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Howard to receive top filmmaking honour -
15 July 2009
-Veteran director Ron Howard will be honoured for his long-running filmmaking career at this year's (09) Austin Film Festival.-
-Howard will receive the Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award annual event in October (09).-
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Howard shuns Hanks' acting offers -
12 May 2009
-Actor-turned-director Tom Hanks has stopped pleading with Ron Howard to star in one of his movies - because his attempts to cast the the filmmaker have been rejected for the last 11 years.-
-Former Happy Days star Howard turned down Hanks' offer to return to the sm
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Howard blasts Vatican over movie shoot -
5 May 2009
-Director Ron Howard has accused Vatican officials of deliberately sabotaging filming of his upcoming movie Angels & Demons.-
-The film, based on author Dan Brown's book of the same name, stars Tom Hanks as a Harvard professor who investigates the murder of a physic
Ron Howard - what members say
Ron Howard - filmography
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Angels and Demons
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Tom Hanks, Ayelet Zurer, Ewan McGregor
Director: Ron Howard
Certificate: 
Tom Hanks and Ron Howard unite for their fourth pairing with this follow-up to THE DA VINCI CODE. Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) works to solve a murder and prevent a terrorist act against the Vatican.
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Frost/Nixon
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Rebecca Hall
Director: Ron Howard
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Oscar-winning director Ron Howard (Da Vinci Code, A Beautiful Mind) brings to the screen writer Peter Morgan's (The Queen, The Last King of Scotland) electrifying battle between Richard Nixon, the disgraced president with a legacy to save, and David Frost, a jet-setting television personality with ..read more »
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Frost/Nixon - BLU-RAY Version
(2008)
Starring: Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Rebecca Hall
Director: Ron Howard
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Oscar-winning director Ron Howard (Da Vinci Code, A Beautiful Mind) brings to the screen writer Peter Morgan's (The Queen, The Last King of Scotland) electrifying battle between Richard Nixon, the disgraced president with a legacy to save, and David Frost, a jet-setting television personality with ..read more »
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Johnny Cash Entertains
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Johnny Cash, Ron Howard
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10 Great performances from the legend. Tracks include:
1. Pickin' Time
2. Big River
3. I Was There When It Happened
4. Ways Of A Woman In Love
5. Five Feet High And Rising
6. Heartbreak Hotel
7. I Got Stripes
8. Suppertime
9. Don't Take Your Guns To Town
10. Frankie And Johnny
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54%
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Da Vinci Code, The - BLU-RAY Version
(2006)
Starring: Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen
Director: Ron Howard
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Dan Brown's best-selling book THE DA VINCI CODE gets adapted for the big screen thanks to director Ron Howard (CINDERELLA MAN), who helms this big budget production. Veteran actor Tom Hanks stars as professor Robert Langdon, whose Parisian lecture tour on feminine symbolism gets disrupted when he's ..read more »
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63%
from 1,259 member
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The Da Vinci Code
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen
Director: Ron Howard
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The 2005 best selling novel's big screen adaptation. A murder in the Louvre and clues in Da Vinci paintings lead to the discovery of a religious mystery protected by a secret society for two thousand years -- which could shake the foundations of Christianity.
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62%
from 67,576 members
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Cinderella Man
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger, Paul Giamatti
Director: Ron Howard
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Director Ron Howard and star Russell Crowe re-team after their Oscar-winning collaboration, A Beautiful Mind, for this rousing biopic. It's the true story of boxer James J. Braddock (Russell Crowe), a heavyweight contender from New Jersey nicknamed the Bulldog of Bergen, who lost his fame and ..read more »
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72%
from 43,915 members
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Cinderella Man - BLU-RAY Version
(2005)
Starring: Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger, Paul Giamatti
Director: Ron Howard
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Director Ron Howard and star Russell Crowe re-team after their Oscar-winning collaboration, A BEAUTIFUL MIND, for this rousing biopic. It's the true story of boxer James J. Braddock (Russell Crowe), a heavyweight contender from New Jersey nicknamed the Bulldog of Bergen, who lost his fame and ..read more »
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from 1,173 member
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The Missing
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Cate Blanchett, Evan Rachel Wood
Director: Ron Howard
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The Missing is the story of Maggie Gilkeson (Cate Blanchett), a young woman raising her two daughters in an isolated and lawless wilderness. When her oldest daughter (Evan Rachel Wood) is kidnapped by a psychopathic killer with mystical powers (Eric Schweig), Maggie is forced to re-unite with her ..read more »
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from 20,512 members
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A Beautiful Mind
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Paul Bettany
Director: Ron Howard
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Director Ron Howard delivers his finest effort with his extraordinary film, A BEAUTIFUL MIND, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2001. Based loosely on Sylvia Nasar's acclaimed biography of mathematician John Forbes Nash, the film is a compelling look at one man's genius, his ..read more »
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from 33,141 members
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Grinch, The - BLU-RAY Version
(2000)
Starring: Jim Carrey, Jeff, Catherine Baranov
Director: Ron Howard
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Director Ron Howard casts comedian Jim Carrey in the title role in this live-action adaptation of the famous Christmas tale by Dr. Seuss, giving this rendition of HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS a delightfully manic spin. Carrey is virtually unrecognizable in his elaborate green makeup, but his ..read more »
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The Grinch
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Jim Carrey, Jeff, Catherine Baranov
Director: Ron Howard
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Director Ron Howard casts comedian Jim Carrey in the title role in this live-action adaptation of the famous Christmas tale by Dr. Seuss, giving this rendition of HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS a delightfully manic spin. Carrey is virtually unrecognizable in his elaborate green makeup, but his ..read more »
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from 6,665 members
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EDtv
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Jenna Elfman, Woody Harrelson
Director: Ron Howard
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Ed Pekurney agrees to appear in a new reality-based TV show even though he's just a regular guy but when the show becomes a hit he suddenly becomes a national celebrity. He then falls in love with his brother's girlfriend and their most private moments soon become public entertainment and the ..read more »
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from 1,874 member
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Ransom
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Gary Sinise
Director: Ron Howard
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An explosive thriller in which a business tycoon desperately tries to rescue his son from kidnappers.
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66%
from 12,534 members
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Apollo 13
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton
Director: Ron Howard
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A vividly rendered dramatisation of Apollo 13's true-life brush with disaster on the way to the Moon in 1971. This mesmerising film combines computer graphics, archive footage and seamless special effects to recreate the adrenalised odyssey of Astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert who ..read more »
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from 18,012 members
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The Paper
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Michael Keaton, Glenn Close, Marisa Tomei
Director: Ron Howard
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Ron Howard directed this lightning-paced, high-energy drama following one day in the life of Henry Hackett (Michael Keaton), a frantic metro editor for a fictitious New York tabloid. While investigating the apparently race-related killing of two white businessmen found murdered in their car, ..read more »
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from 519 members
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Backdraft - HD DVD Version
(1990)
Starring: Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Robert De Niro
Director: Ron Howard
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Two feuding brothers carry on an heroic family tradition in the Chicago fire Department. Whilst trying to resolve their own differences, they must solve a baffling series of arson attacks. Each fire ignited by the phenomena known as backdraft.
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from 291 members
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Backdraft
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Robert De Niro
Director: Ron Howard
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Two feuding brothers carry on a heroic family tradition in the Chicago Fire Department. Before the smoke clears, love affairs are rekindled and lives are shattered as the brothers fight to resolve their differences and solve a puzzling series of arson attacks, each ignited by explosive phenomena ..read more »
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Parenthood
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: Steve Martin, Mary Steenburgen, Dianne Wiest
Director: Ron Howard
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The Buckman's are a modern day family facing the age old dilemma of trying to raise their children the correct way. At the centre of the storm is Gil, a loving husband and parent, trying desperately to maintain a sense of humour and his career.
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from 4,190 members
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Willow
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Warwick Davis, Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley-Kilmer
Director: Ron Howard
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Based on a story by STAR WARS creator George Lucas, WILLOW is director Ron Howard's fantasy world of medieval adventure. WILLOW stars Val Kilmer as Madmartigan, a swashbuckling warrior, and Warwick Davis as the title character. In a mythical kingdom, the evil sorceress Queen Bavmorda (Jean Marsh) ..read more »
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Gung Ho
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Michael Keaton, Gedde Watanabe, George Wendt
Director: Ron Howard
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The story of a man who becomes the local hero after convincing a Japanese company to revive a car plant, but then gets caught in a culture clash between his new bosses and his American co-workers.
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from 292 members
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Cocoon
on DVD
(1985)
Starring: Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn
Director: Ron Howard
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A group of senior citizens residing in a rest home find their lives turned upside down after they are offered the gift of eternal youth by benevolent aliens in Ron Howard's wonderful tribute to the human spirit. Brian Dennehy is Walter, an alien who returns to earth to rescue 20 of his friends now ..read more »
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Splash
on DVD
(1984)
Starring: Daryl Hannah, Tom Hanks, Eugene Levy
Director: Ron Howard
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A charming, sexy and funny mermaid tale with Tom Hanks as a successful, young businessman who has everything but love, that is until he meets up with the girl of his dreams, played by Daryl Hannah; however, unbeknownst to him, she is a mermaid targeted for capture by an obsessed oceanographer. ..read more »
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Night Shift
(1982)
Starring: Henry Winkler, Michael Keaton
Director: Ron Howard
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A morgue attendant gets shunted back to the night shift where he is shackled with an obnoxious neophyte partner who dreams of the "one great idea" for success. His life takes a bizarre turn when a prostitute neighbour complains about the loss of her pimp. His partner, upon hearing the situation, ..read more »
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from 68 members
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Grand Theft Auto
on DVD
(1977)
Starring: Nancy Morgan, Ron Howard, Hoke Howell
Director: Ron Howard
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Ron Howard made his directorial debut and wrote the script for this car-chase collage.A rich heiress elopes to Las Vegas with her boyfriend in a stolen Rolls-Royce, prompting her father to offer a reward for her return. The promise of the reward motivates a cross-country chase and spectacular ..read more »
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from 216 members
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The Shootist
on DVD
(1976)
Starring: John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard
Director: Don Siegel
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Watch now: £2.49
John Wayne, in his last film appearance, stars as famed gunfighter J.J. Brooks. After learning from Dr. Hostetler (James Stewart) that he's dying of stomach cancer and has no more than two months to live, he moves into a boarding house in Carson City run by Bond Rogers (Lauren Bacall) and her son, ..read more »
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American Graffiti
on DVD
(1973)
Starring: Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss, Paul Le Mat
Director: George Lucas
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A series of touching and effective vignettes, AMERICAN GRAFFITI presents a powerful collage of youth on the brink of maturity during the innocence of pre-Kennedy-assassination America. The film, set in 1962, follows one night in the lives of several recently graduated high school students. The ..read more »
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Five Minutes To Live
on DVD
(1961)
Starring: Johnny Cash, Donald Woods, Cay Forrester
Director: Bill Karn
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Two would-be bank robbers plan to extort money from a bank manager by holding his wife hostage and threatening her with execution. The bank manager is having an affair with a co-worker and with his wife out of the way would be free to run off with his lover....
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from 17 members
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Andy Griffith Show, The - Complete Fir...
(1960)
Starring: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts
Director: Sheldon Leonard, Don Weis
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One of the best-loved shows of all-time, The Andy Griffith Show was a wholesome slice of the Americana pie and a glimpse back at a more simple time. Andy Taylor, the widowed sheriff of Mayberry, raises his young son, Opie, while trying to keep his over-zealous deputy, and cousin, Barney Fife, from ..read more »
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The Spikes Gang
on DVD
Starring: Lee Marvin, Gary Grimes, Ron Howard
Director: Richard Fleischer
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The story of three boys who want to fulfill their wish to be like their hero - Harry Spikes. Soon they have achieved what they wished, but now, like him, they are wanted... dead or alive.
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from 27 members
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Happy Days - Series 3
(4 discs)
on DVD
Starring: Donny Most, Ron Howard, Anson Williams
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Originating as a segment on the television comedy series LOVE AMERICAN STYLE, HAPPY DAYS quickly earned its way into the pantheon of sitcom classics with the help of one of the most iconic characters in American pop culture. Centred on a suburban white-bread family in 1950s Milwaukee, the series ..read more »
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The Shootist
to Watch Now
(1976)
Starring: John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard
Director: Don Siegel
Certificate: 
Watch now: £2.49
Run time: 100 minutes
About ten minutes into The Shootist, Doctor Hostetler (James Stewart) tells aging western gunfighter John Bernard Books (John Wayne) "You have a cancer." Knowing that his death will be painful and lingering, Books is determined to be shot in the line of "duty". In his remaining two months, Books ..read more »
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Ron Howard facts
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A good family film 4 April 2005
...This film is for all those who have a family.
Ron Howards film has Steve Martin in the role as a father and depicts modern family life. It shows generations of parent...
Don't confuse this with Legend 4 September 2004
