A combustible performance from Bob Hoskins is the fuse that lights this underworld saga, a landmark of British crime cinema. Hoskins plays Harold Shand, an ambitious London mobster who, just as he attempts to close a major real-estate deal with the American Mafia, finds his crime...
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Twelve strangers learn that they've been selected to be the human prey in a deadly hunt conducted by wealthy upper-crusters after they wake up in a field with no idea how they got there. But what the hunters didn't count on was one of their targets (Betty Gilpin) turning the tabl...
Contains two versions of "The Ten Commandments" from director Cecil B. DeMille, including the 1923 silent film, and the 1956 remake, dramatizing the biblical story of Moses, a man who turned his back on a privileged life to lead his people, the Jews, to the Promised Land.
Twelve strangers learn that they've been selected to be the human prey in a deadly hunt conducted by wealthy upper-crusters after they wake up in a field with no idea how they got there. But what the hunters didn't count on was one of their targets (Betty Gilpin) turning the tabl...
Against the stunning landscapes of Scotland's iconic Loch Ness, local detective sergeant, Annie Redford finds herself in the midst of her first murder investigation; DCI Lauren Quigley is called in to lead the investigation, joined by forensic psychologist Blake Albrighton who be...
A boy climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk where he uses his quick wits to outsmart an ogre and make his and his mother's fortune. Includes historical notes on versions of this tale, other heroic stories, and alternate "ascension" tales.
Post-apocalyptic story involving multiple timelines about a group of traveling performers who survived a devastating flu pandemic.
A group of African stowaways on a Russian freighter bound for France is discovered by the crew and murdered one by one. One man escapes and fights to stay alive long enough to reach port. Based on a true story.
A Marine war veteran faces mental and emotional challenges when he tries to reintegrate back into civilian life.
Depicts the 'last days' at a disco palace, where drugs, sex and weirdness ran rampant. Icy Charlotte and demure Alice toil by day as publishing house assistants and by night the two look for romance and entertainment at a premier disco club. But, as the disco is closed, they wond...
"Recounts the incredible stories of more than fifty archaeological treasures recently found by ordinary people, and which are reshaping our understanding of British history"-- Provided by publisher.
Nick seems to have the perfect life, until one night he witnesses something that changes him forever. Now consumed by grief, he realizes that there is nothing he wouldn't do to protect his family.
Based on an incredible true-life story. A brave young man is thrust into adulthood as he and his courageous team of sled dogs embark on a grueling and treacherous cross-country marathon. Together they race through the frozen wilderness carrying hopes of capturing the $10,000 gran...
A look at the lives and careers of the six Canadian prime ministers, John A. Macdonald, Alexander Mackenzie, John Abbott, John Thompson, Mackenzie Bowell, and Charles Tupper.
Filmed in Egypt and the Sinai with one of the biggest sets ever constructed for a motion picture, this epic tells the story of the life of Moses. Once favored in the Pharaoh's household, Moses turned his back on a privileged life to lead his people to freedom.