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review by philjb from Worcs
Michael Collins 2 March 2005
review by from West Midlands
perfectly realised!! 28 June 2006
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Jordan's masterpiece 31 March 2005
Neil Jordan - filmography
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Byzantium
(2012)
Starring: Gemma Arterton, Saoirse Ronan, Jonny Lee Miller
Director: Neil Jordan
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In director Neil Jordan's vampire thriller a mother and daughter struggle to hide their bloody secret from their adopted community. Having survived for over 200 years, itinerant single mother Clara (Gemma Arterton) and her daughter Eleanor (Saoirse Ronan) are offered shelter at the down-at-heel ..read more »
 
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The Borgias - Series 1
(3 discs)
on DVD
(2011)
Starring: Jeremy Irons, François Arnaud, Holliday Grainger
Director: Neil Jordan
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The Showtime Original Series The Borgias is the sordid saga of one of the most remarkable and legendary families in history. Set in 15th century Italy at the height of the Renaissance, The Borgias chronicles the corrupt rise of patriarch Rodrigo Borgia (Jeremy Irons) to the papacy, where he ..read more »
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from 1,921 member
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Ondine
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Colin Farrell, Tony Curran, Stephen Rea
Director: Neil Jordan
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"Ondine" is the enchanting story of Syracuse, a lonely fisherman who one day pulls a beautiful woman named Ondine out of the sea in his nets. His young daughter Annie is convinced that she is a "selkie" - a creature from Irish folklore much like a mermaid. Syracuse has his doubts, but as Ondine ..read more »
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from 6,133 members
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A Film with Me in It
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Keith Allen, David Doherty, Mark Doherty
Director: Ian Fitzgibbon
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An actor finds his bad luck turning worse and events begin to mirror a film script. Desperately trying to find a way out of his predicament he and a friend start pitching ideas to each other, and begin to treat the situation like the movie it mimics.
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from 267 members
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The Brave One - Blu-ray
(2007)
Starring: Mary Steenburgen, Zoe Kravitz, Jane Adams
Director: Neil Jordan
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Watch now: Unavailable
Thriller starring Jodie Foster as Erica Bain, host of a New York radio show whose life is shattered by a brutal attack that leaves her fiance (Naveen Andrews) dead, her own body shattered and her sense of safety permanently destroyed. Unable to move past the tragedy, Erica begins prowling the city ..read more »
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from 3,984 members
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Breakfast On Pluto
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Liam Neeson, Bryan Ferry, Stephen Rea
Director: Neil Jordan
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Comedy set in the 1970s. The film follows the exploits of Patrick Braden (Cillian Murphy), an endearing, but deceptively tough young man. Abandoned as a baby in his small Irish hometown and aware from a very early age that he is different, Patrick survives this harsh environment with the aid of his ..read more »
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from 12,845 members
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The Good Thief
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Tchéky Karyo, Gérard Darmon, Gerard Darmon
Director: Neil Jordan
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Bob is an ageing American thief living in Nice, France. He is hoping to do one last job so that he can retire on the proceeds.
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from 2,164 members
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The Actors
(2003)
Starring: Lena Headey, Miranda Richardson, Dylan Moran
Director: Conor McPherson
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Two struggling thespians - O'Malley (Michael Caine) and his young castmate Tom (Dylan Moran) - decide to try to rip off small-town crook Barreller (Michael Gambon) by using their acting skills. Everything goes according to plan until Barreller's daughter falls in love with Tom.
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from 2,275 members
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Intermission
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Rory Keenan, Cillian Murphy, Colm Meaney
Director: John Crowley
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A raucous story of the interweaving lives and loves of small-town delinquents, shady cops, pretty good girls and very bad boys. With Irish guts and grit, lives collide, preconceptions shatter and romance is tested to the extreme. An ill-timed and poorly executed couple's break-up sets off a chain ..read more »
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from 7,634 members
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In Dreams
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Aidan Quinn, Paul Guilfoyle, Stephen Rea
Director: Neil Jordan
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Annette Bening plays Claire Cooper, a woman whose idyllic New England existence is disrupted by the arrival of a mysterious and psychotic serial killer (Robert Downey Jr.). Not only does the murderer wreak havoc upon the community, but he also starts to appear in Claire's dreams, leaving clues as ..read more »
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from 1,032 member
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The End of the Affair
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: James Bolam, Jason Isaacs, Sam Bould
Director: Neil Jordan
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Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
In 1946, novelist Maurice Bendix (Ralph Fiennes) encounters civil servant Henry Miles (Stephen Rea) on Clapham Common, and recalls how years earlier he had a passionate affair with Henry's wife, Sarah (Julianne Moore), which ended suddenly and without explanation. Henry was unaware of the affair at ..read more »
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from 6,253 members
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Butcher Boy
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Eamonn Owens, Sean McGinley, Peter Gowen
Director: Neil Jordan
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In a small Irish town in the 1950's, Francie Brady (Eamonn Owens), and his best friend Joe (Alan Boyle), play the usual childhood fantasy games of cowboys and adventurers. But outside their children's play, real life is far less appealing for Francie.
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from 593 members
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Michael Collins
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Alan Rickman, Liam Neeson, Aidan Quinn
Director: Neil Jordan
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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 »
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from 4,470 members
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Interview with the Vampire
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Stephen Rea, Christian Slater
Director: Neil Jordan
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Anne Rice's best-selling romantic horror tale about the origins of a centuries-old vampire inspired this popular, atmospheric chiller. One of director Neil Jordan's major Hollywood productions, the film stays close to its source material, retaining the frame of a young reporter (Christian Slater) ..read more »
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from 19,695 members
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The Crying Game
on DVD
(1992)
Starring: Forest Whitaker, Stephen Rea, Jim Broadbent
Director: Neil Jordan
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In this successful psychological thriller, a reluctant agent of the Irish Republican Army discovers that some people just aren't who you expect them to be. Fergus (Stephen Rea) is an IRA volunteer who, despite personal misgivings, takes part in the kidnapping of a black British soldier, Jody (..read more »
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from 13,536 members
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The Crying Game - Blu-ray
(1992)
Starring: Forest Whitaker, Stephen Rea, Jim Broadbent
Director: Neil Jordan
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Fergus (Stephen Rea), an IRA member, is standing guard over a British soldier (Forest Whitaker) who the IRA have taken hostage. Against the orders of his superiors, he engages in conversation with the man, who tells him about his lover Dil (Jaye Davidson), who lives in London. Moved by his captive'..read more »
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from 51 members
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We're No Angels
(1989)
Starring: Sean Penn, Robert De Niro, Demi Moore
Director: Neil Jordan
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Two escaped convicts on the run (Robert De Niro and Sean Penn) try to outsmart the law by masquerading as priests. Their goal is to find a way into Canada before they are discovered. The plan is complicated, however, when one of them falls in love with a hot-tempered woman (Demi Moore) with some ..read more »
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from 296 members
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High Spirits
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Daryl Hannah, Peter O'Toole, Steve Guttenburg
Director: Neil Jordan
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The owner of an Irish castle finds himself in debt and decides to get his staff to dress up in white sheets in order to scare the guests and hopefully attract tourists. Events take an unexpected turn when real ghosts joins in the proceedings.
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from 2,008 members
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Mona Lisa
on DVD
(1985)
Starring: Cathy Tyson, Michael Caine, Bob Hoskins
Director: Neil Jordan
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Classic downbeat British crime thriller, directed by Neil Jordan. George (Bob Hoskins) is a low-grade mob enforcer, recently released from prison after a stretch covering up for his boss, Mortwell (Michael Caine). Taking on a job as chauffeur to prickly call girl Simone (Cathy Tyson), George ..read more »
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from 4,903 members
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The Company of Wolves - Blu-ray
(1984)
Starring: Angela Lansbury, Micha Bergese, Stephen Rea
Director: Neil Jordan
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When young teenager Rosaleen (Sarah Patterson) sleeps, she enters a nightmarish yet alluring dream world populated by werewolves. Her magical encounters become ever more fantastic as they give expression to her own burgeoning sexuality. Meanwhile, rumours grow that a real-life wolf is stalking the ..read more »
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from 535 members
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The Company Of Wolves
on DVD
(1984)
Starring: Angela Lansbury, Micha Bergese, Stephen Rea
Director: Neil Jordan
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When young teenager Rosaleen (Sarah Patterson) sleeps, she enters a nightmarish yet alluring dream world populated by werewolves. Her magical encounters become ever more fantastic as they give expression to her own burgeoning sexuality. Meanwhile, rumours grow that a real-life wolf is stalking the ..read more »
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from 3,289 members
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Angel
on DVD
(1982)
Starring: Alan Devlin, Veronica Quilligan, Stephen Rea
Director: Neil Jordan
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Neil Jordan's directorial debut stars Stephen Rea as Danny, a talented saxophone player in an Irish rock band. After witnessing the double sectarian murder of his manager and an innocent mute girl, Danny's anger builds, eventually leading him to seek revenge. He swaps his saxophone for a machine ..read more »
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from 343 members
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... of the relatively recent past from present day politics and I suspect director Neil Jordan's political sympathies may have influenced the way some events are shown in the...
