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  • Broderick set to return to Broadway for Gershwin musical - 16 June 2011
    -Actor Matthew BRoderick is set to return to BRoadway for his first musical since he wowed critics with The PRoducers.-The song-and-dance man will reteam with The PRoducers director Kathleen Marshall for Nice Work if You Can Get It, which will open in New Yo


  • Made for Export? - 28 September 2010
    t. I doubt one in one hundred Americans would have a clue where to find Dagenham on a map of Britain, and the name would have zeRo associations for them, good, bad or indifferent.- -Nevertheless, it’s a better name than the two alternatives that th


  • Broderick gets Nice Work on Broadway - 2 September 2010
    -Matthew BRoderick is heading back to BRoadway again - he's reportedly set to star in a new pRoduction of Nice Work If You Can Get It.- -The actor took on a lead Role in The Starry Messenger last year (09) and concluded his run in the pRoduction in December

Ro - what members say


  • Brassed Off
  • Brassed Off review by A customer from Cornwall, England
    Rated - 3.0 stars It made me cry! 15 October 2004
    ...the Uk where there are a plethora of brass bands. One played some of the music fRom the film. Cornwall also has a mining tradition. I am not sure why collie...   Read customer review
  • Orphans
  • Orphans review by from Glasgow, Scotland
    Rated - 4.0 stars Just brilliant - a mix of farce and reality 21 November 2005
    ...ORPHANS is a very funny film, with glittering performances fRom a team of actors who have not been given enough chances since this was made to show off their mett...   Read customer review
  • The Producers
  • The Producers review by A customer from Romford, Essex
    Rated - 1.0 stars Rubbish - A very poor parady of the original 31 May 2006
    ...ied to endure this film but had to switch off after 20 minutes. When I left the Room the film was so bad that I could smell it in the hallway, a real stinker. I w...   Read customer review

Ro - filmography


  • The Producers on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Nathan Lane,  Matthew Broderick,  Uma Thurman
    Director: Susan Stroman
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    This remake of Mel Brooks' 1968 film features Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick in the roles that they originated in the smash Broadway adaptation of the original film. Broadway producer Max Bialystock (Lane) is famous for his spectacular opening night flops. Leopold Bloom (Broderick) is an uptight ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 24,147 members
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  • Orphans on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Douglas Henshall,  Gary Lewis,  Stephen McCole
    Director: Peter Mullan
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    The star of Ken Loach's MY NAME IS JOE, Mullan proves that his talent isn't relegated to acting. As a writer/director, he has crafted a supremely entertaining motion picture. ORPHANS tells the grittily realistic, hysterical, and deeply moving tale of a group of siblings who reunite in Glasgow on ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 868 members
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  • Orphans - Blu-ray (1997)
    Starring: Douglas Henshall,  Gary Lewis,  Stephen McCole
    Director: Peter Mullan
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    The star of Ken Loach's MY NAME IS JOE, Mullan proves that his talent isn't relegated to acting. As a writer/director, he has crafted a supremely entertaining motion picture. ORPHANS tells the grittily realistic, hysterical, and deeply moving tale of a group of siblings who reunite in Glasgow on ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 46 members
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  • Brassed Off on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Ronnie Stev,  Ro,  Pete Postlethwaite
    Director: Mark Herman
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Economics and music are the twin focal points of this comedy/drama about a community in crisis. The small British town of Grimley has long been dominated by the coal mine where most of the men work, and the town's greatest source of pride is the Grimley Colliery Band, a brass ensemble that's won a ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 10,409 members
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Ro facts

5 most recent films

The Producers - 2.5 stars
Grand Slam Heroes - England's 2003 RBS 6 Nations Championship Victory - 3.0 stars
Orphans - 3.5 stars
Orphans - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Brassed Off - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Brassed Off - 3.5 stars
Orphans - 3.5 stars
Grand Slam Heroes - England's 2003 RBS 6 Nations Championship Victory - 3.0 stars
The Producers - 2.5 stars
Orphans - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Orphans - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
The Producers - 2.5 stars
Grand Slam Heroes - England's 2003 RBS 6 Nations Championship Victory - 3.0 stars
Orphans - 3.5 stars
Brassed Off - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Seamus Ball - 2 times - show films
Eric Barlow - 2 times - show films
Dave Anderson - 2 times - show films
Fraser Campbell - 2 times - show films
Malcolm Shields - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Peter Mullan - 2 times - show films
John Krish - 2 times - show films
Sidney Hayers - 2 times - show films
Charles Crichton - 2 times - show films
Rob Williams - 1 times - show films