 Moulin Rouge 2001   PG-13, 126 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical / Romance
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, John Leguizamo, Jim Broadbent, Richard Roxburgh, Garry McDonald, Jacek Koman, Matthew Whittet, Kerry Walker, Caroline O'Connor, Christine Anu, Natalie Jackson Mendoza, Lara Mulcahy, David Wenham, Kylie Minogue
Christian (Ewan McGregor) arrives in Montmarte during 1899 and joins "The Children of the Revolution," led by aspiring artist Henri de Toulouse Lautrec (John Leguizamo) who finds him a job writing a show for the Moulin Rouge nightclub. He also introduces Christian to Satine (Nicole Kidman). Christian falls in love, but Satine is promised to the wealthy Duke of Montroth (Richard Roxburgh) who just happens to be financing the show. Complications ensue amidst dazzling musical numbers. The film received eight Academy Award nominations and won for Best Costume Design and Art Direction. Nominations included Best Picture and Actress (Nicole Kidman).
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Mr. Accident 2000  PG-13, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Yahoo Serious
Cast: Yahoo Serious, Helen Dallimore, David Field, Grant Piro, Jeanette Cronin, Garry McDonald, David Hoey, Felix Williamson, Pippa Grandison, Libbi Gorr
The Sydney Egg House produces eggs laced with nicotine, but its bungling handyman Roger Crumpkin (Yahoo Serious) stumbles onto the plot–with help from the ex-girlfriend (Helen Dallimore) of his evil boss.
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The Pirate Movie 1982  PG, 99 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Ken Annakin
Cast: Kristy McNichol, Christopher Atkins, Ted Hamilton, Bill Kerr, Maggie Kirkpatrick, Garry McDonald, Roger Ward, Kate Ferguson, Ian Mortimer, Kjell Nilsson
Loosely based on Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Pirates of Penzance," this is the story of young Mabel (Kristy McNichol) who gets shipwrecked while sailing a tiny sailboat and imagines that she is part of a pirate adventure with her own pirate hero (Christopher Atkins).
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 Rabbit-Proof Fence 2002 PG, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Phillip Noyce
Cast: Everlyn Sampi, Tianna Sansbury, Laura Monaghan, David Gulpilil, Kenneth Branagh, Ningali Lawford, Myarn Lawford, Deborah Mailman, Jason Clarke, Garry McDonald, Roy Billing
In 1931, the Australian government endorsed taking aboriginal girls away from their families to train as domestics. Those children became known as the Stolen Generation. Fourteen-year-old Molly (Everlyn Sampi), 10-year-old sister Daisy (Tianna Sansbury), and 10-year-old cousin Gracie (Laura Monaghan) escaped from one government camp in 1931 and set out on a 1,500 mile trek in search of a rabbit-proof fence that would lead them home. This film is based on their true story.
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| 1. Moulin Rouge (2001)
2. Mr. Accident (2000)
3. The Pirate Movie (1982)
4. Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)
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