james's - Rented List
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Only Fools and Horses: Modern Men (1996)Only Fools and Horses: Series 8: Part 2
Little Damien is growing up fast but little else has changed in Mandela Towers as Del Boy, Rodders and Uncle Albert continue to lurch from one disaster to another. Del considers the snip (and regrets flogging Doctor Singh that dodgy paint) and, with the help of a new man's manual, is learning to give attention to Raquel - if only she'd stop talking while he's trying to read. Meanwhile father-to-be Rodders,'accustomed to the security of an irregular wage', is applying for a new job. Can the Trotter business empire survive without him? - Director:
- Tony Dow
- Cast:
- David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Buster Merryfield
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Boston teen Ren MacCormack (Kenny Wormald) relocates to a small southern town and gets a heavy dose of culture shock. On the heels of a tragic accident, Rev. Shaw Moore (Dennis Quaid) bans loud music and dancing. Challenging the Reverend, Ren falls for his troubled daughter (Julianne Hough), shakes up the status quo, and revitalises the town. - Director:
- Craig Brewer
- Cast:
- Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Dennis Quaid
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All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)Im Westen nichts Neues
The story follows teenagers Paul Baumer (Felix Kammerer) and his friends Albert and Muller, who voluntarily enlist in the German army, riding a wave of patriotic fervour that quickly dissipates once they face the brutal realities of life on the front. Paul's preconceptions about the enemy and the rights and wrongs of the conflict soon crumble. However, amid the countdown to Armistice, Paul must carry on fighting until the end, with no purpose other than to satisfy the top brass' desire to end the war on a German offensive. - Director:
- Edward Berger
- Cast:
- Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Aaron Hilmer
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Constantine (2005)Hellblazer
John Constantine sees demons walk the earth, and he aims to do something about it: send them back to hell! As Constantine, 'The Matrix's' Keanu Reeves fights a new otherworld foe in this eye-opening supernatural action thriller based on characters from the DC Comics/Vertigo Hellblazer Graphic Novels and set in a City of the Angels where spirit-world bounds have broken...and all hell is breaking loose. Holy water. A dragon's-breath flamethrower. A shotgun crafted from a crucifix. Armed with these and assisted by an intrepid cop (Rachel Weisz), John Constantine is a spiritual warrior gone to apocalyptic war. Be glad he's on your side. - Director:
- Francis Lawrence
- Cast:
- Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, Djimon Hounsou
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Footloose jumps with spirit, dazzling dance numbers and an electrifying musical score. It portrays the timeless struggle between innocent pleasure and rigid morality. When city-boy Ren McCormick (Kevin Bacon) finds himself in an uptight Midwestern town where dancing - and therefore all youthful joy - has been banned. Ren revolts with best friends Willard (Chris Penn) and the minister's daughter (Lori Singer). - Director:
- Herbert Ross
- Cast:
- Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, John Lithgow
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Only Fools and Horses: Heroes and Villains (1996)Only Fools and Horses: Series 8: Part 1
Trotters Independent Traders Company (TITCO) remains commercially unviable. Del is stuck with 125 unpredictable Latvian radio alarms, the council have rejected his home improvement grant application and Rodders is on a sex programme that would leave Roger Rabbit knackered. But when fancy-dressed caped crusaders turn street vigilantes, they find being on the right side of the law has its own rewards. - Director:
- Tony Dow
- Cast:
- David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Buster Merryfield
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Flags of Our Fathers (2006)La conquista del honor
On the front line, there's no time for fear. For 70,000 marines, the battle for Iwo Jima was more than the turning point of World War II; it was the defining moment in their lives. Clint Eastwood taps into the single greatest emotional truth of warfare; soldiers may fight for their country, but they die for their friends. Hailed by critics, Flags of our Fathers is based on a powerful true story of heroism and bravery that should be shared and remembered. - Director:
- Clint Eastwood
- Cast:
- Ryan Phillippe, Yukari Black, Barry Pepper
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Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)Cartas desde Iwo Jima
From Academy Award-winning director Clint Eastwood comes the untold story of the Japanese soldiers who defended their homeland against invading American forces during World War II. With little defense other than sheer will and the volcanic rock of Iwo Jima itself, the unprecedented tactics of General Tadamichi Kuribayashi (Ken Watanabe) and his men transform what was predicted to be a swift defeat into nearly 40 days of heroic and resourceful combat. Their sacrifices, struggles, courage and compassion live on in this taut, gripping film. - Director:
- Clint Eastwood
- Cast:
- Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Tsuyoshi Ihara
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Casino Royale (1967)James Bond 007 - Casino Royale
Things are looking decidedly bleak for British Intelligence, in both senses of the term. Smersh has begun to sabotage global stability; no less than 11 agents have been lost; and to make matters worse, our greatest secret agent, 007 is languishing in stately retirement. M (John Huston) - together with the heads of the CIA (from Washington D.C.) and KGB (from the U.S.S.R.) - have only one hope: to bring Sir James Bond (David Niven) out of retirement and into the field. Finding himself pitched against an opposition of fiendish intensity - an array of female secret agents armed with explosive grouse; a baccarat-playing illusionist (Orson Welles); and a neurotic megalomaniac (Woody Allen) - Bond launches his brilliant plan... 'from now on, all agents will be known as James Bond, including the girls'. Baccarat-playing expert, Evelyn Tremble (Peter Sellers), is selected to penetrate the heart of the conspiracy, but first he must attend the James Bond training school. With a twisting, turning plot of almost surreal complication, and a cast to light up the galaxy, 'Casino Royale' is a quintessential, classic Bond extravanganza. - Director:
- Val Guest
- Cast:
- David Niven, Robert Rietty, Peter Sellers
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Marital affairs have taken a turn for the worse for the Trotters. Rodney finds himself exhausted by Cassandra's punishing procreative schedule, while Del finds himself single again. Late nights and one too many Harvey Wallbangers have left his marriage on the rocks. Not that the carefree Trotter is worried. He's pulled at the dentists and, as hell breaks out on the streets of Peckham, is onto a winner with his latest Russian - infra-red, see-in-the-dark video cameras. - Director:
- Tony Dow
- Cast:
- David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Buster Merryfield
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Orson Welles makes his feature-length directorial debut with this classic drama which often tops critics' polls of the best films of all time. In 1940, newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane (Welles) dies after uttering the word 'Rosebud'. An anonymous reporter (William Alland) is assigned the task of uncovering the meaning of Kane's dying word, and in the course of his enquiries he receives varying accounts of his life from former colleagues Jedediah Leland (Joseph Cotten) and Bernstein (Everett Sloan), and ex-wife Susan Alexander (Dorothy Comingore). The film, which Welles also produced and co-wrote, was not-so-loosely based on the life of newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst. - Director:
- Orson Welles
- Cast:
- Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore
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Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (1985)Mad Max 3
Two men enter. One man leaves. That's the law in Bartertown's Thunderdome arena. But lawmaker Aunty Entity will soon add another. Don't get Max mad! 'Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome' stars Mel Gibson (Lethal Weapon, Maverick) for his third go-round as the title hero who takes on the barbarians of the post-nuclear future - and this time becomes the saviour of a tribe of lost children. Music superstar Tina Turner steals what's left of the screen as Aunty Entity, a power-mad dominatrix determined to use Max to tighten her stranglehold on Bartertown. Directors George Miller and George Ogilvie deliver another rousing final apocalypse-on-wheels and one of the best movie fight scenes ever, as Max and the gladiatorial Blaster face off with maces, chainsaws and anything not nailed down inside Thunderdome. 'Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome': watch and you'll agree with the soundtrack song that "We Don't Need Another Hero". - Director:
- George Miller
- Cast:
- Mel Gibson, Tina Turner, Bruce Spence
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Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)Mad Max 2
In the annals of action movies few can compare with 'Mad Max 2', a full-throttle epic of speed and carnage that rockets you into a dreamlike landscape where the post-nuclear future meets the mythological past. More simply, its also one of the most mind-blowing stunt movies ever made. Max (Mel Gibson) the heroic loner who drives the roads of outback Australia in an unending search for gasoline. Arrayed against him and the other scraggly defenders of a fuel-depot encampment are the bizarre warriors commanded by the Humungus (Kjell Nilsson), notorious for never taking prisoners when they can pulverise them instead. When the battle is joined, the results are savage, spectacular and with Mad Max 2 on your side, screen action doesnt get any better. - Director:
- George Miller
- Cast:
- Mel Gibson, Harold Baigent, Bruce Spence
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In the ravaged near future, a savage motorcycle gang rules the road. Terrorising innocent civilians while tearing up the streets, the ruthless gang laughs in the face of a police force bent on stopping them. But they underestimate one officer: Max Rockatansky (Mel Gibson). And when the bikers brutalise Max's best friend and family, they send him into a mad frenzy that leaves him with only one thing left in the world to live for - revenge! - Director:
- George Miller
- Cast:
- Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne
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Join the Portokalos family as they travel to a family reunion in Greece for a heartwarming and hilarious trip full of love, twists and turns. Opa!
- Director:
- Nia Vardalos
- Cast:
- Elena Kampouris, John Corbett, Lainie Kazan
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