7 Movies Directed by Mike Hodges

Damien: Omen II

Damien: Omen II

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1978-06-09

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

107 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (20325 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaHorror

Cast:

Writer:

Harvey Bernhard (story)

David Seltzer (based on characters created by)

Stanley Mann (screenplay)

Mike Hodges (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Seven years later, 13-year-old Damien is just discovering who he really is, and what he is destined to do. Now living with his Aunt, Uncle, and cousin in a wealthy suburb of Chicago, Damien is anxious to inherit everything. Can Richard Thorn finish the job that Damien's father (Ambassador Thorn) started?

Flash Gordon

Flash Gordon

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1980-12-05

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

111 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (34416 Reviews)

Director:

Mike Hodges

Cast:

Writer:

Lorenzo Semple Jr. (screenplay)

Michael Allin (adaptation)

Alex Raymond (based on the characters created by)

Fullplot:

In this update of the 1930s comic strip, Flash Gordon is a football hero who is skyjacked aboard Dr. Hans Zarkov's rocketship along with beautiful Dale Arden. The threesome are drawn into the influence of the planet Mongo, ruled by Emperor Ming the Merciless. Ming has been testing the Earth with unnatural disasters, and deeming it a threat to his rule, he plans to destroy it. He also intends to take Dale as his concubine. Flash must avoid the amorous attentions of Ming's daughter, and unite the warring kingdoms of Mongo to rescue Dale and save our world.

Morons from Outer Space

Morons from Outer Space

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1985-09-20

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

4.4 (1320 Reviews)

Director:

Mike Hodges

Genres:

ComedySci-Fi

Cast:

Writer:

Griff Rhys Jones

Mel Smith

Fullplot:

The story begins when three aliens get a bit hacked off at their 'friend' Bernard, who keeps making a prat of himself playing space ball. It is while he is playing space ball that the others start playing around with the space ship controls. They accidentally disconnect his part of the ship, leaving him stranded while they crash into a large blue planet close by...

A Prayer for the Dying

A Prayer for the Dying

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1987-09-11

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

107 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (3219 Reviews)

Director:

Mike Hodges

Cast:

Writer:

Jack Higgins (novel)

Edmund Ward (screenplay)

Martin Lynch (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Martin Fallon is an IRA bomber who tries to blow up a troop truck but instead kills a bus load of school children. He loses heart and quits the movement and goes to London trying to leave the U.K. and start a new life. The IRA wants him back (he knows too much) and the local crime boss, Meehan, will only help him if he performs one last hit, on a rival crime boss. When Fallon does perform the hit, he is seen by a catholic priest. He refuses to kill an innocent again and must find a way to escape the police without killing the priest who can identify him.

Black Rainbow

Black Rainbow

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1991-12-05

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

103 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (930 Reviews)

Director:

Mike Hodges

Fullplot:

Martha Travis is a medium who makes contact with spirits "on the other side" and connects them with their loved ones still alive, in public performances. Trouble begins when she gives a message to Mary Kuron from her husband, Tom. But Tom isn't dead... yet. And Martha not only knows he will die, she also knows who killed him. And the murderer knows she knows...

Croupier

Croupier

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-07-28

Languages:

English

Countries:

France, UK, Germany, Ireland

Runtime:

94 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (14815 Reviews)

Director:

Mike Hodges

Genres:

CrimeDrama

Fullplot:

Jack Manfred is an aspiring writer going nowhere fast. To make ends meet, and against his better judgement, he takes a job as a croupier. He finds himself drawn into the casino world and the job gradually takes over his life; his relationship with girlfriend Marion begins to deteriorate. One gambler in particular catches his attention: Jani, whom he starts to see outside of working hours - a serious violation of casino rules. Jani is down on her luck; under pressure from her creditors she approaches Jack, asking him to be the inside man for a planned heist at the casino. Jack carefully considers the odds; it all looks so simple, but even a professional like Jack can't predict the cards he will be dealt.

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-04-30

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

103 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (7324 Reviews)

Director:

Mike Hodges

Fullplot:

Will Graham is a gangster who has left the life of crime and is living in the countryside. He comes out of hiding to investigate the death of his brother when he learns that he committed suicide. Charlotte Rampling is his old girlfriend who owns a restaurant. Boad is the villain responsible for the bad things that happened to Will's brother.

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