The Secret of Moonacre (
2009) | IMDb:
6
When 13 year old Maria Merryweather's father dies, leaving her orphaned and homeless, she is forced to leave her luxurious London life to go and live with Sir Benjamin, an eccentric uncle she didn't know she had, at the mysterious Moonacre Manor.
Starring:
Dakota Blue Richards
,
Ioan Gruffudd
,
Tim Curry
,
Augustus Prew
,
Natascha McElhone
,
Juliet Stevenson
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (
2004) | IMDb:
5
The Bridge of San Luis Rey is American author Thornton Wilder's second novel, first published in 1927 to worldwide acclaim. It tells the story of several interrelated people who die in the collapse of an Inca rope-fiber suspension bridge in Peru, and the events that lead up to their being on the bridge. A friar who has witnessed the tragic accident then goes about inquiring into the lives of the victims, seeking some sort of cosmic answer to the question of why each had to die.
Starring:
Gabriel Byrne
,
F. Murray Abraham
,
Kathy Bates
,
Robert De Niro
,
Harvey Keitel
,
Pilar López de Ayala
Directed by:
Mary McGuckian
The Merchant of Venice (
2004) | IMDb:
7
Venice, 1596. Bassanio begs his friend Antonio, a prosperous merchant, to lend him a large sum of money so that he can woo Portia, a very wealthy heiress; but Antonio has invested his fortune abroad, so they turn to Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, and ask him for a loan.
Starring:
Al Pacino
,
Jeremy Irons
,
Joseph Fiennes
,
Lynn Collins
,
Zuleikha Robinson
,
Kris Marshall
Directed by:
Michael Radford
George and the Dragon (
2004) | IMDb:
5.6
In 12th century England, the handsome and noble knight, George, has left the Crusades behind to follow his dream of a peaceful life on his own piece of land. However, in order to obtain his land from the ruling King Edgaar, he must help find the King's missing daughter, Princess Lunna, a quest which sees George drawn into an unexpected battle with the kingdom's last surviving dragon.
Starring:
James Purefoy
,
Piper Perabo
,
Patrick Swayze
,
Michael Clarke Duncan
,
Bill Treacher
,
Jean-Pierre Castaldi