Atonement 2007  R, 126 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Joe Wright
Cast: James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, Saoirse Ronan, Brenda Blethyn, Romola Garai, Vanessa Redgrave, Benedict Cumberbatch, Harriet Walter, Daniel Mays, Juno Temple, Nonso Anozie, Julia West
The story begins in Surrey, England, during 1935 when an aspiring writer, 13-year-old Briony Tallis, falsely accuses her sister Cecilia's (Keira Knightley) boyfriend Robbie (James McAvoy) of a rape that he did not commit. Robbie is sent to prison. Five years later, World War II has begun, Robbie is released from prison and sent to fight in France, and Robbie and Cecilia have not forgotten each other. Briony is now an 18 year old in nurses training, realizes the mistake she made in her accusation five years ago, and will spend most of the rest of her life trying to atone for that mistake. Vanessa Redgrave takes the role of the older Briony as she suffers because of her earlier action. The film received an Academy Award for Best Original Score; six other nominations nominations included Best Picture and Supporting Actress (Saoirse Ronan).
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 Bend It Like Beckham 2002 PG-13, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Gurinder Chadha
Cast: Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anupam Kher, Archie Panjabi, Shaznay Lewis, Frank Harper, Juliet Stevenson, Shaheen Khan, Ameet Chana, Pooja Shah, Paven Virk, Saraj Chaudhry, Preeya Kalidas, Trey Farley
Amidst a clash of cultures, young Jess (Parminder Nagra) dreams of becoming a soccer player. Jess meets Jules (Keira Knightley) who plays on a local soccer team, and Jules, who is impressed with Jess' athletic skills, encourages Jess to try out for professional soccer. Meanwhile, Jess' parents (Anupam Kher and Shaheen Khan) want her to go to law school and learn to cook traditional East Indian recipes. In the midst of confusion, Jess must decide whether to follow her dream of becoming a soccer player or to follow her parents' plan for her future.
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Domino 2005  R, 115 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Tony Scott
Cast: Keira Knightley, Mickey Rourke, Edgar Ramirez, Riz Abbasi, Delroy Lindo, Lucy Liu, Mena Suvari, Christopher Walken, Mo'Nique, Dabney Coleman, Jacqueline Bisset, Jerry Springer
This film is very loosely based on the life of Domino Harvey (Keira Knightley) who was the troubled daughter of actor Lawrence Harvey. Domino left her career as a model to become a very successful bounty hunter. The reason she gives for her change in careers: "I want to have a little fun."
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The Duchess 2008  PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Saul Dibb
Cast: Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Charlotte Rampling, Dominic Cooper, Hayley Atwell, Simon McBurney, Aidan McArdle, John Shrapnel, Alistair Petrie, Patrick Godfrey, Michael Medwin, Justin Edwards, Richard McCabe, Calvin Dean, Hannah Stokely
In the 18th century, Lady Spencer (Charlotte Rampling) arranges for her beautiful 17-year-old daughter Georgiana (Keira Knightley) to marry the Duke of Devonshire, William Cavendish (Ralph Fiennes), and Georgiana becomes the Duchess. The couple produces two daughters, but Georgiana finds herself living with a husband who entertains mistresses. Meanwhile, Georgiana has adapted well to the royal lifestyle and has become an admired royal figure. Problems lie ahead when the duke takes Georgiana's best friend Bess Foster (Hayley Atwell) as his live-in lover, and an unhappy Georgiana begins an affair with the Earl of Grey (Dominic Cooper). The affairs cause conflicts and could become the items for scandal. The film received an Oscar for Costume Design and was nominated for another Oscar.
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The Hole 2001 R, 102 min.
Genre: Thriller
aka: After the Hole
Director: Nick Hamm
Cast: Thora Birch, Desmond Harrington, Keira Knightley, Laurence Fox, Daniel Brocklebank, Embeth Davidtz, Steven Waddington, Emma Griffiths Malin, Gemma Powell, Gemma Craven, Anastasia Hille, Kelly Hunter
Liz (Thora Birch) arrives back at her posh British school after a two-week absence, being the only one of four missing students that has returned. She cannot remember what happened. But, under questioning by Psychiatrist Philippa (Embeth Davidtz) her story unfolds. She didn't want to go on a field trip and her friend Martyn (Daniel Brocklebank), knowing she also had a crush on Mike (Desmond Harrington), suggested a weekend hideout for Liz, Mike, and two others in an abandoned bunker. The weekend was fun, but the group became trapped. Is Liz telling the whole story? And what about Martyn and his crush on Liz?
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Innocent Lies 1995  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Director: Patrick Dewolf
Cast: Adrian Dunbar, Stephen Dorff, Gabrielle Anwar, Sophie Aubry, Joanna Lumley, Florence Hoath, Alexis Denisof, Marianne Denicourt, Melvil Poupaud, Bernard Haller, Keira Knightley
In the last days before World War II, during September 1938, British police detective Alan Cross (Adrian Dunbar) arrives in a French coastal town to attend the funeral of one of his good friends. He uses the trip to investigate the death of his friend, and the trail leads him to the estate of the aristocratic Graves family who appear to be hiding more than a few secrets.
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 The Jacket 2005 R, 102 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: John Maybury
Cast: Adrien Brody, Keira Knightley, Kris Kristofferson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Daniel Craig, Kelly Lynch, Brad Renfro, Jason Lewis, Jake Broder, Jonah Lotan, Steven Mackintosh, Mackenzie Phillips
Gulf War veteran Jack Starks (Adrien Brody) was shot in the head but has returned to his home in Vermont where he suffers from amnesia. After landing in an asylum and suspected of murder, Jack's psychiatrist (Kris Kristofferson) puts him on experimental drugs, which result in Jack being able to forsee the future and his own death as well. Now, he must decide if the woman (Keira Knightley) he met in the future can save his life in the present.
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 King Arthur 2004 PG-13, 125 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Cast: Clive Owen, Ioan Gruffudd, Mads Mikkelsen, Joel Edgerton, Hugh Dancy, Ray Winstone, Ray Stevenson, Keira Knightley, Stephen Dillane, Stellan Skarsgard, Til Schweiger, Ivano Marescotti
In the fifth century, at the time of the collapse of the Roman Empire, Arthur (Clive Owen) is a Saxon knight who chooses to remain in England where he joins a band of knights striving to bring order to the countryside.
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Love Actually 2003 R, 130 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Richard Curtis
Cast: Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman, Colin Firth, Bill Nighy, Laura Linney, Emma Thompson, Liam Neeson, Billy Bob Thornton, Rowan Atkinson, Martine McCutcheon, Keira Knightley, Gregor Fisher, Sienna Guillory, Kris Marshall, Heike Makatsch
Love in many forms is the subject of this film, which takes place during the weeks before Christmas and involves intertwined stories concerning love and friendship. Several couples' stories are told, but the Prime Minister (Hugh Grant) and a member of his household staff, Natalie (Martine McCutcheon), present one of the better scenarios.
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Oliver Twist 1999  TV, 360 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Renny Rye
Cast: Sam Smith, Sophia Myles, David Ross, Julie Walters, Roger Lloyd-Pack, Ger Ryan, Michael Kitchen, Annette Crosbie, Keira Knightley, Robert Lindsay, Andy Serkis, Tim Dutton, Lindsay Duncan, Marc Warren, Alex Crowley
This made-for-TV miniseries begins where others do not in relating Charles Dickens' classic story of Oliver Twist. This version begins with Oliver's mother (Sophia Myles) becoming pregnant out of wedlock, giving birth, and dying as a result of childbirth. Abused as a child, Oliver (Sam Smith) escapes to London where he comes under the watchful eye of the conniving Fagin (Robert Lindsay).
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 2007  PG-13, 165 min.
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy / Comedy
Director: Gore Verbinski
Cast: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush, Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport, Bill Nighy, Jonathan Pryce, Lee Arenberg, Mackenzie Crook, Kevin McNally, David Bailie, Stellan Skarsgard, Tom Hollander, Naomie Harris, Martin Klebba
Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) sees the need to bring together pirate leaders for a summit meeting to find a way to put an end to the East India Company's evil Lord Beckett's (Tom Hollander) plundering. But, Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) is trapped in Davy Jones' (Bill Nighy) locker aboard the ghost ship, and without him in on the action, what good would the meeting be? In an effort to free Sparrow, Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) team up with Barbossa and set out for one spectacular adventure at the world's end. Two Academy Award nominations were received. 1 User Review
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| | Excellent | No1 Fan!!!!!!!! <3 06/04/2007 | All 3 are amazing and there has to be more!!!!!
I love them soo much!!
I never get bored and can watch them over and over again !
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 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 2006  PG-13, 150 min.
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy / Comedy
Director: Gore Verbinski
Cast: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Bill Nighy, Jack Davenport, Stellan Skarsgard, Jonathan Pryce, Lee Arenberg, Mackenzie Crook, Kevin McNally, David Bailie, Tom Hollander, Geoffrey Rush, Naomie Harris
Time is running out for pirate Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) who once made a deal with legendary Davy Jones (Bill Nighy), and if he cannot find a way out from his obligation he will be doomed to an afterlife of servitude and damnation. Plans for the wedding of Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) go awry, and they find themselves in the middle of Jack's dilemma. Sword fighting and more sword fighting are a certainty in this adventure. An Oscar was awarded for Best Visual Effects, and three other nominations were received in the art and sound categories. 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous 01/20/2007 | | They're back with another great movie! Pirates returns with yet another fast-paced, action packed adventure movie, and another mess Jack (sorry, Captain Jack) has gotten himself into. Although a bit confusing at times, this movie continues with the quality you would expect from Disney. There are some new great actors and the ones we know and love from the first movie. Another must see... be sure to stay tuned for Pirates 3, supposed to come out this year (2007). |
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 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 2003 PG-13, 133 min.
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Gore Verbinski
Cast: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport, Jonathan Pryce, Lee Arenberg, Mackenzie Crook, Damian O'Hare, Giles New, Angus Barnett, David Bailie
After the governor's daughter, Elizabeth (Keira Knightley), is kidnapped by the evil Barbosa (Geoffrey Rush), pirate Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) teams up with Elizabeth's friend, Will Turner (Orlando Bloom), to save Elizabeth and, at the same time, retrieve a missing chest of Aztec gold. Nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Actor (Johnny Depp). 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous 01/20/2007 | | The best movie I've ever seen in my life. It is my favorite of all time. The plot of this movie fits intricately together and makes for an amazing action movie. I'm not a big fan of action/ adventure, but Pirates does a great job of balancing the heart-stopping sword fighting with a wonderful plot and the most excellent sounding music I've ever heard. This will definitely become one of your favorites, too. I haven't met anyone yet who didn't LOVE it. |
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 Pride & Prejudice 2005 PG, 130 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Joe Wright
Cast: Keira Knightley, Donald Sutherland, Matthew Macfadyen, Claudie Blakley, Brenda Blethyn, Rosamund Pike, Judi Dench, Jena Malone, Talulah Riley, Simon Woods, Carey Mulligan, Kelly Reilly, Sylvester Morand, Pip Torrens, Janet Whiteside
Based on Jane Austen's novel about love and life in the class-conscious 19th-century England, Donald Southerland and Brenda Blethyn take on the roles of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet whose daughters' futures seem to hinge on marrying into the world of wealth–not necessarily with love involved. When Elizabeth (Keira Knightley) opts to choose her own husband for love, not money, her sisters follow suit. Four Academy Award nominations were received, including Best Actress (Keira Knightley).
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Princess of Thieves 2001 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Peter Hewitt
Cast: Keira Knightley, Stephen Moyer, Stuart Wilson, Crispin Letts, Malcolm McDowell, Hannah Cresswell, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Jonathan Hyde, Gaye Brown, Del Synnott
It turns out that Robin Hood (Stuart Wilson) had a daughter, Gwyn (Keira Knightley). She wants to follow in her father's footsteps, but along comes Prince Philip (Stephen Moyer), who falls in love with her, and that complicates matters. Together they can change England for the better. Typical Disney fare with rousing musical score. Aimed for 10-year-olds (plus or minus two years).
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| 1. Atonement (2007)
2. Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
3. Domino (2005)
4. The Duchess (2008)
5. The Hole (2001)
aka: After the Hole
6. Innocent Lies (1995)
7. The Jacket (2005)
8. King Arthur (2004)
9. Love Actually (2003)
10. Oliver Twist (1999)
11. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
12. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
13. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
14. Pride & Prejudice (2005)
15. Princess of Thieves (2001)
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