Heavenly Creatures 1994 R, 99 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Jackson Cast: Melanie Lynskey, Kate Winslet, Clive Merrison, Sarah Peirse, Diana Kent, Simon O'Connor, Jed Brophy, Peter Elliott, Gilbert Goldie, Geoffrey Heath
Based on the facts behind a true murder case in Christchurch, New Zealand, this film chronicles the meeting and plotting of Pauline (Melanie Lynskey) and Juliet (Kate Winslet) that culminates in the murder of Pauline's mother (Sarah Pierse). This is the story of two girls who retreat into an imaginary world that overlaps into gruesome realities.
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Kidnapped 2005 TV, 150 min. Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Brendan Maher Cast: James Pearson, Iain Glen, Adrian Dunbar, Paul McGann, Gregor Fisher, Kirstin Smith, John Bach, Gilbert Goldie, Gavin Richards, Alexander Gandar
This "Masterpiece Theatre" production of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel compares favorably with previous filmings of the story of David Balfour (James Pearson) who is kidnapped to keep him from claiming his inheritance, and he is held on a slave ship on its way to the "New World." But Scottish outcast Alan Breck (Iain Glen) rescues Balfour, and the two race across Scotland with bounty hunters in hot pursuit.
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| 1. Heavenly Creatures (1994)
2. Kidnapped (2005)
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