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Gary Oldman
Leonard Gary Oldman was born on March 21st 1958 in London England. His older sister is Laila Morse, who plays Big Mo in BBC's Eastenders.
Gary started his career by acting in many plays, in which he won an award for best newcomer. His first major film role was in Sid And Nancy, where he played icon Sid Vicious.
Gary has been married three times and he has three children. Two sons from his first marriage and a son from his third.
Gary is well known for having a different accent in every film he has ever appeared in.
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'I don't think Hollywood knows what to do with me. I would i Magine that when it comes to romantic comedies, my name would be pretty low down on the list.'
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Oldman on board for next Potter flick -
23 March 2006
Harry Potter fans will be relieved to know that Gary Oldman (Sid And Nancy, Leon, Hannibal) will resume his role as Harry's godfather Sirius Black for the next film in the series: Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix. - -Filming for the next screen instalment of
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Oldman turns attorney in Zodiac -
7 July 2005
After playing a policeman in Batman Begins, starring Katie Holmes and Brit Christian Bale, Gary Oldman is to take to the law courts as an attorney in Zodiac.-Oldman, who played Sirius Black in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, will play attorney Melvin Belli
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Oldman joins Batman five -
4 March 2004
Gary Oldman is joining the cast of the new film "Batman Begins".-The English actor is set to play Lieutenant James Gordon in film - set at the start of the Cape Crusader's journey.- -This is, of course, the man who becomes Commissioner Gordon. -Shooting is
Gary Oldman - what members say
Gary Oldman - filmography
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Book of Eli
(2010)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Mila Kunis, Albert Hughes
Director: Allen Hughs
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In the not-too-distant future, across the wasteland of what once was America, a lone warrior (Washington) must fight to bring civilization the knowledge that could be the key to its redemption and save the future of humanity.
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The Unborn
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Odette Yustman, Gary Oldman, Cam Gigandet
Director: David S. Goyer
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Writer/Director David Goyer (Blade: Trinity, The Invisible, Batman Begins) gives a terrifying glimpse into the life of the undead in The Unborn, a supernatural thriller that follows a young woman pulled into a world of nightmares when a demonic spirit haunts her and threatens everyone she loves.
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from 4,432 members
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Unborn, The - BLU-RAY Version
(2009)
Starring: Odette Yustman, Gary Oldman, Cam Gigandet
Director: David S. Goyer
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Writer/Director David Goyer (Blade: Trinity, The Invisible, Batman Begins) gives a terrifying glimpse into the life of the undead in The Unborn, a supernatural thriller that follows a young woman pulled into a world of nightmares when a demonic spirit haunts her and threatens everyone she loves.
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from 869 members
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The Dark Knight
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Maggie Gyllenhaal
Director: Christopher Nolan
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Batman and James Gordon join forces with Gotham's new District Attorney, Harvey Dent, to take on a psychotic bank robber known as The Joker, whilst other forces plot against them, and Joker's crimes grow more and more deadly.
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from 69,448 members
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Zodiac
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey, Chloe Sevigny
Director: David Fincher
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Based on the Robert Graysmith books about the real life notorious Zodiac, a serial killer who terrorized San Francisco with a string of seemingly random murders during the 1960s and 1970s.
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from 48,957 members
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Zodiac - BLU-RAY Version
(2007)
Starring: Elias Koteas, Pell James, Jake Gyllenhaal
Director: David Fincher
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David Fincher's (FIGHT CLUB, SE7EN) adaptation of the Robert Graysmith book masterfully transports viewers to the Bay Area in the 1960s and '70s by drawing on actual case files from the notoriously unsolved Zodiac killer mystery. As a murderer with seemingly random targets starts sending terrifying ..read more »
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from 2,104 members
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Backwoods
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Gary Oldman, Paddy Considine, Aitana Sanchez-Gijon
Director: Koldo Serra
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Thriller set in the 1970s starring Gary Oldman. Lucy (Virginie Ledoyen) and Norman (Paddy Considine) are a young married couple who visit a friend (Oldman) in the Basque region of Spain. Their tranquil summer turns to horror when they discover a girl with horribly mutilated hands in the forest. ..read more »
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from 1,720 member
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Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson
Director: Mike Newell
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This year, Hogwarts is hosting the Tri Wizard festival, and there may be a plot afoot to off Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) during the proceedings. Hermione (Emma Watson) finds a man worthy of her in competing Russian Quidditch champion Viktor Krum (Stanislav Ivaneski), to the chagrin of Ron Weaselly (..read more »
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from 69,051 members
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Batman Begins
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Christian Bale, Katie Holmes, Cillian Murphy
Director: Christopher Nolan
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Years ago, a young boy watched a street thug murder his parents. His life went cold. He left the city for the Far East, where he trained. He grew strong. But so did the darkness. And now the man is returning to Gotham City. The black, boiling drive for vengeance will cause Bruce Wayne to create a ..read more »
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from 118,672 members
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Sin
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Gary Oldman, Ving Rhames, Gregg Henry
Director: Michael Stevens
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Gary Oldman plays evil so well. Here he plays a sadistic maniac who has retired cop Eddie Burns (Rhames) hunting for him across Reno. Burns' sister has gone missing and an ingenious and wicked trail is leading him to Oldman. Is this an act of revenge by an old adversary
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from 927 members
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Interstate 60
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Paul Brogren, Gary Oldman, Chris Cooper
Director: Bob Gale
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Bob Gale, screenwriter of classic comedies like BACK TO THE FUTURE and USED CARS, directed this unique comic fantasy. In it, James Marsden stars as Neal, a young man freshly graduated from high school and unsure of what to do with his life. Torn between his father's vision of himself and his own ..read more »
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from 1,805 member
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Nobody's Baby
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Gary Oldman, Skeet Ulrich, Radha Mitchell
Director: David Seltzer
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Two prisoners escape from jail but end up witnessing a horrific car accident where the only survivor is a little baby. On rescuing the child these no-hopers embark on parenthood in a journey of robbery, blackmail and nappies.
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from 192 members
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Hannibal - BLU-RAY Version
(2001)
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Julianne Moore, Gary Oldman
Director: Ridley Scott
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After a decade in abeyance, the courtly cannibal, Hannibal Lecter, returns to the screen, again played by Anthony Hopkins, under the direction of Ridley Scott. When F.B.I. Agent Clarice Starling (Julianne Moore) is blamed for a botched drug bust, her boss Paul Krendler (Ray Liotta) makes a media ..read more »
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from 191 members
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Hannibal
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Julianne Moore, Gary Oldman
Director: Ridley Scott
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After a decade in abeyance, the courtly cannibal, Hannibal Lecter, returns to the screen, again played by Anthony Hopkins, under the direction of Ridley Scott. When F.B.I. Agent Clarice Starling (Julianne Moore) is blamed for a botched drug bust, her boss Paul Krendler (Ray Liotta) makes a media ..read more »
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from 17,543 members
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The Contender
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Gary Oldman, Joan Allen, Jeff Bridges
Director: Rod Lurie
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In THE CONTENDER, the sudden death of the vice president of the United States forces U.S. president Jackson Evans (Jeff Bridges) to pick a replacement. He decides against picking the popular governor of Virginia, Jack Hathaway (William Petersen), and instead makes the radical choice of Senator ..read more »
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from 1,139 member
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Nil By Mouth
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Ray Winstone, Kathy Burke, Charlie Creed-Miles
Director: Gary Oldman
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Gary Oldman's directorial debut offers a gritty, profane look inside the mean streets of South London, where drug addiction, poverty and abuse hold sway. This is a semi-autobiographical picture of paternal anger and alcohol abuse from father Ray (a menacing and remarkable Ray Winstone), causing ..read more »
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from 8,781 members
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Lost In Space
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Gary Oldman, William Hurt, Matt Le Blanc
Director: Stephen Hopkins
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The space family Robinson is on a journey to Alpha Prime in the hopes of establishing a colony there and thereby saving humanity from extinction. Their plans are foiled by the evil Dr. Smith (Oldman) and they find themselves curiously enough, lost in space. Cameos by Mark Goddard, Angela Cartwright,..read more »
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from 7,807 members
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Air Force One
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
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President James Marshall (Harrison Ford) is one of the most respected leaders in the history of America. When Kazakhstanian separatists commit atrocities on their own people, Marshall authorizes a guerrilla mission to take their leader, General Radek (Jurgen Prochnow), into custody and restore the ..read more »
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from 9,463 members
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Fifth Element, The - BLU-RAY Version
(1997)
Starring: Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Milla Jovovich
Director: Luc Besson
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A visual feast combining ancient mysticism, cyberpunk sensibilities, flamboyant entertainment personalities, and gun-toting alien mercenaries. In the 23rd century, Korben Dallas, an ex-special forces agent who now practices as a down-and-out cabbie, finds himself caught in a struggle to defy a ..read more »
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from 1,016 member
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Air Force One - BLU-RAY Version
(1997)
Starring: Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
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President James Marshall (Harrison Ford) is one of the most respected leaders in the history of America. When Kazakhstanian separatists commit atrocities on their own people, Marshall authorizes a guerrilla mission to take their leader, General Radek (Jurgen Prochnow), into custody and restore the ..read more »
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from 1,217 member
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The Fifth Element
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Milla Jovovich
Director: Luc Besson
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A visual feast combining ancient mysticism, cyberpunk sensibilities, flamboyant entertainment personalities, and gun-toting alien mercenaries. In the 23rd century, Korben Dallas, an ex-special forces agent who now practices as a down-and-out cabbie, finds himself caught in a struggle to defy a ..read more »
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73%
from 37,373 members
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Basquiat
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Jeffrey Wright, David Bowie, Dennis Hopper
Director: Julian Schnabel
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In 1981, Jean-Michel Basquiat catapulted from being an unknown nineteen-year-old graffiti writer to becoming one of the most successful, controversial, glamorous artists in the world. His shows were anticipated as the big events of the New York season, and his paintings were bought by the most ..read more »
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Scarlet Letter
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Demi Moore, Gary Oldman, Robert Duvall
Director: Roland Joffe
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Roland Joffe's adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne's seminal novel tells the story of an intolerant Puritan community in the early days of American settlement. In the 1660s, Hester Prynne (Demi Moore) makes the voyage to the New World in order to find religious freedom and a new home for her and her ..read more »
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from 733 members
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Leon - BLU-RAY Version
(1994)
Starring: Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman, Jean Reno
Director: Luc Besson
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French director Luc Besson tackles his first American movie in this unusual tale of Leon (Jean Reno), a stoic assassin who develops a reluctant relationship with an orphaned 12-year-old girl (Natalie Portman, in an excellent debut performance). When a corrupt DEA official (Gary Oldman) murders the ..read more »
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from 665 members
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Leon
(1994)
Starring: Gary Oldman, Jean Reno, Natalie Portman
Director: Luc Besson
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A murder on the streets of New York leads to a deadly game of cat and mouse while an orphaned twelve-year-old girl becomes caught in the middle...
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from 77,390 members
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Murder In The First
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Christian Slater, Kevin Bacon, Gary Oldman
Director: Marc Rocco
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The true story of Henri Young, a 1930's convict who has been sent to prison for stealing five dollars. But when Young and others attempt to escape, they are caught. As punishment, a naked and wet Young is thrown into a dark, damp, rat-infested cell, where he is beaten continuously. He emerges from ..read more »
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from 3,283 members
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Romeo Is Bleeding
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Gary Oldman, Lena Olin, Anabella Sciorra
Director: Peter Medak
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A dirty cop (played by Gary Oldman) finds his greed and desire awakened when he is assigned by the Mob to murder a sexy Mafia hitwoman whilst at the same time being assigned to protect her by the FBI.
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from 833 members
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True Romance
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper
Director: Tony Scott
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When inexperienced call girl Alabama Whitman (Patricia Arquette) is paid to seduce comic-book-nerd and Elvis fanatic Clarence Worley (Christian Slater), she doesn't expect to fall for him. But these two lost souls seem to be made for each other and quickly pledge their love, marrying at Detroit's ..read more »
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from 21,035 members
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Bram Stoker's Dracula
on DVD
(1992)
Starring: Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
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This sumptuous, erotic film is a faithful adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic novel. In 1897 London, Jonathan Harker (Keanu Reeves) leaves fiancee Mina (Winona Ryder) and journeys to Transylvania to meet Count Dracula (Gary Oldman). While keeping Jonathan a prisoner in his castle, Dracula travels ..read more »
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Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead
(1991)
Starring: Tim Roth, Gary Oldman, Richard Dreyfuss
Director: Tom Stoppard
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Centering on two minor characters from Shakespeare's Hamlet, two off-kilter rogues are summoned to the court of the King of Denmark, where they meet a traveling entertainer and attempt to solve a mystery. Based on Tom Stoppard's play, this film won Best Picture at the 1991 Venice Film Festival.
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from 1,355 member
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JFK
(1991)
Starring: Kevin Costner, Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones
Director: Oliver Stone
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Oliver Stone's self-proclaimed 'countermyth', JFK mocks the doubtful veracity of the Warren Commission's findings on the Kennedy assassination and summarizes some of the myriad theories that have been proposed in its stead. Focusing on the investigation by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison ..read more »
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State Of Grace
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: Sean Penn, Ed Harris, Gary Oldman
Director: Phil Joanou
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Terry Noonan returns to New York's Hell Kitchen after twelve years to find that his old neighbourhood of seedy bars and Irish-American mobsters has been taken over by Yuppies hell-bent on gentrification. Terry's childhood buddies, ruthless gang leader Frankie Flannery and his psychotic brother ..read more »
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from 1,781 member
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The Firm
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: Gary Oldman, Lesley Manville, Phil Davis
Director: Alan Clarke
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From the director of SCUM, THE FIRM stars Gary Oldman as the leader of a gang of football hooligans called the Inter-City Crew. A brutal look at football violence and urban frustration, Alan Clarke's controversial film features unflinching social commentary.
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from 3,359 members
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Chattahoochee
(1989)
Starring: Gary Oldman, Dennis Hopper
Director: Mick Jackson
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The story chronicles the actions and emotions of Gary Oldman's character who is suffering from post traumatic stress disorder.
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from 10 members
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Track 29
on DVD
(1987)
Starring: Theresa Russell, Gary Oldman, Colleen Camp
Director: Nicolas Roeg
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From visionary director Nicolas Roeg, creator of DON'T LOOK NOW and PERFORMANCE comes this dramatic film studies the very troubled life of Linda and her doctor husband Henry. His mad passion for model trains causes Linda to re-evaluate her life. The turning point comes when she is confronted by a ..read more »
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from 140 members
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Prick Up Your Ears
on DVD
(1987)
Starring: Gary Oldman, Alfred Molina, Vanessa Redgrave
Director: Stephen Frears
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A celebration of British playwright Joe Orton's irreverent and charismatic talent. It tells the story of Joe's rise from a working class boy to peer of the Beatles and cult figure of London's Swinging 60s. The story is told through the eyes of his agent and of his best friend and murderer, Kenneth ..read more »
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from 2,335 members
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Sid And Nancy
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Gary Oldman, Chloe Webb, Courtney Love
Director: Alex Cox
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Alex Cox's riveting biopic tells the bleak, heroin-drenched story of Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious and his disturbed American girlfriend, Nancy Spungen. Gary Oldman delivers a bravura performance as Sid, matched by Chloe Webb's grating, clearly unhinged Nancy. The two lovers' childlike tenderness ..read more »
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Meantime
on DVD
(1983)
Starring: Marion Bailey, Phil Daniels, Tim Roth
Director: Mike Leigh
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Director Mike Leigh presents another slice-of-life drama--this time focusing on a family of acerbic, terminally unemployed working-class Britons languishing in their East End council house. Frank (Jeff Robert) and Mavis (Pam Ferris) are the endlessly bickering parents of Mark (Phil Daniels) and ..read more »
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from 1,776 member
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Tiptoes
on DVD
Starring: Gary Oldman, Peter Dinklage, Kate Beckinsale
Director: Matthew Bright
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A drama about prejudice and the bonds of family, Tiptoes centers around Steven (Matthew McConaughey), a firefighter whose artist girlfriend Carol (Kate Beckinsale) has recently find out she is pregnant. When Steven reacts with unexpected dismay, Carol is rightfully perplexed, that is until she ..read more »
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Interstate 60
to Watch Now
(2002)
Starring: Gary Oldman, Chris Cooper, James Marsden
Director: Bob Gale
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Run time: 117 minutes
Bob Gale, screenwriter of classic comedies like BACK TO THE FUTURE and USED CARS, directed this unique comic fantasy. In it, James Marsden stars as Neal, a young man freshly graduated from high school and unsure of what to do with his life. Torn between his father's vision of himself and his own ..read more »
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from 201 members
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
to Watch Now
(1991)
Starring: Gary Oldman, Tim Roth, Richard Dreyfuss
Director: Tom Stoppard
Certificate: 
Watch now: £2.49
Run time: 113 minutes
Richard Dreyfuss stars as the leader of a theatrical troupe visiting the Danish Royal castle. He acts out the demise of the unsuspecting Rosencrantz & Guildenstern while performing before the Royal Family. The films takes two minor characters from Shakespeare's Hamlet, and make the bumbling duo the ..read more »
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Gary Oldman facts
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A Classic 2 June 2004
...harp dialogue and a fantastic finale.
Add to that great bad guy acting from Gary Oldman and the ingredients of top actors, great story, fantastic direction and masses ...
The fifth element 11 March 2005
