Imelda Staunton
1) Gypsy
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Gypsy is a 1959 musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Gypsy is loosely based on the 1957 memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, the famous striptease artist, and focuses on her mother, Rose, whose name has become synonymous with the ultimate show business mother.
2) Amulet
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Tomaz, an ex-soldier is living in a decaying house, inhabited by a young woman and her dying mother. He starts to fall for his new companion but cannot ignore his suspicion that something insidious might also be living alongside them.
3) Vera Drake
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New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005, 2004
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Vera Drake tells of a woman in 1950's England who is devoted to caring for her family, but secretly adis women who want to terminate unwanted pregnancies. When the authorities find her out, Vera's world and family life rapidly unravel.
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Hilary Swank stars in this story about a teacher in a racially divided school who gives her students what they've always needed - a voice. Swank plays Erin Gruwell, the real-life teacher at Long Beach's Wilson High who inspired her students to overcome the gangs that divided them and the education system that forgot them. Based on the book The Freedom Writers Diary and supported by a cast of first-time actors who drew from their actual experiences...
5) Pride
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Imelda Staunton (HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX), Bill Nighy (LOVE ACTUALLY), and Dominic West (THE AFFAIR) star in this powerful story of identity and union through standing together.
7) Clay
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This mesmerizing fable tells how 14-year-old Davie Hagan's life is changed forever by a mysterious outsider, Stephen Rose. Beguiled by Stephen's gifts, Davie falls headlong under his spell.
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It's been ten years since a group of friends (including Emma Thompson, Hugh Laurie, Imelda Staunton and Stephen Fry) graduated from college, and they've reunited at a grand English manor in the countryside to ring in the New Year. But when drinks start flowing, and their inhibitions are stripped away, it isn't long before this close-knit crew find themselves caught up in an unexpected melee misunderstandings that will soon test the very limits of...
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Mole, Water Rat, Badger and Mr. Toad pursue merry adventures in a charming adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's tale of animals who behave like Edwardian gentlemen in a world gone slightly mad. Matt Lucas stars as the exuberant Mr. Toad, along with Bob Hoskins as Badger, Mark Gatiss as Rat and Lee Ingleby as Mole. Anna Maxwell Martin, Jim Carter and Imelda Staunton round out this star-studded cast.
11) Twelfth Night
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Acclaimed British theatre director Trevor Nunn helms a rare film project, delivering a rousing and charming version of Shakespeare's mistaken-identity comedy, Twelfth Night. Now set in the 19th Century, the story follows the daring adventure of Viola as she disguises herself as a man to work as a Page in the court of Count Orsino, a man whom she desperately loves. Of course Orsino sees Viola as a man, as does his lady love Olivia who is quickly attracted...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
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On the eve of retirement, a judgmental middle-class snob discovers her husband has been having an affair with her best friend and is forced into exile with her bohemian sister who lives on an impoverished inner-city council estate.
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Disney
Pub. Date
[2020]
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Maleficent travels to a grand old castle to celebrate young Aurora's upcoming wedding to Prince Phillip. While there, she meets Aurora's future mother-in-law -- a conniving queen who hatches a devious plot to destroy the land's fairies. Hoping to stop her, Maleficent joins forces with a seasoned warrior and a group of outcasts to battle the queen and her powerful army.
17) Downton Abbey
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
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The beloved characters of Downton Abbey take to the big screen, and it turns out that they've got a major event to prepare for. After all, it's not every day that royalty makes an appearance. Of course, it's not long before tensions are running high. The property isn't even close to ready when it becomes clear that Carson the butler will need to come out of retirement to help run this sinking ship before it's too late.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2023.
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Ambitious and acclaimed series from The Queen writer Peter Morgan offers a comprehensive look at the adult life and reign of Elizabeth II over a projected six-season arc. The fifth season follows Elizabeth from the early to late '90s, as the fraying union of Charles and Diana ultimately came to separation, and John Major saw his tenure as prime minister end with the election of Tony Blair.