Sean Bean
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Since his childhood, Benjamin Franklin Gates has known that he is a descendant of a long line of people whose job it has been to guard a treasure hidden by the Founding Fathers. They hid clues to its whereabouts in the country's currency and on the back of the Declaration of Independence. Now, Ben has learned of a plot to steal the Declaration, and has only one option: he had to steal it himself. Even if he pulls off this monumental task, keeping...
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Percy Jackson is no ordinary teenager, he's the son of Poseidon and is accused of stealing Zeus' lightning bolt, the most powerful weapon ever created! With storm clouds brewing, Percy embarks on an incredible cross-country journey to prove his innocence, recover the bolt, and prevent a war among the gods that could destroy our world!
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Jupiter Jones was born under a night sky, with signs predicting that she was destined for great things. Now grown, Jupiter dreams of the stars but wakes up to the cold reality of a job cleaning toilets and an endless run of bad breaks. Only when Caine, a genetically engineered ex-military hunter, arrives on Earth to track her down does Jupiter begin to glimpse the fate that has been waiting for her all along.
4) The Martian
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After a bad storm blows across Mars Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead and left behind. Now stuck on a hostile planet he must find a way to signal to Earth and in the meantime, survive on limited supplies.
5) Marriage
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Marriage is a warm, sometimes funny, sometimes moving, always revealing look at the need for togetherness and the joy of love in a difficult world. Married couple Ian and Emma negotiate the insecurities, ambiguities hopes, and fears, and the risks and the gifts of a long-term intimate relationship.
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"Set in a world where summers span decades and winters can last a lifetime. From the scheming south and the savage eastern lands, to the frozen north and ancient Wall that protects the realm from the mysterious darkness beyond, the powerful families of the Seven Kingdoms are locked in a battle for the Iron Throne. This is a story of duplicity and treachery, nobility and honor, conquest, and triumph. In the Game of Thrones, you either win or you die."...
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Seiya, a headstrong street teen, spends his time fighting for cash while he searches for his abducted sister. When one of his fights unwittingly taps into mystical powers he never knew he had, Seiya finds himself thrust into a world of warring saints, ancient magical training, and a reincarnated goddess who needs his protection. If he's to survive, he will need to embrace his destiny and sacrifice everything to take his rightful place among the Knights...
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Summer 1939. Harry, a translator at the British Embassy in Warsaw, is falling in love with Polish waitress Kasia. When German tanks roll into Poland, and Britain declares war on Germany, Harry and Kasia face terrible choices. With her life in grave danger, can Harry help her, and if he can, how will he ever explain himself to Lois Bennett, the girl he left behind in Manchester?
9) Black Beauty
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Follows the adventures of a horse as he is passed through the hands of many owners, before finally returning to his original young master and a happy retirement.
10) Age of heroes
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An all-gun-blazing, World War II action epic based on the incredible story of the '30 Commando Assault Unit, ' an elite special ops division that took on the Nazis in a top secret search-and-destroy mission behind enemy lines.
11) Equilibrium
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In a fascist future, emotions are illegal as are all books and forms of art. The populace is subdued by being forced to take an emotion-hindering drug, Prozium. When one of the enforcers of the system misses a dose of Prozium, he fights to overthrow it.
12) The dark
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When Sarah drowns off the rocky coast of Wales, James and Adele search in vain for their child's missing body. So when a mysterious young girl tells her she's looking in the wrong place, Adele recalls a legend about The Dark, the Celtic land of the dead.
13) Troy
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In 1193 B.C., Prince Paris, the son of the King of Troy falls in love with Helen, the wife of the king of Sparta, and convinces her to follow him away from her husband, Menelaus. The result is an epic war in which the Greeks sail to Troy and lay siege. Achilles, the greatest warrior in all the world, is called in to fight against Troy and give Greece the upper hand. Hector, the eldest son of Priam, King of Troy, and the greatest Trojan warrior, embodies...
14) The Snow Queen 2
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The storm is back with an all new ice-breaking adventure! After celebrating their victory over the Snow Queen, Gerda and Orm have given their fellow trolls a taste of freedom. But when Orm gets a cold-hard reality check, they slip into another perilous journey and must protect the world from eternal winter.
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The Battle of Waterloo took place in 1815 and ended the French Emperor Napoleon's reign over Europe. It has been called one of the bloodiest battles in history. Over two-hundred years later, Lord of the Rings actor Sean Bean works with present-day and retired soldiers as well as experts in military history to stage hands-on challenges and experiments to discover the reality of warfare.
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The Battle of Waterloo took place in 1815 and ended the French Emperor Napoleon's reign over Europe. It has been called one of the bloodiest battles in history. Over two-hundred years later, Lord of the Rings actor Sean Bean works with present-day and retired soldiers as well as experts in military history to stage hands-on challenges and experiments to discover the reality of warfare.
17) The Dark
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In mourning over the tragic drowning of their daughter Sarah, James and Adèle are visited by Ebrill, a young girl who claims she died 60 years ago - and bears a startling resemblance to Sarah.
19) Age of Heroes
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The true story of the formation of Ian Fleming's 30 Commando unit, a precursor for the elite forces in the U.K.
20) Cleanskin
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A British Secret Service Agent must take out a suicide bomber and his terrorist cell before they can create more trouble in the city of London.