The story of Barry Seal, an American pilot who became a drug-runner for the CIA in the 1980s in a clandestine operation that would be exposed as the Iran-Contra Affair.
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AMORES PERROS (2000)
Certification18 Our Rating
This fast-paced and beautifully constructed film debut by Mexican director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu has won critical acclaim all over the world. Weaving the stories of the three victims of a brutal car crash which we witness in the first scene, the film takes you through three very separate worlds that all come together on Mexico's mean streets. From the world of a high-class supermodel to the depths of despair felt by an exiled ex-assassin, Amores Perros is a real achievement in filmmaking.
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APOCALYPTO (2006)
Certification18 Our Rating
The Mayan Empire is at its peak, the last mighty roar before its cataclysmic fall, and there are no Central American people, however small and nomadic their tribe, that remain free of its murderous grasp. When his people are massacred and Jaguar Paw captured he, with the remnants of his tribe, begins a long and merciless journey to the Mayan capital, a place due to be his last, brief, bloody home. But the knowledge of the survival of his wife and child wills Jaguar on to become more than just an
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ARLINGTON ROAD (1998)
Certification15 Our Rating
Michael Farraday (Jeff Bridges), a widowed father still struggling to get over the death of his FBI agent wife, accidentally becomes friends with the family across the road when he rescues their young son after an accident. But Michael soon starts to feel uneasy about Oliver (Tim Robbins) and wife Cheryl (Joan Cusack) despite their hospitality, seizing on minor anomalies and evasions to fuel his suspicions. Convinced that Oliver is actually an anti-Goverment terrorist, Michael decides to mount h
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BLOOD DIAMOND (2006)
Certification15 Our Rating
1999 and Sierra Leone is in the midst of civil war, the rebels infamously using an army of indoctrinated children to do their genocidal work. In the midst of this bloodshed two unlikely men are drawn together, one a desperate father whose son has become a rebel soldier, the other a self-serving white Rhodesian mercenary in search of an immense uncut diamond. The two are bound together by their wildly divergent, but inextricably linked, quests and it is here that the action of the film lies as th
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BLUE COLLAR (1978)
Certification18 Our Rating
Three working-class friends rob the local trade union safe but all they get away with is a set of books. The brightest works out their meaning........ A superb thriller full of references to the atomisation of the working class by institutional means.
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BOARDWALK EMPIRE SEASON 2: DISC 5 (2011)
Certification15 Our Rating
Chronicles the life and times of Nucky Thompson, the undisputed ruler of Atlantic City, who was equal parts politician and gangster. High production values and a fine ensemble cast: HBO knows how to do TV.
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BOMBON EL PERRO (2004)
Certification15 Our Rating
Juan Villegas has the luck of the luckless, now living in his daughter's tiny flat with her new family and unemployed, his attempts to sell hand carved knife handles are not going as well as he would have hoped. After an act of kindness on the roadside Juan is given a pedigree dog and so begins his unlikely journey towards a life as exhibitor and breeder, with the help of his experienced, if slightly wayward new friend, Walter. Bombon El Perro is a beautifully observed tale, but its very simplic
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BOYS DON'T CRY (2000)
Certification18 Our Rating
Brandon Teena is a new face in the isolated community of Falls City and it's not long before he has charmed the locals, in particular the women, who find his boyish good looks and gentle charm magnetic. Brandon has a secret though, and while in itself the truth is neither dark nor malevolent, in a place such as Falls City, the revelation of his true identity will have disturbing and destructive consequences. Boys Don't Cry is an incredibly powerful and at times horrifying drama, with some superb
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