8 Movies Starring Rachel Ward

Night School

Night School

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1981-04-24

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

88 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

4.9 (954 Reviews)

Director:

Ken Hughes

Fullplot:

A Boston police detective investigates a series of gruesome decapitations of various college coeds commited by a helmeted, black-leather clad serial killer which leads him to suspect a well known anthropology professor as well as his female live-in assistant.

The Thorn Birds

The Thorn Birds

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1983-03-27

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Australia

Runtime:

460 min

IMDB Ratings:

(5669 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

This mini series covers 60 years in the lives of the Cleary family, brought from New Zealand to Australia to run their aunt Mary Carson's ranch. The story centers on their daughter, Meggie, and her love for the family's priest, Father Ralph de Bricassart. Meggie tries to forget Ralph by marrying dashing stockman Luke O'Neill, but she and Ralph are soon reunited, with tragic consequences for them both.

Against All Odds

Against All Odds

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1984-03-02

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

128 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (7565 Reviews)

Director:

Taylor Hackford

Cast:

Writer:

Eric Hughes

Daniel Mainwaring

Fullplot:

Terry Brogan, an aging football player in L.A., is cut early in the season; he needs money, so he takes a job from a shady friend of his, Jake Wise, to track down Wise's girlfriend, Jessie, who's somewhere in Mexico. She's also the daughter of a very wealthy land developer, who owns Terry's team. He heads for Cozumel, finds Jessie, and promptly falls in love with her. He thinks it's mutual, then without warning, she heads back to L.A. and Jake. What's going on with her, and what's the connection between Jake's hold on Jessie and the various politicians, lawyers, and environmentalists who seem to be converging on some sort of land deal? Terry keeps looking for answers.

Fortress

Fortress

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1985-11-24

Languages:

English

Countries:

Australia

Runtime:

88 min

Rated:

TV-MA

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (1950 Reviews)

Director:

Arch Nicholson

Cast:

Writer:

Everett De Roche (screenplay)

Gabrielle Lord (from the novel by)

Fullplot:

"Fortress" explores a shocking concept which shows how easily a borderline between a victim and an attacker can be crossed. The children and the teacher, calm and peaceful by nature, when driven beyond their limits by the kidnappers, eventually respond with a cruelty and fury extending that of their oppressors.

Peter Kenna's The Good Wife

Peter Kenna's The Good Wife

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1987-05-14

Languages:

English

Countries:

Australia

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (402 Reviews)

Director:

Ken Cameron

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

In pre-WWII Australia, a love triangle develops between a man, his wife and the man's brother.

After Dark, My Sweet

After Dark, My Sweet

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1990-08-24

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

114 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (2325 Reviews)

Director:

James Foley

Cast:

Writer:

Jim Thompson (novel)

Robert Redlin (screenplay)

James Foley (screenplay)

Fullplot:

An ex-boxer is drifting around after escaping from the mental hospital. He meets a widow who convinces him to help fix up the neglected estate her ex-husband left. Her Uncle talks them both into helping kidnap a rich boy for ransom money, and the ex-fighter must make decisions about his loyalties and what is right.

Christopher Columbus: The Discovery

Christopher Columbus: The Discovery

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1992-08-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, USA, Spain

Runtime:

120 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

4.4 (2206 Reviews)

Director:

John Glen

Cast:

Writer:

Mario Puzo (story)

John Briley (screenplay)

Cary Bates (screenplay)

Mario Puzo (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Genoan navigator Christopher Columbus has a dream to find an alternative route to sail to the Indies, by traveling west instead of east, across the unchartered Ocean sea. After failing to find backing from the Portugese, he goes to the Spanish court to ask Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand for help. After surviving a grilling from the Head of the Spanish Inquisition Tomas de Torquemada, he eventually gets the blessing from Queen Isabella and sets sail in three ships to travel into the unknown. Along the way he must deal with sabotage from Portugese spies and mutiny from a rebellious crew.

On the Beach

On the Beach

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-05-28

Languages:

English

Countries:

Australia, USA

Runtime:

195 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (2967 Reviews)

Director:

Russell Mulcahy

Genres:

DramaSci-Fi

Cast:

Writer:

Nevil Shute (novel)

John Paxton

David Williamson (teleplay)

Bill Kerby (teleplay)

Fullplot:

Well, the world has finally managed to blow itself up. Only Australia has been spared from nuclear destruction and a gigantic wave of radiation is floating in on the breezes. Only two months are left. One American sub located in the Pacific has survived and is met with disdain by the Australians when it arrives. All of the calculations of Australia's most renowned scientist says the country is at doomsday - get ready. However, one of his rivals say that is incorrect. He believes that a 1000 people can be relocated into the northern hemisphere, where his assumptions indicate the radiation levels may be lower. The American Captain is asked to take a mission to the north to determine which scientist is right (and along the way check out the devastation in Alaska and California - seemingly all bodies and vehicles were disintegrated). However, before the mission, all kinds of bland soap opera relationships are played out. Brown and his ex-fiancèe battle it out in a love-hate relationship. Meanwhile she also takes a liking to Assante, who is divided in his loyalties to his men and his love for his now-dead wife and children.

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