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Bruce Robinson
Writer 80 years old

Bruce Robinson

Broadstairs, Kent, England, UK

Bruce Robinson (born 2 May 1946) is an English director, screenwriter, novelist and actor. He is arguably most famous for writing and directing the cult classic Withnail and I, a film with comic and tragic elements, set in London during the 1960s which drew on his experiences... Read full bio →

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8 titles
The Rum Diary

The Rum Diary

Bruce Robinson 2011 2h 6.4

Tired of the noise and madness of New York and the crushing conventions of late Eisenhower-era America, itinerant journalist Paul Kemp travels to the pristine island of Puerto Rico to write for a local San Juan newspaper run by the downtrodden editor Lotterman.

In Dreams

In Dreams

Neil Jordan 1999 1h 40m 5.6

Claire Cooper dreams strange things from time to time. One night, she dreams about a little girl being taken away by a stranger...

Return to Paradise

Return to Paradise

Joseph Ruben 1998 1h 49m 7.0

Lewis, Sheriff and Tony are three friends vacationing in Malaysia. Sheriff and Tony eventually leave to pursue careers in New York, but Lewis stays behind to work with orangutans. Two years later, Sheriff and Tony learn that, because of their past actions, Lewis has been arrested for drug possession.

Jennifer Eight

Jennifer Eight

Bruce Robinson 1992 2h 4m 5.4

John Berlin, a big-city cop from LA moves to a small-town police force and immediately finds himself investigating a murder. Using theories rejected by his colleagues, Berlin meets a young blind woman named Helena, whom he is attracted to. Meanwhile, a serial killer is on the loose—and only John knows it.

How to Get Ahead in Advertising

How to Get Ahead in Advertising

Bruce Robinson 1989 1h 35m 9.0

Pressure from his boss and a skin-cream client produces a talking boil on a British adman's neck.

Fat Man and Little Boy

Fat Man and Little Boy

Roland Joffé 1989 2h 7m

This film reenacts the Manhattan Project, the secret wartime project in New Mexico where the first atomic bombs were designed and built.

Withnail & I

Withnail & I

Bruce Robinson 1987 1h 48m 7.2

Two 'resting' actors living in a squalid Camden Flat - and living off a diet of booze and pills - take a trip to a country house (belonging to Withnail’s uncle) to 'rejuvenate'. Faced with bad weather, altercations with the locals, and the unexpected arrival (and advances) of Uncle Monty, the pairs wits and friendship are tested...

The Killing Fields

The Killing Fields

Roland Joffé 1984 2h 22m 7.9

The Killing Fields tells the story of a friendship between an American and a Cambodian during the bloody revolution in 1975 where a million Cambodian’s were killed.

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