Bean 1997  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mel Smith
Cast: Rowan Atkinson, Peter MacNicol, Pamela Reed, Harris Yulin, Burt Reynolds, Larry Drake, John Mills, Danny Goldring, Johnny Galecki, Chris Ellis, Andrew Lawrence, Peter Egan, Peter Capaldi, June Brown, Peter James
When an ineffective museum caretaker, Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson), arrives in Los Angeles to preside at an art gallery exhibit featuring the famous painting, "Whistler's Mother," young curator David Langley (Peter MacNicol) is forced to put up with Bean's havoc-producing antics.
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Bernard and the Genie 1992  N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Paul Weiland
Cast: Alan Cumming, Lenny Henry, Rowan Atkinson, John Gabriel, Denis Lill, Beaux Bryant, Kevin Allen, Andree Bernard, Melvyn Bragg, Janet Henfrey, Marcia Ashton, Sheila Latimer, Sally Geoghegan, Angela Clarke, Bob Geldof
Bernard Bottle (Alan Cumming) is having a bad day, and even loses his job as an art dealer, when he rubs a tarnished lamp and releases a 2,000-year-old genie, Josephus (Lenny Henry). The two become friends. It is Christmas, and Josephus can give Bernard anything he wishes. Troubles arise when Bernard wishes for the "Mona Lisa," and the police think that he stole it, but Josephus' magic powers take care of the problem.
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Four Weddings and a Funeral 1994  R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Newell
Cast: Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, Kristin Scott-Thomas, Simon Callow, James Fleet, John Hannah, David Bower, Charlotte Coleman, Rowan Atkinson, Jeremy Kemp
This story follows the romance of Charles (Hugh Grant) and Carrie (Andie MacDowell) as they confront each other at weddings and a funeral.
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Hot Shots! Part Deux 1993 PG-13, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jim Abrahams
Cast: Charlie Sheen, Lloyd Bridges, Valeria Golino, Richard Crenna, Brenda Bakke, Miguel Ferrer, Rowan Atkinson, David Wohl, Mitch Ryan, Gregory Sierra
In this satire on adventure films, Topper Harley (Charlie Sheen) rescues U.S. prisoners who are still in the Persian Gulf area following the war.
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Johnny English 2003 PG, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Adventure
Director: Peter Howitt
Cast: Rowan Atkinson, Natalie Imbruglia, Ben Miller, John Malkovich, Tim Pigott-Smith, Oliver Ford Davies, Kevin McNally, Douglas McFerran, Greg Wise, Steve Nicolson, Tasha de Vasconcelos, Terence Harvey
In this spoof on spy stories, Johnny English (Rowan Atkinson) takes on the unlikely assignment of protecting the crown jewels, which go on display during a party hosted by Pascal Sauvage (John Malkovich). Wouldn't you know it? The jewels are stolen, and now Johnny and his partner, Bough (Ben Miller), try to retrieve the gems.
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Keeping Mum 2005  R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Niall Johnson
Cast: Rowan Atkinson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith, Patrick Swayze, Tamsin Egerton, Toby Parkes, Liz Smith, Emilia Fox, James Booth, Patrick Monckton, Rowley Irlam, Rupert Simonian
The family life of the Reverend Waller Goodfellow (Rowan Atkinson) and his wife Gloria (Kristin Scott Thomas) changes forever when their new housekeeper, Grace (Maggie Smith), appears on the scene, and matters appear to change for the better. Unknown to the family, however, Grace has her dark side and believes that homicide is the best way to solve problems–starting with the neighbor's barking dog. 1 User Review
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 The Lion King 1994  G, 87 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Musical
Director: Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff
Cast: Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Matthew Broderick, James Earl Jones, Jeremy Irons, Moira Kelly, Niketa Calamed, Rowan Atkinson, Robert Guillaume, Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin
This is Disney at its best, and this film is sure to become a classic. Simba is a lion cub driven away from his family, but he returns when grown to win his place on the African plains. The song "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" won an Academy Award. The musical score also won an Oscar and two other songs ("Hakuna Matata" and "Circle of Life") were nominated. Songs are by Elton John and Tim Rice.
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Love Actually 2003 R, 130 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Curtis
Cast: Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman, Colin Firth, Bill Nighy, Laura Linney, Emma Thompson, Liam Neeson, Billy Bob Thornton, Rowan Atkinson, Martine McCutcheon, Keira Knightley, Gregor Fisher
Love in many forms is the subject of this film, which consists of intertwined stories concerning love and friendship. Several couples' stories are told, but the prime minister (Hugh Grant) and one of the household staff (Martine McCutcheon) present one of the better scenarios.
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 Maybe Baby 2000 R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ben Elton
Cast: Hugh Laurie, Joely Richardson, Adrian Lester, James Purefoy, Emma Thompson, Tom Hollander, Joanna Lumley, Rowan Atkinson, Matthew Macfadyen, Yasmin Bannerman
Lucy Bell (Joely Richardson) wants desperately to have a baby, and her husband, Sam (Hugh Laurie), is eager to oblige. But, Sam takes things a big step over the line when he writes a script about Lucy's experiences–without Lucy's consent!
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Mr. Bean's Holiday 2007  G, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Steve Bendelack
Cast: Rowan Atkinson, Emma de Caunes, Steve Pemberton, Willem Dafoe, Lily Atkinson, Jean Rochefort, Karel Roden, Max Baldry, Preston Nyman, Sharlit Deyzac, Francois Touch, Arsene Mosca, Stephane Debac, Philippe Spall
Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson) wins a trip to the French Riviera where he hooks up with 11-year-old Stepan (Max Baldry) after asking Stepan's father Emil (Karel Roden)–who just happens to be a Russian filmmaker–to tape him boarding the train. Emil misses the train, and Mr. Bean and Stepan continue the trip while Emil reports that Stepan has been abducted. Meanwhile, Mr. Bean loses his passport, wallet, and luggage, but he and Stepan get a ride from French actress Sabine (Emma de Caunes) who is on her way to Cannes for the premiere of her new film. They make it to Cannes–just in time for more stumbling adventures.
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 Never Say Never Again 1983 PG, 134 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Thriller
Director: Irvin Kershner
Cast: Sean Connery, Barbara Carrera, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Max von Sydow, Kim Basinger, Edward Fox, Bernie Casey, Alec McCowen, Michael Medwin, Ronald Pickup, Pamela Salem, Rowan Atkinson, Valerie Leon, Milos Kirek, Anthony Sharp
In this remake of "Thunderball" (1965), James Bond is back, and this time it is Sean Connery playing the indomitable Agent 007. SPECTRE has stolen two cruise missiles from the U.S. and is planning to use them in its plot to carry out nuclear blackmail against NATO countries. Bond's mission is to recover the missiles from the evil Maximilian Largo (Klaus Maria Brandauer), and he gets help from Largo's mistress Domino (Kim Bassinger) when he heads to the Bahamas in search of the missiles.
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Rat Race 2001 PG-13, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jerry Zucker
Cast: Rowan Atkinson, John Cleese, Whoopi Goldberg, Cuba Gooding Jr., Seth Green, Jon Lovitz, Breckin Meyer, Kathy Najimy, Amy Smart, Vince Vieluf
Las Vegas casino owner Donald Sinclair (John Cleese) sponsors a race on which only his wealthiest patrons can bet. The randomly chosen team participants are given keys to a Silver City, New Mexico, train station locker. The first team to get to the locker will be awarded the $2 million locked inside. Insane comedy runs rampant in this one.
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 Scooby-Doo 2002 PG, 86 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Raja Gosnell
Cast: Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lillard, Linda Cardellini, Rowan Atkinson, Scott Innes, Isla Fisher, Miguel A. Nunez Jr., Steven Grives, Sam Greco, Neil Fanning, Charles Cousins
In this live-action version of the Hanna-Barbera cartoon, Scooby-Doo and his pals at Mystery, Inc. reunite when asked to investigate "supernatural" events that took place on Spooky Island.
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The Tall Guy 1989 R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mel Smith
Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Emma Thompson, Rowan Atkinson, Geraldine James, Emil Wolk, Anna Massey, Kim Thomson, Hugh Thomas, Harold Innocent, Joanna Kanska
An American actor, Dexter King (Jeff Goldblum), is performing in London in a two-man show with an obnoxious cohort, Ron Anderson (Rowan Atkinson). Anderson steals the show and eventually fires Dexter but not before Dexter meets and falls in love with a nurse, Kate Lemmon (Emma Thompson). So far, so good–until Kate accuses him of cheating on her, and Dexter must now try to get her back. Not a bad romantic comedy.
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The Witches 1990 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Nicolas Roeg
Cast: Anjelica Huston, Mai Zetterling, Jasen Fisher, Rowan Atkinson, Bill Paterson, Jane Horrocks, Jenny Runacre, Brenda Blethyn
In this story, Jim Henson's final feature film, nine-year-old Luke (Jasen Fisher) stumbles into a witches' convention and hears their plans to turn children into mice. With his grandmother's (Mai Zetterling) help, Luke sets out to foil the witches' evil plot.
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| 1. Bean (1997)
2. Bernard and the Genie (1992)
3. Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
4. Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
5. Johnny English (2003)
6. Keeping Mum (2005)
7. The Lion King (1994)
8. Love Actually (2003)
9. Maybe Baby (2000)
10. Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007)
11. Never Say Never Again (1983)
12. Rat Race (2001)
13. Scooby-Doo (2002)
14. The Tall Guy (1989)
15. The Witches (1990)
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