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Have either of you got shoes? 8 November 2005
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Let the Magic Begin! 15 January 2005
Richard Griffiths - filmography
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Bedtime Stories
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Adam Sandler, Keri Russell, Guy Pearce
Director: Adam Shankman
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The life of Skeeter Bronson, a hotel handyman, is changed forever when the bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to mysteriously come true. He attempts to take advantage of the phenomenon, incorporating his own aspirations into one outlandish tale after another, but it's the kids' ..read more »
 
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from 26,903 members
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Bedtime Stories - Blu-ray
(2008)
Starring: Adam Sandler, Keri Russell, Guy Pearce
Director: Adam Shankman
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The life of Skeeter Bronson, a hotel handyman, is changed forever when the bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to mysteriously come true. He attempts to take advantage of the phenomenon, incorporating his own aspirations into one outlandish tale after another, but it's the kids' ..read more »
69%
from 5,236 members
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Ballet Shoes
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Marc Warren, Marc Warren, Lucy Boynton
Director: Sandra Goldbacher
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"We three Fossils vow to put our name in the history books, because it is ours, and ours alone, and nobody can say it's because of our grandfathers". With these words, three orphans embark on an exhilarating journey through the world of show business... Set in 1930s London, Ballet Shoes tells ..read more »
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from 1,913 member
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The History Boys
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Samuel Anderson, Jack Bagley, Samuel Barnett
Director: Nicholas Hytner
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"The History Boys" tells the story of an unruly class of bright, funny history students in pursuit of an undergraduate place at Oxford or Cambridge. Bounced between their maverick English master (Richard Griffiths), a young and shrewd teacher hired to up their test scores (Stephen Campbell Moore), ..read more »
64%
from 40,757 members
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Stage Beauty
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Claire Danes, Billy Crudup, Rupert Everett
Director: Richard Eyre
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In the seventeenth century the roles of women in live theatre are played by men and one of the most famous is Ned Kynaston. When Charles II tires of the same old faces he decides to allow real women on the stage. Overnight Ned becomes a nobody and heads towards suicide until an actress named Maria ..read more »
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from 7,915 members
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TLC
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Alexander Armstrong, Richard Griffiths, Reece Shearsmith
Director: Geoff Posner
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Dr Flynn (Shearsmith) is a naive young surgeon starting out at the South Middlesex NHS hospital where he is about to find out that healthcare is not the cosy world of doctors and nurses he had hoped for.
Under the wing of the laid back and cocksure Dr Noble (Armstrong), Flynn has to brave the ..read more »
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from 92 members
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Zoe Wanamaker, Zoe Wannamaker, Tom
Director: Chris Columbus
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American director Chris Columbus (HOME ALONE) brings the magic of British author J.K. Rowling's beloved best-selling fantasy novel to life in "Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone". Eleven-year-old orphan Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) finds his world turned upside down when he discovers that, ..read more »
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from 47,485 members
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Gormenghast
(2 discs)
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Stephen Fry, Richard Griffiths, Celia Imrie
Director: Andy Wilson
Certificate: 
Mervyn Peake's epic books come to life in this large-scale BBC production. Gormenghast is a glorious castle, home to the ancient family of Groan. When Titus Groan, the new heir is born the evil kitchen-boy Steerpike threatens the dynasty and begins his ascent to power. Only Titus can stand in ..read more »
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from 3,070 members
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Sleepy Hollow
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Michael Gambon
Director: Tim Burton
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In Tim Burton's stylish, creepy retelling of the classic Washington Irving story, SLEEPY HOLLOW, Ichabod Crane (Johnny Depp) is a squeamish, bookish 18th century New York City investigator sent to a small town in lower Westchester county to look into three mysterious decapitations. When the always ..read more »
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from 28,318 members
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Sleepy Hollow - Blu-ray
(1999)
Starring: Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Michael Gambon
Director: Tim Burton
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In Tim Burton's stylish, creepy retelling of the classic Washington Irving story, SLEEPY HOLLOW, Ichabod Crane (Johnny Depp) is a squeamish, bookish 18th century New York City investigator sent to a small town in lower Westchester county to look into three mysterious decapitations. When the always ..read more »
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from 1,534 member
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Funny Bones
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Jerry Lewis, Oliver Platt, Lee Evans
Director: Peter Chelsom
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Tommy Fawkes (Oliver Platt) is a struggling stand-up comedian who has tried for years to get out from under the shadow of his father, George Fawkes (Jerry Lewis), himself a famous humorist. Tommy finally scores a showcase spot at a major resort in Las Vegas, but when opening night rolls around, ..read more »
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from 863 members
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Guarding Tess
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Shirley MacLaine, Nicolas Cage, Richard Griffiths
Director: Hugh Wilson
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Tess Carlisle (Shirley MacLaine) is the widow of a former United States President. A quarrelsome older woman, she's known for her belligerent manner and her blatant disregard for protocol. For Doug Chesnic (Nicolas Cage), the Secret Service agent assigned to the widow, standing watch over the ..read more »
62%
from 2,490 members
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King Ralph
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: John Goodman, Peter O'Toole, John Hurt
Director: David S. Ward
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When a freak accident wipes out the entire royal family, an exhaustive search of the bloodline reveals a distant heir: Ralph Jones. A good-natured, down-to-earth Las Vegas lounge singer, Ralph is quickly given a crash course in royal manners. But his unconventional behavior provides fuel for a ..read more »
58%
from 678 members
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Withnail And I
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Paul McGann, Richard E. Grant, Richard Griffiths
Director: Bruce Robinson
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WITHNAIL AND I is a quirky semiautobiographical account of filmmaker Bruce Robinson's early years as an actor. In 1969 London, two unemployed thespians--Withnail (Richard E. Grant) and Marwood (Paul McGann)--take a holiday in the Lake District at the home of Withnail's uncle Monty (Richard ..read more »
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from 31,295 members
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Whoops Apocalypse
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Loretta Swit, Peter Cook, Michael Richards
Director: Tom Bussmann
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Mix all these stars with political intrigue, Royal kidnaps, hostile invasions, nuclear bombs, British Task Forces, mad international terrorists and the SAS... and you get total mayhem. Based on the popular TV series.
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from 725 members
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A Private Function
on DVD
(1984)
Starring: Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Denholm Elliott
Director: Malcolm Mowbray
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A British couple's attempts to circumvent local food-rationing regulations trigger a chaotic series of events in this satirical comedy set in post-World War II England. The couple's scheme centers on a massive hog which has been illegally raised by a local farmer. Seeing a chance to capitalize on ..read more »
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from 1,533 member
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The Merry Wives Of Windsor
on DVD
(1982)
Starring: Richard Griffiths, Prunella Scales, Judy Davis
Director: David Jones
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In 1978, the BBC set itself the task of filming all of William Shakespeare's plays for television. The resulting productions, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilised the best theatrical and television directors and brought great performances from leading contemporary actors. Among the ..read more »
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from 133 members
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Opa!
Starring: Matthew Modine, Richard Griffiths, Agni Scott
Director: Udayan Prasad
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On the magical Greek island of Patmos, the inhabitants have lived, danced, and laughed for thousands of years. But, with the arrival of a straight-laced, high-tech archaeologist, Eric everything could forever change. Eric finds himself swept into a world of picture-postcard scenery and romance. ..read more »
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from 3 members
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...ought it couldn't get any better, the lecherous Uncle Monty (played by the S.S. Richard Griffiths) comes along and steals the show.
P.S. Did anyone know that '& I' is actuall...
