Happy-Go-Lucky 2008  R, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Mike Leigh
Cast: Sally Hawkins, Eddie Marsan, Alexis Zegerman, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Stanley Townsend, Kate O'Flynn, Caroline Martin, Oliver Maltman, Sarah Niles, Samuel Roukin, Karina Fernandez, Nonso Anozie, Sinead Matthews, Andrea Riseborough, Trevor Cooper
Thirty-year-old schoolteacher Poppy (Sally Hawkins) enjoys a life filled with optimistic expectations. She lives with fellow teacher Zoe (Alexis Zegerman) whose outlook on life counterbalances that of Poppy. One day, Poppy decides to take driving lessons, and, despite her instructor Scott's (Eddie Marsan) verbal abuse, Poppy continues her lessons with him. When she goes to a dance class with colleague Heather (Sylvestra Le Touzel), Poppy connects with school social worker Tim (Samuel Roukin), and they are attracted to each other–which leads to a jealous Scott's confrontation with Poppy.
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The Libertine 2004  N/R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Laurence Dunmore
Cast: Johnny Depp, Samantha Morton, John Malkovich, Rosamund Pike, Johnny Vegas, Tom Hollander, Tom Burke, Rupert Friend, Jack Davenport, Trudi Jackson, Stanley Townsend, Francesca Annis
The second Earl of Rochester, playwright John Wilmot (Johnny Depp), lived life to the fullest in 17th-century England–until his scandalous ways led him to an early grave–with critical acclaim arriving only posthumously.
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 The Nativity Story 2006  PG, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Cast: Keisha Castle-Hughes, Oscar Isaac, Hiam Abbass, Shaun Toub, Ciaran Hinds, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Stanley Townsend, Alexander Siddig, Nadim Sawalha, Eriq Ebouaney, Stefan Kalipha, Alessandro Giuggioli
This chronicle of the year before the birth of Jesus covers teenage Mary's (Keisha Castle-Hughes) visit from the Angel Gabriel (Alexander Siddig) telling her she will give birth to Jesus, her subsequent marriage to Joseph (Oscar Isaac), and their journey to Bethlehem where Jesus is born.
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The Tiger's Tail 2006 N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: John Boorman
Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Kim Cattrall, Ciaran Hinds, Sinead Cusack, Sean McGinley, Ruth McCabe, Angeline Ball, John Kavanagh, Eanna MacLiam, Mark Lambert, Michael McElhatton, Stanley Townsend, Ned Dennehy, Derry Power
Wealthy real-estate developer Liam O'Leary (Brendan Gleeson) discovers that he was adopted when he meets the down-and-out twin brother (also played by Gleeson) he never knew existed. The brother lures Liam out of the city and begins to take over his identity. In the process, the twin takes over Liam's business and even his wife Jane (Kim Cattrall). Now their positions are reversed. Liam is penniless while it is the evil twin who now appears to have it all.
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| 1. Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
2. The Libertine (2004)
3. The Nativity Story (2006)
4. The Tiger's Tail (2006)
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