The 51st State 2001  R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Formula 51
Director: Ronny Yu
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Carlyle, Emily Mortimer, Meat Loaf, Rhys Ifans, Sean Pertwee, Anna Keaveney, Ricky Tomlinson, Jake Abraham, Paul Barber, Ade, Angus MacInnes
"Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive" is a lesson about to be learned by kilt-clad chemist Elmo McElroy (Samuel L. Jackson) who heads for England to market his own illegal drug called POS-51.
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 Bright Young Things 2003  R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Stephen Fry
Cast: Stephen Campbell Moore, Emily Mortimer, David Tennant, Fenella Woolgar, James McAvoy, Julia McKenzie, Stockard Channing, Alex Barclay, Simon Callow, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Paterson, Imelda Staunton
Adapted from Evelyn Waugh's "Vile Bodies," this tale satirizes the lifestyles of upper-crust Londoners during the late 1930s.
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Dear Frankie 2004  PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Shona Auerbach
Cast: Emily Mortimer, Jack McElhone, Gerard Butler, Sharon Small, Mary Riggans, Sophie Main, Katy Murphy, Anne Marie Timoney, Sean Brown, Jayd Johnson, Carolyn Calder, Anna Hepburn
Single mom Lizzie (Emily Mortimer) has been corresponding with her nine-year-old son, Frankie (Jack McElhone), through make-believe letters in his father's name. Now, in preparation for a meeting between father and son, Lizzie hires a stranger (Gerard Butler) to masquerade as Frankie's dad.
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Elizabeth 1998 R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Shekhar Kapur
Cast: Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Christopher Eccleston, Joseph Fiennes, Richard Attenborough, Fanny Ardant, Kathy Burke, John Gielgud, Emily Mortimer, Kelly Macdonald
In 1558, at the age of 25, Elizabeth I (Cate Blanchett) took over the throne of England; she would rule for the next 45 years but not before successfully fighting off her Catholic enemies–the French, the Spanish, and the Pope. Academy Award nominations included Best Picture and Actress (Blanchett).
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A Foreign Affair 2003 PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: 2 Brothers and a Bride
Director: Helmut Schleppi
Cast: David Arquette, Tim Blake Nelson, Emily Mortimer, Larry Pine, Lois Smith, Allyce Beasley, Megan Follows, Redmond Gleeson, Rocio Linares, Nonna Velikaya
Midwestern brothers–Josh (David Arquette) and Jake (Tim Blake Nelson)–are helpless souls now that their mother (Lois Smith) has died leaving them to fend for themselves. Jake comes up with a solution: he and Josh will take a two-week trip to Russia in search of one traditionally minded wife who will take over their mother's household chores.
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The Ghost and the Darkness 1996 R, 109 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Cast: Michael Douglas, Val Kilmer, Emily Mortimer, Brian McCardie, Bernard Hill, John Kani, Tom Wilkinson, Om Puri, Henry Cele, Kurt Egelhof
Two lions have killed 130 men, and a young engineer (Val Kilmer), who is part of a construction team building the East African Railway, joins forces with a hunter (Michael Douglas) to kill the beasts.
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Howl's Moving Castle 2004   PG, 119 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Cast: Emily Mortimer, Jean Simmons, Christian Bale, Blythe Danner, Josh Hutcherson, Billy Crystal, Lauren Bacall, Jean Malone, Daijiro Harada, Crispin Freeman, Mark Silverman, Liliana Mumy
In this animated, English version of the story, after 18-year-old Sophie (voice of Emily Mortimer) is cursed by the Witch of the Waste (voice of Lauren Bacall) who turns her into an ugly old woman, Sophie (now, the voice of Jean Simmons) goes to a magician's castle where she meets Howl (Christian Bale) who sees beyond her ugliness and falls in love with her. The film received and Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature.
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 The Kid 2000 PG, 101 min.
Genre: Family / Sci-Fi / Comedy / Fantasy
aka: Disney's The Kid
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Cast: Bruce Willis, Spencer Breslin, Emily Mortimer, Lily Tomlin, Jean Smart, Chi McBride, Daniel von Bargen, Dana Ivey, Susan Dalian, Stanley Anderson, Deborah May, Jan Hoag, Juanita Moore, Esther Scott, Vernee Watson-Johnson
This Disney film about time travel is not really a movie for young kids, but adults will enjoy the story of eight-year-old Rusty (Spencer Breslin) who is sent from the 1970s into the year 2000 where he meets his older self (Bruce Willis). Rusty is not happy with what "he" has become and decides he needs a makeover.
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Lars and the Real Girl 2007 PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Craig Gillespie
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider, R.D. Reid, Kelli Garner, Nancy Beatty, Doug Lennox, Joe Bostick, Liz Gordon, Nicky Guadagni, Patricia Clarkson, Karen Robinson, Maxwell McCabe-Lokos
Shy Lars Lindstrom (Ryan Gosling) cannot stand to be touched and cannot relate to other human beings. He orders a life-size "Real Doll" that is anatomically correct, names her Bianca, and introduces her to his brother Gus (Paul Schneider) and Gus' wife Karin (Emily Mortimer). Not knowing how to handle Lars' delusions, Karin gets Lars to visit a doctor/psychologist, Dagmar (Patricia Clarkson), who convinces Karin and Gus to sympathize with Lars. They heed her advice, and, before long, the townsfolk join in and accept Bianca. The act of putting aside skepticism actually helps Lars when the community treats Bianca with respect. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay.
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Lovely & Amazing 2001 R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Nicole Holofcener
Cast: Catherine Keener, Brenda Blethyn, Emily Mortimer, Raven Goodwin, Aunjanue Ellis, Clark Gregg, Jake Gyllenhaal, James LeGros, Michael Nouri, Dermot Mulroney, Lee Garlington
The Marks family is not exactly your typical next-door neighbors. Sisters Michelle (Catherine Keener) and Annie (Raven Goodwin) possess their own quirky sets of problems. But, the mother, Jane (Brenda Blethyn), is the icing on the cake whose flavor can be found in each of her daughters' personality traits.
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Love's Labour's Lost 2000 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Alessandro Nivola, Alicia Silverstone, Natascha McElhone, Matthew Lillard, Adrian Lester, Nathan Lane, Timothy Spall, Emily Mortimer, Stefania Rocca
Kenneth Branagh directed and stars in this Shakespearean romantic comedy. Updated to the 1930s, the story of four students who swear off women to allow time for studies is presented as a musical extravaganza, and the result is enjoyable entertainment.
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 Match Point 2005 R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance / Thriller
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Emily Mortimer, Matthew Goode, Brian Cox, Penelope Wilton, Ewen Bremmer, James Nesbitt, Rupert Penry-Jones, Margaret Tyzack, Colin Salmon, Zoe Telford, Alexander Armstrong, Paul Kaye, Simon Kunz
Tennis pro Chris Wilton's (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers) career is going nowhere, but when he marries Chloe Hewett (Emily Mortimer), whose family represents upper-class wealth, the union provides his entry into the corporate world. Chris is doing very well in his new profession, but will his attraction to sexy Nola (Scarlett Johansson) cause him to lose everything he has gained as a member of London society?
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Noah's Ark 1999 TV, 178 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Irvin
Cast: Jon Voight, Mary Steenburgen, F. Murray Abraham, Carol Kane, James Coburn, Mark Bazeley, Jonathan Cake, Alexis Denisof, Emily Mortimer, Sonya Walger
This TV miniseries takes a revisionist look at the Bible's story of the Great Flood and Noah's assignment from God to build and populate an ark.
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The Pink Panther 2 2009  ', 92 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Adventure / Mystery
Director: Harald Zwart
Cast: Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer, Andy Garcia, Alfred Molina, Yuki Matsuzaki, Aishwarya Rai, John Cleese, Lily Tomlin, Jeremy Irons, Johnny Hallyday, Geoffrey Palmer, Phillip Goodwin, Armel Bellec, Jack Metzger
Steve Martin is back in his role as Inspector Clouseau. This time around, a master thief, "The Tornado," has stolen the Magna Carta, the pope's ring, and the Pink Panther diamond. Chief Inspector Dreyfus (John Cleese) assigns Clouseau to head up an international "dream team"–Vincenzo (Andy Garcia), Pepperidge (Alfred Molina), Kenji (Yuki Matsuzaki), and Sonia (Aishwarya Rai)–and they set out to solve the case. Clouseau's partner Ponton (Jean Reno) and Clouseau's love interest, Nicole (Emily Mortimer), are also along on the trip from Paris to Rome and help in the bumbling search for the stolen artfacts.
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 The Pink Panther 2006 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure
Director: Shawn Levy
Cast: Steve Martin, Kevin Kline, Beyonce Knowles, Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer, Henry Czerny, Kristin Chenoweth, Roger Rees, William Abadie, Scott Adkins, Dexter Bell, Monty C. Floyd, Beyonce Knowles, Phillip Goodwin, Henri Garcin
In this prequel to the original "Pink Panther" (1964), the bumbling Inspector Clousseau (Steve Martin) is working on a murder case in which a diamond ring has been stolen from a murdered soccer coach. That ring just happens to be the famous Pink Panther diamond, and Chief Inspector Dreyfus (Kevin Kline) promotes Clousseau to inspector in the quest to find the diamond. Dreyfus then places Gendarme Gilbert Ponton (Jean Reno) on the case with instructions to report back all actions taken by Clousseau–and the search is on.
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Redbelt 2008 R, 99 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: David Mamet
Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Emily Mortimer, Alice Braga, Joe Mantegna, Rodrigo Santoro, Ricky Jay, David Paymer, Rebecca Pidgeon, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Tim Allen, Randy Couture, John Machado, Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini, Allison Karman, Renato Magno
Jiu-jitsu instructor Mike Terry (Chiwetel Ejiofor) believes that "competition is weakening" and has chosen to stay out of the ring and, instead, teach self-defense at his gym. Mike and his wife Sondra (Alice Braga) are struggling to make ends meet when, one night, a distraught lawyer (Emily Mortimer) fires a gun that destroys Mike's storefront window. This sets off a chain of events. Mike really needs money now, and his life changes dramatically. He meets promoters Jerry Weiss (Joe Mantegna) and Marty Brown (Ricky Jay) and action star Chet Frank (Tim Allen), and Mike finally agrees to fight in the ring to get the money he needs to pay off his debts.
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 The Saint 1997 PG-13, 117 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Phillip Noyce
Cast: Val Kilmer, Elisabeth Shue, Rade Serbedzija, Valeri Nikolayev, Henry Goodman, Alun Armstrong, Michael Byrne, Yevgeni Lazarev, Irina Apeksimova, Emily Mortimer
Society, after the fall of communism in Russia, is depicted as filled with criminal intrigue. The Saint, Simon Templar (Val Kilmer), is the man who can change identities at the drop at the hat. Now, he has been hired by a Moscow billionaire to steal the secret of cold fusion from an Oxford scientist, Dr. Emma Russell (Elisabeth Shue). While stealing the formula, he falls in love with her.
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The Sleeping Dictionary 2002 R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Guy Jenkin
Cast: Hugh Dancy, Jessica Alba, Brenda Blethyn, Bob Hoskins, Emily Mortimer, Noah Taylor, Christopher Ling Lee Ian, Junix Nocian, Michael Jessing Langgi, Mano Maniam
Set in the 1930s, John (Hugh Dancy) takes a government position to assist in the colonization of Sarawak, Borneo. Honoring a local custom, John is provided a servant (Jessica Alba), whose duties include sharing his bed. Neither the British nor the natives are happy when the two fall in love.
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Transsiberian 2008 R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Brad Anderson
Cast: Woody Harrelson, Emily Mortimer, Kate Mara, Eduardo Noriega, Thomas Kretschmann, Ben Kingsley, Etienne Chicot, Mac McDonald, Colin Stinton, Perlis Vaisieta, Bronius Kindurys, Sergej Oskin
Jessie and Roy (Emily Mortimer and Woody Harrelson) are a married couple returning from missionary work in China when they board the Transsiberian Express for a six day trek on their way home to America. They meet travel mates Carlos and Abby (Eduardo Noriega and Kate Mara) and are drawn to each other. But, when Roy gets separated from the train during a stopover, Jessie begins to suspect that there is more to Carlos and Abby than meets the eye. Soon, Roy catches up with them on the next train, and traveling with him is Russian narcotics policeman Grinko (Ben Kingsley). Grinko is investigating a drug-related homicide and seems to be very interested in the foursome. Tensions rise, actions heat up, and not even the police can help.
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Young Adam 2003 NC-17, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Mackenzie
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Tilda Swinton, Peter Mullan, Emily Mortimer, Jack McElhone, Therese Bradley, Ewan Stewart, Stuart McQuarrie, Pauline Turner, Alan Cooke, Rory McCann, Ian Hanmore
A drifter who is also a writer with secrets, Joe (Ewan McGregor), works for Les (Peter Mullan) and Ella (Tilda Swinton) on their barge moving coal between Glasgow and Edinburgh. After they discover the corpse of a young woman floating near the barge, Joe's secret past begins to rise to the surface.
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| 1. The 51st State (2001)
aka: Formula 51
2. Bright Young Things (2003)
3. Dear Frankie (2004)
4. Elizabeth (1998)
5. A Foreign Affair (2003)
aka: 2 Brothers and a Bride
6. The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)
7. Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
8. The Kid (2000)
aka: Disney's The Kid
9. Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
10. Lovely & Amazing (2001)
11. Love's Labour's Lost (2000)
12. Match Point (2005)
13. Noah's Ark (1999)
14. The Pink Panther 2 (2009)
15. The Pink Panther (2006)
16. Redbelt (2008)
17. The Saint (1997)
18. The Sleeping Dictionary (2002)
19. Transsiberian (2008)
20. Young Adam (2003)
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