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Ian Holm
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Ian Holm
Born in 1931, Ian Holm started his acting career on the stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company before moving into TV and Film.
Ian's acting skills came to prominence in 1979 when he starred as Ash in sci fi thriller / horror " Alien" alongside Sigourney Weaver.
He was Oscar nominated for his supporting role as coach in Chariots Of Fire.
Ian will probably be remembered most for playing Bilboa Baggins in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy.
in other roles he has starred as Father Vito Cornelius in The Fifth Element, Jack the Ripper in " From Hell" alongside Johnny Depp. He also starred in other filems such as Time Bandits, Greystoke - The Legend Of Tarzan, Lord Of The Apes and Terry Gilliam's Brazil. Also he has lent his voice to many animated films including Animal Farm, Miracle Maker and more recently Ratatouille
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Ratatouille
on DVD (2007)
Starring: patton oswalt (voice), Patton Oswalt, brad garrett (voice)
Director: Brad Bird
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A rat named Remy dreams of becoming a great French chef despite his family's wishes and the obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly rodent-phobic profession. When fate places Remy in the sewers of Paris, he finds himself ideally situated beneath a restaurant made famous by his culinary hero, ..read more »
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75%
from 47,553 members
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Strangers With Candy
on DVD (2006)
Starring: Justin Theroux, Matthew Broderick, Allison Janney
Director: Paul Dinello
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Jerri Blank is fresh out of jail and she decides to start a new life as an over-age high school student. With Jerri's dad in a coma, she decides she has to excel in school in a desperate bid to awaken him, although Principal Blackman and science teacher Mr. Noblet frequently throw curveballs in her ..read more »
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40%
from 390 members
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Lord Of War
(2 discs)
on DVD (2005)
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Ethan Hawke, Jared Leto
Director: Andrew Niccol
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Based on actual events, this black comedy-drama stars Nicholas Cage as international arms smuggler Uri Orlov. The story follows Uri from his humble beginnings as a Soviet immigrant in 1970s Brooklyn and peaks with his involvement in selling off the stockpiled arsenal of post-Cold War Ukraine to ..read more »
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67%
from 11,892 members
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Lord Of War - BLU-RAY Version
(2005)
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Ethan Hawke, Jared Leto
Director: Andrew Niccol
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Based on actual events, this black comedy-drama stars Nicholas Cage as international arms smuggler Uri Orlov. The story follows Uri from his humble beginnings as a Soviet immigrant in 1970s Brooklyn and peaks with his involvement in selling off the stockpiled arsenal of post-Cold War Ukraine to ..read more »
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69%
from 466 members
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The Aviator
(2 discs)
on DVD (2004)
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale
Director: Martin Scorsese
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Martin Scorsese's THE AVIATOR is a lavish spectacle of a motion picture that harks back to Hollywood's Golden Era in telling the story of Howard Hughes, one of 20th-century America's most pioneering and influential figures. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio as the eccentric billionaire, Scorsese's biopic ..read more »
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64%
from 12,109 members
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Garden State
on DVD (2004)
Starring: Zach Braff, Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard
Director: Zach Braff
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Aspiring actor living in Los Angles, Andrew "Large" Largeman (Braff) has managed to avoid a visit to his hometown in New Jersey and the inevitable confrontation with his father. But as he reconnects with the place once he returns, a twist of fate introduces him to Sam (Portman), a quirky young ..read more »
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69%
from 8,780 members
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Lord Of The Rings, The: The Fellowship O...
(2 discs)
on DVD (2001)
Starring: Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett
Director: Peter Jackson
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Set in Middle-Earth many many years ago, this is the story of a young Hobbit named Frodo, who has in his possession a ring... This ring is needed by the evil Lord Sauron to destroy civilisation and plunge the world into complete darkness. In order to prevent this, Frodo must find a way to the Mount ..read more »
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83%
from 15,628 members
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The Emperor's New Clothes
on DVD (2001)
Starring: Ian Holm, Iben Hjejle, Tim McInnerny
Director: Alan Taylor
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THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES recasts history in 19th Century France. Based on the novel by Simon Leys, The Death of Napoleon, the film supposes that Napoleon Bonaparte escaped from exile in St. Helena and returned to Paris in 1821, whereas the history books say he died that year. With imaginative ..read more »
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52%
from 149 members
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From Hell - BLU-RAY Version
(2001)
Starring: Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Ian Holm
Director: Albert Hughes
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FROM HELL is a gory detective film cloaked in Victorian-era mystique. The movie shows how the serial killer Jack the Ripper stalked the dark streets of 1888 London, slaying prostitutes and crudely dissecting their bodies. Based on the graphic novel written by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell, this ..read more »
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64%
from 441 members
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From Hell
(2 discs)
on DVD (2001)
Starring: Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Ian Holm
Director: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
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FROM HELL is a gory detective film cloaked in Victorian-era mystique. The movie shows how the serial killer Jack the Ripper stalked the dark streets of 1888 London, slaying prostitutes and crudely dissecting their bodies. Based on the graphic novel written by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell, this ..read more »
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66%
from 4,184 members
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Miracle Maker
on DVD (2000)
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Michael Bryant, Julie Christie
Director: Derek W. Hayes, Stanislav Sokolov
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A mother and father in search of help for their sick daughter cross paths with an extraordinary carpenter named Jesus, who has devoted his life to spreading God's word. An amazing miracle brings to light the true meaning of Christ, and the sacrifices he endured for the deliverance of mankind. A ..read more »
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66%
from 308 members
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Bless The Child
on DVD (2000)
Starring: Kim Basinger, Jimmy Smits, Holliston Coleman
Director: Charles Russell
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Maggie O'Connor (Kim Basinger) is an ordinary single woman whose life is turned upside down by the sudden appearance of her long-lost sister Jenna, a drug addict who drops off her newborn daughter and disappears again. Maggie adopts the girl, Cody, as her own and raises her, forming a close mother-..read more »
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58%
from 248 members
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Last Of The Blonde Bombshells
on DVD (2000)
Starring: Judi Dench, Ian Holm, Leslie Caron
Director: Gillies Mackinnon
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Elizabeth, the youngest of The Blonde Bombshells, recalls her days during the Second World War when the group entertained the nation. When she meets up with Patrick, the only male member of the group, she has the idea on reforming the band to play together again for one last time.
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71%
from 300 members
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Beautiful Joe
on DVD (2000)
Starring: Billy Connolly, Ian Holm, Gil Bellows
Director: Stephen Metcalfe
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Having left the Big Apple after a string of startling personal revelations, Joe (Billy Connolly) washes up in Louisville, Kentucky, where he happens upon a sultry ex-stripper named Hush (Sharon Stone) who is in serious debt to local crime czar George the Geek. Soon enough, Joe's fallen in love, and ..read more »
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54%
from 309 members
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Animal Farm
on DVD (1999)
Starring: Pete Postlethwaite, Julia Ormond, Peter Ustinov
Director: John Stephenson
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British production of George Orwell's revolutionary novel, where animals (workers) take over their farm (means of production) and form a society. An esteemed cast of actors voice the convincing animatronic animals, which, BABE-style, were created by the Jim Henson Creature Shop. Director Stephenson ..read more »
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54%
from 383 members
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The Match
on DVD (1999)
Starring: Richard E. Grant, Max Beesley, Ian Holm
Director: Mick Davis
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A romantic comedy which follows Wullie Smith and his love for Rosemary Bailey. To win her over he must help a team of misfits win their yearly football match against an opposing pub team.
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55%
from 198 members
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Existenz
on DVD (1999)
Starring: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law, Willem Dafoe
Director: David Cronenberg
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A renowned international virtual reality game designer (Leigh), creator of a new interactive game called eXistenZ, becomes the target of an assassination plot by a group of religious fanatics. She is forced to go into hiding with a novice security guard (Law) sworn to protect her. However, during ..read more »
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62%
from 2,874 members
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The Fifth Element
(2 discs)
on DVD (1997)
Starring: Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Milla Jovovich
Director: Luc Besson
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A visual feast combining ancient mysticism, cyberpunk sensibilities, flamboyant entertainment personalities, and gun-toting alien mercenaries. In the 23rd century, Korben Dallas, an ex-special forces agent who now practices as a down-and-out cabbie, finds himself caught in a struggle to defy a ..read more »
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75%
from 10,705 members
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The Sweet Hereafter
on DVD (1997)
Starring: Ian Holm, Sarah Polley, Maury Chaykin
Director: Atom Egoyan
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A small Canadian town is torn apart by the appearance of an ambulance-chasing lawyer after a tragic accident involving a school bus killed many of the town's children. One key witness, however, eludes the troubled attorney: a gifted young woman confined by the tragedy to a wheelchair for the rest ..read more »
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68%
from 466 members
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A Life Less Ordinary
on DVD (1997)
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Cameron Diaz, Holly Hunter
Director: Danny Boyle
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Petulant, rich honeypie Celine and scruffily adorable janitor Robert find themselves on the road to romance after he kidnaps her to avenge his termination at the hands of her callous father. But what they don't realize is that their love is celestially predetermined, as a pair of gun-toting angels ..read more »
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64%
from 1,876 members
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Fifth Element, The - BLU-RAY Version
(1997)
Starring: Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Milla Jovovich
Director: Luc Besson
Certificate: 
A visual feast combining ancient mysticism, cyberpunk sensibilities, flamboyant entertainment personalities, and gun-toting alien mercenaries. In the 23rd century, Korben Dallas, an ex-special forces agent who now practices as a down-and-out cabbie, finds himself caught in a struggle to defy a ..read more »
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79%
from 473 members
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something he ate? 14 September 2003
...lly realised dynamic they create, with John Hurt, Yaphet Kotto and most notably Ian Holm all delivering excellent performances which contribute to some of the film's st...
Brazil Nuts 10 May 2005
