 The Beach 2000  R, 119 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Thriller
Director: Danny Boyle
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tilda Swinton, Virginie Ledoyen, Guillaume Canet, Robert Carlyle, Paterson Joseph, Jerry Swindall, Lars Arentz-Hansen, Staffan Kihlbom, Peter Youngblood Hills, Weeratham "Norman" Wichairaksakui, Jak Boon, Daniel York, Abhijati "Meuk" Jusakul, Sanya 'Gai' Cheunjit
Based on Alex Garland's bestseller, this thriller is set on an island beach off Thailand. Richard (Leonardo DiCaprio) finds a map that leads to what purports to be an island paradise. It isn't long before he and his companions–Etienne (Guillaume Canet) and Francoise (Virginie Ledoyen)–are headed to what they believe will be a tourist utopia. Surprises await them.
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Joyeux Noel 2005  R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Merry Christmas
Director: Christian Carion
Cast: Diane Kruger, Benno Furmann, Guillaume Canet, Gary Lewis, Daniel Bruhl, Lucas Belvaux, Bernard Le Coq, Ian Richardson, Natalie Dessay, Steven Robertson, Christopher Fulford, Robin Laing
"Joyeux Noel" is based on a true story that took place on Christmas Eve during World War I when French, Scottish, and German soldiers called for a cease fire, left their rifles in the trenches, and for 24 hours celebrated the spirit of Christmas together. An Academy Award nomination was received for Best Foreign Language Film.
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Love Bites 2001 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: Antoine de Caunes
Cast: Guillaume Canet, Asia Argento, Gerard Lanvin, Jean-Marie Winling, Gilbert Melki, Jose Garcia, Vincent Perez, Orazio Massaro, Frederic Pellegeay, James Arch
After wealthy Abraham von Bulow (Jean-Marie Winling) pays Antoine (Guillaume Canet) to search for Jordan (Orazio Massaro) who might be a vampire, Antoine sets off through the Paris underworld on his violence-filled quest.
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Love Me If You Dare 2003  R, 93 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Yann Samuell
Cast: Guillaume Canet, Marion Cotillard, Thibault Verhaeghe, Josephine Lebas-Joly, Gerard Watkins, Emmanuelle Gronvold, Laetizia Venezia Tarnowska, Gilles Lellouche, Elodie Navarre, Julia Faure, Frederic Geerts, Nathalie Nattier
During their lifelong friendship, Julien and Sophie have traded back and forth a tin box with the understanding that the one who has possession of the box must complete a dare given by the other one. An innocent game when it began for two eight-year-old children, but over the years, the game has taken on new boundaries.
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| 1. The Beach (2000)
2. Joyeux Noel (2005)
aka: Merry Christmas
3. Love Bites (2001)
4. Love Me If You Dare (2003)
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