Movies: Jim Dowdall

  • 2018
    The Child in Time

    The Child in Time (2018)

    The Child in Time

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    A successful writer of children's books, Stephen Lewis is confronted with the unthinkable—he loses his only child, four-year-old Kate, in a supermarket. In one horrifying moment that replays itself over the years that follow, Stephen realises his dau...

    The Child in Time
  • 2003
    I Capture the Castle

    I Capture the Castle (2003)

    I Capture the Castle

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    A love story set in 1930s England that follows 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain, and the fortunes of her eccentric family, struggling to survive in a decaying English castle. Based on Dodie Smith's 1948 novel with the same name....

    I Capture the Castle
  • 2007
    Straightheads

    Straightheads (2007)

    Straightheads

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    There is instant chemistry between Alice (Gillian Anderson), a businesswoman, and Adam (Danny Dyer), a younger working-class man who installs a security system in her London apartment. She takes him to a party in the country, and they end up making l...

    Straightheads
  • 1989
    The Tall Guy

    The Tall Guy (1989)

    The Tall Guy

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    An American actor in England tries to find love and work....

    The Tall Guy
  • 2007
    When Did You Last See Your Father?

    When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007)

    When Did You Last See Your Father?

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    The story of a son's conflicting memories of his dying father....

    When Did You Last See Your Father?
  • 1987
    Wish You Were Here

    Wish You Were Here (1987)

    Wish You Were Here

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    In a staid English seaside town after the Second World War, young Lynda grows up with her widowed father and younger sister. Rebellious Lynda has been swearing constantly from an early age. At sixteen, she becomes more exhibitionist and seeks out sex...

    Wish You Were Here
  • 1985
    Dance with a Stranger

    Dance with a Stranger (1985)

    Dance with a Stranger

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    Ruth Ellis lives with her ten-year old son Andy next to a night club. One night she meets David Blakely, and they start a love affair. However, for David with his upper-class background, it is impossible to uphold the relationship. He breaks up with ...

    Dance with a Stranger
  • 1987
    Personal Services

    Personal Services (1987)

    Personal Services

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    The story of the rise of a madame of a suburban brothel catering to older men, inspired by the real experiences of Cynthia Payne. The story follows Christine Painter as the down-at-heel waitress who, with the help of prostitute Shirley and cross-dre...

    Personal Services
  • 1985
    Transmutations

    Transmutations (1985)

    Transmutations

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    When high class hooker Nicole is kidnapped from her brothel, Rich businessman Hugo Motherskille hires her ex love Roy Bain to find her. Investigating the disappearance, he eventually finds traces that lead to Dr. Savary, who has produced a strange wh...

    Transmutations
  • 2012
    Tezz

    Tezz (2012)

    Tezz

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    To revenge his past, Aakash Rana plants bomb in a train endangering lives of 500 passengers....

    Tezz
  • 2010
    The Confession

    The Confession (2010)

    The Confession

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    Sam can't think of any sins to tell the priest at his first confession. He worries that he won't be a real Catholic if the priest doesn't absolve him of some misdeed. Jacob, Sam's friend, devises a solution in the form of a prank, but the result is t...

    The Confession
  • 2004
    The Heart of Me

    The Heart of Me (2004)

    The Heart of Me

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    Drama set in 1930s London with two sisters, Madeleine married to Rickie, and Dinah, who falls in love with him. Rickie and Dinah begin an affair which is to have repercussions throughout all their lives....

    The Heart of Me
  • 1987
    Bellman and True

    Bellman and True (1987)

    Bellman and True

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    Hiller, a computer expert, was bribed by group of bank robbers to obtain details of the security system at a newly-built bank. Having obtained the information, he thought he'd seen the last of the robbers. But now they've traced him and his son to Lo...

    Bellman and True
  • 2005
    Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

    Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (2005)

    Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

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    An in-depth examination of the complete production of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)....

    Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
  • 2022
    Noel Edmonds: The Rise & Fall of Mr Saturday Night

    Noel Edmonds: The Rise & Fall of Mr Saturday Night (2022)

    Noel Edmonds: The Rise & Fall of Mr Saturday Night

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    In the 1990s, Noel Edmonds was the undisputed king of Saturday night television. A few years later, he was off the air, bankrupt and suicidal. Taking a deep look at one Britain's most unpredictable, ambitious and mystical television personalities....

    Noel Edmonds: The Rise & Fall of Mr Saturday Night
  • 2021
    Hollywood Bulldogs: The Rise and Falls of the Great British Stuntman

    Hollywood Bulldogs: The Rise and Falls of the Great British Stuntman (2021)

    Hollywood Bulldogs: The Rise and Falls of the Great British Stuntman

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    They created and performed the iconic action sequences of 007, Indiana Jones, Superman, Rambo, Star Wars, Conan, the Alien films and pretty much everything since. They crashed cars, jumped from burning buildings, shot, stabbed, kicked and punched the...

    Hollywood Bulldogs: The Rise and Falls of the Great British Stuntman
  • 2018
    In Praise of Action

    In Praise of Action (2018)

    In Praise of Action

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    Documentary about stunts and their recognition in the film industry. Without their selfless contribution to film, the movies we know and love, would not be nearly the same. It is the art of ACTION that allows us to experience those thrilling moments...

    In Praise of Action
  • 1982
    Superhero

    Superhero (1982)

    Superhero

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    A young working class man dreams of fighting crime as costumed hero Nightrider. An enigmatic young woman just might help him on his quest....

    Superhero