Waking Ned (
1998) | IMDb:
7.3
When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow townsfolk attempt to claim the money.
Starring:
Ian Bannen
,
David Kelly
,
Fionnula Flanagan
,
Susan Lynch
,
Brendan Dempsey
,
James Nesbitt
Directed by:
Kirk Jones
Braveheart (
1995) | IMDb:
8.3
Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against English rule.
Starring:
Mel Gibson
,
Catherine McCormack
,
Sophie Marceau
,
Patrick McGoohan
,
Angus Macfadyen
,
Brendan Gleeson
Damage (
1992) | IMDb:
6.7
The life of a respected British politician at the height of his career crumbles when he becomes obsessed with his son's lover.
Starring:
Jeremy Irons
,
Juliette Binoche
,
Miranda Richardson
,
Rupert Graves
,
Peter Stormare
,
Gemma Clarke
Directed by:
Louis Malle
Ghost Dad (
1990) | IMDb:
4.4
Elliot Hopper, a widower with three children, is working on a business deal to get his family out of financial straits when he is suddenly killed in a taxi accident. With the aid of a paranormal researcher, Elliott attempts to complete the deal from the beyond, ensuring his family will be taken care of.
Starring:
Bill Cosby
,
Kimberly Russell
,
Denise Nicholas
,
Ian Bannen
,
Christine Ebersole
,
Barry Corbin
Gandhi (
1982) | IMDb:
8
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.
The Watcher in the Woods (
1980) | IMDb:
6.1
After an American family moves to an old country manor in rural England, one of the daughters is tormented by the spirit of the owner's long lost daughter, who mysteriously disappeared 30 years ago during a solar eclipse.
Starring:
Bette Davis
,
Lynn-Holly Johnson
,
Kyle Richards
,
Carroll Baker
,
David McCallum
,
Benedict Taylor
Directed by:
John Hough
Bite the Bullet (
1975) | IMDb:
6.6
At the beginning of the 20th century, a newspaper organizes an endurance horse race : 700 miles to run in a few days. 9 adventurers are competing, among them a woman, Miss Jones, a Mexican, an Englishman, a young cow-boy, an old one and two friends, Sam Clayton and Luke Matthews. All those individualists will learn to respect each other.
Starring:
Gene Hackman
,
Candice Bergen
,
James Coburn
,
Ben Johnson
,
Ian Bannen
,
Jan-Michael Vincent
Produced by:
Richard Brooks
Too Late the Hero (
1970) | IMDb:
6.6
A WWII film set on a Pacific island. Japanese and allied forces occupy different parts of the island. When a group of British soldiers are sent on a mission behind enemy lines, things don't go exactly to plan. This film differs in that some of the 'heroes' are very reluctant, but they come good when they are pursued by the Japanese who are determined to prevent them returning to base.
Starring:
Michael Caine
,
Cliff Robertson
,
Henry Fonda
,
Ian Bannen
,
Harry Andrews
,
Denholm Elliott
Directed by:
Robert Aldrich
Penelope (
1966) | IMDb:
6.2
When Penelope gets married to banker James Elcott, she finds him too preoccupied with work to pay much attention to her, so she robs his bank in disguise. After she confesses to her psychiatrist, Greg Mannix, he offers to return the money for her, as he is secretly in love with her. However, he abandons the money when the police approach. Penelope becomes determined to admit to the crime, but neither James nor the police believe her story.
The Flight of the Phoenix (
1965) | IMDb:
7.5
A cargo aircraft crashes in a sandstorm in the Sahara with less than a dozen men on board. One of the passengers is an airplane designer who comes up with the idea of ripping off the undamaged wing and using it as the basis for a replacement aircraft they need to build before their food and water run out.
Starring:
James Stewart
,
Richard Attenborough
,
Peter Finch
,
Hardy Krüger
,
Ernest Borgnine
,
Ian Bannen
Produced by:
Robert Aldrich