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Windfall Films - My Floating Home: Series 2 (2017) Movies

Posted by notbanned at Jan. 10, 2018

“My Floating Home” follows the adventures of people who are building the ultimate dream homes – stunning ‘aquatic homes’ that float on water. Traditional waterfront properties are hard to come by and can be very expensive. Some families are now taking the ultimate plunge and commissioning a floating home instead. Moored in marinas or along riverbanks.

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Gaslight Movies

Posted by at June 28, 2022

Gaslight (2022)
For Brooke, life is good. She's a successful Washington DC architect and happily married. After her father's passing, she receives a substantial financial windfall. She suffers from mental exhaustion and seeks the help of a therapist. Soon, her inheritance begins to disappear. Her life becomes unstable as she becomes unsure if her husband and loved ones are plotting to steal her inheritance or if she's losing her mind. The truth reveals itself in a climax of lies, deception and violence that will keep you guessing until the fatal end. Brooke is a successful Washington DC architect and happily married. After her father's passing, she receives a substantial financial windfall. She suffers from mental exhaustion and seeks the help of a therapist. Soon, her inheritance begins to disappear. Her life becomes unstable as she becomes unsure if her husband is stealing her inheritance or if she's losing her mind.

Thriller

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Nefarious Movies

Posted by at March 17, 2020

Nefarious (2019)
Darren, Lou, Jo and Mas live a meager existence on the fringes of poverty. Indebted to the criminal kingpin of their social housing development, they routinely fear for their lives. On the other side of town, the already wealthy Marcus and his disabled brother Clive receive a windfall in the form of a winning lottery ticket. When their worlds collide following a botched robbery, the would-be criminals get more than they bargained for, and will be tested to their limits in a desperate attempt to survive a predator of monstrous proportions.

Horror

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Broke in China Movies

Posted by at Feb. 13, 2023

Broke in China (1927)
Donald Drake, a deep sea gondolier ex soda jerk, arrives at the All Nation Cafe in Shanghai. The proprietor believes he's a penniless ne'er-do-well - which he is - but he unexpectedly comes into a small windfall. So the proprietor orders slightly rough around the edges Maud and Mollie, two of his American good time girls working their way around the world, to get him to spend all his money while there. As Donald ends up telling the two good time girls his life story - most specifically about the blonde he let slip through his fingers, she who was the love of his life - a few revelations and the errant coin he left at the roulette wheel betting table change his life.

Comedy

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A Raisin in the Sun Movies

Posted by at Feb. 28, 2023

A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
Walter Lee Younger is a young man struggling with his station in life. Sharing a tiny apartment with his wife, son, sister and mother, he seems like an imprisoned man. Until, that is, the family gets an unexpected financial windfall.

Drama Romance

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BBC - The Rise and Fall of Nokia Movies

Posted by Tavaz at July 13, 2018

BBC - The Rise and Fall of Nokia
WEB-DL | MKV | 1280x720 | English | H264 | AAC | 58 min 55 s | 2.16 GiB
Subtitles: English
Genre: Documentary

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BBC - The Rise and Fall of Nokia (2018) Movies

Posted by notbanned at Aug. 14, 2019

Once upon a time there was a large Finnish company that manufactured the world's best and most innovative mobile phones. Nokia's annual budget was larger than that of the government of Finland and everyone who worked there shared in the windfall. But global domination cost the company its pioneering spirit and quantity gradually took over from quality, with new phone models being churned out by the dozen. Market share eroded, until in 2016, mobile phone production in Finland ceased. The Rise and Fall of Nokia is a wry morality tale for our times, told by those that lived and worked through the rollercoaster years in a company that dominated a nation.

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Smithsonian Ch. - Kings of the Desert (2017) Movies

Posted by notbanned at April 21, 2020

In the Kalahari Desert, lions grow to be the size of grizzly bears–and they have appetites to match. These big cats need big prey to survive, but hunting giants isn't easy, even for the king of beasts. Follow the unique pride that rules over this desert empire during the worst drought in decades and see how they strategize and use their might to dominate their prey. Dry season is usually a windfall for lions, but this year, it will push these apex predators to the brink.

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CBC - The Fifth Estate: Gambling on Addiction (2017) Movies

Posted by notbanned at Dec. 17, 2017

When it comes to gambling, Canadians have plenty of skin in the game. Last year, we spent about $13 billion on legal, government-run gambling. That's more than we spend on movies, hockey tickets, and Tim Horton’s – combined. Everybody knows that provincial governments in Canada love those gambling revenues, but the dirty little secret is just how much government casinos rely on problem gamblers to fill government coffers. Experts say that as much as 50% of that gambling revenue comes from problem gamblers. So who here is the real addict?

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Uncut Gems Movies

Posted by at May 4, 2022

Uncut Gems (2019)
A charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. Howard must perform a precarious high-wire act, balancing business, family, and encroaching adversaries on all sides in his relentless pursuit of the ultimate win.

Drama Thriller Crime

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