 Dirty Pretty Things 2002  R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stephen Frears
Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Audrey Tautou, Sergi Lopez, Sophie Okonedo, Benedict Wong, Zlatko Buric, Kriss Dosanjh, Israel Aduramo, Yemi Ajibade, Nizwar Karanj
Problems faced by illegal immigrants are the focus of this story. Okwe (Chiwetel Ejiofor) was a Nigerian doctor who now ekes out a living in London working as a cab driver and hotel porter. Then there is his friend, Senay (Audrey Tautou), who is a Turkish illegal immigrant finding survival by offering sexual favors to her sweatshop boss. As if that's not enough, the hotel manager (Sergi Lopez) buys human kidneys from desperate donors, which he sells on the black market. Despite all, Okwe and Senay are survivors.
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Moon 2009  R, 97 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Duncan Jones
Cast: Sam Rockwell, Kaya Scodelario, Dominique McElligott, Kevin Spacey, Robin Chalk, Matt Berry, Malcolm Stewart, Benedict Wong, Rosie Shaw, Adrienne Shaw
Astronaut Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell) is finishing a three-year assignment of mining Helium-3 on the far side of the Moon. Because of a broken satellite, Sam cannot send nor receive live communications. While Sam does play taped video messages from his wife Tess (Dominique McElligott), Sam's only communication is with robotic computer "Gerty" (voice of Kevin Spacey). Now, Sam's health fails him, and he awakens in the sick bay. But, the awakening Sam is healthier and more temperamental than the injured Sam. How have these two "Sams" come to coexist?
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On a Clear Day 2005 PG-13, 99 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Gaby Dellal
Cast: Peter Mullan, Brenda Blethyn, Jamie Sives, Sean McGinley, Billy Boyd, Ron Cook, Jodhi May, Benedict Wong, Anne Marie Timoney, Shaun Dingwall, Tony Roper, Paul Ritter
After many years working as a shipbuilder in Glasgow, Frank Redmond (Peter Mullan) is laid off and suffers a loss of confidence in himself–until he comes up with an idea to swim the English Channel. Friends Norman (Ron Cook), Dann (Billy Boyd), and Eddie (Sean McGinley) support Frank through his training, but as the day approaches, events occur that force Frank to deal with strained family relationships between Frank and his wife (Brenda Blethyn) and son (Jamie Sives). Now, Frank tries to swim back to the center of his family.
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Sunshine 2007 R, 108 min.
Genre: Adventure / Sci-Fi
Director: Danny Boyle
Cast: Cillian Murphy, Chris Evans, Cliff Curtis, Michelle Yeoh, Hiroyuki Sanada, Rose Byrne, Benedict Wong, Troy Garity, Mark Strong, Chipo Chung, Paloma Baeza, Archie Macdonald, Sylvia Macdonald
In the year 2057 Earth is freezing, and eight astronauts board the Icarus II spaceship and set off on a dangerous mission. They are carrying a bomb that they plan to shoot off into the dying Sun in order to reignite it and save the Earth. Sixteen months after they left Earth, they receive a distress beacon from the first spaceship, Icarus I, and must decide whether or not to change course and check on Icarus I or to continue with their appointed course. Will a change of course benefit Earth, or will there be dire consequences?
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Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story 2006 R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Cast: Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Keeley Hawes, Shirley Henderson, Naomie Harris, Kelly Macdonald, James Fleet, Ian Hart, Dylan Moran, Raymond Waring, Jeremy Northam, Benedict Wong
This film about 18th century Englishman Tristan Shandy (Steve Coogan) has been described as "unfilmable" by many. But, director Michael Winterbottom attempts to tell the story through his alter ego, director Mark (Jeremy Northam), and uses two-thirds of the footage to reveal behind-the-scenes action of this "art" film.
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| 1. Dirty Pretty Things (2002)
2. Moon (2009)
3. On a Clear Day (2005)
4. Sunshine (2007)
5. Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story (2006)
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