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  • Death Defying Acts on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Catherine Zeta-Jones,  Guy Pearce,  Timothy Spall
    Director: Gillian Armstrong
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
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    Celebrated director Gillian Armstrong (MY BRILLIANT CAREER, LITTLE WOMEN) helms this film about Harry Houdini's romance with a con woman. In his attempts to contact his dead mother, the magician (Guy Pearce) meets a beautiful psychic (Catherine Zeta-Jones) who isn't all she appears.
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 2,512 members
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  • Charlotte Gray on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Cate Blanchett,  Billy Crudup,  Michael Gambon
    Director: Gillian Armstrong
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    CHARLOTTE GRAY is directed by Gillian Armstrong (MRS. SOFFEL, OSCAR AND LUCINDA) with her signature recipe for success--a love story set in beautiful scenery played by an all-star cast. Here, Charlotte Gray (Cate Blanchett) is a Scottish woman in mid-WWII, living with an adventuresome pair of young ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 63% from 4,587 members
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  • Mrs. Soffel (1984)
    Starring: Diane Keaton,  Mel Gibson
    Director: Gillian Armstrong
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1901, this drama depicts a true story that shocked contemporary society. Kate Soffel is a warden's wife so full of Christian values that she regularly visits her husband's jail, handing out bibles and attempting to reform the convicts. But Ed Biddle, a rather ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 26 members
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  • Starstruck (1982)
    Starring: Jo Kennedy,  Ross O'Donovan,  Margo Lee
    Director: Gillian Armstrong
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Fourteen year old Angus Mullens dreams of stardom for his new wave cousin, Jackie, and he'll do whatever it takes to get her there. When he hears of a big-time talent contest on prime time Aussie TV, getting her on the show becomes his only goal. The prize money would really come in handy too -- ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 5 members
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  • My Brilliant Career (1979)
    Starring: Judy Davis,  Sam Neill,  Wendy Hughes
    Director: Gillian Armstrong
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    The oldest child of a poor Australian ranch family has aspirations of artistic greatness. However, she finds that she must choose between her dream and her less-than-perfect love affair. Based on the autobiographical novel by Miles Franklin. Academy Award Nominations: Best Costume Design.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 61% from 352 members
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  • Death Defying Acts to Watch Now (2009)
    Starring: Catherine Zeta-Jones,  Guy Pearce,  Timothy Spall
    Director: Gillian Armstrong
    Certificate: Certificate: PG (TBC)
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    Run time: 96 minutes
    When famous escape artist Harry Houdini arrives in Edinburgh and offers a $10,000 reward to anyone who can contact his mother from beyond the grave, a beautiful but deceptive psychic and her young 'sidekick' daughter take the challenge. As Houdini spends time with this mysterious woman, he is ..read more »
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 43% from 3 members
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Gillian Armstrong facts

5 most recent films

Death Defying Acts - 2.5 stars
Charlotte Gray - 3.0 stars
Oscar And Lucinda - 3.0 stars
Little Women - 3.5 stars
Fires Within - 2.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Little Women - 3.5 stars
Charlotte Gray - 3.0 stars
My Brilliant Career - 3.0 stars
Oscar And Lucinda - 3.0 stars
Death Defying Acts - 2.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Starstruck - 2.5 stars
Mrs. Soffel - 2.5 stars
Fires Within - 2.0 stars
The Last Days Of Chez Nous - 2.5 stars
Death Defying Acts - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Martin Fisher - 2 times - show films
Aaron Brown - 2 times - show films
Saoirse Ronan - 2 times - show films
Catherine Zeta-Jones - 2 times - show films
Tim Frost - 2 times - show films