 Alice in Wonderland 1999  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Family / Fantasy
Director: Nick Willing
Cast: Tina Majorino, Whoopi Goldberg, Christopher Lloyd, Martin Short, Peter Ustinov, Gene Wilder, George Wendt, Robbie Coltrane, Ben Kingsley, Miranda Richardson
The digital effects and lush visuals of this version of the classic "Alice in Wonderland" is as dazzling as its excellent cast of actors and actresses.
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The Apostle 1997 PG-13, 148 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Duvall
Cast: Robert Duvall, Farrah Fawcett, Miranda Richardson, Todd Allen, June Carter Cash, Billy Bob Thornton, Billy Joe Shaver, John Beasley, Walton Goggins, Rick Dial
Saintly preacher Eulis "Sonny" Dewey (Robert Duvall) is so upset by learning that his wife Jessie (Farrah Fawcett) is having an affair that he bashes her lover, Horace (Todd Allen), and leaves town. He heads for Louisiana under the alias of "The Apostle" and works as a media preacher with plans to build a new church. Duvall received a Best Actor Oscar nomination.
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The Big Brass Ring 1999  R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Hickenlooper
Cast: William Hurt, Nigel Hawthorne, Miranda Richardson, Irene Jacob, Ewan Stewart, Gregg Henry, Ron Livingston, Jefferson Mays, Jim Metzler, Carmine Giovinazzo
An Orson Welles screenplay (written with his late-life companion Oja Kodar) is brought to the screen by George Hickenlooper. It's a drab political drama concerning the gubernatorial candidate (William Hurt) who has a rich and boozing wife. Then along comes his shady ex-mentor (Nigel Hawthorne) with all of the dark secrets, followed by a journalist (Irene Jacob).
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 Chicken Run 2000  G, 85 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Peter Lord, Nick Park
Cast: Mel Gibson, Julia Sawalha, Miranda Richardson, Jane Horrocks, Lynn Ferguson, Imelda Staunton, Benjamin Whitrow, Tony Haygarth, Timothy Spall, Phil Daniels
Kids as well as adults will enjoy this romp through a Yorkshire, England, chicken farm in which the romantic duo–Rocky the Rooster (Mel Gibson) and Ginger (Julia Sawalha)–plot a great escape when the farm's evil owners (Miranda Richardson and Tony Haygarth) decide to turn from egg farming to the chicken pot pie trade. A very good spoof on "The Great Escape" that is bound to be a claymation classic.
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 The Crying Game 1992 R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance / Thriller
Director: Neil Jordan
Cast: Stephen Rea, Miranda Richardson, Jaye Davidson, Forest Whitaker, Jim Broadbent, Ralph Brown, Adrian Dunbar, Breffni McKenna, Jack(2) Carr, Joe Savino, Birdy Sweeney, Andree Bernard, Tony Slattery
Irish Republican Army volunteer Fergus (Stephen Rea) is assigned to guard kidnapped British soldier Jody (Forest Whitaker). As time passes, the two become friends, and after a British attack, Fergus runs to London where the plot twists and turns. Academy Award nominations were received for Best Picture, Actor, Director, Supporting Actor (Jaye Davidson), and Film Editing. An Oscar was won for Best Writing. Outstanding acting by all.
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Dance with a Stranger 1985 R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Newell
Cast: Miranda Richardson, Rupert Everett, Ian Holm, Stratford Johns, Joanne Whalley, Matthew Carroll, Tom Chadbon, Jane Bertish, David Troughton, Susan Kyd
This film, set in London during the 1950s, is based on a true story that led to an infamous murder trial. Ruth Ellis (Miranda Richardson) was living with her 10-year-old son when she met playboy David Blakeley (Rupert Everett). Their ensuing romance was doomed from the start and ends with Ruth killing David. Ruth was hanged on 13 July 1955; she is the last woman executed in Great Britain.
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The Designated Mourner 1997 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Hare
Cast: Mike Nichols, Miranda Richardson, David de Keyser
Jack (Mike Nichols) is the "designated mourner" who remained in his country to remember the past and philosophize about the way things used to be before a totalitarian regime took over. Now he, his ex-wife Judy (Miranda Richardson), and ex-father-in-law Howard (David de Keyser) sit and discuss literary works despite the fact that their government discourages thinking–and that certainly includes those who enjoy reading great literature.
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 Empire of the Sun 1987 PG, 152 min.
Genre: Drama / Action
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers, Joe Pantoliano, Leslie Phillips, Burt Kwouk, Ben Stiller, Robert Stephens, Masato Ibu, Emily Richard, Rupert Frazer, Peter Gale, Takatoro Kataoka, David Neidorf
During the Japanese invasion of Shanghai in 1941, Jamie Graham (Christian Bale) was 11-years-old when he was separated from his upper-class parents, captured, and placed in a Japanese confinement camp. While in prison, Jamie overcomes illness and food shortages. He learns how to survive and shares his spirit with others in the camp.
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Enchanted April 1992 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Mike Newell
Cast: Miranda Richardson, Joan Plowright, Josie Lawrence, Polly Walker, Alfred Molina, Jim Broadbent, Michael Kitchen, Neville Phillips, Stephen Beckett, Matthew Radford, Davide Manuli, Vittorio Duse, Adriana Facchetti, Anna Longhi
Lottie Wilkins (Josie Lawrence) and Rose Arbuthnot (Miranda Richardson) rent a Northern Italian villa and use it as the break form their unhappy marriages. Mrs. Fisher (Joan Plowright) and Caroline Dester (Polly Walker), who Lottie and Rose had not known previously, join them for a month of sunshine during which they form close friendships and reassess their marital relationships. An excellent remake of the 1935 film.
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 The Evening Star 1996  PG-13, 128 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Harling
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Bill Paxton, Juliette Lewis, Miranda Richardson, Ben Johnson, Marion Ross, Mackenzie Astin, Jack Nicholson, Scott Wolf, George Newbern
This sequel to "Terms of Endearment" focuses on Aurora Greenway (Shirley MacLaine) 15 years after the death of her daughter, Emma. The story deals with her "care" for her three grandchildren, her love life, and relationships with those who surround her.
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Falling Angels 2003  N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Scott Smith
Cast: Miranda Richardson, Callum Keith Rennie, Katharine Isabelle, Kristin Adams, Monte Gagne, Mark McKinney, Carman Fielding, Courtney Goodison, Melissa Brown, Kett Turton
While their mother Mary (Miranda Richardson) lies on the couch suffering from depression and their militaristic father Jim (Callum Keith Rennie) tries to run the household, three sisters–Lou (Katharine Isabelle), Norma (Monte Gagne), and Sandy (Kristin Adams)–find their own unique ways to survive the effects of living in a dysfunctional family.
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 Fred Claus 2007 PG, 115 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: David Dobkin
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, John Michael Higgins, Miranda Richardson, Rachel Weisz, Kathy Bates, Trevor Peacock, Ludacris, Elizabeth Banks, Christian Hansen, Kevin Spacey, Bobb'e J. Thompson, Allan Corduner
Ever since his younger brother Nick was born, Fred Claus had been upstaged by Nick who was adored by their parents (Kathy Bates and Trevor Peacock). Now, as adults, the situation has not improved. Nick (Paul Giamatti) has become Santa Claus at the North Pole, and Fred is a repo man in Chicago. When ne'er-do-well Fred finds himself in jail after robbing Salvation Army Santas, he asks Nick for help. Nick bails him out–on condition that Fred help Nick's elves prepare toys for Christmas. But, Fred is not prepared for this kind of work and just might jeopardize the effort to have toys ready for Christmas delivery.
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 Get Carter 2000 R, 102 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Stephen T. Kay
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Miranda Richardson, Rachael Leigh Cook, Alan Cumming, Mickey Rourke, Michael Caine, Rhona Mitra, Johnny Strong, Gretchen Mol, John C. McGinley, John Cassini, Mark Boone Junior, Darryl Scheelar, Crystal Lowe, Lauren Lee Smith
This third remake of the 1971 crime classic features Sylvester Stallone in the role of Jack Carter, mob enforcer, who checks into the circumstances surrounding his brother's death and realizes a murder has taken place. Among the suspects are Cliff Bumby (Michael Caine–star of the original "Get Carter"), porn-flick millionaire Cyrus Place (Mickey Rourke), and computer geek Jeremy Kinnear (Alan Cumming).
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 The Hours 2002 PG-13, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stephen Daldry
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Meryl Streep, Stephen Dillane, Ed Harris, Allison Janney, Miranda Richardson, John C. Reilly, Linda Bassett, Toni Collette, Claire Danes, Jeff Daniels, Christian Coulson, Michael Culkin
Virginia Woolf's novel "Mrs. Dalloway" connects the stories of three different women–Virginia Woolf (Nicole Kidman), Laura Brown (Julianne Moore), and Clarissa (Meryl Streep)–in three different eras–1925, 1951, and 2001–who resort to suicide as the solution for their problems. Very well acted, but with this cast what else could one expect? Nicole Kidman won the Best Actress Oscar for her excellent performance. In addition, the film received eight nominations, including Best Picture, Director, Actress in a Supporting Role (Julianne Moore), and Actor in a Supporting Role (Ed Harris).
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Kansas City 1996 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Miranda Richardson, Harry Belafonte, Michael Murphy, Dermot Mulroney, Steve Buscemi, Brooke Smith, Jane Adams
This entertaining film represents Director Robert Altman's memories of his hometown. The setting is 1934, and the plot involves a bizarre kidnapping. However, the real story is the interaction of a varied assortment of characters: gamblers, socialites, politicians, musicians, and–oh yes–just ordinary people.
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 The King and I 1999  G, 87 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Musical
Director: Richard Rich
Cast: Miranda Richardson, Christiane Noll, Martin Vidnovic, Ian Richardson, Darrell Hammond, Adam Wylie, Allen D. Hong, David Burnham, Armi Arabe, Tracy Venner Warren, Sean Smith, Ed Trotta
This is the animated version of the 1956 film classic in which Anna (voice of Miranda Richardson and singing voice of Christiane Noll) and her son Louis (voice of Adam Wylie) arrive in Siam where the King (voice of Martin Vidnovic) has hired her to teach his children. As she teaches the children about Western culture, lessons are learned by both the King and Anna.
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The Lost Prince 2003 TV, 180 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stephen Poliakoff
Cast: Daniel Williams, Matthew James Thomas, Brock Everitt-Elwick, Rollo Weeks, Gina McKee, Tom Hollander, Miranda Richardson, Bill Nighy, Bibi Andersson, Frank Finlay, Ron Cook, David Westhead, John Sessions, Michael Gambon, David Barrass
King George V (Tom Hollander) and Queen Mary's (Miranda Richardson) son, Prince John (Daniel Williams and Matthew James Thomas), suffered from epilepsy and was hidden away for most of his 14 years. Away from family, Prince John forms a bond with his loving nurse, Lalla (Gina McKee), in this BBC historical drama.
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The Mad Monkey 1990 R, 105 min.
Genre: Thriller
aka: Twisted Obsession
Director: Fernando Trueba
Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Miranda Richardson, Anemone, Dexter Fletcher, Daniel Ceccaldi, Liza Walker, Jerome Natali, Arielle Dombasle, Asuncion Balaguer, Micky Sebastian
Successful producer Julien Legrand (Daniel Ceccaldi) commissions newly divorced screenwriter Dan Gillis (Jeff Goldblum) to work on a film project with an unknown director, Malcolm Greene (Dexter Fletcher). Dan has doubts about the job but becomes infatuated with Malcolm's sister Jenny (Liza Walker) who offers him sexual favors. One thing leads to another until Dan must figure out what is really going on in his life–not only with the film project but with Jenny as well.
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Merlin 1998 TV, 140 min.
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Steve Barron
Cast: Sam Neill, Helena Bonham Carter, John Gielgud, Rutger Hauer, James Earl Jones, Miranda Richardson, Isabella Rossellini, Martin Short, Paul Curran, Jeremy Sheffield
King Arthur's wizard, Merlin (Sam Neill), is the subject of this Camelot adventure. Beginning with young Merlin being trained in magic, the story ensues through his meeting with Arthur (Paul Curran) and subsequent efforts to keep Arthur on the straight-and-narrow path leading to the throne. Originally a TV miniseries.
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The Night and the Moment 1994 R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anna Maria Tato
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Lena Olin, Miranda Richardson, Jean-Claude Carriere, Carole Richert, Christine Sireyzol, Guy Verame, Ivan Bacciocchi
Set in mid-1700s' France, this is the story of an aristocrat (Lena Olin) who hosts weekend houseguests. During the night, a dashing writer (Willem Dafoe) enters her bedroom wanting a night of love. When she resists he tells her of his love exploits, one of which convinces her that she loves him.
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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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 The Prince & Me 2004 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Martha Coolidge
Cast: Julia Stiles, Luke Mably, Ben Miller, James Fox, Miranda Richardson, Eliza Bennett, Alberta Watson, John Bourgeois, Joanne Baron, Richard Lee, Stephen Singer, Zachary Knighton, Stephen O'Reilly, Elisabeth Waterston, Devin Ratray
Pre-med student Paige (Julia Stiles) meets foreign exchange student Eddie (Luke Mably), and, after a disastrous introduction, they fall in love. But Eddie has a secret: his real name is Prince Edvard Valdemar Dangaard, and he is enjoying his "gap" year as an American university student before returning to Denmark and taking over his princely duties. Of course, the secret is soon revealed, and Paige questions whether she wants to be a future queen or stick to dreams of becoming a doctor.
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Saint-Ex 1997 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anand Tucker
Cast: Bruno Ganz, Miranda Richardson, Janet McTeer, Katrin Cartlidge, Ken Stott, Eleanor Bron, Brid Brennan, Karl Johnson, Daniel Craig, Anna Calder-Marshall
This is a very good film-biography of Antoine de Saint-Exupery, the pilot who delivered the mail and still managed to author the beloved children's classic, "The Little Prince." The story centers on the relationship of Saint-Ex and his wife, Consuelo Carillo.
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 Sleepy Hollow 1999 R, 105 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Fantasy / Mystery
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon, Casper Van Dien, Jeffrey Jones, Christopher Lee, Ian McDiarmid, Michael Gough, Christopher Walken, Richard Griffiths, Marc Pickering, Lisa Marie, Steven Waddington, Claire Skinner
The classic story of Washington Irving's Headless Horseman, who rides through the night on his galloping horse performing his own decapitations, is brought to the screen with Johnny Depp in the starring role of Ichabod Crane who is sent to investigate the crimes. When Ichabod arrives in the small, New York town, he is told that a number of decapitated people have been found, and the townsfolk believe it was the work of the legendary Headless Horseman. Ichabod does not believe the story, and, as he investigates, Ichabod meets and falls in love with Katrina Van Tassel (Christina Ricci) and becomes even more determined to find the murderer as a way to prove his worth to Katrina.
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 Spider 2002 R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: David Cronenberg
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Miranda Richardson, Gabriel Byrne, Lynn Redgrave, John Neville, Bradley Hall, Gary Reineke, Philip Craig, Cliff Saunders, Sara Stockbridge, Tara Ellis, Arthur Whybrow, Nicola Duffett, Jake Nightingale, Alison Egan
After being admitted to a halfway house for the mentally ill, Dennis "Spider" Cleg (Ralph Fiennes), who suffers from schizophrenia, begins to recall childhood memories involving the murder of his mother (Miranda Richardson). Through flashbacks, the audience witnesses events as seen through the young, mentally disturbed Dennis (Bradley Hall) and begins to realize what really happened to "Spider's" mother.
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Spinning Into Butter 2009 R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Brokaw
Cast: Sarah Jessica Parker, Mykelti Williamson, Beau Bridges, Miranda Richardson, James Rebhorn, Victor Rasuk, Paul James, Daniel Eric Gold, Peter Friedman, Jake M. Smith, Joel Johnstone, Linda Powell, Richard Riehle, Maggie Moore, DeWanda Wise
Newly hired as a Dean of Students at Belmont College in New England, Sarah Daniels (Sarah Jessica Parker) finds herself in the midst of chaos brought on by racially motivated crimes against Black student Simon Brick (Paul James). Sarah wants the police to investigate, but fellow Dean Catherine Kenney (Miranda Richardson) and President Winston Garvey (James Rebhorn) are more interested in maintaining the school's reputation than in finding the perpetrator. When Sarah escorts Black reporter Aaron Carmichael (Mykelti Williamson) around campus, they confide in each other about racial prejudice, and Sarah does some serious thinking. Later, Professor Burton Strauss (Beau Bridges) conducts a "Forum on Race," and a riot ensues. Now, Sarah finally must deal with her own prejudices.
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St. Ives 1998 R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Harry Hook
Cast: Jean-Marc Barr, Miranda Richardson, Richard E. Grant, Anna Friel, Tim Dutton, Cecile Pallas, Michael Gough, Jason Isaacs, Barney Craig, Desmond Barrit, Vernon Dobtcheff, Patrice Melennec, Adrian Scarborough, Chris McHallem, Enda Oates
During the Napoleonic Wars, French Captain Jacques St. Ives (Jean-Marc Barr) is captured and sent to a POW camp in Scotland. The action begins after he meets a local woman, Flora (Anna Friel), the daughter of her protective mother Susan (Miranda Richardson) and is befriended by the commander of the camp, Major Farquhar Chevening (Richard E. Grant). Loosely based on an unfinished Robert Louis Stevenson novel, his last.
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Tom & Viv 1994 PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Brian Gilbert
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Miranda Richardson, Rosemary Harris, Tim Dutton, Nickolas Grace, Clare Holman, Philip Locke, Joanna McCallum, Joseph O'Conor, John Savident, Geoffrey Bayldon
This film chronicles the marriage of famous poet T.S. Eliot (Willem Dafoe) and Vivienne (Miranda Richardson). It was not until after their marriage that Eliot found out that his wife had a "condition," a misdiagnosed hormonal disorder that caused mood swings. The diagnosis of "emotional problems" resulted in making the condition worse with her prescribed medications (including liquor). The troubled marriage, which included her being placed in a mental institution, had a great influence on T.S. Eliot's work and life. Miranda Richardson was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar and Rosemary Harris was nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
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Wah-Wah 2005 R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard E. Grant
Cast: Gabriel Byrne, Miranda Richardson, Emily Watson, Julie Walters, Nicholas Hoult, Celia Imrie, Fenella Woolgar, Julian Wadham, Zac Fox, Sid Mitchell, Ian Roberts, Michael Richard
Based on memories of Richard E. Grant's childhood, he tells the story of the trauma suffered when a young Swaziland youth, Ralph Compton (Zac Fox), is shipped off to boarding school after his parents (Gabriel Byrne and Miranda Richardson) are divorced. Ralph (now played by Nicholas Hoult) returns home two years later and finds his father now married to an American (Emily Watson), that he has turned to the bottle, and Swaziland is on the verge of receiving independence from Great Britain. Ralph finds peace in his stressful world by embracing the theatrical world.
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A Woman of Substance 1984 TV, 300 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Don Sharp
Cast: Jenny Seagrove, Deborah Kerr, Liam Neeson, Barry Bostwick, Diane Baker, Miranda Richardson, John Mills, Gayle Hunnicutt, Barry Morse, Saskia Reeves
Based on Barbara Taylor Bradford's popular novel of the same name, this TV miniseries tells the story of Emma Harte, who started as a poor shop girl and rose to head a vast empire. In the process, she overcame many obstacles, including the social issues of the 1890s-1930s in England. Jenny Seagrove plays the young Emma, and Deborah Kerr is the older Emma. Followed by a sequel: "Hold the Dream." Kerr received an Emmy nomination for her acting, and the production was also nominated for Best Miniseries.
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| 1. Alice in Wonderland (1999)
2. The Apostle (1997)
3. The Big Brass Ring (1999)
4. Chicken Run (2000)
5. The Crying Game (1992)
6. Damage (1992)
7. Dance with a Stranger (1985)
8. The Designated Mourner (1997)
9. Empire of the Sun (1987)
10. Enchanted April (1992)
11. The Evening Star (1996)
12. Falling Angels (2003)
13. Fred Claus (2007)
14. Get Carter (2000)
15. The Hours (2002)
16. Kansas City (1996)
17. The King and I (1999)
18. The Lost Prince (2003)
19. The Mad Monkey (1990)
aka: Twisted Obsession
20. Merlin (1998)
21. The Night and the Moment (1994)
22. The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
aka: Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera
23. The Prince & Me (2004)
24. Saint-Ex (1997)
25. Sleepy Hollow (1999)
26. Spider (2002)
27. Spinning Into Butter (2009)
28. St. Ives (1998)
29. Tom & Viv (1994)
30. Wah-Wah (2005)
31. A Woman of Substance (1984)
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