28 Up 1985  TV, 133 min.
Genre: Documentary
aka: The Up Series
Director: Michael Apted
Using longitudinal research methods, Michael Apted uses this psychological study of British cohorts over the years at ages 7, 14, 21, and 28 that shows how people age and are molded by society.
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42 Up 1998  N/R, 139 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Michael Apted
Once again, Michael Apted meets with the British group he revisits every seven years. Apted first gathered together the group as seven-year-olds 35 years ago. Today, they appear to be reasonably adjusted enjoying today's world.
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Agatha 1979  PG, 98 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Michael Apted
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Vanessa Redgrave, Timothy Dalton, Tony Britton, Timothy West, Alan Badel, Helen Morse, Celia Gregory, Yvonne Gilan, Carolyn Pickles
In 1926, Agatha Christie disappeared for 11 days; that happening set in motion events well-publicized by British and American journalists. Romance develops when Agatha (Vanessa Redgrave) is found by an American newspaperman (Dustin Hoffman).
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Always Outnumbered 1998 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Apted
Cast: Laurence Fishburne, Bill Cobbs, Natalie Cole, Bill Duke, Laurie Metcalf, Cicely Tyson, Daniel Williams, Alan Wilder, Bill Nunn, Isaiah Washington, Bridgid Coulter, Kevin Carroll, John Toles-Bey, Jamaal Carter
Laurence Fishburne stars as violent ex-con Socrates Fortlow returning to his Watts neighborhood looking for work. Despite his bitterness, he befriends and counsels young Darryl (Daniel Williams) and gets involved in the marriage of his friend, Right Burke (Bill Cobbs). Made for HBO.
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Amazing Grace 2007  PG, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Apted
Cast: Ioan Gruffudd, Romola Garai, Albert Finney, Michael Gambon, Rufus Sewell, Youssou N'Dour, Ciaran Hinds, Toby Jones, Nicholas Farrell, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Jeremy Swift, Stephen Campbell Moore, Bill Paterson, Nicholas Day, Nicholas Woodeson
Eighteenth-century social reformer William Wilberforce (Ioan Gruffudd) tries to convince Parliament that the slave trade should be outlawed. While the British do not own slaves, British industries profit greatly from the shipping trade that hauls thousands of slaves to the West Indies and American colonies. Through compromise, Wilberforce continues his work over the years, and his crusade is suspenseful because, despite physical disabilities, Wilberforce will not renege on his dream.
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Blink 1994 R, 106 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Michael Apted
Cast: Madeleine Stowe, Aidan Quinn, James Remar, Peter Friedman, Bruce A. Young, Laurie Metcalf, Matt Roth, Paul Dillon, Michael P. Byrne, Marilyn Dodds Frank
A woman (Madeleine Stowe), who was blinded 20 years ago by her mother during an alcoholic attack, regains her sight following surgery. Although her vision is blurry, she does witness a murderer leaving the scene of his crime. Enter the cop (Aidan Quinn), and the psychological drama begins.
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Class Action 1991 R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Apted
Cast: Gene Hackman, Colin Friels, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Joanna Merlin, Laurence Fishburne, Donald Moffat, Jan Rubes, Matt Clark, Fred Dalton Thompson, Jonathan Silverman
A lawyer (Gene Hackman) files a suit on behalf of his clients against an automobile manufacturer and finds that his own daughter (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio) is the lawyer representing the auto company.
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Coal Miner's Daughter 1980 PG, 125 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Michael Apted
Cast: Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones, Beverly D'Angelo, Levon Helm, Phyllis Boyens, William Sanderson, Robert Elkins, Bob Hannah, Frank Mitchell, Bob Hannah
Loretta Lynn's rise from the hills of Kentucky to the stage of the Grand Old Opry is the subject of this film in which Sissy Spacek gives a superb performance in the title role and received an Oscar for Best Actress.
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Critical Condition 1987   R, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Apted
Cast: Richard Pryor, Rachel Ticotin, Ruben Blades, Joe Mantegna, Bob Dishy, Sylvia Miles, Joe Dallesandro, Randall "Tex" Cobb, Garrett Morris, Bob Saget
Richard Pryor plays a hustler who, after his arrest, must prove he is insane in order to avoid prison. While at a mental hospital for evaluation, he finds himself left in charge. Could be better–a lot better. 1 User Review
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| | crazy funny | slaphap 06/14/2007 | | hillarious |
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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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 Enough 2002  PG-13, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Apted
Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Bill Campbell, Juliette Lewis, Dan Futterman, Fred Ward, Tessa Allen, Noah Wyle, Christopher Maher, Ruben Madera, Bill Cobbs
Battered wife Slim (Jennifer Lopez) and her daughter try in vain to escape the clutches of Mitch (Bill Campbell) until Slim decides the only way to get rid of her husband is to kill him.
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Extreme Measures 1996 R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Apted
Cast: Hugh Grant, Gene Hackman, Sarah Jessica Parker, David Morse, Bill Nunn, Paul(2) Guilfoyle
An idealistic doctor, Guy Luthan (Hugh Grant), stumbles onto a plot involving a respected medical researcher, Dr. Lawrence Myrick (Gene Hackman), who is performing secret experiments on living patients.
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Firstborn 1984   PG, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Apted
Cast: Teri Garr, Peter Weller, Christopher Collet, Corey Haim, Sarah Jessica Parker, Robert Downey Jr., Christopher Gartin, James Harper, Richard Brandon II, Gayle Harbor
Despite a widening rift in the family, Jake (Christopher Collet) comes to the rescue of his mother (Teri Garr) when he learns that her new boyfriend Sam (Peter Weller) is involved in illegal activities. 2 User Reviews
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| | firstborn is an awesome movie. | j-kidd 08/20/2007 | | Firstborn is an awesome movie that I suggest people who love movies to watch this one. I saw it when I was 7 years old and I loved it. I have been looking everywhere for this dvd but cannot find it anywhere. Out of 5 stars; I give it 4 and a half. |
| | firstborn is an awesome movie. | j-kidd 08/20/2007 | | Firstborn is an awesome movie that I suggest people who love movies to watch this one. I saw it when I was 7 years old and I loved it. I have been looking everywhere for this dvd but cannot find it anywhere. Out of 5 stars; I give it 4 and a half. |
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Gorky Park 1983 R, 127 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Michael Apted
Cast: William Hurt, Lee Marvin, Joanna Pacula, Ian Bannen, Brian Dennehy, Michael Elphick, Richard Griffiths, Alexander Knox, Ian McDiarmid
Three brutal murders have taken place in a Moscow park, and William Hurt plays the police detective in charge of solving the crime. Along the way, he runs into a cynical American businessman played by Lee Marvin
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Moving the Mountain 1994 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Michael Apted
Cast: Li Lu, Wu'er Kaixi, Wang Chaohua, Chai Ling, Yu-Ru, Wang Dan, Zhang Jin-Ming, Huang Yi-Ming, Hsiang Ke-Hsi, Hou Tsung-cheng
The personal stories of leaders at Tiananmen Square, in June 1989, are told using documentary footage and present-day interviews. This is an important film, as China's human rights' policies deserve to be questioned.
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Nell 1994 PG-13, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Apted
Cast: Jodie Foster, Liam Neeson, Natasha Richardson, Richard Libertini, Nick Searcy, Robin Mullins, Jeremy Davies, O'Neal Compton, Heather M. Bomba, Marianne E. Bomba
When found in the Tennessee mountains, Nell (Jodie Foster) seemed only to utter unintelligible phrases. A doctor (Liam Neeson) and a psychiatrist (Natasha Richardson) become interested in the case and try to protect Nell from the harsh world she has now entered. In the process, the two are changed by the wisdom of Nell. Jodie Foster was nominated for an Oscar.
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Stardust 1974 R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Apted
Cast: David Essex, Adam Faith, Larry Hagman, Ines Des Longchamps, Rosalind Ayres, Marty Wilde, Edd Byrnes, Michael Elphick, Keith Moon, Dave Edmunds
Jim Maclaine (David Essex) is a member of a working-class British rock group that gains fame and fortune. But Jim succumbs to the trappings of money, groupies, and, finally, drugs. This film is the second part of a "two-parter"–the first was "That'll Be the Day."
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Thunderheart 1992 R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Apted
Cast: Val Kilmer, Sam Shepard, Graham Greene, Fred Ward, Fred Dalton Thompson, Sheila Tousey, Ted Thin Elk, John Trudell, Julius Drum, Sarah Brave
Ray Levoi (Val Kilmer) is an FBI agent whose mission (because he is part Sioux) is to investigate a murder on the Sioux reservation. He uncovers more than he initially set out to find.
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 The World Is Not Enough 1999 PG-13, 128 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller / Adventure
Director: Michael Apted
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau, Denise Richards, Robert Carlyle, Robbie Coltrane, Judi Dench, Samantha Bond, Desmond Llewelyn, John Cleese, Serena Scott Thomas, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Michael Kitchen, Colin Salmon, Goldie, David Calder
Pierce Brosnan takes on the James Bond role for the third time in this action-filled thriller. After Bond's friend Sir Robert King (David Calder) is killed at M16 headquarters, Bond takes on the mission of protecting King's daughter Electra (Sophie Marceau) who has inherited his oil rights. Bond teams up with nuclear weapons expert Dr. Christmas Jones (Denise Richards), and they investigate the plot of international terrorist Renard (Robert Carlyle) who feels no pain because a bullet lodged in his brain is robbing him of his senses. Renard has been instrumental in sabotaging a new King pipeline that is under construction, and Bond and Jones set out to stop his devious actions that could result in destroying Europe.
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| 1. 28 Up (1985)
aka: The Up Series
2. 42 Up (1998)
3. Agatha (1979)
4. Always Outnumbered (1998)
5. Amazing Grace (2007)
6. Blink (1994)
7. Bring on the Night (1985)
8. Class Action (1991)
9. Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
10. Continental Divide (1981)
11. Critical Condition (1987)
12. Enigma (2001)
13. Enough (2002)
14. Extreme Measures (1996)
15. Firstborn (1984)
16. Gorillas in the Mist (1988)
17. Gorky Park (1983)
18. Me & Isaac Newton (1999)
19. Moving the Mountain (1994)
20. Nell (1994)
21. Stardust (1974)
22. Thunderheart (1992)
23. The World Is Not Enough (1999)
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