Can't stop iTunes downloading content bought on another computer

This is driving me crazy. I have a Mac mini and a rMBP. Both are logged into iTunes using the same Apple ID.
I buy music, films, etc, on the Mac mini. The theory is that I download these to my Mac mini, but I don't need them on my rMBP, so I have my rMBP iTunes set with all automatic downloads OFF.
But every single time I open iTunes on my rMBP, it starts downloading a 4GB film, which I bought on my Mac mini. I pause it. I remove it from downloads. Next time, same thing happens.
I have very limited (and slow) internet bandwidth, so this is a problem.
Am I missing some setting?

If I open iTunes, the film appears in my downloads window, and starts downloading. I can pause and remove it, so my downloads window is empty.
If I then go Store > Check for available downloads, iTunes connects to the store (I have to enter my password), and then the film appears in my downloads window and starts downloading.
All of this occurs while the film is sitting happily in My Movies - I haven't moved the file at all, it's in /users/XYZ/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Movies/. iTunes will play the file with no problem.
If I view My Movies as a list, the movie shows up... and then immediately underneath it it shows up again, but greyed out - this is the file that is downloading. If I click back into downloads and delete the file, that removes the greyed-out listing.
But then it'll start up again when I relaunch iTunes.

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