The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair 1990  N/R, 30 min.
Genre: Family / Fantasy / Adventure
Director: Alex Kirby
Cast: Camilla Power, David Thwaites, Ailsa Berk, Tom Baker, Richard Henders, Geoffrey Russell, Patsy Byrne, Jean Marc Perret, William Todd-Jones, Ronald Pickup, Warwick Davis, Barbara Kellerman, Nick Brimble, Stephen Reynolds, Lesley Nicol
After schoolchildren Jill (Camilla Power) and Eustace (David Thwaites) find the gateway to the magical land of Narnia, they learn that the heir to the throne, Prince Rilian (Richard Henders), is missing and set out to find him. Aslan (Ailsa Berk) gives them clues, and, with help from Puddlegum (Tom Baker), the children travel through Narnia to rescue Prince Rilian and reunite him with his father, King Caspian (Geoffrey Russell).
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Hard Times 1994  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Barnes
Cast: Bob Peck, Bill Paterson, Alex Jennings, Alan Bates, Harriet Walter, Richard E. Grant, Beatie Edney, Christien Anholt, Patsy Byrne, Dilys Laye
In this made-for-TV adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel criticizing England's industrial revolution, Thomas Gradgrind (Bob Peck) is a school teacher in an industrial town, and his philosophy that facts are the only important thing in life brings tragedy to his family
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 Les Miserables 1998  PG-13, 130 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Bille August
Cast: Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush, Uma Thurman, Claire Danes, Reine Brynolfsson, Lennie James, Hans Matheson, Ben Crompton, Ian Cregg, David Birkin, Christopher Adamson, Kathleen Byron, Patsy Byrne, Tim Barlow, Veronika Bendova
Liam Neeson takes on the role of ex-convict Jean Valjean who spends his live being persecuted by Inspector Javert (Geoffrey Rush) in this version of Victor Hugo's classic tale. Valjean is put in prison for stealing a loaf of bread and 20 years later is released. He finds success and is elected mayor of a town, but Javert arrives on the scene and is suspicious of Valjean. Valjean takes Fantine (Uma Thurman) into his home after she loses her job, but she is tortured by Javert and dies. Valjean raises her daughter Cosette. Now, the focus shifts to a grown-up Cosette and her romance with militant Marius (Hans Matheson) and ends with a final confrontation between Valjean and Javert. 2 User Reviews
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| | Movie better than musical. | Lenmac 01/22/2013 | | Just saw Les Mis, the musical, with Jackman and Crowe. Would take this movie version over the musical anyday. If you have only seen the musical, you should rent this movie to get a better feel for the actual story and timelines. |
| | Anonymous 01/05/2013 | | Very good acting....followed story line well. Included most major characters. Great scenery. |
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Mr. Love 1985 PG-13, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Roy Battersby
Cast: Barry Jackson, Maurice Denham, Margaret Tyzack, Linda Marlowe, Christina Collier, Helen Cotterill, Julia Deakin, Donal McCann, Marcia Warren, Patsy Byrne
This story begins at a gardener's, Donald Lovelace (Barry Jackson), funeral and continues through the flashback memories of a surprising number of women he had loved.
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The Ruling Class 1972 PG, 154 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Medak
Cast: Peter O'Toole, Alastair Sim, Arthur Lowe, Harry Andrews, Coral Browne, Nigel Green, William Mervyn, Michael Bryant, James Villiers, Kay Walsh, Carolyn Seymour, Hugh Burden, Graham Crowden, Patsy Byrne, Joan Cooper
There are lots of wild happenings in this black comedy as the crazy son Jack Gurney (Peter O'Toole)–who thinks he is Jesus Christ– inherits an estate from his nobleman father. Thus begins the mayhem as family members try to retrieve the estate from our "hero." Peter O'Toole was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor.
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| 1. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair (1990)
2. Hard Times (1994)
3. Les Miserables (1998)
4. Mr. Love (1985)
5. The Ruling Class (1972)
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