A liberal activist lawyer alienated his daughter Maggie years ago when she discovered his many affairs. Now a conservative corporate lawyer, Maggie agrees to go up against her father in court. To gain promotion, she must defend an auto manufacturer against charges that their explosion-prone station wagons are unsafe. As her mother begs for peace, Maggie takes on her dad in a trial that turns increasingly personal and nasty.

28 Up

1984

English

8.1

♡ 6

Action

Biography

Documentary

Michael Apted Director

Lynn Johnson as Herself

Neil Hughes as Himself

Paul Kligerman as Himself

Michael Apted as Interviewer

Just two years away from turning 30, participants in Michael Apted's documentary series are facing serious questions of identity and purpose, wondering whether they've found their place in the world.

56 Up

2012

English

7.9

♡ 1

98%

Michael Apted Director

Nicholas Hitchon as Himself

Neil Hughes as Himself

Charles Furneaux as Himself

Michael Apted as Himself - Narrator / Interviewer

When a cross-section of seven-year-olds were interviewed for 7 Up in 1964 it was immediately evident that their social backgrounds influenced their attitudes towards life. While the upper class children were confident and self-assured, those from middle and working class backgrounds were resigned to a challenging life of hard work. This premise was put to the test every seven years when the same group were interviewed about the progression of their lives. 49 years in the making, the changes that occurred to the original 14 make for fascinating television and are in many ways the stories of all our lives. From success and disappointment, marriage and childbirth, to poverty and illness, nearly every facet of life has been captured on film. Now, at the age of 56, the group are once more brought together and, with the benefit of hindsight, assess whether their lives have been ruled by circumstance or self-determination.

35 Up

1991

English

8.0

♡ 6

94%

Michael Apted Director

Lynn Johnson as Herself

Nicholas Hitchon as Himself

Neil Hughes as Himself

Michael Apted as Interviewer

Director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born adults after a 7 year wait. The subjects are interviewed as to the changes that have occurred in their lives during the last seven years.

63 Up

2019

English

8.2

♡ 13

98%

Michael Apted Director

Lynn Johnson as Herself

Nicholas Hitchon as Himself

Neil Hughes as Himself

Charles Furneaux as Himself

Director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born adults after a 7 year wait. The subjects are interviewed as to the changes that have occurred in their lives during the last seven years.

Stardust

1974

English

6.5

♡ 5

47%

Action

Drama

Music

Michael Apted Director

Rosalind Ayres as Jeanette

David Essex as Jim MacLaine

Adam Faith as Mike

David Daker as Ralph Woods

Jim MacLaine is now enjoying the nomadic 'gigs and groupies' life on tour with his band. When he achieves all his wildest dreams of international stardom, the sweet taste of success begins to turn sour.

7 Plus Seven

1970

English

7.9

♡ 3

86%

Action

Biography

Documentary

Michael Apted Director

Lynn Johnson as Herself

Nicholas Hitchon as Himself

Neil Hughes as Himself

Michael Apted as Himself - Narrator

After a 7 year wait, director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born children from Seven Up! The subjects are interviewed as to the changes that have occurred in their lives during the last seven years.

Enigma

2001

English

6.4

♡ 35

71%

Michael Apted Director

Corin Redgrave as Admiral Trowbridge

Kate Winslet as Hester Wallace

Anne-Marie Duff as Kay

Tom Hollander as Logie

The story of the WWII project to crack the code behind the Enigma machine, used by the Germans to encrypt messages sent to their submarines.

Nell

1994

English

6.5

♡ 26

59%

kaspar-hauser-syndrom

lake

loss of loved one

twin sister

Michael Apted Director

Richard Libertini as Alexander Paley

Liam Neeson as Jerome Lovell

Jodie Foster as Nell

Nick Searcy as Todd Peterson

In a remote woodland cabin, a small town doctor discovers Nell — a beautiful young hermit woman with many secrets.

Unlocked

2017

English

6.3

♡ 216

26%

central intelligence agency (cia)

Michael Apted Director

John Malkovich as Bob Hunter

Toni Collette as Emily Knowles

Orlando Bloom as Jack Alcott

Matthew Marsh as Sutter

After failing to apprehend the terrorist behind a Paris attack that claimed dozens of lives, CIA agent Alice Racine is forced to live in London as a caseworker. Her mentor unexpectedly calls her back into action when the CIA discovers that another attack is imminent. Alice soon learns that the classified information she's uncovered has been compromised...

Firstborn

1984

English

6.2

♡ 9

36%

Michael Apted Director

Chris Gartin as Adam

Josh Hamilton as Brad

Robert Downey Jr. as Lee

Peter Weller as Sam

Because he's the oldest, Jake has been the man of the house, since his parents divorce. When Mom starts seeing Sam, who always seems to be trying some new way to get rich quick, and declares he's the man of the house now, Jake puts up with it. Until he discovers Sam's illegal activities.

Gorillas in the Mist

1988

English

7.0

♡ 24

84%

Michael Apted Director

Iain Glen as Brendan

Sigourney Weaver as Dian Fossey

John Alexander as Mime artist

Peter Elliott as Mime artist

The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them.

Gorky Park

1983

English

6.7

♡ 23

78%

59%

Action

based on novel or book

cold war

Crime

Drama

government conspiracy

Michael Apted Director

Alexander Knox as General

Ian Bannen as Iamskoy

Lee Marvin as Jack Osborne

Michael Elphick as Pasha

Police Inspector Renko tries to solve the case of three bodies found in Moscow's Gorky Park but finds his attempts to solve the crime impeded by his superiors. Working on his own, Renko seeks out more information and stumbles across a conspiracy involving the highest levels of the government.

Bending the Light

6.4

Michael Apted Director

Bruce Yamakawa as Assistant to Mr. Barnes

Michael Apted as (voice)

From acclaimed director Michael Apted (The Up Series, Masters of Sex, The World is Not Enough) comes a revealing look at the art of filmmaking and photography. A journey of glass, the documentary explores the relationship between the artisans who create camera lenses and the masters of light who use these lenses to capture their beloved art form. Bending the Light features never-before-seen footage from inside a premier Japanese lens factory, intimate interviews with lens engineers, and a peek into the world of award-winning photographers and cinematographers Stephen Goldblatt, ASC, BSC, Greg Gorman, Simon Bruty, Laura El-Tantawy, and Richard Barnes.

Blink

1994

English

6.2

♡ 7

68%

Michael Apted Director

Laurie Metcalf as Candice

Matt Roth as Officer Crowe

Lia D. Mortensen as Reporter

James Remar as Thomas Ridgely

Emma is an attractive girl in her 20s who has been blind for 20 years. A new type of eye operation partially restores her sight, but she is having problems: sometimes she doesn't "remember" what she's seen until later. One night she is awakened by a commotion upstairs. Peering out of her door, she sees a shadowy figure descending the stairs. Convinced that her neighbour has been murdered she approaches the police, only to find that she is unsure if it was just her new eyes playing tricks on her.

Bring on the Night

1985

English

7.4

♡ 4

79%

Documentary

Music

Michael Apted Director Sting

Sting as Self

Trudie Styler as Self

Branford Marsalis as Self

Michael Apted as Self / Interviewer

Bring on the Night is a 1985 documentary film, that focuses on the jazz-inspired project and band led by the British musician Sting during the early stages of his solo career. Some of the songs, whose recording sessions are featured in the film, appeared on his debut solo album The Dream of the Blue Turtles. Each musician in the band through the course of the film is interviewed.

Critical Condition

1987

English

5.3

♡ 12

36%

Michael Apted Director

Wesley Snipes as Ambulance Driver

Joe Mantegna as Chambers

Garrett Morris as Helicopter Junkie

Brian Tarantina as Tommy Pinto

Eddie is a con artist. When he's framed and comes before a judge, he hopes to get off the hook by climbing insanity—but instead ends up in a hospital for a mental assessment. That night, a storm causes a power failure and, in the ensuing chaos, Eddie is mistaken for a doctor and suddenly finds himself in charge of the hospital.

Enough

2002

English

5.8

♡ 43

22%

husband wife relationship

self-defense

stalking

Thriller

violence against women

violent husband

waitress

Michael Apted Director

Dan Martin as FBI Agent

Brent Sexton as FBI Agent

Bruce French as Homeowner

Janet Carroll as Mrs. Hiller

Working-class waitress Slim thought she was entering a life of domestic bliss when she married Mitch, the man of her dreams. After the arrival of their first child, her picture perfect life is shattered when she discovers Mitch's hidden possessive dark side, a controlling and abusive alter ego that can turn trust, love and tranquility into terror. Terrified for her child's safety, Slim flees with her daughter. Relentless in his pursuit and enlisting the aid of lethal henchmen, Mitch continually stalks the prey that was once his family.

The Triple Echo

1972

English

6.4

♡ 5

Michael Apted Director

Glenda Jackson as Alice

Kenneth Colley as Provo Corporal

Gavin Richards as Stan

Oliver Reed as the Sergeant / Sergeant

After her husband is captured during WWII, homesteader Alice is forced to maintain their land herself. One day, a wandering soldier named Barton stops by the farm and the pair begin a relationship. When the military police pass through the area looking for deserters, Barton is forced to disguise himself as a woman to stay with Alice. But he soon catches the eye of a sergeant posted nearby.

Extreme Measures

1996

English

6.2

♡ 25

55%

Michael Apted Director

J.K. Simmons as Dr. Mingus

David Morse as FBI Agent Frank Hare

Vincent Laresca as Patches

Jackie Richardson as Triphase Nurse

Guy Luthan, a British doctor working at a hospital in New York, starts making unwelcome enquiries when the body of a man who died in his emergency room disappears. After the trail leads Luthan to the door of an eminent surgeon at the hospital, Luthan soon finds himself in extreme danger people who want the hospital's secret to remain undiscovered.

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