 Braveheart 1995  R, 180 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama
Director: Mel Gibson
Cast: Mel Gibson, Patrick McGoohan, Catherine McCormack, Sophie Marceau, Brendan Gleeson, James Cosmo, Alun Armstrong, Ian Bannen, Brian Cox, Sandy Nelson, Sean McGinley, Barry McGovern, James Robinson, Sean Lawlor, Alan Tall
In 13th-century Scotland, Sir William Wallace (Mel Gibson) secretly marries Murron MacClannough (Catherine McCormack), and the next day she is killed by English soldiers. Now, Wallace takes a stand against the brutal rule of England's Edward I (Patrick McGoohan) and leads his fellow countrymen into battle. The battle scene alone is worth the price of admission as unique cinematography enhances the drama of the event. This film won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Director, and was nominated for five others.
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Driftwood 1997  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Ronan O'Leary
Cast: James Spader, Anne Brochet, Barry McGovern, Anna Massey, Aiden Grenell, Kevin McHugh, John Cleere, Eamon Rohan, Liam Rigney, Ger Ryan, Caroline Grey
Sarah (Anne Brochet) is a sculptor living a reclusive life who, one day while walking on the beach, discovers an unconscious man (James Spader) who has washed up on the shore. He suffers from amnesia and relies on Sarah for his survival because, although there is a community nearby, she tells him that they are the only two people on the island. The two become lovers, but as the man wants more and more to find a civilized society, Sarah uses desperate means to keep him to herself.
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Joe Versus the Volcano 1990  PG, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Patrick Shanley
Cast: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Lloyd Bridges, Robert Stack, Abe Vigoda, Ossie Davis, Dan Hedaya, Amanda Plummer, Carol Kane, Barry McGovern, Jayne Haynes, David Burton
When hypochondriac Joe (Tom Hanks) learns that he has only six months to live, he agrees to a deal giving him a trip to the South Seas. There is only one catch: he must jump into a volcano.
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Miracle at Midnight 1998  TV, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ken Cameron
Cast: Sam Waterston, Mia Farrow, Justin Whalin, Patrick Malahide, Benedick Blythe, Barry McGovern, Daisy Beaumont, Nicola Mycroft, Alan Devine, Maria Rosenstock, Eva Birthistle, Halina Froudist
In 1945, when Nazis began arresting Danish Jews, Dr. Karl Kosler (Sam Waterston) and his wife, Doris (Mia Farrow), hid Rabbi Ben Abrams (Barry McGovern) and his family–an act that would spread, enabling 7,000 Jews to escape to neutral Sweden.
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| 1. Braveheart (1995)
2. Driftwood (1997)
3. Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)
4. Miracle at Midnight (1998)
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