Category: Drama
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Blow Dry
Genre: Comedy Drama Director: Paddy Breathnach Screenwriter: Simon Beaufoy Rating: 19% Year: 2001 Length: 1h 31m Summary: A separated family of hair dressers reunite when the British Championships come to town. Main Actors: Alan Rickman, Natasha Richardson, Rachel Griffiths, Bill Nighy, Heidi Klum Nice Bits I never thought I’d want to watch a film about competitive hair…
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Shall We Dance?
Genre: Drama Comedy Romance Dance Director: Peter Chelsom Screenwriter: Audrey Wells, Masayuki Suo Rating: 46% Year: 2004 Length: 1h 35m Summary: A middle aged man is seduced by ballroom dance, and sneaks away for classes, worrying his family. Main Actors: Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, Lisa Ann Walter, Sarah Lafleur Nice Bits This…
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Chocolat
Genre: Comedy Romance Drama Director: Lasse Hallström Screenwriter: Rating: 63% Year: 2000 Length: 2h 1m Summary: A pious repressed village is awakened by a new visitor, offering forbidden treats and an open heart. Main Actors: Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp, Judi Dench, Alfred Molina, Carrie-Anne Moss, Lena Olin Nice Bits This delightful fable is fairly predictable, but it’s no less enjoyable for being so. It’s a wonderful story about…
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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
Genre: Comedy, History, Drama Director: Paul Kafno Screenwriter: Adam Long, Daniel Singer, Jess Winfield Rating: 85% Year: 2003 Length: 1h 28m Summary: Three mad and deluded actors take on everything Shakespeare wrote … in an hour and a half. Main Actors: Adam Long, Reed Martin, Austin Tichenor, the audience. Nice Bits This film (and stage musical) is great fun…
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Pleasantville
Genre: Drama Fantasy Comedy Director: Gary Ross Screenwriter: Gary Ross Rating: 86% Year: 1998 Length: 2h 5m Summary: Two teenagers get sucked into an idealistic 50s TV show, and accidentally change their world. Main Actors: Tobey Maguire, Jeff Daniels, Joan Allen William H. Macy, J. T. Walsh, Reese Witherspoon Nice Bits This delightful fantasy explores the idealisation of the good old days, to see whether they…
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Don Juan DeMarco
Genre: Romance Comedy Drama Fantasy Director: Jeremy Leven Screenwriter: Jeremy Leven Rating: 74% Year: 1994 Length: 1h 30m Summary: A young man is convinced he is the legendary lover Don Juan, so a psychologist has to talk him out of it. Instead, he starts believing that he might be right. Main Actors: Marlon Brando, Johnny Depp, Faye Dunaway, Marita Geraghty Nice Bits This is a real…