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Alan Rickman
Alan Rickman was born on the 21st February 1946 in Hammersmith London.
His 1st big film was Die Hard in 1988 where he played Hans Gruber. In 1991 he played the sheriff in Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves he turned this part down 2 times before accepting.
He also played Professor Severus Snape in the Harry Potter movies. He only got this role due to Tim Roth turning the role down.
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Top 10 Alan Rickman -
26 August 2010
-There is much, much more to Alan Rickman than his villainous turns in Hollywood blockbusters. With comedic and ultra-serious roles to his name, he is also a respected stage actor and director. Without a single Oscar nod in his thirty year career, Rickman is surely on
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Top 10 Alan Rickman -
15 July 2009
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-Alan Rickman made his bad guy debut as German terrorist Hans Gruber in 1988, opposite all-American action hero Bruce Willis. Rickman is pitt
Alan Rickman - what members say
review by from Bury, Lancashire.
well-worth persevering with 29 June 2004
review by from The Nostromo
Awesome action flick 25 January 2004
review by from Hampshire
Harry Potter 3.. lets see.. 27 June 2005
Alan Rickman - filmography
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Alice in Wonderland - 3D Blu-ray
(2010)
Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Matt Lucas
Director: Tim Burton
Certificate: 
Tumble down the rabbit hole with Alice for a fantastical adventure from Walt Disney Pictures and Tim Burton. Inviting and magical, Alice In Wonderland is an imaginative new twist on one of the most beloved stories of all time. Alice (Mia Wasikowska), now 19 years old returns to the whimsical world ..read more »
 
69%
from 420 members
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Alice in Wonderland - Blu-ray
(2010)
Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Matt Lucas
Director: Tim Burton
Certificate:
Tumble down the rabbit hole with Alice for a fantastical adventure from Walt Disney Pictures and Tim Burton. Inviting and magical, Alice In Wonderland is an imaginative new twist on one of the most beloved stories of all time. Alice (Mia Wasikowska), now 19 years old returns to the whimsical world ..read more »
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from 13,918 members
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Alice in Wonderland
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Matt Lucas
Director: Tim Burton
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Tumble down the rabbit hole with Alice for a fantastical adventure from Walt Disney Pictures and Tim Burton. Inviting and magical, Alice In Wonderland is an imaginative new twist on one of the most beloved stories of all time. Alice (Mia Wasikowska), now 19 years old returns to the whimsical world ..read more »
68%
from 48,108 members
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The Wildest Dream
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Conrad Anker, Hugh Dancy, Ralph Fiennes
Director: Anthony Geffen
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Uses astonishing visuals to tell the intersecting stories of George Mallory, the first man to attempt a summit of Mount Everest, and Conrad Anker, the mountaineer who finds Mallory's frozen remains 75 years later.
68%
from 148 members
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Bottle Shock
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Alan Rickman, Chris Pine, Rachael Taylor
Director: Randall Miller
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In 1976, a small American winery bested the exalted French wines of the time and sent the wine industry into a tizzy--putting California wines on the map for good. Based on a true story, "Bottle Shock" chronicles the events leading up to the famous "Judgment of Paris" tastings, told through the ..read more »
64%
from 1,965 member
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Nobel Son
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Alan Rickman, Bryan Greenberg, Shawn Hatosy
Director: Randall Miller
Certificate: 
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Barkley Michaelson is in a deep life rut. He's struggling to finish his PHD thesis when his father, the learned Eli Michaelson, wins the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Barkley and his mother, Sarah, a renowned forensic psychiatrist, now have the ill-fortune of living with a man-eating monster whose ..read more »
57%
from 301 members
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Cheat, Steal And Lie
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Allan Corduner, Alan Rickman, Juliet Stevenson
Director: Mike Binder
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A multi-hyphenate in the truest sense of the term, Mike Binder wrote, directed and stars in The Search for John Gissing. An American businessman (Binder) and his wife (Garofalo) arrive in London under the assumption that he was brought in to consult on an impending business merger. The fact is ..read more »
64%
from 19 members
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson
Director: Mike Newell
Certificate: 
Watch now: £2.49
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 »
72%
from 77,192 members
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Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire - HD
(2005)
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson
Director: Mike Newell
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Watch now: £2.49
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 »
76%
from 1,511 member
Not currently released
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
(2004)
Starring: Martin Freeman, Sam Rockwell, Mos Def
Director: Garth Jennings
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
The long-awaited film version of Douglas Adams' THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY, based on his five-book series, is a funny, wacky, highly creative ride through a bizarre universe. Martin Freeman (Tim from THE OFFICE) stars as Arthur Dent, a British everyman suddenly thrust into intergalactic ..read more »
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from 66,684 members
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Love Actually
(2003)
Starring: Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth
Director: Richard Curtis
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Written and directed by Richard Curtis and produced by Duncan Kenworthy (the team behind NOTTING HILL and FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL) this zingy Brit-com weaves a vivid crazy quilt of interlocking or unrelated vignettes all dealing with the subject of love over the Christmas holidays in London. ..read more »
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from 82,389 members
Not currently released
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Love Actually - Blu-ray
(2003)
Starring: Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth
Director: Richard Curtis
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Written and directed by Richard Curtis and produced by Duncan Kenworthy (the team behind NOTTING HILL and FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL) this zingy Brit-com weaves a vivid crazy quilt of interlocking or unrelated vignettes all dealing with the subject of love over the Christmas holidays in London. ..read more »
72%
from 738 members
Not available for rental
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Blow Dry
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Alan Rickman, Natasha Richardson, Rachel Griffiths
Director: Paddy Breathnach
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The British Hairdressing Championship is coming to the small Yorkshire town of Keighley. The Mayor (Warren Clarke) is ecstatic--but initially the townspeople are underwhelmed. The exotic models and their even more exotic hairdressers arrive--among them reigning champion, Ray Robertson (Bill Nighy). ..read more »
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from 1,611 member
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Help! I'm a Fish
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Nis Bank-Mikkelsen, Alan Rickman, Terry Jones
Director: Stefan Fjeldmark, Michael Hegner
Certificate: 
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Three kids are accidentally sent on the underwater adventure of a lifetime in this animated story for the whole family. Five-year-old Stella and her 13-year-old brother Fly are dropped off to spend the afternoon with their Aunt Anna and her son, an overweight computer geek named Chuck. Fry, Stella, ..read more »
63%
from 2,451 members
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Galaxy Quest - Blu-ray
(1999)
Starring: Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman
Director: Dean Parisot
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GALAXY QUEST is a satirical comedy that pokes fun at the influence science fiction shows such as STAR TREK have had on their audience. The cast members of the cult sci-fi television series GALAXY QUEST now earn their livings appearing at conventions and grand openings, led by their bomastic captain ..read more »
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from 1,066 member
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Galaxy Quest
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman
Director: Dean Parisot
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GALAXY QUEST is a satirical comedy that pokes fun at the influence science fiction shows such as STAR TREK have had on their audience. The cast members of the cult sci-fi television series GALAXY QUEST now earn their livings appearing at conventions and grand openings, led by their bomastic captain ..read more »
69%
from 9,339 members
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Dogma
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Linda Fiorentino
Director: Kevin Smith
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Imaginative theology and a bigger-than-usual budget make Kevin Smith's (CHASING AMY, CLERKS) fourth film a kind of post-Catholic fantasy that only a comic-book enthusiast of his caliber could dream up. It concerns banished angels, Loki (Matt Damon) and Bartleby (Ben Affleck) who, after a few ..read more »
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from 21,507 members
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Dark Harbour
(1998)
Starring: Alan Rickman, Polly Walker, Norman Reedus
Director: Adam Coleman Howard
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A bickering couple (Alan Rickman and Polly Walker) drive fast through a downpour to catch the last ferry to their island retreat. In a flash, they recognize a crumpled body laying at the side of the road after much argument they stop, only to find a young boy (Norman Reedus) battered and bruised. ..read more »
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from 6 members
Currently unavailable
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Judas Kiss
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Simon Baker-Denny, Carla Gugino, Gil Bellows
Director: Sebastian Gutierrez
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A woman and her lover who have made money by running sex scams decide to go for the big time and kidnap the owner of a computer company. Things go wrong when the wife of a senator is killed during the kidnapping...
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from 331 members
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The Winter Guest
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Phyllida Law, Emma Thompson, Sheila Reid
Director: Alan Rickman
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A dense, filling slice-of-life set in a tiny snowbound Scottish burg, where four pairs of characters grapple with various aspects of human hardship. Thompson plays opposite Law, her actual mother, as a recently widowed photographer whose haze of grief has driven a wedge into their relationship. ..read more »
56%
from 1,107 member
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Michael Collins
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Aidan Quinn, Stephen Rea, Alan Rickman
Director: Neil Jordan
Certificate:
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The rise and fall of one of the most important and controversial figures in Ireland's struggle for independence is chronicled in this biographical drama. In 1916, the British government ruled Ireland with a firm and cruel hand, as they had for 700 years. When a group of Irish rebels staged a six-..read more »
72%
from 3,920 members
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Sense And Sensibility
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Hugh Grant
Director: Ang Lee
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The recipient of seven Oscar® nominations, this film version of Jane Austen's classic 1811 novel stars Emma Thompson as Elinor Dashwood. With her mother and sisters, Elinor struggles financially after the death of her father, who bequeathed the Dashwood estate to his oafish son by an earlier ..read more »
74%
from 13,106 members
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Mesmer
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Alan Rickman, Donal Donnelly
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
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The story of Franz Anton Mesmer and his unconventional theories and practice in the world of medicine in the 18th century. After seeming to cure a beautiful pianist of blindness the couple fall into a forbidden love affair. A challenging look at a unique historical figure. Winner, Best Actor, ..read more »
48%
from 338 members
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Bob Roberts
on DVD
(1992)
Starring: Tim Robbins, Giancarlo Esposito, Alan Rickman
Director: Tim Robbins
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Brilliant political satire about the senatorial campaign of a right-wing candidate. Told in a mockumentary style, a corrupt rightwing folksinger runs a crooked election campaign while only one independent muck-raking reporter is trying to stop him.
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from 1,360 member
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Close My Eyes
on DVD
(1991)
Starring: Alan Rickman, Clive Owen, Saskia Reeves
Director: Stephen Poliakoff
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A woman, Natalie (Saskia Reeves), becomes re-aquainted with her younger brother, Richard (Clive Owen), from whom she was separated as a child. They meet intermittently for the next few years, until the sister gets married to Sinclair (Alan Rickman), a wealthy businessman. Once married, the siblings ..read more »
56%
from 2,237 members
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Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves
on DVD
(1991)
Starring: Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater
Director: Kevin Reynolds
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Robin of Locksley escapes death in a foreign land. Returning home to England with a Moor named Azeem he discovers that his father has been killed by the Sheriff of Nottingham who has seized power in the King's absence. Now Robin must become a fugitive and fight for retribution.
69%
from 21,587 members
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Truly, Madly, Deeply
(1990)
Starring: Alan Rickman, Juliet Stevenson, Bill Paterson
Director: Anthony Minghella
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In Anthony Minghella's directorial debut, Nina (Juliet Stevenson) is trying to put her life back together following the untimely death of her boyfriend, Jamie (Alan Rickman). She still hears his voice in her head, telling her to lock the back door, or instructing her in the proper way to brush her ..read more »
67%
from 10,444 members
Not currently released
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Quigley Down Under
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: Tom Selleck, Alan Rickman, Laura San Giacomo
Director: Simon Wincer
Certificate:
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Quigley (Tom Selleck) is an American sharpshooter imported from the heat and dust of the Old West to the heat and dust of the Australian outback to fight off wild dogs with his six foot rifle. Upon arrival, he learns he's been hired to kill Aborigines by a heartless rancher, which disgusts Quigley, ..read more »
67%
from 1,758 member
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Die Hard
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, Paul Gleason
Director: John McTiernan
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On Christmas Eve, a New York cop comes to L.A. to see his estranged wife at her company's Christmas party, held on the top floor of a sparkling skyscraper. When terrorists capture the building, the incredulous cop is the hostages' only hope for survival.One of the greatest action movies of the late ..read more »
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from 58,230 members
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Die Hard - Blu-ray
(1988)
Starring: Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, Paul Gleason
Director: John McTiernan
Certificate:
On Christmas Eve, a New York cop comes to L.A. to see his estranged wife at her company's Christmas party, held on the top floor of a sparkling skyscraper. When terrorists capture the building, the incredulous cop is the hostages' only hope for survival.One of the greatest action movies of the late ..read more »
87%
from 3,528 members
Not currently released
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The January Man
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Kevin Kline, Susan Sarandon, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Director: Pat O'Connor
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An underrated film penned by Oscar winner (Moonstruck) John Patrick Shanley about a modern day Sherlock Holmes asked by his policeman brother to discover a serial killer's identity before he strikes again. His romance with the Mayor's daughter has a touch of poetry that lifts the film above formula.
55%
from 740 members
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Romeo & Juliet
on DVD
(1978)
Starring: Patrick Ryecart, Rebecca Saire, John Gielgud
Director: Alvin Rakoff
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The tale of exquisite and doomed young love, against the backdrop of a bitter family rivalry. The innocence of the young lovers is contrasted with the festering imbecility, prejudice, bigotry and stubborn pride of their elders. 1978 production from the BBC which maintains a close loyalty to the text.
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from 141 members
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...nd, anyway, she is a good actress with one of the friendliest faces in movies. Alan Rickman is simply excellent; he improves virtually any movie he's in. Hugh Grant is go...
