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Filmography
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Pirates
of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
The continuing sea-faring saga of
Captain Jack Sparrow and his new friends Will Turner and Elizabeth
Swann.
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Pride
and Prejudice (2005)
An opinionated young woman and an
arrogant, aristocrat overcome their initial antipathy and various
other social obstacles to fall in love. Based on the novel by Jane
Austen.
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Domino
(2005)
From director Tony Scott and
inspired by a real-life story, Keira Knightley stars as Domino
Harvey, who rejected her privileged Beverly Hills lifestyle as the
daughter of a famous actor (Lawrence Harvey) and a Ford agency
model to become a bounty hunter in pursuit of society's nastiest
criminals. The film features a diverse supporting cast including
Lucy Liu, Christopher Walken, Mena Suvari, Mickey Rourke,
Jacqueline Bisset and Delroy Lindo.
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The
Jacket (2005)
A military veteran returns to his
native Vermont suffering from bouts of amnesia. When he is accused
of murder and lands in an asylum, a well-meaning doctor puts him
on a heavy course of experimental drugs, restrains him in a
jacket-like device, and locks him away in a body drawer of the
basement morgue. The process sends him on a journey into the
future, where he can foresee his death (but not who did it or how)
in four days' time. Now the only question that matters is: can the
woman he meets in the future save him?
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King
Arthur (2004)
As the Roman Empire crumbles
(circa 450 A.D.), the British Isles are thrown into a loose
anarchy as errant knights are entrenched in years of territorial
battle. Then, one king emerges to unite them, Arthur, with his
concept of a Round Table of united knights.
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Pirates
of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Set in the Caribbean Sea in the
17th century, this is the story of a gentleman rogue of a pirate,
Jack Sparrow (Depp), who teams up with the daughter (Knightley) of
a governor (Pryce) to stop the evil plan of a ship of dangerous
pirates (led by Rush) who are trying to reverse an ancient curse
that leaves them stuck between life and death, with the light of
the moon revealing their skeletons, like some kind of undead
monsters.
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Bend
It Like Beckham (2003)
An Indian family in London tries
to raise their soccer-playing daughter in a traditional way.
Unlike tarty elder sister, Pinky, who is preparing for an Indian
wedding and a lifetime of cooking the perfect chapatti, Jess'
dream is to play soccer professionally like her hero David
Beckham. Wholeheartedly against Jess' unorthodox ambition, her
parents eventually reveal that their reservations have more to do
with protecting her than with holding her back. When Jess is
forced to make a choice between tradition and her beloved sport,
her family must decide whether to let her chase her dream...and a
soccer ball.
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Pure
(2002)
Following the death of her
husband, Paul's mother Mel (Molly Parker) comes to rely on an old
friend, Lenny (David Wenham) - who is also a pimp and dealer. Soon
Paul (Harry Eden) must take care of both his mother and his
younger brother. When Mel's friend and fellow user dies, Paul must
confront the fear that has been gathering in the pit of his
stomach: having lost his father, his mother too may abandon him.
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The
Hole (2001)
Four teenagers (Birch, Harrington,
another girl, another boy) attending a private school find a
mysterious hole in the ground leading to an underground structure
originally built as a bomb shelter.
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Princess
of Thieves (2001)
Keira Knightley stars in this
Disney adventure as Gwynn, the spirited daughter of Robin
O'Locksley, better known as Robin Hood. This made for television
movie finds the ageing Robin facing a crisis when he and Will
Scarlett return from battle with a mortally wounded King Richard.
Knowing that the dastardly Prince John will stop at nothing to
kill off Richard's son Phillip and assume the throne, Robin and
Will set off to escort Prince Phillip to safety. Unfortunately
Robin's old nemesis, the Sheriff of Nottingham (McDowell) captures
the pair, putting the throne in danger. However, Gwynn, as able a
rider and archer as her father, defies her father and pairs up
with Prince Phillip to rescue Robin and Will and to stop Prince
John and the Sheriff of Nottingham from taking over the kingdom.
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Star
Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
The first of three prequels to
George Lucas' celebrated STAR WARS films, EPISODE I - THE PHANTOM
MENACE is set some 30 years before STAR WARS: EPISODE IV - A NEW
HOPE in the era of the Republic. Naboo, a peaceful planet governed
by the young, but wise Queen Amidala (Natalie Portman), is being
threatened by the corrupt Trade Federation, puppets of an evil
Sith lord and his terrifying apprentice, Darth Maul (Ray Park).
The seemingly benevolent Senator Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) is
chief adviser to the queen, though there are suspicions
surrounding him. Jedi knights Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) and
Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor, performing an amazing vocal
interpretation of Alec Guinness, the older Obi-Wan) are called on
to intervene in the trade disputes. Along the way, they acquire an
apprentice of their own in the form of young prodigal Anakin
Skywalker (Jake Lloyd), or as STAR WARS fans know him, the future
Darth Vader. They also encounter Jar Jar Binks (Ahmed Best), a
goofy, lizardlike creature who has been banished from his
underwater world for his clumsiness. When the Trade Federation
launches an attack on Naboo, the queen and her allies must battle
hordes of robot troopers while Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan face off
against the sinister Darth Maul.
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