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cc age 16+

In the Name of the Father (1993)
A small-time Belfast thief, Gerry Conlon, is wrongly convicted of an IRA bombing in London, along with his father and friends, and spends 15 years in prison fighting to prove his innocence.
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Kanopy
78
7.0
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67
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66
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3.9
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93
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67
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84
/34/
cc age 15+

Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
A look at a few chapters in the life of Poppy, a cheery, colorful, North London schoolteacher whose optimism tends to exasperate those around her.
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Kanopy
72
6.8
/61959/
70
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66
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3.2
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87
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68
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71
/41/
cc age 12+

Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress, who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.
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71
7.7
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75
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74
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3.6
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49
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88
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59
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Inside I'm Dancing (2004)
Michael is a 24-year-old who has cerebral palsy and long-term resident of the Carrigmore Residential Home for the Disabled, run by the formidable Eileen. His life is transformed when the maverick Rory O'Shea moves in.
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Amazon Prime Video
71
7.2
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74
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73
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3.3
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74
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The Physician (2013)
England, 1021. Rob Cole, a boy born in a miserable mining town, swears to become a physician and vanquish disease and death. His harsh path of many years, a quest for knowledge besieged by countless challenges and sacrifices, leads him to the remote Isfahan, in Persia, where he meets Ibn Sina, the greatest healer of his time.
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Netflix
70
IMDb 74
6.6
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65
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61
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3.3
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75
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87
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67
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cc age 14+

Jay Kelly (2025)
Famous movie actor Jay Kelly embarks on a journey of self-discovery, confronting both his past and present, accompanied by his devoted manager, Ron.
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Amazon Prime Video
69
7.5
/1057/
78
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61
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3.8
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The Teacher (2024)
A Palestinian school teacher struggles to reconcile his life-threatening commitment to political resistance with his emotional support for one of his students and the chance of a new romantic relationship with a British volunteer worker.
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65
6.7
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69
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The Van (1996)
In a working-class quarter of Dublin, 'Bimbo' Reeves gets laid off from his job and, with his redundancy payout, buys a van and sells fish and chips with his buddy, Larry. Due to Ireland's surprising success at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, their business starts off well, but the relationship between the two friends soon becomes strained as Bimbo behaves more like a typical boss.
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64
6.5
/5837/
66
/317/
66
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3.2
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39
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90
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51
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cc age 13+

The Song of Names (2019)
A man searches for his childhood best friend, a Polish violin prodigy orphaned in the Holocaust, who vanished decades before on the night of his first public performance.
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Amazon Prime Video
64
6.8
/13940/
68
/520/
66
/313/
3.0
/4095/
64
/58/
64
/151/
52
/18/
cc age 12+

One Chance (2013)
This film follows the remarkable and inspirational true story of Paul Potts, a shy, bullied shop assistant by day and an amateur opera singer by night.
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Amazon Prime Video
64
6.3
/66409/
65
/3963/
62
/1865/
3.2
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74
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58
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58
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cc age 17+

The Voices (2014)
A mentally unhinged factory worker must decide whether to listen to his talking cat and become a killer, or follow his dog's advice to keep striving for normalcy.
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Amazon Prime Video
61
6.7
/28161/
69
/986/
67
/601/
3.1
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56
/95/
55
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57
/21/
cc age 14+

Flawless (2007)
A female executive and a night janitor conspire to commit a daring diamond heist from their mutual employer, The London Diamond Corporation.
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62
60
6.8
/12970/
71
/339/
69
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3.1
/6447/
37
/131/
76
/2134/
52
/28/
cc age 10+

The Nativity Story (2006)
Mary and Joseph make the hard journey to Bethlehem for a blessed event in this retelling of the Nativity story. This meticulously researched and visually lush adaptation of the biblical tale follows the pair on their arduous path to their arrival in a small village, where they find shelter in a quiet manger and Jesus is born.
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Disney Plus
60
6.2
/250616/
65
/17472/
61
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3.0
/861628/
40
/216/
50
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57
/38/
cc age 8+

Cars 2 (2011)
Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rocky as Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage.
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59
6.5
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69
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66
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74
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cc age 13+

The Current War (2018)
Electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people.
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Hoopla
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6.4
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41
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58
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70
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The Miracle (1991)
Two teenagers Jimmy and Rose spend their vacation at the small Irish sea-resort Bray. Out of boredom they observe other people and imagine wild stories about them. One day they observe the blonde Renee, and Jimmy is immediately fascinated by her and even follows her home. She, too, seems to like him, but for a mysterious reason keeps him at a distance.
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Kanopy
56
6.2
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60
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59
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2.9
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34
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58
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44
/30/

The Libertine (2004)
The story of John Wilmot, a.k.a. the Earl of Rochester, a 17th century poet who famously drank and debauched his way to an early grave, only to earn posthumous critical acclaim for his life's work.
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54
5.8
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64
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63
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3.1
/137458/
34
/108/
62
/11771/
41
/27/
cc age 10+

What a Girl Wants (2003)
An American girl, Daphne, heads to Europe in search of the father she's never met. But instead of finding a British version of her bohemian mother, she learns the love of her mom's life is an uptight politician. The only problem now is that her long-lost dad is engaged to a fiercely territorial social climber with a daughter who makes Daphne's life miserable.
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Hoopla
68
53
6.4
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63
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62
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3.2
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100
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59
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cc age 15+

Burton and Taylor (2013)
Legendary acting duo and married couple Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor prepare for a 1983 theatrical production of the play "Private Lives."
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6.4
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62
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3.2
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47
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46
/12/

Killing Bono (2011)
The true story of Neil and Ivan McCormick, two Irish brothers who attempt to become rock stars but can only look on as their high school friends U2 become the biggest band in the world.
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Isolation (2005)
On a remote Irish farm, five people become unwilling participants in an experiment that goes nightmarishly wrong.
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Omagh (2005)
The movie starts at the 1998 bomb attack by the Real IRA at Omagh, Northern Ireland. The attack killed 31 people. Michael Gallagher one of the relatives of the victims starts an examination to bring the people responsible to court.
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39
7.1
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Wondrous Oblivion (2004)
David Wiseman is eleven years old and mad about cricket. He has all the kit but none of the skill. When a Jamaican family moves in next door the father starts giving cricket lessons to David, and becomes close to David's mother. But this is 1960's London, and when the locals start making life difficult for the new arrivals, David has to choose between fitting and and standing up for his new friends
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MGM Plus
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5.6
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56
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2.8
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Taffin (1988)
When a small Irish town is terrorized by a corrupt business syndicate, a lone hero wages an all out war.
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35
6.6
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59
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65
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Monsieur N. (2003)
This film covers the last years of the Emperor's life, imprisoned by the British on St Helena, a remote island off the west coast of Africa. Napoleon retains a loyal entourage of officers who help him plot his escape and evade the attentions of the island's overzealous governor, Sir Hudson Lowe.
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Kanopy
57
35
5.8
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60
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80
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32
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Standby (2014)
Twenty-something Alan (Gleeson) is down on his luck. Stood up at the altar and recently fired from his banking job, he finds himself working with his mother as a part-time tourist advisor at Dublin Airport. It's there he comes face to face with first love Alice (Paré), stuck on standby for a flight home to New York. Their summer romance ended eight years previously with Alan promising to return to the US one day. He never did, and they haven't spoken since. Seizing his chance, Alan convinces a reluctant Alice to stay one more night in Dublin. Over the course of an unforgettable evening, they may just realise that they are more compatible than ever. But time is running out on this brief encounter. When does an unexpected second chance, become the one you've always been looking for? - Written by Wildcard Distribution
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Amazon Prime Video
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34
5.9
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2.8
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Holy Water (2009)
The village of Kilcoulins Leap was once a thriving spa town, and was home to a famous Holy Well, but now offers little by way of employment for its people, and its decline seems inexorable. When local Postie, Podger Byrnes, comes up with a plan to hijack a consignment of Viagra, and sell it on the open market in Amsterdam, his friends are desperate enough to try it. Not counting on the muscular response of Viagra's makers, the boys panic and hide the lorry load of Viagra down the town's Holy Well.
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26
8.0
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3.7
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National Theatre Live: All About Eve (2019)
From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington is determined to take the reins of power away from the great actress Margo Channing. Catherine maneuvers her way into Eve's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend, her playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critic sees through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit.
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58
21
5.9
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59
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3.3
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58
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Rat (2000)
After a night of drinking Guiness at the local watering hole, an ordinary, working-class, family man in Dublin's life is turned upside-down when he wakes up as a rat.
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67
16
6.7
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52
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3.3
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86
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Hilde (2009)
A biography of Hildegard Knef, one of Germany's biggest post-war stars.
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12
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66
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43
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3.2
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27
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Byron (2003)
Life and adventures of lord George Gordon Byron. BBC dramatization of the poet's final thirteen years
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Amazon Prime Video
40
12
4.8
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42
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17
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6.7
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Dot.Kill (2005)
Charlie Daines is a morphine-addicted detective on the trail of a psychopath who is setting up murders and broadcasting them live on the internet. As he closes in on the killer, Charlie realises that he is to be the final victim.
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5.7
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Mystics (2003)
A black comedy about two old-time conmen who pretend to be able to communicate with the dead.
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Hoopla
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7.2
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73
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64
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The Snapper (1993)
Sharon Curley is a 20-year-old living with her parents and many brothers and sisters in Dublin. When she gets pregnant and refuses to name the father, she becomes the talk of the town.
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70
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100
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National Theatre Live: Retrograde (2025)
Hollywood’s so-called Golden Age. Ten years before becoming the first Black man to win an Oscar, a young Sidney Poitier arrives to sign a life-changing contract that could make him a star. But there’s a catch. As he becomes entangled in events larger than he imagined, Sidney is forced to make an impossible choice – one that will reshape his future, the Civil Rights Movement, and the soul of a nation. From award-winning writer Ryan Calais Cameron (For Black Boys…), exploring integrity, betrayal, and the personal cost of success, Retrograde asks what would you sacrifice to achieve your dream? Backed by double Oscar and BAFTA nominee Colman Domingo as producer, Amit Sharma’s ‘perfectly pitched production’ (Independent) features Ivanno Jeremiah (Constellations), Stanley Townsend (Kaos) and Oliver Johnstone (Antigone).
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8.7
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70
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Thin Lizzy: Outlawed - The Real Phil Lynott (2006)
A look at the life of Phil Lynott, lead singer of the band; a man whose talent was known worldwide, but whose early life was less well documented. This includes interviews with his mother, band members, and a lot of footage of the music.
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5.0
/25/
10
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Beyond Reason (1995)
Drama based on a real-life story of a love affair between a married army captain and a young female soldier. Susan Christie and Duncan McAllister have an affair, but Duncan ends the relationship when he's posted to Germany. Three days later, Susan and Duncan's wife, Penny, go for a walk in the woods in Northern Ireland. Fifteen minutes later, Penny is dead and Susan claims they were attacked by an unknown man.
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20
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Altmann's Tongue (2000)
A rare adaptation of a short story by cult American Horror Author Brian Evenson. The action involves three misfit characters who gather in a wood where a murder takes place and while the killer ruminates on the ramifications of the killing.
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30
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4.2
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40
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10
/1/

Psychomanteum (2018)
A portmanteau style feature length film made up of several very different short horror films shot in the UK.
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The Roku Channel
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7.9
/15/

Phil Lynott: The Long Goodbye (2022)
Philip Parris Lynott took the world by storm when he dominated the stage with his most notable rock band Thin Lizzy. The Irish frontman battled his way to the top whilst fighting prejudice. He achieved fame and fortune whilst being a member of the band Thin Lizzy. Their hit songs such as Whiskey In The Jar, The Boys are Back and many more solidified their names in musical history. Philip was a consistent member of the renowned band Thin Lizzy and was arguably the driving force for its success. Despite the fame and fortune, Phil found himself heading down a dark path that would ultimately jeopardize his career.
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6.5
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Fallen (2004)
Jason Shepherd awakens in hospital in an amnesiac state. Discovering that he is a police detective he tries to solve the mystery of how he came to lose his memory and uncovers some shocking truths.
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6.6
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50
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The Pizza Miracle (2010)
A pizza chef's death causes his son to reconsider their relationship.
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74
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6.5
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76
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Saddam's Tribe (2007)
The invasion of Iraq in 2003 brought a dramatic end to Saddam Hussein's brutal regime. But behind the headlines lay an even more extraordinary story of family and tribal loyalty, rivalry and betrayal. Inspired by interviews with Saddam's daughter Raghad and other key eye-witnesses, as well as extensive research, this drama gets to the heart of the dictator's tyranny and his eventual downfall.
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Amazon Prime Video
71
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6.6
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50
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72
/6/
99
/1/

My Friend Joe (1996)
During the course of one summer, a young Irish lad named Chris befriends an American boy named Joe. The two couldn't be more different, yet they become inseparable. Things turn horribly wrong however, when Chris discovers his new best friend isn't a he, but a she. The sadness only begins as Chris learns why Joe's gender must be kept a secret.
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10
/1/

Ink (1988)
Graduation short from Paul Duane.
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59
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37
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70
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Station Jim (2001)
At a rural railway station in Victorian England, Jim is a spunky Jack Russell Terrier who escapes his mean master at the circus, and is soon befriended by station porter Bob and lonely orphan Henry. His performing feats soon become a local attraction, and before long he's in the middle of a battle to save the local orphanage.
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73
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58
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89
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83
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A Girl from Mogadishu (2019)
The story of the life and times of Ifrah Ahmed, Somali-Irish campaigner against female genital mutilation and cutting.
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76
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7.7
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82
/4/
71
/8/

National Theatre Live: King Lear (2014)
An aged king decides to divide his kingdom between his three daughters, according to which of them is most eloquent in praising him. His favourite, Cordelia, says nothing. Simon Russell Beale, whose recent appearances at the National include Timon of Athens and Collaborators, takes the title role in Shakespeare’s tragedy.


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