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Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Ros Pritchard is a charming and honest woman who becomes Prime Minister. She wants to relocates Parliament to make it more accessible to the masses. She introduces "No cars Wednesday" to trackle global warming. At the same time, she juggles the needs and demands of her increasingly frustrated family, which she fears is slipping away from her. With humor and charm, she takes a bold unflinching look at the modern political process, and the toll it can...
43) HIM
Publisher
BBC Worldwide Americas
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Following the divorce of his parents, a 17-year-old boy is trapped in limbo between the two new homes and families. Like any teenager, he is riding a rollercoaster of confused emotions. But his behavior is also triggered by something else: a primal struggle to contain the terrifying secret of a supernatural power inherited from his grandfather.
44) Empire Falls
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
A powerful portrait of blue-collar America, a timeless tribute to the inherent decency and good humor that sustains working-class people in everyday life.
45) Lazos de amor
Publisher
Distributed by Xenon Pictures
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
Español
Description
Maria Guadalupe, Maria Paula and Maria Fernanda are identical triplets, with vastly different personalities. When they were young, their parents were killed in an auto accident and they were raised apart and meet again when they're grown.
María Guadalupe, María Paula y María Fernanda son trillizas idénticas sólo físicamente, ya que su forma de ser, vidas y destínos son diferentes. Cuando tenían tres años perideron a sus padres en un accidente...
46) South riding
Publisher
British Broadcasting Corporation
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
When Sarah Burton returns to her hometown as headmistress, she is full of ambition, determined to create a great school and to inspire her girls to take all they can from life. But in the aftermath of the First World War, the country is in depression and ideals are hard won. Lydia Holly, the scholarship girl from the shacks, is the most brilliant student Sarah has ever taught, but when her mother's health fails, her education must be sacrificed -...
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Morgan Freeman takes viewers on a global journey to meet with people from different cultures whose lives are shaped in surprising ways, and to explore themes that unite us all. At a time when global events seem to be driving cultures apart, this series aims to reveal the common humanity that lies inside each one of us. Each episode explores a single fundamental force or topic: freedom, peace, love, social division, power, and rebellion."--Container....
49) Neverland
Publisher
Distributed by Vivendi Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
A young lad named Peter and his streetwise gang are mysteriously transported from turn-of-the-century London into an enchanting parallel world where time stands still and an adventure awaits like nothing ever before. In Neverland, no one ever ages and lost souls have been plucked out of time. The lost boys are soon caught in a war with the man who will become Captain Hook and change the fate of the mystical land forever.
50) Into the West
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Explore one of the most powerful and defining chapters in American history. This powerful epic adventure unfolds as told through the struggles, triumphs, and heartaches of two families as they journey in search of the American dream.
52) The moonstone
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Rachel Verinder finds herself inheriting a large Indian diamond on her eighteenth birthday as a legacy from her uncle, a corrupt British army officer who served in India. The diamond, associated with the Hindu moon god, is of great religious significance as well as being extremely valuable, and there are whispers of a curse placed upon it. Sure enough, the stone is stolen from Rachel's bedroom later that night. and a period of turmoil, unhappiness,...
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Sam seems like a perfectly normal sixteen-year-old when you meet him. But his mom knows otherwise. How long can she keep a devastating secret from her son? And what might go wrong if she tells him the truth? The consequences are harrowing when falling in love for the first time collides with a psychopathic urge to kill.
55) Luther
Publisher
Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
A self-destructive near-genius, Luther might just be as dangerous as the depraved criminals he hunts. Luther follows his own moral code as much as the rules of criminal law. But he quickly becomes locked in a lethal battle of wits with Alicea, a beautiful, highly intelligent mass murderer, and his decision-making process becomes increasingly murky. Luther's lonely path pulls him towards the very edge of temptation.
56) Elizabeth I
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
[2006], c2005
Language
English
Description
Explores the intersection of the private and public life of Elizabeth I in the latter half of her reign, offering a personal look at her allies, her enemies, and her suitors as she struggles to survive in a male-dominated world.
Publisher
[Distributed by] Vivendi Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
Español
Description
Depicts Mexico's struggle for independence against Spain in thirteen half-hour episodes. With a star-studded cast and lavish set and costume design, the miniseries is the definitive portrayal of Mexico's prominent heroes and key historical moments integral to winning the country's freedom.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
This spectacular drama reimagines one of literature's most enduring heroes, the great warrior Beowulf. Featuring an ensemble cast of fascinating and fantastical characters, this epic drama follows Beowulf as he strives to be a man as well as hero, challenging the notions of good and evil, heroes and villains, and the rule of law against one's moral code.
60) Rellik
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
An original six-part thriller, about an obsessive and disfigured UK police detective, the drama is told in reverse.
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