Heartlands 2002  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Damien O'Donnell
Cast: Michael Sheen, Mark Addy, Jim Carter, Jane Robbins, Celia Imrie, Ruth Jones, Phillipa Peak, Jade Rhodes, Paul Shane, Mark Strong, Paul Popplewell, Raymond Waring
Nice guy Colin (Michael Sheen) jumps on his Honda to track down his wife, Mandy (Ruth Jones), who has run off with a local policeman (Jim Carter). Along the way, Colin meets more than a few characters–some of whom help, many don't.
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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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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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Yes 2004  R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sally Potter
Cast: Joan Allen, Simon Abkarian, Sam Neill, Shirley Henderson, Stephanie Leonidas, Samantha Bond, Sheila Hancock, Gary Lewis, Raymond Waring, George Yiasoumi
Speaking in rhymes throughout this story, an Irish American woman (Joan Allen) and a Lebanese man (Simon Abkarian) meet at a party, embark on a torrid affair, and then go their separate ways.
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| 1. Heartlands (2002)
2. Lucky Break (2001)
3. Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story (2006)
4. Yes (2004)
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