Eureka

1983

English

5.9

♡ 14

40%

Nicolas Roeg Director

Mickey Rourke as Aurelio D'Amato

Joe Pesci as Mayakofsky

James Faulkner as Roger

Corin Redgrave as Worsley

After striking it rich on a large gold strike, a prospector retires to the quiet life on a Caribbean island but ends up coping with an alcoholic wife, a headstrong daughter, and Miami mobsters who want to build a casino.

Track 29

1988

English

5.8

♡ 6

63%

Nicolas Roeg Director

Seymour Cassel as Dr. Bernard

Gary Oldman as Martin

Sandra Bernhard as Stein / Nurse

Leon Rippy as Trucker

Years after a desperate teenage Linda gives up her baby for adoption, she finds herself face-to-face with Martin, a young man claiming to be her long-lost son. Linda embraces Martin and in him finds a welcome reprieve from her unhappy marriage to the neglectful Henry. But soon Martin grows violent and becomes obsessed with Henry -- a philandering man whose only offspring is an expansive model train set that devours his waking hours.

Insignificance

1985

English

6.4

♡ 15

73%

Nicolas Roeg Director

Raymond J. Barry as Ballplayer's Father

Lou Hirsch as Charlie

Tony Curtis as Senator

Gary Busey as The Ballplayer

Four 1950s cultural icons who conceivably could have met but probably didn't, fictionally do so in this modern fable of post-WWII America. Visually intriguing, the film has a fluid progression of flashbacks and flashforwards centering on the fictional Einstein's current observations, childhood memories, and apprehensions for the future.

Cold Heaven

1991

English

5.1

♡ 5

60%

Nicolas Roeg Director

Mark Harmon as Alex Davenport

Sam Vlahos as Alvarado

Will Patton as Father Niles

Seymour Cassel as Tom Farrelly

An adulterous woman's faith in God is tested when her husband dies and miraculously comes back to life.

Samson and Delilah

1996

English

5.8

♡ 27

Nicolas Roeg Director

Daniel Massey as Ira

Leo Gregory as Jehiel a 14 anni

Debora Caprioglio as Rani

Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Sansone a 14 anni

Biblical strongman Samson falls prey to the voluptuous Philistine temptress Delilah.

The Man Who Fell to Earth

1976

English

6.6

♡ 39

79%

69%

Action

alien life-form

based on novel or book

cult film

Drama

dystopia

extraterrestrial technology

Sci-Fi

Nicolas Roeg Director

Candy Clark as Mary-Lou

Rip Torn as Nathan Bryce

Buck Henry as Oliver Farnsworth

Claudia Jennings as Peters' Wife

Thomas Jerome Newton is an alien who has come to Earth in search of water to save his home planet. Aided by lawyer Oliver Farnsworth, Thomas uses his knowledge of advanced technology to create profitable inventions. While developing a method to transport water, Thomas meets Mary-Lou, a quiet hotel clerk, and begins to fall in love with her. Just as he is ready to leave Earth, Thomas is intercepted by the U.S. government, and his entire plan is threatened.

The Witches

1990

English

6.8

♡ 67

94%

70%

Action

Adventure

based on novel or book

grandparent grandchild relationship

Nicolas Roeg Director

Rosamund Greenwood as Janice

Jane Horrocks as Miss Irvine

Brenda Blethyn as Mrs. Jenkins

Rowan Atkinson as Mr. Stringer

A young boy named Luke and his grandmother go on vacation only to discover their hotel is hosting an international witch convention, where the Grand High Witch is unveiling her master plan to turn all children into mice. Will Luke fall victim to the witches' plot before he can stop them?

Full Body Massage

1995

English

5.5

♡ 10

46%

Nicolas Roeg Director

Bryan Brown as Fitch

Gareth Williams as Harry Willis

Mimi Rogers as Nina

Gabriella Hall as Young Nina

Nina, an art dealer, has her weekly massage appointment and is surprised to find out her usual masseur, Douglas, has sent a replacement named Fitch. The pair develop an easy rapport during the session, with talk about past relationships. As Nina lies topless on the massage table, Fitch also takes time to explain various massage techniques, including those used by Hopi medicine men.

Bad Timing

1980

English

6.9

♡ 19

46%

Nicolas Roeg Director

William Hootkins as Col. Taylor

Harvey Keitel as Inspector Netusil

Denholm Elliott as Stefan Vognic

Carl Lawrence Ludwig as Young Czech Lover

Alex Linden is a psychiatrist living in Vienna who meets Milena Flaherty though a mutual friend. Though Alex is quite a bit older than Milena, he's attracted to her young, carefree spirit. Despite the fact that Milena is already married, their friendship quickly turns into a deeply passionate love affair that threatens to overtake them both. When Milena ends up in the hospital from an overdose, Alex is taken into custody by Inspector Netusil.

Glastonbury Fayre

1975

English

6.3

♡ 3

Action

Documentary

Music

Nicolas Roeg Director

Lee Miles as Self, bass player

Bill Harkin as Self, designer of Glastonbury's Pyramid stage

Alan White as Self, drums

Trumpton and the Riots as Themselves

In the Summer of 1971 the Glastonbury legend was born when the organisers decided to try and create a festival that would be a forerunner for an 'alternative and utopian society'. The festival encompassed Midsummer's Day, and in true medieval tradition, the area of Worthy Farm, Pilton was given over to music, dance, poetry, theatre, spontaneous entertainment and nudity.

Walkabout

1971

English

7.6

♡ 23

86%

Action

Adventure

australia

based on novel or book

Nicolas Roeg Director

David Gulpilil as Black Boy

John Meillon as Father

Jenny Agutter as Girl

George Roubicek as Radio Announcer

Under the pretense of having a picnic, a geologist takes his teenage daughter and 6-year-old son into the Australian outback and attempts to shoot them. When he fails, he turns the gun on himself, and the two city-bred children must contend with harsh wilderness alone. They are saved by a chance encounter with an Aboriginal boy who shows them how to survive, and in the process underscores the disharmony between nature and modern life.

Performance

1970

English

6.7

♡ 15

81%

Nicolas Roeg Director

James Fox as Chas

Ian McShane as Noel - Black Musican

Billy Murray as Thug 1

Kenneth Colley as Tony Farrell

In underworld terms, Chas Devlin is a 'performer,' a gangster with a talent for violence and intimidation. Turner is a reclusive rock superstar. When Chas and Turner meet, their worlds collide—and the impact is both exotic and explosive.