tom-3's - Rented List

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"The Lion in Winter", is set in England during Christmas 1183. Henry II (Peter O'Toole) is deliberating over who to chose as his successor, and plans a family reunion in the hope to resolve this.

His scheming wife Eleanor of Aquitaine (Katharine Hepburn), and 3 sons: Richard the Lion-Hearted (Anthony Hopkins), Prince Geoffrey (John Castle), and Prince John (Nigel Terry) are all in attendance, and are all vying for the throne. Princess Alias (Jane Merrow) - Henry's mistress whom he wishes to marry and her brother, the young and crafty King Philip of France (Timothy Dalton) are also at the reunion. With much at stake, rebellion, treachery and deception is rife as everybody fights for their position on the throne.

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Eager to shift thoughts away from the Troubles during the 1970s, music fanatic Terri Hooley (Richard Dormer) opens a record store, 'Good Vibrations', in the heart of one of Belfast's roughest districts.

As the shop gains a loyal following, Terri starts a small record label with the aim of launching some of the local bands, including The Undertones whose first single, 'Teenage Kicks', is championed by legendary Radio 1 DJ John Peel...

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London's East End, 1969: Our heroes Kenny (Ray Winstone) and Danny (Jack Huston) come into possession of a mysterious box which turns out to contain a large lump of weapons grade Uranium - a true Hot Potato! Initially unaware of The Hot Potato's true value they very quickly realise the danger

they've been exposed to. Ably assisted by Danny's girlfriend, the beautiful Carole (Lois Winstone) and shadowed at every turn by the unshakeable criminal Harry (Colm Meaney), Kenny and Danny reluctantly embark on a quest to offload the potato to the highest bidder. Taking them on an epic journey that criss-crosses Europe, and into the company of an ever increasing assortment of shady and bizarre characters.

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Christian (Claes Bang), a respected curator of a contemporary art museum in Stockholm, is gearing up to launch a new show, 'The Square', a daring installation examining altruism and our duty to help others.

However, Christian's own views on social responsibility are put to the test when he becomes the victim of scam, forcing him to question the world around him and his place in it.

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The Shock Doctrine seeks to explain the rise of disaster capitalism: the exploitation of moments of crisis in vulnerable countries by governments and big business.

The film traces the doctrine's beginnings in the radical theories of Milton Friedman at the University of Chicago and its subsequent implementation over the past 40 years in countries as disparate as Augusto Pinochet's Chile, Boris Yeltsin's Russia, Margaret Thatcher's Great Britain, and most recently through the invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq.

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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.

A lonely, unbalanced young butterfly collector (Terence Stamp) stalks and abducts a young art student (Samantha Eggar), keeping her imprisoned in a stone cellar as if she were one of his specimens.

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For his 50th birthday, Antoine receives a rather unpleasant gift: a heart attack. From now on, he's going to have to start being more careful. But Antoine has spent his whole life being careful - careful of his health, careful of his diet and carefully taking care of his family and friends.

Now Antoine wants to shake things up. And he does just that - both in his life and the lives of those around him!

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You only think you know this story. Writer-director Marc Meyers has crafted a haunting and evocative look at one of history's most notorious serial killers.

Shot on location and in Dahmer's (Ross Lynch) childhood home, the film reveals his troubled family life, his increasingly bizarre attempts to make friends and his fascination with the macabre. Based on the critically acclaimed graphic novel by Jeff's classmate Derf Backderf (Alex Wolff), 'My Friend Dahmer' chronicles the origins of the man, the monster...the high school senior.

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Based on David Harrower's celebrated play Blackbird, 'Una' stars the Oscar-nominated Rooney Mara and Golden Globe-nominated Ben Mendelsohn, following a young woman's journey to reclaim her past.

Fifteen years earlier, teenage Una (Mara) ran away with an older man, Ray (Mendelsohn), a crime for which he was arrested and imprisoned. When she comes across a photo of him in the present, Una tracks him down to his workplace, and her abrupt arrival threatens to destroy Ray's new life - all the while derailing her precarious stability. Unspoken secrets and buried memories surface as Una and Ray sift through the wreckage of the past, confronting unanswered questions and unresolved longings, ultimately shaking them both to the core. 'Una' gazes into the heart of devastation and asks if redemption is possible.

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In 2035 A.D., robots are programmed to live in harmony with humans and are part of every day life. When a brilliant scientist at the U.S. Robotics Corporation is found dead, Chicago Detective Del Spooner (Will Smith) is called in to investigate. Aided by robot psychologist Dr.

Susan Calvin (Bridget Moynahan), Detective Spooner uncovers the possibility that a robot may be the primary suspect in the case. But as Spooner gets closer to the truth, he gets caught up in a race for his life. With time running out, a deeper threat emerges that challenges the very existence of mankind.

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"Brimstone" is a suspenseful tale of retribution set at the end of the 19th century in the American West. Dakota Fanning plays a mute young woman Liz whose life changes dramatically when a vengeful and mysterious preacher (Guy Pearce) comes to town with sinister motives.

Forced to go on the run and pursued across unforgiving terrain, where danger lurks around every corner, Liz soon learns that she'll need to engage in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse in order to turn the tables on her ruthless nemesis and come out alive.

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The new film from Paolo Sorrentino, the acclaimed director of The Consequences of Love and The Family Friend, is a riveting talk of political intrigue and organised crime, based n the extraordinary life of Guilio Andreotti.

Italian Prime Minister no less than seven times, Andreotti's long career was dogged by persistent accusations of conspiracy, Mafia connections and state-sponsored terror. Epic in scope and featuring a commanding performance from Toni Servillo (Gomorrah) as the chillingly enigmatic Andreotti, this compelling and visually dazzling film explores the labyrinthine political machinations and shady criminal underworld surrounding this fascinating and controversial figure.

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Paolo Sorrentino's gripping psychological thriller probes the dark secret harboured by middle-aged Italian loner Titta Di Girolamo, who has lived for eight years in an anonymous Swiss hotel.

Elegantly dressed, he impassively spends his days in the lobby or the hotel bar, observing the guests and staff with cool detachment. But his icy demeanour cracks when he begins to talk to the attractive barmaid Sofia, and the terrible truth about Titta's concealed world begins to unravel.

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In the white-knuckle action movie 'Plane', pilot Brodie Torrance (Gerard Butler) saves his passengers from a lightning strike by making a risky landing on a war-torn island - only to find that surviving the landing was just the beginning.

When most of the passengers are taken hostage by dangerous rebels, the only person Torrance can count on for help is Louis Gaspare (Mike Colter), an accused murderer who was being transported by the FBI. In order to rescue the passengers, Torrance will need Gaspare's help, and will learn there's more to Gaspare than meets the eye.