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    Hope and Glory 1987 POSTER

    Hope and Glory

    1987

    English

    7.3

    26

    96%

    82%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Comedy

    Drama

    homefront

    london, england

    Romance

    semi autobiographical

    wartime

    John Boorman John Boorman Director William Armstrong William Armstrong as Canadian Sergeant Colin Higgins Colin Higgins as Clive's Pal Ian Bannen Ian Bannen as Grandfather George Susan Brown Susan Brown as Mrs. Evans
    A middle-aged man recalls his childhood growing up in and around London during World War II.
    The Tiger's Tail 2006 POSTER

    The Tiger's Tail

    2006

    English

    5.8

    6

    16%

    31%

    Action

    Comedy

    Crime

    doppelgänger

    Drama

    dublin, ireland

    killer

    Mystery

    Thriller

    John Boorman John Boorman Director Brian Gleeson Brian Gleeson as Connor O'Leary Ciarán Hinds Ciarán Hinds as Father Andy Kim Cattrall Kim Cattrall as Jane O'Leary Brendan Gleeson Brendan Gleeson as Liam O'Leary / The Double
    After a chance encounter, a Dubliner is stalked by a murderous facsimile of himself.
    In My Country 2004 POSTER

    In My Country

    2004

    English

    6.0

    7

    23%

    56%

    Action

    apartheid

    Drama

    journalism

    justice

    Romance

    John Boorman John Boorman Director Juliette Binoche Juliette Binoche as Anna Malan Langley Kirkwood Langley Kirkwood as Boetie Malan Brendan Gleeson Brendan Gleeson as Col. de Jager Samuel L. Jackson Samuel L. Jackson as Langston Whitfield
    An American reporter and an Afrikaans poet meet and fall in love while covering South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings.
    Beyond Rangoon 1995 POSTER

    Beyond Rangoon

    1995

    English

    6.5

    15

    35%

    72%

    Action

    Adventure

    burma

    doctor

    Drama

    rangoon

    仰光

    缅甸

    John Boorman John Boorman Director Frances McDormand Frances McDormand as Andy Bowman Spalding Gray Spalding Gray as Jeremy Watt Patricia Arquette Patricia Arquette as Laura Bowman Victor Slezak Victor Slezak as Mr. Scott
    Dr. Laura Bowman is a young widow who's unwittingly drawn into political turmoil while vacationing in Burma in the late 1980s. Bowman initially left San Francisco with her sister in an attempt to escape painful memories of her husband and son's violent deaths. But her fight to escape to Thailand could prove just as harrowing.
    Queen & Country 2014 POSTER

    Queen & Country

    2014

    English

    6.2

    3

    Action

    autobiography

    Biography

    Comedy

    Drama

    History

    korean war

    korean war (1950-53)

    national service

    sequel

    training camp

    John Boorman John Boorman Director Callum Turner Callum Turner as Bill Rohan Vanessa Kirby Vanessa Kirby as Dawn Rohan Caleb Landry Jones Caleb Landry Jones as Percy Hapgood David Thewlis David Thewlis as Sargeant Major Bradley
    In this sequel to Hope and Glory (1987), Bill Rohan has grown up and is drafted into the army, where he and his eccentric best mate, Percy, battle their snooty superiors on the base and look for love in town.
    Point Blank 1967 POSTER

    Point Blank

    1967

    English

    7.3

    28

    93%

    83%

    Action

    alcatraz prison

    based on novel or book

    Crime

    cult film

    Drama

    organized crime

    overdose

    revenge

    Thriller

    John Boorman John Boorman Director Michael Bell Michael Bell as 2nd Penthouse Lobby Guard Ethelreda Leopold Ethelreda Leopold as Conventioneer Chuck Hicks Chuck Hicks as Guard Keenan Wynn Keenan Wynn as Yost
    After being double-crossed and left for dead, a mysterious man named Walker single-mindedly tries to retrieve the rather inconsequential sum of money that was stolen from him.
    Exorcist II: The Heretic 1977 POSTER

    Exorcist II: The Heretic

    1977

    English

    3.8

    42

    10%

    13%

    1970s

    Action

    Drama

    exorcism

    Fantasy

    Horror

    hypnosis

    Mystery

    pact with the devil

    possession

    religion and supernatural

    Thriller

    John Boorman John Boorman Director Richard Burton Richard Burton as Father Philip Lamont Linda Blair Linda Blair as Regan MacNeil Kitty Winn Kitty Winn as Sharon Spencer Paul Henreid Paul Henreid as The Cardinal
    Bizarre nightmares plague Regan MacNeil four years after her possession and exorcism. Has the demon returned? And if so, can the combined faith and knowledge of a Vatican investigator and a research specialist free her from its grasp?
    Having a Wild Weekend 1965 POSTER

    Having a Wild Weekend

    1965

    English

    5.6

    1

    80%

    45%

    Action

    Comedy

    Music

    John Boorman John Boorman Director Alan Lake Alan Lake as Cameraman Clive Swift Clive Swift as Duffie Peter Nichols Peter Nichols as Photographer David de Keyser David de Keyser as Zissell
    Dinah is a famous model and actress who is getting tired of life in the limelight and wants to take a break. While shooting a commercial spot for meat, she meets Steve, a stuntman. Dinah and Steve hit it off and decide to head to an island to get away from it all, bringing along four of Steve's friends. Before long, Dinah is reported missing and everyone is looking for her, making their getaway anything but tranquil.
    Where the Heart Is 1990 POSTER

    Where the Heart Is

    1990

    English

    5.9

    5

    9%

    57%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    fashion

    homelessness

    real estate

    John Boorman John Boorman Director Uma Thurman Uma Thurman as Daphne McBain David Hewlett David Hewlett as Jimmy Crispin Glover Crispin Glover as Lionel Frances Flanagan Frances Flanagan as T.V. Reporter
    A wealthy businessman shows his young adult kids how tough life can be.
    The Tailor of Panama 2001 POSTER

    The Tailor of Panama

    2001

    English

    6.1

    49

    75%

    46%

    Action

    birthday

    Comedy

    dancing

    Drama

    fireworks

    map

    politics

    spy

    Thriller

    John Boorman John Boorman Director Pierce Brosnan Pierce Brosnan as Andrew 'Andy' Osnard Jamie Lee Curtis Jamie Lee Curtis as Louisa Pendel Daniel Radcliffe Daniel Radcliffe as Mark Pendel Brendan Gleeson Brendan Gleeson as Michelangelo 'Mickie' Abraxas
    A British spy is banished to Panama after having an affair with an ambassador's mistress. Once there he makes connection with a local tailor with a nefarious past and connections to all of the top political and gangster figures in Panama. The tailor also has a wife, who works for the Panamanian president and a huge debt. The mission is to learn what the President intends to do with the Canal.
    Hell in the Pacific 1968 POSTER

    Hell in the Pacific

    1968

    English

    7.2

    15

    Action

    Adventure

    japan

    naval officer

    pacific war

    pilot

    u.s. air force

    War

    world war ii

    John Boorman John Boorman Director Lee Marvin Lee Marvin as American Pilot Toshirô Mifune Toshirô Mifune as Captain Tsuruhiko Kuroda
    During World War II, a shot-down American pilot and a marooned Japanese navy captain find themselves stranded on the same small uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean.
    The Emerald Forest 1985 POSTER

    The Emerald Forest

    1985

    English

    6.9

    19

    84%

    79%

    Action

    Adventure

    amazon

    amazon rainforest

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Drama

    jaguar

    parent child relationship

    John Boorman John Boorman Director Powers Boothe Powers Boothe as Bill Markham Tetchie Agbayani Tetchie Agbayani as Caya Estee Chandler Estee Chandler as Heather Meg Foster Meg Foster as Jean Markham
    For ten years, engineer Bill Markham has searched tirelessly for his son Tommy who disappeared from the edge of the Brazilian rainforest. Miraculously, he finds the boy living among the reclusive Amazon tribe who adopted him. And that's when Bill's adventure truly begins. For his son is now a grown tribesman who moves skillfully through this beautiful-but-dangerous terrain, fearful only of those who would exploit it. And as Bill attempts to "rescue" him from the savagery of the untamed jungle, Tommy challenges Bill's idea of true civilization and his notions about who needs rescuing.
    The General 1998 POSTER

    The General

    1998

    English

    7.2

    6

    83%

    81%

    based on true story

    Biography

    Crime

    Drama

    gangster

    ira (irish republican army)

    ireland

    police reporter

    robbery

    Thriller

    John Boorman John Boorman Director Jon Voight Jon Voight as Inspector Ned Kenny Brendan Gleeson Brendan Gleeson as Martin Cahill Adrian Dunbar Adrian Dunbar as Noel Curley Brendan Coyle Brendan Coyle as UVF Leader
    The real-life story of Dublin folk hero and criminal Martin Cahill, who pulled off two daring robberies in Ireland with his team, but attracted unwanted attention from the police, the I.R.A., the U.V.F., and members of his own team.
    Deliverance 1972 POSTER

    Deliverance

    1972

    English

    7.6

    56

    90%

    82%

    Action

    Adventure

    banjo

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    Mystery

    rape

    river

    strangeness

    Thriller

    wound

    John Boorman John Boorman Director Jon Voight Jon Voight as Ed Burt Reynolds Burt Reynolds as Lewis Billy Redden Billy Redden as Lonnie Bill McKinney Bill McKinney as Mountain Man
    Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's turned into one huge lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a river-rafting trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.
    Zardoz 1974 POSTER

    Zardoz

    1974

    English

    5.8

    27

    49%

    53%

    Adventure

    cult film

    dystopia

    Fantasy

    future

    immortality

    murder

    savage

    Sci-Fi

    John Boorman John Boorman Director Charlotte Rampling Charlotte Rampling as Consuella John Alderton John Alderton as Friend David de Keyser David de Keyser as Tabernacle Sean Connery Sean Connery as Zed
    In the far future, a savage trained only to kill finds a way into the community of bored immortals that alone preserves humanity's achievements.
    Excalibur 1981 POSTER

    Excalibur

    1981

    English

    7.3

    67

    73%

    80%

    Action

    adultery

    Adventure

    Drama

    england

    Fantasy

    holy grail

    love triangle

    merlin

    Romance

    witch

    John Boorman John Boorman Director Corin Redgrave Corin Redgrave as Cornwall Liam Neeson Liam Neeson as Gawain Ciarán Hinds Ciarán Hinds as Lot Helen Mirren Helen Mirren as Morgana
    A surreal adaptation of Sir Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur" chronicling Arthur Pendragon's conception, his rise to the throne, the search by his Knights of the Round Table for the Holy Grail, and ultimately, his death.
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