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  • Monkey Trouble
  • Monkey Trouble review by from Greenock, Scotland
    Rated - 5.0 stars Good Movie For The Kids! 20 September 2004
    ...Little Eva Gregory (Thora Birch) longs for a pet she can call her own. But her mother, preoccupied with caring for a toddler, thinks Eva's too young to take full responsib...   Read customer review
  • Patriot Games
  • Patriot Games review by from Cardiff, Wales
    Rated - 5.0 stars Loved it!!! 21 June 2005
    ...es now and am still not bored. Sean Bean and Harrison Ford are great and little Thora Birch is one hell of an actress. I totally recommend this film to everyone! ...   Read customer review
  • American Beauty
  • American Beauty review by from England
    Rated - 5.0 stars A wonderfully clever film 15 February 2005
    ...terly depressing. Annette Bening is wonderful as Spacey’s miserable wife, as is Thora Birch as his daughter Jane. The whole family hate each other and the film tells the s...   Read customer review

Thora Birch - filmography


  • Train on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Thora Birch,  Gideon Emery,  Kavan Reece
    Director: Gideon Raff
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Watch now: £2.49
    After a night of wild partying and missing their train, the group of students is invited to board another which happens to be heading their way. Once on board, members of the team begin to go missing, and their would-be saviours claim to have no idea what could have happened to them When they ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 55% from 2,464 members
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  • Silver City on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Chris Cooper,  Richard Dreyfuss,  Tim Roth
    Director: John Sayles
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    During a gubernatorial race in small-town Colorado, a mystery is uncovered involving a dead body found in a local lake. A private detective, Danny (Danny Huston), is hired by the governor-to-be's campaign manager (Richard Dreyfuss), who is worried that the unexpected event may be used as a scandal-..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 47% from 5,986 members
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  • Ghost World on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Thora Birch,  Scarlett Johansson,  Steve Buscemi
    Director: Terry Zwigoff
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Terry Zwigoff finally follows up his 1994 breakout success, CRUMB, with this infectious, insightful, and ultimately sad look at teenage angst and boredom in suburbia that recalls such films as WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE and RUSHMORE as well as MTV's excellent DARIA series. The screenplay, written by ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 14,321 members
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  • The Hole on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Thora Birch,  Daniel Brocklebank,  Embeth Davidtz
    Director: Nick Hamm
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    A group of teenagers, who are trying to avoid attending a school trip, take refuge in an disused underground bunker aided by Martin, the school nerd. For three days and three nights the group have a great time, but when Martin fails to return to let them out things start getting weird...
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 7,784 members
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  • The Smokers on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Thora Birch,  Ryan Browning,  Oliver Hudson
    Director: Christina Peters
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    This dark comedy stars Dominique Swain, Busy Phillips, and Keri Lynn Pratt as three 17-year-old girls attempting to get through a straight-laced American boarding school. Frustrated by boys and life in general, this trio take matters into their own hands--with the help of a gun. THE SMOKERS also ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 41% from 149 members
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  • Dungeons And Dragons on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Richard O'Brien,  Tom Baker,  Bruce Payne
    Director: Courtney Solomon
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    In the mystical land of Izmer, a class of Mages rule by means of magic and otherworldly powers. One Mage, Profion (Jeremy Irons), wants to rule the land by himself and hopes to topple the young and inexperienced Empress Savina (Thora Birch) by acquiring her mystical scepter--the key to controlling ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 1,878 member
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  • American Beauty on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Kevin Spacey,  Sam Roberts,  Annette Bening
    Director: Sam Mendes
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    AMERICAN BEAUTY tells the story of Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey), a suburban father who snaps when he becomes disgusted with his stale, repetitive existence. Burnham lets us know in voice-over from the film's opening that this is the day he dies (using the SUNSET BOULEVARD flashback approach), a ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 75% from 72,602 members
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  • American Beauty - Blu-ray (1999)
    Starring: Kevin Spacey,  Sam Roberts,  Annette Bening
    Director: Sam Mendes
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    AMERICAN BEAUTY tells the story of Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey), a suburban father who snaps when he becomes disgusted with his stale, repetitive existence. Burnham lets us know in voice-over from the film's opening that this is the day he dies (using the SUNSET BOULEVARD flashback approach), a ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 82% from 815 members
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  • Anywhere But Here on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Susan Sarandon,  Natalie Portman,  Shawn Hatosy
    Director: Wayne Wang
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Director Wayne Wang, known for family dramas about Chinese Americans that focus on mother-daughter relationships (DIM SUM, THE JOY LUCK CLUB), here adapts Mona Simpson's ANYWHERE BUT HERE, a novel perfectly suited for his talents. Teenage Ann (Natalie Portman) wants a normal life, but her mother, ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 55% from 1,965 member
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  • Alaska (1996)
    Starring: Thora Birch,  Vincent Kartheiser,  Dirk Benedict
    Director: Fraser Clarke Heston
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
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    Director Fraser Heston captures the danger and beauty of Alaska in this adventurous family film about two kids who embark on a very personal rescue mission. Former 747 pilot Jake Barnes (Dirk Benedict) moved away from a fast-paced Chicago lifestyle with his two children, Jessie and Sean, after the ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 135 members
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  • Now And Then (1995)
    Starring: Melanie Griffith,  Demi Moore,  Rosie O'Donnell
    Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Four women who have been friends since childhood reunite when one of them is about to give birth. This gives them the chance to reminisce about the summer of 1970, a time when they first experienced puppy love, shared girlish secrets, discussed sex and boys, battled bullies, and attempted to solve ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 2,071 members
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  • Monkey Trouble on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Mimi Rogers,  Thora Birch,  Harvey Keitel
    Director: Franco Amurri
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Little Eva Gregory (Thora Birch) longs for a pet she can call her own. But her mother, preoccupied with caring for a toddler, thinks Eva's too young to take full responsibility for an animal. To make matters worse, Eva's stepfather is allergic to fur. Luckily, Shorty Kohn (Harvey Keitel) happens ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 700 members
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  • Patriot Games on DVD (1992)
    Starring: Harrison Ford,  Anne Archer,  Sean Bean
    Director: Phillip Noyce
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    His days as a CIA analyst behind him, Jack Ryan travels to London to vacation with his family. Outside Buckingham Palace, he is caught in the middle of an attack on a member of the royal family but manages to foil the attempt and dispatch one of the terrorists. The Irish terrorists vow revenge. ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 13,912 members
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  • Patriot Games - Blu-ray (1992)
    Starring: Harrison Ford,  Anne Archer,  Sean Bean
    Director: Phillip Noyce
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    His days as a CIA analyst behind him, Jack Ryan travels to London to vacation with his family. Outside Buckingham Palace, he is caught in the middle of an attack on a member of the royal family but manages to foil the attempt and dispatch one of the terrorists. The Irish terrorists vow revenge. ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 76% from 191 members
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  • Dark Corners on DVD
    Starring: Thora Birch,  Toby Stephens,  Christien Anholt
    Director: Ray Gower
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    Dark Corners stars Thora Birch as a woman who can't escape her nightmares. The line between reality and the horror that lives within her mind begins to blur, making her life unbearable.
    2 stars out of 5 42% from 483 members
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Thora Birch facts

5 most recent films

Deadline - 2.5 stars
Train - 3.0 stars
Silver City - 2.5 stars
Homeless to Harvard - The Liz Murray Story - 3.0 stars
Ghost World - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

American Beauty - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Patriot Games - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
American Beauty - 4.0 stars
Patriot Games - 3.5 stars
Now And Then - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Homeless to Harvard - The Liz Murray Story - 3.0 stars
The Smokers - 2.0 stars
Dark Corners - 2.0 stars
Silver City - 2.5 stars
Dungeons And Dragons - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Ryan Reynolds - 7 times - show films
Robert Patrick - 7 times - show films
Leonard Nimoy - 7 times - show films
Alyssa Milano - 7 times - show films
Chris Cooper - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Michael Robinson - 7 times - show films
Brad Turner - 7 times - show films
Ray Gower - 2 times - show films
Sam Mendes - 2 times - show films
Sean McConville - 2 times - show films