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The Quatermass Conclusion (1979) IMDb WikiData
The Quatermass Conclusion
director: Piers Haggard actor: John Mills / Barbara Kellerman
other title: Quatermass Conclusion - La Terra esplode / Quatermass Conclusion: La Terra esplode
Influenced by the social and geopolitical situation of the early nineteen-seventies and the hippie youth movement of the late nineteen-sixties, Quatermass is set in a near future in which large numbers of young people are joining a cult, the “Planet People”, and gathering at ancient sites, believing they will be transported to a better life on another planet.
June 9, 2026 watched
I just don't think I ever gave a toss about the characters, the plot or the outcome.

Watched in #MondayActionMovie on Mastodon.
Quatermass UK 1970s SciFi
Eat the Rich (1987) IMDb TMDB WikiData
Eat the Rich
director: Peter Richardson actor: Ronald Allen / Jimmy Fagg
other title: Mangia il ricco / Comendo os Ricos
Alex is a disgruntled waiter at a snobby exclusive restaurant who falls on hard times. Forced to deal with the contempt and disgust of the upper class, Alex & cohorts attempt to go on a rampage. Meanwhile, General Karprov and Spider plot to involve the inept anarchists into their plans to derail the prime-minister-to-be's campaign.
Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964) NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
Seance on a Wet Afternoon
director: Bryan Forbes actor: Kim Stanley / Richard Attenborough
other title: Ventimila sterline per Amanda / An einem trüben Nachmittag
Working-class British housewife Myra Savage reinvents herself as a medium, holding seances in the sitting room of her home with the hidden assistance of her under-employed, asthmatic husband, Billy. In an attempt to enhance her credibility as a psychic, Myra hatches an elaborate, ill-conceived plot to kidnap a wealthy couple's young daughter so that she can then help the police "find" the missing girl.
The Fruit Machine (1988) TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Fruit Machine
director: Philip Saville actor: Emile Charles / Tony Forsyth
other title: Wonderland / The Fruit Machine – Rendezvous mit einem Killer
Eddie and Michael are two 16-year-old gay friends from Liverpool. Berated by his father for his camp behavior, Eddie runs away from his Liverpool home and joins Michael, a streetwise hustler, who is also on the run.
Jackdaw (2024) IMDb WikiData
Jackdaw
A former motocross champion and army veteran, now caring for his younger brother. Broke, he agrees to do an open water pick up of a mysterious illegal package in the North Sea. A resulting double cross and his brother’s disappearance set him and his old bike on a violent nocturnal odyssey through England’s northern rust belt.
Outlaw (2007) IMDb WikiData
Outlaw
director: Nick Love actor: Sean Bean / Danny Dyer
other title: Os Fora-da-Lei / Fuera de control (Outlaw)
A group of people who feel betrayed by their government and let down by their police force form a modern-day outlaw posse in order to right what they see as the wrongs of society.
Breaking Glass (1980) TMDB IMDb
Breaking Glass
director: Brian Gibson actor: Hazel O'Connor / Phil Daniels
other title: La rockera
Breaking Glass is the story of punk singer Kate and her meteoric rise to stardom. Starting out in the rock pubs of London, Kate, assisted by her manager Danny, becomes a huge star overnight. Once at the top the pressure is immense as Kate's band are squeezed out and she is left to cope alone in the spotlight.
The Full Monty (1997) NeoDB TMDB Douban IMDb WikiData
The Full Monty
director: Peter Cattaneo actor: Robert Carlyle / Mark Addy
other title: Full Monty - Squattrinati organizzati / Det' bare mænd
Sheffield, England. Gaz, a jobless steelworker in need of quick cash persuades his mates to bare it all in a one-night-only strip show.
All Night Long (1962) IMDb WikiData TMDB
All Night Long
director: Basil Dearden actor: Patrick McGoohan / Keith Michell
other title: Die heiße Nacht / Tout au long de la nuit
Over the course of one eventful evening, the anniversary celebration of the musical and romantic partners Aurelius Rex and Delia Lane, a jealous, ambitious drummer, Johnny Cousin, attempts to tear the interracial couple apart.
Inspector George Gently (Series 1) TMDB
part of TV Series: Inspector George Gently
• Episode 1: Gently Go Man

Following the murder of his wife by notorious gangster Joe Webster, Inspector George Gently is pondering retirement. When he hears about a murder in Northumberland that sounds like Webster's handiwork, he delays his retirement to take on this one last case. Paired with local DS John Bacchus, he must track down Webster, while at the same time trying to deal with his headstrong young assistant and keep him on the straight and narrow.

• Episode 2: The Burning Man

After an unidentified badly burnt body is found near an RAF base, Gently works alongside Special Branch officers who suspect the victim was involved with the IRA. However, the discovery that a large cache of guns has gone missing turns the case into a hostage situation.

• Episode 3: Bomber's Moon

When the beaten body of wealthy German businessman Gunter Schmeikel is discovered in the harbour, Gently and Bacchus are forced to consider whether a barman's anti-German sentiments are a motive for murder. However, the case takes a sinister turn when a key witness to Schmeikel's death is revealed to be a killer trained by Army Special Forces.
Polite Society (2023) IMDb TMDB Douban WikiData NeoDB
Polite Society
director: Nida Manzoor actor: Priya Kansara / Ritu Arya
other title: Polite Society - Operazione matrimonio / Una sociedad educada
Martial artist-in-training Ria Khan believes she must save her older sister Lena from her impending marriage. After enlisting the help of her friends, Ria attempts to pull off the most ambitious of all wedding heists in the name of independence and sisterhood.