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Frank Cottrell Boyce
Writer 66 years old

Frank Cottrell Boyce

Liverpool

​​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Frank Cottrell Boyce (born 23 September 1959) is a British screenwriter, novelist and occasional actor, known for his children's fiction and for his collaborations with film director Michael Winterbottom. Description above from the... Read full bio →

Filmography

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12 titles
Kensuke's Kingdom

Kensuke's Kingdom

Kirk Hendry, Neil Boyle 2023 1h 24m

A young boy and his family set off on a sailing trip of a lifetime until a violent storm erupts, sweeping Michael and his dog overboard.

Goodbye Christopher Robin

Goodbye Christopher Robin

Simon Curtis 2017 1h 47m

The behind the scenes story of the life of A.A. Milne and the creation of the Winnie the Pooh stories inspired by his son Christopher Robin.

Earth: One Amazing Day

Earth: One Amazing Day

Peter Webber, Richard Dale 2017 1h 33m

An astonishing journey revealing the awesome power of the natural world. Over the course of one single day, we track the sun from the highest mountains to the remotest islands to exotic jungles.

The Railway Man

The Railway Man

Jonathan Teplitzky 2013 1h 56m 7.7

A victim from World War II's "Death Railway" sets out to find those responsible for his torture. A true story.

A Cock and Bull Story

A Cock and Bull Story

Michael Winterbottom 2005 1h 34m 7.3

Steve Coogan, an arrogant actor with low self-esteem and a complicated love life, is playing the eponymous role in an adaptation of "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman" being filmed at a stately home. He constantly spars with actor Rob Brydon, who is playing Uncle Toby and believes his role to be of equal importance to Coogan's.

Millions

Millions

Danny Boyle 2004 1h 38m 6.5

Two boys, still grieving the death of their mother, find themselves the unwitting benefactors of a bag of bank robbery loot in the week before the United Kingdom switches its official currency to the Euro. What's a kid to do?

Code 46

Code 46

Michael Winterbottom 2003 1h 33m 7.2

A futuristic 'Brief Encounter', a love story in which the romance is doomed by genetic incompatibility.

24 Hour Party People

24 Hour Party People

Michael Winterbottom 2002 1h 57m 7.5

In 1976, Tony Wilson sets up Factory Records and brings Manchester's music to the world.

The Claim

The Claim

Michael Winterbottom 2000 2h 7.0

A rich prospector runs a thriving mining town during the California Gold Rush. But the blind ambition, greed, and selfishness that drove him to succeed finally catch up to him with the arrival of three travelers.

Hilary and Jackie

Hilary and Jackie

Anand Tucker 1998 2h 1m 8.0

The tragic story of world-renowned cellist Jacqueline du Pré, as told from the point of view of her sister, flautist Hilary du Pré-Finzi.

Welcome to Sarajevo

Welcome to Sarajevo

Michael Winterbottom 1997 1h 43m

Follow a group of international journalists into the heart of the once cosmopolitan city of Sarajevo—now a danger zone of sniper and mortar attacks where residents still live. While reporting on an American aid worker who’s trying to get children out of the country, a British correspondent decides to take an orphaned girl home to London.

Butterfly Kiss

Butterfly Kiss

Michael Winterbottom 1995 1h 28m 8.0

Eunice searches for Judith, her love, at highway gas stations. Her dangerous behavior frightens cashiers. Miriam, a hard-of-hearing woman, befriends her and joins the search, trying to reform Eunice but falling into darkness herself.

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