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John Collee
Writer 71 years old

John Collee

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

John Gerald Collee (born 1955) is a Scottish/Australian doctor, novelist and screenwriter whose films have been nominated for Oscars. Master and Commander was nominated for Best Film 2003, Happy Feetwon Best Animation in 2006, and Tanna (2015) was nominated for Best Foreign... Read full bio →

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The Return

The Return

Uberto Pasolini 2024 1h 56m

After twenty years away, Odysseus washes up on the shores of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognizable. The king has finally returned home, but much has changed in his kingdom since he left to fight in the Trojan war.

Monkey Man

Monkey Man

Dev Patel 2024 2h 2m 5.0

Kid is an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash. After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city’s sinister elite.

Lee

Lee

Ellen Kuras 2023 1h 57m 7.0

The true story of photographer Elizabeth "Lee" Miller, a fashion model who became an acclaimed war correspondent for Vogue magazine during World War II.

Hotel Mumbai

Hotel Mumbai

Anthony Maras 2018 2h 3m 7.0

Mumbai, India, November 26, 2008. While several terrorists spread hatred and death through the city, others attack the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. Both hotel staff and guests risk their lives, making unthinkable sacrifices to protect themselves and keep everyone safe while help arrives.

The Legend of Tarzan

The Legend of Tarzan

David Yates 2016 1h 49m 5.1

Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment.

Mahana

Mahana

Lee Tamahori 2016 1h 43m 8.0

From the author of "The Whale Rider", a tale of family rivalry and reconciliation, set against the stunning backdrop of rural New Zealand in the 1960s.

Tanna

Tanna

Martin Butler, Bentley Dean 2015 1h 44m 7.0

In a traditional tribal society in the South Pacific, a young girl, Wawa, falls in love with her chief’s grandson, Dain. When an inter-tribal war escalates, Wawa is unknowingly betrothed as part of a peace deal. The young lovers run away, refusing her arranged fate.

Le dernier loup

Le dernier loup

Jean-Jacques Annaud 2015 1h 56m 6.5

In 1969, a young Beijing student, Chen Zhen, is sent to live among the nomadic herdsmen of Inner Mongolia. Caught between the advance of civilization from the south and the nomads' traditional enemies - the marauding wolves - to the north; humans and animals, residents and invaders alike, struggle to find their true place in the world

Walking with Dinosaurs 3D

Walking with Dinosaurs 3D

Barry Cook, Neil Nightingale 2013 1h 27m 4.5

In a time when dinosaurs rule the Earth, the smallest dinosaur of the herd, a playful Pachyrhinosaurus named Patchi, embarks on the biggest adventure of his life.

Creation

Creation

Jon Amiel 2009 1h 48m 7.0

English naturalist Charles Darwin struggles to find a balance between his revolutionary theories on evolution and the relationship with religious wife, whose faith contradicts his work.

Happy Feet

Happy Feet

George Miller 2006 1h 48m 6.9

Into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce!

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Peter Weir 2003 2h 18m 7.6

During the Napoleonic Wars, a brash British captain pushes his ship and crew to their limits in pursuit of a formidable French war vessel around South America.

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