And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself 2003  TV, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bruce Beresford
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Eion Bailey, Alan Arkin, Jim Broadbent, Matt Day, Colm Feore, Michael McKean, Alexa Davalos, Damian Alcazar, Fernando Becerril, Saul Rubinek, Pedro Armendariz Jr.
This HBO production relates the true story of Pancho Villa's partnership with movie pioneer D.W. Griffith. Needing funds to continue his revolution against Mexico's Huerta forces, he suggests to D.W. Griffith that a full-length movie of the actual war be made, including the battles. The resulting film was not received well by U.S. moviegoers because of the gruesome events of war.
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 Around the World in 80 Days 2004  PG, 125 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Frank Coraci
Cast: Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan, Robert Fyfe, Jim Broadbent, Ian McNeice, David Ryall, Roger Hammond, Adam Godley, Karen Mok, Howard Cooper, Daniel Hinchcliffe, Wolfram Teufel, Will Forte
In this production of Jules Verne's story, Steve Coogan takes on the role of the eccentric Phileas Fogg who hires valet Passepartout (Jackie Chan) to accompany him on a trip–by horse, train, hot-air balloon, and ship–around the world in 80 days. Lots of fun and action, especially Chan's martial arts.
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Art School Confidential 2006 R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Terry Zwigoff
Cast: Max Minghella, Sophia Myles, John Malkovich, Jim Broadbent, Matt Keeslar, Anjelica Huston, Joel Moore, Ethan Suplee, Steve Buscemi, Adam Scott, Jack Ong, Michael Lerner
Aspiring artist Jerome Platz (Max Minghella) leaves his Long Island high school and enters Strathmore Institution's prestigious art school where he encounters bullies but falls in love with Audrey (Sophia Myles). To impress Audrey, Jerome passes off as his own the work of alcoholic artist Jimmy (Jim Broadbent), but then reality hits in the form of a mysterious strangler who is a serial killer looking for victim #6.
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The Borrowers 1997  PG, 83 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Peter Hewitt
Cast: John Goodman, Jim Broadbent, Celia Imrie, Flora Newbigin, Tom Felton, Aden Gillett, Mark Williams, Hugh Laurie, Bradley Pierce, Celia Imrie
Pod, Arrietty, Peagreen, and Homily Clock are members of a family of Borrowers (four-inch high people who live under the floorboards of the Lender's home). When the diabolical lawyer, Ocious P. Potter (John Goodman) swindles the Lenders out of their inherited house and plans to build luxury apartments in its stead, the Borrowers plot to expose Potter for what he is and return the home to the Lenders.
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 Brazil 1985 R, 142 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Terry Gilliam
Cast: Jonathan Pryce, Michael Palin, Robert De Niro, Kim Greist, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Bob Hoskins, Peter Vaughan, Ian Richardson, Jim Broadbent
Directed by Monty Python performer Terry Gilliam, this is the story of Sam Lowry (Jonathan Pryce), a civil servant, who is trapped in a future society collapsing under the red tape of its own bureaucracy.
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Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason 2004 R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Beeban Kidron
Cast: Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, Gemma Jones, Jim Broadbent, Hugh Grant, Jacinda Barrett, Sally Phillips, James Faulkner, Celia Imrie, Dominic McHale, Donald(2) Douglas, Shirley Dixon, Neil Pearson, Rosalind Halstead, Tom Brooke
This sequel takes place four weeks after "Bridget Jones's Diary" ended. As Bridget (Renee Zellweger) grows increasingly unhappy about her relationship with Mark Darcy (Colin Firth), her ex-lover, Daniel (Hugh Grant), reenters the scene and thoroughly confuses Bridget's emotional decisions.
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 Bridget Jones's Diary 2001 R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Sharon Maguire
Cast: Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Jim Broadbent, Gemma Jones, Sally Phillips, Shirley Henderson, Celia Imrie, Embeth Davidtz, Honor Blackman, James Faulkner, Charmian May, Paul Brooke, Shirley Henderson, James Callis
Bridget Jones (Renee Zellweger) is a 30-something single woman who lives in London, works in the publishing industry, and worries about not finding success–both romantically and professionally. After being snubbed by Mark (Colin Firth), Bridget begins writing in her diary about trying to cut back on wine, cigarettes, and men. She begins getting sexy e-mails from her boss Daniel (Hugh Grant) and meets him for dinner. Daniel tells her that he and Mark went to college together, and Mark seduced his fiancee. Later, Bridget runs across Mark again, he expresses an interest in her, and now both men compete for Bridget's attention. Zellweger excels in her role of the biologically ticking Bridget, and she received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress.
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 Bullets Over Broadway 1994 PG, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: John Cusack, Dianne Wiest, Mary-Louise Parker, Rob Reiner, Jennifer Tilly, Jim Broadbent, Chazz Palminteri, Alan Arkin, Jack Warden, Carl Reiner, Tracey Ullman, Debi Mazar
Woody Allen uses the Roaring 20s as the backdrop for struggling playwright David Shayne (John Cusack), who must choose between integrity and financial success. His intentions become confused when the Mob provides financial backing for his new play under the condition that there is a role for one gangster's girlfriend, Olive (Jennifer Tilly). Dianne Wiest received an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, and six nominations were received, including Best Director, Supporting Actress (Jennifer Tilly), and Supporting Actor (Chazz Palminteri).
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 Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe 2005 PG, 140 min.
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Andrew Adamson
Cast: Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Tilda Swinton, James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent, Liam Neeson, Kiran Shah, James Cosmo, Elizabeth Hawthorne, Judy McIntosh
For their own protection during the air raids of World War II, four London children–Lucy (Georgie Henley), Edmund (Skandar Keynes), Peter (William Moseley), and Susan (Anna Popplewell)–are sent to the country home of Professor Kirke (Jim Broadbent). While exploring the house, the children discover a wardrobe that leads to the magical world of Narnia. Once there, they encounter the evil White Witch (Tilda Swinton), but they get help from Aslan the Lion (Liam Neeson) and work together to rid Narnia of the White Witch. The film received an Academy Award for Best Makeup and received two additional nominations.
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 The Crying Game 1992  R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance / Thriller
Director: Neil Jordan
Cast: Stephen Rea, Miranda Richardson, Jaye Davidson, Forest Whitaker, Jim Broadbent, Ralph Brown, Adrian Dunbar, Breffni McKenna, Jack(2) Carr, Joe Savino, Birdy Sweeney, Andree Bernard, Tony Slattery
Irish Republican Army volunteer Fergus (Stephen Rea) is assigned to guard kidnapped British soldier Jody (Forest Whitaker). As time passes, the two become friends, and after a British attack, Fergus runs to London where the plot twists and turns. Academy Award nominations were received for Best Picture, Actor, Director, Supporting Actor (Jaye Davidson), and Film Editing. An Oscar was won for Best Writing. Outstanding acting by all.
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Enchanted April 1992 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Mike Newell
Cast: Miranda Richardson, Joan Plowright, Josie Lawrence, Polly Walker, Alfred Molina, Jim Broadbent, Michael Kitchen, Neville Phillips, Stephen Beckett, Matthew Radford, Davide Manuli, Vittorio Duse, Adriana Facchetti, Anna Longhi
Lottie Wilkins (Josie Lawrence) and Rose Arbuthnot (Miranda Richardson) rent a Northern Italian villa and use it as the break form their unhappy marriages. Mrs. Fisher (Joan Plowright) and Caroline Dester (Polly Walker), who Lottie and Rose had not known previously, join them for a month of sunshine during which they form close friendships and reassess their marital relationships. An excellent remake of the 1935 film.
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 Gangs of New York 2002 R, 165 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz, Jim Broadbent, Liam Neeson, John C. Reilly, Henry Thomas, Brendan Gleeson, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Gary Lewis, Eddie Marsan, Alec McCowen, David Hemmings, Larry Gilliard Jr.
The story begins in New York's Five Points slum, during 1846, where crime runs rampant in Lower Manhattan as unwelcome immigrants flock to the city. Gang wars ensue, and Bill the Butcher (Daniel Day-Lewis) kills Priest Vallon (Liam Neeson). Sixteen years later, Priest's son, Amsterdam (Leonardo DiCaprio), enters the arena with a mission: hunt down his father's killer. The film received 10 Academy Award nominations, including Best Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis), Picture, and Director.
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The Gathering Storm 2002 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Loncraine
Cast: Albert Finney, Vanessa Redgrave, Jim Broadbent, Linus Roache, Lena Headey, Derek Jacobi, Tom Wilkinson, Ronnie Barker, Hugh Bonneville, Celia Imrie, Tom Hiddleston, Edward Hardwicke
Albert Finney is excellent as Winston Churchill, winning a golden Globe Award for his efforts in this BBC production. It covers the period from the early 1930s when Churchill was a lone voice in warning the nation of the threat posed by the Nazis to his position as Prime Minister. But the centerpiece of the biography is the story of his personal life with his wife, Clementine (Vanessa Redgrave).
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The Good Father 1985 R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Newell
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Jim Broadbent, Harriet Walter, Frances Viner, Simon Callow, Miriam Margolyes, Joanne Whalley, Michael Byrne, Jennie Stoller, Johanna Kirby, Stephen Fry, Clifford Rose
Embittered over his own marriage failure and loss of his son's custody, Bill (Anthony Hopkins) encourages, and even funds, his friend Roger's (Jim Broadbent) court case for custody of Roger's young son.
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2009  PG, 153 min.
Genre: Adventure / Mystery / Fantasy / Romance
Director: David Yates
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Michael Gambon, Rupert Grint, Jim Broadbent, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Wright, Helena Bonham Carter, Tom Felton, Robbie Coltrane, Maggie Smith, Timothy Spall, David Thewlis, Warwick Davis, Helen McCrory
Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint), and Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) are now 16 years old, and Lord Valdemort's henchmen–the Death Eaters–are provoking even more dangers to those at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. While rumors fly that headmaster Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) is getting too old to provide the help needed, Dumbledore recruits Harry once again, and Harry comes to his aid. Harry tries to find the key to Valdemort's defenses and asks for help from Professor Horace Slughorn (Jim Broadbent). Meanwhile, Harry is romantically attracted to Ron's sister Ginny (Bonnie Wright), but he is not the only one interested in her, and Ron has girls attracted to him. Hermoine tries to keep her jealousy hidden. Amidst the teenage romances, tragedy lies ahead, and peace at Hogwarts School will remain elusive. 1 User Review
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The Hit 1984 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Stephen Frears
Cast: Terence Stamp, John Hurt, Tim Roth, Laura del Sol, Bill Hunter, Fernando Rey, Carlos Lucena, Freddie Stuart, Ralph Brown, A.J. Clarke, Lennie Peters, Jim Broadbent, Bernie Searle, Brian Royal, Albie Woodington
Willie Parker (Terence Stamp) has led a quiet life in a small Spanish town for the last 10 years since he testified against his mobster ex-associates. But his life changes when hit men Braddock nd Myron (John Hurt and Tim Roth) kidnap Willie with orders to take him to Paris for execution. During the trip, Willie doesn't seem to worry about his fate as things don't go right for the hit men, including being stalked by a policeman. An offbeat comedy/drama with good storyline, acting, and sound track.
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 Hot Fuzz 2007  R, 121 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama
Director: Edgar Wright
Cast: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jim Broadbent, Paddy Considine, Timothy Dalton, Bill Nighy, Billie Whitelaw, Martin Freeman, Robert Popper, Eric Mason, Timothy Barlow, Steve Coogan, Edward Woodward, Olivia Colman, Peter Wight
Sergeant Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg) annoys his fellow London police officers with his by-the-book procedures and an arrest record that is 400% higher than any of the other officers. As a result, Angel is sent to the quiet village of Sandford, which is far away from the London police force. In Sandford, Angel is partnered with very eager Danny Butterman (Nick Frost) who is the son of Sandford's police chief Frank Butterman (Jim Broadbent). As an action-movie fan, Danny is excited about being teamed up with someone of Angel's reputation, but the rest of the Sandford police do not appreciate having Angel on its force. Angel is not convinced that the quiet town of Sandford is what it seems, and when a crime wave involving accidents hits Sandford, Angel rises to the occasion–with Danny close behind.
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 2008 PG-13, 124 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Harrison Ford, Shia LaBeouf, Karen Allen, Cate Blanchett, John Hurt, Ray Winstone, Jim Broadbent, Igor Jijikine, Andrew Divoff, Alan Dale, Dimitri Diatchenko, Ilia Volokh, Emmanuel Todorov, Venya Manzyuk, Pavel Lychnikoff
Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) and his sidekick Mutt Williams (Shia LaBeouf) head to the jungles of Peru in search of the Crystal Skull of Akator. But, they are not alone; Soviet spies, led by Colonel Irina Spalko (Cate Blanchett), are also searching for the Crystal Skull, which they believe holds secrets that will help them dominate the world through nuclear annihilation. And the adventures continue as Indy, once again, struggles to save the world.
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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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 Iris 2001 R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Eyre
Cast: Judi Dench, Kate Winslet, Hugh Bonneville, Jim Broadbent, Eleanor Bron, Angela Morant, Penelope Wilton, Sioban Hayes, Juliet Aubrey, Joan Bakewell
After 40 years of marriage, playwright/novelist/philosopher Iris Murdoch (Judi Dench) is the subject of husband John Bayley's Jim Broadbent) memoirs. The story skips back and forth from young, sexually adventurous, Oxford student Iris (Kate Winslet) to Alzheimer-ridden Iris in this profile of an amazing woman's life. Jim Broadbent received an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor; Judi Dench and Kate Winslet were nominated for Best Actress and Supporting Actress.
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Life Is Sweet 1991 R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Mike Leigh
Cast: Alison Steadman, Jim Broadbent, Claire Skinner, Jane Horrocks, Stephen Rea, Timothy Spall, David Thewlis, Moya Brady, David Neilson, Harriet Thorpe, Paul Trussel, Jack Thorpe-Baker
Set in the lower-middle-class home of a London family, this film provides an insightful character study of four different family members and how they interact with one another. Wendy (Alison Steadman) and Andy (Jim Broadbent) live with their teenage daughters–tomboy Natalie (Claire Skinner) and anorexic Nicola (Jane Horrocks). The girls deal differently with their optimistic mother and good natured father who runs a business from a mobile snack bar. When problems rise to the fore, Wendy strives to keep the family together.
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Little Voice 1998  R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Herman
Cast: Brenda Blethyn, Jane Horrocks, Michael Caine, Jim Broadbent, Ewan McGregor, Annette Badland, Philip Jackson
"Little Voice" (Jane Horrocks) never speaks above a whisper unless she is singing a Judy Garland or Marilyn Monroe song; then she is able to perfectly mimic their voices. The plot involves the attempt by her mother's lover (Michael Caine) to exploit Little Voice for the money he thinks she can earn on the stage. Brenda Blethyn received an Oscar nomination for Supporting Actress.
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 Moulin Rouge 2001 PG-13, 126 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical / Romance
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, John Leguizamo, Jim Broadbent, Richard Roxburgh, Garry McDonald, Jacek Koman, Matthew Whittet, Kerry Walker, Caroline O'Connor, Christine Anu, Natalie Jackson Mendoza, Lara Mulcahy, David Wenham, Kylie Minogue
Christian (Ewan McGregor) arrives in Montmarte during 1899 and joins "The Children of the Revolution," led by aspiring artist Henri de Toulouse Lautrec (John Leguizamo) who finds him a job writing a show for the Moulin Rouge nightclub. He also introduces Christian to Satine (Nicole Kidman). Christian falls in love, but Satine is promised to the wealthy Duke of Montroth (Richard Roxburgh) who just happens to be financing the show. Complications ensue amidst dazzling musical numbers. The film received eight Academy Award nominations and won for Best Costume Design and Art Direction. Nominations included Best Picture and Actress (Nicole Kidman).
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 Nicholas Nickleby 2002 PG, 152 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Douglas McGrath
Cast: Charlie Hunnam, Christopher Plummer, Jim Broadbent, Juliet Stevenson, Anne Hathaway, Jamie Bell, Edward Fox, Romola Garai, Tom Courtenay, Nathan Lane, Alan Cumming, Barry Humphries
After the death of his father, Nicholas Nickleby (Charlie Hunnam) and his family seek help from Uncle Ralph (Christopher Plummer). But Uncle Ralph seems determined to split up the family members. He disposes of Nicholas by sending him to a boarding school for poor boys that is run by the dastardly Wackford Squeers (Jim Broadbent). All is not lost; Nicholas and his friend, Smike (Jamie Bell), escape and set out to reunite the Nicklebys.
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Princess Caraboo 1994 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Austin
Cast: Phoebe Cates, Jim Broadbent, Wendy Hughes, Kevin Kline, John Lithgow, Stephen Rea, Peter Eyre, Jacqueline Pearce, Roger Lloyd-Pack, John Sessions, John Wells, John Lynch, Kate Ashfield, Arkie Whiteley, Ewan Bailey
Supposedly based on a true story, this is the tale of a young woman (Phoebe Cates) who shows up in an English village during the early 1800s speaking a strange language. She is taken in by the Worralls (Jim Broadbent and Wendy Hughes) whose butler, Frexos (Kevin Kline) convinces them to have her tried for vagrancy. During the trial, she uses pantomime to convince the magistrate that her name is "Caraboo" and that she is a princess who was kidnapped by pirates but managed to escape by swimming ashore. The Worralls take her back to their home, but a reporter, Gutch (Stephen Rea), still thinks she is a fraud and investigates to find out whether or not Caraboo is telling the truth. Fun, with a good cast and story.
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Richard III 1995 R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Loncraine
Cast: Ian McKellen, Annette Bening, Maggie Smith, Kristin Scott Thomas, Nigel Hawthorne, Robert Downey Jr., John Wood, Jim Broadbent, Bill Paterson, Edward Hardwicke, Jim Carter, Adrian Dunbar, Roger Hammond, Tim McInnery, Dominic West
Seduction and murder are used to attain power in Shakespeare's story of the treacherous English monarch Richard III (Ian McKellen). There is a twist to the screen adaptation: the time has been updated to the 1930s, and the hunchbacked king is a Fascist.
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 Robots 2005 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Halle Berry, Robin Williams, Mel Brooks, Amanda Bynes, Drew Carey, Greg Kinnear, Lucille Bliss, Jennifer Coolidge, Paul Giamatti, Jim Broadbent, James Earl Jones
In a world of mechanical beings, Robby (Ewan McGregor) comes from a poor family so he often lives in hand-me-down body parts. Robby has talents as an inventor and heads to Robot City to meet his idol: master inventor Bigweld (Mel Brooks). He meets evil business executive Ratchet (Greg Kinnear) and learns that Ratchet has fired Bigweld and has taken control of the city. Robby joins forces with misfits Fender (Robin Williams) and Cappy (Halle Berry), and, together, they set out to find Bigweld and restore order to the city.
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Rough Magic 1995 PG-13, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Clare Peploe
Cast: Bridget Fonda, Russell Crowe, Jim Broadbent, D.W. Moffett, Kenneth Mars, Paul Rodriguez, Michael Ensign, Euva Anderson
During 1952, a magician's assistant, Myra (Bridget Fonda) flees Los Angeles with filmed evidence of her magician's death, which resulted from an on-stage accident. Since her fiance–the wealthy industrialist Cliff Wyatt (D.W. Moffett) was involved and realizes the film could put a quick hold on his political plans, he calls on ex-reporter Alex Ross (Russell Crowe) to keep an eye on Myra. Meanwhile, Mrya has become the accomplice of a quack, Doc Ansell (Jim Broadbent) and enters the real world of magic.
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The Secret Agent 1996 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Christopher Hampton
Cast: Bob Hoskins, Patricia Arquette, Gerard Depardieu, Robin Williams, Jim Broadbent, Christian Bale, Eddie Izzard, Elizabeth Spriggs, Peter Vaughan, Julian Wadham, Roger Hammond, Ralph Nossek, Neville Phillips
Based on Joseph Conrad's novel, this film's story is set in 1890s' London and involves a group of anarchists planning to destroy society. Mr. Verloc (Bob Hoskins) runs a shop by day, but he lives another life as a member of a Soho anarchist organization and serves as a spy for Russia. When Verloc is told to prove himself, the order sets off a chain of events that results in the violent act of trying to bomb the Greenwich Observatory.
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The Shout 1978  R, 87 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Jerzy Skolimowski
Cast: Alan Bates, Susannah York, John Hurt, Robert Stephens, Tim Curry, Susan Wooldridge, Jim Broadbent, John Rees, Colin Higgins, Julian Hough
Crossley (Alan Bates) is a mental patient who has developed the talent of killing by simply shouting, which causes no end to problems for those around him.
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Smilla's Sense of Snow 1997 R, 121 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Bille August
Cast: Julia Ormond, Gabriel Byrne, Robert Loggia, Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave, Jim Broadbent, Mario Adorf, Emma Croft, Bob Peck, Peter Capaldi
A Copenhagen boy falls from the roof of his building and dies in the snow. Smilla (Julia Ormond), daughter of a long-dead Inuit and American doctor (Robert Loggia), is suspicious of circumstances surrounding the death but has her work cut out for her in convincing others of the validity of her doubts.
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Superman IV: The Quest for Peace 1987 PG, 91 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi
aka: Superman 4
Director: Sidney J. Furie
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, Jackie Cooper, Mariel Hemingway, Jon Cryer, Marc McClure, Sam Wanamaker, Jim Broadbent, William Hootkins, Mark Pillow, Damian McLawhorn, Stanley Lebor, Don Fellows, Robert Beatty
Superman (Christopher Reeve) has a quest for world peace. To that end, he addresses the United Nations to announce that he will rid the world of all nuclear weapons. At the same time, the evil Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) has made a clone of Superman, and the clone is ruining Superman's reputation.
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 Topsy-Turvy 1999 R, 160 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Leigh
Cast: Jim Broadbent, Allan Corduner, Lesley Manville, Eleanor David, Ron Cook, Timothy Spall, Wendy Nottingham, Alison Steadman, Louise Gold, Kevin McKidd, Katrin Cartlidge, Julia Rayner, Andy Serkis, Shirley Henderson
Director Mike Leigh presents a tribute to those well-known Victorian operetta writers: Gilbert (Jim Broadbent) and Sullivan (Allan Corduner). The focus is on the London production of "The Mikado" and the tribulations encountered as two distinctly different personalities collaborate on their ninth operetta.
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 Valiant 2005 G, 78 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Gary Chapman
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Ricky Gervais, Tim Curry, Jim Broadbent, Hugh Laurie, John Cleese, John Hurt, Pip Torrens, Rik Mayall, Olivia Williams
Valiant (voice of Ewan McGregor), a small pigeon, joins the Royal Homing Pigeon Service during World War II. Following boot camp, Valiant finds romance and, later, enemy fire when his unit of pigeons steals secret plans and saves an imprisoned pigeon (voice of John Cleese).
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Vanity Fair 2004 PG-13, 140 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Mira Nair
Cast: Reese Witherspoon, James Purefoy, Romola Garai, Rhys Ifans, Gabriel Byrne, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Eileen Atkins, Jim Broadbent, Bob Hoskins, Tony Maudsley, John Franklyn-Robbins, Deborah Findlay, Angelica Mandy, Roger Lloyd-Pack, Ruth Sheen
A London lass, Becky Sharp (Reese Witherspoon), overcomes her youth as a poor orphan, earns an education, and begins her climb up Britain's 19th-century social ladder when she gains a job as governess for the daughters of Sir Pitt Crawley (Bob Hoskins). Becky marries Crawley's son Rawdon (James Purefoy), but problems rise to the fore. Now, Becky uses her wiles on the powerful Steyne (Gabriel Byrne) to gain yet another step up the social ladder.
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When Did You Last See Your Father? 2007 PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: And When Did You Last See Your Father?
Director: Anand Tucker
Cast: Jim Broadbent, Colin Firth, Juliet Stevenson, Gina McKee, Sarah Lancashire, Elaine Cassidy, Claire Skinner, Matthew Beard, Bradley Johnson, Chris Middleton, Elliot Avery, Rhiannon Howden, Tom Butcher, Tara Berwin
Writer Blake Morrison (Colin Firth) deals with the imminent death of his father Arthur (Jim Broadbent) while he sits at Arthur's deathbed. Through flashbacks to the 1960s, Blake relives amusing and embarrassing moments from his childhood and teens. Meanwhile, Blake tries to come to terms with the present and the conflicts both he and Arthur have endured in their relationship.
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Wide-Eyed and Legless 1994 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Wedding Gift
Director: Richard Loncraine
Cast: Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Sian Thomas, Thora Hird, Anastasia Mulroney, Andrew Lancel, Dinah Handley, Peter Whitfield
This story has it all–love, illness, infidelity, and even some hope for the future. It follows Diana (Julie Walters) and Deric Longden (Jim Broadbent) as they search for solutions to Diana's illness amidst plans for their son's wedding.
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Widows' Peak 1994 PG, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Irvin
Cast: Joan Plowright, Mia Farrow, Natasha Richardson, Adrian Dunbar, Jim Broadbent, Gerard McSorley, Michael James Ford, Britta Smith, Ingrid Craigie, Eileen Colgan
This film is set in Kilshannon, Ireland, during 1926. Edwina Broome (Natasha Richardson) arrives on the scene and moves into a home on Widows' Peak. Trouble begins when she meets Miss O'Hare (Mia Farrow), and their worlds collide. Joan Plowright plays Mrs. Doyle-Counihan, the unofficial social leader of Widows' Peak.
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1. And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003)
2. Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
3. Art School Confidential (2006)
4. The Avengers (1998)
5. The Borrowers (1997)
6. Brazil (1985)
7. Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)
8. Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
9. Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
10. Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005)
11. The Crying Game (1992)
12. Enchanted April (1992)
13. Gangs of New York (2002)
14. The Gathering Storm (2002)
15. The Good Father (1985)
16. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
17. The Hit (1984)
18. Hot Fuzz (2007)
19. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
20. Inkheart (2009)
21. Iris (2001)
22. Life Is Sweet (1991)
23. Little Voice (1998)
24. Moulin Rouge (2001)
25. Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
26. Princess Caraboo (1994)
27. Richard III (1995)
28. Robots (2005)
29. Rough Magic (1995)
30. The Secret Agent (1996)
31. The Shout (1978)
32. Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997)
33. Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
aka: Superman 4
34. Topsy-Turvy (1999)
35. Valiant (2005)
36. Vanity Fair (2004)
37. When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007)
aka: And When Did You Last See Your Father?
38. Wide-Eyed and Legless (1994)
aka: The Wedding Gift
39. Widows' Peak (1994)
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