King Arthur (
2004) | IMDb:
6.3
The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the Sarmatian heavy cavalry troops stationed in Britain, and that the Roman-British military commander, Lucius Artorius Castus is the historical person behind the legend.
Starring:
Clive Owen
,
Ioan Gruffudd
,
Keira Knightley
,
Mads Mikkelsen
,
Joel Edgerton
,
Hugh Dancy
Veronica Guerin (
2003) | IMDb:
6.8
In this true story, Veronica Guerin is an investigative reporter for an Irish newspaper. As the drug trade begins to bleed into the mainstream, Guerin decides to take on and expose those responsible. Beginning at the bottom with addicts, Guerin then gets in touch with John Traynor, a paranoid informant. Not without some prodding, Traynor leads her to John Gilligan, the ruthless head of the operation, who does not take kindly to Guerin's nosing.
Starring:
Cate Blanchett
,
Colin Farrell
,
Gerard McSorley
,
Ciarán Hinds
,
Brenda Fricker
,
Don Wycherley
An Ideal Husband (
1999) | IMDb:
6.8
Sir Robert Chiltern is a successful government minister, well-off and with a loving wife. All this is threatened when Mrs Cheveley appears in London with damning evidence of a past misdeed. Sir Robert turns for help to his friend Lord Goring, an apparently idle philanderer and the despair of his father. Goring knows the lady of old, and, for him, takes the whole thing pretty seriously.
Starring:
Cate Blanchett
,
Minnie Driver
,
Rupert Everett
,
Julianne Moore
,
Jeremy Northam
,
Peter Vaughan
Directed by:
Oliver Parker
Steaming (
1985) | IMDb:
5.8
Englishwomen band together when they learn that the public bathhouse they frequent for relaxation will be closed down.