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Set in London at the close of the 19th century, the film tells the story of Esther Kahn (Phoenix), an introverted working class Jewish girl who has trouble fitting in with the rest of her East End family. (Empire Pictures)

Set in Argentina during the corrupt military dictatorship of the 1970's, this is the story of a man (Banderas) searching for his wife (Thompson), an outspoken journalist, and his daughter who are among the 30,000 "desaparecidos" (the disappeareds). (Arenas Entertainment)

Lawrence (Nighy), an aging, lonely civil servant falls for Gina (Macdonald), an enigmatic young woman. When he takes her to the G8 Summit in Reykjavik, however, their bond is tested by Lawrence's professional obligations. (imdb)

An exploration of the life of Beatrix Potter, the author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," the beloved and best-selling children's classic. The film tells the story of Potter's (Zellweger) love for her publisher Norman Wayne (McGregor) and her strong attempt for an independent life during a time when society expected woman of her class simply to make a good marriage. (The Weinstein Company)

An intimate story set during the 1860s in which a young Irish woman Sarah and her family find themselves on both sides of the turbulent wars between British and Maori during the British colonisation of New Zealand. (imdb)

The story of Jesus Christ. (imdb)

A man's life falls apart as a result of his affliction with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Tourette's Syndrome in this touching and funny tale. (imdb)

Troilus and Cressida is set during the later years of the Trojan War, faithfully following the plotline of the Iliad from Achilles' refusal to participate in battle to Hector's death. (wikipedia)

A police investigator is called onto a case of a murder, when all of the leads bring him back to a killing that happened years ago something deeper unfolds.

The year is 1675. England is threatened by religious and political rivalries. King Charles II's Catholic brother, James, is next in line for the throne, but many Protestants put their faith in Charles' illegitimate son, The Duke of Monmouth. On the king's death, conflict is inevitable... Over seven days journey from London, Exmoor is a primitive and lawless area. Here, farmer Jack Ridd lives with his wife Sarah, son John, and two daughters.

A mini-series of adaptations of Shakespeare's history plays: Richard II, Henry IV Parts One and Two, and Henry V. (imdb)

In the lonely Scottish highlands, a small band of military personnel fight a desperate battle against a formidable alien intruder to prevent an invasion of the Earth. (imdb)

A Romanian police officer teams up with a small crew of old friends from the World War II Jewish Resistance to pull off a heist by convincing everyone at the scene of the crime that they are only filming a movie. (imdb)

England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the King dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. (imdb)

British independent dark comedy film about gambling, (en.wikipedia.org)

Follows young Endeavour Morse in his early day as an Oxford police constable working with CID, encountering Strange for the first time, and developing the notable personality traits he would latterly refine.

Serial drama locating characters from numerous Dickens novels in a single Victorian street around Christmastime. Multiple storylines revolve around Inspector Bucket's investigation of the murder of Jacob Marley.

Eroica is a BBC television film that dramatises the first performance of Beethoven's third symphony, 'Bonaparte', to his patron Prince Lobkowitz and his guests, including Joseph Haydn. Later, Beethoven and Ries visit an inn, where they learn that Bonaparte has declared himself the French emperor. Beethoven loses respect for Napoleon and changes the symphony's title to 'Eroica'.

A German soldier tries to determine if the Dutch resistance has planted a spy to infiltrate the home of Kaiser Wilhelm in Holland during the onset of World War II, but falls for a young Jewish Dutch woman during his investigation. (imdb)

A military attaché at the French embassy is drawn into a world of abduction, betrayal and intrigue in the diplomatic salons and back alleys of Warsaw.

A woman returns to her Orthodox Jewish home after the death of her rabbi father and stirs up controversy when she shows an interest in an old childhood friend. (imdb)

Attending a distant family reunion reveals more than was expected.

Cold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis. (imdb)

An Englishwoman and her Indian neighbour bond while fixing up her Imperial-style garden. (imdb)

Plagued by mysterious hallucinations, a pregnant woman suspects that the family of her deceased boyfriend has intentions for her unborn child.

A dark psychological thriller which follows a couple who find themselves in a hit and run situation, with the evidence suggesting there was no accident.

An adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's classic story of parvenue Becky Sharp's rise from obscure and humble origins to her subsequent ignominious fall from Society; set against the backdrop of Regency England and continental Europe during the Napoleonic War. (imdb)

A woman's life is turned upside down when it is revealed that her husband, a member of the British Parliament, has been having an affair with a former prostitute. (imdb)