A hand-picked collection of fan favourites and critically acclaimed movies.
Season's Greetings
A young woman has a perfect job writing greetings for a Christmas card company. Her life is turned upside down when the company is taken over by the boss's grandson who has a different view on the holidays to her.
The Man Who Saved Christmas
Based on the true story of toy inventor AC Gilbert. The pacifist toymaker is forced by the US government to turn his factory into a munitions plant during the First World War. Christmas itself seems to be under threat when Gilbert is asked to convince consumers to buy bonds instead of toys. However, the politicians have reckoned without his commitment to his profession and his public.
The Mexican
A gory, comical thriller about a gangster who is sent to Mexico to obtain an antique pistol which, though priceless, is believed to be cursed. The crook's girlfriend tries to persuade him to give up his life of crime, but in order to ensure the collection is carried out, the mob boss arranges for her to be held hostage until his return.
Closing the Ring
In 1991, as a small American town mourns the passing of World War II veteran Chuck Harris, his wife Ethel numbs herself with alcohol and completely neglects her grieving daughter Marie. When Marie receives a phone call from a boy in Northern Ireland who claims to have discovered a ring belonging to Ethel, the story drifts back to Chuck's wartime past and the days when he and Ethel first formed their powerful bond.
The Rat Race
Pete Hammond Jr moves to New York City to pursue his dream of becoming a jazz musician. Soon, he meets and falls in love with Peggy Brown, a dancer and model.
The Education of Little Tree
A half-Cherokee orphan escapes the white side of his family to live with his grandparents in the Great Smoky Mountains. There he learns not just his school lessons but of nature, the Cherokee past and life and death. When revenue men bust Grandpa's small but illicit still, he's removed to a harsh school, where he keeps his spirits up by gazing at the same star he knows his grandparents will be seeing.
Some Kind of Wonderful
While pursuing the most popular girl in school, a shy teenager overlooks the tomboy who truly loves him.
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Hard-boiled incompetent cop Frank Drebin must stop the evil Vincent Ludwig from completing his diabolical plan of killing Elizabeth II.
Hotel for Dogs
Since the death of their parents, Andi and Bruce have moved between foster homes, accompanied by their dog Friday, until they end up with the Scudders, who follow a strict no-pets policy. The siblings look for a place to hide Friday, and run into a dilapidated hotel, which they turn into a pound for homeless mutts, but when the Scudders become suspicious, they must keep their hotel a secret, or risk being sent away.
Wuthering Heights
Based on Emily Bronte's classic tale of the doomed romance between an orphaned stable boy and an aristocrat's daughter.
Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy
A pharmaceutical scientist creates a pill that makes people remember their happiest memory, and although it's successful, it has unfortunate side effects.