Tag Archives: london england

Vanity Fair

IMDB Rating: 6.20
7302 votes

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The British Empire flowers; exotic India colors English imaginations. Becky Sharp, the orphaned daughter of a painter and a singer, leaves a home for girls to be a governess, armed with pluck, a keen wit, good looks, fluent French, and an eye for social advancement. Society tries its best to keep her from climbing. An episodic narrative follows her for 20 years, through marriage, Napoleonic wars, a child, loyalty to a school friend, the vicissitudes of the family whose daughters she instructed, and attention from a bored marquess who collected her father's paintings. Honesty tempers her schemes. No aristocrat she, nor bourgeois, just spirited, intelligent, and irrepressible.
Actors
The Marquess of SteyneGabriel Byrne
Young Becky SharpAngelica Mandy
Francis SharpRoger Lloyd-Pack
Also posted in 2004, Drama, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (0)

FairyTale: A True Story

IMDB Rating: 6.20
1892 votes

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Based on factual accounts, this is the story of two young girls that, somehow, have the ability to take pictures of winged beings... which certainly causes quite a stir throughout England during the time of the first World War. Everyone, except the girls who think it's quite normal, are excited about this "photographic proof" that fairies exist... even the great Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini pay the girls a visit.
Actors
Harry HoudiniHarvey Keitel
James CollinsJason Salkey
Sir Arthur Conan DoylePeter O'Toole
Also posted in 1997, Drama, Family, Fantasy, High IMDB rating, Mystery | Comments (0)

Chariots of Fire

IMDB Rating: 7.30
12819 votes

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The story, told in flashback, of two young British sprinters competing for fame in the 1924 Olympics. Eric, a devout Scottish missionary runs because he knows it must please God. Harold, the son of a newly rich Jew runs to prove his place in Cambridge society. In a warmup 100 meter race, Eric defeats Harold, who hires a pro trainer to prepare him. Eric, whose qualifying heat is scheduled for a Sunday, refuses to run despite pressure from the Olympic committee. A compromise is reached when a nobleman allows Eric to compete in his 400 meter slot. Eric and Harold win their respective races and go on to achieve fame as missionary and businessman/athletic advocate, respectively.
Actors
Aubrey MontagueNicholas Farrell
Lord Andrew LindsayNigel Havers
Eric LiddellIan Charleson
Also posted in 1981, Drama, High IMDB rating, History, Sport | Comments (0)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

IMDB Rating: 7.80
2538 votes

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Based on the story by Robert Louis Stevenson, Dr. Henry Jekyll believes that there are two distinct sides to men - a good and an evil side. He believes that by separating the two man can become liberated. He succeeds in his experiments with chemicals to accomplish this and transforms into Hyde to commit horrendous crimes. When he discontinues use of the drug it is already too late...
Actors
Dr. Henry L. JekyllFredric March
Mr. HydeFredric March
Ivy PearsonMiriam Hopkins
Also posted in 1931, Drama, High IMDB rating, Horror, Sci-Fi | Comments (0)

From Hell

IMDB Rating: 6.80
40554 votes

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The infamous Jack the Ripper case set in London of 1888. The Ripper has been running amok in the Whitechapel district murdering and dissecting prostitutes. Scotland Yard Inspector Fred Abberline, aided by his partner, Peter Godley, are on the case to figure out who this serial killer is and why he is killing these women in such a brutal manner. Abberline is an opium addict and when "chasing the dragon" he is able to have visions of the future, a certain psychic ability that allows him to solve cases. As Abberline and Godley investigate the crimes, they become acquainted with the prostitutes who were friends and colleagues of the victims. Abberline begins to fall in love with Mary Kelly, one of the prostitutes, or as the nobles called them "unfortunates", being hunted down by Jack the Ripper. Abberline digs deeper and deeper into the conspiracy and attempts to solve the case before Mary Kelly is the next victim.
Actors
Inspector Frederick AbberlineJohnny Depp
Mary KellyHeather Graham
Sir William GullIan Holm
Also posted in 2001, Crime, High IMDB rating, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Comments (0)

Of Human Bondage

IMDB Rating: 7.40
1441 votes

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Abandoning artistic ambitions, sensitive and club-footed Philip Carey enrolls in medical school and falls in love with illiterate waitress Mildred Rogers. She rejects him, runs off with a salesman and returns unmarried and pregnant. Philip gets her an apartment and they become engaged. Mildred runs off with another medical student. Philip takes her back again when she returns with her baby. She wrecks his apartment and burns the securities he needs to pay tuition. He gets a job as a salesman, has surgery on his foot, receives an inheritance, and returns to school where he learns Mildred is dying.
Actors
Philip CareyLeslie Howard
Mildred RogersBette Davis
Sally AthelnyFrances Dee
Also posted in 1934, Drama, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (0)

Murder by Decree

IMDB Rating: 7.00
1088 votes

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Sherlock Holmes is drawn into the case of Jack the Ripper who is killing prostitutes in London's East End. Assisted by Dr. Watson, and using information provided by a renowned psychic, Robert Lees, Holmes finds that the murders may have its roots in a Royal indiscretion and that a cover-up is being managed by politicians at the highest level, all of whom happen to be Masons. Homes races to save the life of Annie Crook who has been forcibly incarcerated in an insane asylum and that of her friend Mary Kelly, in whom she has entrusted her secret.
Actors
Sherlock HolmesChristopher Plummer
Dr. John H. WatsonJames Mason
Inspector FoxboroughDavid Hemmings
Also posted in 1979, Crime, High IMDB rating, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Comments (0)

Religulous

IMDB Rating: 7.80
8917 votes

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Bill Maher's take on the current state of world religion.
Actors
HimselfSteve Burg
HimselfJose Luis De Jesus Miranda
HimselfBill Maher
Also posted in 2008, Documentary, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

The Illusionist

IMDB Rating: 7.70
31827 votes

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A magician in turn-of-the-last-century Vienna falls in love with a woman well above his social standing. When she becomes engaged to the crown prince, the magician uses his powers to free her and undermine the stability of the royal house of Vienna.
Actors
EisenheimEdward Norton
Inspector UhlPaul Giamatti
SophieJessica Biel
Also posted in 2006, Drama, High IMDB rating, Mystery, Romance, Thriller | Comments (0)

The Time Machine

IMDB Rating: 7.60
8517 votes

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From the book by H.G. Wells, a scientist and tinkerer builds a time machine and uses it to explore the distant future where there are two races, a mild gentle race, and a cannibalistic one living underground. His machine is stolen by the underground race and he must risk being captured (and eaten) to return to his own time.
Actors
H. George WellsRod Taylor
David FilbyAlan Young
James FilbyAlan Young
Also posted in 1960, Adventure, High IMDB rating, Sci-Fi | Comments (0)
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