Rupert Friend
1) Starred Up
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A troubled and explosively violent teenager is transferred to an adult prison where he finally meets his match - a man who also happens to be his father.
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Now working at a private security firm in Berlin, Carrie is trying to start a new life, but she soon discovers she can't escape her past. Blindsided by stunning betrayals, and without Saul and Quinn to rely on, Carrie must uncover a deadly conspiracy that puts thousands of lives at risk, including her own.
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Poland, World War II. Innocent and naive 8-year-old Bruno is bored and restless in his new home. Ignoring his mother, he sets off on an adventure in the woods. He comes across a high fence which separates him from the people he can see through it. Soon he meets a young boy in striped pajamas, and a surprising friendship develops.
6) Starred up
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A troubled and explosively violent teenager is transferred to an adult prison where he finally meets his match - a man who also happens to be his father.
7) Starred Up
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Condemned to an adult prison, an explosively violent young man (Jack O'Connell) is forced to fight for survival as criminal forces attempt to control him for their own good. Help comes from the unlikeliest source, his estranged father (Ben Mendelsohn) who is also serving time. Winner of three **BAFTA (Scotland) Awards** including Best Feature Film. Winner of Best Supporting Actor at the **British Independent Film Awards**. "*We've seen many visually...
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"In her new role as a CIA station chief, Carrie convinces Saul and Quinn to help her hunt down one of the world's most dangerous terrorists. But when Carrie recruits a young Pakistani as an asset, the lines between right and wrong blur and the operation spins out of control. Facing unclear loyalties at every turn, Carrie must take extreme measures and risk everything to protect her country."--Container.
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"Now living in New York City, Carrie gets swept up in the aftereffects of the U.S. presidential election as she struggles to deal with an injury-ravaged Peter Quinn and an increasingly suspicious Saul Berenson. When the president-elect battles the CIA during her transition to power, Carrie finds herself caught in the crossfire..." -- Container.
12) Separation
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"Eight-year-old Jenny leads a lonely but imaginative life, surrounded by puppets based on the works of her artist father. But when her mother is tragically killed in a hit-and-run and her grandfather sues for custody, the puppets and other frightening characters suddenly start coming to life. At first, Jenny is the only person who believes they're real, putting everyone's lives in danger." --container
13) Infinite
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"Self-medicated and on the brink of a mental breakdown, Evan McCauley is haunted by memories of places he has never been and manifests skills he's never learned. When a secret group that calls themselves 'Infinites' comes to his rescue, they reveal that his memories are real - but they are from multiple past lives. Evan must work with the Infinites to unlock the answers in his memories that are the key to stopping a madman from destroying humanity."...
14) Asteroid City
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"Asteroid City: a fictional American desert town, circa 1956. Junior Stargazers and Space Cadets from across the country assemble for the annual Asteroid City celebration - but the scholarly competition is spectacularly upended by world changing events." --container.
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Chronicles the life and times of Queen Victoria from her childhood to her early rise to power and the first turbulent years of her rule. Her romantic relationship and eventual marriage to Prince Albert culminates in a royal power struggle which ultimately is the key to her happiness when she comes to the realization that he is someone she can fully trust and believe in.
16) Movies that kill
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John Wick: When sadistic young thugs senselessly attack a brilliantly lethal ex-assassin, they have no idea that they've just awakened the boogeyman. With New York City as his bullet-riddled playground, Wick embarks on a merciless rampage, hunting down his adversaries with the skill and ruthlessness that made him an underworld legend.
Wanted: Wes is 25 years old and is a disaffected, clock-punching drone. His boss chews him out hourly, his girlfriend...
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"An astonishing debut by the screenwriter of Jurassic Park, Spider-Man, and War of the Worlds, about three strangers who must work together to contain a highly contagious, deadly organism. When Pentagon bioterror operative Roberto Diaz was sent to investigate a suspected biochemical attack, he found something far worse: a highly mutative organism capable of extinction-level destruction. He contained it and buried it in cold storage deep beneath...
19) Aurora: a novel
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"In Aurora, Illinois, Aubrey Wheeler is just trying to get by after her semi-criminal ex-husband split, leaving behind his unruly teenage son. Then the lights go out, not just in Aurora but across the globe. A solar storm has knocked out power almost everywhere. Suddenly, all problems are local, very local, and Aubrey must assume the mantle of fierce protector of her suburban neighborhood. Across the country lives Aubrey's estranged brother, Thom....