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"Caesar ... [is] a chimpanzee who gains human-like intelligence and emotions from an experimental drug. Raised like a child by the drug's creator ... , Caesar ultimately finds himself taken from the humans he loves and imprisoned. Seeking justice, Caesar assembles a simian army and escapes--putting man and primate on a collision course that could change the planet forever"--Container.
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"Caesar is a chimpanzee who gains human-like intelligence from an experimental drug. Raised by the drug's creator, Caesar ultimately finds himself imprisoned and taken from the humans he loves. Seeking justice, Caesar assembles a simian army and escapes -- putting man and primate on a collision course that could change the planet forever"--Container.
63) The veteran
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When soldier Robert Miller returns home from Afghanistan he finds it hard to fit back into society. He takes a job in undercover surveillance and soon becomes obsessed with taking down a group of local gangsters who are linked to a suspected terrorist cell. His plan to assassinate the thugs is sabotaged and his rage spirals out of control as he embarks on a brutal quest for justice with devastating consequences.
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The first-ever filmed version of the biblical text as it was actually written. Using the original Jesus narrative as its script, word for word, this profound and stunning film sheds new light on one of history's most sacred texts. Beautifully shot, wonderfully performed, and informed by the latest theological, historical, and archaeological research, this film is something to be enjoyed and treasured.
65) The carer
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Diagnosed with a rare form of Parkinson's Disease, ailing theatrical legend Sir Michael Gifford is terminally ill. He's also foul-mouthed, irascible, and highly resistant to the concept of allowing a full time care giver into his home. Out of sheer necessity but hardly convicted at the notion herself, Sir Michael's daughter Sophia reluctantly brings in a candidate to interview for the job.
68) The game
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The Cold War heats up when a KGB defector exposes Operation Glass, a potentially devastating Soviet plot to activate sleeper agents across the UK. The charismatic but paranoid head of MI-5, known simply as 'Daddy', assembles a secret committee of spies and intelligence officers to investigate. They're the only colleagues he trusts in a world of double agents and lies, but has he chosen well?
69) Citizen gangster
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Eddie Boyd has returned from WWII and is dismayed by public indifference towards veterans and humiliated by his inability to fulfill his dream of being a Hollywood star. Moreover, his veteran status has done nothing to help him provide for his children and wife Doreen. Eddie becomes desperate and starts to rob banks. But what starts as friendly and flirtatious robberies evolves over time into a career not unlike that of Clyde Barrow or Butch Cassidy....
70) Braveheart
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William Wallace, a bold Scotsman, uses the steel of his sword and the fire of his intellect to rally his countrymen to liberation from the English occupation of Scotland.
71) The ring
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A strange videotape full of bizarre and haunting images is watched by a handful of teenagers. After the viewing the tape, they receive phone calls in which they are warned they will die in seven days. Rachel, the aunt of one of the ill-fated teens, is a journalist who has decided to investigate the matter. She manages to find the cabin in the woods and watches the video herself; afterward, she receives the same phone call, and realizes she must solve...
72) The escapist
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Frank Perry is a tough lifer determined to bust out of a London penitentiary to see his terminally ill daughter before she dies. But first he'll have to assemble a hardcore crew, battle the brutal prison kingpin, and pull off one of the most daring and suspenseful escapes in movie history.
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Discworld is a magical realm quite unlike, yet hauntingly familiar to, Earth, and it finally has it's first tourist. Rincewind is an inept ex-student wizard who is given the task of guiding Twoflower through the city-state of Ankh Morpork. But unfortunately Rincewind has two problems. First, he is an expert coward and he doesn't feel that he is the best person to guard a naive, and extremely rich, tourist through one of the roughest cities in the...
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The second shadow: Counterfeiters are at work in the city and McLevy is under pressure to secure rapid convictions. But his mind is more on the deliciously immoral Jean Brash--is he becoming jealous of the male company she keeps? The burning question: An unsolved murder is bringing vigilantes onto the streets, and Jean Brash's house of ill-repute is a particular target for the Citizen Volunteer Force. Time is running out for McLevy--unless he finds...
75) Battle for Terra
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Mala is a precocious girl living on the beautiful planet Terra, a place where peace and tolerance are celebrated. Unbeknownst to Mala and her fellow Terrians, the last inhabitants of Earth have exhausted the resources of their planet and those of three others. They are now searching for a new home. This Earthforce has discovered that the use of a Terraformer will make Terra habitable for humans. Unfortunately, it will become poisonous for the Terrians....
76) As good as dead
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"What begins as an average day for Ethan takes a dangerous turn when he's kidnapped and held hostage in his New York apartment by three assailants. The home invaders aren't looking to rob him; they are looking to avenge the death of Reverend Kalahan, the right-wing cult leader whose brutal murder remains unsolved. On a mission of revenge, the assailants vow to make Ethan pay, but the more they interrogate him, the more they doubt he is the killer"--Container....
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Can six people endure Sir Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic rescue mission today? Using a replica boat, and the same equipment and clothing as would have been used in 1914, explorer Tim Jarvis and his crew attempt to follow in Shackleton's wake, going beyond the point of no return, using their firsthand extreme experience measured against historical accounts to unlock the secrets of Shackleton's survival.
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Jacques is the curmudgeonly owner of a gritty New York dive bar that serves as home to a motley assortment of professional drinkers. Jacques is determinedly drinking and smoking himself to death when he meets Lucas, a homeless young man who has already given up on life. Determined to keep his legacy alive, Jacques deems Lucas is a fitting heir and takes him under his wing, schooling him in the male-centric laws of his alcoholic clubhouse.
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"It is the year 1215 and England is on the brink of a bloody Civil War. The Magna Carta, a landmark contract between the King and his subjects, upholds the rights of the people of England and promises to bestow a fragile peace on the kingdom. Yet, barely four months since putting his royal seal to the charter, the sly and deceitful King John (PAUL GIAMATTI) amasses a powerful mercenary army and plans to destroy all those who signed the legendary charter,...
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Based on the true story of Scottish cyclist Graeme Obree. Despite modest beginnings and a lifelong battle with bipolar disorder, this tenacious and resourceful competitor pedaled his way into history. In 1993, Obree designed and built a bicycle from scrap metal and washing machine parts. Pitted against top competitors in a high-profile race, he broke the world record - only to have his title stripped later in a storm of controversy.