Flirting 1991  R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Duigan
Cast: Noah Taylor, Thandie Newton, Nicole Kidman, Felix Nobis, Josh Picker, Bartholomew Rose, Kiri Paramore, Jeff Truman, Marshall Napier, Freddie Paris
In this sequel to "The Year My Voice Broke", Director and Screenwriter Duigan has again come up with a winner. Awkward, shy Danny (Noah Taylor) is now in boarding school and his questioning attitude challenges conventional wisdom. He falls in love with Ugandan Thandiwe (Thandie Newton), a pretty, smart, and intelligent girl who, like Danny, has a rebellious spirit. This is a wonderful film of the pains of growing up.
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Head in the Clouds 2004  R, 132 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Duigan
Cast: Charlize Theron, Penelope Cruz, Stuart Townsend, Thomas Kretschmann, Steven Berkoff, David La Haye, Karine Vanasse, Gabriel Hogan, Peter Cockett, John Jorgenson, Allen Altman, Mark Antony Krupa
During the pre-World-War-II era in Europe, roommates Gilda (Charlize Theron), Guy (Stuart Townsend), and Mia (Penelope Cruz) are sexually attracted to each other and take part in a menage a trois. But, when war breaks out, their differing personal convictions prove more important than passion, and they go their separate ways–for awhile.
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The Journey of August King 1995 PG-13, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Duigan
Cast: Jason Patric, Thandie Newton, Larry Drake, Sam Waterston, Sara-Jane Wylde, Eric Mabius, Bill Whitlock, Muse Watson
Rural farmer August King (Jason Patric) helps a run-away slave, Annalees Williamsburg (Thandie Newton), escape to freedom over the mountains of North Carolina.
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Lawn Dogs 1997 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Duigan
Cast: Sam Rockwell, Christopher McDonald, Kathleen Quinlan, Bruce McGill, Mischa Barton, David Barry Gray, Eric Mabius, Tom Aldredge, Beth Grant, Miles Meehan
Devon Stockard's family moves up to an upscale neighborhood. But 10-year-old Devon (Mischa Barton), unlike her social-climbing parents, ignores her neighbors and chooses 21-year-old Trent Burns (Sam Rockwell) as her friend. Trent lives in a trailer and mows lawns. Their friendship grows but, of course, would be unacceptable to any of Devon's "classy" neighbors.
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The Leading Man 1996  R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Duigan
Cast: Jon Bon Jovi, Anna Galiena, Lambert Wilson, Thandie Newton, Barry Humphries, Patricia Hodge, Diana Quick, David Warner, Kevin McKidd, Nicole Kidman
Renowned playwright Felix Webb (Lambert Wilson) finds himself in a precarious position balancing attention to his wife, Elena (Anna Galiena), against moments with his mistress, Hilary (Thandie Newton), who is starring in his latest play. Sensing Felix's despair, the leading man in the play, Robin Grange (Jon Bon Jovi), offers to seduce Elena in order to distract her away from Felix's activities with Hilary. But the best-laid plans often go awry, and this is no exception.
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Molly 1999  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Duigan
Cast: Elisabeth Shue, Aaron Eckhart, Jill Hennessy, Thomas Jane, D.W. Moffett, Elizabeth Mitchell, Robert Harper, Elaine Hendrix, Michael Paul Chan, Lucy Liu
Molly (Elisabeth Shue) is an autistic woman who goes to live with her brother, Buck (Aaron Eckhart). When the chance for an experimental operation beckons, Buck encourages Molly to go for it. Her life changes forever.
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Paranoid 2000 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: John Duigan
Cast: Jessica Alba, Iain Glen, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Kevin Whately, Ewen Bremner, Mischa Barton, Oliver Milburn, Gary Love, David Fahm, Peter-Hugo Daly, Gina Bellman, Tilly Vosburgh
A famous American model, Chloe (Jessica Alba), is living in England when she attends a party at rock-star Stan's (Iain Glen) home. The next morning, she awakens and realizes that she has been drugged, her date has left her, and she is handcuffed to Stan's bed.
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Sirens 1994  R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Duigan
Cast: Hugh Grant, Tara Fitzgerald, Sam Neill, Elle Macpherson, Portia de Rossi, Kate Fischer, Vincent Ball, John Duigan, Pamela Rabe, Ben Mendelsohn
Bohemian artist Norman Lindsey (Sam Neill) is visited by an Episcopalian minister, Anthony Campion (Hugh Grant), who is intent on reforming his host. But who gets reformed?
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Wide Sargasso Sea 1993 NC-17, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Duigan
Cast: Karina Lombard, Nathaniel Parker, Rachel Ward, Michael York, Martine Beswick, Claudia Robinson, Huw Christie Williams, Casey Berna, Rowena King, Ben Thomas, Paul(2) Campbell, Audbrey Pilatus, Ancile Gloudon, Dominic Needham, Kevin Thomas
Based on Jean Rhys' best-seller–a book intended as a prequel to Emily Bronte's "Jane Eyre"–the story, set in 1840s' Jamaica, starts with plantation owner Annette (Rachel Ward) marrying rich, mean-spirited, sexist Paul (Michael York) in order to save her land. After their mansion burns down, Paul leaves, Annette goes insane, and daughter Antoinette (Karina Lombard) is placed in a convent. Antoinette eventually marries a "proper" Englishman, Edward (Nathaniel Parker), in order to inherit the family land. But Antoinette's secrets and Edward's elitism and fear of black magic, which is prevalent in the area, brings more tragedy to the family.
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| 1. Flirting (1991)
2. Head in the Clouds (2004)
3. The Journey of August King (1995)
4. Lawn Dogs (1997)
5. The Leading Man (1996)
6. Molly (1999)
7. Paranoid (2000)
8. Sirens (1994)
9. Wide Sargasso Sea (1993)
10. The Winter of Our Dreams (1981)
11. The Year My Voice Broke (1987)
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