Search results for "United Kingdom"
North of Vortex (1991)
A gay poet heads west from New York City in his convertible. He picks up a muscular sailor who’s bisexual; then Jackie, a waitress at a diner, joins them. Jackie…
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1991)
Two minor characters from the play “Hamlet” stumble around unaware of their scripted lives and unable to deviate from them.
Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)
In the year 2024, the ozone layer is believed to have been destroyed, and it’s up to MacLeod and Ramirez to set things right. Opposition comes from both the planet…
The Wanderer (1991)
Adaptation of the Anglo-Saxon poem The Wanderer, telling of a warrior’s loss of a beloved Lord and his subsequent loneliness as he tracks across countries, exiled from a community.
Vincent & Theo (1990)
The tragic story of Vincent van Gogh broadened by focusing as well on his brother Theodore, who helped support Vincent. Based on the letters written between the two.
Ident (1990)
Explores the nature of man, not only with feet of clay, but with a face of clay as well. Within a colourless city of walls, corridors, and small rooms, a…
Next (1990)
William Shakespeare, without saying a word, gives a quick run through of all his plays in a very special audition.
Night of the Fox (1990)
This classic war mini-series stars George Peppard and Michael York in a gripping tale of danger, intrigue, and a deadly secret that could determine the fate of millions. U.S. Officer…
Hidden Agenda (1990)
In Ireland, American lawyer Ingrid Jessner and her activist partner, Paul Sullivan, struggle to uncover atrocities committed by the British government against the Northern Irish during the “Troubles.” But when…
A Little Piece of Sunshine (1990)
Sunshine, an idyllic and almost forgotten island under British rule, is shortly to become independent. But a few days before this event is to take place, the British governor of…
Life Is Sweet (1990)
Just north of London live Wendy, Andy, and their twenty-something twins, Natalie and Nicola. Wendy clerks in a shop, Andy is a cook who forever puts off home remodeling projects,…
The Sheltering Sky (1990)
An American couple drift toward emptiness in postwar North Africa.
Reversal of Fortune (1990)
Wealthy Sunny von Bülow lies brain-dead, husband Claus guilty of attempted murder; but he says he’s innocent and hires Alan Dershowitz for his appeal.
Welcome Home Roxy Carmichael (1990)
Movie star Roxy Carmichael is abandoning the bright lights of Hollywood, Calif. and returning to her small Ohio hometown — at least long enough to dedicate a city building. And…
American Dream (1990)
When workers at the Hormel meatpacking plant in Austin, Minnesota are asked to take a substantial pay cut in a highly profitable year, the local labor union decides to go…
Atlantis (1990)
When a raiding party from the city of Atlantis kidnaps a man and his two daughters for slavery, he contrives to bring about the destruction of the ruling class utilizing…
An Angel at My Table (1990)
Based on the autobiographical work of New Zealand writer Janet Frame, this production depicts the author at various stage of her life. Afflicted with mental and emotional issues, Frame grows…
Paper Mask (1990)
A lowly hospital orderly impersonates a recently deceased doctor and goes to work in the busy ER of a small hospital where he meets and befriends a nurse who slowly…
Hardware (1990)
Mark 13 is a government-built killing machine programmed with artificial intelligence, able to repair and recharge itself from any energy source. Through a series of coincidences, the cyborg’s head ends…
Trust (1990)
After being thrown away from home, pregnant high school dropout Maria meets Matthew, a highly educated and extremely moody electronics repairman. The two begin an unusual romance built on their…
The Garden (1990)
A nearly wordless visual narrative intercuts two main stories and a couple of minor ones. A woman, perhaps the Madonna, brings forth her baby to a crowd of intrusive paparazzi;…
Playroom (1990)
An archaeologist is haunted by a nightmare in which his family is murdered.
Cold Dog Soup (1990)
A taxi driver (Quaid) pounds Zen parables (if time money, is time the root of all evil?) into his passenger in a high-speed, idiosyncratic tour of their city’s ethnic coteries….
The Big Man (1990)
An unemployed Scottish miner is forced into bare-knuckle boxing to make ends meet.
The Reflecting Skin (1990)
In 1950s rural Idaho, a young boy watches helplessly as his friends and brother fall under the spell of a mysterious widow living up the road and becomes convinced that…
I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle (1990)
When a motorbike gang kills an occultist, the evil spirit he was summoning inhabits a damaged bike. The bike is then bought and restored, but reveals its true nature when…
The Witches (1990)
A young boy named Luke and his grandmother go on vacation only to discover their hotel is hosting an international witch convention, where the Grand High Witch is unveiling her…
Hands of a Murderer (1990)
Sherlock Holmes must track down his nemesis, Professor Moriarty, after the villain kidnaps Holmes’ brother, Mycroft. The evil doctor is forcing his captive to decode highly classified military documents.
Korczak (1990)
The story of Polish pedagogue Janusz Korczak and his dedication to protecting Jewish orphans during the war.
The Krays (1990)
The Krays is a film based on the lives and crimes of the British gangsters Ronald and Reginald Kray, twins who are often referred to as The Krays and were…
Dances with Wolves (1990)
Wounded Civil War soldier John Dunbar tries to commit suicide—and becomes a hero instead. As a reward, he’s assigned to his dream post, a remote junction on the Western frontier,…
The Old Man and the Sea (1990)
Based on the novel by Ernest Hemingway. Santiago goes out on his usual fishing trip and makes a huge catch, the biggest of his life. Then a shark attacks and…
Nuns on the Run (1990)
Brian and Charlie work for a gangster. When the boss learns they want to “leave” he sets them up to be killed, after they help rob the local Triads of…
The Secret Life of Ian Fleming (1990)
The Secret Life of Ian Fleming follows the exciting life of a dashing young Ian Fleming, the mastermind behind the highly successful James Bond books and movies.
Living Doll (1990)
Howard, a shy morgue worker, falls in love with a girl who ends up in the morgue, but he doesn’t let that stop him. Howard has a secret – he…
Treasure Island (1990)
Young Jim Hawkins, while running the Benbow Inn with his mother, meets Captain Billy Bones, who dies at the inn while it is beseiged by buccaneers led by Blind Pew….
Everybody Wins (1990)
A seemingly good Samaritan hires a private detective to prove a teen sitting in prison on a murder charge is innocent. His investigation discovers deep corruption in a Connecticut town…
Pride and Extreme Prejudice (1990)
The CIA and the KGB both pursue a former operative (Dennehy) who seemingly has become unstable.
Lou Reed and John Cale: Songs for Drella (1990)
Songs for Drella is a concept album by Lou Reed and John Cale, both formerly of The Velvet Underground, and is dedicated to the memory of Andy Warhol, their mentor,…
Jekyll & Hyde (1990)
Henry Jekyll is a troubled man. His wife died of pneumonia. He wants his sister-in-law, but her father forbids any contact. And his experiments into the dual nature of man…