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A very unusual romance, between a New York lady who loves English literature and the owner of a London antiquarian bookshop. Gradually, her orders for books turn into letters, food parcels, and a massive correspondence which goes on for over 20 years. Eventually she has to go and see the shop for herself.
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Certification12
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John Nash is a brilliant, though socially awkward, mathematician and with his latest work he has achieved the acclaim that he so needed, but John is also prone to delusional behaviour, and when a mysterious stranger asks him for his help to thwart a conspiracy against the Stars and Stripes, John becomes increasingly obsessive, a state of mind that begins to push away all those he holds dear, even his loving wife. Very loosely adapted from a true story "Beautiful Mind" is the bog standard slickly
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Certification12
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Some movies just ooze fun and this is surely one of them. Ashton and Amanda shine on as different, yet compatible, goofballs in this gentle and well-written romantic comedy. Meeting accidentally in an airport 7 years ago (accompanied by a timely 90s soundtrack) Emily and Oliver hit it off but part ways. And at the end of each relationship they stumble upon and/or find each other again. It should be cheesier than it is but the chemistry and obvious fun shared by Peet and Kutcher make this film be
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Certification15
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Casim is a second generation Pakistani living in Glasgow, and while he may have fully embraced the culture into which he was born, his parents still have certain expectations of him. Casim is due to marry his cousin, Jasmine; a wedding expected and condoned by his Muslim family. But their son has fallen in love with a white Glaswegian Catholic, Roisin, and as their relationship develops so the inevitability of their discovery looms. Ken Loach's film is a thoughtful and, as always, uncompromising
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Certification15
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Juliane is a true Arian mother while Maria is a politically and socially staunch Jewess, the two unlikely friends become lovers, a striking mismatch of ideologies even today but this takes place at the height of Nazi Germany, and the consequences of their affair coming to light will cause an outrage that will cost them their lives. Aimee and Jaguar is a deeply moving and beautifully performed drama, which deservedly won a number of awards at the 1999 Berlin Film Festival.
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Certification15
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A 35-year old woman with an unsatisfying marriage decides to up and move when her husband is killed. On the road, with 12 year-old son and whilst pursuing her childhood ambition to be a singer, she copes with life's problems and is forced to reassess her relationships with men and what she wants from them. One of the great movies of the 70s.
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Certification12
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Jess is a Sikh teenager with a passion for football, something that her traditionalist parents, who want her to grow up as a nice Asian girl with an arranged marriage and cooking Aloo Gobi, are horrified by. After making friends with white girl Jules she is introduced to the local womens' team, for whom she must play without her parents' knowiledge, and where she develops a forbidden love interest with the coach. Poor girl, her parents find out everything she does, and imagine worse. A witty find out more...
Certification18
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Brandon Teena is a new face in the isolated community of Falls City and it's not long before he has charmed the locals, in particular the women, who find his boyish good looks and gentle charm magnetic. Brandon has a secret though, and while in itself the truth is neither dark nor malevolent, in a place such as Falls City, the revelation of his true identity will have disturbing and destructive consequences. Boys Don't Cry is an incredibly powerful and at times horrifying drama, with some superb
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Certification15
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Ennis and Jack are two young men working as herders on a vast sheep ranch in the heart of Wyoming. It is the 1960s but the sexual revolution is in no rush to reach this wilderness and when their relationship spills over into consummated love the two boys are ill equipped to handle what they feel. Over the next twenty years Ennis and Jack settle into conventional lives, dictated by their strict social environment, both get married and both have children but neither can escape the true love they s
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Certification15
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A preppie version of "Dangerous Liaisons", with the decadence, deception and double-dealings taking place in upmarket Manhattan. High school's breaking up for summer and revoltingly rich romeo Sebastian Valmont (Ryan Phillippe) is challenged by spiteful step-sister Kathryn (Sarah Michelle Gellar), who's been dumped by her society boyfriend, to seduce the ridiculously naive Cecile, who's replaced her. Sebastian, however, is far more interested in copping off with the new headmaster's daughter, An
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