Stephen Dillane
11) Klimt
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A portrait of Austrian artist Gustav Klimt (John Malkovich), whose lavish, sexual paintings came to symbolize the art nouveau style of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.
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"Our investigative duo--pragmatic, meticulous and newly promoted Commander Elise Wasserman, and laconic but brilliant DCI Karl Roebuck--reunite to investigate the case of a French couple abducted from the Eurotunnel, leaving behind their traumatized daughter, Chloe Fournier. But the case is complicated when a plane carrying British and French passengers crashes into the Channel killing everyone on board"--pbs.org.
14) Two If by Sea
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In this romantic comedy, small-time thief Frank (Denis Leary) and his girlfriend Roz (Sandra Bullock) steal a valuable painting and seek refuge in a quaint beach house in New England. As they plan to sell the painting and revive their relationship, their plans go awry, forcing them to evade law enforcement and confront the complexities of their love.
16) Hamlet
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In Franco Zeffirelli’s brooding adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, Mel Gibson stars as Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark, haunted by the ghost of his murdered father. As he seeks vengeance against his scheming uncle Claudius (Alan Bates), who has usurped the throne and married his mother Gertrude (Glenn Close), Hamlet’s descent into madness blurs the line between sanity and obsession. Featuring stunning period visuals and a powerful cast,...
18) Mary Shelley
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The real-life story of Mary Shelley, and the creation of her immortal monster, is nearly as fantastical as her fiction. Raised by a renowned philosopher father in eighteenth-century London, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin is a teenage dreamer determined to make her mark on the world, when she meets the dashing and brilliant poet Percy Shelley. So begins a torrid, bohemian love affair marked by both passion and personal tragedy that will transform Mary...
19) John Adams
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Depicts the extraordinary life and times of one of America's least understood, and most underestimated, founding fathers: the second President of the United States, John Adams. Explores the extraordinary life journey of one of the primary shapers of our independence and government, whose legacy has often been eclipsed by more flamboyant contemporaries. Set against the backdrop of a nations stormy birth, a moving love story and celebrates the shared...
20) Darkest hour
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During the early days of World War II, the fate of Western Europe hangs on the newly appointed British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Hitler, or fight on against incredible odds.