15 Movies Starring Frances O'Connor

Love and Other Catastrophes

Love and Other Catastrophes

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-03-28

Languages:

English

Countries:

Australia

Runtime:

78 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (1709 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Stavros Kazantzidis (story)

Yael Bergman (screenplay)

Emma-Kate Croghan (screenplay)

Helen Bandis (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Two female students struggling to complete their university degrees seek a flatmate. At the same time Michael, a medical student, is looking for a new place to stay.

Kiss or Kill

Kiss or Kill

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-11-14

Languages:

English

Countries:

Australia

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (1169 Reviews)

Director:

Bill Bennett

Fullplot:

Two young scam artists rob their drugged victims after the woman is picked up in bars and taken to a hotel room. The only problem is that their latest victim dies. Looking at his stuff, they suddenly find a video tape with a former athlete sexually involved with a young boy. The woman contacts the athlete and sets off a series of murders in which they are incriminated and a chase across Australia led by the athlete, the police, and an aborigine tracker.

A Little Bit of Soul

A Little Bit of Soul

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-03-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

Australia

Runtime:

84 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (316 Reviews)

Director:

Peter Duncan

Genres:

Comedy

Fullplot:

Richard and Kate are former lovers who are now working independently to find the secret of the aging process. Both apply for funding from the Michael Foundation, and are asked to spend the weekend discussing the proposals with the Head of the Foundation, who happens to be married to the Australian Treasurer. They have a very interesting weekend.

Thank God He Met Lizzie

Thank God He Met Lizzie

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-11-20

Languages:

English

Countries:

Australia

Runtime:

91 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(507 Reviews)

Director:

Cherie Nowlan

Fullplot:

Guy marries Lizzie. Dreamy Guy wanders around at his own wedding reception, recalling fond days of the girlfriend that got away; his long-time, de facto relationship with the warm and funny Jenny.

About Adam

About Adam

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-01-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

Ireland, UK, USA

Runtime:

97 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(5366 Reviews)

Fullplot:

A waitress meets personable, attractive Adam and they soon become lovers, then get engaged. Wasting no time, Adam starts an affair with her bookish sister, who knows about the first relationship. Their (none-too-happily) married third sister knows about both these liaisons but is still attracted to Adam. The lad is certainly playing the field, but in their own ways the girls seem to be getting just as much out of the deal as him.

Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-02-06

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

180 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (634 Reviews)

Director:

Tim Fywell

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Gustave Flaubert (novel)

Heidi Thomas (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A young woman in her late teens, a reader of novels and with high hopes of romance and passion, marries a widowed country doctor. Although he dotes on her, she is soon bored and discontent. First, she gives her imagination to a law student in town, and next she takes a lover. When he refuses to run away with her, she takes up again with the law clerk. Her spending on dresses and furnishings mounts; these debts and her ill-advised professional counsel to her husband bring his ruin.

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-06-29

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

146 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (222415 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Brian Aldiss (short story "Supertoys Last All Summer Long")

Ian Watson (screen story)

Steven Spielberg (screenplay)

Fullplot:

In the not-so-far future the polar ice caps have melted and the resulting rise of the ocean waters has drowned all the coastal cities of the world. Withdrawn to the interior of the continents, the human race keeps advancing, reaching the point of creating realistic robots (called mechas) to serve them. One of the mecha-producing companies builds David, an artificial kid which is the first to have real feelings, especially a never-ending love for his "mother", Monica. Monica is the woman who adopted him as a substitute for her real son, who remains in cryo-stasis, stricken by an incurable disease. David is living happily with Monica and her husband, but when their real son returns home after a cure is discovered, his life changes dramatically.

Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-02-06

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

180 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (641 Reviews)

Director:

Tim Fywell

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Gustave Flaubert (novel)

Heidi Thomas (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A young woman in her late teens, a reader of novels and with high hopes of romance and passion, marries a widowed country doctor. Although he dotes on her, she is soon bored and discontent. First, she gives her imagination to a law student in town, and next she takes a lover. When he refuses to run away with her, she takes up again with the law clerk. Her spending on dresses and furnishings mounts; these debts and her ill-advised professional counsel to her husband bring his ruin.

Bedazzled

Bedazzled

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-10-20

Languages:

English, Spanish, Russian

Countries:

USA, Germany

Runtime:

93 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (77340 Reviews)

Director:

Harold Ramis

Cast:

Writer:

Peter Cook

Peter Cook

Dudley Moore

Larry Gelbart (screenplay)

Harold Ramis (screenplay)

Peter Tolan (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Elliot Richardson, a socially awkward IT worker, is given seven wishes to get the girl of his dreams when he meets up with a very seductive Satan. The catch: his soul. Some of his wishes include being a 7 foot basketball star, a wealthy, powerful man, and a sensitive caring guy. But, as could be expected, the Devil must put her own little twist on each his fantasies.

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-06-21

Languages:

English, German

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

97 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (17877 Reviews)

Director:

Oliver Parker

Cast:

Writer:

Oscar Wilde (play)

Oliver Parker (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Two young gentlemen living in 1890's England use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities...

Iron Jawed Angels

Iron Jawed Angels

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-02-15

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

123 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (4486 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaHistory

Cast:

Writer:

Jennifer Friedes (story)

Sally Robinson (teleplay)

Eugenia Bostwick-Singer (teleplay)

Raymond Singer (teleplay)

Jennifer Friedes (teleplay)

Fullplot:

Alice Paul and the women of the 1917 Women's Suffrage movement fight for future generations right to vote and run for office. Sacrificing their health, marriages and the limited amount of freedom they had, women were imprisoned and force fed after picketing and hunger-striking against war-time president, Woodrow Wilson; but survived to see the results of their efforts.

Book of Love

Book of Love

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-01-18

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

83 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.4 (1423 Reviews)

Director:

Alan Brown

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Fullplot:

A young couple, Elaine Walker and David Walker, meet a lonely 15-year-old named Chet Becker in an ice-cream shop, and they become friends. Chet has a crush on Elaine and they have a one-night stand. Elaine tells about her infidelity to David, and their life is affected by the affair.

The Hunter

The Hunter

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-10-06

Languages:

English

Countries:

Australia

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (27630 Reviews)

Director:

Daniel Nettheim

Cast:

Writer:

Alice Addison (screenplay)

Wain Fimeri (original adaptation)

Daniel Nettheim (original adaptation)

Julia Leigh (based on the novel by)

Fullplot:

The independent and lonely hunter Martin David is hired by the powerful biotech company Red Leaf to hunt down the last Tasmanian tiger. Red Leaf is interested in the DNA of the animal and Martin travels to Tasmania alone. He poses as a researcher from a university and lodges in the house of Lucy Armstrong. Martin learns that Lucy's husband has been missing for a long time and he befriends her children, Sass and Bike. When Martin goes to the village, he has a hostile reception from the locals. Along the days, Martin spends his days in the Tasmanian wilderness chasing the Tiger and becomes closer and closer to the Armstrong family. But Red Leaf wants results no matter the costs.

The Truth About Emanuel

The Truth About Emanuel

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-01-10

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

91 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

(5733 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Francesca Gregorini (screenplay)

Sarah Thorp (story)

Francesca Gregorini (story)

Fullplot:

A troubled girl (Emanuel) becomes preoccupied with her mysterious new neighbor (Linda), who bears a striking resemblance to her dead mother. In offering to baby-sit Linda's newborn, Emanuel unwittingly enters a fragile, fictional world, of which she becomes the gatekeeper.

The Missing

The Missing

Basic Info:

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

UK, USA, Belgium

IMDB Ratings:

8.1 (6566 Reviews)

Fullplot:

"The Missing" follows Tony, played by James Nesbitt, as a man devastated by the abduction of his young son, Oliver, during a family vacation in France. He becomes a man obsessed, unable to accept that his child may be dead and spends years searching for him. Tony's exhaustive search fractures his marriage to Emily, played by Frances O' Connor and threatens to destroy his life. Tcheky Karyo plays Julien, the French police detective who launched the initial search for the child. Even though he is retired in present day, he too cannot shake the small belief that the child may still be alive. Told using a fascinating narrative puzzle, "The Missing" explores the impact of a child's abduction, the emotional cost of obsession, hope and finding when to let go. This gripping thriller is told simultaneously over multiple time frames and set in France and London.

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