Rafe Spall
1) Just mercy
Language
English
Formats
Description
A powerful and thought-provoking true story follows young lawyer Bryan Stevenson and his history-making battle for justice. After graduating from Harvard, Bryan had his pick of lucrative jobs. Instead, he heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or who were not afforded proper representation, with the support of local advocate Eva Ansley. One of his first and most incendiary cases is that of Walter McMillian.
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Language
English
Formats
Description
Struggling to build relationships with others, a teenage math prodigy (Asa Butterfield, *Hugo, Enders Game*) develops a budding friendship with a young girl while competing at the International Mathematics Olympiad. Nominated for Best Actor (Asa Butterfield), Best Supporting Actress (Sally Hawkins), and Best Supporting Actor (Rafe Spall) at the **British Independent Film Awards**. Official Selection at the **Toronto Independent Film Festival**. *"It...
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Newlyweds Josh and Nat seem happy, but family, and friends aren't convinced the marriage can last. As their first anniversary approaches, Josh's ex-girlfriend and Nat's handsome American client could offer attractive alternatives.
4) The BFG
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Formats
Description
It tells the imaginative story of a young girl and the Giant who introduces her to the wonders and perils of Giant Country. The BFG, while a giant himself, is a Big Friendly Giant and nothing like the other inhabitants of Giant Country. Standing 24-feet tall with enormous ears and a keen sense of smell, he is endearingly dim-witted and keeps to himself for the most part.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
It's been three years since the theme park and luxury resort was destroyed by dinosaurs out of containment. Isla Nublar now sits abandoned by humans while surviving dinosaurs fend for themselves in the jungles. When the island's dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen and Claire mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from this extinction-level event.
6) What if
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A medical school dropout named Wallace has been repeatedly burned by bad relationships. So Wallace decides to put his love life on hold. It is then that he meets Chantry an animator who lives with her longtime boyfriend Ben. Wallace and Chantry form an instant connection, striking up a close friendship. Still, there is no denying the chemistry between them, leading the pair to wonder, what if the love of your life is actually your best friend?
8) What if
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A medical school dropout named Wallace who has been repeatedly burned by bad relationships. So Wallace decides to put his love life on hold. It is then that he meets Chantry an animator who lives with her longtime boyfriend Ben. Wallace and Chantry form an instant connection, striking up a close friendship. Still, there is no denying the chemistry between them, leading the pair to wonder, what if the love of your life is actually your best friend?...
Publisher
BBC TV
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
In March 2018, Salisbury became the site of an unprecedented national emergency after a nerve agent attack on Sergei and Yulia Skirpal garnered international attention. The city faced horrific trials of discovery, identification, and decontamination as the Public Health officials scrambled to understand what was happening and how to protect the city's residents.
Publisher
British Broadcasting Corp
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
In 1851, London is in the throes of the industrial revolution. But among the dirty red bricks and smokestacks are four young, thrill-seeking artists: steadfast William Holman Hunt, naive John Millais, mischievous Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and budding journalist Fred Walters, otherwise known as the Brotherhood. Their quest for artistic immortality takes them into some of the lewdest, darkest, and funniest corners of the city.
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Lucy Honeychurch and her nervous chaperone embark on a grand tour of Italy. Alongside sweeping landscapes, Lucy encounters a suspect group of characters (socialist Mr. Emerson and his working-class son George, in particular) who both surprise and intrigue her. When piqued interest turns to potential romance, Lucy is whisked home to England, where her attention turns to Cecil Vyse. But now, with a well-developed appetite for adventure, will Lucy make...
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Based on the obscenity trial of D.H. Lawrence's book "Lady Chatterley's lover." The book was banned in England for 30 years for its graphic language and depictions of illicit sex. The case finally came before a jury of ordinary citizens in October 1960. Two jurors have their passion inflamed by Lawrence's prose. After weighing in the evidence in court each day, they explore new erotic frontiers by night. In the end, they must decide whether the novel...
16) Ghost hunter
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Harry Price, a real-life psychic researcher famous for exposing the tricks of fraudulent spiritualists in London after World War I is infamous, too, for a few long-ago frauds of his own. After a séance goes tragically awry, Harry vows to play it straight, until a distraught, socially prominent woman asks him to rid her home of ghosts. Will he tell her the hard truth about the psychological source of her fear? Or comfort her with the lies she wants...
17) Life of Pi
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
A young Pi Patel, overcoming a cataclysmic shipwreck, finds himself stranded on a lifeboat with the only survivor, a ferocious Bengal tiger named Richard Parker.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Four children (the Swallows) on holiday in the Lake District sail on their own to an island and start a war with rival children (the Amazons). In the meantime, a mysterious man on a houseboat accuses them of a crime they did not commit.
Publisher
Distributed by Lion's Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Language
English
Description
In the winter of 1183, a royal family prepares for a joyous Christmas holiday reunion of scheming, conniving and deceit. King Henry II summons his cunning prison-bound wife to his side as he prepares to announce the succession of the throne to one of his double-crossing three sons, none of whom are qualified to rule the monarchy.
20) Acres & acres
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The heartwarming story of Singe and Kate, a couple from north Somerset, whose lives were turned upside down when Kate was diagnosed wiht incurable breast cancer. Over her last few days, she created her list and wrote her thoughts and memories down to help the man she loved create the best life possible for their two sons after she was gone.