300 2007   R, 117 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Zack Snyder
Cast: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, David Wenham, Dominic West, Vincent Regan, Michael Fassbender, Tom Wisdom, Andrew Pleavin, Andrew Tiernan, Rodrigo Santoro, Giovani Cimmino, Stephen McHattie
In 480 B.C., when Persian King Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro) led his army of over 100,000 against 300 Spartans led by King Leonidas (Gerard Butler), the Persian army overwhelmed the Spartans. But, the valliant effort of the Spartan army inspired other Greeks to mount a resistance to the Persians. The result of their actions marks the beginning of the concept of democracy.
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Attila 2001  TV, 170 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Dick Lowry
Cast: Gerard Butler, Powers Boothe, Simmone Mackinnon, Tim Curry, Reg Rogers, Alice Krige, Steven Berkoff, Tommy Flanagan, Pauline Lynch, Liam Cunningham
This made-for-TV movie proves to be an enjoyable biography of the life of the fabled Attila who unites the Huns and attempts to overthrow the Roman Empire.
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Beowulf & Grendel 2006  R, 103 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Sturla Gunnarsson
Cast: Gerard Butler, Ingvar Eggert Sigurdsson, Stellan Skarsgard, Sarah Polley, Eddie Marsan, Tony Curran, Martin Delaney, Rory McCann, Ronan Vibert, Hringur Ingvarsson, Gunnar Eyjolfsson, Elva Osk Olafsdottir, Spencer Wilding
The ancient Anglo-Saxon poem, "Beowulf," is brought to the screen with Gerard Butler in the role of Norse warrior leader Beowulf. The drunken King Hrothgar (Stellan Skarsgard) asks Beowulf to rid Mead Hall of the beastly troll, Grendel (Ingvar Eggert Sigurdsson), who has been killing off King Hrothgar's warriors.
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The Cherry Orchard 1999 N/R, 137 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Cacoyannis
Cast: Charlotte Rampling, Alan Bates, Katrin Cartlidge, Owen Teale, Tushka Bergen, Xander Berkeley, Gerard Butler, Andrew Howard, Melanie Lynskey, Ian McNeice
This film is based on one of Russian writer Anton Chekhov's greatest plays. Set in 1900 Russia, the story philosophizes about the fact that freeing the serfs has led to self-made businessmen while members of the aristocracy no longer can afford their accustomed lifestyles. Madame Ranyevskaya (Charlotte Rampling) is faced with a decision: sell the family's cherry orchard to a developer who will cut down all the trees–or risk losing everything.
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Dear Frankie 2004 PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Shona Auerbach
Cast: Emily Mortimer, Jack McElhone, Gerard Butler, Sharon Small, Mary Riggans, Sophie Main, Katy Murphy, Anne Marie Timoney, Sean Brown, Jayd Johnson, Carolyn Calder, Anna Hepburn
Single mom Lizzie (Emily Mortimer) has been corresponding with her nine-year-old son, Frankie (Jack McElhone), through make-believe letters in his father's name. Now, in preparation for a meeting between father and son, Lizzie hires a stranger (Gerard Butler) to masquerade as Frankie's dad.
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 Dracula 2000 2000  R, 107 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Fantasy
aka: Wes Craven Presents Dracula 2000
Director: Patrick Lussier
Cast: Jonny Lee Miller, Justine Waddell, Gerard Butler, Colleen Fitzpatrick, Jennifer Esposito, Danny Masterson, Jeri Ryan, Lochlyn Munro, Sean Patrick Thomas, Christopher Plummer, Omar Epps, Tig Fong, Shane West, Nathan Fillion, Tony Munch
Inside London antiques dealer Abraham Van Helsing's (Christopher Plummer) vault lies Dracula (Gerard Butler)–at rest for 100 years. But thieves break in, and Dracula is resurrected. It isn't long before Dracula is on his way to New Orleans in pursuit of Van Helsing's daughter, Mary (Justine Waddell), who just happens to have a bit of Dracula's blood in her own veins. Following closely behind are Van Helsing and his assistant, Simon (Jonny Lee Miller). Can they reach America in time to save Mary?
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The Game of Their Lives 2005 PG, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Miracle Match
Director: David Anspaugh
Cast: John Rhys-Davies, Wes Bentley, Gerard Butler, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Patrick Stewart, Jay Rodan, Gavin Rossdale, Zachery Ty Bryan, Costas Mandylor, Louis Mandylor, Bill Smitrovich, Terry Kinney
The U.S. soccer team won an exciting match against England's team in 1950. This is the story about the personal lives of the players on that team of underdogs who performed a stunning upset at the World Cup match.
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Gamer 2009  R, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
Cast: Gerard Butler, Michael C. Hall, Amber Valletta, Logan Lerman, Alison Lohman, John Leguizamo, Johnny Whitworth, Zoe Bell, Kyra Sedgwick, Ludacris, Terry Crews, Keith David, Aaron Yoo, Jonathan Chase, Dan Callahan
In the near future, humans have learned mind control over other humans while playing online games, and millions tune in online to watch. Kable (Gerard Butler) is the superstar of the violent game "Slayers" that is controlled by its creator, young rock star Ken Castle (Michael C. Hall). Now in prison and away from his family, will Kable be able to escape the game and reclaim his identity?
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 Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life 2003 PG-13, 118 min.
Genre: Fantasy / Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Jan de Bont
Cast: Angelina Jolie, Gerard Butler, Ciaran Hinds, Chris Barrie, Noah Taylor, Djimon Hounsou, Til Schweiger, Simon Yam, Terence Yin, Daniel Caltagirone, Fabiano Martell, Jonathan Coyne, Robert Cavanah, Lenny Juma, Ronan Vibert
In this sequel to "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider," video game character Lara (Angelina Jolie) is back at work. This time, she is recruited by British Intelligence to retrieve Pandora's Box from the evil clutches of Chinese gangster Jonathan Reiss (Ciaran Hinds). A mercenary, Terry Sheridan (Gerard Butler), comes to Lara's aid, and they travel the world in search of the box in order to prevent untold suffering for the human race.
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Law Abiding Citizen 2009 R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: F. Gary Gray
Cast: Jamie Foxx, Gerard Butler, Colm Meaney, Bruce McGill, Leslie Bibb, Michael Irby, Gregory Itzin, Regina Hall, Emerald-Angel Young, Christian Stolte, Annie Corley, Richard Portnow, Josh Stewart, Viola Davis, Michael Kelly
After robbers break into Clyde Shelton's (Gerard Butler) home and kill his wife and daughter, Assistant DA Nick Rice (Jamie Foxx) makes a deal, which gives one of the killers, Clarence Darby (Christian Stolte), only a few years in prison when he testifies against his partner, Rupert Ames (Josh Stewart). Ten years later, Clyde exacts revenge and kidnaps, tortures, and maims Clarence. After Clyde is arrested and jailed, he warns Nick that he will go on a killing spree if Nick cannot fix the fouled-up justice system that is not executing killers.
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Mrs. Brown 1997  PG, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Madden
Cast: Judi Dench, Billy Connolly, Geoffrey Palmer, Antony Sher, Gerard Butler, Richard Pasco, David Westhead, Bridget McConnell, Georgie Glen, Catherine O'Donnell
This is a rendition of Queen Victoria's poignant love story, which followed the death of her beloved Albert. She finds solace with a Scottish commoner. Judi Dench and Billy Connolly perform magnificently as the lovers. Dench received an Academy Award nomination.
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Nim's Island 2008 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Jennifer Flackett, Mark Levin
Cast: Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster, Gerard Butler, Michael Carman, Mark Brady, Anthony Simcoe, Christopher Baker, Peter Callan, Rhonda Doyle, Russell Butler, Colin Gibson, Maddison Joyce, Bryan Probets, Penny Everingham, Shannon van der Life
Eleven-year-old Nim (Abigail Breslin) lives on a South Pacific volcanic island with her marine biologist father. Gerard Butler has dual roles in this story as Nim's father Jack Rusoe and as the hero, Alex Rover, in the stories Nim reads. Jodie Foster plays the author, Alexandra Rover, of Nim's favorite stories who connects with Nim via the Internet. Meanwhile, Jack's boat is damaged in a storm leaving Nim stranded alone on the island. She e-mails Alexandra for help, and agoraphobic Alexandra takes a daring leap and finds the courage to travel to the island to help Nim.
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P.S. I Love You 2007 PG-13, 126 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Richard LaGravenese
Cast: Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler, Lisa Kudrow, Gina Gershon, James Marsters, Kathy Bates, Harry Connick Jr., Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Dean Winters, Anne Kent, Brian McGrath, Sherie Rene Scott, Susan Blackwell, Michael Countryman
Holly (Hilary Swank) and her Irish husband Gerry (Gerard Butler) love each other but spend much of their time embroiled in arguments. Gerry dies suddenly, and Holly is left alone and miserable holed up in her apartment. Then comes Holly's 30th birthday, and her friends throw her a surprise birthday party, during which a cake with a mysterious message from Gerry arrives on the scene. Before he died, Gerry had written messages to Holly showing her the way to get back in life. Although Holly's mother (Kathy Bates) and her best friends (Lisa Kudrow and Gina Gershon) worry about the notes, those notes–signed "P.S. I love you."–are the very things that bring Holly out of her doldrums.
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 The Phantom of the Opera 2004 PG-13, 143 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama / Romance / Thriller
aka: Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, Miranda Richardson, Simon Callow, Minnie Driver, Ciaran Hinds, Victor McGuire, Paul Brooke, Murray Melvin, Kevin McNally, James Fleet, Jennifer Ellison, Imogen Bain, Judith Paris
The phantom, a disfigured composer (Gerard Butler), dwells beneath and haunts the Paris Opera House. He falls in love with chorus singer Christine (Emmy Rossum), abducts her, and writes an opera especially for her. But will this be enough to make Christine forget the man she loves? Three Academy Award nominations were received.
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Reign of Fire 2002 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Rob Bowman
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Christian Bale, Izabella Scorupco, Gerard Butler, Scott James Moutter, David Kennedy, Alexander Siddig, Ned Dennehy, Rory Keenan, Terence Maynard
Fire-breathing dragons appear in England during 2020 and ravage the landscape. Denton Van Zan/"Dragon Slayer" (Matthew McConaughey) and his followers plan to slay the dragons, but can they save the world from the beasts?
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Shattered 2007 R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: Butterfly on a Wheel
Director: Mike Barker
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Maria Bello, Gerard Butler, Claudette Mink, Chris Astoyan, Samantha Ferris, Dustin Milligan, Callum Keith Rennie, Emma Karwandy, Agam Darshi, Aaron Douglas, Jesse Green, Nicholas Lea
Abby and Neil Warner (Maria Bello and Gerard Butler) and their young daughter Sophie (Emma Karwandy) are living ideal lives–until a conniving sociopath Tom Ryan (Pierce Brosnan) kidnaps Sophie. Ryan does not want money; instead, he wants to destroy the Warners' perfect life. Now, for the next 24 hours, Abby and Neil will be the subject of Ryan's mind games as they comply with his demands as the only means to save Sophie's life.
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 Timeline 2003 PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Richard Donner
Cast: Paul Walker, Frances O'Connor, Gerard Butler, Billy Connolly, Ethan Embry, Anna Friel, Marton Csokas, Michael Sheen, Lambert Wilson, Matt Craven, David La Haye, David Thewlis, Neal McDonough, Rossif Sutherland, Steve Kahan
A teleportation machine, developed by the International Technology Corporation, sends a group of archaeologists back in time to medieval France where a war between England and France is raging. Will the scientists survive the battle, and, if so, will they be able to return to the 21st century?
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The Ugly Truth 2009  R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Robert Luketic
Cast: Katherine Heigl, Gerard Butler, Bree Turner, Eric Winter, Nick Searcy, Jesse D. Goins, Cheryl Hines, John Michael Higgins, Noah Matthews, Bonnie Somerville, John Sloman, Yvette Nicole Brown, Nathan Corddry, Allen Maldonado, Steve Little
Morning show producer Abby (Katherine Heigl) is still single but continues to look for Mr. Perfect. Now she is teamed with Mike (Gerard Butler) to help boost the show's ratings. He immediately offends all women, prompting Abby to want to fire him. But, she agrees to a deal that he will help her in her quest to land Dr. Colin (Eric Winter). And the fun begins.
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| 1. 300 (2007)
2. Attila (2001)
3. Beowulf & Grendel (2006)
4. The Cherry Orchard (1999)
5. Dear Frankie (2004)
6. Dracula 2000 (2000)
aka: Wes Craven Presents Dracula 2000
7. The Game of Their Lives (2005)
aka: The Miracle Match
8. Gamer (2009)
9. Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)
10. Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
11. Mrs. Brown (1997)
12. Nim's Island (2008)
13. P.S. I Love You (2007)
14. The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
aka: Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera
15. Reign of Fire (2002)
16. Shattered (2007)
aka: Butterfly on a Wheel
17. Timeline (2003)
18. The Ugly Truth (2009)
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