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Stellan Skarsgard
John Stellan Skarsgård aka Stellan Skarsgard was born June 13th 1951 in Sweden.
He has been a actor since his teens when he did a TV series called Bombi Bitt och jag. He has been in many well know films like Hunt for Red October, Pirates of the Caribbean, Meloncholia, Mamma Mia and Thor.
He has 7 children, 1 of which is Alexander Skarsgard who plays Eric Northman in the HBO series True Blood.
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Stellan Skarsgard - news / articles
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Skarsgard Sr. too busy to guest star with son in True Blood -
1 September 2011
-Hollywood veteran Stellan Skarsgard has been forced to turn down the opportunity to feature alongside his actor son Alexander on his hit TV show True Blood - because the Thor star is too busy.-Stellan, 60, admits he is a big fan of the popular vampire series and of Alexan
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Skarsgard not a fan of Da Vinci Code Dan -
15 May 2009
-Mamma Mia! star Stellan Skarsgard has sent producers of his new blockbuster Angels & Demons reeling after revealing he's not a fan of the author behind the Da Vinci Code books.-
-The Scandinavian star called Dan Brown a "bad writer" during a recent appearance on a Swedish
Stellan Skarsgard - what members say
review by sean1970 from
Sleepers meets Lord of the Flies in this outstanding true story 12 July 2012
Stellan Skarsgard - filmography
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Thor - Blu-ray
(2011)
Starring: Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Jaimie Alexander
Director: Kenneth Branagh
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Kenneth Branagh directs this fantasy superhero adventure based on the Marvel comics character, which in turn is based on the ancient myth of Norse God of Thunder, Thor. Moving between present day Earth and the fantastic realm of Asgard, the film tells the story of the Mighty Thor (Chris Hemsworth), ..read more »
 
71%
from 18,472 members
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Melancholia
on DVD
(2011)
Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland
Director: Lars Von Trier
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Justine (Kirsten Dunst) and Michael (Alexander Skarsgård) are celebrating their marriage at a sumptuous party in the home of her sister (Charlotte Gainsbourg) and brother-in-law (Kiefer Sutherland). Meanwhile, the planet, Melancholia, is heading towards Earth... MELANCHOLIA is a psychological ..read more »
51%
from 16,296 members
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Melancholia - Blu-ray
(2011)
Starring: Stellan Skarsgard, Udo Kier, John Hurt
Director: Lars Von Trier
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Lars von Trier directs this sci-fi drama about the effects of depression on two sisters, Justine (Kirsten Dunst) and Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg). Played out in two acts, the film opens with the wedding of Justine (Dunst) and Michael (Alexander Skarsgård): a sumptuous affair paid for by Justine's ..read more »
53%
from 5,652 members
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Thor
on DVD
(2011)
Starring: Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Jaimie Alexander
Director: Kenneth Branagh
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Kenneth Branagh directs this fantasy superhero adventure based on the Marvel comics character, which in turn is based on the ancient myth of Norse God of Thunder, Thor. Moving between present day Earth and the fantastic realm of Asgard, the film tells the story of the Mighty Thor (Chris Hemsworth), ..read more »
70%
from 47,089 members
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Thor - 3D Blu-ray
(2011)
Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman
Director: Kenneth Branagh
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Kenneth Branagh directs this fantasy superhero adventure based on the Marvel comics character, which in turn is based on the ancient myth of Norse God of Thunder, Thor. Moving between present day Earth and the fantastic realm of Asgard, the film tells the story of the Mighty Thor (Chris Hemsworth), ..read more »
76%
from 139 members
Not currently released
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A Somewhat Gentle Man
(2010)
Starring: Stellan Skarsgard, Bjorn Floberg, Aksel Hennie
Director: Hans Petter Moland
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Ulrik is reluctantly let out of prison after serving 12 years for murder. He has to cope with his gang, his ex, a few women -and a snitch. His son has a fiancé and her family don't approve of murder. They have a nursery, they have principles. Ulrik is a somewhat gentle man.
But how gentle can you ..read more »
65%
from 6 members
Currently unavailable
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As If I Am Not There
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Stellan Skarsgard, Feda Stukan, Natasa Petrovic
Director: Juanita Wilson
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Juanita Wilson directs this stark portrayal of a young woman's survival of the atrocities of the 1990s Bosnian War. Natasha Petrovic stars as Samira, a young Bosniak primary school teacher from modern Sarajevo who takes a job in a small country village just as the war is beginning to gain momentum. ..read more »
68%
from 245 members
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Metropia
(2009)
Starring: Vincent Gallo, Juliette Lewis, Udo Kier
Director: Tarik Saleh
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In the near future, oil reserves are nearly depleted and Europe is connected by series of underground tunnels. While navigating these tunnels, Roger hears voices, one in particular. Seeking a way to rid himself of the voice only leads Roger deeper into a bizarre conspiracy of control - mind and body.
61%
from 17 members
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Angels and Demons
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Tom Hanks, Ayelet Zurer, Ewan McGregor
Director: Ron Howard
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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.
68%
from 52,828 members
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Mamma Mia!
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Colin Firth, Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan
Director: Phyllida Lloyd
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Meryl Streep leads an all-star cast in the feature-film adaptation of the beloved musical that has been seen by more than 30 million people in 160 cities and 8 languages around the world.
Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Amanda Seyfried and Dominic ..read more »
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from 59,251 members
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Mamma Mia! - Blu-ray
(2008)
Starring: Christine Baranski, Stellan Skarsgard, Meryl Streep
Director: Phyllida Lloyd
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Feelgood blockbuster adaptation of the smash-hit stage musical, with Meryl Streep finding love the second time around on the Greek isles. After reading her mother Donna (Streep)'s diary, soon-to-be-wed Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) invites three of her mother's old flames, Bill (Stellan Skarsgard), Sam (..read more »
67%
from 4,863 members
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Arn - The Knight Templar
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Stellan Skarsgard, Bibi Andersson, Simon Callow
Director: Peter Flinth
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Epic action adventure set in medieval Sweden. Joakim Natterqvist stars as Arn, the handsome son of a high-ranking Swedish nobleman who is brought up in a monastery before being sent off to the Holy Land crusades as a Knight Templar. Meanwhile his true love, Cecilia (Sofia Helin), is sent into a ..read more »
76%
from 7,535 members
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WAZ
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Stellan Skarsgard, Melissa George, Selma Blair
Director: Tom Shankland
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In Waz bodies are turning up in the city streets - some horribly mutilated, others with an equation craved into their flesh. Detective Argo (Skarsgard) and his new partner (George) unearth the meaning of the equations, only to realise that each victim is being offered a grusome choice: kill your ..read more »
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from 7,738 members
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Arn - The Knight Templar - Blu-ray
(2007)
Starring: Stellan Skarsgard, Bibi Andersson, Simon Callow
Director: Peter Flinth
Certificate:
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Epic action adventure set in medieval Sweden. Joakim Natterqvist stars as Arn, the handsome son of a high-ranking Swedish nobleman who is brought up in a monastery before being sent off to the Holy Land crusades as a Knight Templar. Meanwhile his true love, Cecilia (Sofia Helin), is sent into a ..read more »
68%
from 1,229 member
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Exorcist - The Beginning
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: James D'Arcy, Izabella Scorupco, James D'Arcy
Director: Renny Harlin
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Africa, 1949 and Father Merrin (Stellan Skarsgård), his faith shattered by World War II, journeys to Kenya to join an archaeological dig that has uncovered a Byzantine church mysteriously untouched by the ravages of time. But an even greater mystery awaits: an ancient and horrific evil is now ..read more »
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from 13,955 members
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Helen Of Troy
(2003)
Starring: Rufus Sewell, Maryam d'Abo, Stellan Skarsgard
Director: John Kent Harrison
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An edited-together version of the two part mini-series of the classic tale inspired by Homer's 'Illiad', which featured exotic locales, an international cast, and state-of-the-art special effects. The world's most beautiful woman (and the 'face that launched a thousand ships'), Helen, wife of the ..read more »
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from 1,683 member
Currently unavailable
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City Of Ghosts
(2002)
Starring: James Caan, Matt Dillon, Stellan Skarsgard
Director: Matt Dillon
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Matt Dillon's directorial debut in which he stars as con man Jimmy Cremmins, who sets off to Cambodia in search of his partner-in-crime, Marvin (James Caan) after their insurance scam is rumbled by the FBI. However, he ends up in more trouble than he could ever have dreamed of in modern-day Phnom Penh.
47%
from 2,396 members
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No Good Deed
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Stellan Skarsgard, Milla Jovovich
Director: Bob Rafelson
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Samuel L. Jackson stars as a police detective who stumbles on a bizarre gang about to pull off a bank robbery. The gang take him hostage and leave him in the custody of the gang leader's beautiful girlfiend, Erin (Milla Jovovich). While they are left alone, the two talk and begin to connect. Jack ..read more »
47%
from 4,262 members
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The Glass House
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Leelee Sobieski, Diane Lane, Trevor Morgan
Director: Daniel Sackheim
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When their parents are killed in a car crash, Ruby Baker (Leelee Sobieski) and her brother Rhett (Trevor Morgan) are sent to live with family friends Terry (Stellan Skarsgard) and Erin Glass (Diane Lane). However, the ultra-rich Malibu lifestyle offered by their new guardians soon turns sour when ..read more »
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from 1,111 member
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Taking Sides
(2001)
Starring: Harvey Keitel, Stellan Skarsgard, Birgit Minichmayr
Director: Istvan Szabo
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A tale based on the life of Wilhelm Furtwangler, the controversial conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic whose tenure coincided with the controversial Nazi era. One of the most spectacular and renowned conductors of the 30s, Furtwangler's reputation rivaled that of Toscanini's. After the war, he was ..read more »
65%
from 331 members
Not available for rental
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Aberdeen
(2000)
Starring: Lena Headey, Stellan Skarsgard, Charlotte Rampling
Director: Hans Petter Moland
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Kaisa (Lena Headey), a beautiful and feisty Scottish woman, finally has her life together - at least until her mother (Charlotte Rampling) asks an enormous favour: to bring back to her Kaisa's estranged, larger-than-life father (Stellan Skarsgard). The two of them, father and daughter together, set ..read more »
55%
from 27 members
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Harlan County War
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Stellan Skarsgard, Ted Levine, Cliff Saunders
Director: Tony Bill
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The true story of the 1973 labour dispute in which the workers of Harlan County, Kentucky took on the powerful and exploitative Brookside mining company. At first reluctant to strike due to the financial hardship it would bring upon their already poverty-stricken families, the miners finally ..read more »
53%
from 128 members
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Timecode
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Steven Weber, Stellan Skarsgard, Kyle MacLachlan
Director: Mike Figgis
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Originally composed on music sheets by director Mike Figgis and shot in one continuous 93-minute take on four digital cameras all running simultaneously. Working without a script and relying upon improvisation from actors such as Salma Hayek, Kyle MacLachlan, Saffron Burrows and Holly Hunter, ..read more »
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from 2,008 members
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Passion Of Mind
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Stellan Skarsgard, Demi Moore, Sinead Cusack
Director: Alain Berliner
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Marie (Demi Moore) is an American widow who lives with her two daughters in the south of France. Marty (Moore again) is a career woman dedicated to making big deals in the Big Apple. When Marie goes to sleep she dreams of being Marty and when Marty goes to sleep she dreams of being Marie. Are they ..read more »
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from 163 members
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Dancer In The Dark
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Peter Stormare, Stellan Skarsgard, David Morse
Director: Lars Von Trier
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Selma (Bjork) is a Czech immigrant who works as a machine operator in an American tool factory. Almost blind herself, she struggles to make enough money to pay for the operation which will save her son's eyesight, and has nearly collected the complete sum when the money is stolen from her by the ..read more »
66%
from 9,832 members
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Deep Blue Sea - Blu-ray
(1999)
Starring: Thomas Jane, Saffron Burrows, Samuel L. Jackson
Director: Renny Harlin
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Off the coast of Mexico, Dr Susan McAlester's (Saffron Burrows) team of scientists are working on a cure for Alzheimer's disease by injecting degenerate human brain cells into mako sharks. The three sharks selected grow to over forty feet in length, and begin to demonstrate signs of intelligent ..read more »
64%
from 637 members
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Deep Blue Sea
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: , ,
Director: Renny Harlin
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Off the coast of Mexico, Dr Susan McAlester's (Saffron Burrows) team of scientists are working on a cure for Alzheimer's disease by injecting degenerate human brain cells into mako sharks. The three sharks selected grow to over forty feet in length, and begin to demonstrate signs of intelligent ..read more »
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from 9,931 members
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Ronin - Blu-ray
(1998)
Starring: Jonathan Pryce, Sean Bean, Stellan Skarsgard
Director: John Frankenheimer
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Ronin are a group of five mercenaries who hire their expert skills out to the highest bidder - Sam (Robert De Niro) is an ex-CIA man, Vincent (Jean Reno) a French operative, Spence (Sean Bean) a weapons expert, Gregor (Stellan Skarsgard) an ex-KGB electronics wizard and Larry (Skip Sudduth) a ..read more »
75%
from 3,347 members
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Ronin
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Jonathan Pryce, Sean Bean, Stellan Skarsgard
Director: John Frankenheimer
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Ronin are a group of five mercenaries who hire their expert skills out to the highest bidder - Sam (Robert De Niro) is an ex-CIA man, Vincent (Jean Reno) a French operative, Spence (Sean Bean) a weapons expert, Gregor (Stellan Skarsgard) an ex-KGB electronics wizard and Larry (Skip Sudduth) a ..read more »
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from 22,863 members
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Savior
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Nastassja Kinski, Stellan Skarsgard, Dennis Quaid
Director: Peter Antonijevic
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Joshua (Dennis Quaid) is a Foreign Legion soldier with a horrific past: after the fatal bombing of his family, he had gone on a murder spree in revenge, and joined the Legion to escape punishment. Finding himself in war-torn Bosnia, fighting as a mercenary for the Serbs, his conscience is pricked ..read more »
66%
from 585 members
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Good Will Hunting
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Robin Williams, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck
Director: Gus Van Sant
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Will Hunting (Matt Damon, who also co-scripts) is a teenage tearaway who works as a janitor at America's top university. He writes the solution to a maths problem on a classroom blackboard, so impressing Professor Lambeau (Stellan Skarsgard) that when Will is arrested for brawling, the professor ..read more »
75%
from 26,195 members
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Insomnia
(1997)
Starring: Stellan Skarsgard, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Bjorn Floberg
Director: Erik Skjoldbjaerg
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Crime drama following detective Jonas Engström (Stellan Skarsgard) who has been sent to the Arctic circle to investigate a recent murder. When there, he finds himself unable to sleep due to the perpetual daylight. The situation gets worse for the respected cop, however, when he fouls up an ..read more »
64%
from 2,270 members
Not currently released
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My Son The Fanatic
(1997)
Starring: Stellan Skarsgard, Rachel Griffiths, Akbar Kurtha
Director: Udayan Prasad
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Asian taxi driver Parvez (Om Puri) lives in a northern England town with his wife, Minoo (Gopi Desai), and son, Farid (Akbar Kurtha), an aspiring accountant. The parents are shocked when Farid breaks off his engagement to Madeleine, a white girl, and seeks strict religious instruction from a Muslim ..read more »
67%
from 74 members
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Good Will Hunting - Blu-ray
(1997)
Starring: Robin Williams, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck
Director: Gus Van Sant
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
Will Hunting (Matt Damon, who also co-scripts) is a teenage tearaway who works as a janitor at America's top university. He writes the solution to a maths problem on a classroom blackboard, so impressing Professor Lambeau (Stellan Skarsgard) that when Will is arrested for brawling, the professor ..read more »
82%
from 828 members
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Breaking The Waves
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Emily Watson, Katrin Cartlidge, Stellan Skarsgard
Director: Lars Von Trier
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With Breaking The Waves, director Lars von Trier fashions an often disturbing tale of the singular power of love. Bess (the Oscar-nominated Emily Watson) is a naïve, borderline simple young woman who lives in a Scottish coastal town ruled by the religious doctrine of its council of elders. ..read more »
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from 7,344 members
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Wind
(1992)
Starring: Cliff Robertson, Jack Thompson, Stellan Skarsgard
Director: Carroll Ballard
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Wind is set in the world of competitive yacht racing, where a young sailor (Matthew Modine) is intent on winning the America's Cup, as well as regaining the affections of his ex-girlfriend (Jennifer Grey). As the film opens, Modine chooses to race the America's Cup instead of staying with Grey. She ..read more »
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from 338 members
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The Perfect Murder
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Naseeruddin Shah, Stellan Skarsgard, Amjad Khan
Director: Zafar Hai
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Based on the award-winning novel by H.R.F. Keating, Merchant Ivory Productions presents THE PERFECT MURDER, a highly entertaining, exotic detective thriller. Inspector Ghote (NASEERRUDDIN SHAH, Monsoon Wedding) of the Bombay police has just been assigned his most perplexing case: a savage attack on ..read more »
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Stellan Skarsgard facts
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...nerable Olav. Erling immediately clashes with the governer, played very well by Stellan Skarsgard (Avengers Assemble, Good Will Hunting), who believes in manual labour, harsh pu...
