Below 2002  R, 102 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: David Twohy
Cast: Matthew Davis, Bruce Greenwood, Olivia Williams, Holt McCallany, Scott Foley, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher, Nick Chinlund, Jonathan Hartman
World War II submarine U.S.S. Tiger Shark appears haunted by supernatural forces after the crew rescues three survivors from a torpedoed British hospital ship.
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The Body 2001  PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jonas McCord
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Olivia Williams, John Shrapnel, Derek Jacobi, Jason Flemyng, John Wood, Makram Khoury, Vernon Dobtcheff, Ian McNeice, Mohammed Bakri, Lillian Lux, Yoav Dekelbaum
When an Israeli archeologist (Olivia Williams) finds a crucified body from the First Century A.D., the Vatican sends a New Testament researcher (Antonio Banderas) to Jerusalem to investigate. Could it be the body of Christ? Tensions mount, and trouble spreads in the aftermath.
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Born Romantic 2000 R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Kane
Cast: Craig Ferguson, Ian Hart, Jane Horrocks, Adrian Lester, Catherine McCormack, Jimi Mistry, David Morrissey, Olivia Williams, Kenneth Cranham, Paddy Considine
The lives of six young singles in London overlap against the backdrop of a salsa club. Serving as the connectors are cab drivers–especially Jimmy (Adrian Lester), who is more than willing to impart psychological advice.
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Emma 1996  TV, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Diarmid Lawrence
Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Bernard Hepton, Mark Strong, Samantha Bond, James Hazeldine, Dominic Rowan, Samantha Morton, Prunella Scales, Sylvia Barter, Olivia Williams, Guy Henry, Dido Miles, Raymond Coulthard, Lucy Robinson, Peter Howell
This made-for-TV retelling of Jane Austen's comedy of manners stars Kate Beckinsale, who does a good job in her role of Emma. Set in the early 1800s, it is the story of the clever Emma who routinely gets into the affairs of others–especially matchmaking–and stays so busy fixing up others that she just might fail to realize that she is falling in love herself.
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Four Dogs Playing Poker 1999 R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: 4 Dogs Playing Poker
Director: Paul Rachman
Cast: Stacy Edwards, Balthazar Getty, Daniel London, Olivia Williams, Tim Curry, Forest Whitaker, Steve Jones, John Taylor, George Lazenby, Arly Jover
Four friends head to Buenos Aires to steal a valuable piece of art for a ruthless black market dealer. They get the statuette, screw up the delivery, and it is lost. Now, with the dealer demanding either the art or one million dollars, the group needs a way out. The solution: insure each of them, then conduct a lottery to see who is the victim and who is the killer. OK entertainment.
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The Heart of Me 2002 R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Thaddeus O'Sullivan
Cast: Helena Bonham Carter, Olivia Williams, Paul Bettany, Eleanor Bron, Luke Newberry, Tom Ward, Gillian Hanna, Andrew Havill, Alison Reid, Kathryn Tennant-Maw
Dinah (Helena Bonham Carter) is in love with her sister Madeleine's (Olivia Williams) husband (Paul Bettany) in this story based on Rosamond Lehmann's novel that is believed to have been inspired by her own adulterous affair with British Poet Laureate Cecil Day Lewis.
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 Jason and the Argonauts 2000 TV, 180 min.
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Nick Willing
Cast: Jason London, Jolene Blalock, Dennis Hopper, Frank Langella, Natasha Henstridge, Derek Jacobi, Brian Thompson, Mark Lewis Jones, Diana Kent, Tom Harper, Olivia Williams, Angus Macfadyen, Adrian Lester, Ciaran Hinds
Jason (Jason London), an exiled prince, learns of his true identity and sets out to reclaim his birthright, but his treacherous uncle, Pelias (Dennis Hopper), has usurped the throne and threatens to kill Jason. Jason is very clever and makes a deal to deliver the Golden Fleece to Pelias. Thus the adventure begins as Jason sails off on his quest.
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Lucky Break 2001 PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Peter Cattaneo
Cast: James Nesbitt, Olivia Williams, Timothy Spall, Bill Nighy, Lennie James, Ron Cook, Frank Harper, Christopher Plummer, Raymond Waring, Julian Barratt, Peter Wight, Celia Imrie, Ram John Holder
Jimmy Hands (James Nesbitt) and his friend Rudy (Lennie James) fail in their attempted bank robbery and end up in prison. Now, they plot an escape when they perform in an in-house play, "Nelson: The Musical," that is written by amateur playwright Graham Mortimer (Christopher Plummer) who just happens to be the prison warden. Complications develop as opening night draws near.
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The Man from Elysian Fields 2001 R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Hickenlooper
Cast: Andy Garcia, Mick Jagger, Julianna Margulies, James Coburn, Olivia Williams, Anjelica Huston, Michael Des Barres, Maureen McCormack, Joe Santos, Richard Bradford, Xander Berkeley
Elysian Fields is a male escort service that unsuccessful novelist Byron Tiller (Andy Garcia) turns to for work when his novels don't pay the rent. The owner, Luther (Mick Jagger), assures the happily married Byron that the clients are old, rich women who probably don't want sex. To Byron's surprise, his first client is the beautiful young wife (Olivia Williams) of a Pulitzer Prize winning novelist (James Coburn) who encourages his wife's extramarital sex.
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 Peter Pan 2003  PG, 113 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Fantasy / Romance
Director: P.J. Hogan
Cast: Jason Isaacs, Jeremy Sumpter, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Lynn Redgrave, Richard Briers, Olivia Williams, Geoffrey Palmer, Harry Newell, Freddie Popplewell, Ludivine Sagnier, Theodore Chester, Rupert Simonian, George MacKay, Harry Eden, Patrick Gooch
This live action film–about the Darling family children's visit to Never Never Land as the guest of Peter Pan (Jeremy Sumpter)–compares well with the Disney animated version. Wendy (Rachel Hurd-Wood) and her brothers John and Michael (Harry Newell and Freddie Popplewell) join Peter Pan and the Lost Boys for a daring adventure that leads them to a showdown with the evil Captain Hook (Jason Isaacs–who also doubles as Wendy's father).
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The Postman 1997  R, 177 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Kevin Costner
Cast: Kevin Costner, Will Patton, Larenz Tate, Olivia Williams, James Russo, Daniel von Bargen, Tom Petty, Scott Bairstow, Giovanni Ribisi, Roberta Maxwell
In 2013–after the U.S. has been taken over by General Bethlehem (Will Patton) and his military group (the Helonists)–one man (Kevin Costner) saves the day when he dons a uniform and disguises himself as a postman traveling the countryside and spreading hope to the populace for a successful revolt against the Helonists. 1 User Review
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| | RascalBrat 02/25/2007 | | Beautiful. Great entertainment for all ages. |
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 Rushmore 1998 R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Wes Anderson
Cast: Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Olivia Williams, Seymour Cassel, Brian Cox, Mason Gamble, Sara Tanaka, Stephen McCole, Luke Wilson, Deepack Pallana
Max Fischer (Jason Schwartzman) is a 15-year-old student at Rushmore Academy who scores a 4.0 in extracurricular activities–and a 0.0 in academics. He has a crush on the teacher, Miss Cross (Olivia Williams), becomes obnoxious in his pursuit of her, and is kicked out of the Academy. Max goes to his mentor Herman Blume (Bill Murray) and asks for his help. But, alas, Herman develops his own "crush" on "Miss" Cross.
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 The Sixth Sense 1999 PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Cast: Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette, Olivia Williams, Trevor Morgan, Donnie Wahlberg, Mischa Barton, Jeffrey Zubernis, Bruce Norris, Glenn Fitzgerald, Peter Anthony Tambakis, Greg Wood, Angelica Torn, Lisa Summerour, Firdous Bamji
This great psychological thriller features Haley Joel Osment in the role of Cole Sear, a young boy who sees and hears dead spirits. These facts are finally revealed when his mother, Lynn (Toni Collette), takes him to a child psychologist, Dr. Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis), who has demons of his own. By such questions as, "What are they trying to tell you?" Crowe is able to break through, but the question of whether or not the ghosts are real still remains. The film received six Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actress (Toni Colette) and Supporting Actor (Osment).
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 Valiant 2005  G, 78 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Gary Chapman
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Ricky Gervais, Tim Curry, Jim Broadbent, Hugh Laurie, John Cleese, John Hurt, Pip Torrens, Rik Mayall, Olivia Williams
Valiant (voice of Ewan McGregor), a small pigeon, joins the Royal Homing Pigeon Service during World War II. Following boot camp, Valiant finds romance and, later, enemy fire when his unit of pigeons steals secret plans and saves an imprisoned pigeon (voice of John Cleese).
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| 1. Below (2002)
2. The Body (2001)
3. Born Romantic (2000)
4. Emma (1996)
5. Four Dogs Playing Poker (1999)
aka: 4 Dogs Playing Poker
6. The Heart of Me (2002)
7. Jason and the Argonauts (2000)
8. Lucky Break (2001)
9. The Man from Elysian Fields (2001)
10. Peter Pan (2003)
11. The Postman (1997)
12. Rushmore (1998)
13. The Sixth Sense (1999)
14. Valiant (2005)
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