 Dead Poets Society 1989  PG, 128 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Weir
Cast: Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles, Gale Hansen, Dylan Kussman, Allelon Ruggiero, Norman Lloyd, Kurtwood Smith, James Waterston, Carla Belver, Leon Pownall, George Martin, Joe Aufiery
An interesting, unconventional literature teacher, John Keating (Robin Williams), in "the best prep school in America" challenges his students to question conventional views. A great performance by Williams, who was nominated for an Oscar. The film also received nominations for Best Picture and Director, and won for Best Writing.
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Fearless 1993  R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Weir
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Isabella Rossellini, Rosie Perez, Tom Hulce, John Turturro, Benicio Del Toro, Deirdre O'Connell, Rance Howard, John de Lancie, Spencer Vrooman, Daniel Cerny, Eve Roberts
The shock of a near-death experience affects the psyche of Max Klein (Jeff Bridges), and the only person he seems able to relate to is Carla Rodrigo (Rosie Perez) who was also in the same accident.
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Gallipoli 1981  PG, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Weir
Cast: Mark Lee, Mel Gibson, Bill Hunter, Bill Kerr, Robert Grubb, Ron Graham, Harold Hopkins, Charles Lathalu Yunipingli, Heath Harris, Gerda Nicolson, Tim McKenzie, David Argue, Brian Anderson, Reg Evans, Jenny Lovell
Australians, who are competitive runners and friends, Frank (Mel Gibson) and Archy (Mark Lee) enlist in the army to fight during World War I and end up in Gallipoli fighting the Turks. Unfortunately, disasters await, in part, because of poor planning by the commanders in charge of the campaign to take control of the Dardanelles away from the Turks. This is an insightful look at the philosophy of war.
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Green Card 1990  PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Weir
Cast: Gerard Depardieu, Andie MacDowell, Bebe Neuwirth, Gregg Edelman, Robert Prosky, Jessie Keosian, Ethan Phillips, Mary Louise Wilson, Lois Smith, Conrad McLaren
When Georges (Gerard Depardieu, in his U.S. film debut) wants to start a new life in the U.S., he needs a Green Card to work. Bronte (Andie MacDowell), an avid horticulturalist, wants to move into an apartment with a greenhouse, but she must be married to do so. Both people can be satisfied by a marriage of convenience. When the authorities question Georges' marriage, the two must actually move in together. Love blooms.
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The Last Wave 1977 PG, 106 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Peter Weir
Cast: Richard Chamberlain, Olivia Hamnett, David Gulpilil, Frederick Parslow, Vivean Gray, Nadjiwarra Amagula, Walter Amagula, Roy Bara, Cedrick Lalara, Morris Lalara
When Sydney lawyer David Burton (Richard Chamberlain) defends five aborigines accused of murder, Burton's scientifically logical mind is met head-on by aboriginal mysticism.
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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 2003 PG-13, 138 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Peter Weir
Cast: Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, James D'Arcy, Edward Woodall, Chris Larkin, Max Pirkis, Jack Randall, Max Benitz, Lee Ingleby, Richard Pates, Robert Pugh, Richard McCabe
During the Napoleonic Wars, the HMS Sunrise is attacked by a much larger vessel, the French warship Archeron. But, the Sunrise escapes and Captain Jack Aubrey (Russell Crowe), with his ship undergoing repairs, decides to pursue the Archeron. The battle ensues, but the real story revolves around relationships of officers and crew of the Sunrise as well as the friendship of Capt. Aubrey and the ship's doctor, Stephen Maturin (Paul Bettany), as they face almost impossible odds. Nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, and won for Best Cinematography.
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The Mosquito Coast 1986 PG, 119 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Thriller
Director: Peter Weir
Cast: Harrison Ford, River Phoenix, Helen Mirren, Jadrien Steele, Hilary Gordon, Rebecca Gordon, Jason Alexander, Dick O'Neill, Butterfly McQueen, Andre Gregory, Conrad Roberts, Alice Heffernan-Sneed, Martha Plimpton, Michael Rogers, William Newman
The theme of this film is the same as "The Swiss Family Robinson." This time, a father, Allie Fox (Harrison Ford), who is upset with what is happening to the culture of America, takes his family (Helen Mirren, River Phoenix, Jadrien Steele, Hilary Gordon, and Rebecca Gordon) to Central America where they attempt to set up a perfect community. At times beautiful and inventive and at times a drag, but in any event it will hit each viewer differently.
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 Picnic at Hanging Rock 1975 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Peter Weir
Cast: Rachel Roberts, Vivean Gray, Helen Morse, Kirsty Child, Tony Llewellyn-Jones, Jacki Weaver, Dominic Guard, Frank Gunnell, Anne-Louise Lambert, Karen Robson, Jane Vallis, Christine Schuler, Margaret Nelson, Ingrid Mason, Jenny Lovell
Set in 1900 during an outing to Hanging Rock, Victoria, three Austrailian college students–Miranda, Marion, and Irma (Anne-Louise Lambert, Jane Vallis, and Karen Robson)–and their head mistress Mrs. Appleyard (Rachel Roberts) run into problems. Irma is the only one who returns, and she cannot remember what happened to her cohorts.
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 The Truman Show 1998  PG, 104 min.
Genre: Drama / Sci-Fi
Director: Peter Weir
Cast: Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone, Holland Taylor, Ed Harris, Brian Delate, Una Damon, Paul Giamatti, Philip Baker Hall, Blair Slater, Peter Krause, Heidi Schanz, Ron Taylor, Don Taylor
Insurance salesman Truman Burbank's (Jim Carrey) entire life has been documented as well as broadcast nationally on a 24-hour basis. All the people around Truman are actors, and Truman lives and works in a huge studio. Despite his made-up world, Truman thinks he is an ordinary man–until he decides to experience life in the outside world. Academy Award nominations included Best Director and Supporting Actor (Ed Harris). 1 User Review
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| | A good movie that doesn't quite gel | 1fatts 03/31/2007 | The elements are all here, and it is a professonal job. Weir directs; Ed Harris was up for an oscar; a solid performance from Laura Linney and Jim Carrey plays confused without going over the top.
And the script is everyone's paranoid fantasy brought to life.
It is enertaining, amusing, more-or-less satisfying, and has a couple of nice scenes taking advantage of good production values.
Then why isn't it better than this? Why isn't this allegory of the central question in so many lives -- isn't there more to me than this? -- more moving? more challenging? more significant?
I think the director sets the mark rather lower than he might have. Carrey is fine, but not better than fine. There are levels of shading that the actor doesn't bring and the director doesn't seek. Ed Harris' final confrontation with Truman, which should be man facing his creator, falls flat because Carrey isn't man enough and Harris' creator isn't high enough.
Still, a good film and well worth a few hours of your time. But one of those films where you wonder what someone else who was willing to take a few more chances could have made of this. |
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 Witness 1985 R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Romance
Director: Peter Weir
Cast: Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Josef Sommer, Danny Glover, Lukas Haas, Jan Rubes, Alexander Godunov, Patti LuPone, Angus MacInnes, Viggo Mortensen, Brent Jennings, Frederick Rolf, John Garson, Beverly May, Ed Crowley
When an Amish mother Rachel Lapp (Kelly McGillis) is returning home from a trip, her young son Samuel (Lukas Haas) witnesses a brutal murder in a men's room. Police Captain John Book (Harrison Ford) is sent to the family home to protect the boy from the killers, and romance follows. The film won Academy Awards for Best Writing and Film Editing and received six other nominations, including Best Picture, Actor, and Director.
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The Year of Living Dangerously 1982 PG, 115 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Peter Weir
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Mel Gibson, Linda Hunt, Michael Murphy, Bembol Roco, Bill Kerr, Domingo Landicho, Hermano De Guzman, Noel Ferrier, Paul Sonkkila
Personal lives and politics combine when journalist Guy Hamilton (Mel Gibson) goes to Indonesia in 1965 to cover the last days of President Sukarno's reign. Linda Hunt received the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.
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| 1. Dead Poets Society (1989)
2. Fearless (1993)
3. Gallipoli (1981)
4. Green Card (1990)
5. The Last Wave (1977)
6. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
7. The Mosquito Coast (1986)
8. Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
9. The Truman Show (1998)
10. Witness (1985)
11. The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)
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