UK movies

Contender, The (2000)

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Genres: Drama | Thriller
Countries: Germany | UK | USA
Actors: Oldman, Gary | Bridges, Jeff | Slater, Christian | Elliott, Sam | Petersen, William | Rubinek, Saul | Hall, Philip Baker | Binder, Mike | Thomas, Robin | Urbanski, Douglas | Fryrear, Noah | Taylor, Joe | Geer, Kevin | Roberts, Doug | Appleton, Bev
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After his Vice-president suddenly dies, the President (Jeff Bridges) who is near the end of his final term, decides to leave a legacy by selecting a woman to fill the position. Enter a Senator (Joan Allen), who has shifted from the Republican Party to the Democratic. Initially appearing to be the perfect candidate, an allegation suddenly appears that she had been involved in a sexual orgy as a 19 year old in college. The confirmation committee chairman (Gary Oldman), a Republican, leaks the information to the press, while using the press discussion as a forum to bring it into the hearings. The chairman desires to get a Governor (William Petersen) into the office. The Governor had become a national hero when he attempted to rescue a young woman from a car that crashed from a bridge into deep water near where the Governor had been fishing.

Killing of John Lennon, The (2006)

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Genres: Drama
Countries: UK
Actors: Ball, Jonas | Abbate, Joe | Curley, J. Francis | Hadde, James | Kazama, Zero | Kirk, Robert C. | McMahon, Thomas A. | Rosario, Joe | Solis, Anthony | Zolandz, Tom
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A dramatization of Mark Champman’s plan to murder John Lennon.

Living and the Dead, The (2006)

Monday, June 30th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Countries: UK
Actors: Lloyd-Pack, Roger | Bill, Leo | Conrich, Neil
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A descent into Hell is triggered when “Ex-Lord” Donald Brocklebank finds that he must leave Longleigh House for London to find a way to pay for the medical treatments for his wife Nancy. Alone, his over-protected, delusional, adult son, James, fancies himself in charge of the manor house with his terminally ill mother, and barricades the two of them into the house for a series of ever more panicked home treatments, mistakenly protecting her from the arrival of Nurse Mary and any outside help.

Borrowers, The (1997)

Monday, June 30th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Family
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Goodman, John | Williams, Mark | Broadbent, Jim | Felton, Tom | Pickard, Raymond | Pierce, Bradley | Gillett, Aden | Laurie, Hugh | Dunford, Andrew | Goody, Bob | Monckton, Patrick | Ward, Dick | Yiasoumi, George | Winter, Alex | Hewitt, Michael
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The four-inch-tall Clock family secretly share a house with the normal-sized Lender family, “borrowing” such items as thread, safety pins, batteries and scraps of food. However, their peaceful co-existence is disturbed when evil lawyer Ocious P. Potter steals the will granting title to the house, which he plans to demolish in order to build apartments. The Lenders are forced to move, and the Clocks face the risk of being exposed to the normal-sized world.

Man in the Iron Mask, The (1998)

Monday, June 30th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Drama
Countries: France | UK | USA
Actors: DiCaprio, Leonardo | Irons, Jeremy | Malkovich, John | Depardieu, Gérard | Byrne, Gabriel | Parillaud, Anne | Godrèche, Judith | Atterton, Edward | Sarsgaard, Peter | Laurie, Hugh | Lowe, David | Boucher, Brigitte | Jocelyn, Matthew | Belly, Karine | Guttierez, Emmanuel
Directors: Wallace, Randall
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In 1638 Queen Anne of France gives Birth to a boy, who will inherit the throne one day. But, only known to few, there is a twin brother born minutes later. 22 years later, King Louis XIV rules the country of France, but due to his lifestyle and the costs of war, people are forced to suffer hunger and poverty. Of the Musketeers, who had served his father Louis XIII faithfully, only one is still on the king’s side: D’Artagnan, the Capitain of the king’s guards. His three companions Aramis, Athos and Porthos have retired into civil life long ago. One day on a royal party, the young and unliked king gets a crush on Christine. This young lady is the fiancé of soldier Raoul, the son of Athos. Without further ado, the king has Raoul recruited and sent to war, so that he himself can take care of her. Soon Raoul dies in combat and the king has him out of the way. But Athos, Aramis and Porthos think of a plan to take revenge on the king. Aramis points out that there is a man in an iron mask in a very secure prison, and that this man’s existance can solve all present problems. So they free the king’s hidden twin brother, and tell him who he is, as he of course feels free of guilt and has no idea whatsoever why he was imprisoned for 6 years with this mask forged around his head. The plan now is to replace the evil king with his brother at a masquerade party held soon. Only D’Artagnan still is guarding the king and so he has to turn against his old friends…

Scenes of a Sexual Nature (2006)

Friday, June 27th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama
Countries: UK
Actors: Bonneville, Hugh | Hardy, Tom | Hodge, Douglas | Adrian Lester | Lincoln, Andrew | McGregor, Ewan | Samson, Stephen | Sidi, Nicholas | Strong, Mark | Thenabadu, Hiran Desilva | Whitrow, Benjamin
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Sex and love. Some seek it, some need it, some spurn it and some pay for it, but we’re all involved in it. Set on one afternoon on Hampstead Heath, London, the film investigates the minutiae of seven couples. What makes us tick?

Secret Diary of a Call Girl (2007)

Friday, June 27th, 2008
Genres: Drama
Countries: UK
Actors: Stratford, Brice
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Based on the popular diary of the anonymous sex worker known only as Belle de Jour.

Death Defying Acts (2007)

Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Romance | Thriller
Countries: Australia | UK
Actors: Pearce, Guy | Spall, Timothy | Bailey, Jack | Brown, Aaron | Crawford, MacKay | Fiddy, James | Fisher, Martin | Frost, Tim | Graham, Campbell | Jupp, Miles | Phillips, Dodger | Warman, John | Wilson, Chris
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During Harry Houdini’s tour of Britain in 1926, the master escapologist enters into a passionate affair with a Scottish psychic. The psychic and her daughter attempt to con Houdini during a highly publicized séance to contact his mother whose death has haunted him for many years. However all does not go to plan…

Funny Games U.S. (2007)

Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Genres: Horror | Thriller
Countries: Austria | France | Germany | Italy | UK | USA
Actors: Roth, Tim | Pitt, Michael | Corbet, Brady | Gearhart, Devon | Gaines, Boyd | LuPone, Robert
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In this exploration of our violent society and how depictions of violence reflect and shape our culture, a middle-class housewife Anna tells the story of how she and her husband George and their 10-year-old son Georgie submitted both physically and mentally to the torture, violence, and death foisted upon them by two young, unexpected, white-gloved visitors at their weekend vacation retreat near a lake.

All Hat (2007)

Monday, June 23rd, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Western
Countries: Canada | UK | USA
Actors: Kirby, Luke | Carradine, Keith | Hudson, Ernie | Alpay, David | Jenkins, Noam | Keller, Joel S. | Greene, Graham | Farmer, Gary | McHattie, Stephen | Gardner, David | Brass, Lorne | Mahonen, Michael | Rannelli, Tony | Hamer, Nigel | Murray, Doug
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An ex-con returns to his rural Ontario roots and outwits a corrupt and wealthy thoroughbred owner trying to take over a slew of local farms. Ray Dokes, a charming ex-ballplayer, returns from jail to discover the rural landscape of his childhood transformed by urban development. A film noir reminiscent of the stories of Elmore Leonard, ALL HAT is adapted from the novel by Brad Smith; Smith also penned the screenplay. Determined to stay out of trouble, Ray heads to the farm of his old friend Pete Culpepper, a crusty Texas cowboy who trains losing racehorses and whose debts are growing faster than his corn. Sonny Stanton, gambling addict and spoiled heir to a thoroughbred dynasty, is in the process of buying up an entire concession of farmland to build a casino and golfing resort, and the only one brave enough to stand in the way of Sonny is Etta Parr, Ray’s old flame, who might be willing to forgive Ray if it wasn’t for her pride and common sense. The situation is a minefield, one Ray is determined to avoid. He hooks up with Chrissie, a sexy, sassy and talented jockey and steers clear of Sonny. But when a ten-million-dollar thoroughbred goes missing from the Stanton Stables, Sonny pushes things too far and forces the sale of the community’s remaining farms. Ray reacts by coming up with a plan to stop Sonny in his tracks and right a few wrongs in the process. The scheme is unlikely and audacious; the players are as unpredictable as nitroglycerin. One false move and Ray will land back in jail. And the smart money is against him.