is beyond containment.

Researchers for disease control, the military, the World Health Organisation and ordinary civilians mobilise to try and find a cure and the cause before it's too late.

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When a young woman experiences terrifying visions connected to her Native American ancestry, it sparks a series of shocking and unexplained disasters that set her town alight. Looking to the past for answers, she and a local reporter (Bradley Cooper) dig up the town's buried secrets.

But what they are about to uncover will throw them into a dark and diabolical world of fear and superstition, as they come face-to-face with an ancient evil waiting to emerge.

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Honk your horn for hilarious fun with Sid James and the rest of the Carry On gang. Hattie Jacques plays Peggy, long suffering wife of the workaholic owner of Speedee cabs, Charlie (Sid James).

Peggy decides to get one up on her hubby and starts up a rival firm, Glam Cabs, and soon starts beating Charlie at his own game. The secret of her success is simple: She only employs gorgeous female taxi drivers!

As the world faces a catastrophe of apocalyptic proportions, cities collapse and continents crumble. 2012 brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic struggle of the survivors.

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Jerry (Ryan Reynolds) is an affable loner who works in a bathtub factory by day and hangs out at his flat above a disused bowling alley by night chatting to his pet cat, Mr. Whiskers, and loyal dog Bosco - whose voices he hears.

Eager to socialise, Jerry asks Fiona from accounts (Gemma Arterton) out on a date, but when she stands him up he later accidentally stabs her to death, repeatedly, in the woods. Covering his tracks, under strict advice from Mr. Whiskers, Jerry is now beyond the reach of his well-meaning psychiatrist Dr. Warren (Jacki Weaver) and things are looking bad for Lisa (Anna Kendrick) who has taken a shine to him. Despite Bosco trying to keep him on the straight and narrow, Mr. Whiskers is the loudest voice in Jerry's head and all he can hope for now is salvation.

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Brace yourself as one of the all-time spellbinders possesses you all over again.

Director William Friedkin and producer/screenwriter William Peter Blatty have revisited The Exorcist to integrate 11 minutes of scenes and images deleted before the film's 1973 release and digitally restore the picture and audio elements. The result is an experience more gripping than ever. Now seen are moments deepening the impact of the performances by Linda Blair, Ellen Burstyn, Jason Miller, Max von Sydow and Lee J. Cobb. They include a "nervous disorder" dianosis, expansion of Father Merrin's arrival before the ritual, priestly doubts during the ritual, an epilogue with Lt. Kinderman and Father Dyer and most notably, a shattering staircase descent by Regan. Winner of Oscars for Best Adapted Screenplay and Sound, The Exorcist astonishes time and again like no other movie.

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David Niven stars as a somewhat prim and proper Englishman who is hired to be an 'English gentleman' tutor to the son of the Japanese ambassador. Whilst Niven pretends to impress the boy by recounting all kinds of hair raising experiences in the army, he is in fact a 'paper tiger'.

But his life changes when he and the boy are kidnapped by terrorists...

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Five months after D-Day, most American soldiers think the German army is broken. The Germans think otherwise. In an attempt to buy time to fill the skies with their invincible new jets, they launch one fast, furious offensive: the Battle of the Bulge.

For this epic recreation of one of World War II's most crucial confrontations, director Ken Annakin captures the explosive action of massive forces squaring off as well as the brave, individual ingenuity of weary GIs trying to survive a cruel European winter. The cast is a juggernaut of stars: Henry Fonda, Robert Shaw, Robert Ryan, Charles Bronson, Telly Savalas and more. Experience the vast panorama of war in all its intensity - and all its heroism.

I Love You Phillip Morris is the critically acclaimed oddball tale of what can happen when the legal system, a daredevil spirit, and undying love collide.

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Burnt-out ex-CIA operative John Creasy (Washington) has lost faith in humanity and is set on a path of self-destruction, until he is hired to protect the young daughter (Dakota Fanning) of a wealthy family in Mexico City.

But, when the little girl is kidnapped, Creasy unleashes a firestorm of relentless vengeance against those responsible.

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Night Gallery is an American anthology series that tells horror stories and tales of the dark and macabre. The series was opened by introductions to each individual story that was depicted by a painting that would hint at what was about to happen.

The series looks at different aspects of peoples lives to find dark and disturbing stories to tell often times about murder and other dark crimes that affect not only the main characters but the people around them as these tales twist and turn.

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Prepare for the chill of a lifetime as the master of suspense, Rod Serling, hosts over 20 episodes of terror in this classic series, featuring the original pilot movie and every spine-tingling episode from the complete first season of Night Gallery.

Thrill to stories adapted from short stories by such legendary writers as H.P. Lovecraft and Conrad Aiken, starring Hollywood greats including Diane Keaton, Joan Crawford and Roddy McDowall, and directed by cinematic masters like Steven Spielberg in this unforgettable series.