Clive Owen
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When single mother Collette McVeigh (Riseborough) is arrested for her part in an aborted IRA plot in London, an MI5 officer (Owen) offers her a choice: lose everything and go to prison or return to Belfast to spy on her own family. With her son's life in her hands, Collette chooses to place her trust in MI5 and return home. When her brothers' secret operation is ambushed, suspicions of an informant are raised and Collette finds both herself and her...
2) Vroom
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Two young Englishmen (Clive Owen, David Thewlis) and an older divorcee (Diana Quick) escape from their bleak town in a mint 1950s American car.
4) Greenfingers
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Colin Briggs (Clive Owen) is a man who has given up on life. Near the end of a long sentence for murder, Colin meets Fergus Wilks (David Kelly), an eccentric "lifer" who gives Colin an unwanted packet of seeds as a Christmas present. He begrudgingly plants the seeds in Edgefield's hard, infertile soil and, much to both men's surprise; the seeds flourish along with the two men's friendship. When the prison garden attracts the attention of flamboyant...
5) Croupier
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Jack Manfred is an aspiring writer going nowhere fast. To make ends meet, and against his better judgement, he takes a job as a croupier. He finds himself drawn into the casino world and the job gradually takes over his life; his relationship with girlfriend Marion begins to deteriorate. One gambler in particular catches his attention: Jani, whom he starts to see outside of working hours — a serious violation of casino rules. Jani is down on her...
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Sportswriter Joe Warr is completely unprepared to raise his 6-year-old son Artie - and juggle the challenges of a demanding job, running a household and the possibility of romance. Determined to bring joy back into their lives, he develops a revolutionary approach to parenting - no rules, no chores. It's a home filled with love and chaos - and then Joe's estranged teenage son comes for a visit.
7) Bent
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Max is gay and as such is sent to Dachau concentration camp under the Nazi regime. He tries to deny he is gay, and gets a yellow label (the one for Jews) instead of pink (the one for gays). In camp, he falls in love with fellow prisoner Horst, who wears his pink label with pride
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Prep school teacher Jack Marcus meets his match in Dina Delsanto, an abstract painter and new teacher on campus. He challenges her to a war between words and pictures, and in the process, sparks an unlikely romance.
10) Greenfingers
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When British convict Colin is placed in an experimental program to finish his prison sentence, all he wants is peace. But after his wise elderly roommate introduces him to gardening, Colin uncovers a surprising talent and passion for plants.
11) Second sight 1
Pub. Date
[2004]
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1 videodisc (180 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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This taut psychological thriller introduces Ross Tanner, a hotshot police detective who lives for the thrill of the chase - while desperate to conceal a terrifying secret: he's losing his vision.
12) Last knights
Pub. Date
[2015]
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1 videodisc (approximately 114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A fallen warrior rises against a corrupt and sadistic ruler to avenge his dishonored master.
13) Bent
Pub. Date
2003
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1 videodisc (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Pursued and captured by the Nazis because he is gay, Max is placed in a concentration camp where he pretends to be Jewish to avoid even worse persecution. There he meets another gay prisoner and learns a life-altering lesson about human love.
14) Duplicity
Pub. Date
[2009]
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1 videodisc (125 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Ex-CIA officer Claire Stenwick and ex-MI6 agent Ray Koval are both racing to secure the formula for a product that will bring untold wealth to the company that lands the patent first. As the stakes begin to rise, so does the passion between Claire and Ray. Meanwhile, their mutual employers, industry giant Howard Tully and trailblazing CEO Dick Garsik start resorting to underhanded tactics as each hopes to gain an advantage over the competition. Claire...
15) Killer elite
Pub. Date
2012
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1 videodisc (117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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When two of the world's most elite operatives, Danny, a retired contract killer, and Hunter, his longtime mentor, go up against the cunning leader of a secret military society, their hunt takes them around the globe from Australia to Paris, London, and the Middle East. As the stakes rise along with the body count, Danny and Hunter are soon plunged into an action-packed game of cat and mouse where no one is what they seem.
16) Ophelia
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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The unspoken, complex heroine of Hamlet shares her own story through modern language in contemporary Denmark. As a rebellious and motherless child, Ophelia is taken into Elsinore Castle by Queen Gertrude as one of her most trusted ladies-in-waiting. Soon enough, Ophelia captures the affections of the young Prince Hamlet. A passionate romance kindles between the two in secret as the kingdom is on the brink of war amidst its own political intrigue and...
17) King Arthur
Pub. Date
[2004]
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1 videodisc (138 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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A reluctant leader, Arthur wishes only to leave Britain and return to the peace and stability of Rome. Before he can, one final mission leads him and his Knights of the Round Table--Lancelot, Galahad, Bors, Tristan, and Gawain--to the conclusion that when Rome is gone, Britain will need a leader to fill the void. Britain needs a king--someone not only to defend against the current threat of invading Saxons, but to lead the isle into the new age. Under...
18) The confirmation
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Clive Owen shines in this irresistible comedy about an estranged father and son, whose weekend adventure leads to something they never imagined, a true family connection.
19) Inside man
Pub. Date
[2006]
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1 videodisc (129 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
NYPD Detective Keith Frazier struggles to outsmart Dalton, a high-stakes bank robber who, along with a well-trained crew of accomplices, has seized control of a Wall Street bank. The robbers turn what initially looks like a hostage crisis into a personal crusade to expose some mysterious evil secrets. As the dangerous cat-and-mouse game unfolds, Madaline, a power broker with her own agenda, emerges and injects even more instability into an already...