12 Rounds 2009  PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Renny Harlin
Cast: John Cena, Steve Harris, Ashley Scott, Aidan Gillen, Brian J. White, Gonzalo Menendez, Taylor Cole, Kyle Russell Clements, Peter Navy Tuiasosopo, Travis Davis, Nick Gomez, Brian Stanton, Rosalind Rubin, Kim Collins, Billy Slaughter
New Orleans Detective Danny Fisher (John Cena) stops a thief, Miles Jackson (Aidan Gillen), from committing a heist during which Miles' girlfriend is accidentally killed. Miles is sent to prison but escapes and sets out to exact revenge against Danny for his girlfriend's death. Miles kidnaps Danny's girlfriend Molly Parker (Ashley Scott) and demands that Danny complete 12 tasks–12 rounds–in one day in order to save Molly's life.
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Buddy Boy 1999 R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Hanlon
Cast: Aidan Gillen, Emmanuelle Seigner, Susan Tyrrell, Mark Boone Junior, Harry Groener, Hector Elias, Jon Huertas, Richard Assad, Kelly Waymire, Tim DeKay
The only highlight in Francis' (Aidan Gillen) wretched life seems to be evenings spent peeking through a fence hole at his luscious, vegetarian neighbor, Gloria (Emmanuelle Seigner). It isn't long before Francis and Gloria are engaged in an affair, but that doesn't stop Francis from spying and beginning to wonder who Gloria really is.
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Circle of Friends 1995  PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Pat O'Connor
Cast: Minnie Driver, Chris O'Donnell, Saffron Burrows, Alan Cumming, Colin Firth, Geraldine O'Rawe, Aidan Gillen, Mick Lally, Britta Smith, John Kavanagh, Ruth McCabe, Ciaran Hinds, Marie Mullen, Marie Conmee, Tony Doyle
In 1957, close friends Benny (Minnie Driver), Eve (Geraldine O'Rawe), and Nan (Saffron Burrows) attend Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. Unlike her friends, Benny must live at home and commute to school because her strict parents will not allow her to live on campus. The first day of school, Benny meets Jack (Chris O'Donnell), and they are attracted to each other but have problems because every night Benny must return home where she wards off the advances of her father's assistant Sean (Alan Cumming). Meanwhile, Nan falls for Simon (Colin Firth) who gets her pregnant and then dumps her. Nan plans to get Jack drunk and then claim that he is the father. Eve, who has fallen for Aidan (Aidan Gillen), catches on to Nan's plot and reveals all, which allows Jack and Benny to continue their romance.
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The Low Down 2000 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jamie Thraves
Cast: Aidan Gillen, Kate Ashfield, Dean Lennox Kelly, Tobias Menzies, Rupert Procter, Samantha Power, Deanna Smiles, Maggie Lloyd Williams, Agnieszka Liggett, Adam Buxton
Frank (Aidan Gillen) belongs to a group of London Bohemian friends who just can't quite get it together. When Frank is forced into a mature relationship with Ruby (Kate Ashfield), the question becomes: will Frank be able to continue this new view on life?
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My Kingdom 2001  N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Don Boyd
Cast: Richard Harris, Lynn Redgrave, Tom Bell, Emma Catherwood, Aidan Gillen, Louise Lombard, Paul McGann, Jimi Mistry, Reece Noi, Lorraine Pilkington
As in Shakespeare's "King Lear," this modern-day story involves a power struggle between three daughters. This time the father is a crime boss, and it is his illegal business ventures that the women covet.
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 Shanghai Knights 2003 PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Action
Director: David Dobkin
Cast: Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Fann Wong, Aaron Johnson, Thomas Fisher, Aidan Gillen, Donnie Yen, Oliver Cotton, Alison King, Gemma Jones
The setting is 1880s' London for those mismatched pals–Chon (Jackie Chan) and Roy (Owen Wilson)–in this sequel to their "Shanghai Noon" (2000). Lots of banter and action in this entertaining film.
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Some Mother's Son 1996  R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Terry George
Cast: Helen Mirren, Aidan Gillen, John Lynch, Fionnula Flanagan, Grainne Delany, Geraldine O'Rawe, Tim Woodward, Tom Hollander, David O'Hara, Ciaran Hinds
This film from Ireland deals with present-day problems in that country. Kathleen Quigley (Helen Mirren) is a widow who does not believe that violence solves problems. When her son Gerard (Aidan Gillen) becomes involved with the IRA and, subsequently, is jailed, Kathleen fights to save her son's life.
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| 1. 12 Rounds (2009)
2. Buddy Boy (1999)
3. Circle of Friends (1995)
4. The Low Down (2000)
5. My Kingdom (2001)
6. Shanghai Knights (2003)
7. Some Mother's Son (1996)
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