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After escaping from a violent cult in rural New York, Martha (Elizabeth Olsen) tries to reconnect with her estranged sister, Lucy (Sarah Paulson), and Lucy's well-to-do husband, Ted (Hugh Dancy), but the brainwashing she endured continues to prevent her from forming an identity of her own.

Overwhelmed with paranoia, guilt and shame, Martha isolates herself until Lucy begins to suspect her sister's emotional trauma has deeper underlying causes.

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From acclaimed filmmaker James Gray and featuring an all-star cast including Anthony Hopkins, Anne Hathaway and Jeremy Strong comes 'Armageddon Time'.

Set in 1980s Queens, New York, it is a deeply personal story about the strength of family, the complexity of friendship and the generational pursuit of the American Dream.

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Ernest Hemingway's classic novel is brought to life as American journalist Jake Barnes (Tyrone Power) aimlessly drifts around Europe seeking thrills to compensate for his impotence, the result of a war wound.

Joined by a beautiful aristocrat (Gardner) who had ministered to him during the war, his best friend (Eddie Albert), a Greek tycoon, an alcoholic writer (Mel Ferrer), and a devil-may-care Scot (Errol Flynn), the group travels to Pamplona, where the emotional tension rises as each of the men pursues Gardner.

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After Lt. Col. Raspeguy leads his defeated and humiliated French army out of Indochina, he learns that he's been relieved of his command. He gets another chance to prove himself when he meets and falls in love with a French countess (Michele Morgan), who finagles him a new position in Algeria.

There Lt. Col. Raspguy persuades two wartime buddies to join him in shaping up a ragtag unit. Eventually he is forced to confront on Arab terrorist (George Segal) attempting to oust the French from Algeria. Now in a desperate struggle to achieve victory, Lt Col Raspeguy launches a bloody battle against the terrorist rebel forces. With strong technical merit and outstanding performances throughout, Lost Command vividly illustrates man's inhumanity to man... for the sake of personal glory.

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Just when you thought 'The Good Wife' couldn't get any better, Season 4 is released for the first time on video. Alicia Florrick (Emmy and Golden Globe winner Julianna Margulies) brings her sharp mind and signature grace to challenges both in and out of the courtroom.

This season, she falls in sync with estranged husband Peter (Chris Noth) even as she and Will (Josh Charles) continue to flirt with temptation. And her career is finally flourishing as she's offered partnership status and gains more power at the office. Diane (Christine Baranski), Cary (Matt Czuchry) and Kalinda (Emmy winner Archie Panjabi) each face their own predicaments as the firm pulls out from under its debt, Cary struggles to carve his own niche, and Kalinda tangles with a volatile, mysterious ex-husband. Peter's gubernatorial campaign hits its stride, as Eli (Alan Cumming) falls under Federal investigation and battles new threats to his candidate's political future. The fallout reaches Alicia, as well, as she braves a new barrage of personal and professional adversaries, challenging her roles as a mother, lawyer and woman. In this 22-episode, 6-disc set, Alicia tests her boundaries, pushes her limits and proves her status as a good wife... and a powerful leader.

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Stakes are high in an explosive trial when the widow of a gun massacre victim sues the gun's manufacturer. With millions of dollars in the balance, an unscrupulous jury consultant, (Gene Hackman), will spare no expense to ensure the chosen jury remains sympathetic to his client.

Tension mounts and tables are turned as it comes to light that the jury is being manipulated by one of its own, (John Cusack). This is a case where those involved will do just about anything to win.

Tough New York City detective Buddy Manucci (Roy Scheider) is the leader of an elite squad of ruthlessly efficient renegade policemen known as 'The Seven-Ups'. After an operation goes wrong and one of their own is killed, Buddy and his men wage war on those responsible.

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Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet), a brilliant, gifted young man born into a destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and people.

As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence, only those who can conquer their fear will survive.

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'Dirty Pretty Things' stars Audrey Tautou in a harrowing tale of struggle and survival for two immigrants who learn that everything is for sale in London's secret underworld.

Part of an invisible working class, Nigerian exile Okwe mad Turkish chambermaid Senay toil at a west London hotel that teems with illegal activity. Then late one night Okwe makes a shocking discovery, which creates an impossible dilemma and tests the limits of all-they know!

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Outmanned, outgunned and on a mission to deliver top secret documents that could turn the tide of World War II. A young female officer (Chloe Grace Moretz) must convince a rag-tag regiment to stand by her side and get her to her final destination...

With nowhere to run, time slipping away and a sinister stowaway on board, the mission looks all but lost as the oruelty of war becomes reality. Survive at any cost.

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Academy Award nominee Agnieszka Holland brings to the screen the extraordinary and powerful story of the real-life Welsh journalist who uncovered Stalin's genocidal famine in Ukraine, which killed almost 10 million during The Holodomor of 1932 and 1933.

Gareth Jones (James Norton) is an ambitious Welsh journalist, who gained fame after his report on being the first foreign journalist to fly with Hitler. On leaving a government role, Jones decides to travel to Moscow in an attempt to get an interview with Stalin himself. Hearing murmurs of government-induced famine, Jones travels clandestinely to Ukraine, where he witnesses the atrocities of man-made starvation. Deported back to London, Jones publishes an article revealing the horrors he witnessed, but is accused of being a liar by those who have an interest in silencing him. As the death count mounts, Jones has to fight for the truth.

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Judy Garland plays Jean Hansen, a compassionate teacher newly employed within a small town school for disabled children. Instantly bonding with an autistic boy called Reuben, Jean believes that a reunion with his absent parents could be fundamental for his development.

But the school's authority figures begin to disapprove of her modern methods and her friendship with the alienated, helpless Reuben. With a great cast and superb direction, 'A Child Is Waiting' is a deeply touching drama with a hard-hitting message.

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Turns out the good wife is not afraid to be bad. Tougher in the courtroom. Stronger for her family. And hotter than ever behind closed doors. Season 3 reveals a new side to Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies)... and she likes it.

Upping her game at the office, Alicia is pivotal in helping Lockhart / Gardner navigate a year of rough waters. While she and Will (Josh Charles) finally get their romantic timing right, there are consequences for both. She has a new professional adversary in her ex, Peter Florrick (Chris Noth), who aligns with Alicia's rival Cary (Matt Czuchry). Will faces disbarment, Diane ( Christine Baranski) tries to keep the firm afloat and Kalinda (Archie Panjabi) tries to mend her damaged relationship with her best friend. Meanwhile, Eli (Alan Cumming) has joined the firm, clashing with partners, attorneys and Alicia as only he can.

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The Gentlemen follows American expat Mickey Pearson (Matthew McConaughey) who built a highly profitable marijuana empire in London.

When word gets out that he's looking to cash out of the business forever it triggers plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an attempt to steal his domain out from under him.

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Julian (Ryan Gosling) runs a boxing club in Bangkok as a front for a drugs operation. He has everything he wants for until his brother is murdered, and his mother (Kristin Scott Thomas), the head of a powerful criminal organisation, arrives to collect her son's body.

Furious with grief she dispatches Julian to find his killers and 'raise hell'. The stage is set for a bloody journey of betrayal and vengeance towards a final confrontation and the possibility of redemption.