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Nicole Kidman
Now Hollywood's highest paid actress (partly due to Julia Roberts' current motherly sabbatical), Nicole Mary Kidman was born 20 June 1967, in Honolulu, Hawaii – and raised near Sydney, Australia.
Early telly and kids' film roles in the 80s (check out BMX Bandits) led, via acclaimed mini-series Bangkok Hilton, to open-sea scares in Dead Calm and red-hot fume-fest Days Of Thunder – the former bringing international profile; the latter, a movie star hubbie.
Two further films with Tom Cruise – Oirish melodrama Far And Away and Kubrick sex-a-thon Eyes Wide Shut – more or less bookended the 90s, during which Kidman's star rose steadily but slowly through murky thrills in Malice, black comedy To Die For, costume caper Batman Forever and George Clooney action pic The Peacemaker.
Then, as her 10-year marriage dissolved, Kidman's rise to the pinnacle of the female A-list gained serious momentum. A Golden Globe for the hugely popular Moulin Rouge was followed in swift order by an Oscar/BAFTA/Golden Globe triple for The Hours.
A very hit-and-miss record since hasn't stopped Kidman's wage packet from becoming the fattest in all the land. She's now married to Kiwi country-music star Keith Urban, recently did a Marilyn Monroe-turn in penguin animation Happy Feet, and has completed filming as Mrs Coutler in The Golden Compass – first adaptation in Philip Pullman's highly rated His Dark Materials trilogy.
Wise Words: "Even from a very early age I knew I didn't want to miss out on anything life had to offer just because it might be considered dangerous."
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Nicole Kidman - news / articles
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Kidman can collect thousands -
9 November 2009
-Nicole Kidman isn't feeling the effects of the global economic downturn - she's owed more than £10,000 in cash.
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-The Moulin Rouge! star's bank balance is set to swell after she claims the £10,420 she is due from both Wells Fargo Bank and NBC Universal, acc
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Kidman and Jackman snubbed at AFI Awards -
30 October 2009
-Baz Luhrmann's epic Australia has been nominated for six Australian Film Institute awards - but stars Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman have been passed over for the country's most prestigious ceremony.-
-The £81 million blockbuster, the most expensive film ever mad
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Kidman replaced in Allen movie by relative unknown -
2 June 2009
-Little-known actress Lucy Punch has been cast as Nicole Kidman's replacement in director Woody Allen's next movie.-
-The Hours star pulled out of the currently untitled project in May (09) due to scheduling conflicts.-
- But now Punch is set to step into Kidman's rol
Nicole Kidman - what members say
Nicole Kidman - filmography
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Nine
(2009)
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz
Director: Rob Marshall
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Famous film director Guido Contini struggles to find harmony in his professional and personal lives, as he engages in dramatic relationships with his wife, his mistress, his muse, his agent, and his mother.
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Australia - BLU-RAY Version
(2008)
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, David Wenham
Director: Baz Luhrmann
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MOULIN ROUGE's Baz Luhrman and Nicole Kidman reteam for this epic that pays homage to their homeland. In AUSTRALIA, Lady Sarah Ashley (Kidman) is a prim and proper Englishwoman who journeys to Australia in the years before World War II reached the country's shores. She is determined to have her ..read more »
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69%
from 3,598 members
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Australia
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, David Wenham
Director: Baz Luhrmann
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MOULIN ROUGE's Baz Luhrman and Nicole Kidman reteam for this epic that pays homage to their homeland. In AUSTRALIA, Lady Sarah Ashley (Kidman) is a prim and proper Englishwoman who journeys to Australia in the years before World War II reached the country's shores. She is determined to have her ..read more »
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from 26,207 members
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Margot at the Wedding
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Zane Pais, Susan Blackwell, Nicole Kidman
Director: Noah Baumbach
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Margot and her son Claude decide to visit her sister Pauline after she announces that she is getting married to less-than-impressive Malcolm. In short order, the storm the sisters create leaves behind a a mess of thrashed relationships and exposed family secrets.
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47%
from 7,162 members
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The Invasion
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Jeremy Northam
Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel
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As an alien virus sweeps the planet, a Washington D.C psychiatrist (Kidman) thinks she has discovered the origin of the infection. In a desperate attempt to protect her son from certain death, she enlists the help of a colleague (Craig) to help her solve the mystery...
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from 29,143 members
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Happy Feet
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: robin williams (voice), Hugh Jackman, Elijah Wood
Director: George Miller
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Emperor penguins are born to sing. All except young Mumble, who was born to dance... tap dance. Such un-penguin-like behaviour eventually gets Mumble kicked out of Emperor Land and into the big cold world. Joined by his Adelie Amigos and an all-knowing Rockhopper penguin names Lovelace, Mumble ..read more »
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67%
from 31,984 members
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Bewitched
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrell, Shirley MacLaine
Director: Nora Ephron
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Director Nora Ephron (Sleepless in Seattle, You've Got Mail) breathes new life into the classic television show BEWITCHED in this romantic comedy of the same name. Movie star Jack Wyatt (Will Ferrell) had it all until he made a few bad films and his wife left him. Now, the washed up star is slated ..read more »
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49%
from 40,831 members
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The Stepford Wives
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Matthew Broderick, Bette Midler
Director: Frank Oz
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Your husband deserves the best. But being the perfect wife is hard work. You've tried yoga, pilates and Atkins, but still can't get rid of the cellulite on your thighs. You've memorized the Kama Sutra, but can't quite get the hang of number 73. Your laundry has yet to achieve whiter-than-white ..read more »
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from 42,350 members
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Birth
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Lauren Bacall, Anne Heche
Director: Jonathan Glazer
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Birth is a dramatic mystery set in New York's Upper East Side. Into the life of a 35 year old woman, Anna, comes a 10 year old boy, David, who is in love with her and convinced he is the reincarnation of her dead husband. Drawn to remember her past, Anna begins to question the choices she's made, ..read more »
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44%
from 29,869 members
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Dogville
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Paul Bettany, Lauren Bacall
Director: Lars Von Trier
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Set in the 1930s during the Depression in the Rocky Mountains, DOGVILLE is Lars von Trier's comment on Americana and his uniquely perverse view of small town life. With period costumes, and flashes of THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER--which is being read by one of the characters--von Trier sets the ..read more »
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56%
from 21,734 members
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Cold Mountain
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renee Zellweger
Director: Anthony Minghella
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Directed by Anthony Minghella (THE ENGLISH PATIENT), this Civil War saga addresses romance, friendship, and the ravages of war--both in the field and on the home front. Far more than a simple love story, Minghella's film captures the horrors of war for both those fighting it, and for those left ..read more »
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65%
from 44,166 members
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The Human Stain
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Nicole Kidman, Ed Harris
Director: Robert Benton
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Director Robert Benton brings Philip Roth's 2000 novel THE HUMAN STAIN to the screen in this lavish production, with expert cinematography from Jean-Yves Escoffier. Coleman Silk (Anthony Hopkins) is a light-skinned African-American college professor who has kept his true racial identity secret for ..read more »
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52%
from 11,093 members
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The Hours
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Allison Janney, Meryl Streep
Director: Stephen Daldry
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Based on the Pulitzer-prize winning novel by Michael Cunningham, THE HOURS employs Virginia Woolf's classic novel and central character, MRS. DALLOWAY, as its foundation and inspiration. Spanning three different eras, during one day, the film focuses on the parallel lives of three women joined in ..read more »
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62%
from 20,298 members
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Robbie Williams - Live At The Albert
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Robbie Williams, Nicole Kidman
Director: Hamish Hamilton
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LIVE AT THE ALBERT, recorded in October 2001, features pop singer extraordinaire Robbie Williams performing tunes from his SWING WHEN YOU'RE WINNING album, backed by a 58-piece orchestra. Songs include "The Lady Is a Tramp," "Things" (featuring songbird and actress Jane Horrocks), "Well, Did You ..read more »
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55%
from 1,927 member
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Robbie Williams - Live At The Albert - B...
(2001)
Starring: Robbie Williams, Nicole Kidman
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LIVE AT THE ALBERT, recorded in October 2001, features pop singer extraordinaire Robbie Williams performing tunes from his SWING WHEN YOU'RE WINNING album, backed by a 58-piece orchestra. Songs include "The Lady Is a Tramp," "Things" (featuring songbird and actress Jane Horrocks), "Well, Did You ..read more »
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from 241 members
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Birthday Girl
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Ben Chaplin, Vincent Cassel
Director: Jez Butterworth
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At a London airport, shy bank clerk John (Ben Chaplin) watches passengers arriving from an international flight. He's waiting for his mail order bride to arrive from Russia. When she finally appears, she's not exactly what John had in mind--tall, thin, and gangly, with scruffy hair and rings around ..read more »
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from 3,834 members
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Moulin Rouge
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Nicole Kidman, Jim Broadbent
Director: Baz Luhrmann
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Cross LA BOHEME with CABARET, throw in a little bit of RENT, and you might almost begin to describe Baz Luhrmann's visually opulent, fast-paced, funny, heartrending MOULIN ROUGE. The film, which premiered as the opener to the 2001 Cannes Film Festival, is a musical set in 1899 Paris at the ..read more »
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66%
from 27,967 members
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The Others
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Christopher Eccleston, Fionnula Flanagan
Director: Alejandro Amenabar
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THE OTHERS begins with a close-up of a woman screaming. By the time this intense film ends, everyone watching it will be screaming and gasping. Nicole Kidman stars as Grace, a woman raising two children by herself in a creepy mansion. World War II is over, but Grace's husband never returned. ..read more »
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67%
from 22,863 members
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Robbie Williams - Live At The Albert - H...
(2001)
Starring: Robbie Williams, Nicole Kidman
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LIVE AT THE ALBERT, recorded in October 2001, features pop singer extraordinaire Robbie Williams performing tunes from his SWING WHEN YOU'RE WINNING album, backed by a 58-piece orchestra. Songs include "The Lady Is a Tramp," "Things" (featuring songbird and actress Jane Horrocks), "Well, Did You ..read more »
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69%
from 38 members
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Eyes Wide Shut
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Madison Eginton
Director: Stanley Kubrick
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Stanley Kubrick's final film is a mature, highly intelligent, thrilling masterpiece of sexual obsession and marital (in)fidelity. Tom Cruise stars as Bill Harford, a doctor who becomes obsessed with a sexual fantasy that his wife, Alice (Nicole Kidman), confesses to him. Although the fantasy (..read more »
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54%
from 12,522 members
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Practical Magic
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Sandra Bullock, Dianne Wiest
Director: Griffin Dunne
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This romantic comedy, which is based on Alice Hoffman's best-selling novel, introduces the Owens sisters (Bullock and Kidman), who try to use their hereditary gift of witchcraft to help them find love. Collector's Edition includes documentary featuring behind the scenes interviews with the ..read more »
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65%
from 8,401 members
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The Peacemaker
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: George Clooney, Nicole Kidman, Armin Mueller-Stahl
Director: Mimi Leder
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Brash Special Forces intelligence officer Thomas Devoe (George Clooney) teams up with antismuggling official Dr. Julia Kelly (Nicole Kidman) to track down runaway nuclear bombs which have fallen into the dastardly hands of a Yugoslavian terrorist determined to draw attention to the slaughter in his ..read more »
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60%
from 3,261 members
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Portrait Of A Lady
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Nicole Kidman, John Malkovich, Barbara Hershey
Director: Jane Campion
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Nicole Kidman stars in this dark, elaborate adaptation of Henry James's novel, director Jane Campion's follow-up to THE PIANO. American Isabel Archer (Kidman) visits her wealthy relatives in 1872 England, where she turns down an offer of marriage by a kind and rich suitor (Richard E. Grant) in ..read more »
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53%
from 2,023 members
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Batman Forever
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Val Kilmer, Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey
Director: Joel Schumacher
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As two new forces of evil--Two-Face, formerly known as District Attorney Harvey Dent until a courtroom accident left him disfigured by chance and fueled by vengeance, and the Riddler, who was previously Edward Nygma, an overlooked employee of Wayne Enterprises before his transformation into the ..read more »
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54%
from 12,038 members
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To Die For
(1995)
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Matt Dillon, Joaquin Phoenix
Director: Gus Van Sant
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A cable-TV weather girl who'll do anything to become a celebrity seduces a high school student and convinces him to kill her go-nowhere husband in this black comedy. Gus Van Sant's sly satire on America's tabloid mentality is loosely adapted from Joyce Maynard's chronicle of the real-life tale of ..read more »
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from 5,472 members
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My Life
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Michael Keaton, Haing S. Ngor
Director: Bruce Joel Rubin
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Bob Jones (Michael Keaton) is diagnosed with terminal cancer just as his wife Gail (Nicole Kidman) learns she is pregnant with the couple's first child. Realizing he might die before the child is born, Bob decides to make a video about his life so that his child will someday be able to know him. In ..read more »
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62%
from 758 members
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Malice
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Nicole Kidman, Bill Pullman
Director: Harold Becker
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When a brilliant surgeon is accused of savage medical malpractice by his beautiful patient, it's not certain whether he's a competent physician or a malicious monster in this plot-twisting "quadruple indemnity." MALICE is a stylish and sexy thriller, with fine acting from Alec Baldwin and Nicole ..read more »
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60%
from 1,767 member
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Flirting
on DVD
(1991)
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Noah Taylor, Thandie Newton
Director: John Duigan
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Set in early 1960s Australia, the story follows Danny Embling, a pimply-faced youth with leftist leanings and a commanding intellect who is suffering through his time at a posh, all-boys boarding school. Scandal ensues when he becomes involved with Thandiwe Adjewa, a Ugandan student (whose father ..read more »
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63%
from 426 members
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Billy Bathgate
on DVD
(1991)
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Nicole Kidman, Bruce Willis
Director: Robert Benton
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E.L. Doctorow's acclaimed novel forms the basis of BILLY BATHGATE, which stars Loren Dean as the title character. In the New York of 1935, the naive Bronx-born teenager wangles his way into the gang of his hero, crime boss Dutch Schultz (Dustin Hoffman), as a gofer. Although the boy doesn't know it,..read more »
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56%
from 959 members
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Days Of Thunder
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Robert Duvall
Director: Tony Scott
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Cole Trickle (Tom Cruise) is a young, cocky hotshot with little stock car driving experience and a lot of raw talent. Trickle's uncanny ability to make all the right moves on the racetrack wins him the backing of Tim Dolan (Randy Quaid), who wants to put him in a car. Eventually he wins the support ..read more »
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59%
from 8,128 members
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Emerald City
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: Nicole Kidman, John Hargreaves, Robyn Nevin
Director: Michael Jenkins
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Produced in Australia, this amusing story follows the successful lives and careers of screenwriter Colin, and his charming publisher wife, Kate, who have moved to Sydney and who encounter a world of hustlers, opportunists and cynics.
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Days Of Thunder - BLU-RAY Version
(1990)
Starring: Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Robert Duvall
Director: Tony Scott
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Cole Trickle (Tom Cruise) is a young, cocky hotshot with little stock car driving experience and a lot of raw talent. Trickle's uncanny ability to make all the right moves on the racetrack wins him the backing of Tim Dolan (Randy Quaid), who wants to put him in a car. Eventually he wins the support ..read more »
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61%
from 370 members
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Dead Calm
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman, Billy Zane
Director: Phillip Noyce
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Returning from duty with the Australian navy, John Ingram (Sam Neill) is surprised to be met by two policemen, who inform him of a car accident that has left his son dead and his wife, Rae (Nicole Kidman), injured. The grieving couple seeks refuge on their yacht, the Saracen. Out on the boat, the ..read more »
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64%
from 3,635 members
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Bangkok Hilton
(2 discs)
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Denholm Elliott, Hugo Weaving
Director: Ken Cameron
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A young woman goes in search of the father she has never known. Her trip takes her from Australia, to England and then on to Bangkok. There she meets up with a charming young man who plants drugs in her luggage and leaves her to her fate when the authorities find them during a routine search at the ..read more »
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from 2,875 members
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Nightmaster
on DVD
(1987)
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Tom Jennings, Vince Martin
Director: Mark Joffe
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By day, Robbie (Tom Jennings) and Amy (Nicole Kidman) are students at an Australian university in the near future. By night, they are the champions of a highly competitive martial arts wargame played in an abandoned warehouse. They are are able to balance the game with their course loads with no ..read more »
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Archer's Adventure
on DVD
(1985)
Starring: Brett Climo, Anna Maria Monticelli, Robert Coleby
Director: Denny Lawrence
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ARCHER'S ADVENTURE charts the history-making journey of Dave Power and his trusty racehorse Archer, who won the Melbourne Cup--Australia's biggest horse race--two years in a row. In 1862, Archer became the first ever racehorse to ever achieve such a feat. The duo’s 600 mile trek across rugged ..read more »
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from 109 members
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BMX Bandits
on DVD
(1983)
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Angelo D'Angelo, James Lugton
Director: Brian Trenchard-Smith
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Suffering an unexpected collision with several wayward shopping trolleys in a supermarket car park, teenage friends PJ (Angelo D'Angelo) and Goose (James Lugton) not only manage to write off their BMX bikes, they also cause Judy (Nicole Kidman), the young check-out girl responsible for the trolleys,..read more »
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The Peacemaker
to Watch Now
(1997)
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Marcel Iures, Alexander Baluev
Director: Mimi Leder
Certificate: 
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Run time: 123 minutes
Brash Special Forces intelligence officer Thomas Devoe (George Clooney) teams up with antismuggling official Dr. Julia Kelly (Nicole Kidman) to track down runaway nuclear bombs which have fallen into the dastardly hands of a Yugoslavian terrorist determined to draw attention to the slaughter in his ..read more »
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still good 24 October 2005
...ons are rendered entirely believable by a superb cast(take a look at the list). Nicole Kidman in particular is great in her potrayal of the shy/awkward but determined heroin...
Malice,spite and hate 14 June 2005
