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Alex Cox
Writer 71 years old

Alex Cox

Liverpool, England, UK

Alexander Cox (born in Bebington, Merseyside, 15 December 1954) is a British film director, screenwriter, nonfiction author and sometime actor, notable for his idiosyncratic style and approach to scripts. Cox experienced success early in his career with Repo Man and Sid and... Read full bio →

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7 titles
Repo Chick

Repo Chick

Alex Cox 2009 1h 28m

As a repo chick, wealthy bad-girl Pixxi and her entourage get mixed up in a devious kidnapping plot that threatens to wipe out the city of Los Angeles. Sequel to Alex Cox's 1984 cult film 'Repo Man.'

A Hard Look

A Hard Look

Alex Cox 2001 1h

Documentary about the Emmanuelle movies, looking at their making as well as their social and cultural impact.

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Terry Gilliam 1998 1h 58m 8.1

An oddball journalist and his psychopathic lawyer travel to Las Vegas for a series of psychadelic escapades.

Death and the Compass

Death and the Compass

Alex Cox 1992 1h 26m

In a nightmare city inhabited only by criminals and police... a mystic detective finds a tool to catch a villainous outlaw. Death and the Compass is British director Alex Cox's second Mexican feature. Based on the short story Death and the Compass by Jorge Luis Borges, the film is in English, and stars Peter Boyle as Erik Lönnrot.

Straight to Hell

Straight to Hell

Alex Cox 1986 1h 26m

A gang of bank robbers with a suitcase full of money go to the desert to hide out. After burying the loot, they find their way to a surreal town full of cowboys who drink an awful lot of coffee.

Sid and Nancy

Sid and Nancy

Alex Cox 1986 1h 54m 7.1

A lacerating love story, 'Sid & Nancy' chronicles the brief, intense attachment of two of punk's most notorious poster children, Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious and his girlfriend, Nancy Spungen.

Repo Man

Repo Man

Alex Cox 1984 1h 32m 6.4

Young punk Otto becomes a repo man after helping to steal a car, and stumbles into a world of wackiness as a result.

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