12 Movies Starring Charles Dance

Plenty

Plenty

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1985-09-20

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

121 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (1965 Reviews)

Director:

Fred Schepisi

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

David Hare (play)

David Hare (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Susan Traherne has been irreparably changed by her wartime experiences as a Resistance fighter. She sets out in the post-war world to make her way to what she wants, no matter who is hurt, or how.

The Golden Child

The Golden Child

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1986-12-12

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

94 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (36790 Reviews)

Director:

Michael Ritchie

Fullplot:

Out on a Limb

Out on a Limb

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1987-01-18

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

235 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (353 Reviews)

Fullplot:

Shirley MacLaine plays herself in this TV mini-series based on her autobiographical best-seller which delves into her new age beliefs and its effects on her personal and public lives. John Heard portrays a composite role of her many spiritual and personal advisors.

Pascali's Island

Pascali's Island

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1988-08-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

104 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (724 Reviews)

Director:

James Dearden

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

James Dearden (screenplay)

Barry Unsworth (novel)

Fullplot:

1908: Pascali, a spy for the Sultan, sends reports to Istanbul that nobody reads. His suspicions are roused when a British archeologist appears, who may not be quite what he seems.

The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1990-03-18

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, France, Italy, Germany

Runtime:

168 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (1113 Reviews)

Director:

Tony Richardson

Cast:

Writer:

Gaston Leroux (novel)

Arthur Kopit (play)

Arthur Kopit (teleplay)

Fullplot:

Count de Chagnie has discovered Christine's singing talent on a market place and sent her to his friend Carriere, the director of the Parisian opera. However just when she arrives Carriere's dismissed. His arrogant successor refuses to let a woman of low birth sing in his opera, but graciously employs Christine as gadrobiere for his wife Charlotta, who's installed as first singer. He also fights the phantom, an unknown guy who lives since many years in the catacombs below the opera and was granted privileges by Carriere. However the phantom knows how to defend himself and at the same time helps Christine to her career.

Alienè

Alienè

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1992-05-22

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

114 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (188505 Reviews)

Director:

David Fincher

Cast:

Writer:

Dan O'Bannon (characters)

Ronald Shusett (characters)

Vincent Ward (story)

David Giler (screenplay)

Walter Hill (screenplay)

Larry Ferguson (screenplay)

Fullplot:

After escaping from the alien planet, the ship carrying Ellen Ripley crashes onto a remote and inhabited ore refinery. While living in the ore refinery until she is rescued by her employers, Ripley discovers the horrifying reason for her crash: An alien stowaway. As the alien matures and begins to kill off the inhabitants, Ripley is unaware that her true enemy is more than just the killer alien.

Last Action Hero

Last Action Hero

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1993-06-18

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

130 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (98142 Reviews)

Director:

John McTiernan

Cast:

Writer:

Zak Penn (story)

Adam Leff (story)

Shane Black (screenplay)

David Arnott (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Young Danny Madigan is a big fan of Jack Slater, a larger-than-life action hero played by Arnold Schwarzenegger. When his best friend, Nick the projectionist, gives him a magic ticket to the new Jack Slater film, Danny is transported into Slater's world, where the good guys always win. One of Slater's enemies, Benedict the hitman, gets hold of the ticket and ends up in Danny's world, where he realises that if he can kill Schwarzenegger, Slater will be no more. Slater and Danny must travel back and stop him.

Dark Blue World

Dark Blue World

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-05-17

Languages:

Czech, German, English, Slovak

Countries:

Czech Republic, UK, Germany, Denmark, Italy, France

Runtime:

112 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (4576 Reviews)

Director:

Jan Sverèk

Cast:

Writer:

Zdenek Sverèk (story)

Zdenek Sverèk (screenplay)

Fullplot:

March 15, 1939: Germany invades Czechoslovakia. Czech and Slovak pilots flee to England, joining the RAF. After the war, back home, they are put in labor camps, suspected of anti-Communist ideas. This film cuts between a post-war camp where Franta is a prisoner and England during the war, where Franta is like a big brother to Karel, a very young pilot. On maneuvers, Karel crash lands by the rural home of Susan, an English woman whose husband is MIA. She spends one night with Karel, and he thinks he's found the love of his life. It's complicated by Susan's attraction to Franta. How will the three handle innocence, Eros, friendship, and the heat of battle? When war ends, what then?

Dark Blue World

Dark Blue World

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-05-17

Languages:

Czech, German, English, Slovak

Countries:

Czech Republic, UK, Germany, Denmark, Italy, France

Runtime:

112 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (4580 Reviews)

Director:

Jan Sverèk

Cast:

Writer:

Zdenek Sverèk (story)

Zdenek Sverèk (screenplay)

Fullplot:

March 15, 1939: Germany invades Czechoslovakia. Czech and Slovak pilots flee to England, joining the RAF. After the war, back home, they are put in labor camps, suspected of anti-Communist ideas. This film cuts between a post-war camp where Franta is a prisoner and England during the war, where Franta is like a big brother to Karel, a very young pilot. On maneuvers, Karel crash lands by the rural home of Susan, an English woman whose husband is MIA. She spends one night with Karel, and he thinks he's found the love of his life. It's complicated by Susan's attraction to Franta. How will the three handle innocence, Eros, friendship, and the heat of battle? When war ends, what then?

Swimming Pool

Swimming Pool

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-08-01

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

France, UK

Runtime:

102 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (33258 Reviews)

Director:

Franèois Ozon

Cast:

Writer:

Franèois Ozon (screenplay)

Emmanuèle Bernheim

Sionann O'Neill (translation: English)

Fullplot:

Sarah Morton is a famous British mystery author. Tired of London and seeking inspiration for her new novel, she accepts an offer from her publisher John Bosload to stay at his home in Luberon, in the South of France. It is the off-season, and Sarah finds that the beautiful country locale and unhurried pace is just the tonic for her--until late one night, when John's indolent and insouciant French daughter Julie unexpectedly arrives. Sarah's prim and steely English reserve is jarred by Julie's reckless, sexually charged lifestyle. Their interactions set off an increasingly unsettling series of events, as Sarah's creative process and a possible real-life murder begin to blend dangerously together.

Patrick

Patrick

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-03-14

Languages:

English

Countries:

Australia

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

(2457 Reviews)

Director:

Mark Hartley

Fullplot:

When a young nurse begins work at an isolated psychiatric ward, she quickly becomes fascinated with Patrick, a brain dead patient who is the subject of a mad scientist's cruel and unusual experiments. What starts as an innocent fascination quickly takes a sinister turn as Patrick begins to use his psychic powers to manipulate her every move, and send her life into a terrifying spiral out of control.

Admiral

Admiral

Basic Info:

Languages:

Dutch, English, French

Countries:

Netherlands

Runtime:

151 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (3163 Reviews)

Director:

Roel Reinè

Fullplot:

When the young republic of The Netherlands is attacked by the great Kingdom of England, France and Germany and the country itself is on the brink of civil war, only one man can lead the county's strongest weapon, the Dutch fleet: Michiel de Ruyter.

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