3 Steps to Heaven 1995  R, 90 min.
Genre: Thriller / Comedy
Director: Constantine Giannaris
Cast: Katrin Cartlidge, James Fleet, Frances Barber, Con O'Neill, David Cardy, Paul Mark Elliott, Stuart Laing, Liz Ranken, David Sterne, Constantine Giannaris
After her boyfriend is found dead after a wild party, Juliette (Katrin Cartlidge)–not convinced that it was an accident as determined by the police–conducts her own investigation. Using various disguises, she learns the truth.
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 Blackball 2003  R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
aka: National Lampoon's Blackball
Director: Mel Smith
Cast: Paul Kaye, James Cromwell, Alice Evans, Bernard Cribbins, Vince Vaughn, Johnny Vegas, Imelda Staunton, Ian McNeice, James Fleet, David Ryall, Kenneth Cranham, Felicity Montagu
Aggressive, youthful, arrogant Cliff (Paul Kaye) is a lawn bowls superstar and intends on being part of the British team when it meets rival Australia. To do this he must beat current champion Ray (James Cromwell) who does not care for the antics of Cliff. The competition between the two becomes more personal when Cliff starts dating Ray's daughter, Kerry (Alice Evans).
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Four Weddings and a Funeral 1994  R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Newell
Cast: Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, Kristin Scott-Thomas, Simon Callow, James Fleet, John Hannah, David Bower, Charlotte Coleman, Rowan Atkinson, Jeremy Kemp
This story follows the romance of Charles (Hugh Grant) and Carrie (Andie MacDowell) as they confront each other at weddings and a funeral.
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Frenchman's Creek 1998  TV, 120 min.
Genre: Action / Romance
Director: Ferdinand Fairfax
Cast: Tara Fitzgerald, Anthony Delon, Tim Dutton, James Fleet, Rupert Vansittart, Daniel Web, Richard Bonehill, Jeremy Child, Constantine Gregory, Michael Jenn, Anna Popplewell
Based on a Daphne du Maurier romantic adventure set in 17th century Cornwall, Tara Fitzgerald takes on the role of Lady Dona St. Columb who returns to her family's estate and finds it filled with pirates. She meets French pirate Jean Aubrey (Anthony Delon), falls in love with him, deceives husband Sir Harry (James Fleet), and heads off on a high-seas adventure with Jean Aubrey. It is only later that Lady Dona questions the wisdom of leaving husband and family in her quest for love and adventure.
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 The Phantom of the Opera 2004 PG-13, 143 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama / Romance / Thriller
aka: Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, Miranda Richardson, Simon Callow, Minnie Driver, Ciaran Hinds, Victor McGuire, Paul Brooke, Murray Melvin, Kevin McNally, James Fleet, Jennifer Ellison, Imogen Bain, Judith Paris
The phantom, a disfigured composer (Gerard Butler), dwells beneath and haunts the Paris Opera House. He falls in love with chorus singer Christine (Emmy Rossum), abducts her, and writes an opera especially for her. But will this be enough to make Christine forget the man she loves? Three Academy Award nominations were received.
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 Sense and Sensibility 1995  PG, 135 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ang Lee
Cast: Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman, Kate Winslet, Greg Wise, Imogen Stubbs, Emilie Francois, Harriet Walter, James Fleet, Tom Wilkinson, Elizabeth Spriggs, Gemma Jones, Robert Hardy, Imelda Staunton, Hugh Laurie
Jane Austen's tale is brought to the screen in this witty film with an Oscar-winning screenplay by Emma Thompson. It is the story of an attempt by the women of the Dashwood family to balance sense with sensibility in 19th-century British society. When they are left with nothing because the estate passed to the eldest son, sensible Elinor (Emma Thompson) is the daughter who sees the farce of courtship to attain social status through marriage. In addition to the Oscar, the film had six other nominations, including Best Picture, Actress, and Supporting Actress (Kate Winslet).
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Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story 2006 R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Cast: Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Keeley Hawes, Shirley Henderson, Naomie Harris, Kelly Macdonald, James Fleet, Ian Hart, Dylan Moran, Raymond Waring, Jeremy Northam, Benedict Wong
This film about 18th century Englishman Tristan Shandy (Steve Coogan) has been described as "unfilmable" by many. But, director Michael Winterbottom attempts to tell the story through his alter ego, director Mark (Jeremy Northam), and uses two-thirds of the footage to reveal behind-the-scenes action of this "art" film.
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| 1. 3 Steps to Heaven (1995)
2. Blackball (2003)
aka: National Lampoon's Blackball
3. Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
4. Frenchman's Creek (1998)
5. The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
aka: Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera
6. Sense and Sensibility (1995)
7. Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story (2006)
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