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Peter PanPeter Pan (2003) Recommended
Dir. P.J. Hogan
Feat. Jason Isaacs, Geoffrey Palmer, Richard Briers
Commendably conservative version of the now–classic J M Barrie play, in which Peter Pan persuades a family of children away to Never Never…
Missing Gun, The (Xun qiang) (2002)
Dir. Chuan Lu
Feat. Wen Jiang
Wound–up thriller set in a small and eccentric Chinese village, where a policeman wakes one morning with a hangover to find his…
Musketeer, TheMusketeer, The (2002)
Dir. Peter Hyams
Feat. Justin Chambers, Tim Roth, Mena Suvari
Concentrating itself on one of Dumas’s “Three Musketeers”, D’Artagnan (Justin Chambers) fights the influence of a villainous Tim Roth in 17th…
ShaftShaft (2000)
Dir. John Singleton
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Richard Roundtree, Toni Collette
Despite the excellent pedigree of those involved – Samuel L Jackson, Richard Roundtree, dir. John Singleton, Toni Collette – this revival…
BustedBusted (Everybody Loves Sunshine) (1999)
Dir. Andrew Goth
Feat. Goldie , David Bowie
North London mobster glory awaits Goldie (the drum–n–bass star) who must reclaim his criminal empire from a…
Crossing, TheCrossing, The (1999)
Dir. Robert Harmon
Feat. Jeff Daniels, Roger Rees, Sebastian Roche
Acclaimed telemovie recreation of George Washington's crossing of the Delaware during the American War of Independence. Jeff Daniels lives up to the…
GorgeousGorgeous (1999)
Dir. Vincent Kok
Feat. Jackie Chan, Shu Qi, Tony Leung (Chiu-wai)
After his Hollywood junket, Jackie Chan returns to post–handover Hong Kong to play a dashing, embattled millionaire who falls…
InstinctInstinct (1999)
Dir. Jon Turtletaub
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Cuba Jr. Gooding
In another mad shrink role, Anthony Hopkins loses it while studying mountain gorillas in Africa and is brought back to the US for assessment by Cuba…
Running Out of TimeRunning Out of Time (1999)
Dir. Johnnie To
Feat. Andy Lau, Lau Ching-wan
A crackingly–paced, plot–bending Yin–Yang heist drama, with terminally–ill master jewel thief Andy Lau playing against the…
To Walk with LionsTo Walk with Lions (1999)
Dir. Carl Shultz
Feat. Richard Harris, Kerry Fox
Eventual sequel to BORN FREE, which picks–up the true life quest of conservationist/game–keeper George Adamson (Richard Harris) amid…

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