Backbeat 1994  R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Iain Softley
Cast: Ian Hart, Stephen Dorff, Sheryl Lee, Gary Bakewell, Chris O'Neill, Scot Williams, Kai Weisinger, Jennifer Ehle, Wolf Kahler, Rob Spendlove, Paul Duckworth, Alexei Jawdokimov, Albert Welling, Marcelle Duprey, John White
The subject of this film is The Beatles–before they became famous. Seen mostly through the eyes of Stuart Sutcliffe (Stephen Dorff), who quit the group just before they hit it big, this is an insightful look into the personalities behind the fame.
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Inkheart 2009 PG, 106 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Iain Softley
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Eliza Bennett, Helen Mirren, Paul Bettany, Andy Serkis, Jim Broadbent, Rafi Gavron, Sienna Guillory, Richard Strange, Matt King, Steve Speirs, Jamie Foreman, Stephen Graham, Lesley Sharp, Tereza Srbova
Based on Cornelia Funke's children's novel, this is a fantasy adventure in which 12-year-old Meggie (Eliza Bennett) and her father Mo (Brendan Fraser) share a unique talent of bringing characters in books to life. But, when one character steps out of a book into real life, another living person disappears. Years ago, Mo read out loud the novel "Inkheart," and Meggie's mother Resa (Sienna Guillory) mysteriously disappeared. Now, Mo and Meggie travel around Europe searching for a copy of "Inkheart" so that Mo can read it aloud and, hopefully, bring back Resa. But, Capricorn (Andy Serkis) is also searching for copies of the book so that he can destroy them in order to protect himself from being sent back to the pages of fiction. And then there is Dustfinger (Paul Bettany) who wants Mo to find a copy of "Inkheart" and read him back into the story so that he can rejoin his family. Along the way, Mo and Meg team up with bookworm Elinor Loredan (Helen Mirren), the author of "Inkheart" Fenoglio (Jim Broadbent), and thief Farid (Rafi Gavron). Now the race is on to find the last remaining copy of "Inkheart" before Capricorn can destroy it.
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 K-PAX 2001  PG-13, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Iain Softley
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges, Mary McCormack, Alfre Woodard, Ajay Naidu, David Patrick Kelly, Saul Williams, Kimberly Scott, Peter Gerety, Celia Weston, Tracy Vilar, Melanee Murray, John Toles-Bey, Conchata Ferrell, Vincent Laresca
Prot (Kevin Spacey) is arrested at New York City's Grand Central Station after claiming to be an alien. He is sent to a mental hospital where his psychiatrist, Dr. Mark Powell (Jeff Bridges), does not believe him when he tells about coming from the planet K-PAX. Powell becomes obsessed with Prot, but time is running out because Prot tells Powell that he must leave Earth in a few days. Now, Powell is determined to get the truth from him–but can he?
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The Skeleton Key 2005 PG-13, 104 min.
Genre: Horror / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Iain Softley
Cast: Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands, John Hurt, Peter Sarsgaard, Joy Bryant, Maxine Barnett, Fahnlohnee R. Harris, Marion Zinser, Trula M. Marcus, Forrest Landis, Deneen Tyler, Ann Dalrymple, Tonya Staten, Jen Apgar, Thomas Uskali
Unable to overcome her own past issues of not caring for her dying father, Caroline (Kate Hudson), now takes care of the elderly and dying. Her new job is tending to stroke victim Ben (John Hurt) who cannot speak and is bedridden. Ben's wife, Violet (Gena Rowlands), claims their creepy old mansion is haunted. One day, Caroline discovers a skeleton key that unlocks the attic door and begins to piece together the attic's bizarre pieces of an eerie puzzle.
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The Wings of the Dove 1997  R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Iain Softley
Cast: Helena Bonham Carter, Linus Roache, Alison Elliott, Elizabeth McGovern, Charlotte Rampling, Alex Jennings, Michael Gambon, Ben Miles, Philip Wright, Alexander John
Based on Henry James' 1902 novel, this story involves a plot by Kate (Helena Bonham Carter) and her lover Merton Densher (Linus Roache). They plan to get their hands on the dying Millie's (Alison Elliott) financial fortune. Carter received an Academy Award nomination (Best Actress).
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| 1. Backbeat (1994)
2. Hackers (1995)
3. Inkheart (2009)
4. K-PAX (2001)
5. The Skeleton Key (2005)
6. The Wings of the Dove (1997)
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