 All the King's Men 2006  PG-13, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steven Zaillian
Cast: Sean Penn, Jude Law, Anthony Hopkins, Kate Winslet, Mark Ruffalo, Patricia Clarkson, James Gandolfini, Jackie Earle Haley, Kathy Baker, Talia Balsam, Frederic Forrest, Kevin Dunn, Thomas McCarthy
This film is based on Robert Penn Warren's Pulitzer Prize winning novel, which was a thinly veiled depiction of Louisiana Governor Huey Long's rise and fall in politics. This "governor of the people" is Willie Stark (Sean Penn) who begins his career as an idealist but uses corruption to obtain his goals. Stark's methods lead to his eventual downfall.
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Deep Sea 3-D 2006  G, 40 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Howard Hall
Cast: Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet
Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet narrate this IMAX film that takes the audience on a spectacular adventure beneath the surface to coral-filled seas around the globe for close encounters with predators and prey exemplifying how Earth's ecosystem works.
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 Enigma 2001  R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Apted
Cast: Dougray Scott, Kate Winslet, Jeremy Northam, Saffron Burrows, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Tom Hollander, Matthew Macfadyen, Donald Sumpter, Corin Redgrave, Robert Pugh
During World War II, British code-breaker Tom Jericho (Dougray Scott) raced against time to break the new code that replaced the Enigma Code used by Nazi U-boats. The plot unfolds as Tom and co-worker Hester (Kate Winslet) engage in love and adventure as they stay one step ahead of those who would betray the Allied effort.
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 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2004 R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michel Gondry
Cast: Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, Elijah Wood, Tom Wilkinson, Jane Adams, David Cross, Thomas Jay Ryan, Deirdre O'Connell, Ryan Whitney, Debbon Ayer
After enduring many bad moments in her relationship with Joel (Jim Carrey), Clementine (Kate Winslet) utilizes a technology that erases memories of Joel from her mind. Joel follows suit; however, in the middle of the procedure, Joel changes his mind and tries to resist the technology by hiding a memory of Clementine somewhere in his brain. The film received an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, and Kate Winslet was nominated for Best Actress.
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 Finding Neverland 2004  PG, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Marc Forster
Cast: Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie, Radha Mitchell, Dustin Hoffman, Freddie Highmore, Joe Prospero, Nick Roud, Luke Spill, Ian Hart, Kelly Macdonald, Mackenzie Crook
This story relates the process that playwright James Barrie (Johnny Depp) went through to develop his classic "Peter Pan." It involves meeting a widowed mother (Kate Winslet) and her four sons in the park and becoming attached to them–especially to Peter who is a troubled boy. As Barrie spends day after day with the family (to the dismay of his own wife (Radha Mitchell)), he begins to form the story of a boy who does not want to grow up, his friends in Neverland, and a pirate with a hook for his arm. The film received an Academy Award for Best Original Score and was nominated for six others, including Best Picture and Actor (Depp). 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous 01/20/2007 | | All I've got to say is... WOW. What a great movie. It made me laugh and even cry. This was an amazing movie, filled with tender moments. Freddie Highmore (Peter) was so cute in this movie and Johnny Depp (perfecting his accents once again) was great, too. You would never know this movie was connected to Peter Pan, but when you remember this detail, you begin to realize the obvious connections between James Barrie's real life and his beloved children's story. So emotional... everyone must see this movie. |
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 Flushed Away 2006 PG, 86 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy
Director: David Bowers, Sam Fell
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet, Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis, Jean Reno, Bill Nighy, Shane Richie, Kathy Burke, David Suchet, Miriam Margolyes, Susan Duerden, Miles Richardson
Roddy (voice of Hugh Jackman) is a mouse living the good life in a posh London apartment–until a sewer rat, Sid (voice of Shane Richie), arrives on the scene, lures Roddy into a "whirlpool," and flushes him down the toilet. From that drain pipe, Roddy enters London's sewer world of Ratropolis where he becomes involved in quite an adventure with rats, toads, and frogs that include scavenger Rita (voice of Kate Winslet) and the evil Toad (voice of Ian McKellen).
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 Hamlet 1996  PG-13, 238 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance / Thriller
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Derek Jacobi, Julie Christie, Kate Winslet, Charlton Heston, Robin Williams, Jack Lemmon, Billy Crystal, Gerard Depardieu, John Gielgud, Richard Briers, Nicholas Farrell, Michael Maloney, Brian Blessed, Judi Dench
"Hamlet," the melancholy Dane, is directed by and stars Kenneth Branagh in this–indeed unique–innovative presentation of Shakespeare's classic. Branagh uses Shakespeare's entire text to uncover the layers behind the Bard of Avon's words in his play about Hamlet (Branagh) seeking revenge for his father the king's murder. Julie Christie plays Gertrude, Hamlet's mother who marries her brother-in-law Claudius (Derek Jacobi) soon after her husband's murder. His father's ghost (Brian Blessed) appears and tells Hamlet to be kind to Gertrude but to kill Claudius who had murdered him. Now, insanity takes over resulting in homicide and suicide.
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Heavenly Creatures 1994 R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Jackson
Cast: Melanie Lynskey, Kate Winslet, Clive Merrison, Sarah Peirse, Diana Kent, Simon O'Connor, Jed Brophy, Peter Elliott, Gilbert Goldie, Geoffrey Heath
Based on the facts behind a true murder case in Christchurch, New Zealand, this film chronicles the meeting and plotting of Pauline (Melanie Lynskey) and Juliet (Kate Winslet) that culminates in the murder of Pauline's mother (Sarah Pierse). This is the story of two girls who retreat into an imaginary world that overlaps into gruesome realities.
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Hideous Kinky 1998  R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gillies MacKinnon
Cast: Kate Winslet, Said Taghmaoui, Bella Riza, Carrie Mullan, Pierre Clementi, Abigail Cruttenden, Ahmed Boulane, Sira Stampe, Amidou, Kevin McKidd
Set in the hippie-era 1970s, this is the story of a flower-child mother of two daughters who searches for that elusive spiritual enlightenment. The story of Julia's (Kate Winslet) sojourn to Africa with her two young girls in tow is effectively told through her youngest daughter.
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 The Holiday 2006 PG-13, 138 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Nancy Meyers
Cast: Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Jack Black, Eli Wallach, Edward Burns, Rufus Sewell, Miffy Englefield, Emma Pritchard, Sarah Parish, Shannyn Sossamon, Bill Macy, Shelley Berman, Kathryn Hahn, John Krasinski
While on an online search for a getaway, British wedding correspondent Iris Simkins (Kate Winslet) and Los Angeles movie trailer editor Amanda Woods (Cameron Diaz) discover each other and trade houses for the holidays. Amanda's life picks up when Iris' brother, Graham (Jude Law), appears on her doorstep. Meanwhile, Iris begins a relationship with sound-track editor Miles (Jack Black) and befriends screenwriter Arthur Abbott (Eli Wallach). These events are destined to change the lives of both Iris and Amanda.
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Holy Smoke 1999 R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Jane Campion
Cast: Kate Winslet, Harvey Keitel, Pam Grier, Julie Hamilton, Sophie Lee, Daniel Wyllie, Paul Goddard, Tim Robertson, George Mangos, Kerry Walker, Les Dayman, Samantha Murray
To the consternation of her parents (George Mangos and Julie Hamilton), Ruth (Kate Winslet) appears to have fallen under the mystical spell of a guru during her stay in India. A friend advises them to hire an "exit counselor" and trick Ruth into returning to Sydney, Australia. The counselor, PJ Waters (Harvey Keitel), whisks Ruth off to an isolated cottage in the outback where he plans to recondition her.
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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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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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A Kid in King Arthur's Court 1995  PG, 89 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Michael Gottlieb
Cast: Thomas Ian Nicholas, Joss Ackland, Art Malik, Paloma Baeza, Kate Winslet, Ron Moody, Daniel Craig, David Tysall
A 14-year-old baseball player, Calvin Fuller (Thomas Ian Nicholas), falls into a "time hole" during an earthquake and ends up in King Arthur's court–just in time to help defeat the evil Lord Belasco (Art Malik).
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 The Life of David Gale 2003 R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alan Parker
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Kate Winslet, Laura Linney, Gabriel Mann, Matt Craven, Leon Rippy, Rhona Mitra, Melissa McCarthy, Jim Beaver, Cleo King
A reporter, Bitsey Bloom (Kate Winslet), interviews convicted murderer Dr. David Gale (Kevin Spacey) just three days before his execution date. Her next step is to race against time to prove his innocence in this crime drama, which speaks for those against the death penalty.
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 Little Children 2006 R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Todd Field
Cast: Kate Winslet, Jennifer Connelly, Patrick Wilson, Noah Emmerich, Jackie Earle Haley, Gregg Edelman, Phyllis Somerville, Raymond J. Barry, Jane Adams, Ty Simpkins, Sadie Goldstein, Trini Alvarado
Suburban parents–stay-at-home dad Brad Adamson (Patrick Wilson) and frustrated mom Sarah Pierce (Kate Winslet)–meet while taking their children to community playgrounds. Their sexual attraction to each other is obvious, and, after awhile, a torrid affair ensues. Meanwhile, Brad's friend Larry Hedges (Noah Emmerich) spends much of his time driving by the house of recently released sex offender Ronald James McGorvey (Jackie Earle Haley) who has returned to the neighborhood to live with his mother (Phyllis Somerville). The lives and adventures of other parents in the neighborhood cross as well while supervising their children at playgrounds and pools in the small town. Three Academy Award nominations were received, including Best Actress (Kate Winslet) and Supporting Actress (Jackie Earle Haley).
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Quills 2000 R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Philip Kaufman
Cast: Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix, Michael Caine, Billie Whitelaw, Patrick Malahide, Amelia Warner, Jane Mehelaus, Michael Jenn, Tony Pritchard
While the Marquis de Sade (Geoffrey Rush) is confined to an asylum under the care of Dr. Royer-Collard (Michael Caine), he is encouraged to purge his evil thoughts. But the Marquis has other plans and utilizes the services of Madeline (Kate Winslet), a laundress in the asylum, to smuggle his erotic novels to the public. Rush was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor and Joaquin Phoenix was nominated for Supporting Actor.
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The Reader 2008 R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Romance
Director: Stephen Daldry
Cast: Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, David Kross, Jeanette Hain, Susanne Lothar, Alissa Wilms, Forian Bartholomai, Friederike Becht, Matthias Habich, Frieder Venus, Marie-Anne Fliegel, Rainer Sellien, Hendrik Arnst
Based on Bernard Schlink's novel, this story begins in post-war Germany with the forbidden romance between 15-year-old Michael Berg (David Kross) and 30-ish Hanna (Kate Winslet) that develops when Michael reads stories to her. One day, Hanna vanishes, but the two reunite eight years later in 1966 when Michael (now played by Ralph Fiennes) is a law student and finds Hanna as a defendant in a court case. She is on trial for serving as a guard at Auschwitz where she condemned inmates to death. Michael has evidence that could change the verdict in Hanna's case, but will he present it or simply remain silent? Winslet won an Academy Award for Best Actress. The film also received four Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Director.
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Revolutionary Road 2008 R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Sam Mendes
Cast: Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kathy Bates, Michael Shannon, Kathryn Hahn, David Harbour, Dylan Baker, Richard Easton, Zoe Kazan, Jay O. Sanders, Max Casella, Keith Reddin, Ty Simpkins, Ryan Simpkins, Max Baker
Problems are developing in the marriage of a Connecticut couple, Frank and April (Leonardo DeCaprio and Kate Winslet), as they find themselves becoming a typical suburban family, which is what they vowed never to do. April's solution is to move as a family to France where they believe that they will be free from consumer demands and will be able to enjoy their artistic spirits. They brag to their neighbors about their decision, but will they be able–amidst constant arguments–to carry out their plans for a new lifestyle in France? Mentally challenged John Givings (Michael Shannon) appears to the only one to understand the Wheelers' problem. The film received three Academy Award nominations including Shannon for Best Supporting Actor.
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Romance & Cigarettes 2006 R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Musical / Romance
Director: John Turturro
Cast: James Gandolfini, Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet, Steve Buscemi, Bobby Cannavale, Mandy Moore, Mary-Louise Parker, Aida Turturro, Christopher Walken, Barbara Sukowa, Elaine Stritch, Eddie Izzard, Amy Sedaris, P.J. Brown, Adam LeFevre
In this off-beat musical, Kitty (Susan Sarandon) confronts her Queens construction worker husband, Nick (James Gandolfini), with evidence of pornography he has written. It turns out that Nick is having an affair with sexy underwear salesgirl Tula (Kate Winslet), and Kitty has the solution. With their three daughters–Rosebud (Aida Turturro), Constance (Mary-Louise Parker), and Baby (Mandy Moore)–supporting her, Kitty kicks Nick out of the house leaving him to make up his own mind of what he really should do. Throughout their trials, everyone seems to sing and dance in this down and dirty musical love story.
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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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 Titanic 1997  PG-13, 194 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: James Cameron
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher, Gloria Stuart, Bill Paxton, Bernard Hill, Jonathan Hyde, David Warner, Victor Garber, Danny Nucci, Suzy Amis, Lewis Abernathy
The disastrous end to the "unsinkable" Titanic is, again, brought to the screen in this film, which begins with Brock Lovett (Bill Paxton) leading an expedition to recover valuables from the sunken hulk. (Footage from actual dives to the Titanic was used throughout the film.) The story is presented as a romantic epic centering on the love affair between passengers Jack Dawson (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Rose DeWitt Bukater (Kate Winslet). The film won 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Director, and Song ("My Heart Will Go On"). Three other nominations were received, including Best Actress (Kate Winslet) and Best Supporting Actress (Gloria Stuart). The 14 total nominations ties 1950's "All About Eve" for the most received by any film. 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous 01/20/2007 | | If I could rate this movie any higher than a 10, I would. This is one of the most amazing, inspiring, heartwarming movies I have ever seen. I will never know Leonardo DiCaprio for anything other than this movie, which is by far, one of the best I've ever seen. Despite being incredibly long, I was captivated in every moment of this romantic story taking place during one of the most tragic events in history. Never a dull moment, I laughed and cried more during this movie than I had ever done in any other movie before. This shouldn't even be called a movie. It should be called an epic. |
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| 1. All the King's Men (2006)
2. Deep Sea 3-D (2006)
3. Enigma (2001)
4. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
5. Finding Neverland (2004)
6. Flushed Away (2006)
7. Hamlet (1996)
8. Heavenly Creatures (1994)
9. Hideous Kinky (1998)
10. The Holiday (2006)
11. Holy Smoke (1999)
12. Iris (2001)
13. Jude (1996)
14. A Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995)
15. The Life of David Gale (2003)
16. Little Children (2006)
17. Quills (2000)
18. The Reader (2008)
19. Revolutionary Road (2008)
20. Romance & Cigarettes (2006)
21. Sense and Sensibility (1995)
22. Titanic (1997)
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