5 Movies Directed by Iain Softley

Backbeat

Backbeat

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1994-04-15

Languages:

English, German, French, Russian

Countries:

UK, Germany

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (4602 Reviews)

Director:

Iain Softley

Cast:

Writer:

Iain Softley

Michael Thomas

Stephen Ward

Fullplot:

A pre-fame Beatles head for the seedy clubs of Hamburg in search of success. The band meet up with a group of trendy German beatniks, one of whom (Astrid Kircherr) bass guitarist Stuart Sutcliffe falls in love with. Whilst best friend John Lennon can only watch, Sutcliffe has to choose between rock 'n roll and a new life in Germany...

The Wings of the Dove

The Wings of the Dove

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-11-07

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, UK

Runtime:

102 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (8445 Reviews)

Director:

Iain Softley

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Henry James (novel)

Hossein Amini (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Kate Croy's mother was born to wealth and privilege, but she threw it all away to marry Kate's father, a penniless opium addict who admits to having stolen from his wife. After her mother's death, Kate is offered an opportunity to return to the life her mother gave up. There is a condition, however: Kate must sever all of her old ties, not only to her father, but also to her lover, the muck-raking journalist Merton Densher, whom she has promised marriage. Kate reluctantly agrees to this, and in the meantime becomes friendly with "the world's richest orphan," Millie Theale, an American making the Grand Tour. Desperate to see Kate, Merton crashes a party that she and Millie are attending, and Millie is attracted to him. When Kate learns that Millie is dying, she comes up with a plan to have her cake and eat it too...but all does not go as planned.

K-PAX

K-PAX

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-10-26

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Germany

Runtime:

120 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (137363 Reviews)

Director:

Iain Softley

Genres:

DramaSci-Fi

Cast:

Writer:

Gene Brewer (novel)

Charles Leavitt (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Prot is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a far away Planet. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own explanations.

The Skeleton Key

The Skeleton Key

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-08-12

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

USA, Germany

Runtime:

104 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (81118 Reviews)

Director:

Iain Softley

Fullplot:

A young woman helping care for an invalid in New Orleans finds herself caught in the middle of morbid going-ons centered around a group of Hoodoo practitioners.

Inkheart

Inkheart

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-01-23

Languages:

English

Countries:

Germany, UK, USA

Runtime:

106 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (56283 Reviews)

Director:

Iain Softley

Cast:

Writer:

David Lindsay-Abaire (screenplay)

Cornelia Funke (novel)

Fullplot:

Mo has the special talent to bring characters out of books. One night he brings out three characters from Inkheart, a story set in medieval times and filled with magical beings. Capricorn and Basta, two villains, and Dustfinger, a fire-eater. Now, 10 years later Meggie discovers the truth and it's up to her to escape Capricorn's evil grasp.

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