6 Movies Directed by David Mackenzie

Young Adam

Young Adam

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-09-26

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, France

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

NC-17

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (10971 Reviews)

Director:

David Mackenzie

Genres:

CrimeDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Alexander Trocchi (novel)

David Mackenzie

Fullplot:

Joe, a rootless young drifter, finds work on a barge travelling between Glasgow and Edinburgh, owned by Les and his wife Ella. One afternoon they discover the corpse of a young woman floating in the water. Accident? Suicide? Murder? As the police investigate and suspect is arrested, we discover that Joe knows more than he is letting on. Gradually we learn of Joe's past relationship with the dead woman. Meanwhile an unspoken attraction develops between Joe and Ella, heightening the claustrophobic tensions in the confined space of the barge.

Asylum

Asylum

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-09-09

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, Ireland

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (3978 Reviews)

Director:

David Mackenzie

Cast:

Writer:

Patrick McGrath (novel)

Patrick Marber (screenplay)

Chrysanthy Balis (screenplay)

Fullplot:

In the 50's, the psychiatrist Max Raphael is hired to work as superintendent of an asylum in the outskirts of London, and he moves with his wife Stella Raphael and their son Charlie. Stella has a passionless marriage and is ignored by Max; her boredom changes when her son befriends the handsome inmate Edgar Stark, an sculptor that in a crisis of jealousy had killed and disfigured his wife, and that is treated by Dr. Peter Cleave, an ambitious psychiatrist that aspired Max's position. During the afternoons, Stella has a hot adulterous affair with Edgar until the day he escapes and their affair is discovered. Stella has to take a decision between her family and her wild passion for Edgar.

Hallam Foe

Hallam Foe

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-08-31

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (10667 Reviews)

Director:

David Mackenzie

Cast:

Writer:

Peter Jinks (novel)

David Mackenzie (screenplay)

Ed Whitmore (screenplay)

Fullplot:

The seventeen year-old Hallam Foe is a weird teenager that misses his mother, who committed suicide by drowning in a lake near their house in Edinburgh after an overdose of sleeping pills. Hallam spends his spare time peeping at the locals and blames his stepmother Verity Foe, accusing her of killing his mother. After a discussion with his father Julius Foe, Hallam sneaks out from his house and travels to Edinburgh, where he sees Kate Breck and becomes obsessed with her because of her resemblance to his mother. Kate hires Hallam to work in the kitchen of the hotel where she works and they have a strange romance, while Hallam reaches his maturity in the hardest way.

Perfect Sense

Perfect Sense

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-10-07

Languages:

English, Sign Languages

Countries:

UK, Sweden, Denmark, Ireland

Runtime:

92 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (37018 Reviews)

Director:

David Mackenzie

Fullplot:

An odd epidemic appears across the globe: people suddenly lose one of their senses. At first, it's an outbreak of loss of smell. It's often presaged by a destructive temper tantrum. In this mix are a scientist and a chef - she's Susan, one of a team trying to understand the epidemic; he's Michael, charming and engaging. Susan and Michael begin a relationship in the middle of increasing chaos, as the loss of other senses plagues more people and as civil authorities try to maintain order. Susan's voice-over reflections provide insight. Is love possible in such a changed world? Can anything make perfect sense?

Tonight You're Mine

Tonight You're Mine

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-09-16

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

80 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (3310 Reviews)

Director:

David Mackenzie

Cast:

Writer:

Thomas Leveritt (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Two feuding rock stars get handcuffed together for 24 hours at a music festival where they are both due to perform.

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).

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