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| Baby Doll
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(1956 Elia Kazan) 80:-
Times are tough for cotton miller Archie (Karl Malden), but at least he has his child bride (Carroll Baker), who'll soon be his wife in title and truth. The one-year agreement keeping them under the same roof - yet never in the same bed - is about to end.
But a game with a sly business rival (Eli Wallach) is about to begin. In 'Baby Doll', as in 'A Streetcar Named Desire', director Elia Kazan and writer Tennessee Williams broke new ground in depicting sexual situations - earning condemnation from the then-powerful Legion of Decency.
[Warner]Region 1
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| Badding / Onnen Maa
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(2000/1993 Markku Pölösen) 80:-
BADDING (2000)
Perpetually bothered by stage-fright, singer Rauli "Badding" Somerjoki runs away from a gig in Helsinki. One of his old friends is sent to do a story on him for a newspaper, and they travel to their former home village in the country. The characters' interaction and memories illustrate the singer's life and feelings.
ONNEN MAA (1993)
Nostalgic comedy set in the early 1960s, when the tango was all the rage. The "prodigal son" Tenho returns from his unlucky adventures in the city back to his parents' farm. Tenho becomes the laughing stock of local men until he scores the hottest girl in the village. A hot romance flares up between Tenho and the sensuous milkmaid Virva, accompanied by popular Finnish tango tunes.
[Fennada]Region 2
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| Barnhemmet
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(2007 J.A. Bayona) 50:-
originaltitel: El Orfanato
Many years ago, Laura left the orphanage where she had spent her childhood. Now, thirty years later, she returns with her husband Carlos and her young son Simon, with a dream of restoring and reopening the long-abandoned orphanage as a home for disabled children.
But the mysterious surroundings awaken Simon's imagination and the boy starts to spin a web of fantastic tales on not-so innocent games... As events take a sinister turn, Laura slowly becomes convinced that something long-hidden and terrible is lurking in the old house, something waiting to emerge and inflict appalling damage on her family.
[Pan Vision]Region 2
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| Batman
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(1989 Tim Burton)
Gotham City, not the safest of places to live, but that is about to change with the emergence of a new super hero, who intends to inspire fear into the hearts of the evil, and hope into the hearts of the honest citizens of that city! Who is Batman?
2-Disc Special Edition
[Warner]Region 2
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| Battleship Potemkin
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(1925 Sergei M Eisenstein) 175:-
originaltitel: Бронено́сец «Потёмкин»
Planned by the Soviet Central Committee to coincide with the celebrations for the 20th anniversary of the unsuccessful 1905 Russian Revolution, this film was developed by the 27 year-old Sergei Eisenstein from less than one page of script from a planned eight-part epic that was intended to chronicle a large number of revolutionary actions.
Starting with the Potemkin's crew's refusal to eat maggot-infested meat, the mutiny develops and their leader Vakulinchuk is shot by a senior officer. The officers are overthrown and when the Potemkin docks at Odessa, crowds appear from all directions to take up the cause of the dead sailor and open rebellion ensues.
2-Disc Special Edition
[Kino International]Region 1
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| Be Cool
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(2005 F Gary Gary) 50:-
When Chili Palmer (John Travolta) decides to try his hand in the music industry, he romances the sultry widow (Uma Thurman) of a recently whacked music exec, poaches a hot young singer (Christina Milian) from a rival manager and discovers that the record industry is packin' a whole lot more than a tune!
2-Disc Special Edition
[MGM]Region 2
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| Belle
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(2013 Amma Asante) 50:-
This movie was inspired by the true story of Dido Elizabeth Belle (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), the illegitimate biracial daughter of Royal Navy Captain Sir John Lindsay (Matthew Goode).
Raised by her aristocratic great-uncle Lord William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield (Tom Wilkinson) and his wife (Emily Watson), Belle's lineage affords her certain privileges, yet the color of her skin prevents her from fully participating in the traditions of her social standing. Left to wonder if she will ever find love, Belle falls for an idealistic young vicar's son bent on change, who, with her help, shapes Lord Mansfield's role as Lord Chief Justice to end slavery in England.
[20th Century]Region 2
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| Ben-Hur
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(1959 William Wyler) 50:-
The numbers speak volumes: 100,000 costumes, 8,000 extras, 300 sets and a staggering budget in its day the largest in movie history. Ben-Hur's creators made it the best, the greatest Biblical-era epic ever.
Charlton Heston brings a muscular physical and moral presence to the role of Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish nobleman in Palestine whose heroic odyssey includes enslavement by the Romans, a bold escape from an embattled slave gallery, vengeance against his tormentors with Jesus Christ. Heston's charismatic performance brought him the Best Actor Oscar!
[Warner]Region 2
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| Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The
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(2011 John Madden) 50:-
When seven cash-strapped Brits journey to a retirement resort in India, friendship and romance blossom as they touch each other's hearts in the most unexpected ways. In the end, they will all discover that life and love can begin again when you embrace today and let go of the past.
[20th Century]Region 2
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| Better Living through Chemistry
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(2014 Geoff Moore, David Posamentier)
A small town pharmacist's uneventful life is turned inside out when a chance encounter with a lonely trophy wife turns into a walk on the wild side in this murderously funny dark comedy starring Sam Rockwell and Olivia Wilde.
Doug Varney (Sam Rockwell) has been disregarded for years by everyone from his domineering wife Kara (Michelle Monaghan) to the goldbricking employees at the drugstore he bought from his insufferable father-in-law. When Doug embarks on an exhilarating drug-and-alcohol fuelled affair with Elizabeth (Olivia Wilde) - the most glamorous woman he has ever met - no-one is more surprised than he is.
[Universal]Region 2
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| Bicycle Thieves
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(1948 Vittorio de Sica) 225:-
originaltitel: Ladri di Biciclette
'Bicycle Thieves' tells the story of Antonio (Lamberto Maggiorani), a long unemployed man who finally finds employment putting up cinema posters for which he needs a bicycle.
His wife pawns all the family linen to redeem their already pawned bicycle and for Antonio salvation has come, until it is stolen. Antonio and his son take to the streets in a desperate search to find the bicycle which is so crucial to his livelihood.
[Criterion]Region 1
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| Big Boss, The
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(1971 Wei Lo, Chia-hsiang Wu) 50:-
originaltitel: Tang shan da xiong
In his first starring role, legendary martial arts star Bruce Lee sets the screen ablaze in this thrilling tale of revenge and retribution.
Having made a vow never to fight again, a factory worker named Cheng (Lee) does his best to put up with an abusive boss. But when Cheng's beautiful cousin is kidnapped by company thugs, Cheng is forced to take matters into his own hands - and fists - to save her.
[Scanbox]Region 2
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| Big Fish
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(2003 Tim Burton) 50:-
Throughout his life Edward Bloom (Ewan McGregor) has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales, in his later years he (Albert Finney) remains a huge mystery to his son William (Billy Crudup). Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures in this marvel of a movie.
[Sony]Region 2
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| Big Lebowski, The
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(1998 Coen Brothers) 50:-
The Dude, Jeff Lebowski (Jeff Bridges) is unemployed and laid-back... until...victim of mistaken identity, two thugs break into his apartment in the errant belief that they are accosting Jeff Lebowski the Pasadena millionaire. In hope of getting a replacement for his soiled carpet Dude visits his wealthy namesake and, with buddy, ex 'Nam' veteran, Walter (John Goodman) he is swept into a comedy/thriller of extortion, embezzlement, sex and dope. It takes guys as simple as the Dude and Walter to make a story this complicated...and they'd really rather be bowling.
[Universal]Region 2
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| Bind Mig, Älska Mig
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(1990 Pedro Almodóvar) 50:-
originaltitel: Atame!
Ricky (Antonio Banderas) is released from a mental hospital, and knows exactly what he wants to do with his life, and his new found freedom. He hunts down Marina (Victoria Abril), a porn film star he once had sex with, and tries to convince her to be his wife. She is a bit reluctant, so Ricky ties her up until she falls in love with him...Will this approach endear her to him?
[Sandrew Metronome]Region 2
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| Black Orpheus
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(1959 Marcel Camus) 175:-
originaltitel: Orfeu Negro
Interwoven with the spectacle, madness and vibrancy of the Rio carnival, comes the multi-award winning retelling of the classic legend of Orpheus and Eurydice.
"Black Orpheus" is awash with intoxicating samba music, frenzied dancing and vibrant costumes, as French auteur Marcel Camus unfolds the melancholy tale of love and tragedy of two people who fall rapturously in love during the annual carnival.
[Criterion]Region 1
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| Blade Runner
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(1982 Ridley Scott) 50:-
Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) prowls the steel-and-microchip jungle of 21st century Los Angeles. He's a "Blade Runner" stalking genetically made criminal replicants. His assignment: kill them. Their crime: wanting to be human.
A visual stunner, remastered for improved home presentation, director Ridley Scott's vision of this sci-fi cinema classic intriguingly differs from what 1982 moviegoers saw. This version omits Deckard's voiceover narration, develops in greater detail the romance between Deckard and Rachael (Sean Young) and removes the "uplifting" finale.
2-Disc Final Cut Edition
[Warner]Region 2
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| Blazing Saddles
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(1974 Mel Brooks) 50:-
svensk titel: Det Våras för Sheriffen
Mel Brooks goes way out West and way out of his mind with a spiffy spoof set in an 1874 Old West where 1974 Hollywood is just one soundstage away-and where nonstop fun blasts prejudices to the high comedy heavens.
Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Slim Pickens, Harvey Korman, Madeline Kahn and more join for horseplay and horselaughs, making "Blazing Saddles" the #6 choice among the American Film Institute's Top-100 Comedies.
[Warner]Region 2
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| Blind Side, The
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(2009 John Lee Hancock) 50:-
Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron) knows little about family. Less about sports. What the homeless teen knows are the streets and projects of Memphis. Well-to-do Leigh Anne Tuohy (Sandra Bullock) knows little about his world. Yet when she and Michael meet, he's found a home. And the Tuohys found something just as life-changing: a beloved new son and brother.
[Warner]Region 2
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| Blodets Tron
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(1957 Akira Kurosawa) 80:-
originaltitel: 蜘蛛巣城
Kurosawa's transposition of Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' to sixteenth century Japan is immensely successful in capturing the spirit of the original.
A truly remarkable film combining beauty and terror to produce a mood of haunting power. 'Throne of Blood' also shows Kurosawa's familiar mastery of atmosphere, action and the savagery of war.
[Sandrew Metronome]Region 2
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| Blodröd Sol
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(1993 Philip Kaufman) 50:-
originaltitel: Rising Sun
Special liaison officer (Wesley Snipes) is called to investigate the murder of a call-girl in the boardroom of a Japanese corporation.
Accompanied by a detective with unusual knowledge of the Japanese culture (Sean Connery), the two men must unravel the mystery behind the murder by entering an underground "shadow world" of futuristic technology, ancient ways and confusing loyalties.
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| Blue Angel, The
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(1930 Josef von Sternberg) 175:-
originaltitel: Der Blaue Engel
Emil Jennings, the quintessential German expressionist actor, stars as Professor Immanuel Rath, the sexually-repressed instructor of a boys prep school. After learning of the pupils' infatuation with French postcards depicting a local nightclub songstress, he decides to personally investigate the source of such indecency. But as soon as he enters the shadowy Blue Angel nightclub and steals one glimpse of the smoldering Lola-Lola (Marlene Dietrich), commanding the stage in a top hot, stockings and bare thighs, Rath's self-righteous piety is crushed. He finds himself fatefully seduced by the throaty voice of the vulgar siren, singing, "Falling in Love Again".
Consumed by desire and tormented by his rigid propriety, Professor Rath allows himself to be dragged down a path of personal degradation. Lola's unrestrained sexuality was a revelation to turn-of-the-decade moviegoers, thrusting Dietrich to the forefront of the sultry international leading ladies, such as Greta Garbo, who were challenging the limits of screen sexuality.
2-Disc Special Edition
[Eureka!]Region 2
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| Blue Jasmine
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(2013 Woody Allen) 50:-
Jasmine (Cate Blanchett) is a former New York socialite teetering on an emotional tightrope, balancing between her troubled east coast past and a fresh start in San Francisco.
Having moved into her sister's humble apartment, Jasmine ricochets between the tumultuous acceptance of her new limitations and the dreams of reclaiming her past life's glamour.
[Scanbox]Region 2
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| Blue Steel
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(1934 Robert N Bradbury) 50:-
svensk titel: Dynamitpasset
When Sheriff Jake observes a man close to a robbery he immediately follows him suspiciously. He soon learns that Melgrove, the town's leading citizen, is intending to deviously buy the worthless town, which actually stands on top of a huge gold mine.
[Medietilsynet]Region 2
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| Boost
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(2016 Nathan Gabaeff)
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Live Fast. Drive Faster. "Boost" centres around Jimmy (Grazi DiPaolo), a car thief from Detroit who comes out to L.A. to 'start fresh'. At least that's what he tells his step brother Clyde (Jonathan LaVallee), an LAPD officer, when he first arrives. But it's obvious from the start that he hasn't changed his ways at all, only his locale. So when Jimmy gets hired by Roy (Danny Trejo), a slimy gangster who owns an auto shop, to steal a certain car on a certain day for big money, we're not too surprised when he breaks all own rules.
[Take One]Region 2
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| Boot, Das
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(1981 Wolfgang Petersen) 50:-
"Das Boot" is a graphic and gripping tale that follows the daring patrol of U-96, one of the famed German U-Boats known as ‘The Grey Wolves’. Prowling the North Atlantic, they challenged the British Navy at every turn.
The crew abroad the U-96 is portrayed in a desperate life-and-death struggle, coping with life beneath the waves quickly gives way to terror when confronting the enemy...
[Sony]Region 2
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| Bopha!
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(1993 Morgan Freeman) 80:-
Micah Mangena is sitting on a powder keg and doesn't know it. He's a sergeant in South Africa's police force, an unquestioning supporter of the powers that be. But the strife tearing at the fabric of 1980 South Africa is about to rip Micha's own world violently apart. His son is waking up to the fact that the system of apartheid is evil... and that Micah is part of that system.
"Bopha" is a Zulu word meaning "to arrest" or "to detain". For the oppressive regime, it's an act of empowerment. For the swelling crowds of activists, it's an outraged cry of protest, a cry who real-world impact is still felt today.
[Paramount]Region 2
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| Borstal Boy
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(2000 Peter Sheridan) 50:-
Based on Brendan Behan's acclaimed autobiography, "Borstal Boy" is a hard-hitting, rites-of-passage story where the harsh realities of prison life are revealed.
Brenden is a teenage Republican, going on a bombing mission from Ireland to Liverpool during World War II. His mission is thwarted when he is apprehended, charged and imprisoned in Borstal, a reform institution for young offenders in England. Locked in closed quarters Brendan is forced to live face-to-face with those who perceives as the enemy.
[Revolver]Region 2
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| Brazil
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(1985 Terry Gilliam) 250:-
It's only a state of mind. Jonathan Pryce stars as Sam Lowry in this surrealistic spectacle about a daydreaming bureaucrat trapped in a future dystopia where love is forbidden from interfering with efficiency.
But with the help of an underground superhero (Robert De Niro) and a beautiful mystery woman (Kim Greist), Sam learns to soar to freedom on the wings of his untamed imagination, or so he thinks.
3-DVD Box Set
[Criterion]Region 1
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| Bridget Jones Dagbok
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(2001 Sharon Maguire) 30:-
originaltitel: Bridget Jones' Diary
On New Year's day, hung over and still single, Bridget Jones -- a 30-something London girl -- decides to get a grip on her life and start a diary: "Resolution number one: obviously, will lose twenty pounds. Number two: will find nice sensible boyfriend and not continue to form romantic attachments to peeping-toms, megalomaniacs, emotional f***wits or perverts." But it's not that easy for Bridget; choosing between bona-fide sex-god-with-big-car Daniel Cleaver and aloof-looking-but-thoughtful-sensitive-man Mark Darcy ...
[Egmont]Region 2
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| Bright Star
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(2009 Jane Campion) 50:-
London, 1818. A secret, love affair begins between a struggling poet, John Keats, and the respectable girl next door, Fanny Brawne. By the time Fanny's mother discovers their relationship, it is too late -the young lovers are swept away by powerful new emotions, riding a wave of romantic obsession that can only end in heartbreak.
[Atlantic]Region 2
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| Broken Flowers
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(2005 Jim Jarmusch) 50:-
Bill Murray stars as Don Johnston, an ageing Don Juan who is compelled to reflect on his past when he receives by mail a mysterious pink letter, sent from a former lover informing him that he has a 19-year-old son.
Don's unannounced visits to each of the four potential former flames hold new surprises as he haphazardly confronts both his past and, consequently, his present.
[Momentum]Region 2
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| Brustna Omfamningar
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(2009 Pedro Almodóvar) 50:-
originaltitel: Los Abrazos Rotos
Harry Caine is a successful writer but a man who writes, lives and loves in darkness. Fourteen years ago Harry was in a brutal car crash on the island of Lanzarote, resulting in not only the loss of his sight, but of something much greater.
However Harry Caine is a pseudonym and only a few people know Harry's real identity, and of the life he led before the accident. Now Harry has decided to tell the moving and terrible story of his former self, a story of "amour foil*, dominated by love, jealously, treachery and fatality.
[Sandrew Metronome]Region 2
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| Brute Force
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(1947 Jules Dassin) 175:-
svensk titel: Med Våldets Rätt
Burt Lancaster is Joe Collins, one of a number of convicts squeezed into cell R17 intent on staging a prison break. Not only does he need to return to the side of his cancer-ridden girlfriend (Ann Blyth), he also wants to escape the clutches of sadistic warden Captain Munsey (an unforgettable performance from Hume Cronyn) who enjoys a reign of terror over the inmates.
[Criterion]Region 1
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| Bröderna Grimm
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(2005 Terry Gilliam) 50:-
originaltitel: The Brothers Grimm
Famous collectors of folklore, Will and Jake Grimm (Matt Damon and Heath Ledger) are also travelling con men who promise to rid towns of imaginary monsters and nonexistent demons in exchange for quick money. But they'll soon see things beyond even their wild imaginations when the twosome face a real enchanted forest.
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| Bucket List, The
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(2007 Rob Reiner) 30:-
svensk titel: Nu eller Aldrig
Corporate billionaire Edward Cole (Jack Nicholson) and working class mechanic Carter Chambers (Morgan Freeman) have little in common, or so it seems.
At a crossroads in their lives, they share a hospital room and discover that surface differences (and sheet contempt) aside, they have a deep desire to experience the best that life has to offer, before they 'kick the bucket'. They write a joint 'bucket list' of and embark on the adventure of a lifetime.
[Warner]Region 2
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