 Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls 1995  PG-13, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Steve Oedekerk
Cast: Jim Carrey, Ian McNeice, Maynard Eziashi, Simon Callow, Sophie Okonedo, Bob Gunton, Tommy Davidson, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Danny D. Daniels, Sam Motoana Phillips, Damon Standifer, Andrew Steel, Bruce Spence, Tom Grunke, Arsenio "Sonny" Trinidad
The world's best pet detective, Ace Ventura (Jim Carrey), leaves his retreat in the Himalayas when he is called away to search for the missing sacred animal of the Wachiti tribe in Africa. Ace travels with explorer Fulton Greenwall (Ian McNeice) and tries to find the white bat that has been kidnapped by the Wachootoo tribe and, hopefully, prevent a war between the feuding tribes.
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 Aeon Flux 2005 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Karyn Kusama
Cast: Charlize Theron, Marton Csokas, Jonny Lee Miller, Sophie Okonedo, Frances McDormand, Pete Postlethwaite, Amelia Warner, Caroline Chikezie, Nikolai Kinski, Paterson Joseph
It is 400 years into the future, and disease has taken most of Earth's population. But humans do survive in the city-state of Bregna where the leader of a rebellion, Handler (Frances McDormand), sends Aeon Flux (Charlize Theron) on a mission to assassinate a government leader.
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Alex Rider: Stormbreaker 2006   PG, 92 min.
Genre: Family / Action / Adventure
aka: Stormbreaker
Director: Geoffrey Sax
Cast: Alex Pettyfer, Ewan McGregor, Bill Nighy, Sophie Okonedo, Mickey Rourke, Missi Pyle, Andy Serkis, Alicia Silverstone, Sarah Bolger, Jimmy Carr, Robbie Coltrane, Stephen Fry, Damian Lewis, Ashley Walters
Following his Uncle Ian's (Ewan McGregor) murder, 14-year-old Alex Rider (Alex Pettyfer) is forced to go undercover as a spy for the Special Operations Division of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service. Alex soon realizes that his uncle had been training him for this work, and he excels as a superspy. As a result, Alex saves millions of children in Great Britain from the diabolical plot of American computer maker Darius Sayle (Micky Rourke).
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Alibi 2003 TV, 115 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: David Richards
Cast: Michael Kitchen, Sophie Okonedo, Phyllis Logan, Simon Hyde, Paul Thornley, Adam Kotz, Stefan Weclawek, Francis Magee, Jerome Willis, Jem Wall
Following the surprise anniversary party Greg (Michael Kitchen) throws for his wife, Linda (Phyllis Logan), caterer Marcey (Sophie Okonedo) spots Greg lugging the dead body of Linda's lover. Greg convinces Marcey that it was an accident and talks her into helping him hide the corpse. But, during the ensuing police investigation, Marcey begins to doubt her trust in Greg.
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 Dirty Pretty Things 2002  R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stephen Frears
Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Audrey Tautou, Sergi Lopez, Sophie Okonedo, Benedict Wong, Zlatko Buric, Kriss Dosanjh, Israel Aduramo, Yemi Ajibade, Nizwar Karanj
Problems faced by illegal immigrants are the focus of this story. Okwe (Chiwetel Ejiofor) was a Nigerian doctor who now ekes out a living in London working as a cab driver and hotel porter. Then there is his friend, Senay (Audrey Tautou), who is a Turkish illegal immigrant finding survival by offering sexual favors to her sweatshop boss. As if that's not enough, the hotel manager (Sergi Lopez) buys human kidneys from desperate donors, which he sells on the black market. Despite all, Okwe and Senay are survivors.
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Go Now 1995 R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Cast: Robert Carlyle, Juliet Aubrey, James Nesbitt, Sophie Okonedo, Berwick Kaler, Darren Tighe, Sara Stockbridge, John Brobbey, Tom Watson
Nick (Robert Carlyle) and Karen (Juliet Aubrey) are lovers who weather the storms associated with Nick's serious illness when Nick learns he has multiple sclerosis. The question is: Have Nick and Karen formed a bond that is deep enough to accept the disability and get on with life? 1 User Review
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| | WOW ! | tink 04/22/2007 | WHAT AN EXCELLENT FILM, HAPPY, FUNNY, SAD & SERIOUS.
TOPPED OFF BY EXCELLENT ACTING BY JULIET AUBREY ( WHO'S EXPRESSIONS TOLD THE STORY ALONE) & ROBERT CARLISLE. |
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 Hotel Rwanda 2004  PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Terry George
Cast: Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Nick Nolte, Joaquin Phoenix, Desmond Dube, David O'Hara, Cara Seymour, Fana Mokoena, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Tony Kgoroge, Mosa Kaiser, Mathabo Pieterson
This story, based on fact, revolves around hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina (Don Cheadle) and his experiences when he came to the aid of Tutsis refugees in Rwanda during the 1990s. Three Academy Award nominations were received, including Best Actor (Don Cheadle) and Supporting Actress (Sophie Okonedo).
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The Jackal 1997 R, 119 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Thriller
Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Cast: Bruce Willis, Richard Gere, Diane Venora, Sidney Poitier, Mathilda May, Tess Harper, J.K. Simmons, Richard Lineback, Jack Black, Leslie Phillips, John Cunningham, Sophie Okonedo, Stephen Spinella, David Hayman
In this remake of 1973's "The Day of the Jackal," the Russian Mafia has paid The Jackal (Bruce Willis) 70 million dollars to assassinate a high-ranking American government official. When the FBI figures out the plot, they hire imprisoned, IRA sniper Declan Mulqueen (Richard Gere) because he is the only person who can identify The Jackal. Now, FBI Deputy Director Carter Preston (Sidney Poitier) and Mulqueen work together in their attempt to prevent the assassination plans of The Jackal from being carried out.
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Martian Child 2007 PG, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Menno Meyjes
Cast: John Cusack, Bobby Coleman, Amanda Peet, Sophie Okonedo, Joan Cusack, Anjelica Huston, Oliver Platt, Richard Schiff, Taya Calicetto, David Kaye, Braxton Bonneville, Samuel Charles, Howard Hesseman, Carmen Moore
Sci-fi writer David Gordon (John Cusack) is a widower who decides to continue plans he and his wife had made to adopt a child. Six-year-old Dennis (Bobby Coleman) moves in with David, and the adoption process begins. But, there is a problem: Dennis believes he is from Mars, and both David and his sister Liz (Cusack's real-life sister Joan Cusack) begin to suspect that Dennis may be telling the truth. Dennis speaks Martian and, among other things, can make "Martian Wishes" that make baseball players hit home runs, and can even make stoplights change color. David goes along with what Dennis says and does and, in the process, becomes a better man.
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The Secret Life of Bees 2008 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Cast: Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Queen Latifah, Sophie Okonedo, Alicia Keys, Paul Bettany, Tristan Wilds, Hilarie Burton, Nate Parker, Renee Clark, Shondrella Avery, Sharon Morris, Nicky Buggs, Jasmine Burke, Emma Sage Bowman
This story is set in South Carolina during the summer following the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Fourteen-year-old Lily (Dakota Fanning), who is haunted by her late mother's memory and upset with her abusive father (Paul Bettany), goes off with her Black maid Rosaleen (Jennifer Hudson) who was beaten after trying to register to vote. They arrive in a small town in South Carolina where Lily is taken in by the Boatwright sisters–August (Queen Latifah), May (Sophie Okonedo), and June (Alicia Keys)–who run a beekeeping farm. Lily finds solace while learning many lessons including how to make honey, racial tolerance, and what love is really about.
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| 1. Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)
2. Aeon Flux (2005)
3. Alex Rider: Stormbreaker (2006)
aka: Stormbreaker
4. Alibi (2003)
5. Dirty Pretty Things (2002)
6. Go Now (1995)
7. Hotel Rwanda (2004)
8. The Jackal (1997)
9. Martian Child (2007)
10. The Secret Life of Bees (2008)
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