Channel Four Films (Firm)
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Romantic comedy about a young man who meets the girl of his dreams at a friend's wedding. However, she slips through his fingers when the timing seems wrong, and they meet at three more weddings and a funeral before the two finally connect.
Publisher
BFS
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
This revealing documentary follows King George VI's lengthy efforts to overcome his disability with the help of unorthodox Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue. Archival footage of the king's public speeches and, for the first time, interviews with Logue's former patients show how an afflicted but courageous king found his voice and rallied a nation throughout England's darkest hour.
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Set in the Pakistani community in south London, the film focuses on two youths-- Johnny, a working-class white, and Omar, a Pakistani. Together they operate a laundrette, which Omar inherits from his uncle. While Johnny looks upon the laundrette as a life line on which to salvage his self-respect, Omar sees it as just the beginning step on the road to riches.
4) Endgame
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Working for P. W. Botha, Dr. Neil Barnard opens talks with imprisoned Nelson Mandela. But lesser known are the secret talks that take place in a rural English manor house. Both sides may win or lose all, including their own lives. Botha learns of the British talks and, with the inevitable demise of apartheid, he intends to control the endgame by using the tactics of divide and rule. Against all the odds, a precious arena of frail trust between the...
5) Sexy beast
Series
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
High voltage crime thriller that crackles with chilling style and wit. A savage gangster named Don Logan is met with resistance when he tries to recruit a retired pal for "one last job". But Logan just won't take no for an answer....
6) Croupier
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
London's gambling world is the setting where aspiring writer Jack Manfred, suffering from writer's block, takes a job as a croupier to support his art. Knowing the dangers of the cards, Jack is adamant about remaining a professional outsider, but the temptations of the game inevitably swallow him deeper than he could have ever anticipated.
8) Elizabeth
Language
English
Description
Before the Golden Age, Elizabeth was a passionate and naïve girl who came to reign over a land divided by bloody turmoil. Amid palace intrigue and attempted assassinations, the young queen is forced to become a cunning strategist while weighing the counsel of her mysterious advisors, thwarting her devious rivals, and denying her own desires for the good of her country.
10) The red violin
Language
English
Formats
Description
Upon unearthing a one-of-a-kind, blood red violin, appraiser Charles Morritz uncovers the spectacular journey of the long-lost masterpiece - how it changed hands and the lives of all who touched it.
Publisher
MGM Home Video
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Based on the life of King George III, this is the story of royal intrigue, sexual indiscretions, backstairs plotting and a battle for power between Parliament and the throne, all occuring while the King is being treated for an unknown mental illness.
Series
Criterion collection ; 301
Publisher
Home Vision Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
The true-life story of Janet Frame, New Zealand's most distinguished author. The film follows Frame along her inspiring journey, from a poverty-stricken childhood to a misdiagnosis of schizophrenia and electroshock therapy to, finally, literary fame.
13) The imposter
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
In 1994, a thirteen-year-old boy disappeared without a trace from San Antonio, Texas. Three-and-a-half years later, he is found alive and well thousands of miles away in Europe. He tells a story of kidnap and torture when he returns. While his family is excited to bring him home, all is not quite as it seems. Is the boy really who he claims to be, or is he an imposter giving the family false hope for their child's return?
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Stonehenge is the grandest and most enigmatic of Europe's prehistoric monuments, and has inspired countless theories to explain who built it and why. Over the last decade, archaeologists have analyzed the bones of human remains buried there 5,000 years ago and remnants of huge feasts that fed the laborers at the site. Viewers will learn intimate details of the Stonehenge people and why their power began to fade soon after they raised the mighty stones."...
15) Secret state
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A British deputy prime minister is thrown into a world of political machinations and conspiracy he never knew existed.
17) The truce
Publisher
Miramax
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Based on the life of Jewish-Italian author Primo Levi. As a man whose life is changed forever by World War II. His incredible adventure begins after the war ends as he embarks on a thousand-mile journey back home to Italy. Along the way he faces great odds, but rediscovers the simple joy of life that the war threatened to destroy forever, friendship, love, laughter and, most important of all, a sense of hope.
18) Red violin
Series
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
Upon unearthing a one-of-a-kind, blood red violin, appraiser Charles Morritz uncovers the spectacular journey of the long-lost masterpiece - how it changed hands and the lives of all who touched it.
19) Trainspotting
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
A young heroin addict in Edinburgh tries to kick the habit but his junkie friends aren't making it easy for him.
20) Humans: Season 1
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
In the near future, humanoid servants called Synthetics have been created to help busy families simplify their lives. When Joe Hawkins buys synth Anita, he hopes it will relieve the pressure on his wife, Laura.