Movies produced in UK
007 Die Another Day
Action / Adventure / Thriller , produced in 2002, UK, USA , added: 24 Aug 2004
Description:
When seductive British secret agent James Bond 007 is sent to North Korea to infiltrate renegade military officer Colonel Moon, the mission is sabotaged but Colonel Moon is killed and his second-in-command Zao is injured, but Bond is captured and is tortured and interrogated. 14 months later, Bond is released and traded for Zao, and Bond's boss M, rescinds his 007 status. 007 sets out to get his revenge on those who set him up. Where he tracks down Zao in Cuba and finds him in a genetic operation to give him a new identity. Bond finds diamonds on Zao which leads him to British billionaire Gustav Graves, who has set-up Icarus, a orbit satellite which will provide light and energy to the Earth. With help from sexy American secret agent Jinx and Grave's publicist, undercover M:I-6 agent Miranda Frost, Bond sets out to stop Graves who is working with Zao and plans on using Icarus as a weapon and unleash destruction.
2001: A Space Odyssey
Adventure / Sci-Fi , produced in 1968, UK, USA , added: 24 Aug 2004
Description:
When the world is ruled by apes, one particular group discovers a mysterious rectangular monolith near their home, which imparts upon them the knowledge of tool use, and enables them to evolve into men. A similar monolith is discovered on the moon, and is determined to have come from an area near Jupiter. Astronaut David Bowman, along with four companions, sets off for Jupiter on a spaceship controlled by HAL 9000, a revolutionary computer system that is every bit mankind's equal, and perhaps his superior. When HAL endangers the crew's lives for the sake of the mission, Bowman will have to first overcome the computer, then travel to the birthplace of the monolith.
Gangs of New York
Action / Crime / Drama / History , produced in 2002, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, UK, USA , added: 24 Aug 2004
Description:
Bill "The Butcher" Cutting's (Daniel Day-Lewis) band is fighting the Irish immigrants in 1860's NY to gain control over the underprivileged areas of the city. Bill has killed the father (Liam Nison) of DiCaprio's character called Amsterdam Vallon, several years later the young man returns to NYC and becomes an ally of The Butcher who has no idea about the past of his new crony. Vallon slowly falls under his spell which causes an inner conflict in his life because his primal aim was the ruthless revenge. Concurrently, Leo's character meets the charming pickpocket named Jenny (Cameron Diaz) who turns out to have a close relationship with The Butcher. At the same time, the Civil War rages on...
Snatch.
Comedy / Crime / Thriller , produced in 2000, UK, USA , added: 24 Aug 2004
Description:
The plot centres on a huge diamond stolen from the Orthodox Jewish diamond district in Antwerp by a gang of armed robberies. The diamond's thief and courier, Franky Four Fingers (Benicio Del Toro) must deliver the valuable gem to his crime boss, "Cousin Avi" (Dennis Farina) in America. First he travels to England to give smaller stones to Avi's cousin, Doug "The Head" (Mike Reid) and other local Hatton Garden jewelers. But instead, hapless Franky is drawn into the whirlpool of rather undesirable events. In London he can't help placing a bet on an illegal boxing bout by Boris "The Blade" (Rade Serbedzija) who proves to have taken him over - local pawnshop owners Vincent (Robbie Gee) and Sol (Lennie James), along with their getaway driver, Tyrone (Ade) waylay and rob him at the bookies. As expected, the diamond goes missing. When bad news reaches Avi's ears, he blows off and rushes with a legendary hit man, 'Bullet Tooth' Tony (Vinnie Jones), to London to find Franky and the missing stone. Moreover, the priceless gem is hunted by cunning Mickey O'Neil (Brad Pitt), morose Brick Top (Alan Ford) and many other miscreants, each of whom strives to hit the jackpot.
Platoon
Action / Drama / War , produced in 1986, UK, USA , added: 24 Aug 2004
Description:
A gritty and emotional look at the lives of a platoon of American soldiers as they patrol, fight and die in the jungles of Vietnam as seen through the perspective of a young recruit. Two veteran sergeants clash when one of them precipitates a massacre of villagers.
Hellraiser
Fantasy / Horror , produced in 1987, UK , added: 24 Aug 2004
Description:
Clive Barker's feature directing debut graphically depicts the tale of a man and wife who move into an old house and discover a hideous creature - the man's half-brother, who is also the woman's former lover - hiding upstairs. Having lost his earthly body to a trio of S&M demons, the Cenobites, he is brought back into existence by a drop of blood on the floor. He soon forces his former mistress to bring him his necessary human sacrifices to complete his body... but the Cenobites won't be happy about this.
Enemy at the Gates
Action / Drama / Romance / Thriller / War , produced in 2001, Germany, Ireland, UK, USA , added: 24 Aug 2004
Description:
Some people are born to be heroes... The startling movie follows one of the Russian national heroes, the most famous sniper during the Second World War. It is 1942, the Stalingrad Battle: the German Army sends its master sniper, Major Koenig (Ed Harris) to the front line. This highly proficient and patient sharpshooter is the only soldier who may try to find and kill a Russian angel of death - an elusive sniper named Vassili Zaitsev (Jude Law). Zaitsev is a legend and icon for defenders of Stalingrad because he kills a record number of Nazi aggressors every day. The two extraordinary skilled snipers are locked in mortal combat of wills and marksmanship.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Adventure / Family / Fantasy / Mystery , produced in 2002, Germany, UK, USA , added: 24 Aug 2004
Description:
Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) returns to Hogwarts School of Wizardry for his second year. After a confrontation with a house elf named Dobby, Harry escapes to the Weasley house with Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) in a flying car. They are then late for the train and have to ride it to school. When they get there, strange happenings invade the school. "Mudbloods" (people of Muggle families) are "petrified" by an evil monster lurking in the grounds. When every one suspects that it is him, the trio then set out to find the culprit and find out more than they bargained for: the diary of Tom Riddle, why Hagrid was expelled and what the Chamber of Secrets is and why is it so feared in Hogwarts.