The Program Rating: 6.5/14282 Plot Summary:An Irish sports journalist becomes convinced that Lance Armstrong's performances during the Tour de France victories are fueled by banned substances. With this conviction, he starts hunting for evidence that will expose Armstrong. Director: Stephen Frears Running time: 1h 39min Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport Release date: 4 December 2015 (Sweden) … Read more
Truth Rating: 6.8/16917 Plot Summary:The story of The Killian Documents controversy (a.k.a. "Rathergate") in the days leading up to the 2004 presidential election. When veteran newscaster Dan Rather and CBS News head Mary Mapes choose to air a segment on 60 Minutes exposing how President Bush avoided being drafted to Vietnam through his father's political … Read more
Band of Robbers Rating: 6.0/3555 Plot Summary:A comedic adventure that re-imagines Mark Twain's iconic literary characters of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer as grown men in current day. Petty criminal Huck Finn hopes to leave his criminal life behind when he is released from a stint in prison, but his lifelong friend, and corrupt cop, … Read more
Containment Rating: 4.9/1905 Plot Summary:What happens when an epidemic breaks out, but you're kept in the dark? Anything can happen. Slowly the residents realize that they will all die unless they come together. Director: Neil Mcenery-West Running time: 1h 17min Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller Release date: 11 September 2015 (UK) Cast: Louise Brealey, Lee Ross, … Read more
House of Manson Rating: 4.9/718 Plot Summary:An unflinching chronicle of Charles Manson, the ex-con who was able to amass a dedicated following of young people in the late 1960s. The era of peace and love was ultimately brought to its knees following his orchestration of the notorious Sharon Tate and LaBianca murders, which sent a … Read more
Moonwalkers Rating: 6.1/7703 Plot Summary:What if Apollo 11 never actually made it? What if, in reality, Stanley Kubrick secretly shot the famous images of the moon landing in a studio, working for the US administration? This is the premise of a totally plausible conspiracy theory that takes us to swinging sixties London, where a stubborn … Read more
Dragons: Riders of Berk Rating: 8.0/8217 Plot Summary:After Hiccup and his Night Fury companion, Toothless, saved the people of Berk by defeating the Red Death, they inspired the Vikings of Berk to make peace with the dragons. However, Hiccup learns that the co-habitation is far from harmonious with Viking ignorance and the Dragons' instincts threatening … Read more
Sucker Rating: 5.6/524 Plot Summary:When Chinese-Australian teenager Lawrence fails his high-school exams because of cheating, destroying his dreams of a medical degree, he's banished to the country for the summer. There, he meets a conman the Professor and his cynical daughter Sarah, and learns that even the sneakiest scam can't conjure up love. Director: Ben … Read more
Kept Woman 2015 TV Movie 6.6/10·IMDb A woman and her fiancé move to the suburbs, after being robbed. She becomes friendly with the mysterious man next door, who she begins to expect is hiding a dangerous secret. Release date: 28 February 2015 (USA) Directors: Michel Poulette. Running time: 83 minutes Genre: Thriller. Cast: Courtney Ford, Shaun Benson, Andrew W. Walker.
Ninja: Shadow of a Tear Rating: 6.2/10238 Plot Summary:Fight everyone and trust no one: it's the code of survival practiced by martial-arts master Casey Bowman after his life of domestic bliss is shattered by a savage act of violence. Vowing revenge, the fearless American stealthily tracks the killer from Osaka to Bangkok to Rangoon with … Read more
The Submarine Kid Rating: 5.9/722 Plot Summary:When Spencer Koll, a United States Marine, returns home from a horrific wartime experience, his mundane reality and the horrors of war lead him to gravitate towards a new and mysterious woman on her own determined journey. Together, they enter into a magical but destructive new relationship which ultimately … Read more
The Intouchables Rating: 8.5/665632 Plot Summary:In Paris, the aristocratic and intellectual Philippe is a quadriplegic millionaire who is interviewing candidates for the position of his carer, with his red-haired secretary Magalie. Out of the blue, Driss cuts the line of candidates and brings a document from the Social Security and asks Phillipe to sign it … Read more
Fathers & Daughters Rating: 7.1/20868 Plot Summary:A Pulitzer-winning writer grapples with being a widower and father after a mental breakdown, while, 27 years later, his grown daughter struggles to forge connections of her own. Director: Gabriele Muccino Running time: 1h 56min Genre: Release date: 1 October 2015 (Italy) Cast: Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried, Aaron Paul, … Read more
127 Hours Rating: 7.6/321120 Plot Summary:127 Hours is the true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah. Over the next five days Ralston examines his life and survives the elements to finally discover he … Read more
American Horror Story Rating: 8.1/246960 Plot Summary:Both physical and psychological horrors affect a decomposing family, workers and residents of an insane asylum, a coven of witches, a cast of circus freaks, the employees and guests at a struggling hotel, a family who moved into a mysterious farmhouse, and the members of a small suburb in … Read more
Western Religion Rating: 4.0/188 Plot Summary:Gunfighters and cardsharps from the far reaches of the globe descend on the mining town of Religion, Arizona to compete in a legendary poker tournament. Drawn to town by the gold prize, the players come to realize that in this game their very souls are at stake. Director: James O’Brien … Read more
Lawless Range 2016 film 6.1/10·IMDb Brothers, Sean and Tommy Donnelly live and work in modern day Texas. Tommy has always been troubled and Sean has always been there to help him but when Tommy gets himself $6,000 in debt there’s not much Sean can do. The money is owed to some very dangerous people and … Read more
Before Midnight Rating: 7.9/121720 Plot Summary:It has been nine years since we last met Jesse and Celine, the French-American couple who once met on a train in Vienna. They now live in Paris with twin daughters, but have spent a summer in Greece on the invitation of an author colleague of Jesse's. When the vacation … Read more
Legend Rating: 7.0/137191 Plot Summary:The true story of London's most notorious gangsters, twins Reggie and Ronnie Kray. As the brothers rise through the criminal underworld, Ronnie advances the family business with violence and intimidation while Reggie struggles to go legitimate for local girl Frances Shea. In and out of prison, Ronnie's unpredictable tendencies and the … Read more
David Bowie: Sound and Vision 2016 film 7.8/10·IMDb A special programme on the life and music of David Bowie, presented by Jeremy Vine. Bowie was one of the most influential musicians of his time, constantly re-inventing his persona and sound, from the 1960s hippy of Space Oddity, through Ziggy Stardust and the Thin White Duke … Read more
Adulterers 2015 film 5.2/10·IMDb A man who returns home to find his wife cheating on him on their anniversary. He holds her and her naked and humiliated lover captive at gunpoint while he decides whether or not he’s going to kill them. The story, inspired by true events, takes place over one day and is … Read more
StalkHer 2015 film 6.4/10·IMDb Jack is pushed past the brink of his stalking obsession when he decides to break into Emily’s home to take what he wants by force. However, his plans for her pain and his pleasure come unhinged when he wakes up to find himself bleeding and bound to a chair in her … Read more
Jarhead 2: Field of Fire Rating: 5.5/4444 Plot Summary:Battle-scarred and disillusioned by the war, Corporal Chris Merrimette is put in charge of a unit whose next mission is to resupply a remote outpost on the edge of Taliban-controlled territory. While driving through the hostile Helmand province, a Navy SEAL flags down their convoy and enlists … Read more
Killing Kennedy Television film 56% · Rotten Tomatoes In the fall of 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald (Will Rothhaar) carries out a plot to assassinate President John F. Kennedy (Rob Lowe) in Dallas. Initial release: November 10, 2013 Director: Nelson McCormick Running time: 1h 32m Adapted from: Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot Initial DVD release: February 11, 2014 (USA) Cast View 10+ … Read more