3 Movies Starring James Purefoy

The Mayor of Casterbridge

The Mayor of Casterbridge

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-08-17

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

196 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.9 (1010 Reviews)

Director:

David Thacker

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Thomas Hardy (novel)

Ted Whitehead (screenplay)

Fullplot:

At a country fair, young hay-trusser Michael Henchard quarrels with his wife Susan, and in a drunken fit decides to auction off his wife and baby to a sailor for five guineas. The next day, realizing his loss, he swears not to touch liquor again for as many years as he has lived so far. Eighteen years later, Henchard has become Mayor of Casterbridge, a man well respected but not well liked. The unexpected return of his wife and daughter Elizabeth Jane sets off a turn of events that force him to face the consequences of his selfish impulses and violent temper.

Solomon Kane

Solomon Kane

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-08-24

Languages:

English, Arabic

Countries:

France, Czech Republic, UK

Runtime:

104 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (56189 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Michael J. Bassett

Robert E. Howard (character)

Fullplot:

Once a mercenary of Queen Elizabeth I fighting Spaniards in Africa, Solomon met the Devil's Reaper and discovered he was bound for hell. Barely escaping, he soon renounced violence to atone for his past sins, seeking out redemption in a life of peace. That is until the followers of sorcerer Malachi kidnap a Puritan girl, Meredith Crowthorn, and brutally slaughter her family before his very eyes, forcing Solomon to take up arms and return to his violent ways once more to rescue her.

Wicked Blood

Wicked Blood

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-03-04

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

92 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

5.4 (1602 Reviews)

Director:

Mark Young

Fullplot:

Hannah Lee Baker is a bright teen girl trapped in the dark Southern underworld of violence and guns, meth labs and vicious biker gangs, and whose only refuge is chess. She lives with Amber, her older sister; and her uncle Donny, an addict. All live in fear of Uncle Frank Stinson, who runs the illegal family business with an iron fist, aided by his psychotic younger brother Bobby. Things change for the worse when Amber falls in love with Wild Bill, a meth trafficker who finds himself at war with Frank. Hannah realizes the only way to save her family is by cleverly scheming to pit one pawn against another in a cunning chess game.

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