BBC Films.
61) Billy Elliot
Pub. Date
2001
Description
Eleven-year-old miner's son Billy Elliot is on his way to boxing lessons when he stumbles upon a ballet class. Billy secretly joins the class, knowing that his blue-collar family would never understand.
62) Victoria & Abdul
Pub. Date
[2017]
Formats
Description
The extraordinary true story of an unexpected friendship in the later years of Queen Victoria's remarkable rule. When Abdul Karim, a young clerk, travels from India to participate in the Queen's Golden Jubilee, he is surprised to find favor with the Queen herself. As the Queen questions the constrictions of her long-held position, the two forge an unlikely and devoted alliance with a loyalty to one another that her household and inner circle all attempt...
65) Edge of darkness
Description
The bullet that killed his daughter was meant for Boston cop Thomas Craven. Thatś what police brass and Craven himself think, but thatś not what the investigation finds. Clue after clue and witness after witness, the search leads him into a shadowy realm where money and political intrigue intersect. If Craven wasnt́ a target before, he--and anyone linked to his inquiry--now is.
Description
Sisterly rivalry is the basis of this fresh, wonderfully vivid retelling of the story of Anne Boleyn. Before Henry VIII ever considered making Anne Boleyn his wife, her older sister, Mary, was his mistress. Historical novelist Gregory (Virgin Earth) uses the perspective of this "other Boleyn girl" to reveal the rivalries and intrigues swirling through England. The sisters and their brother George were raised with one goal: to advance the Howard family's...
67) The Mauritanian
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
The true story of Slahi's fight for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the U.S. Government for years. Alone and afraid, Slahi finds allies in defense attorney Nancy Hollander and her associate Teri Duncan who battle the U.S. government in a fight for justice that tests their commitment to the law and their client at every turn. Their controversial advocacy, along with evidence uncovered by a formidable military prosecutor,...
68) Monsoon
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"Kit ... returns to Ho Chi Minh City for the first time since he was six years old when his family fled the country in the aftermath of the Vietnam-American War. There he meets Lee, his estranged second sousin [i.e., cousin], Linh, a young Vietnamese student, and arranges an online date that turns into something more with Lewis ... an American clothing designer. Struggling to make sense of himself in a city he's no longer familiar with, he embarks...
69) Jane Eyre
Pub. Date
2011
Description
When orphaned governess Jane Eyre arrives at imposing Thornfield Hall, she's intrigued by her brooding, wealthy employer, Rochester. His dark moods and the strange occurrences in the house lead her to discover a terrible secret that he had hoped to hide from her forever.
70) Edge of darkness
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
The bullet that killed his daughter was meant for Boston cop Thomas Craven. That's what police brass and Craven himself think, but that's not what the investigation finds. Clue after clue and witness after witness, the search leads him into a shadowy realm where money and political intrigue intersect. If Craven wasn't a target before, he, and anyone linked to his inquiry, now is.
71) Born romantic
Pub. Date
c2002, p2000
Description
Three men and three women fall in and out of love and back again. Eleanor, a sophisticated and slightly anal art restorer, is pitted against Frankie, a smartly dressed divorcee who still shares a flat with his bitter ex-wife, who meet one night at a salsa club. Another pairing sees Mo, a tough, love-'em-and-leave-'em kind, reunite with Eddie, a clumsy bloke who was in love with Mo years before and now dreams of winning her back. Meanwhile, Jocelyn,...
72) Opal dream
Series
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
Kellyanne has two of the best friends in the world. The only problem is that nobody sees them but her. When her father leaves them in an opal mine, it's up to Kellyanne's brother to rally the town to find these two imaginary friends.
73) Fast Food Nation
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
If it's true that we are what we eat, then how do we even know who we are? Don Anderson is trying to balance his search for the truth with an apparent desire not to do anything that might hurt his career. Raul and Sylvia, having crossed the border illegally, take up dangerous, stomach-turning jobs at the meat-processing plant. Amber is a teenage burger-slinger who wants to both change the world and get out of town. These two desires--to fight the...
75) Judy
Pub. Date
[2019]
Formats
Description
Thirty years after rising to global stardom in The Wizard of Oz, showbiz legend Judy Garland arrives in London to perform a five-week sold-out run at The Talk of the Town. While preparing for the shows, Garland battles with management, reminisces with friends and adoring fans, and embarks on a whirlwind romance with soon-to-be fifth husband Mickey Deans, all while bravely struggling to overcome intensifying anxiety and physical decline.
Formats
Description
Reporter Bob Wilton is trying to lose himself in the romance of war after his marriage fails. He gets more than he bargains for when he meets a special forces agent who reveals the existence of a secret, military unit whose goal is to end war as we know it. With unparalleled psychic powers, they can read the enemy's thoughts, pass through solid walls, and even kill a goat by simply staring at it. Now, the founder of the unit has gone missing and the...
77) In the loop
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
A foul-mouthed British government spokesman must act quickly when a mid-level minister tells an interviewer that U.S. war in the Middle East is "unforeseeable." But when both are summoned to Washington, D.C., the hapless politico quickly becomes a pawn of bureaucrats, spin doctors, and military advisors.
78) The meerkats
Pub. Date
2009
Description
An inspiring look at how one family's connection to each other and their surroundings is a model of resilience and fortitude for us all. The story features the coming of age of a young meerkat pup, Kolo, growing up in the Kalahari desert.
79) Mr. Holmes
Pub. Date
2015
Description
In 1947, an aging Sherlock Holmes returns from a journey to Japan, where, in search of a rare plant with powerful restorative qualities, he has witnessed the devastation of nuclear warfare. Now, in his remote seaside farmhouse, Holmes faces the end of his days, with only the company of his housekeeper and her young son, Roger. Grappling with the diminishing powers of his mind, Holmes comes to rely upon the boy as he revisits the circumstances of the...
Description
Marking the centenary of the First World War, internationally renowned director Peter Jackson uses the voices of the veterans combined with original archival footage to bring to life the reality of war on the front line for a whole new generation. Footage has been colorized and transformed with modern production techniques to present never-before-seen detail.