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Michael Winterbottom


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Michael Winterbottom - what members say


  • Jude
  • Jude review by from London
    Rated - 4 stars Caustic and bleak love story 19 September 2004
    ...Michael Winterbottom's fine adaptation of Thomas Hardy's novel 'Jude the Obscure' is a brave, intelligent and often overpowering piece of cinema. Christopher Eccleston is the e...  
  • The Claim
  • The Claim review by from Staines
    Rated - 2 stars Brit director's rare stumble from greatness... 7 July 2004
    ...'The Claim' is directed by Bafta winning British director Michael Winterbottom. One would assume this meant it was an engaging film full of characters so real you think it's a docu...  
  • 24 Hour Party People
  • 24 Hour Party People review by from Scotland
    Rated - 5 stars 30 May 2007
    ...This is an absolute gem. Possibly Michael Winterbottom's best film. Steve Coogan plays Tony Wilson and shines. Wilson seems to be more than willing to have his characterisation pre...  

Michael Winterbottom - filmography


  • Genova on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Colin Firth,  Catherine Keener,  Hope Davis
    Director: Michael Winterbottom
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    A man (Colin Firth) moves his two daughters to Italy after their mother dies in a car accident, in order to revitalize their lives. Genova changes all three of them as the youngest daughter starts to see the ghost of her mother, while the older one discovers her sexuality.
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 2,230 members
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  • The Road To Guantanamo on DVD (2005)
    Director: Michael Winterbottom
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    THE ROAD TO GUANTANAMO is the story of four friends who set off from the Midlands in September 2001 for an innocent wedding and holiday in Pakistan. Two and a half years later, only three of them returned home. Through their epic journey we hear the story of their misunderstandings, ignorance, ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 3,595 members
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  • Code 46 on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Tim Robbins,  Samantha Morton,  Om Puri
    Director: Michael Winterbottom
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Set in Shanghai in the near future, CODE 46 takes place in a world where in-vitro fertilization, embryo splitting, and cloning have become so widespread that the government monitors all pregnancies to avoid incestuous births, whether on purpose or accidental. In Michael Winterbottom's science-..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 46% from 10,367 members
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  • 24 Hour Party People on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Steve Coogan,  Keith Allen,  Jim Cartwright
    Director: Michael Winterbottom
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Staggeringly versatile director Michael Winterbottom follows up his epic Western THE CLAIM with a period piece of a completely different variety. A sprawling, visceral tribute to the legendary Manchester music scene that flourished between the years of 1976 and 1992, 24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE recreates ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 63% from 12,814 members
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  • Butterfly Kiss on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Amanda Plummer,  Kathy Jamieson,  Saskia Reeves
    Director: Michael Winterbottom
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Michael Winterbottom's first theatrical feature is a wildly anarchic road movie in which two lesbians fall for each other while speeding through Northern England on a murder spree. Amanda Plummer stars as the exuberantly off-kilter Eunice and Saskia Reeves plays the obsessive Miriam, who falls ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 111 members
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Michael Winterbottom - watch online


  • Genova to Watch Now (2008)
    Starring: Colin Firth,  Catherine Keener,  Hope Davis
    Director: Michael Winterbottom
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 94 minutes
    The Italian town of Genova provides a fresh start for Joe and his two young daughters, a family seeking new lives after the sudden death of their mother. While Kelly, explores the underbelly of this mysterious new world, Mary, has just seen the ghost of her mother wandering the streets.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 55% from 8 members
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Michael Winterbottom facts

5 most recent films

Genova - 2.5 stars
Mighty Heart, A - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
Mighty Heart, A - HD DVD Version - 3.5 stars
A Mighty Heart - 3.5 stars
The Road To Guantanamo - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Cracker - The Mad Woman In The Attic - 4.0 stars
Welcome To Sarajevo - 3.5 stars
Mighty Heart, A - HD DVD Version - 3.5 stars
In This World - 3.5 stars
A Mighty Heart - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

I Want You - 3.0 stars
9 Songs - BLU-RAY Version - 2.0 stars
9 Songs - 2.0 stars
Code 46 - 2.5 stars
Genova - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Shirley Henderson - 6 times - show films
Christopher Eccleston - 4 times - show films
Steve Coogan - 4 times - show films
Mushtaq Khan - 3 times - show films
Danny Cunningham - 3 times - show films