Ben Mendelsohn
1) Hunt Angels
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English
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In 1939 Rupert Kathner and Alma Brooks began a movie-making spree that took on the Hollywood barons. They would stop at almost nothing to get their films made.
2) Cosi
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Language
English
Description
A thoroughly entertaining comedy about a colorful circle of friends just crazy enough to follow an impossible dream! A first-time director is thrilled to land a job with a small show...until he meets the outrageous "performers" he'll be working with! An offbeat group with big-time ambition that far outweighs their talents, these nutty friends are nonetheless determined to overcome the odds!
3) Farscape
Language
English
Description
Thrown into a distant part of the universe, an Earth astronaut finds himself part of a fugitive alien starship crew.
4) Starred Up
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Condemned to an adult prison, an explosively violent young man (Jack O'Connell) is forced to fight for survival as criminal forces attempt to control him for their own good. Help comes from the unlikeliest source, his estranged father (Ben Mendelsohn) who is also serving time. Winner of three **BAFTA (Scotland) Awards** including Best Feature Film. Winner of Best Supporting Actor at the **British Independent Film Awards**. "*We've seen many visually...
5) Spotswood
Pub. Date
1992.
Language
English
Description
When a consultant is hired to boost a factory's profits, economic theory collides with shop floor reality to create a deliciously dry social comedy starring Anthony Hopkins, Ben Mendelsohn, Russell Crowe and Toni Collette. Wallace is a time and motion expert. After a lifetime of turning men into machines, Wallace has become bereft of emotion, treating all with a frigid indifference. But when he arrives at Balls Moccasin factory he is unnerved by...
6) Una
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A young woman confronts her adult lover from her childhood looking for closure, but the secrets of their past threaten to unravel his new life. What follows is an emotional excavation of inappropriate love with shattering consequences.
Pub. Date
1990.
Language
English
Description
Tom Selleck, Laura San Giacomo, and Alan Rickman star in this stylish take on the venerable Western genre from the director of "Lonesome Dove." Arriving in Australia with nothing more than a saddle and his Sharps rifle, American sharpshooter Matthew Quigley (Selleck) thinks he's been hired to kill off wild dogs. But when he realizes that his mission is to eradicate the Aborigines from the property of a wealthy cattle baron (Rickman) - Quigley refuses...and...
8) Darkest hour
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English
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During the early days of World War II, the fate of Western Europe hangs on the newly appointed British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Hitler, or fight on against incredible odds.
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Super spy Lance Sterling and scientist Walter Beckett are almost exact opposites. Lance is smooth, suave, and debonair. Walter is not. But when events take an unexpected turn, this unlikely duo is forced to team up for the ultimate mission that will require an almost impossible disguise, transforming Lance into the brave, fierce, majestic pigeon. Walter and Lance suddenly have to work as a team, or the whole world is in peril.
10) Ready player one
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English
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Description
When the creator of a virtual reality world called the OASIS dies, he releases a video in which he challenges all OASIS users to find his Easter Egg, which will give the finder his fortune.
"It's the perfect marriage of fabulist and fable."--Entertainment Weekly.
"The movie is crammed with excitement and good humor..."--New York Daily News.
"A rollicking adventure through worlds both bleak and fantastic..."--Hollywood Reporter.
11) Captain Marvel
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English
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Set in the 1990's, the film revolves around Carol Danvers, a crack air force pilot. Though trials and tribulations she becomes one of the galaxy's mightiest heroes and joins an elite outer space military team known as Starforce. Her membership in the Kree military team puts her in danger when Earth becomes hopelessly stuck in battle between two other alien worlds, forcing Danvers to take on the role of Captain Marvel and use her new powers for the...
13) The outsider
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Follows an investigation into the gruesome murder of a young boy as the case begins to involve contradictory evidence and a supernatural force.
18) Black Sea
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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Description
A rogue submarine captain pulls together a misfit crew to go after a sunken treasure rumored to be lost in the depths of the Black Sea. As greed and desperation take control onboard their claustrophobic vessel, the increasing uncertainty of the mission causes the men to turn on each other to fight for their own survival.
"A contemporary submarine thriller that serves the genre well."--Boston Globe.
"Jude Law makes for an effective rogue submarine...
19) Robin Hood
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English
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Description
An action-packed retelling of the classic legend filled with battle sequences, fight choreography, and epic adventure. Returning home from the Crusades, Robin of Loxley finds his country oppressed by the evil Sheriff of Nottingham. With the help of Moorish warrior Little John, Robin transforms into the heroic outlaw Robin Hood, taking up arms to fight the sheriff and win the heart of his love, Maid Marian.
20) Slow west
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A sixteen-year-old boy heads west on a journey across nineteenth century frontier America in search of the woman he loves. He encounters a mysterious traveler named Silas, who protects him from the savage elements and outlaws in a lawless land. But is Silas really watching out for him, or is he tied to the band of thieves tracking their every step?
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