Rufus Sewell
Rufus Frederik Sewell (born 29 October 1967) is an English actor. In film, he has appeared in The Woodlanders, Dangerous Beauty, Dark City, A Knight's Tale, The Illusionist, Tristan and Isolde, and Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence. On television, he starred in the 2010... Read full bio →
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A group of families on a tropical holiday discover that the secluded beach where they are staying is somehow causing them to age rapidly – reducing their entire lives into a single day.
The Father
A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages and, as he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.
Judy
Legendary performer Judy Garland arrives in London in the winter of 1968 to perform a series of sold-out concerts.
Gods of Egypt
A common thief joins a mythical god on a quest through Egypt.
The Man in the High Castle
Based on Philip K. Dick's award-winning novel, The Man in the High Castle explores what it would be like if the Allied Powers had lost WWII, and Japan and Germany ruled the United States.
Blinky Bill: The Movie
An adventurous young koala embarks on a journey across the wild and dangerous Australian outback in the hope of finding his missing father, but he soon discovers that there is more to being a hero than meets the eye.
Where the Devil Hides
Five young Amish girls accused of being Satan's children must fight for their lives when their devout community elders insist they be "cleansed" before turning 18.
Hercules
When a new enemy threatens the innocent, Hercules must lead his fearless team of warriors in a battle against overwhelming odds.
The Sea
A man returns to the sea where he spent his childhood summers in search of peace following the death of his wife.
Restless
A young woman finds out that her mother worked as a spy for the British Secret Service during World War II and has been on the run ever since.
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
President Lincoln's mother is killed by a supernatural creature, which fuels his passion to crush vampires and their slave-owning helpers.
The Tourist
Revolves around Frank, an American tourist visiting Italy to mend a broken heart. Elise is an extraordinary woman who deliberately crosses his path.
The Pillars of the Earth
Set against a backdrop of war, religious strife and power struggles which tears lives and families apart.
Vinyan
A couple leaves the civilized world behind and descends into a living nightmare in this chilling horror thriller. Six months after losing her only child in the Southeast Asia tsunami, Jeanne (Emmanuelle Beart, Mission: Impossible) is convinced she sees him in a film about orphans living in the jungles
Eleventh Hour
Dr. Jacob Hood is a brilliant biophysicist and special science advisor to the government who investigates scientific crises and oddities. His crusade is to protect the substance of science against those who would abuse and misuse scientific discoveries for their own gain.
Downloading Nancy
Sick of her life, housewife Nancy (Bello) just wants it to be over and done with, but rather than kill herself, she hires a stranger from the Internet to do the job for her. But fate takes a strange turn when she meets her killer and the two fall in love. Of course, Nancy realizes that love and murder do not naturally go hand in hand.
Tristan + Isolde
An affair between the second in line to Britain's throne (Franco) and the princess of the feuding Irish (Myles) spells doom for the young lovers.
The Illusionist
A small boy becomes a well-known illusionist in Vienna. During one of his shows the crown prince is present with his soon to be wife. The illusionist knows her from childhood and romance starts.
The Holiday
Two women troubled with guy-problems swap homes in each other's countries, where they each meet a local guy and fall in love.
Paris, je t'aime
Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this collection of 18 stories, each exploring a different aspect of Parisian life.
Amazing Grace
The idealist William Wilberforce maneuvers his way through Parliament, endeavoring to end the British transatlantic slave trade.
The Legend of Zorro
In 1850, the people of California were voting to decide whether or not to join the United States. The Legend of Zorro is a 2005 sequel to 1998's The Mask of Zorro,
Helen of Troy
The abduction of beautiful Helen, wife of Spartan King Menelaus, by Paris of Troy triggers a long war.
Extreme Ops
While filming an advertisement, some extreme sports enthusiasts unwittingly stop a group of terrorists.
A Knight's Tale
William Thatcher, a peasant, is sent to apprentice with a Knight named Hector as a young boy. Urged by his father to "change his Stars", he assumes Sir Hector's place in a tournament when Hector dies in the middle of it. He wins. With the other apprentices, he trains and assumes the title of Sir Ulrich von Lichtenstein.
Bless the Child
When Maggie's sister Jenna saddles her with an autistic newborn named Cody she touches Maggie's heart and becomes the daughter she has always longed for. But six years later Jenna suddenly re-enters her life and, with her mysterious new husband, Eric Stark, abducts Cody.
Martha - Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence
Three childhood friends separately fall for cute American Martha, and within three days of her arrival at a London airport, their friendship is at risk.
Illuminata
It's the start of the 20th century, and Tuccio, resident playwright of a theatre repertory company offers the owners of the company his new play, "Illuminata". They reject it, saying it's not finished, and intrigue starts that involves influential critic Bevalaqua, theatre star Celimene, young lead actors and other theatre residents
Dark City
A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun and run by beings with telekinetic powers who seek the souls of humans.
Dangerous Beauty
Prevented from marrying her nobleman lover because of her commoner status, Veronica Franco is left with two choices: join a convent or become a courtesan. Following in mother's footsteps, she chooses the latter. Sn 16th-century Venice, follow Franco as she rises to power and fearlessly fights off accusations of witchcraft.
Hamlet
Cold Comfort Farm
A recently orphaned young woman goes to live with eccentric relatives in Sussex, where she sets about improving their gloomy lives.
Carrington
Painter Dora Carrington develops an intimate but extremely complex bond with writer Lytton Strachey. Though Lytton is a homosexual, he is enchanted by the mysterious Dora and they begin a lifelong friendship that has strangely romantic undertones.
A Man of No Importance
A friendly, poetry quoting bus conductor in 1963 Dublin wants to stage Oscar Wilde's play, Salome, with passengers on his bus.