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• Police Force (2004) (15) Police Force (2004) (15)
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  Bollywood police drama starring Akshay Kumar. Trainee police officer Vijay (Akshay Kumar) gets sucked into the political system where leaders have turned the battle of the ballot into exploiting opportunism and murder.
• Police Girls Academy (1987) (18) Police Girls Academy (1987) (18)
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  Two college girls decide to help out the police force during their school holidays, with comic results.
• Police Lock Up (1993) (15) Police Lock Up (1993) (15)
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• Police Python 357 (1975) () Police Python 357 (1975) ()
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• Police Story (1985) (15) Police Story (1985) (15)
  Synopsis
  Action thriller starring Jackie Chan as a volatile Hong Kong policeman. Chan Ka Kui (Chan) finds himself incapable of standing aside when Mr Ku, the druglord he has brought to book, walks free from court on a technicality. Assigned to protect Ku's secretary Selina (Brigitte Lin), Ka Kui is soon framed for the death of a fellow cop who was on the take from Ku's organisation, and must deploy all of his violent streetsmart to prove his innocence. The film features many notoriously dangerous stunts,…
• Police Story 2 (1989) (15) Police Story 2 (1989) (15)
  Synopsis
  Martial arts superstar Jackie Chan directs, co-writes and stars in this sequel to 'Police Story'. In this outing he is waging a one-man war against a gang of criminals when he is demoted to traffic duties. He decides to take a vacation, but is called back to duty after a series of bomb threats in Hong Kong.
• Police Story 3 - Supercop (1992) (15) Police Story 3 - Supercop (1992) (15)
  Synopsis
  Jackie Chan returns in this third outing for his Hong Kong supercop - this time trying to crack down on a gang of drug dealers in mainland China. As usual Chan's girlfriend (Maggie Cheung) gets involved, not always in the most helpful manner. But help is at hand with Michelle Khan's female cop saving the hapless Chan from a variety of tricky situations, including a finale featuring a speeding train, a motorbike and a helicopter.
• Police Story 4 - Project S (1993) (18) Police Story 4 - Project S (1993) (18)
  Synopsis
  In this semi-sequel to 'Police Story 3 - Supercop', Inspector Wah (Michelle Yeoh) is transferred to Hong Kong to work with a counter-crime Task Force. Wah manages to foil an armed robbery, but then comes up against her former partner, Cheng (Michael Wong), who has turned to a life of crime after becoming disillusioned with the police force. It is now up to Wah to prevent Cheng's planned heist: a daring raid on one of Hong Kong's largest banks. Watch out for a cameo by Jackie Chan, who appears in…
• Police, Adjective (2009) (12) Police, Adjective (2009) (12)
  Synopsis
  Corneliu Porumboiu writes and directs this Romanian drama. On orders from his superiors, police officer Cristi (Dragos Bucur) is asked to investigate the case of a teenage boy, Alex (Alexandru Sabadac), who has been caught in possession of the recreational drug cannabis. Realising that Alex is just a kid who occasionally smokes pot with his friends and is hardly a threat to society, Cristi starts to question the ethical ramifications of his task and avoids taking the case further, knowing that conviction…
• Policewomen (1974) (18) Policewomen (1974) (18)
  Synopsis
  A tough policewoman is given the dangerous task of going undercover to bring down a gang of female criminals who have broken out of prison - but when her identity is exposed, she faces a battle to survive. Crime drama, starring Sondra Currie and Tony Young
• Polish Cinema Classics: Volume II (1990) (15) Polish Cinema Classics: Volume II (1990) (15)
  Synopsis
  A collection of three classic Polish films. Set in the late 1800s, 'The Promised Land' (1975), follows the underhand methods three friends, a Polish aristocrat (Daniel Olbrychski), a Jew (Wojciech Pszoniak), and a German (Andrzej Seweryn), employ as they try to get their fledgling factory off the ground in the newly industrialised textile manufacturing centre of Lodz. Director Krzysztof Zanussi's 'Illumination' (1972), is a semi-autobiographical investigation into truth and enlightenment, as seen…
• Polish Wedding (1998) (15) Polish Wedding (1998) (15)
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  The rebellious teenage daughter of a large Polish-American family has an affair with a policeman, and ends up pregnant. Her parents immediately demand that she marries him, and begin organising a traditional wedding. Meanwhile, her mother continues an illicit relationship of her own. Drama, starring Claire Danes, Gabriel Byrne and Lena Olin
• Polisse (2011) (15) Polisse (2011) (15)
  Synopsis
  A photographer visits the crime protection unit of the Paris police and documents a day in the life of the officers, following their encounters with victims and perpetrators and the personal problems they have to deal with while carrying out their disturbing duty. Crime drama, starring Karin Viard and Joey Starr. In French, Romanian, Italian and Arabic
• Politics (1931) (U) Politics (1931) (U)
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• PoliWood (2009) PoliWood (2009)
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  In this fascinating documentary, legendary Academy Award winning director Barry Levinson sets out to explore the collision and collusion at the intersection between politics and Hollywood. The film gives the viewer a front row seat and backroom access to
• Pollaadhavan (2007) (15) Pollaadhavan (2007) (15)
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• Pollock (2000) (18) Pollock (2000) (18)
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  Ed Harris directed, produced and stars in this drama about the American abstract artist Jackson Pollock who became the first internationally famous artist in the 1940s. His lover-turned-wife, artist Lee Krasner (Marcia Gay Harden) gave up her career to help his, recognising the importance of his work, but with the fame and fortune came Pollock's self-doubt and ultimate destruction.
• Pollyanna (1960) (U) Pollyanna (1960) (U)
  Synopsis
  An orphan is sent to live with her strict and humourless aunt in a stuffy New England town, which is slowly being torn apart by feuding neighbours. Aware of the situation, she sets about spreading cheer and common sense among the miserable inhabitants. Family drama based on Eleanor H Porter's novel, starring Oscar-winner Hayley Mills, alongside Jane Wyman, Richard Egan, Karl Malden and Agnes Moorehead
• Pollyanna (1973) (U) Pollyanna (1973) (U)
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  Polyanna is an orphan always full of cheerfulness and good humour no matter what, until she goes to live with her frigid Aunt Polly. But disaster strikes.....
• Pollyanna (2002) (U) Pollyanna (2002) (U)
  Synopsis
  Adaptation of the classic tale in which a young orphan, Pollyanna, goes to stay with her rich but bitter Aunt Polly. Soon Pollyanna introduces mirth and mayhem into her new home, encouraging the local inhabitants to look on the bright side of life, and generally warming the hearts of all those she meets. Previously filmed with Mary Pickford and Hayley Mills in the title role, this current adaptation stars Georgina Terry and moves the action from America to early 20th century England.
• Poltergay (2006) (15) Poltergay (2006) (15)
  Synopsis
  French comedy. Emma (Julie Depardieu) and Marc (Clovis Cornillac) are two young lovers who move into a house which has been uninhabited for thirty years. What they don't know is that in 1979, in a cave under the house, there was a gay disco which burned down when a foam machine short-circuited. Since then, the house has been haunted by five gay, disco-addicted, fetishist ghosts. However, only Marc is able to see them, and his visions drive his lover away. The poltergeists, moved by Marc's problems,…
• Poltergeist (1982) (15) Poltergeist (1982) (15)
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  A family experiences strange events after invisible phantoms invade its home. At first the ghosts seem harmless, simply making things move by themselves. But before long, they spirit away the five-year-old daughter to their own plane of existence, forcing her parents to call on paranormal researchers to find their missing child. Horror, with JoBeth Williams, Craig T Nelson and Heather O'Rourke
• Poltergeist 2 (1986) (15) Poltergeist 2 (1986) (15)
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  Having escaped unscathed from their previous encounter with a poltergeist, the Freeling family are now recuperating with Grandma Jess. She recognises a fellow clairvoyant in little Carol Anne, but when the old woman dies, the spirits descend once more to claim the girl for their side. Diminutive medium Tangina and an all knowing Red Indian are enlisted to stop her from being sucked in by the TV.
• Poltergeist 3 (1988) (15) Poltergeist 3 (1988) (15)
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  Carol Anne has been sent to a special school for gifted but emotionally disturbed children whilst living with her aunt and uncle. The Preacher of Pain is still trying to lure her to the other side, so diminutive medium Tangina stands guard to protect her. Heather O'Rourke, the young star, died tragically during filming.
• Polyester (1981) (15) Polyester (1981) (15)
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  Suburban housewife Francine Fishpaw (Divine) has a life from hell - her son is a glue-sniffing foot fetishist, her daughter is a tramp and her slobbish husband owns a porno cinema. When he leaves her for his sleazy secretary (Mink Stole), Francine hits the bottle - until happiness seems to beckon in the form of hunky Todd Tomorrow (Tab Hunter). John Waters spoofs the suburban melodrama in his first mainstream film.
• Polymorph (1996) Polymorph (1996)
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  Called deep into the forest to help search for a fallen meteorite, a group of interns instead discover an isolated cabin with a dead body inside — and a lethal gang of drug-runners there to protect their investment. But the dead body has risen again, and it holds a dark secret that will soon reveal itself... Little do they know, the meteorite has brought with it an organism that can emulate anything it comes into contact with. Soon, their transportation is cut off...nobody knows exactly who’s…
• Pom Poko (1994) (PG) Pom Poko (1994) (PG)
  Synopsis
  Magical creatures with the ability to change shape find their food supplies are running low, leading to squabbles and fights. However, they soon realise they must join forces to combat the real enemy - the seemingly unstoppable march of progress, which threatens to turn their forest home into an urban development. Animated adventure, with the voices of Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Tress MacNeille
• POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (2011) (12) POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (2011) (12)
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  Morgan Spurlock's documentary examining the nature of advertising and the process by which product placement is inserted into movies. Spurlock also charts his own efforts to fund the film using the very commercial tactics it exposes, approaching various companies to garner interest in having their products inserted into the film
• Pomegranate (2011) () Pomegranate (2011) ()
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• Pomegranates And Myrrh (2009) () Pomegranates And Myrrh (2009) ()
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• Pompatus of Love (1995) (TBC) Pompatus of Love (1995) (TBC)
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• Pompeii (2014) (Tc) Pompeii (2014) (Tc)
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• Pompeya (2010) Pompeya (2010)
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  An experienced scriptwriter, his apprentice, and a film director get together and start to imagine a gangster film that would take place in the margins of today’s Buenos Aires. As the meetings go by, it becomes clear that the first one’s intellectual sophistication –he would prefer more Borges and Greek tragedy instead of the blood, sweat, and bullets the other two get excited about– will not end up in the script. In parallel, the imagined film shows up: a gore-like violent crime…
• Pon Vilangu (1993) (15) Pon Vilangu (1993) (15)
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• Ponette (1996) (PG) Ponette (1996) (PG)
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  Four-year-old Ponette (Victoire Thivisol who won Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival) can not come to terms with the death of her mother in a car crash. Her confusion is exacerbated when her father goes on a business trip and leaves her in the care of her aunt in a remote mountain village. The community rallies around Ponette in order to lift her out of her depression, but she refuses to come out of her self-immersed world.
• Ponnu Veettukkaran (1999) (PG) Ponnu Veettukkaran (1999) (PG)
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• Pontiac Moon (1995) (12) Pontiac Moon (1995) (12)
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  It is 1969 and man is about to land on the moon. A science teacher and his son aim to match the milage from Earth to the moon, about 1800 miles, by driving around America in their 1949 Pontiac Chief.
• Pontypool (2008) (15) Pontypool (2008) (15)
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  A Canadian town is hit by a deadly virus which drives it's victims insane. As the population turn on each other in a violent frenzy, a washed-up disc jockey discovers the shocking truth - the infection is spread through speaking and hearing the English language. Horror, starring Stephen McHattie and Lisa Houle
• Pony Express (1953) (U) Pony Express (1953) (U)
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  Buffalo Bill Cody and Wild Bill Hickok work on establishing an east-west route for the pioneering mail service that will allow messages to be sent from Missouri to California in 10 days. However, they have to contend with saboteurs planning to prevent California becoming part of the Union. Western, starring Charlton Heston, Forrest Tucker, Rhonda Fleming and Jan Sterling
• Ponyo (2008) (U) Ponyo (2008) (U)
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  Five-year-old boy Sosuke lives in a cliff-top house with his mother Lisa, the pair of them waiting for sea-faring father Koichi to return home. Down at the water's edge, Sosuke spots a glass jar containing a goldfish called Ponyo, who has momentarily escaped her wizard father, Fujimoto. He uses magic to snatch back Ponyo, but his defiant daughter taps into her rapidly developing powers to metamorphose into a little girl and find her way back to Sosuke.
• Poochha Mere Dil Se (2004) (15) Poochha Mere Dil Se (2004) (15)
  Synopsis
  A film about conflict, retribution and love and how complicated relationships can become.
• Poodle Springs (1998) (15) Poodle Springs (1998) (15)
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  Raymond Chandler's private investigator Philip Marlowe (James Caan) seems to be turning over a new leaf with the advent of the 1960s: he is newly married to a billionaire's daughter, and relocates to the desert town of Poodle Springs. However, when a fellow detective is killed, Marlowe finds himself involved in a complicated case of murder, gambling, bigamy, pornography and dual identity, all or some of which are connected to his prosperous father-in-law.
• Pooh and Friends' 5 Big Movies (2005) (U) Pooh and Friends' 5 Big Movies (2005) (U)
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  Collection of five animated films featuring the honey-loving bear and his friends from Hundred Acre Wood. In 'The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh' (1974), Pooh tries to get to the top of a tree in order to steal some honey from the bees, but gets himself stuck instead. His chums manage to release him with the aid of a balloon, but Pooh then proceeds to get stuck (again!) in the door to rabbit's house. In his next adventure, a heavy storm hits the Hundred Acre Wood and Piglet performs a noble…
• Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search For Christopher Robin (1997) (U) Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search For Christopher Robin (1997) (U)
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  Christopher Robin starts school and leaves a note for Winnie the Pooh explaining why he will not be around any more. However, the bear misunderstands the message and becomes convinced his friend is in grave danger, organising the other animals into a rescue attempt. Animated adventure, with the voices of Jim Cummings and John Fiedler
• Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005) (U) Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005) (U)
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  Winnie the Pooh and his pals hear rumbling noises in the distance, and bravely set out to trap the feared and monstrous heffalump. Meanwhile, Roo stays at home and makes friends with a young and amiable heffalump named Lumpy, proving once and for all that the creatures are nothing to be afraid of. Animated adventure, with the voices of Jim Cummings and Brenda Blethyn
• Pooja Kiven AA (2013) (Tc) Pooja Kiven AA (2013) (Tc)
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  Punjabi comedy following an attractive Indian woman (Miss Pooja) as she returns home to Mumbai to negotiate the sale of her estate. While there she encounters three men who are looking for work and employs them as her cook, cleaner and trainer. Meanwhile, she has to deal with a scheming uncle who wants her property for himself.
• Pool Girl (1996) (15) Pool Girl (1996) (15)
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  Hugo Dugay (Alyssa Milano) is a lonely pool cleaner who has to deal with the bullying and eccentricities of her customers who range from a film director to someone trapped in a wheelchair by ALS (Lou Gaehrig's Disease).
• Pool of London (1951) (PG) Pool of London (1951) (PG)
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  A small-time smuggler finds himself in over his head in this gritty crime drama directed by Basil Dearden. Wisecracking merchant seaman Dan MacDonald (Bonar Colleano) makes ends meet by dabbling in a spot of petty smuggling in post WWII London. But his life quickly changes when he's framed by a gang of jewel thieves after a robbery in the city. Now, with his best mate Johnny (Earl Cameron) in the dock for murder, Dan must put his life on the line to prove his friend's innocence.
• Pool Party (2007) Pool Party (2007)
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  All Matt wants to do is pass the bar exam and win back the heart of his ex-girlfriend, Maria. How hard could that be? Sure, he's already failed it twice...and he works for a lunatic who wants him to house-sit while he's studying. Plus the boss' kids are determined to have a party - their friends are determined to distract him any way they can. His slightly odd roommate, Stack wants to play with his study partner Scott...and the neighbors want to convert him, but he can handle it, right? Did we mention…
• Poolhall Junkies (2003) (18) Poolhall Junkies (2003) (18)
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  Johnny (Mars Callahan) is a promising young pool player, who has a bust-up with his mentor Joe (Chazz Palminteri). Disenchanted by the whole experience, he tries to settle to a real job, but when he hears that Joe has a new protegé, Brad (Rick Schroder), the old hunger kicks in and the stage is set for a showdown between the two of them. This was the last screen performance of Rod Steiger.