Bait 2002  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Nicholas Renton
Cast: John Hurt, Sheila Hancock, Rachael Stirling, Angeline Ball, Jonathan Firth, Nicholas Farrell, Matthew Scurfield
Jack (John Hurt) picks up Pam (Sheila Hancock) and her daughter, Stephanie (Rachael Stirling), after their car has broken down and offers them shelter in his mansion. Noting that Stephanie bears a striking resemblance to his daughter who had been murdered, Jack decides to use Stephanie as bait to bring out the killer. Made for British TV.
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Bloom 2003  R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sean Walsh
Cast: Stephen Rea, Angeline Ball, Hugh O'Conor, Patrick Bergin, Alan Devlin, Phelim Drew, Maria Lennon, Eoin McCarthy, Alvaro Lucchesi, Neili Conroy, Mark Huberman, Des Braiden
Set in Dublin on June 16, 1904, this screen adaptation of James Joyce's "Ulysses" features Angeline Ball as the adulterous Molly Bloom; Stephen Rea as Molly's introspective husband, Leopold; and Hugh O'Conor as the struggling poet, Stephen Dedalus. The story unfolds through a stream of consciousness as the viewer glimpses the inner thoughts of Molly, Leopold, and Stephen.
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 The Commitments 1991  R, 117 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Alan Parker
Cast: Robert Arkins, Michael Aherne, Angeline Ball, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Dave Finnegan, Bronagh Gallagher, Johnny Murphy, Andrew Strong, Colm Meaney
"The Commitments" is a band made up of working-class Dubliners that was formed by an ambitious young Dubliner to bring soul music to the area. The film is filled with great 1960s'-like music. This movie was adapted from a Roddy Doyle novel, which was the first of his "Barrytown" trilogy. The other two novels, which continue slices of life of working-class Dubliners, are "The Snapper" and "The Van," which were also made into movies.
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The Gambler 1997 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Karoly Makk
Cast: Michael Gambon, Jodhi May, Polly Walker, Dominic West, Luise Rainer, Johan Leysen, John Wood, Angeline Ball, Tom Jansen, William Houston
Set in 1866, this story follows the Russian novelist, Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Michael Gambon), as he struggles to produce the manuscript for "The Gambler" in just 27 days.
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The General 1998 R, 129 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: John Boorman
Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Adrian Dunbar, Sean McGinley, Jon Voight, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Angeline Ball, Pat Laffan, Eanna MacLiam, Eamonn Owens, Paul Hickey, Tom Murphy, Tommy O'Neill, John O'Toole, Ciaran Fitzgerald, Ned Dennehy
This is the fictionalized biography of Martin Cahill (Brendan Gleeson), an Irish gang boss, who pulled off daring robberies, collected $6 million, and earned the reputation of Ireland's most notorious criminal.
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The Pebble and the Penguin 1995 G, 74 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure
Director: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
Cast: Martin Short, James Belushi, Tim Curry, Annie Golden, Shani Wallis, Hamilton Camp, Will Ryan, B.J. Ward, Angeline Ball, S. Scott Bullock, Louise Vallance, Pat Musick, Stevie Vallance, Kendall Cunningham, Alissa King
In this animated film, narrated by Shani Wallis, a full moon ceremony will signify that Hubie (voice of Martin Short), a shy penguin, must find the courage to give Marina (voice of Annie Golden) a pebble to seal their love. However, he must fight Drake (voice of Tim Curry) for the right to Marina.
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Terror in the Mall 1998  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Norberto Barba
Cast: Rob Estes, Shannon Sturges, David Soul, Kai Wiesinger, Angeline Ball, Danny Webb, Brian Van Camp, George Anton, Terence Maynard, Jeff Caster
Disaster strikes when a flash flood traps people at a mall. To make matters worse, an escaped killer is in the crowd. Your basic low-budget disaster film.
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The Tiger's Tail 2006 N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: John Boorman
Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Kim Cattrall, Ciaran Hinds, Sinead Cusack, Sean McGinley, Ruth McCabe, Angeline Ball, John Kavanagh, Eanna MacLiam, Mark Lambert, Michael McElhatton, Stanley Townsend, Ned Dennehy, Derry Power
Wealthy real-estate developer Liam O'Leary (Brendan Gleeson) discovers that he was adopted when he meets the down-and-out twin brother (also played by Gleeson) he never knew existed. The brother lures Liam out of the city and begins to take over his identity. In the process, the twin takes over Liam's business and even his wife Jane (Kim Cattrall). Now their positions are reversed. Liam is penniless while it is the evil twin who now appears to have it all.
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Trojan Eddie 1996 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gillies MacKinnon
Cast: Stephen Rea, Richard Harris, Brendan Gleeson, Sean McGinley, Angeline Ball, Brid Brennan, Stuart Townsend, Aislin McGuckin, Angela O'Driscoll, Jason Gilroy
Trojan Eddie (Stephen Rea) is a fast-talking ex-con who finds his niche in selling every-and-any thing at bargain prices. But Eddie winds up in the middle of an affair between the wife of his boss and her lover, Eddie's assistant. BIG trouble results.
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| 1. Bait (2002)
2. Bloom (2003)
3. The Commitments (1991)
4. The Gambler (1997)
5. The General (1998)
6. The Pebble and the Penguin (1995)
7. Terror in the Mall (1998)
8. The Tiger's Tail (2006)
9. Trojan Eddie (1996)
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