5 Movies Starring Jack O'Connell

Eden Lake

Eden Lake

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-09-12

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

91 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (51662 Reviews)

Director:

James Watkins

Fullplot:

Nursery teacher Jenny and her boyfriend Steve, escape for a romantic weekend away. Steve, planning to propose, has found an idyllic setting: a remote lake enclosed by woodlands and seemingly deserted. The couple's peace is shattered when a gang of obnoxious kids encircles their campsite. Reveling in provoking the adults, the gang steals the couple's belongings and vandalizes their car leaving them completely stranded. When Steve confronts them, tempers flare and he suffers a shocking and violent attack. Fleeing for help, Jenny is subject to a brutal and relentless game of cat-and-mouse as she desperately tries to evade her young pursuers and find her way out of the woods.

Unbroken

Unbroken

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-12-25

Languages:

English, Japanese, Italian

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

137 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (76616 Reviews)

Director:

Angelina Jolie

Cast:

Writer:

Joel Coen (screenplay)

Ethan Coen (screenplay)

Richard LaGravenese (screenplay)

William Nicholson (screenplay)

Laura Hillenbrand (book)

Fullplot:

The life of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic athlete who joined the armed forces during the second world war. Only to be captured by the Japanese navy after a plane crash in the Pacific. During his capture, Louie must continue his fight by surviving through the war.

Tower Block

Tower Block

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-09-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

90 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (3414 Reviews)

Genres:

Thriller

Fullplot:

Several months after witnessing a murder, residents of Tower Block 31 find themselves being picked off by a sniper, pitting those lucky enough to be alive into a battle for survival.

Starred Up

Starred Up

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-08-26

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, Ireland

Runtime:

106 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (25372 Reviews)

Director:

David Mackenzie

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

Eric Love (O'Connell) is a 19 year old teenager who is so violent he has been 'Starred Up' (Moved to Adult prison) where he finds his father Neville (Mendelsohn) who Eric hasn't seen since he was 5 (since he was put into care). Neville tries to get Eric to settle down, so Eric gets a chance to go through therapy with Oliver (Friend).

'71

'71

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-10-10

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (24645 Reviews)

Director:

Yann Demange

Cast:

Writer:

Gregory Burke (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A young British soldier is accidentally abandoned by his unit following a terrifying riot on the streets of Belfast in 1971. Unable to tell friend from foe, the raw recruit must survive the night alone and find his way to safety through a disorienting, alien and deadly landscape.

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