9 Movies Starring Hugh Dancy

The Sleeping Dictionary

The Sleeping Dictionary

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-01-31

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Malaysia, Germany

Runtime:

109 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (6644 Reviews)

Director:

Guy Jenkin

Genres:

DramaRomance

Fullplot:

John Truscott goes to Borneo to work with the Iban. He reports to Henry Bullard, who gives him a "sleeping dictionary"--one of the locals who teaches him the local language and culture. And who he gives John is Selima. And while teaching him, John finds himself attracted to her. And we says it's not allowed, both the locals and Bullard forbid him to be in a relationship with Selima. But he defies them which has dire consequences.

Daniel Deronda

Daniel Deronda

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-11-24

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

210 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (2912 Reviews)

Fullplot:

It is across the roulette table that Gwendolen Harleth first locks eyes with the enigmatic Daniel Deronda. Gwendolen is beautiful, vivacious, and a gambler, but desperate for financial security; something that possessive Henleigh Grandcourt would be able to provide for her. Daniel is the adopted son of an aristocratic, but doubtful of his own identity. He pours his energy into selflessly helping his friends, including poor Jewish singer Mirah Lapidoth. As Gwendolen's situation becomes dire, and Daniel seeks to uncover the mystery surrounding his own birth, their lives become intertwined...

Ella Enchanted

Ella Enchanted

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-04-09

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Ireland, UK

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (42622 Reviews)

Director:

Tommy O'Haver

Cast:

Writer:

Laurie Craig (screenplay)

Karen McCullah (screenplay)

Kirsten Smith (screenplay)

Jennifer Heath (screenplay)

Michele J. Wolff (screenplay)

Gail Carson Levine (based on the book by)

Fullplot:

Based on Gail Carson Levine's award winning novel, this is the story of Ella, a young woman who was given a "gift" of obedience by a fairy named Lucinda. She must obey anything anyone tells her to do. When her mother passes away, she is cared for by her thoughtless and greedy father who remarries a loathsome woman with two treacherous daughters. This modern-day, fantasy Cinderella story features fairies, ogres and elves...as well as a hero in the guise of Prince Charmont, whom Ella falls in love with. Unlike Cinderella though, she must depend on herself and her intelligence to get her through her troubles and find Lucinda in order for her "curse" to be broken!

Beyond the Gates

Beyond the Gates

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-03-31

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

UK, Germany

Runtime:

115 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (9282 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

David Wolstencroft (screenplay)

Richard Alwyn (story)

David Belton (story)

Fullplot:

In April 1994, after the airplane of the Hutu President of Rwanda is shot down, the Hutu militias slaughter the Tutsi population. In the Ecole Technique Officielle, the Catholic priest Christopher and the idealistic English teacher Joe Connor lodge two thousand and five hundred Rwandans refugees, under the protection of the Belgian UN force and under siege by Hutu militia. When the Tutsi refugees are abandoned by the UN, they are murdered by the extremist militia.

Elizabeth I

Elizabeth I

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-04-22

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

223 min

Rated:

TV-MA

IMDB Ratings:

8.1 (4989 Reviews)

Fullplot:

Miniseries about the the public and private lives of the later years of Queen Elizabeth I.

Confessions of a Shopaholic

Confessions of a Shopaholic

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-02-13

Languages:

English, Finnish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

104 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (57719 Reviews)

Director:

P.J. Hogan

Cast:

Writer:

Tracey Jackson (screenplay)

Tim Firth (screenplay)

Kayla Alpert (screenplay)

Sophie Kinsella (books)

Fullplot:

Struggling with her debilitating obsession with shopping and the sudden collapse of her income source, Rebecca Bloomwood unintentionally lands a job writing for a financial magazine after a drunken letter-mailing mix-up. Ironically writing about the very consumer caution of which she herself has not abided, Rebecca's innovative comparisons and unconventional metaphors for economics grants her critical acclaim, public success, and the admiration of her supportive boss Luke. But as she draws closer to her ultimate goal of writing for renowned fashion magazine Alette, she questions her true ambitions and must determine if overcoming her "shopaholic" condition will bring her real happiness.

Adam

Adam

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-08-28

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (27419 Reviews)

Director:

Max Mayer

Genres:

DramaRomance

Fullplot:

Soon after moving in, Beth, a brainy, beautiful writer damaged from a past relationship encounters Adam, the handsome, but odd, fellow in the downstairs apartment whose awkwardness is perplexing. Beth and Adam's ultimate connection leads to a tricky relationship that exemplifies something universal: truly reaching another person means bravely stretching into uncomfortable territory and the resulting shake-up can be liberating.

Hysteria

Hysteria

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-12-14

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (23534 Reviews)

Director:

Tanya Wexler

Cast:

Writer:

Stephen Dyer (story)

Jonah Lisa Dyer (story)

Stephen Dyer (screenplay)

Jonah Lisa Dyer (screenplay)

Howard Gensler (original story)

Fullplot:

In 1880 pioneering doctor Mortimer Granville,sacked from various hospitals for challenging his superiors' out-moded methods,gets a job with Dr Dalrymple,who relieves female patients' frustrations - or hysteria - with pelvic massages which allow orgasm. The handsome young doctor attracts a large female clientele and gets engaged to Dalrymple's studious younger daughter Emily but after the constant massaging brings on a carpal injury he is sacked. Fortunately an enterprising inventor friend has come up with a power operated feather duster which will soon be transformed into a vibrator and make Mortimer a fortune. Along the way he also realises that his heart really lies with Emily's older sister Charlotte,an outspoken suffragette who runs a home for disadvantaged women in London's East End.

Martha Marcy May Marlene

Martha Marcy May Marlene

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-12-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

102 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(37981 Reviews)

Director:

Sean Durkin

Fullplot:

Martha has run away from an abusive hippie-like cult where she was living as Marcy May for two years. She turns to her sister and brother-in-law who take her in and want to help her. The problem is Martha is having a hard time separating dreams from reality and when haunting memories of her past keep resurfacing, she may need more help than anyone is able to give her.

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