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Queen of France at sixteen, widowed at eighteen, Mary Stuart defies pressure to remarry and instead returns to her native Scotland to reclaim her rightful throne. By birth, she also has a rival claim to the throne of Elizabeth I, who rules as the Queen of England. Mary asserts her claim to the English throne, threatening Elizabeth's sovereignty. Betrayal, rebellion, and conspiracies within each court imperil both Queens, driving them apart, as each...
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An African Prince Akeem, who rebels against an arranged marriage and heads to America to find a new bride. Akeem's regal father agrees to allow the prince 40 days to roam the U.S., sending the prince's faithful retainer Semmi along to make sure nothing untoward happens. To avoid fortune hunters, Prince Akeem conceals his true identity and gets a ₁Joe job₂ at a fast-food restaurant.
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Pampered African prince Akeem rebels against an arranged marriage and heads to America to find a new bride. His regal father agrees to allow the prince 40 days to roam the U.S., sending the prince's faithful retainer Semmi along to make sure nothing untoward happens. To avoid fortune hunters, Prince Akeem conceals his true identity and gets a 'Joe job' at a fast-food restaurant.
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New York City, November 1988. Bobby Green is the manager of a Russian nightclub owned by Marat Buzhayev. The club is frequented by gangsters like Buzhayev's nephew Vadim. Despite Bobby's hedonistic and amoral lifestyle, he is committed to his girlfriend Amada. Bobby has a secret, however, which he guards closely. His brother is Police Captain Joseph Grusinsky and his father, Bert, is a legendary Deputy Chief. Bobby's strained relationship with his...
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New York City, November 1988. Bobby Green is the manager of a Russian nightclub owned by Marat Buzhayev. The club is frequented by gangsters like Buzhayev's nephew Vadim. Despite Bobby's hedonistic and amoral lifestyle, he is committed to his girlfriend Amada. Bobby has a secret, however, which he guards closely. His brother is Police Captain Joseph Grusinsky and his father, Bert, is a legendary Deputy Chief. Bobby's strained relationship with his...
9) Elizabeth
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16th century England. Before the Golden Age, Elizabeth was a passionate and naïve girl who came to reign over a land divided by bloody turmoil. Amid palace intrigue and attempted assassinations, the young queen is forced to become a cunning strategist while weighing the counsel of her mysterious advisors. At the same time having to thwart her devious rivals and denying her own desires for the good of her country.
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After spending 20 years in federal prison for myriad crimes, ailing mafia boss Joseph "Mr. Joe" Scoleri is released with a strict requirement not to interact with his old contacts in the mafia - and to ensure this, an FBI tail follows him. He quickly realizes that while the world around him may have changed, the habits of a mafia boss die hard.
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Before the Golden Age, Elizabeth was a passionate and naïve girl who came to reign over a land divided by bloody turmoil. Amid palace intrigue and attempted assassinations, the young queen is forced to become a cunning strategist while weighing the counsel of her mysterious advisors, thwarting her devious rivals, and denying her own desires for the good of her country.
12) Chooch
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After blowing the big game with their local rivals, Dino Condito is branded the 'chooch'. To cheer him up, his cousin springs for a vacation in Cancun that will take them out of Queens for the very first time. The trip turns into a comedy odyssey.
13) Roadie
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Jimmy, a longtime roadie for the legendary Blue Oyster Cult, has been fired by the band. With nowhere else to go, he returns home to see his aging mom in Forest Hills, Queens, where a wild encounter with two old high school friends shows him that some things never change.
14) Rockaway
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Trane is a decorated war hero who has just been shipped back to the States after the brutal murder of his wife and child back home in Rockaway, Queens. Trane encounters his old friend Dave, who describes the new forces of crime and prostitution that have moved into their neighborhood and caused the destruction of his family. Replacing mourning with revenge, Trane vows to take down the network of lowlifes and mobsters involved in the murder of his...
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An African Prince Akeem, who rebels against an arranged marriage and heads to America to find a new bride. Akeem's regal father agrees to allow the prince 40 days to roam the U.S., sending the prince's faithful retainer Semmi along to make sure nothing untoward happens. To avoid fortune hunters, Prince Akeem conceals his true identity and gets a ₁Joe job₂ at a fast-food restaurant.
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A collection of DVDs featuring five royal-themed films into one "binge box" for a spectacular movie night.
The King's speech: This is the story of King George VI of Britian, his impromptu ascension to the throne, and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it.
Victoria & Abdul: Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.
Mary Queen of Scots: Queen of France at sixteen,...
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Broken oath: A husband is murdered and his wife is sentenced to life in prison. She bears a daughter and she intends to extract revenge for her. When taekwondo strikes: During the Japanese occupation of Korea in the 1930's, the leader of a small resistance movement attempts to get information through to Chinese sympathizers. Stoner: Stoner, an Australian cop, has been investigating the spread of a mysterious addictive drug that acts like an aphrodisiac...
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Thrown into a political marriage of convenience by her ruthlessly power-hungry family, the beautiful Margot soon finds herself hopelessly drawn into their murderous affairs. It's then she realizes her only hope of escape lies somewhere between the heroic soldier who loves her and the enemy husband who could save her.