 Bridget Jones's Diary 2001  R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Sharon Maguire
Cast: Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Jim Broadbent, Gemma Jones, Sally Phillips, Shirley Henderson, Celia Imrie, Embeth Davidtz, Honor Blackman, James Faulkner, Charmian May, Paul Brooke, Shirley Henderson, James Callis
Bridget Jones (Renee Zellweger) is a 30-something single woman who lives in London, works in the publishing industry, and worries about not finding success–both romantically and professionally. After being snubbed by Mark (Colin Firth), Bridget begins writing in her diary about trying to cut back on wine, cigarettes, and men. She begins getting sexy e-mails from her boss Daniel (Hugh Grant) and meets him for dinner. Daniel tells her that he and Mark went to college together, and Mark seduced his fiancee. Later, Bridget runs across Mark again, he expresses an interest in her, and now both men compete for Bridget's attention. Zellweger excels in her role of the biologically ticking Bridget, and she received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress.
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The Dawning 1988  PG, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Knights
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Rebecca Pidgeon, Jean Simmons, Trevor Howard, Tara MacGowran, Hugh Grant, Ronnie Masterson, John Rogan, Joan O'Hara, Charmian May, Ann Way, Mark O'Regan
Life is good for young Nancy Gulliver (Rebecca Pidgeon) in 1920s Ireland, except for the crush on staid Harry (Hugh Grant) who, in turn, loves another. Things change for Nancy when an Irish rebel terrorist (Anthony Hopkins) shows up at her beach house, and she becomes involved in Irish activism against the British. The good cast includes Trevor Howard (in his last film) as Nancy's grandfather and Jean Simmons as her aunt.
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| 1. Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
2. The Dawning (1988)
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