Bloody Sunday 2002  R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Greengrass
Cast: James Nesbitt, Tim Pigott-Smith, Nicholas Farrell, Gerard McSorley, Kathy Keira Clarke, Allan Gildea, Gerard Crossan, Mary Moulds, Declan Duddy, Carmel McCallion, Christopher Villiers, James Hewitt
This one-sided version of the January 30, 1972 massacre of unarmed Irish Catholics is brought to the screen in a documentary style that gives the impression of archival footage. It should come as no surprise that the film's release was followed by controversy in England.
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Go Now 1995   R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Cast: Robert Carlyle, Juliet Aubrey, James Nesbitt, Sophie Okonedo, Berwick Kaler, Darren Tighe, Sara Stockbridge, John Brobbey, Tom Watson
Nick (Robert Carlyle) and Karen (Juliet Aubrey) are lovers who weather the storms associated with Nick's serious illness when Nick learns he has multiple sclerosis. The question is: Have Nick and Karen formed a bond that is deep enough to accept the disability and get on with life? 1 User Review
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| | WOW ! | tink 04/22/2007 | WHAT AN EXCELLENT FILM, HAPPY, FUNNY, SAD & SERIOUS.
TOPPED OFF BY EXCELLENT ACTING BY JULIET AUBREY ( WHO'S EXPRESSIONS TOLD THE STORY ALONE) & ROBERT CARLISLE. |
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Jude 1996  R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Cast: Christopher Eccleston, Kate Winslet, Liam Cunningham, Rachel Griffiths, June Whitfield, Ross Colvin Turnbull, James Daley, Berwick Kaler, Caitlin Bossley, Emma Turner, Mark Lambert, James Nesbitt, Lorraine Hilton, Sean McKenzie, Richard Albrecht
Based on the Thomas Hardy novel, this is the story of stonemason Jude Fawley (Christopher Eccleston) who aspires to university life but fails to gain acceptance. Jude then has a love affair with his free-spirited cousin, Sue Bridehead (Kate Winslet). Their decision to go against society's conventions by living together leads to tragedy.
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Lucky Break 2001 PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Peter Cattaneo
Cast: James Nesbitt, Olivia Williams, Timothy Spall, Bill Nighy, Lennie James, Ron Cook, Frank Harper, Christopher Plummer, Raymond Waring, Julian Barratt, Peter Wight, Celia Imrie, Ram John Holder
Jimmy Hands (James Nesbitt) and his friend Rudy (Lennie James) fail in their attempted bank robbery and end up in prison. Now, they plot an escape when they perform in an in-house play, "Nelson: The Musical," that is written by amateur playwright Graham Mortimer (Christopher Plummer) who just happens to be the prison warden. Complications develop as opening night draws near.
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 Match Point 2005 R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance / Thriller
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Emily Mortimer, Matthew Goode, Brian Cox, Penelope Wilton, Ewen Bremmer, James Nesbitt, Rupert Penry-Jones, Margaret Tyzack, Colin Salmon, Zoe Telford, Alexander Armstrong, Paul Kaye, Simon Kunz
Tennis pro Chris Wilton's (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers) career is going nowhere, but when he marries Chloe Hewett (Emily Mortimer), whose family represents upper-class wealth, the union provides his entry into the corporate world. Chris is doing very well in his new profession, but will his attraction to sexy Nola (Scarlett Johansson) cause him to lose everything he has gained as a member of London society?
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 Millions 2004 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Danny Boyle
Cast: Alex Etel, Lewis McGibbon, James Nesbitt, Daisy Donovan, Christopher Fulford, Pearce Quigley, Jane Hogarth, Alun Armstrong, Enzo Cilenti, Nasser Memarzia, Kathryn Pogson, Leslie Phillips
Two brothers–seven-year-old Damian (Alex Etel) and nine-year-old Anthony (Lewis McGibbon)–have lost their mother, and now, just weeks before the UK is set to change to the euro, the boys find a gym bag filled with English pounds. The discovery presents a problem: what to do with the cash in the short period of time before English pounds will become worthless paper. Damian believes saints are advising him to give the money to the poor, but Anthony thinks they should spend it on themselves.
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Waking Ned Devine 1998 PG, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Kirk Jones
Cast: Ian Bannen, David Kelly, Fionnula Flanagan, Susan Lynch, James Nesbitt, Maura O'Malley, Robert Hickey, Paddy Ward, Paul Vaughan, Adrian Robinson
Jackie O'Shea (Ian Bannen) and Michael O'Sullivan (David Kelly) are old friends who play the lotto and ride their motorbike around their village of Tullymore, Ireland. When one of their townsmen wins the lotto, his name remains anonymous. So, Jackie and Michael decide to find out who the winner really is. When the trail leads to Ned Devine whose only reason for anonymity is that he dropped dead on hearing his good news, they try to collect the winnings. 1 User Review
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| | Ranks Right Up There With The Best!! | Tonto Rodriguez 02/02/2007 | | Not only is the movie excellent, but the funeral scene is one of the best scenes of all time. A true gem, this one is. |
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Welcome to Sarajevo 1997 R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Cast: Stephen Dillane, Woody Harrelson, Marisa Tomei, Emira Nusevic, Kerry Fox, Goran Visnjic, James Nesbitt, Emily Lloyd, Igor Dzambazov, Gordana Gadzic, Juliet Aubrey, Drazen Sivak
The story of the war in Bosnia is told in semi-documentary style through the eyes of journalists. During British correspondent Michael Henderson's (Stephen Dillane) broadcasts from a Bosnian orphanage, he finds it impossible to maintain objectivity and becomes involved with one of the children, Emira (Emira Nusevic), who he decides to take back illegally to England.
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| 1. Bloody Sunday (2002)
2. Go Now (1995)
3. Jude (1996)
4. Lucky Break (2001)
5. Match Point (2005)
6. Millions (2004)
7. Waking Ned Devine (1998)
8. Welcome to Sarajevo (1997)
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