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Rush gets green light for Green Lantern -
31 March 2011
-Aussie movie star Geoffrey Rush has signed up add his voice to the new Green Lantern movie-The King's Speech star will portray TomarRe, the alien who teaches the new Lantern, Ryan Reynolds, how to use his new powers.- Rush won't actually appear in the film - the char
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Firth thrills Rush with Oscars coin gift -
1 March 2011
-Oscar winner Colin Firth left The King's Speech co-star Geoffrey Rush stunned on the red carpet at the Oscars on Sunday (27Feb11) with a very special gift.-
-Both actors were nominated, and, while Firth was a clear favourite to win the Best Actor prize, Aussie star Ru
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Rush feared The King's Speech would flop -
17 January 2011
-Geoffrey Rush almost turned down a role in acclaimed new movie The King's Speech because he thought the film would be a major failure.-
-The picture, starring Colin Firth as stuttering monarch King George VI, has opened to rave reviews and a series of high profile hon
Geoffrey Rush - what members say
review by from Leicester
An Excellent Drama 26 July 2004
review by from Kent
First-Class Performances 22 November 2005
review by from Hertfordshire
Best. Film. Ever. 10 April 2006
Geoffrey Rush - filmography
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The King's Speech - Blu-ray
(2010)
Starring: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham-Carter
Director: Tom Hooper
Certificate: 
Watch now: Unavailable
After the death of his father, King George V (Michael Gambon) and the scandalous abdication of King Edward VIII (Guy Pearce), Bertie (Colin Firth) who has suffered from a debilitating speech impediment all his life, is suddenly crowned King George VI of the United Kingdom. With his country on the ..read more »
 
84%
from 16,176 members
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The Warrior's Way
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Kate Bosworth, Geoffrey Rush, Danny Huston
Director: Sngmoo Lee
Certificate: 
Kate Bosworth, Geoffrey Rush, Danny Huston, and Jang Dong-gun star in this visually inventive hybrid martial arts Western tracing the adventures of an Asian assassin who must fight for his life while hiding out in the Wild West
62%
from 3,752 members
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The King's Speech
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham-Carter
Director: Tom Hooper
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
After the death of his father, King George V (Michael Gambon) and the scandalous abdication of King Edward VIII (Guy Pearce), Bertie (Colin Firth) who has suffered from a debilitating speech impediment all his life, is suddenly crowned King George VI of the United Kingdom. With his country on the ..read more »
84%
from 53,236 members
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Bran Nue Dae
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Geoffrey Rush, Tom Budge, Magda Szubanski
Director: Rachel Perkins
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In the Summer of 1965 a young man is filled with the life of the idyllic old pearling port Broome - fishing, hanging out with his mates and his girl. However his mother returns him to the religious mission for further schooling. After being punished for an act of youthful rebellion, he runs away ..read more »
57%
from 73 members
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Candy - Blu-ray
(2006)
Starring: Geoffrey Rush, Heath Ledger, Abbie Cornish
Director: Neil Armfield
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
When Candy (Abbie Cornish), an artist, meets Dan (Heath Ledger), a would-be poet, their mutual attraction blossoms. But their love fore each other is inextricably caught up with another passion, a shared taste for heroin. As desire gives way to need, their dependency and shared emotional and ..read more »
62%
from 260 members
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Candy
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Heath Ledger, Abbie Cornish, Geoffrey Rush
Director: Neil Armfield
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
A poet (Ledger) falls in love with an art student (Cornish) who gravitates to his bohemian lifestyle -- and his love of heroin. Hooked as much on one another as they are on the drug, their relationship alternates between states of oblivion, self-destruction, and despair.
59%
from 6,309 members
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Munich
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Geoffrey Rush
Director: Steven Spielberg
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Inspired by real events, Munich reveals the intense story of the secret Israeli squad assigned to track down and assassinate the 11 Palestinians believed to have planned the 1972 Munich massacre of 11 Israel athletes - and the personal toll this mission of revenge takes on the team and the man who ..read more »
66%
from 61,291 members
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Ned Kelly
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Heath Ledger, Orlando Bloom, Naomi Watts
Director: Gregor Jordan
Certificate:
In the latter part of the 19th century, Australia is still largely untamed. The former penal colony's first-generation Irish immigrant population lives in poverty. Having already experienced police brutality and the death of his father, bushranger Ned Kelly is wrongfully imprisoned on the trumped-..read more »
57%
from 9,713 members
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Intolerable Cruelty - Blu-ray
(2003)
Starring: George Clooney, Catherine Zeta Jones, Geoffrey Rush
Director: Joel Coen
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George Clooney establishes himself as a true Hollywood movie star and heir to the Cary Grant throne in this hysterical dark romantic comedy from the Coen brothers. Clooney plays Miles Massey, an unhappy and lonely divorce lawyer who specialises in protecting the wealth of men who have been caught ..read more »
60%
from 108 members
Not available for rental
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Intolerable Cruelty
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: George Clooney, Catherine Zeta Jones, Geoffrey Rush
Director: Joel Coen
Certificate:
George Clooney establishes himself as a true Hollywood movie star and heir to the Cary Grant throne in this hysterical dark romantic comedy from the Coen brothers. Clooney plays Miles Massey, an unhappy and lonely divorce lawyer who specialises in protecting the wealth of men who have been caught ..read more »
53%
from 30,400 members
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Ned Kelly - Blu-ray
(2003)
Starring: Heath Ledger, Orlando Bloom, Naomi Watts
Director: Gregor Jordan
Certificate:
In the latter part of the 19th century, Australia is still largely untamed. The former penal colony's first-generation Irish immigrant population lives in poverty. Having already experienced police brutality and the death of his father, bushranger Ned Kelly is wrongfully imprisoned on the trumped-..read more »
50%
from 4 members
Not available for rental
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Frida
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Salma Hayek, Geoffrey Rush, Alfred Molina
Director: Julie Taymor
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
Brilliant colours that bring Frida Kahlo's Mexico City to vibrant life combine with a captivating performance by Salma Hayek to make director Julie Taymor's FRIDA a fascinating film. Starting and ending with Frida on her deathbed, the film spans the famous painter's life from her teenage years to ..read more »
70%
from 15,258 members
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The Banger Sisters
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Susan Sarandon, Goldie Hawn, Erika Christensen
Director: Bob Dolman
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Suzette (Goldie Hawn) and Vinnie (Susan Sarandon) were groupies in their heyday, partying with the likes of Frank Zappa (who dubs them the Banger Sisters), Jim Morrison, and virtually every other rock star and roadie that passed through Los Angeles. Twenty years later, Suzette is a bartender who ..read more »
55%
from 3,496 members
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Frida - Blu-ray
(2002)
Starring: Salma Hayek, Geoffrey Rush, Alfred Molina
Director: Julie Taymor
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
For the first time on Blu-ray: Brilliant colours that bring Frida Kahlo's Mexico City to vibrant life combine with a captivating performance by Salma Hayek to make director Julie Taymor's FRIDA a fascinating film. Starting and ending with Frida on her deathbed, the film spans the famous painter's ..read more »
62%
from 31 members
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Lantana
(2001)
Starring: Geoffrey Rush, Anthony La Paglia, Barbara Hershey
Director: Ray Lawrence
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
Ray Lawrence's LANTANA is an intelligent, well-written, well-acted film that is much more than just another cop thriller--it's more like YOU CAN COUNT ON ME with its realistic, complex relationships and believable characters. The film opens with a slow pan over a dead body, eerily reminiscent of ..read more »
66%
from 7,685 members
Not currently released
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The Tailor of Panama
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Geoffrey Rush, Jamie Lee Curtis
Director: John Boorman
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
Based on the novel by John LeCarre, this is the story of British spy, Andrew Osnard, who is banished to Panama. Whilst there he meets up with Harry Pendel, a local Tailor, who has connections to all the top politicians in Panama. Osnard persuades Pendel to keep an eye on the comings and going in ..read more »
56%
from 2,164 members
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The Magic Pudding
(2000)
Starring: John Cleese, Geoffrey Rush, Sam Neill
Director: Karl Zwicky
Certificate: 
Meet Albert (John Cleese) a magnificent puddin' who can turn himself into just about any puddin' you can imagine. Only problem is that everyone is trying to steal him and he has the annoying habit of running away at every possible opportunity! It's up to his three friends to look after Albert, ..read more »
55%
from 25 members
Currently unavailable
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Quills
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Stephen Moyer, Kate Winslet, Michael Caine
Director: Philip Kaufman
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Based on the award-winning play by Doug Wright, this erotic and fantastical drama reconstructs the unknown fate of the Marquis de Sade, the writer and sexual deviant who was imprisoned in Charenton Asylum for the last 10 years of his life. QUILLS is a Gothic period piece from director Philip ..read more »
61%
from 6,854 members
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House On Haunted Hill
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Bridgette Wilson, Jeffrey Combs, Max Perlich
Director: William Malone
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Steven Price (a very hammy Rush) is a wealthy amusement park owner who invites several strangers to his shrewish wife's birthday party, this year held in the abandoned Vannacutt Institute for the Mentally Insane. There, he offers a prize of one million dollars to each party-goer who can spend the ..read more »
58%
from 7,390 members
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Elizabeth
(1998)
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Christopher Eccleston
Director: Shekhar Kapur
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London, 1554. England is rife with intrigue. Elizabeth, born of royal lineage (the daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn), imprisoned by her half- sister Mary, when she is 16, is swept onto the throne and crowned Queen of England at 23. To survive, Elizabeth must suss out hidden agendas in ..read more »
73%
from 18,821 members
Not currently released
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Shakespeare In Love
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush
Director: John Madden
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A witty, fast-moving romantic comedy set in London in 1593, follows the trials and tribulations of Will Shakespeare, a struggling young playwright suffering from a dreadful bout of writer's block. No matter how hard he tries, he just can't seem to make any headway with his latest work, "Romeo and ..read more »
66%
from 31,368 members
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Shakespeare In Love - Blu-ray
(1998)
Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush
Director: John Madden
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In this well-conceived Elizabethan comedy, writers Tom Stoppard and Marc Norman ask the question: Who was William Shakespeare's muse? The answer: Viola de Lesseps, a young noblewoman who dreams of acting on a man's stage. The screenwriters deliver a cleverly crafted scenario which beautifully ..read more »
70%
from 148 members
Not available for rental
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Elizabeth - Blu-ray
(1998)
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Christopher Eccleston
Director: Shekhar Kapur
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Shekhar Kapur's visually stunning film tells the story of Queen Elizabeth I (Cate Blanchett), from her days as an innocent young woman to her coronation, up to the formation of her reputation as England's stern Virgin Queen. A lush portrait of history, full of pomp, intrigue, and romance and ..read more »
74%
from 133 members
Not available for rental
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Les Miserables
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush, Uma Thurman
Director: Bille August
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Liam Neeson stars as Jean Valjean, a heartless convict who is transformed by a single act of mercy. Uma Thurman is Fantine, the vulnerable prostitute who begs Valjean to raise her only child, Cosette (Claire Danes). And Oscar-winner Geoffrey Rush is an ambitious policeman determined to return ..read more »
69%
from 1,632 member
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Children of the Revolution
(1996)
Starring: Judy Davis, Judy Davis, Sam Neill
Director: Peter Duncan
Certificate: 
A blindly idealistic Australian Communist believes so fervently in the Revolution that she writes weekly love letters to Joseph Stalin, conceives his child (or so she believes), and raises a son in the tradition of iron-fisted tyranny. A scathing, idiosyncratic satire of ideological zealotry in ..read more »
54%
from 16 members
Currently unavailable
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Shine
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Geoffrey Rush, Lynn Redgrave, John Gielgud
Director: Scott Hicks
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Inspired by the true story of Australian child prodigy David Helfgott (Rush), Shine examines his journey from a childhood dominated by an overbearing father to his nervous breakdown as a young adult. When David is accepted to a prestigious music school in London as a teen, he's only too happy to ..read more »
73%
from 8,798 members
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...bused but gifted boy. Harrowing at times but necessary for explaining the story.Geoffrey Rush is amazing so its well worth the rent just for that! Highly recommend a look, i...
