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(2010 Philip Seymour Hoffman) 30:-
originaltitel: Jack goes Boating
Jack (Philip Seymour Hoffman) is a shy limousine driver who lives with and works for his uncle. His best friend and co-worker Clyde set up a dinner date for him to meet Connie (Amy Ryan) who has some minor intimacy issues of her own.
[Atlantic]Region 2
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| Jerry Maguire
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(1996 Cameron Crowe)
Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise) is a top sports agent, long on ambition but short on scruples. After he suddenly and ceremoniously loses his job and his fiancee, both his personal and professional lives hit an all-time low.
The only two people who stand by Jerry are his sole client Rod Tidwell, a second rank football player and Dorothy Boyd, a single mother inspired by his zest for life. Only through his shared journey to success with Rod and his relationship with Dorothy and her son does he begin to understand the values that really matter.
[Columbia]Region 1
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| Jesus' Son
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(1999 Alison MacLean)
Based on Denis Johnson's 1992 short story collection, JESUS' SON is a darkly comic depiction of an individual whose descent into drug addiction threatens to ruin him.
Billy Crudup is FH, a well-intentioned loser who falls under the spell of Michelle (Samantha Morton). Together, they shoot heroin, fight, make up, and repeat the cycle. After a horrible tragedy devastates FH, he finds himself in Arizona, working at an assisted living facility, searching for redemption in sobriety. Alison Maclean's film is an impressive and entertaining portrait of debauchery, successfully blending drug-induced visions with an unflinching realism.
[Lionsgate]Region 1
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| Joe Dirt
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(2001 Dennie Gordon)
David Spade plays Joe, whose search for his family has him hittin' the road and keepin' it real with every lowlife he meets, including a sweet hottie, a janitor and a brief interlude with a psychotic cannibal. Through it all, Joe keeps on truckin' ... all the way to L.A., where a shock-jock DJ targets Joe as the butt of his show. But Joe's plucky spirit encourages listeners to cheer him on and to help him find a better family than the one he thought he wanted. Rock on!
[Columbia]Region 1
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| John Cassavetes
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"5 Films Collection" 400:-
John Cassavetes was a genius, a visionary, and the progenitor of American independent film. The five films in this collection are electrifying and compassionate creations, populated by all manner of humanity: beatniks, hippies, businessmen, actors, housewives, strippers, club owners, gangsters, children.
[Folkets Bio]Region 2
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| John Q
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(2002 Nick Casavettes)
John Q. Archibald is a factory worker facing financial hardship as a result of reduced hours in his workplace. When his young son, Michael, is stricken during a baseball game, Smith and his wife discover that their child is in need of an emergency heart transplant. Although the Archibalds have health insurance, they are informed by hospital administrator Rebecca Payne that their policy doesn't cover such an expensive procedure.
[New Line] Region 1
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| Johnny Reno
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(1966 R G Springsteen) 80:-
svensk titel: Johnny Reno - Sheriff
The citizens of the sleepy town of Stone Junction want nothing more than to lynch the outlaw they have sitting in their jail. But they'll have to get through hard-bitten U.S. Marshall Johnny Reno first!
In a story of courage, romance, and revenge, Dana Andrews portrays Reno, a man of ideals who finds himself standing alone against the powder keg of mob justice. Also starring film legends Jane Russell and Lon Chaney Jr., 'Johnny Reno' packs enough pistol-packing action to keep you riveted through the final, gun-blazing showdown!
[Paramount]Region 2
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| Jordbävningen
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(2018 John Andreas Andersen) 50:-
originaltitel: Skælvet
Could reports of subterranean tremors beneath the Norwegian city of Oslo predict an imminent catastrophic earthquake? We follow a geologist who races against time to save his estranged wife and two children when a devastating quake strikes the city.
Your nails will dig into your chair during this acclaimed thriller with jaw-dropping scenes of devastation and powerful performances.
[Studio S]Region 2
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| Journey to the Center of the Earth
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(1959 Henry Levin) 80:-
svensk titel: Resan till Jordens Medelpunkt
The story centres on an expedition led by Professor Lindenbrook (James Mason) down into the Earth's dark core.
Members of the group include the professor's star student, Alex (Pat Boone), and the widow (Arlene Dahl) of a colleague. Along the way lurk dangers such as kidnapping, death, sabotage by a rival explorer, and attacks by giant prehistoric reptiles. But they also encounter such magnificent wonders as a glistening cavern of quartz crystals, luminescent algae, a forest of giant mushrooms, and the lost city of Atlantis.
[20th Century]Region 1
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| Journey to the Center of the Earth
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(1959 Henry Levin) 80:-
svensk titel: Resan till Jordens Medelpunkt
The story centres on an expedition led by Professor Lindenbrook (James Mason) down into the Earth's dark core. Members of the group include the professor's star student, Alex (Pat Boone), and the widow (Arlene Dahl) of a colleague.
Along the way lurk dangers such as kidnapping, death, sabotage by a rival explorer, and attacks by giant prehistoric reptiles. But they also encounter such magnificent wonders as a glistening cavern of quartz crystals, luminescent algae, a forest of giant mushrooms, and the lost city of Atlantis.
[20th Century]Region 2
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| Joy
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(2015 David O Russell)
"Joy" is the wild story of a family across four generations, and centres on the girl who becomes the woman who founds a business dynasty and becomes a matriarch in her own right.
Betrayal, treachery, the loss of innocence and the scars of love pave the road in this intense emotional and human comedy about becoming a true boss of family and enterprise facing a world of unforgiving commerce. Allies become adversaries and adversaries become allies, both inside and outside the family, as Joy's inner life and fierce imagination carry her through the storm she faces.
[20th Century]Region 2
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| Judge, The
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(2017 Richard Eyre)
svensk titel: Domaren
Fiona Maye (Emma Thompson) is an eminent judge in the Family Division of the High Court, making daily decisions about complex family issues. But her workload is heavy, and her marriage to American professor Jack (Stanley Tucci) is at breaking point.
In this moment of personal crisis, Fiona is asked to rule on the case of Adam (Fionn Whitehead), a brilliant and beautiful teenager who is refusing on religious grounds the blood transfusion which will save his life. Wanting to hear from Adam before making her decision, Fiona goes to his hospital bedside. Their extraordinary meeting releases strong emotions, with momentous consequences for both of them as Fiona decides whether Adam should live or die.
[Scanbox]Region 2
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| Juice
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(2018 Teppo Airaksinen) 50:-
Juice Leskinen var en sångare, låtskrivare, poet, textförfattare, folkkonstnär – fadersfiguren till finska rocktexter.
Juices liv präglades dock av hans kärleksliv. Allt annat; sprit, texter och berömmelse kom som en biprodukt av det. Filmen berättar historien om en kärleksproffs, en man som kände djupt och oändligt känsligt, men sårade många, inklusive sig själv.
[SF]Region 2
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| Jules & Jim
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(1962 Francois Truffaut) 50:-
originaltitel: Jules et Jim
Spanning two decades at the start of the 20th century, "Jules and Jim" follows the lives of two inseparable friends - timid German, Jules (Oskar Werner), and gregarious Parisian, Jim (Henri Serre) - and their shared love of the beautiful, capricious Catherine, played in mesmerising, luminous style by Jeanne Moreau.
Overcoming the destructive rift of World War I the trio create a new life for themselves, away from the structures imposed by society. But as the idyllic menage a trois begins to succumb to jealousy and rivalry their idealised existence finds itself slowly buckling under pressure. Frequently hailed as one of the greatest films ever made, "Jules and Jim" is a dazzling, boldly original tale of love, friendship and the vagaries of history that combines romance, comedy and tragedy in breathtaking, near-perfect dramatic harmony.
[Atlantic]Region 2
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| Jumanji
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(1995 Joe Johnston) 50:-
When young Alan Parrish (Adam Hann-Byrd) discovers a mysterious board game, he doesn't realise its unimaginable powers, until he is magically transported before the eyes of his friend, Sarah, into the untamed jungles of Jumanji!
26 years later he is freed from the game's spell by two unsuspecting children. Alan (Robin Williams) reunites with Sarah (Bonnie Hunt) and together with Judy (Kirsten Dunst) and Peter (Bradley Pierce) tries to outwit the game's powerful forces in this imaginative adventure that combines breathtaking special effects with an enchanting mixture of comedy, magic and thrills.
[Sony]Region 2
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| Junior Bonner
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(1972 Sam Peckinpah) 80:-
Still recovering after his throw from a bull called Sunshine, Junior Bonner (Steve McQueen) is on his way to join his family for the Frontier Days Rodeo. However, when he arrives, he finds his house abandoned and his father, Ace (Robert Preston) in hospital.
determined to prove that he still has the makings of a champion, Junior challenge Sunshine once again but this time he is determined to beat the bull so that his father's dream of building a ranch in Australia can become a reality.
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| Juno & the Paycock
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(1930 Alfred Hitchcock) 50:-
svensk titel: Juno och Påfågeln
One of Hitchcock's first, this film tells the dramatic story of life in revolution torn Ireland and the lives of the cash strapped Doyle family. Like most of their neighbours, life had been tough and many sacrifices had to be made to keep body and soul together. But the Doyle's were in for a pleasant surprise when told of a large inheritance due to come their way. Elated by their sudden wealth and their standing in the community the family's existence moved up a couple of rungs, and they began to live the life of the idle rich, even though the inheritance had still to be confirmed.
But it only takes one slip twixt cup and lip to destroy not only what you had, but also what you thought you had! Life can suddenly turn very cruel, making it even more difficult than it was before.
[Mediatilsynet]Region 2
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| Järnladyn
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(2011 Phyllida Lloyd)
originaltitel: The Iron Lady
The Iron Lady is a surprising and intimate portrait of Margaret Thatcher, the first and only female Prime Minister of The United Kingdom.
One of the 20th century's most famous and influential women, Thatcher came from nowhere to smash through barriers of gender and class to be heard in a male dominated world.
[Scanbox]Region 2
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| Jätten
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(1956 George Stevens) 80:-
originaltitel: Giant
"Giant" is a movie of huge scale and grandeur in which three generations of land-rich Texans love, swagger, connive and clash in a saga of family strife, racial bigotry and conflict between cattle barons and newly rich oil tycoons.
It's also one of the most beloved works of director George Stevens, who won an Academy Award for this film, one of 10 Oscar nominations the film earned.
2-Disc Special Edition
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