ITunes dont play some movies

Hello,
I have a question. It sounds maybe stupid. But I still dont understand it.
I downloader some movies from iTunes. Like The Avengers, The Double and Gamer.
All movies are in full hd. I use a HDMI cable to connect my pc with my tv. But whatevery I try I cant play that movies. Not all. The only movie I can play is Gamer HD.
Someone know the problem. I know the movies have a dmr protection. Thats why I use iTunes. But I dont understand why iTunes can't play them.
Tom.

I forgot to say: I dont get error message from iTunes.

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