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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The Claim 2000  R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Cast: Peter Mullan, Sarah Polley, Wes Bentley, Milla Jovovich, Nastassja Kinski, Randy Birch, Julian Richings, Shirley Henderson, Sean McGinley, Marie Brassard
Based on Thomas Hardy's novel, "The Mayor of Castorbridge," about a wealthy 49er, this story is set in the Sierra Nevadas where the landscape is breathtaking. The plot reveals the life choices of Daniel Dillon (Peter Mullan) who sold his wife and daughter in order to obtain a gold mine. Now, the wife (Nastassja Kinski) and daughter (Sarah Polley) reappear in his life, and Dillon must face the impact of his earlier decisions.
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 Code 46 2004  R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Cast: Tim Robbins, Samantha Morton, Om Puri, Togo Igawa, Jeanne Balibar, Emil Marwa, Nina Fog, Bruno Lastra, Christopher Simpson, David Fahm, Taro Sherabayani, Nabil Elouhabi
In a future world, a story of doomed love unravels between an insurance investigator (Tim Robbins) who can read people's minds and a clerk (Samantha Morton) involved in the sale of forged passports.
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Go Now 1995  R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Cast: Robert Carlyle, Juliet Aubrey, James Nesbitt, Sophie Okonedo, Berwick Kaler, Darren Tighe, Sara Stockbridge, John Brobbey, Tom Watson
Nick (Robert Carlyle) and Karen (Juliet Aubrey) are lovers who weather the storms associated with Nick's serious illness when Nick learns he has multiple sclerosis. The question is: Have Nick and Karen formed a bond that is deep enough to accept the disability and get on with life? 1 User Review
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| | WOW ! | tink 04/22/2007 | WHAT AN EXCELLENT FILM, HAPPY, FUNNY, SAD & SERIOUS.
TOPPED OFF BY EXCELLENT ACTING BY JULIET AUBREY ( WHO'S EXPRESSIONS TOLD THE STORY ALONE) & ROBERT CARLISLE. |
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I Want You 1998 R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Cast: Rachel Weisz, Alessandro Nivola, Luka Petrusic, Labina Mitevska, Carmen Ejogo, Ben Daniels, Graham Crowden, Geraldine O'Rawe, Des McAleer, Phyllida Law
Honda (Luka Petrusic) is a mute teenager is smitten by the sexy Helen (Rachel Weisz), but, instead of revealing his affection, Honda sends flowers and secretly tapes Helen's conversations. When a mysterious stranger (Alessandro Nivola) arrives in town, it becomes obvious that he shares a past with Helen. Honda gets it all on tape.
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In This World 2003 R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Cast: Jamal Udin Torabi, Enayatullah, Imran Paracha, Hiddayatullah, Jamau, Wakeel Khan, Lal Zarin, Ahsan Raza, Mirwais Torabi, Abdul Ahmad
Afghan refugees Enayat and Jamal barely endure life in Pakistan until they escape their dire circumstances and set out on a perilous journey to London where they hope to find sanctuary.
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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 Mighty Heart 2007 R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Cast: Angelina Jolie, Dan Futterman, Archie Panjabi, Irrfan Khan, Will Patton, Denis O'Hare, Adnan Siddiqui, Gary Wilmes, Jeffry Kaplow, Perrine Moran, Amy Rosenthal, Amy Shindler, Sajid Hasan, Mohammed Afzal
This story centers on the courage of the pregnant wife, Mariane (Angelina Jolie), of "Wall Street Journal" reporter Daniel Pearl (Dan Futterman). In 2002, Daniel was kidnapped in Pakistan where he planned to interview an Islamic cleric with ties to the "shoe bomber" Richard Reid. Daniel was kidnapped, accused of being a spy for the CIA, and later killed. The focus is on the hunt for the kidnappers as a team of FBI agents, Pakistani investigators, and journalists assemble at Mariane's compound where they ask questions and wait for answers for five agonizing weeks.
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Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story 2006 R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Cast: Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Keeley Hawes, Shirley Henderson, Naomie Harris, Kelly Macdonald, James Fleet, Ian Hart, Dylan Moran, Raymond Waring, Jeremy Northam, Benedict Wong
This film about 18th century Englishman Tristan Shandy (Steve Coogan) has been described as "unfilmable" by many. But, director Michael Winterbottom attempts to tell the story through his alter ego, director Mark (Jeremy Northam), and uses two-thirds of the footage to reveal behind-the-scenes action of this "art" film.
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Welcome to Sarajevo 1997 R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Cast: Stephen Dillane, Woody Harrelson, Marisa Tomei, Emira Nusevic, Kerry Fox, Goran Visnjic, James Nesbitt, Emily Lloyd, Igor Dzambazov, Gordana Gadzic, Juliet Aubrey, Drazen Sivak
The story of the war in Bosnia is told in semi-documentary style through the eyes of journalists. During British correspondent Michael Henderson's (Stephen Dillane) broadcasts from a Bosnian orphanage, he finds it impossible to maintain objectivity and becomes involved with one of the children, Emira (Emira Nusevic), who he decides to take back illegally to England.
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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. Butterfly Kiss (1995)
3. The Claim (2000)
4. Code 46 (2004)
5. Go Now (1995)
6. I Want You (1998)
7. In This World (2003)
8. Jude (1996)
9. A Mighty Heart (2007)
10. Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story (2006)
11. Welcome to Sarajevo (1997)
12. Wonderland (1999)
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