mg-watched's - Rented List

From the offbeat minds of Alec Berg and Mike Judge, "Silicon Valley" is an all-new comedy series set in the high-tech gold rush of modern Silicon Valley, where the people most qualified to succeed are the least capable of handling success.

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Where does science end and the supernatural begin? That's the mysterious - and dangerous - line explored by skeptical psychologist Kristen Bouchard (Katja Herbers) when she teams up with priest-in-training David Acosta (Mike Colter) to explore the evil humanity is capable of.

Together, they dive into the Catholic Church's files of occult phenomena to bring them to rational conclusions...or attempt to. Angel sightings, demonic possessions, prophecies and conspiracies will test their faiths and push them to their limits as they learn that the world's darkness may run deeper than they ever thought possible.

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The Borgias is the sordid saga of one of the most remarkable and legendary families in history.

Set in 15th century Italy at the height of the Renaissance, The Borgias chronicles the corrupt rise of patriarch Rodrigo Borgia (Jeremy Irons) to the papacy where he proceeds to commit every sin in the book to amas and retain power., influence and enormous wealth for himself and his family.

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This new series takes Murphy (James Nesbitt, Cold Feet) deeper and deeper undercover. The stakes are high and the risks enormous as Murphy finds himself embroiled in a complex network of criminality and double dealing. At the centre is David Callard head of the biggest criminal fraternity in London.

Murphy must navigate his way through dangerous territory. It's the biggest challenge of his career. Staying in one cover, Murphy becomes increasingly entangled with Callard's world - walking the dangerous tight rope between detection and deception.

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In the aftermath of her tumultuous relationship with a charismatic and manipulative older man, Julie (Honor Swinton Byrne) begins to untangle her fraught love for him in making her graduation film, sorting fact from his elaborately constructed fiction.

Joanna Hogg's shimmering story of first love and a young woman's formative years, 'The Souvenir: Part II' is a portrait of the artist that transcends the halting particulars of everyday life - a singular, alchemic mix of memoir and fantasy.

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In this sequel to John Dahl's acclaimed thriller, Joan Severance stars as Bridget Gregory, the evil and sexy femme fatale, who once again is out to make a killing. Having successfully killed her husband and framed someone else for the crime, Bridget flees to Barcelona to avoid investigation.

While in hiding she meets an unscrupulous British businessman who is duped into involving her in his secret operation. Meanwhile, Bridget has to stay a few steps ahead of a bounty hunter who wants to bring her to justice. But when Bridget learns of her pursuer she begins to set a deadly trap for all involved.

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This beautifully composed drama centres on a middle-aged filmmaker and her mother, who spend a few nights in an old country hotel that holds meaning for them both.

Featuring a towering, deeply moving performance by Tilda Swinton, 'The Eternal Daughters' is an intricately layered piece about motherhood, memory and loss, dressed up as a gothic chiller. Swirling mist, looming shadows, a ghostly presence half-glanced in a window...embracing some of the heightened stylistic flourishes seen in 'The Souvenir Part II', 'The Eternal Daughter' takes Joanna Hogg into exciting new territory, while retaining her distinctive naturalistic signature. The film exists entirely as its own deeply enthralling and moving drama, but fans of the filmmaker's recent work will also find it a puzzle box of metatextual delights.

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Sylvia Kristel earned worldwide fame as the ultimate sex goddess in Emmanuelle. The sultry Dutch beauty stars in this steamy erotic film set in Switzerland and Italy.

The story revolves around a young woman who visits her friend at a country estate and gets even friendlier with the rest of the family and their friends! Exploring her sexuality, she helps a young man achieves sexual maturity under the expert tutelage of an older woman.

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Thomas is a handsome young hedonist living in Paris. He lives a wild, reckless life that includes sexual escapades with men and women, boozy nights clubbing and living in the moment.

Despite his many lovers, including his prostitute friend Anne, his most significant relationship is with his neighbour Caroline and her son Gregoire, whom he loves dearly. In a twist of fate, Caroline is found dead in their apartment, leaving Gregoire without a guardian. Almost immediately Thomas has surrogate fatherhood thrust upon him. Although he loves the boy, it's clear that his lifestyle won't permit him to assume the role of foster parent. He finds solace with the very attractive Vincent, with whom he attempts to forget his loyalty to Gregoire. Only time will tell if he can continue to sacrifice his feelings for the lifestyle he so loves.

Murphy is forced to take on a number of different personalities when he goes undercover; whether hunting for a serial killer who is stalking London's West End, or searching to discover whether racist bullying led to promising young police officer committing suicide.

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Abby (Frances McDormand) is cheating on her bar owner husband, Marty (Dan Hedaya) with Ray (John Getz) one of the bartenders. Marty uncovers their sordid affair and is so enraged by their deceit that he hires Visser (M. Emmet Walsh), an unscrupulous detective, to kill both of them.

Unbeknown to Marty, Visser has other, more lucrative plans of his own. So begins a calculating round of lies and deceit that build to a chilling, suspense filled climax.

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Definitely not for the squeamish - this hard hitting and powerful movie follows biker Long John (Scott Glenn) riding into trouble after being invited to a party in a ghost town.

The gathering isn't for the faint hearted as Hells Angels and a group of hippies party hard with booze and sex replacing conversation. But trouble looms as a girl is murdered and Long John and his pals are the chief suspects, and the leader of the Angels, The General (Charles Dierkop), is out for revenge. A kangaroo court is hastily set up with The General as judge, jury and executioner and the sure fire verdict can only result in bloody consequences....for all concerned!

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"The Wheel of Time" is one of the most popular and enduring fantasy series of all time, with more than 90 million books sold.

Set in a sprawling, epic world where magic exists and only certain women are allowed to access it, the story follows Moiraine (Rosamund Pike), a member of the incredibly powerful all-female organization called the Aes Sedai, as she arrives in the small town of Two Rivers. There, she embarks on a dangerous, world-spanning journey with five young men and women, one of whom is prophesied to be the Dragon Reborn, who will either save or destroy humanity.

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Caroline (Kim Cattrall) cannot believe that her identical twin died in a simple accident. So taking on the mantle of her sister's life, she endeavours to find the killer.

She realises too late that the one person she trusts is the man who drowned her sister and that he is going to kill her unless she can convince him she is not the sister she has been pretending to be.

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The year is 2293.

Society as we know it has broken down centuries ago with the Earth's population split into three classes: the Brutals, who work the land and are forbidden from reproducing; their overseers, the Executioners; and the highly civilised Eternals, who are protected from the outside world by a force-field. But when an Executioner, Zed (Sean Connery), smuggles himself into their isolated paradise, he risks unbalancing the system and threatening the status quo...