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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Angels in America 2003  TV, 352 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Nichols
Cast: Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Emma Thompson, Justin Kirk, Ben Shenkman, Mary-Louise Parker, Jeffrey Wright, James Cromwell, Patrick Wilson, Michael Gambon, Simon Callow, Brian Markinson
Set in 1985, this made-for-HBO miniseries revolves around gay men–during the first days of the AIDS crisis in the era of the conservative Reagan administration–and the angels who seem to visit them through hallucinatory dreams.
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The Beast Must Die 1974  PG, 93 min.
Genre: Horror / Mystery
aka: Black Werewolf
Director: Paul Annett
Cast: Calvin Lockhart, Peter Cushing, Marlene Clark, Anton Diffring, Charles Gray, Ciaran Madden, Tom Chadbon, Michael Gambon, Sam Mansary, Andrew Lodge
When the full moon is waxing, millionaire Tom Newcliffe (Calvin Lockhart) invites six guests to his country estate. He knows that all summoned have links to cannibalism and has set up a high-tech surveillance system. One of the guests is a werewolf, and Tom's plan is to uncover its identity and hunt it down.
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Being Julia 2004 R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Istvan Szabo
Cast: Annette Bening, Jeremy Irons, Shaun Evans, Bruce Greenwood, Michael Gambon, Juliet Stevenson, Rosemary Harris, Miriam Margolyes, Lucy Punch, Maury Chaykin, Sheila McCarthy, Tom Sturridge
This film adaptation of Somerset Maugham's "Theatre" is set in 1930s' London and revolves around aging stage actress Julia (Annette Bening) and her affair with the much younger Tom Fennel (Shaun Evans). Annette Bening was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar.
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Brideshead Revisited 2008  PG-13, 134 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Julian Jarrold
Cast: Matthew Goode, Emma Thompson, Thomas Morrison, Anna Madeley, Ben Whishaw, Hayley Atwell, Michael Gambon, Greta Scacchi, Ed Stoppard, Felicity Jones, Patrick Malahide, Joseph Beattie, Rita Davies, Richard Teverson, Niall Buggy
Middle-class, Oxford student Charles Ryder (Matthew Goode) is invited to visit the aristocratic, grand estate, Brideshead. The invitation comes from his aristocratic friend Sebastian (Ben Whishaw) who has fallen love with Charles and wants him to visit his home. But, the visit is called short when Sebastian learns that his domineering, Catholic mother, Lady Marchmain (Emma Thompson), is returning, and he is sure that she will disapprove of Charles' atheism. Later, Charles receives a cable from Sebastian who has hurt his foot and needs care. He invites Charles back to revisit Brideshead. This time, Charles meets and falls in love with Sebastian's sister Julia (Hayley Atwell), an emotional triangle develops, and Charles cannot resist his infatuation with Brideshead.
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The Browning Version 1994 R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Figgis
Cast: Albert Finney, Greta Scacchi, Matthew Modine, Julian Sands, Michael Gambon, Ben Silverstone, Maryam d'Abo, Jim Sturgess, Joseph Beattie, Mark Bolton, Tom Havelock, Walter Micklethwait
In this second film version of Terence Rattigan's 1948 play, Albert Albert Finney plays the old schoolmaster who is being retired to make way for more up-to-date courses rather than the Greek and Latin taught by the old, unloved master. Meanwhile, his wife (Greta Scacchi) is having an affair, which adds to his despair. This is a change of pace for director Mike Figgis, and he does a respectable job in painting a picture of changing from the old ways to the new.
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Catholics 1973 TV, 78 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Conflict
Director: Jack Gold
Cast: Trevor Howard, Martin Sheen, Raf Vallone, Cyril Cusack, Andrew Keir, Michael Gambon, Leon Vitali, Godfrey Quigley, Seamus Healy, John Kelly, John Franklyn, Patrick Long, Cecil Sheridan, Tom Jordan, Liam Burk
The Vatican sends emissary Father Kinsella (Martin Sheen) to a remote monastery where the Abbot (Trevor Howard) lives in relative seclusion and refuses to adapt to contemporary times. The Abbot has been using the Latin Mass, which is not what the Church is using in the modern day. The Abbot is torn between keeping his Latin Mass or giving in to the powers of his Church.
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 Charlotte Gray 2001 PG-13, 121 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gillian Armstrong
Cast: Cate Blanchett, Billy Crudup, Michael Gambon, Rupert Penry-Jones, Ron Cook, Anton Lesser, John Pierce Jones, Wolf Kahler, John Benfield, Jack Shepherd
During World War II, Charlotte Gray (Cate Blanchett) joins the French Resistance as an undercover courier in order to track down her RAF pilot lover, Peter Gregory (Rupert Penry-Jones), whose plane had been shot down over France. Disguised as "Dominique," Charlotte goes to Vichy France where she finds intrigue and a new romance.
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The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover 1989 R, 126 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Greenaway
Cast: Richard Bohringer, Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren, Alan Howard, Tim Roth, Ciaran Hinds, Gary Olsen, Liz Smith, Roger Lloyd-Pack
Georgina (Helen Mirren) has an affair, and with the help of the cook (Richard Bohringer) plots to outdo her sadistic, restaurant-owner husband (Michael Gambon). Lots of sex and violence. There is also an NC-17 rated version.
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Dancing at Lughnasa 1998 PG, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Pat O'Connor
Cast: Meryl Streep, Michael Gambon, Catherine McCormack, Kathy Burke, Sophie Thompson, Brid Brennan, Rhys Ifans, Darrell Johnston, Lorcan Cranitch, Peter Gowen, Gerard McSorley, John Kavanagh, Marie Mullen, Dawn Bradfield, Kate O'Toole
Set in rural Ireland during 1936, this is the story of the Mundy sisters. All five–Kit (Meryl Streep), Chrissy (Catherine McCormack), Maggie (Kathy Burke), Rosie (Sophie Thompson), and Aggie (Brid Brennan)–are spinsters and are supported by Kate's salary as a schoolteacher. When their brother, Father Jack (Michael Gambon), returns from 25 years in Africa a change is certain to take place in their lives.
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Fantastic Mr. Fox 2009 PG, 88 min.
Genre: Animation / Comedy / Adventure
Director: Wes Anderson
Cast: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Wallace Wolodarsky, Eric Chase Anderson, Michael Gambon, Willem Dafoe, Owen Wilson, Jarvis Cocker, Helen McCrory, Wes Anderson, Karen Duffy, Robin Hurlstone, Hugo Guinness
Mr. and Mrs. Fox (voices of George Clooney and Meryl Streep) live with their family, including teenager Ash (voice of Jason Schwartzman), under a tree on a hill. They need food, and rebellious Mr. Fox steals food from local farmers. Tired of Mr. Fox's antics, a farmer, Mr. Bean (voice of Michael Gambon), leads the others in a war against the Fox family, and they force the animals underground. Food supplies dwindle, and now all the animals–including Badger, Rat, and Weasel (voices of Bill Murray, Willem Dafoe, and Wes Anderson) join forces to fight for their land.
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The Gambler 1997 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Karoly Makk
Cast: Michael Gambon, Jodhi May, Polly Walker, Dominic West, Luise Rainer, Johan Leysen, John Wood, Angeline Ball, Tom Jansen, William Houston
Set in 1866, this story follows the Russian novelist, Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Michael Gambon), as he struggles to produce the manuscript for "The Gambler" in just 27 days.
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The Good Night 2007 R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Jake Paltrow
Cast: Penelope Cruz, Martin Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Simon Pegg, Danny DeVito, Keith Allen, Michael Gambon, Lucy DeVito, Skye Bennett, Steffan Boje, Amber Rose Sealey, Sonia Doubell, Franco Bulaon
Rock musician Gary (Martin Freeman) had a successful album "One the One," but now his band no longer exists, and he ekes out a living writing jingles. To add to his problems, Gary is bored with girlfriend Dora (Gwyneth Paltrow) and dreams, to the point of obsession, about a beautiful Spanish woman. He seeks counsel from dream expert Mel (Danny De Vito). When Gary's best friend Paul (Simon Pegg) introduces him to the real-life woman of his dreams, she turns out be a model, Anna (Penelope Cruz). Now, Gary is finally forced to deal with his non-dream relationship with Dora.
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 The Good Shepherd 2006  R, 160 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Robert De Niro
Cast: Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, Robert De Niro, Alec Baldwin, Tammy Blanchard, Billy Crudup, Keir Dullea, Michael Gambon, Martina Gedeck, William Hurt, Timothy Hutton, Mark Ivanir, Gabriel Macht, Lee Pace, Joe Pesci
This spy thriller cuts back and forth in time as it tells a fictionalized history of the C.I.A. through the experiences of newly recruited Yale senior Edward Wilson (Matt Damon) in 1939 who, over a period of years, rises to become an influential agent spying on the Germans during World War II and Soviet agents in the Cold War. But, with his professional success comes the sacrifice of his family who he neglects in the line of duty for the C.I.A.
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 Gosford Park 2001 R, 137 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Michael Gambon, Kristin Scott Thomas, Emily Watson, Maggie Smith, Charles Dance, Derek Jacobi, Jeremy Northam, Richard E. Grant, Helen Mirren, Alan Bates
Set in England during the early 1930s, this mystery centers on a weekend social gathering at the country estate of Sir William McCordle (Michael Gambon) and his wife, Lady Sylvia (Kristen Scott Thomas). When McCordle is murdered, the question becomes: "Who did not have a motive?" Seven Academy award nominations were received, including Best Director and two for Best Supporting Actress (Helen Mirren and Maggie Smith). An Oscar was received for Best Original Screenplay.
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2005 PG-13, 157 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Fantasy / Mystery
Director: Mike Newell
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Eric Sykes, Timothy Spall, David Tennant, Mark Williams, James Phelps, Oliver Phelps, Bonnie Wright, Tom Felton, Jason Isaacs, Robbie Coltrane, Michael Gambon, Maggie Smith
It is Harry's fourth year at Hogwart's School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and he rejoins friends Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) and Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) for more adventures. This time around, Harry is entered in the Tri Wizard Tournament between Hogwarts, Beauxbatons and Durmstrang, which proves to be as dangerous as it is difficult, but Harry perseveres. An Academy Award nomination was received for Best Art Direction.
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2009  PG, 153 min.
Genre: Adventure / Mystery / Fantasy / Romance
Director: David Yates
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Michael Gambon, Rupert Grint, Jim Broadbent, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Wright, Helena Bonham Carter, Tom Felton, Robbie Coltrane, Maggie Smith, Timothy Spall, David Thewlis, Warwick Davis, Helen McCrory
Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint), and Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) are now 16 years old, and Lord Valdemort's henchmen–the Death Eaters–are provoking even more dangers to those at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. While rumors fly that headmaster Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) is getting too old to provide the help needed, Dumbledore recruits Harry once again, and Harry comes to his aid. Harry tries to find the key to Valdemort's defenses and asks for help from Professor Horace Slughorn (Jim Broadbent). Meanwhile, Harry is romantically attracted to Ron's sister Ginny (Bonnie Wright), but he is not the only one interested in her, and Ron has girls attracted to him. Hermoine tries to keep her jealousy hidden. Amidst the teenage romances, tragedy lies ahead, and peace at Hogwarts School will remain elusive. 1 User Review
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| | BEST | Anonymous 09/17/2009 | | ITS BEST MOVIE IN WORLD. |
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2007 PG-13, 138 min.
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy
Director: David Yates
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Imelda Staunton, Gary Oldman, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Alan Rickman, Brendan Gleeson, Maggie Smith, Emma Thompson, Richard Griffiths, Fiona Shaw
Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) tries to convince his classmates at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry that Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) has come out of exile and is preparing to attack. But Harry has been branded a liar, and the authorities refuse to listen to him. Enter the new Defense Against Dark Arts instructor Dolores Umbridge (Imelda Staunton) whose cheerful exterior hides her dark soul. She sees Harry as a thorn in her side when he trains his classmates to defend themselves against Voldemort's dark magic. Umbridge throws the school into chaos when she launches a full-scale inquisition and gets some of Harry's classmates to spy on Harry to aid in her discrediting of him. This is definitely one of Harry's most difficult years at Hogwarts. 1 User Review
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| | Best movie yet | Anonymous 07/15/2007 | | I saw this movie twice and enjoyed it. It misses a few points of the book but follows the theme for each story line. Try to see it on the big-screen! |
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 2004 PG, 142 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Fantasy / Mystery
Director: Alfonso Cuaron
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Michael Gambon, Gary Oldman, David Thewlis, Timothy Spall, Robbie Coltrane, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, David Bradley, Julie Christie, Richard Griffiths, Fiona Shaw, Harry Melling
In this third of the "Harry Potter" series, a new director, Alfonso Cuaron, takes the helm. This time around, Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) is back for his third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, but danger lies ahead in the person of sinister Sirius Black (Gary Oldman) who has escaped from Azkaban prison. It appears that he plans to finish the job he began when he killed Harry's parents. Could Harry be his intended victim? The film received two Academy Award nominations (Original Music Score and Visual Effects).
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 High Heels and Low Lifes 2001 R, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mel Smith
Cast: Minnie Driver, Mary McCormack, Kevin McNally, Mark Williams, Danny Dyer, Michael Gambon, Darren Boyd, Simon Scardifield, Len Collin, Jane Partridge
In this crime/comedy, nurse Shannon (Minnie Driver) and her friend, Frances (Mary McCormack), overhear a phone conversation about a bank heist, which leads the two women into a plan to blackmail the robbers.
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The Innocent Sleep 1996 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Scott Michell
Cast: Annabella Sciorra, Rupert Graves, Michael Gambon, Franco Nero, John Hannah, Graham Crowden, Oliver Cotton, Tony Bluto, Paul Brightwell, Campbell Morrison, Hilary Crowson, Kieran Smith
Police dismiss the hanging death of an Italian banker as a suicide, but a homeless man, Alan (Rupert Graves), is a witness and knows it is a case of murder. With help from American reporter Billie Hayman (Annabella Sciorra), Alan is able to prove what really happened. Based on a true story.
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The Last September 1999 R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Deborah Warner
Cast: Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Jane Birkin, Fiona Shaw, Lambert Wilson, David Tennant, Keeley Hawes, Gary Lydon, Richard Roxburgh, Jonathan Slinger
Set in 1920s England, this story revolves around an elderly couple–Lady Myra (Maggie Smith) and Sir Richard Naylor (Michael Gambon)–and their household of young people. Their niece Lois (Keeley Hawes) falls in love with all the wrong people, and the married guests–Hugo (Lambert Wilson) and Francie (Jane Birkin) try to hide the fact that they are homeless. The plot thickens when a new guest (Fiona Shaw) arrives ready to dispense advice to all.
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Layer Cake 2005 R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Cast: Daniel Craig, Kenneth Cranham, George Harris, Colm Meaney, Jamie Foreman, Sienna Miller, Michael Gambon, Marcel Iures, Tom Hardy, Sally Hawkins, Tamer Hassan, Burn Gorman, Brinley Green, Francis Magee, Dimitri Andreas
Laid-back, cocaine dealer XXXX (Daniel Craig) has conducted a successful business–until crime boss Jimmy Price (Kenneth Cranham) asks him to find a runaway girl who is the daughter of mob boss Eddie Temple (Michael Gambon). Price also asks XXXX to move a shipment of Grade A ecstasy from Amsterdam. When it turns out that the ecstasy has been stolen by Duke (Jamie Foreman) who isn't interested in selling it to XXXX, violence bursts into XXXX's quiet world.
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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou 2004 R, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Wes Anderson
Cast: Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchett, Anjelica Huston, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Michael Gambon, Noah Taylor, Bud Cort, Seu Jorge, Robyn Cohen, Waris Ahluwalia
After a shark killed his best friend, ocean documentary-maker Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) gathers an oddball group–his long-lost son Ned (Owen Wilson), his estranged wife Eleanor (Anjelica Huston), and journalist Jane Winslett-Richardson (Cate Blanchett)–to crew his ship, the Belafonte. The group sets off on a mission to avenge Steve's friend's death and, in the process, become involved in a kidnapping, bankruptcy, and a band of pirates.
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Longitude 2000 TV, 200 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charles Sturridge
Cast: Jeremy Irons, Michael Gambon, Gemma Jones, Nigel Davenport, Frank Finlay, Liam Jennings, John Wood, John Standing, Peter Cartwright, Anna Chancellor
Based on David Sobol's 1995 biography, this story centers on two men: John Harrison (Michael Gambon) who invented the marine chronometer during the 18th century and Rupert Gould (Jeremy Irons) who was obsessed with restoring Harrison's chronometer in the 20th century.
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The Lost Prince 2003 TV, 180 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stephen Poliakoff
Cast: Daniel Williams, Matthew James Thomas, Brock Everitt-Elwick, Rollo Weeks, Gina McKee, Tom Hollander, Miranda Richardson, Bill Nighy, Bibi Andersson, Frank Finlay, Ron Cook, David Westhead, John Sessions, Michael Gambon, David Barrass
King George V (Tom Hollander) and Queen Mary's (Miranda Richardson) son, Prince John (Daniel Williams and Matthew James Thomas), suffered from epilepsy and was hidden away for most of his 14 years. Away from family, Prince John forms a bond with his loving nurse, Lalla (Gina McKee), in this BBC historical drama.
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A Man of No Importance 1994 R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Suri Krishnamma
Cast: Albert Finney, Brenda Fricker, Michael Gambon, Tara Fitzgerald, Rufus Sewell, Patrick Malahide, David Kelly, Mick Lally, Anna Manahan, Joe Pilkington
Repressed homosexual Alfie Byrne (Albert Finney), a Dublin bus conductor fixates on Oscar Wilde plays, puts on local productions, and is on a collision course with his moment of self-acceptance of what his life is really about.
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 Mary Reilly 1996 R, 108 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Stephen Frears
Cast: Julia Roberts, John Malkovich, Glenn Close, George Cole, Michael Gambon, Kathy Staff, Bronagh Gallagher, Ciaran Hinds, Michael Sheen, Linda Bassett
Mary (Julia Roberts) is the chambermaid of Dr. Jekyll (John Malkovich), and this version of Robert Louis Stevenson's "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" is told through Mary's perspective. As a young woman who has endured cruel treatment from a drunken father, Mary loves the kind Dr. Jekyll in her present circumstances, while Mr. Hyde represents her past life with her father.
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Mobsters 1991  R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Karbelnikoff
Cast: Christian Slater, Patrick Dempsey, Richard Grieco, Costas Mandylor, F. Murray Abraham, Lara Flynn Boyle, Anthony Quinn, Rodney Eastman, Jeremy Schoenberg, Michael Gambon, Chris Penn, Miles Perlich
This film is based on the lives of 20th century gangsters–Lucky Luciano, Frank Costello, Bugsy Siegel, and Meyer Lansky (Christian Slater, Costas Mandylor, Richard Grieco, and Patrick Dempsey). The story relates their rise from young thugs on the streets of New York in the early 1900s to their teaming up and controlling organized crime.
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 The Omen 2006 R, 105 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Drama
Director: John Moore
Cast: Liev Schreiber, Julia Stiles, Mia Farrow, David Thewlis, Michael Gambon, Pete Postlethwaite, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, Amy Huck, Bohumil Svarc, Carlo Sabatini, Reggie Austin, Predrag Bjelac, Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Tomas Wooler
In this remake of the 1976 film by the same name, Robert and Katherine Thorne (Liev Schreiber and Julia Stiles) adopt Damien who was born the same day that Katherine lost a baby during labor. Katherine was not told of the loss and believes that Damien is her natural-born son. The family moves to a large estate in London, and it does not take long for ghastly events to take over their lives. Could Damien be the devil incarnate?
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 Open Range 2003  R, 135 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Kevin Costner
Cast: Robert Duvall, Kevin Costner, Annette Bening, Michael Gambon, Michael Jeter, Diego Luna, James Russo, Abraham Benrubi, Dean McDermott, Kim Coates, Cliff Saunders, Peter MacNeill
Set in the American West, during the late 19th century when range wars still were being waged, this is the story of cattleman Boss Spearman (Robert Duvall) and his cattle crew–Kevin Costner and Diego Luna–who exact justice after one of their own (Abraham Benrubi) is killed. 1 User Review
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| | RascalBrat 02/25/2007 | | BEAUTIFUL! Filmed in Calgary Canada ... Kevin Costner, Robert Duval, Annette Benning ... among others, were excellent is this Grand western. And, as westerns go, this one is WAY up there. This is great entertainment for all ages. |
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Path to War 2002 TV, 165 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Michael Gambon, Donald Sutherland, Alec Baldwin, Bruce McGill, James Frain, Felicity Huffman, Frederic Forrest, Philip Baker Hall, Tom Skerritt, Cliff De Young, John Aylward, Chris Eigeman
This made-for-TV film covers President Lyndon Johnson's presidency from his 1965 inauguration to the 1968 decision not to seek another term. The Vietnam War decisions (and indecisions) are the main focus as the President and his advisors struggle to make the right choices.
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Plunkett & Macleane 1999 R, 102 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Jake Scott
Cast: Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, Liv Tyler, Michael Gambon, Ken Stott, Alan Cumming, Claire Rushbrook, Iain Robertson, Tommy Flanagan, James Thornton
Macleane (Jonny Lee Miller) and Plunkett (Robert Carlyle) are two rogues living in England during the mid-1700s–an era when highwaymen took advantage of the well-to-do aristocracy. Macleane and Plunkett meet and join forces to conduct their own game of ridding society's finest of their assets. They learn quickly, but their partnership is threatened when Macleane falls in love with the beautiful Lady Rebecca (Liv Tyler).
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Samson and Delilah 1996 TV, 180 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Nicolas Roeg
Cast: Elizabeth Hurley, Michael Gambon, Dennis Hopper, Diana Rigg, Daniel Massey, Paul Freeman, Ben Becker, Eric Thal, Jale Arikan, Deborah Caprioglio, Alessandro Gassman, Sebastian Knapp
This miniseries presents events surrounding the Bible story of strongman Samson (Eric Thal) and the temptress Delila (Elizabeth Hurley) who cuts Samson's hair and in the process takes away his strength.
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 The Singing Detective 1986  TV, 415 min.
Genre: Drama / Fantasy
Director: Jon Amiel
Cast: Michael Gambon, Patrick Malahide, Joanne Whalley, Janet Suzman, Alison Steadman, Bill Paterson, Jim Carter, David Ryall, Gerard Horan, Leslie French, Lyndon Davies, Ron Cook, Imelda Staunton, George Rossi, Janet Henfrey
This near-classic tale by Dennis Potter combines music, film noir, mystery, fantasy, and autobiographical material in a successful British TV miniseries, originally airing in six episodes. Detective novelist Philip E. Marlow (Michael Gambon) suffers from a crippling skin/nerve disease (psoriatic arthropathy–a disease that Potter died of). In his hospital bed, he relives his latest novel, "The Singing Detective," with himself in the title role, often drifting into a surrealistic fantasy world as he relives his life.
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 Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow 2004 PG, 107 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Adventure / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Kerry Conran
Cast: Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Giovanni Ribisi, Michael Gambon, Bai Ling, Omid Djalili, Laurence Olivier, Angelina Jolie, Trevor Baxter, Julian Curry, Peter Law, Jon Rumney, Louis Hilyer, Khan Bonfils, Samta Gyatso
Extraordinary visual effects highlight this fantasy film, which is set in 1939 when news reporter Polly Perkins (Gwyneth Paltrow) hitches a ride with pilot Joe 'Sky Captain' Sullivan (Giovanni Ribisi). Their mission: to chase robots and flying machines that threaten Manhattan and to stop the efforts of a mad scientist who plans to destroy Earth.
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 Sleepy Hollow 1999 R, 105 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Fantasy / Mystery
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon, Casper Van Dien, Jeffrey Jones, Christopher Lee, Ian McDiarmid, Michael Gough, Christopher Walken, Richard Griffiths, Marc Pickering, Lisa Marie, Steven Waddington, Claire Skinner
The classic story of Washington Irving's Headless Horseman, who rides through the night on his galloping horse performing his own decapitations, is brought to the screen with Johnny Depp in the starring role of Ichabod Crane who is sent to investigate the crimes. When Ichabod arrives in the small, New York town, he is told that a number of decapitated people have been found, and the townsfolk believe it was the work of the legendary Headless Horseman. Ichabod does not believe the story, and, as he investigates, Ichabod meets and falls in love with Katrina Van Tassel (Christina Ricci) and becomes even more determined to find the murderer as a way to prove his worth to Katrina.
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Squanto: A Warrior's Tale 1994 PG, 101 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Xavier Koller
Cast: Adam Beach, Mandy Patinkin, Michael Gambon, Nathaniel Parker, Eric Schweig, Irene Bedard, Alex Norton, Stuart Pankin, Donal Donnelly, Mark Margolis
Native American Squanto (Adam Beach) was one of the first to greet the newly arrived Pilgrims in the 17th century. Squanto suffered many adversities at the hands of the Englishmen; however, he still tried to create a peaceful existence between the two nations. Disney creates history here just as in "Pocahontas."
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 Sylvia 2003 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Christine Jeffs
Cast: Gwyneth Paltrow, Daniel Craig, Jared Harris, Blythe Danner, Michael Gambon, Amira Caser, Andrew Havill, Lucy Davenport, Liddy Holloway, David Birkin, Alison Bruce, Julian Firth
Poets Ted Hughes (Daniel Craig) and Sylvia Plath (Gwyneth Paltrow) endured a volatile marriage, which ended with Sylvia's suicide in 1963. This film attempts to shed light on the events leading to Sylvia's tragic end.
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 Toys 1992  PG-13, 122 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Barry Levinson
Cast: Robin Williams, Michael Gambon, Joan Cusack, Robin Wright Penn, LL Cool J, Donald O'Connor, Arthur Malet, Jack Warden, Debi Mazar, Jamie Foxx
When his father dies, Leslie Zevo (Robin Williams) fights his uncle (Michael Gambon) who wants to turn the family toy company into a munitions factory. This film has the right elements in Robin Williams and Barry Levinson, but it just does not make the grade.
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The Wings of the Dove 1997 R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Iain Softley
Cast: Helena Bonham Carter, Linus Roache, Alison Elliott, Elizabeth McGovern, Charlotte Rampling, Alex Jennings, Michael Gambon, Ben Miles, Philip Wright, Alexander John
Based on Henry James' 1902 novel, this story involves a plot by Kate (Helena Bonham Carter) and her lover Merton Densher (Linus Roache). They plan to get their hands on the dying Millie's (Alison Elliott) financial fortune. Carter received an Academy Award nomination (Best Actress).
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| 1. Amazing Grace (2007)
2. Angels in America (2003)
3. The Beast Must Die (1974)
aka: Black Werewolf
4. Being Julia (2004)
5. Brideshead Revisited (2008)
6. The Browning Version (1994)
7. Catholics (1973)
aka: The Conflict
8. Charlotte Gray (2001)
9. Clean Slate (1994)
10. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover (1989)
11. Dancing at Lughnasa (1998)
12. Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
13. The Gambler (1997)
14. The Good Night (2007)
15. The Good Shepherd (2006)
16. Gosford Park (2001)
17. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
18. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
19. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
20. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
21. High Heels and Low Lifes (2001)
22. The Innocent Sleep (1996)
23. The Last September (1999)
24. Layer Cake (2005)
25. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
26. Longitude (2000)
27. The Lost Prince (2003)
28. A Man of No Importance (1994)
29. Mary Reilly (1996)
30. Mobsters (1991)
31. The Omen (2006)
32. Open Range (2003)
33. Path to War (2002)
34. Plunkett & Macleane (1999)
35. Samson and Delilah (1996)
36. The Singing Detective (1986)
37. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
38. Sleepy Hollow (1999)
39. Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (1994)
40. Sylvia (2003)
41. Toys (1992)
42. Two Deaths (1996)
43. The Wings of the Dove (1997)
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