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Belfast (Blu-ray disc): Kenneth Branagh Belfast (Blu-ray disc)
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R576 R335 Discovery Miles 3 350 Save R241 (42%) Ships in 10 - 17 working days

Academy Award winner for Best Original Screenplay.

Written and directed by Kenneth Branagh, Belfast is a poignant story of love, laughter and loss in one boy’s childhood amid the music and social tumult of the late 1960s.

Buddy’s family lives in a largely Protestant district with a few Catholic families, but one day his community and everything he thought he understood about life is suddenly turned upside down. Buddy’s family gets caught in the mayhem and must decide to stay or leave the only place they have ever called home.

Through it all, his passionate parents and quick-witted grandparents keep the joy alive through music and the magic of movies in this feel-good story that reminds us that no matter how far you go, you never forget where you came from.

Academy Award nominations for:
- Best Picture
- Best Director
- Best Supporting Actress
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Sound
- Best Original Song

The Northman (Blu-ray disc): Alexander Skarsgard, Nicole Kidman, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Bjork The Northman (Blu-ray disc)
Alexander Skarsgard, Nicole Kidman, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, … 1
R337 Discovery Miles 3 370 Ships in 10 - 17 working days

Featuring an all-star cast, The Northman is an epic revenge thriller that explores how far a Viking prince will go to seek justice for his murdered father.

Babylon (Blu-ray disc): Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Diego Luna Babylon (Blu-ray disc)
Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Diego Luna
R271 Discovery Miles 2 710 Ships in 10 - 17 working days

An original epic set in 1920s Los Angeles with a huge ensemble cast.

Babylon is a tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, it traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood.

The Last Samurai (Blu-ray disc): Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Tony Goldwyn, Hiroyuki Sanada, Timothy Spall, Billy Connolly The Last Samurai (Blu-ray disc)
Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Tony Goldwyn, Hiroyuki Sanada, Timothy Spall, …
R250 Discovery Miles 2 500 Ships in 10 - 25 working days

Set in Japan during the 1870s, The Last Samurai tells the story of Capt. Nathan Algren, a respected American military officer hired by the Emperor of Japan to train the country's first army in the art of modern warfare.

As the Emperor attempts to eradicate the ancient Imperial Samurai warriors in preparation for more Westernized and trade-friendly government policies, Algren finds himself unexpectedly impressed and influenced by his encounters with the Samurai, which places him at the center of a struggle between two eras and two worlds, with only his own sense of honor to guide him.

Downton Abbey 2 - A New Era (Blu-ray disc): Hugh Bonneville, Maggie Smith Downton Abbey 2 - A New Era (Blu-ray disc)
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R338 R245 Discovery Miles 2 450 Save R93 (28%) Ships in 10 - 17 working days

The much anticipated cinematic return of Downton Abbey follows the Crawleys and their staff as they welcome a movie crew and their glamorous stars to Downton for the filming of a new silent movie, while other members of the family go on a grand adventure to a villa in the south of France to uncover a mystery about the Dowager Countess and her past.

With a screenplay by Julian Fellowes and starring the original cast alongside exciting new additions, Downton Abbey: A New Era is packed full of exuberant moments, excitement and humour, tears of joy and sadness and new beginnings for all your favourite characters.

Amsterdam (Blu-ray disc): Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Chris Rock, Anya Taylor-Joy, Zoe Saldana, Mike... Amsterdam (Blu-ray disc)
Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Chris Rock, Anya Taylor-Joy, …
R309 Discovery Miles 3 090 Ships in 10 - 17 working days

A fascinating and richly intricate tale that brilliantly weaves historical fact with fiction for a timely, cinematic experience.

Set in the 1930s, Amsterdam follows three friends who witness a murder, become suspects themselves, and uncover one of the most outrageous plots in American history.

Empire Of Light (Blu-ray disc): Olivia Colman, Michael Ward Empire Of Light (Blu-ray disc)
Olivia Colman, Michael Ward
R337 Discovery Miles 3 370 Ships in 10 - 17 working days

From Academy Award-winning director and writer Sam Mendes, Empire Of Light is a moving drama about the power of human connection during turbulent times.

Set in and around a faded old cinema in an English coastal town in the early 1980s, It follows Hilary a cinema manager struggling with her mental health, and Stephen, a new employee who longs to escape this provincial town in which he faces daily adversity.

Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography.

Pearl Harbor (Blu-ray disc): Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale Pearl Harbor (Blu-ray disc)
Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale; Directed by Michael Bay 1
R499 R309 Discovery Miles 3 090 Save R190 (38%) Ships in 10 - 17 working days

When Evelyn, a beautiful Navy nurse, meets dashing ace Army fighter pilot Rafe, the two fall madly in love, only to be separated abruptly when he is called upon to help fight the war in Europe. Unforeseen circumstances lead Evelyn into the arms of Danny, another fighter pilot and Rafe's best friend since childhood.

In the meantime, the Japanese military is planning the surprise early morning raid on Hawaii that will pull the United States into World War II.

Spectacular special effects vividly recreate the attack in devastating detail as bombs explode, torpedoes shoot through the water, and bullets fly, shaking tranquil Pearl Harbor to its core.

Downton Abbey - Season 3 (Blu-ray disc): Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Jessica Brown Findlay, Laura Carmichael, Elizabeth... Downton Abbey - Season 3 (Blu-ray disc)
Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Jessica Brown Findlay, Laura Carmichael, Elizabeth McGovern, … 2
R92 Discovery Miles 920 Ships in 10 - 25 working days

The entire third series of the ITV costume drama following the lives and loves of those above and below stairs in an English stately home. With World War One finally over, the 1920s heralds the promise of a new age for those at Downton Abbey. But while the family prepare for the wedding of Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery) and Matthew (Dan Stevens), Lord Grantham (Hugh Bonneville) learns that the future of Downton is in grave jeopardy after the collapse of investments made with his wife (Elizabeth McGovern)'s fortune. With the family beginning to gather for the wedding celebrations, a grand entrance by Cora's thoroughly modern mother, Martha Levinson (Shirley MacLaine), threatens to ruffle a few of the Dowager (Maggie Smith)'s feathers.

Wolf Hall (Blu-ray disc): Mark Rylance, Damian Lewis, Claire Foy Wolf Hall (Blu-ray disc)
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R620 R393 Discovery Miles 3 930 Save R227 (37%) Ships in 10 - 17 working days

The major adaptation of Hilary Mantel's Booker Prize-winning novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies starring Damian Lewis and Mark Rylance

Wolf Hall presents an intimate portrait of Thomas Cromwell, the brilliant consigliere to King Henry VIII, as he manoeuvres the corridors of power at the Tudor court. Directed by BAFTA award-Wwinner Peter Kosminsky, this powerful series follows the complex machinations and back room dealings of Cromwell - a pragmatic and accomplished power broker, from humble beginnings and with an enigmatic past.

Cromwell serves king and country while navigating deadly political intrigue, the King's tempestuous relationship with Anne Boleyn and the religious upheavals of the Protestant reformation.

Troy (Blu-ray disc): Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom Troy (Blu-ray disc)
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R296 Discovery Miles 2 960 Ships in 10 - 17 working days

Brad Pitt picks up a sword and brings a muscular, brooding presence to the role of Greek warrior Achilles in this spectacular retelling of The Iliad. Orlando Bloom and Diane Kruger play the legendary lovers who plunge the world into war, Eric Bana portrays the prince who dares to confront Achilles, and Peter O'Toole rules Troy as King Priam.

Director Wolfgang Petersen recreates a long-ago world of mighty warships, clashing armies, the massive fortress city and the towering trojan horse. 'If love is worth fighting for, it has known no greater battle than this.' It's known no greater action-epic movie either.

The Last Duel (Blu-ray disc): Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer, Ben Affleck The Last Duel (Blu-ray disc)
Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer, Ben Affleck; Directed by Ridley Scott
R342 R309 Discovery Miles 3 090 Save R33 (10%) Ships in 10 - 17 working days

A thought-provoking drama set during the 14th century in France from visionary filmmaker Ridley Scott.

Based on actual events, the film centres on one woman’s accusation that she was brutally assaulted by Jacques Le Gris, her husband Jean de Carrouges’ friend. Now, in order to prove his wife’s claim, de Carrouges must fight Le Gris to the death, the victor believed to be determined by God.

All three lives hang in the balance in this gripping, cinematic film.

Downton Abbey: Season 1 - 5 - plus Christmas At Downton / A Journey To The Highlands / The London Season (Blu-ray disc, Boxed... Downton Abbey: Season 1 - 5 - plus Christmas At Downton / A Journey To The Highlands / The London Season (Blu-ray disc, Boxed set)
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R290 Discovery Miles 2 900 Ships in 10 - 25 working days

Contains all episdoes of the first five seasons of the ITV costume drama. This collection also includes the Christmas Day episodes from 2011, 2012 and 2013.

Spanning the idyllic pre-war era through the storms of The Great War and beyond to the roaring 1920s, Downton Abbey tells the story of the aristocratic Crawley family and the servants who work for them. As the world around them undergoes extraordinary change, life in the sumptuous country house continues to be marked by romance, ambition, passion and heartbreak. As challenges are faced upstairs and down, inhabitants of the great house share in each other's joys and hardship; their lives are inseparably interlinked.

Also Includes exclusive clip from the 2014 Christmas special PLUS "The Manners of Downton Abbey" - an exclusive to DVD programme featuring historian and Downton Abbey historical advisor Alastair Bruce as he guides us through the etiquette of how to eat, marry, behave, dress and make money in the 1920’s.

Kingdom Of Heaven  - Director's Cut (Blu-ray disc): Orlando Bloom, Jeremy Irons, Liam Neeson Kingdom Of Heaven - Director's Cut (Blu-ray disc)
Orlando Bloom, Jeremy Irons, Liam Neeson; Directed by Ridley Scott 1
R309 Discovery Miles 3 090 Ships in 10 - 17 working days

From Ridley Scott, the director of Gladiator and master of the modern epic, comes this spectacular saga of courage, passion and adventure.

Amidst the pageantry and intrigue of medieval Jerusalem, Orlando Bloom plays Balian, a young blacksmith who, having lost everything, finds honour and redemption on a valiant quest.

Against staggering odds, Balian battles overwhelming forces to save his people and fulfil his destiny as a true knight.

Operation Mincemeat (Blu-ray disc): Colin Firth Operation Mincemeat (Blu-ray disc)
Colin Firth
R637 R296 Discovery Miles 2 960 Save R341 (54%) Ships in 10 - 17 working days

It’s 1943. The Allies are determined to break Hitler’s grip on occupied Europe, and plan to launch an all-out assault on Sicily; but they face an impossible challenge - how to protect the invasion force from potential annihilation.

It falls to two remarkable intelligence officers, Ewen Montagu and Charles Cholmondeley to dream the most inspired and improbable disinformation strategy of the war - centred on the most unlikely of secret agents: a dead man.

Operation Mincemeat is the extraordinary and true story of an idea that hoped to turn the tide for the Allies - taking impossibly high risks, defying logic, and testing the nerves of its creators to breaking point.

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