Jeremy Irons

Jeremy Irons

Date of Birth: 19 Sep 1948

Country: UK

Biography: Jeremy John Irons is an English actor. After starring in such films as Moonlighting (1982), Betrayal (1983), and The Mission (1986), he gained critical acclaim for portraying twin gynecologists in David Cronenberg's psychological thriller Dead Ringers (1988). In 1990, Irons delivered another strong performance as a European aristocrat in Reversal of Fortune, and took home multiple awards including an Academy Award for Best Actor.(Wikipedia)

Total Credits at Criticker: 81 (Actor)

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    And Now Ladies and Gentlemen
    A thief on the run from a life of crime. A nightclub singer hoping to escape from the blues of heartache. Two lost souls who have become fugitives from the past -- but now, fate is about to bring them together in the unfolding present. (Paramount Classics)
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    Being Julia
    This intoxicating combination of wicked comedy and smart drama stars Annette Bening as Julia Lambert, a beautiful and beguiling actress in 1930's London. (Sony Pictures Classics)
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    Callas Forever
    The special relationship between Callas (Ardant) and her former manager (Irons) forms the heart of this compelling fictional imagining of the diva's swan song, written and directed by the late Callas's friend and colleague, Franco Zeffirelli, in a worthy tribute to his legendary friend. (Regent Releasing)
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    Dead Ringers
    The chilling story of identical twin gynecologists, suave Elliot and sensitive Beverly, bipolar sides of one personality, who share the same practice, the same apartment, the same women. When a new patient, glamorous actress Claire Niveau, challenges their eerie bond, they descend into a whirlpool of sexual confusion, drugs, and madness. Jeremy Irons' tour-de-force performance (as both twins) raises disturbing questions about the nature of personal identity. (Criterion Collection)
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    Dungeons & Dragons
    The Empire of Izmer has long been a divided land. The Mages - an elite group of magic users - rule whilst the lowly commoners are powerless. Izmer's young Empress, Savina (Birch), wants equality and prosperity for all, but the evil Mage Profion (Irons) is plotting to depose her, and establish his own rule. (Wizards of the Coast)
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    The Lion King
    A Lion cub crown prince is tricked by a treacherous uncle into thinking he caused his father's death and flees into exile in despair, only to learn in adulthood his identity and his responsibilities.
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    Lolita
    Humbert Humbert, a British professor coming to the US to teach, rents a room in Charlotte Haze's house, but only after he sees her 14-year-old daughter, Dolores (Lolita), to whom he is immediately attracted. Though he hates the mother, he marries her as this is the only way to be close to the girl, who will prove to be too mature for her age... (imdb)
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    The Man in the Iron Mask
    The Musketeers' most glorious, and dangerous, adventure begins with the rescue of a mysterious prisoner from a fortress island prison. But they soon realize that their mission may lead to the destruction of the very throne they serve. (MGM)
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    The Merchant of Venice
    Set in the lavish era of 16th century Italy, The Merchant of Venice follows the interlocking lives of a captivating assortment of Shakespearean characters in this story wrought with morality, revenge, redemption and love. (Sony Pictures Classics)
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    Reversal of Fortune
    Jeremy Irons plays socialite Claus von Bulow, seeking legal exoneration in the most sensational attempted murder scandal of the 1980s. (Warner Bros.)
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    The Time Machine
    Based on the classic sci-fi novel by H.G. Wells, "The Time Machine" stars Guy Pearce in the role of scientist and inventor, Alexander Hartdegen, who is determined to prove that time travel is possible. His determination is turned to desperation by a personal tragedy that now drives him to want to change the past. Testing his theories with a time machine of his own invention, Hartdegen is hurtled 800,000 years into the future, where he discovers that mankind has divided into the hunter - and the hunted. (imdb)
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    Kingdom of Heaven
    An epic adventure about a common man who finds himself thrust into a decades-long war, a stranger in a strange land. He serves a doomed king, falls in love with an exotic forbidden queen, and rises to the knighthood. Ultimately, he must protect the people of Jerusalem from overwhelming forces while striving to keep a fragile peace. (20th Century Fox)
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    Casanova
    1700s Venice. He was the legendary adventurer whose amorous dalliances would go on to inspire countless lovers throughout the centuries. She was the most virtuoso writer of her time who was waiting to find that rare man with a true understanding of steadfastness and passion. When Giacomo Casanova (Ledger) discovers Francesca Bruni (Miller), he met his ultimate romantic match, succumbing to the only woman ever to refuse his charms -- until he could prove himself to be one man worthy of her romantic ideals. (Touchstone Pictures)
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    Die Hard: With a Vengeance
    John McClane and a store owner must play a bomber's deadly game as they race around New York while trying to stop him.
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    The House of the Spirits
    South America before the second world war. The poor Esteban marries Clara and they get a daughter, Blanca... (imdb)
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    Stealing Beauty
    After her mother commits suicide, nineteen year old Lucy Harmon travels to Italy to have her picture painted. However, she has other reasons for wanting to go. She wants to renew her acquaintance with Nicolo Donati, a young boy with whom she fell in love on her last visit four years ago. She also is trying tosolve the riddle left in a diary written by her dead mother, Sara. Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci (imdb)
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    The Mission
    18th century Spanish Jesuits try to protect a remote South American Indian tribe in danger of falling under the rule of pro-slavery Portugal. (imdb)
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    The French Lieutenant\
    A film is being made of a story, set in 19th century England, about Charles, a biologist who's engaged to be married... (imdb)
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    Betrayal
    Pinter's semi-autobiographical play examining the surprise attraction, shy first steps, gradual flowering... (imdb)
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    Damage
    A member of Parliament (Irons) falls passionately in love with his son's fiancée. They pursue their affair with obsessive abandon despite the dangers of discovery and what it would do to his complacent life and his son (imdb)
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    Brideshead Revisited
    Brideshead Revisited (1981) - TV Mini-Series
    Two young men from different backgrounds meet and become friends at Oxford.
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    Kafka
    Kafka, an insurance worker gets embroiled in an underground group after a co-worker is murdered. The underground group is responsible for bombings all over town, attempting to thwart a secret organization that controls the major events in society. He eventually penetrates the secret organization and must confront them.
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    Elizabeth I
    Elizabeth I (2005) - TV Mini-Series
    Miniseries about the the public and private lives of the later years of Queen Elizabeth I. (imdb)
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    Inland Empire
    An actress's perception of reality becomes increasingly distorted as she finds herself falling for her co-star in a remake of an unfinished Polish production that was supposedly cursed.
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    Eragon
    When Eragon finds a polished blue stone in the forest, he thinks it's the lucky discovery of a poor farm boy. But when the stone brings a dragon hatchling, Eragon soon realizes he has stumbled upon a legacy nearly as old as the Empire itself. Can Eragon take up the mantle of the legendary Dragon Riders? The fate of the Empire may rest in his hands. (20th Century Fox)
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    Un amour de Swann
    Elegant and educated bachelor, Charles Swann, moves in the most powerful and fashionable circles of Paris in the 1890's. When he falls in love with Odette de Crecy, a courtesan, his friends warn him against marriage. Proving himself a silly goose, Swann ducks his social responsibilities, Odette ensnares him, and he is gently but firmly cast out of society amidst everyone's great politeness. (imdb)
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    M. Butterfly
    During the Cultural Revolution in China in the mid-1960s, a French diplomat falls in love with a singer in the Beijing Opera. Interwoven with allusions to the Puccini opera "Madama Butterfly", a story of love and betrayal unfolds. (imdb)
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    The Color of Magic
    The Color of Magic (2008) - TV Mini-Series
    Adaption of the first Discworld book of Terry Pratchett. It follows the adventures of the 'student' wizard Rincewind and the first and only Discworld-tourist Twoflower.
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    Last Call
    Last Call (2002) - TV Movie
    F. Scott Fitzgerald spent a lifetime battling demons - alcohol and a schizophrenic wife - and yet, wrote some of the greatest novels in American Literature. Despite a tumultuous relationship with his mistress, his ailing wife, declining health, and his daily drinking binges, Fitzgerald secretly wrote a scathing novel about the film industry which some call his best novel. It was his final triumph... (Amazon.com)
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    Moonlighting
    A Polish man is sent to London with a trio of workmen to renovate a wealthy man's apartment. The supervisor must keep their job a secret, since they have no work permits; the pressure increases when he learns that Poland has imposed martial law. {Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide}
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    Gelibolu
    A film of spectacular visual sweep and great emotional power (imdb)
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    Chinese Box
    John is an English photojournalist who has spent over a decade in Hong Kong. John's unrequited love is Vivian whom he aches for but has not the nerve to possess. Concurrent with England's transfer of Hong Kong back to the Chinese, John discovers that he has a rare form of leukemia and has only months to live. So John, his friend Jim, and the disfigured proto-hippy Jean grab a digital video camera and prowl the streets, seeking to document the "real" Hong Kong one last time. (imdb)
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    Appaloosa
    Two friends hired to police a small town that is suffering under the rule of a rancher find their job complicated by the arrival of a young widow. (imdb)
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    Ennio Morricone
    A documentary exploring the life and work of the great Italian composer. (imdb)
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    Waterland
    Tom Crick, a high school history teacher, is having trouble connecting - with his class, with his wife. He ventures into telling his class stories about his young adulthood in the Fens district in England. The emotional wounds from his younger life wash over him in present day, affecting his work and his relationships with his students and his wife. (imdb)
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    The Pink Panther 2
    Insp. Jacques Clouseau teams up with a squad of International detectives who are just as bumbling as he is. Their mission: Stop a globe-trotting thief who specializes in stealing historical artifacts. (imdb)
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    A Chorus of Disapproval
    A man new to a smallish British town joins an amateur theatre company. Once there, he discovers that the drama on stage is quite often nothing compared to what's happening behind the scenes: seduction, romance, faction fighting, and the inevitable jealosy. (imdb)
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    Dame Edna Live at the Palace
    Dame Edna welcomes guests to her space at Buckingham Palace. (Yahoo! TV)
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    Danny The Champion Of The World
    Somewhere in England, in the Autumn of 1955, a widowed father and his son live an idyllic life together. Only their gas station happens to sit on a piece of land that a local developer wants to buy. And when he won't take no for an answer, and sets government inspectors and social works onto Danny and his father, Danny and his father decide to get even with Hazell and his pheasant- shooting friends in a manner in keeping with their own family tradition. (imdb)
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    The Fourth Angel
    Jeremy Irons stars as Jack Elgin, a British journalist who loses everything that matters to him in this thriller directed by John Irvin. On a flight to Paris, hijackers take control of his plane and gun down a few passengers, including Jack's family. Although Jack physically survives the carnage, inside he's a mass of rage and despair, determined to hunt down the terrorists in revenge.
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    Hititler
    Though in contemporary discussions of ancient history they are often relegated to little more than a footnote, The Hittites once reigned as one of the most powerful tribes in the Middle East. By translating scripts and glyphs emblazoned on tablets several millennia ago, this program recounts the dramatic tale of the group and its legacy, thus transporting the audience some 3,500 years back in time. A combination of interviews and dramatic reenactments bring to life seminal Hittite turning points (answers.com)
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    Ohio Impromptu
    Ohio Impromptu (2000) - TV Special
    A production of Beckett's 1980 'playlet', as part of the Beckett on Film series.
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    Kate Bush: The Whole Story
    The compilation includes the videos for the songs on the album The Whole Story (in the same order), plus the video for "The Big Sky", a song from Hounds of Love which is not included on the compilation album.
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    Margin Call
    A thriller that revolves around the key people at a investment bank over a 24-hour period during the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis.
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    The Last Lions
    Fifty years ago there were close to half-a-million lions in Africa. Today there are around 20,000. To make matters worse, lions, unlike elephants, which are far more numerous, have virtually no protection under government mandate or through international accords. This is the jumping-off point for a disturbing, well-researched and beautifully made cri de coeur from husband and wife team Dereck and Beverly Joubert... (Palm Springs Internation Film Festival)
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    The Words
    When an aspiring writer claims another man's long lost work as his own, the price he must pay is more than he could have ever imagined. (imdb)
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    The Statue of Liberty
    Documentary showing the history of the world-famous Statue of Liberty in New York harbor. (imdb)
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    Australia
    Edouard Pierson is a Belgian-born wool dealer who emigrated to Australia after World War Two. He returns to his homeland to assist his family with their wool business. Edouard was left a single father after his girlfriend died and when he goes to Belgium he leaves behind this young girl, whom his family don't know about. He meets a beautiful woman, Jeanne, another single parent, and an intense relationship develops. (imdb)
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    Longitude
    Longitude (2000) - TV Movie
    An 18th century clock maker named Jon Harrison begins what is to become a forty-year task to invent a system for determining longitude at sea with a nautical timepiece. Meanwhile, 200 years in the future, naval officer Rupert Gould discovers Harrison's neglected chronometers and sets out to restore them. A high seas saga of passion, determination, and discovery. (cduniverse.com)
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    Prohibition
    Prohibition (2011) - TV Mini-Series
    The rise and fall of the United States Constitution's 18th Amendment.
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    The Dream
    BBC adaptation of Dostoyevsky's short story
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    Beautiful Creatures
    Ethan longs to escape his small Southern town. He meets a mysterious new girl, Lena. Together, they uncover dark secrets about their respective families, their history and their town. (imdb)
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    Night Train to Lisbon
    Raimund Gregorius, a Swiss Professor abandons his lectures and buttoned-down, life to embark on a thrilling adventure that will take him on a journey to the very heart of himself. (imdb)
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    Trashed
    Jeremy Irons sets out to discover the extent and effects of the global waste problem, as he travels around the world to beautiful destinations tainted by pollution. This is a meticulous, brave investigative journey that takes Irons (and us) from skepticism to sorrow and from horror to hope. (imdb)
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    Georgia O\
    About noted American painter Georgia O'Keeffe and her husband, photographer Alfred Stieglitz. (en.wikipedia.org)
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    The Wild Duck
    Maybe sometimes it's better not to know the truth. Hjalmar Ekdal is reasonably happy, living in a small flat with his dad, his wife, his daughter and a duck. But not all is what it seems. When his old friend Gregers returns and discovers some old family secrets, he decides to tell Hjalmar, with disastrous consequences for the Ekdal family.
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    The Hollow Crown
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    Muse of Fire
    Follows two actors, Giles Terera and Dan Poole, as they travel the world to find out everything they can about tackling the greatest writer of them all. Together they have directed and produced an inspiring film that aims to demystify and illuminate Shakespeare's work for everyone: from actors, directors and students of all disciplines, right through to the? man on the street? (museoffirefilm.co.uk)
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    High Rise
    Life for the residents of a tower block begins to run out of control. (imdb)
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    The Borgias
    The Borgias (2011) - TV Series
    The saga of a crime family in 1492 Italy. (imdb)
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    The Man Who Knew Infinity
    Growing up poor in Madras, India, Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar earns admittance to Cambridge University during WWI, where he becomes a pioneer in mathematical theories with the guidance of his professor, G.H. Hardy. (imdb)
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    Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
    Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City's own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis' most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it's ever known before. (imdb)
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    Race
    Jesse Owens' quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy. (imdb)
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    La corrispondenza
    Focused on the relationship between an astronomer and his lover, who spend their years apart. (imdb)
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    Their Finest
    A British film crew attempts to boost morale during World War II by making a propaganda film after the Blitzkrieg. (imdb)
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    Assassin\
    When Callum Lynch explores the memories of his ancestor Aguilar and gains the skills of a Master Assassin, he discovers he is a descendant of the secret Assassins society.
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    Birds Like Us
    This animation follows a motley crew of birds, doomed to one another, led by a bat, which embarks on a journey and faces storms, raging mountains, stars and the sea, all in search of happiness. Flung out of the safe haven of Birdabad into a world tormented by the Horror, the lovely Hupu, her silent husband Hasan, the ever-helpful little Mi and the tyrant Kondor are forced on an epic journey to find their way home. (hollywood-spy.blogspot.com.tr)
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    Justice League
    Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy. (imdb)
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    Red Sparrow
    A young Russian intelligence officer is assigned to seduce a first-tour CIA agent who handles the CIA's most sensitive penetration of Russian intelligence. The two young officers collide in a charged atmosphere of trade-craft, deception, and inevitably forbidden passion that threatens not just their lives but the lives of others as well. (imdb)
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    An Actor Prepares
    After suffering a heart attack, a world famous, hard-drinking actor is forced to drive cross country with his estranged son (who testified against him in his parents' divorce) on one last madcap adventure. (imdb)
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    Better Start Running
    An eclectic band of misfits becomes an unlikely family as they take a wild journey in the name of love while on the run from an overzealous FBI duo who wants them dead or alive - preferably dead. (imdb)
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    Watchmen
    Watchmen (2019) - TV Mini-Series
    Television series based on the DC Comics series Watchmen, published 1986-1987. (imdb)
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    Zack Snyder\
    Zack Snyder's definitive director's cut of Justice League (2017).
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    Love, Weddings & Other Disasters
    It is a multi-story romantic comedy about the people who work on weddings to create the perfect day for a loving couple - while their own relationships are outlandish, odd, crazy and far from perfect.
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    House of Gucci
    Spanning three decades of love, betrayal, decadence, revenge, and ultimately murder, we see what a name means, what it's worth, and how far a family will go for control.
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    Munich: The Edge of War
    A British diplomat travels to Munich in the run-up to World War II, where a former classmate of his from Oxford is also en route, but is working for the German government. (imdb)
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    The Pentaverate
    The Pentaverate (2022) - TV Mini-Series
    An unlikely Canadian journalist finds himself embroiled in a mission to uncover the truth and just possibly save the world himself.
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    Napoleon: In the Name of Art
    Explores the complex relationship between Napoleon, culture and art.
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    The Flash
    Barry Allen / The Flash travels back in time to prevent his mother's murder, which brings unintended consequences to his timeline (wikipedia.com).
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    The Beekeeper
    In The Beekeeper, one man's brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as "Beekeepers". (imdb)
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