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Desperate Measures

  • Category: Movies

Andy Garcia and Michael Keaton star in the thriller about a police officer who tries to capture an escaped serial killer whose bone marrow matches that of his dying son.

Desperate Measures is not currently available on demand.

  • Hands of a Murderer

    Description: Thrilling mystery action. Sherlock Holmes finds himself in pursuit of Moriarty once again.; Category: Movies; 1 episode available.

  • A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia

    Description: Fact-based historical drama, starring Ralph Fiennes.; Category: Movies; 1 episode available.

  • Escape from Sobibor

    Description: Drama based on a true story. Arrivals at a Nazi concentration camp join a bold scheme.; Category: Movies; 1 episode available.

  • The Million Pound Note

    Description: Comedy adapted from a story by Mark Twain. A seaman settles a bet between millionaires.; Category: Movies; 1 episode available.

  • Operation Amsterdam

    Description: WWII adventure. A British officer tries to thwart the Nazis by stealing a secret cache.; Category: Movies; 1 episode available.

  • Ill Met By Moonlight

    Description: Fact-based WWII thriller. British agents unite with partisans to kidnap a German general.; Category: Movies; 1 episode available.

  • Farewell My Lovely

    Description: Robert Mitchum stars as legendary detective Philip Marlowe in this neo-noir mystery.; Category: Movies; 1 episode available.

  • The Fourth Protocol

    Description: Thriller based on the novel by Frederick Forsyth. A British spy stumbles onto a plot.; Category: Movies; 1 episode available.

  • The Quiller Memorandum

    Description: Spy thriller set in 1960s West Berlin and starring George Segal and Alec Guinness.; Category: Movies; 1 episode available.

  • Get Off My Phone!

    Description: Get Off My Phone! puts comedians' phones into the hands of their real family members.; Category: UK Comedy; 6 episodes available.

  • Big Zuu's Wrap Clash

    Description: Big Zuu challenges social media personalities to a battle of who can make the best wrap.; Category: Food; 6 episodes available.

  • Expedition with Steve Backshall Unseen

    Description: Behind the scenes footage and interviews with Steve Backshall and the Expedition team.; Category: Factual Entertainment; 25 episodes available.