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Last updated February 04, 2025
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II
2011 | NR | 4.4 out of 5 StarsIn the saga's final installment, Harry and friends continue their quest to vanquish Voldemort. Just as things begin to look hopeless, Harry discovers a trio of magical objects that endow him with powers to rival Voldemort's formidable skills.
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Merlin: Season 5
2012 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsA now-grown Mordred returns in the fifth season of this lavish fantasy series, which finds King Arthur and Queen Gwynevere reigning over Camelot. Some say he's destined to kill the young king, but can the fates be stopped?
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Merlin: Season 4
2011 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsAs the magic-infused saga of Arthur and his court flows into a fourth season, Camelot's future is threatened by the powerful sorceress Morgana. Arthur's faithful ally Merlin must use all his wits and strength to save the kingdom from a hideous fate.
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Merlin: Season 3
2010 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsThe third season of this Syfy series inspired by the legend of King Arthur and his mentor, the sorcerer Merlin, picks up with Morgana a year after she fled Camelot and joined forces with the sorceress Morgause.
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Merlin: Season 1
2009 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsNot long after arriving in Camelot, a majestic kingdom where magic is a capital crime, young warlock Merlin realizes that his true mission is to use his powers to protect the future king Arthur.
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Merlin
2008 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsThis family-oriented retelling of the popular King Arthur legend finds Merlin arriving in Camelot, where magic is banned. There, he secretly hones his sorcery skills with the help of his uncle, the court physician.
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Merlin: Season 2
2009 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsMagic and action reign in Season 2 of this family show featuring young warlock Merlin, who acts as a servant to Arthur, the future king of Camelot. But Merlin must keep his abilities a secret because magic has been banned by Arthur's father.
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Hiroshima: BBC History of World War II
2005 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThis fascinating documentary recounts the world's first nuclear attack and examines the alarming repercussions. Covering a three-week period from the New Mexico test blast to dropping the bomb on Hiroshima, the program chronicles America's political gamble and the planning for the momentous event. Archival film, dramatizations and special effects take viewers aboard the &NFi;Enola Gay&NFi_; and inside the exploding bomb.
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Hellboy
2004 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsBased on Mike Mignola's cult comic book series, this fast-paced live-action film tells the dark story of Hellboy, a charismatic demon who's put on Earth by the Nazis to terrorize the rest of the world. But Hellboy has other plans. Deciding to fight for good instead of evil, he vows to rid the world of supernatural monsters and the powers that rule them.
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Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsIn Guillermo del Toro's spellbinding sequel to Hellboy, the identities of Hellboy (Ron Perlman), Liz Sherman (Selma Blair) and Abe Sapien (Doug Jones) are exposed as they face a new threat: The Golden Army, assembled of long-hidden mythological creatures, is prepared to attack. As fantastic monsters and paranormal phenomena begin to take over, the trio races to destroy the army's leader, the vengeful Prince Nuada (Luke Goss).
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The Skeleton Key
2005 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsSent to New Orleans to care for a stroke victim who lies bedridden and speechless, hospice worker Caroline finds a key that unlocks ancient secrets. Lonely in the patient's mansion, Caroline eventually opens up a Pandora's box of voodoo and danger.
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An Englishman in New York
2009 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsJohn Hurt plays celebrated, iconic gay author-artist Quentin Crisp (the subject of Sting's song, "Englishman in New York") in this pseudo biopic that chronicles Crisp's high-profile move from London to New York's Bowery in the 1980s. Cynthia Nixon, Swoosie Kurtz, Denis O'Hare and Jonathan Tucker also star in Richard Laxton's long-anticipated sequel to the groundbreaking, made-for-television adaptation of "The Naked Civil Servant."
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Outlander
2008 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsFleeing an interstellar war, Kainan crashes on the shores of Norway during the Iron Age. An extraterrestrial monstrosity called the Moorwen also survives the crash and begins cutting a bloody swath of destruction through the Norwegian countryside.
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The Oxford Murders
2008 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsAfter Oxford logic professor Arthur Seldom and his new graduate student Martin discover a dead woman, they get involved in trying to solve a string of homicides in which the killer marked each victim's body with cryptic mathematical symbols.
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44 Inch Chest
2009 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsAfter his wife, Liz (Joanne Whalley), cheats on him, gangster Colin Diamond (Ray Winstone) gets his revenge by enlisting his underworld pals to kidnap her hunky French lover (Melvil Poupaud) in the feature debut of director Malcolm Venville. Top British actors, including Ian McShane, John Hurt and Tom Wilkinson, round out the cast of the crime thriller, penned by the screenwriters of another memorable Winstone vehicle, Sexy Beast.
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New York, I Love You
2009 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsIn the city that never sleeps, love abounds 24/7. At the café, in the park, on the subway, on the corner, you never know where love will find you. Some of the greatest directors present an all-star cast!
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The Limits of Control
2009 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsAn enigmatic stranger (Isaach de Bankolé), with no friends to speak of and no one to trust, journeys to Madrid on a shadowy criminal mission. His moves are always marked with the knowledge that the law is never far behind.
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