9 Movies Directed by Peter Chelsom

Hear My Song

Hear My Song

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1992-02-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

Ireland, UK

Runtime:

104 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (1257 Reviews)

Director:

Peter Chelsom

Cast:

Writer:

Peter Chelsom (screenplay)

Peter Chelsom (story)

Adrian Dunbar

Fullplot:

Funny Bones

Funny Bones

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1995-03-31

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

128 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (2988 Reviews)

Director:

Peter Chelsom

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Peter Chelsom

Peter Flannery

Fullplot:

Tommy Fawkes wants to be a successful comedian but his Las Vegas debut is a failure. He goes back to Blackpool, UK, where his father, also a comedian started and where he spent the summers of his childhood. He starts to search for a partner, a comic relief, with whom he can be famous.

The Mighty

The Mighty

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-10-09

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (10012 Reviews)

Director:

Peter Chelsom

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Rodman Philbrick (novel)

Charles Leavitt (screenplay)

Fullplot:

This tells the story of a strong friendship between a young boy with Morquio's syndrome and an older boy who is always bullied because of his size. Adapted from the novel, Freak the Mighty, the film explores a building of trust and friendship. Kevin, an intelligent guy helps out Maxwell to improve his reading skills. In return, Kevin wants Maxwell to take him out places since he is not allowed out unauthorized. Being the social outcasts of the town, Kevin and Maxwell come to realize that they are similar to each other and accept that they are "freaks" and nothing will stop them.

Town & Country

Town & Country

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-04-27

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

104 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

4.3 (4007 Reviews)

Director:

Peter Chelsom

Cast:

Writer:

Michael Laughlin

Buck Henry

Fullplot:

Porter Stoddard is a well-known New York architect who is at a crossroads... a nexus where twists and turns lead to myriad missteps some with his wife Ellie, others with longtime friends Mona and her husband Griffin. Deciding which direction to take often leads to unexpected encounters with hilarious consequences.

The Mighty

The Mighty

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-10-09

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (10019 Reviews)

Director:

Peter Chelsom

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Rodman Philbrick (novel)

Charles Leavitt (screenplay)

Fullplot:

This tells the story of a strong friendship between a young boy with Morquio's syndrome and an older boy who is always bullied because of his size. Adapted from the novel, Freak the Mighty, the film explores a building of trust and friendship. Kevin, an intelligent guy helps out Maxwell to improve his reading skills. In return, Kevin wants Maxwell to take him out places since he is not allowed out unauthorized. Being the social outcasts of the town, Kevin and Maxwell come to realize that they are similar to each other and accept that they are "freaks" and nothing will stop them.

Serendipity

Serendipity

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-10-05

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (79329 Reviews)

Director:

Peter Chelsom

Fullplot:

Jonathan Trager and Sara Thomas met while shopping for gloves in New York. Though buying for their respective lovers, the magic was right and a night of Christmas shopping turned into romance. Jon wanted to explore things further but Sara wasn't sure their love was meant to be. They decided to test fate by splitting up and seeing if destiny brought them back together... Many years later, having lost each other that night, both are engaged to be married. Still, neither can shake the need to give fate one last chance to reunite them. Jon enlists the help of his best man to track down the girl he can't forget starting at the store where they met. Sara asks her new age musician fiance for a break before the wedding and, with her best friend in tow, flies from California to New York hoping destiny will bring her soulmate back. Near-misses and classic Shakespearean confusion bring the two close to meeting a number of times but fate will have the final word on whether it was meant to be.

Shall We Dance

Shall We Dance

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-10-15

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

106 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (33059 Reviews)

Director:

Peter Chelsom

Cast:

Writer:

Masayuki Suo

Audrey Wells (screenplay)

Fullplot:

John Clark is a middle aged Chicago estate lawyer. He loves his family, which includes his wife Beverly, but their combined busy schedules and getting caught in a rut after two decades of marriage has left him feeling unfulfilled. While taking the el train home every night, he notices the same young, beautiful contemplative woman staring out of one of the windows of Miss Mitzi's Dance Studio, which specializes in ballroom. He is intrigued enough with her beauty and sadness to go in one evening on his way home. He learns that she is Paulina, one of the instructors and a former world class ballroom dancer. Because of her, he signs up for beginner group dance lessons, regardless of them being taught by Miss Mitzi herself, and not Paulina. As time progresses, John gets caught up in the lives of those at Miss Mitzi's: his two fellow classmates - overweight Vern who wants to learn to dance for his upcoming wedding, and Chic, who wants to impress the ladies - and two of the studio's competitive amateurs, opinionated and brash Bobbie, who is looking for a dance partner, and one person who surprises John and who just wants to be able to show his true colors to the world while hiding under a mask. But as Paulina slowly allows herself to be involved in their lives as well, despite she vowing not to fraternize with the students, John comes to the spoken realization of what he was looking for when he first spotted Paulina in the window. Similarly, each of those at the dance studio are looking for their small place in life with the right person, Paulina included. John may not get the happy ending that he wants as Beverly, based on circumstances, believes he is having an affair.

Hannah Montana: The Movie

Hannah Montana: The Movie

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-04-10

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

102 min

Rated:

G

IMDB Ratings:

4.1 (29505 Reviews)

Director:

Peter Chelsom

Cast:

Writer:

Dan Berendsen

Michael Poryes (characters)

Rich Correll (characters)

Barry O'Brien (characters)

Fullplot:

As Hannah Montana's popularity begins to take over her life, Miley Stewart, on the urging from her father takes a trip to her hometown of Crowley Corners, Tennessee to get some perspective on what matters in life the most.

Hector and the Search for Happiness

Hector and the Search for Happiness

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-08-14

Languages:

English, French, German

Countries:

Germany, Canada, UK, South Africa

Runtime:

114 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (21659 Reviews)

Director:

Peter Chelsom

Cast:

Writer:

Maria von Heland (screenplay)

Peter Chelsom (screenplay)

Tinker Lindsay (screenplay)

Franèois Lelord (novel)

Fullplot:

A psychiatrist searches the globe to find the secret of happiness.

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