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Gillian Armstrong



Filmography

Gillian Armstrong - filmography


  • Death Defying Acts on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Catherine Zeta-Jones,  Guy Pearce,  Timothy Spall
    Director: Gillian Armstrong
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
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    Director Gillian Armstrong's drama follows the efforts of master illusionist Harry Houdini (Guy Pearce) to make contact with his dead mother. In 1926, Houdini is at the height of his powers, enjoying worldwide fame and adoration from his legion of fans. The death of his mother Cecilia, however, ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 55% from 3,470 members
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  • Charlotte Gray on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Anton Lesser,  James Fleet,  Rupert Penry-Jones
    Director: Gillian Armstrong
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    London, World War Two. Charlotte Gray (Cate Blanchett) agrees to go on a special mission to France when her RAF boyfriend, originally scheduled to carry out the mission himself, goes missing. Based in a remote French farm run by M. Levade (Michael Gambon), her job is to liaise with local Resistance ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 5,680 members
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  • Oscar And Lucinda on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Ralph Fiennes,  Ciarán Hinds,  Cate Blanchett
    Director: Gillian Armstrong
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A priest (Ralph Fiennes) likes to gamble his money and then donate all his winnings to the poor. However, when he meets and falls in love with an Australian heiress (Cate Blanchett) during a game of cards, their lives become entwined and changed forever.
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 1,468 member
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  • Little Women on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Winona Ryder,  Eric Stoltz,  Samantha Mathis
    Director: Gillian Armstrong
    Certificate: Certificate: U
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    This 90s update of the classic Civil War tale follows the lives of Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy, four sisters left at home with their mother during the war. Hardships abound but the girls always retain hope and their strong family loyalty as each grows in her own way into a 'little woman'. Starring Winona ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 5,161 members
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  • Fires Within on DVD (1991)
    Starring: Vincent D'Onofrio,  Greta Scacchi,  Vincent D'Onofrio
    Director: Gillian Armstrong
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Nestor (Jimmy Smits), a political prisoner in Cuba, is eventually released after eight years of incarceration and travels to Miami to be re-united with his wife and daughter. His wife (Greta Scacchi), however, has fallen in love with another man and Nestor must choose between his politics and the ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 41% from 66 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 »
    2.5 stars out of 5 46% from 39 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 »
    2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 10 members
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  • My Brilliant Career (1979)
    Starring: Judy Davis,  Robert Grubb,  Sam Neill
    Director: Gillian Armstrong
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Both actress Judy Davis and director Gillian Armstrong made a big splash on the international scene with this charming Australian film that examines late 19th century Australian society from the perspective of a headstrong woman who refuses to follow convention. The film charts the developing self-..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 383 members
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Gillian Armstrong facts

5 most recent films

Death Defying Acts - 3.0 stars
Unfolding Florence - The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst - 1.5 stars
Charlotte Gray - 3.0 stars
Oscar And Lucinda - 3.0 stars
Little Women - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

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

5 lowest-rated films

Unfolding Florence - The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst - 1.5 stars
Mrs. Soffel - 2.5 stars
Starstruck - 2.5 stars
Fires Within - 2.0 stars
The Last Days Of Chez Nous - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Samantha Mathis - 2 times - show films
Martin Fisher - 2 times - show films
Eric Stoltz - 2 times - show films
Guy Pearce - 2 times - show films
Trini Alvarado - 2 times - show films