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Drama
Priest
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Priest

1994
Director Antonia Bird's film centers on Father Greg Pilkington (Linus Roache), a devout Catholic priest who struggles with a love for his church and congregation -- and his secret life as a homosexual with a gay lover (Robert Carlyle). After hearing the confession of a young girl in his parish, who tells him her father is sexually abusing her, the priest is torn between the laws of the church and his need to choose one life over the other.

Directed by:

  • Antonia Bird
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    Somersault
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    Somersault

    2004
    After trying to seduce her mother's live-in boyfriend, guilt-ridden teen Heidi (Abbie Cornish) runs away from home and heads for a small ski resort, where her sexual awakening and amorphous yearning for love collide. Rudderless and broke, Heidi exchanges her sexual favors for a place to sleep till she lands a job. But just as she starts to settle in, her irresponsible behavior jeopardizes her fragile equilibrium in this absorbing Aussie import.

    Directed by:

  • Cate Shortland
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    My Brilliant Career
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    My Brilliant Career

    1979
    Refractory Sybylla Melvyn (Judy Davis) bucks 19th century societal conventions in this charming Australian film helmed by Gillian Armstrong. On Sybylla's path toward realizing her dream of artistic greatness, she casts aside a starchy suitor, exasperates her mother and confounds her grandmother. But when Sybylla falls for affluent landowner Harry Beecham (Sam Neill), she must choose between traditional marriage and pursuing her career ambitions.

    Directed by:

  • Gillian Armstrong
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    The Secret Garden
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    The Secret Garden

    1993
    This evocative adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's beloved children's novel recounts the tale of Mary (Kate Maberly), a strong-willed English girl who's orphaned during an earthquake in India and must move into her unfeeling uncle's oppressive mansion. But the somber girl's mood lightens when she finds the key to a neglected garden that brings the entire house to life in this moving film from Polish director Agnieszka Holland.

    Directed by:

  • Agnieszka Holland
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    Horror
    Red Riding Hood
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    Red Riding Hood

    2011
    In this horror-fantasy reimagining of the classic tale, young Valerie juggles a difficult romantic decision with feelings of fear and grief as her town is terrorized by a legendary werewolf, which has killed her sister and hungers to feast again.

    Directed by:

  • Catherine Hardwicke
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    The Mummy's Hand / The Mummy's Tomb
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    The Mummy's Hand / The Mummy's Tomb

    1940
    In The Mummy's Hand, an expedition of archaeologists travels to Egypt in search of the undiscovered tomb of the princess Ananka -- a trip that turns to horror when they find the tomb guarded by a living mummy. In The Mummy's Tomb, a high priest travels with the living mummy Kharis to murder those who had desecrated the tomb of the Egyptian princess Ananka.

    Directed by:

  • Christy Cabanne
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    The Moth Diaries
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    The Moth Diaries

    2011
    College senior Rebecca's world is upended when her best friend Lucy befriends new girl Ernessa, who Rebecca suspects is a vampire. Is she haunted by the school's gothic past, in shock from her father's suicide, or just jealous? Or could she be right?

    Directed by:

  • Mary Harron
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    A Nightmare on Elm Street 6: Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
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    A Nightmare on Elm Street 6: Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

    1991
    Just when you thought it was safe to sleep, Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) returns in this sixth installment of the Nightmare on Elm Street films, as psychologist Maggie Burroughs (Lisa Zane), tormented by recurring nightmares, meets a patient with the same horrific dreams. Their quest for answers leads to a certain house on Elm Street -- where the nightmares become reality. Johnny Depp and rocker Alice Cooper appear in cameos.

    Directed by:

  • Rachel Talalay
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    Television
    Oceans
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    Oceans

    2008
    Taking viewers deep beneath the ocean's surface, this riveting nature series captures the uncommon beauty of aquatic plant and animal life along with one intrepid team's attempts to fully understand it. The team includes expedition leader Paul Rose, marine biologist Tooni Mahto, maritime archaeologist Lucy Blue, and conservationist Philippe Cousteau Jr., the grandson of famed ocean researcher Jacques Cousteau.

    Directed by:

  • Matthew Gyves
  • Penny Allen
  • Milla Harrison-Hansley
  • Daniel Barry
  • Matthew Dyas
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    The Fresh Beat Band
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    The Fresh Beat Band

    2009
    The Fresh Beats isn't just a sound in this original Nick Jr. series about four friends who solve their problems through music -- it's also the name of the band, featuring the talents of Twist, Shout, Marina and Kiki.

    Directed by:

  • Linda Mendoza
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    Changi
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    Changi

    2001
    This dramatic TV miniseries is very loosely based on the events that occurred in and around the titular POW camp during World War II -- with its attention squarely centered on the lives of the Australian contingent housed within. Sixty years after the war, six Australian veterans reunite and bring up haunting memories -- tinged with that unique Aussie brand of humor -- of horror and torture at the hands of the Japanese.

    Directed by:

  • Kate Woods
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    Adventures in Hollyhood: Season 1
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    Adventures in Hollyhood: Season 1

    2007
    Starring the unlikeliest of all Oscar winners, this hilarious reality series follows rappers Three 6 Mafia as they set out to take Hollywood by storm. Moving from their Memphis hometown to the glitz and glam of Tinseltown, Juicy J, DJ Paul and the rest of the crew are the consummate fish out of water. Rubbing elbows with the red-carpet elite, the group tries to retain their Southern ways while making names for themselves as Hollywood players.

    Directed by:

  • Charles Davis
  • Anna Dokoza
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    Thrillers
    The Whistleblower
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    The Whistleblower

    2010
    Sent to Bosnia to train cops in the aftermath of that country's brutal civil war, American policewoman Kathryn Bolkovac (Rachel Weisz) uncovers evidence that U.N. peacekeepers are complicit in a flourishing sex-trafficking trade. But when she brings her allegations to light, she discovers that her foes are more powerful than the law. Based on a true story, this thriller from director Larysa Kondracki co-stars Monica Bellucci and David Strathairn.

    Directed by:

  • Larysa Kondracki
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    Do You Know Me
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    Do You Know Me

    2009
    After seeing a picture of a missing child who looks remarkably like her, Elsa Carter (Rachelle Lefevre) contacts a hotline never suspecting that this one phone call could shatter her entire existence. Having just graduated with honors, Elsa has a bright future along with a loving family and boyfriend. Is the photo a coincidence? Jeremy London, Lynda Boyd and Victoria Duffield co-star in this taut thriller.

    Directed by:

  • Penelope Buitenhuis
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    The Rich Man's Wife
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    The Rich Man's Wife

    1996
    When the beautiful, young wife (Halle Berry) of a wealthy older man (Christopher McDonald) realizes that her prenuptial agreement benefits only her husband, she muses aloud about doing him in over drinks with a stranger. When hubby is killed in a botched carjacking, the grieving widow becomes the prime suspect. Plenty of twists and red herrings follow in this suspense drama with echoes of Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers On a Train.

    Directed by:

  • Amy Holden Jones
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    Hurt
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    Hurt

    2008
    When Robert Coltrane suddenly dies, his wife and two children can no longer afford their affluent lifestyle. So when Robert's loner brother Darryl offers lodging to the downsized family, they accept -- a choice that proves to be a fatal mistake.

    Directed by:

  • Barbara Stepansky
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    Now and Then
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    Now and Then

    1995
    Waxing nostalgic about the bittersweet passage from childhood to puberty in this tender coming-of-age tale, four childhood girlfriends -- Teeny, Chrissy, Samantha and Roberta -- recall the magical summer of 1970. During their walk down memory lane, they reconcile experiences with boys, secrets, bullies and more. Lesli Linka Glatter directs; Gaby Hoffmann, Ashleigh Aston Moore, Cloris Leachman, Thora Birch and Christina Ricci co-star.

    Directed by:

  • Lesli Linka Glatter
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    Now and Then (1995)
    A heartwarming movie about four childhood girlfriends who, in adulthood reunion, relive their experience of the life-changing summer of 1970, including a mystery death, divorce, standing up to the boys, first kiss, and the meaning of true friendship. Each explores her unique identity amidst family and friends. Beautifully directed by Lesli Linka Glatter.
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