The Acid House 1998  N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul McGuigan
Cast: Ewen Bremner, Martin Clunes, Jemma Redgrave, Arlene Cockburn, Kevin McKidd, Maurice Roeves, Stephen McCole, Garry Sweeney, Michelle Gomez, Gary McCormack, Tam Dean Burn, Billy McElhaney, Barbara Rafferty, Doug Eadie, Andrea McKenna
Based on three short stories by Irvine Welsh, these tales about drugs and other abuses include: "The Granton Star Cause" about a man's worst day on Earth, "A Soft Touch" involving the tale of a cheating wife, and "The Acid House" capping off the other two with its plot of a drug experiment in which the user swaps places with the unborn baby of very wealthy parents.
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The Last King of Scotland 2006  R, 121 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Cast: Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson, Simon McBurney, David Oyelowo, Abby Mikiibi Nkaaga, Adam Kotz, Sam Okello, Stephen Rwangyezi, Barbara Rafferty, David Ashton
While on a medical mission to Uganda, young Dr. Nicholas Garrigan (James McAvoy) is chosen by new President Idi Amin (Forest Whitaker) to serve as his personal physician. Amin is impressed with Garrigan's medical abilities and also with his Scottish heritage. Garrigan enjoys his new position and apparently is oblivious to the tortures and murders of those opposed to Amin–until he is clued in by British Agent Nigel Stone (Simon McBurney). Garrigan now sees the error of his ways and tries to escape from Uganda alive. Forest Whitaker received an Academy Award Best Actor.
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The Wicker Man 1973  R, 102 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Drama / Mystery
Director: Robin Hardy
Cast: Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Diane Cilento, Britt Ekland, Ingrid Pitt, Lindsay Kemp, Russell Waters, Aubrey Morris, Irene Sunters, Walter Carr, Ian Campbell, Leslie Blackater, Roy Boyd, Peter Brewis, Barbara Rafferty
Detective Sergeant Neil Howie (Edward Woodward) heads to a remote Scottish island in search of a missing child named Rowan. The residents are mysterious but friendly. Neil meets with Lord Summerisle (Christopher Lee), and now his unease intensifies as he begins to uncover a pagan cult that includes unbridled sexuality and human sacrifice. The members are planning a pageant that may explain the disappearance of Rowan. Chilling.
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| 1. The Acid House (1998)
2. The Last King of Scotland (2006)
3. The Wicker Man (1973)
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