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81) Aces
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Aces is the story of a young man who fights against the battering of his mother by his drunken father. The situation escalates until Ace desperately stabs his father to death, and is sent to jail for a period of 15 years. Nine years later he is out on parole. He kills again within a day's time of his release.
82) El barrendero
Publisher
Columbia Pictures
Pub. Date
2013, c1982.
Language
Español
Description
Don Napo es muy conocido en el vecindario por recoger la basura con un estilo peculiar. Cuando descubre a un bebé abandonado y un valioso cuadro escondido entre la basura, se desata una trama que nos barre de risa y buen humor.
Sweeping the streets and cleaning the beautiful city of Mexico, Cantinflas gets into his role of cleaner but also into the role of flirting.
84) The Thick of It
Publisher
BBC Studios
Language
English
Description
Award-winning comedian Armando Iannucci directs this dark political satire, set in the corridors of British government. An ensemble of the best British comic actors improvise around scripts based on inside knowledge and leaked revelations of the workings of Westminster. The team at the Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship find themselves in a world dominated by internal politics, power and the media, where they have no choice but to do as...
Author
Language
English
Description
Charles Dickens' classic tale of the stingy Ebenezer Scrooge in a full-length animated musical. In the course of a single night, Christmas Eve, Ebenezer's cold heart is warmed forever and he grasps the true meaning of Christmas when he is visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future. This tender tale of hope and redemption comes to life with the voices of Tim Curry, Whoopi Goldberg, Ed Asner and Michael York.
Author
Language
English
Description
A tornado brings Dorothy to Oz. She's given a pair of magic red shoes and told that only the Wizard has the power to send her back home. She follows the Yellow Brick Road to his palace. Along the way, Dorothy will meet a Scarecrow, a Lion and a Tinman who also have favours to ask of the Wizard… But alas, the Wizard is not as generous as they had hoped for and has a few favours to ask as well…
Author
Language
English
Description
On the alien planet Baab, admired astronaut Scorch Supernova (Brendan Fraser) is a national hero to the blue alien population. A master of daring rescues, Scorch pulls off astonishing feats with the quiet aid of his nerdy, by-the-rules brother, Gary (Rob Corddry), head of mission control at BASA. When BASA's no-nonsense chief Lena (Jessica Alba) informs the brothers of an SOS from a notoriously dangerous planet, Earth, Scorch rejects Gary's warnings...
Author
Language
English
Description
Join the new kid Todd (Michael Cera, Arrested Development) as he enters a school where cows roam free, class elections are decided by a game of dodge ball, and falling asleep in class is not only okay, but encouraged. As Todd's new teacher Miss Jewels (Kathy Najinny, King of the Hill) is fond of saying, "students can learn so much when they are asleep".Wayside is more than just another classroom comedy – it is a fantastic, defiant romp through...
Author
Language
English
Description
Santa Claus has made an announcement – he is retiring and has picked the perfect successor – “Robotnikclaus”! Sonic and his sister resolve to persuade Santa to return and set Christmas straight. When the two track down the Santa who made the announcement, they discover he is just a phony robot and the real Santa Claus is being held prisoner. With the power of the blue streak, X-TREME SONIC rescues the real Santa Claus and delivers all the...
95) Leviathan
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Language
Russian
Description
Kolya lives in a small fishing town near the stunning Barents Sea in Northern Russia. He owns an auto-repair shop that stands right next to the house where he lives with his young wife Lilya and his son Roma. The town's corrupt mayor is determined to take away his business, his house, and his land.
Series
Criterion collection volume 588
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
Français
Description
A young woman is drawn into an ever-widening web of lies and deceit as the secret life of her husband is revealed. The first of a trilogy by Krzysztof Kieslowski, followed by 'White' and 'Red.'
97) Hold the Sunset
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Gentle comedy starring John Cleese and Alison Steadman as widow and her old flame, whose rekindled romance is disrupted when her 50-year-old son moves back in. He announces that he's left his wife, his kids and his good job at the bank, and come home in an attempt to find his lost happiness again. And in a blink, to Edith's dismay and Phil's fury, all dreams are on hold.
98) Grownups
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
From the creator of Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps comes a hilarious urban comedy about a group of friends caught in that tricky place between their teens and 2.4 children. Michelle is 26 years old, living in Manchester with friend Claire, dating Dean who wants an open relationship and hurtling towards her thirties. When Michelle's brother Mike lands on her doorstep with his best friend Grant in tow, it all starts to get very complicated....
100) Almost Royal
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
This faux- reality series follows two clueless British aristocrats on a trip to the USA. George and Poppy Carlton enjoy privileged lives as distant descendants of the British royal family. The siblings - 50th and 51st in line to the throne - have agreed to a camera crew following them on their unconventional royal tour. But while the siblings are actually played by comedians, the unsuspecting public have no clue these two aren't for real. Cue bemusement...
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