24 Hour Party People 2002  R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Cast: Steve Coogan, Shirley Henderson, Sean Harris, Danny Cunningham, Paddy Considine, Andy Serkis, Chris Coghill, Ralf Little, Keith Allen, Paul Popplewell, John Simm
Sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll define the lives of Tony Wilson (Steve Coogan) and his friends as he builds Factory Records into an important music scene label. This comedy/drama follows the action in Manchester, specifically at Wilson's trend-setting Hacienda club, from the late 1970s to the early 1990s as punk rock came into its own.
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 Human Traffic 1999  R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Justin Kerrigan
Cast: John Simm, Lorraine Pilkington, Shaun Parkes, Danny Dyer, Nicola Reynolds, Dean Davies, Andrew Lincoln, Carl Cox, Jan Anderson, Peter Bramhill
Five friends–Jip (John Simm), Lulu (Lorraine Pilkington), Koop (Shaun Parkes), Moff (Danny Dyer), and Nina (Nicola Reynolds)–represent the 1990s Youth Culture as they live their lives of "clubs, drugs, pubs, and parties" in Cardiff, Wales. It might have helped if there had been a moral to this story, but, instead, the director, Justin Kerrigan, seems intent on condoning the drug world and ignoring its inherent dangers.
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Miranda 2002 R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Marc Munden
Cast: Christina Ricci, John Simm, Kyle MacLachlan, John Hurt, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Cavan Clerkin, Matthew Marsh, Pik Sen Lim
Frank (John Simm) is a bored librarian until he meets mysterious Miranda (Christina Ricci) who visits his library with the intent of pulling off a scam. After an affair begins, Miranda disappears, but the lovestruck Frank heads to London to search for her. He finds that she is more mysterious than he thought.
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 Wonderland 1999  R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Cast: Shirley Henderson, Gina McKee, Molly Parker, Ian Hart, John Simm, Stuart Townsend, Kika Markham, Jack Shepherd, Enzo Cilenti, Sarah-Jane Potts
Set in London during a four-day period (Thursday through Sunday), this drama centers on three sisters–Debby (Shirley Henderson), Nadia (Gina McKee), and Molly (Molly Parker)–who weather their own crises amidst the teeming metropolis filled with anonymous faces.
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| 1. 24 Hour Party People (2002)
2. Human Traffic (1999)
3. Miranda (2002)
4. Wonderland (1999)
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