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Ridley Scott
Born in County Durham, UK, Sir Ridley is one of the two uber-successful Scott director-brothers. Widely considered to be one of the world's greatest-ever directors, Ridley began his directing career with some notable TV ads including the famous Apple Mac 1984 ad. Since then he has been nominated for numerous awards, including three Oscar nominations for best Director ( Black Hawk Down, Thelma & Louise, and Gladiator).
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Ridley Scott resumes filming on The Counselor -
3 September 2012
-Sir Ridley Scott has resumed work on his new movie The Counselor after shutting down production in the days after his brother's death.-The moviemaker suspended the film shoot last month (Aug12) after Top Gun director Tony Scott jumped from a bridge in Los Angeles in
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Ridley Scott's film contest winner named at Venice -
2 September 2012
-Spaniard David Victori has been named the first winner of Ridley Scott's YouTube.com short film contest.-The moviemaker partnered with bosses at the file-sharing website and Venice Film Festival officials, via his Scott Free Productions, to launch the Your Film Festi
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Ridley Scott attends tragic brother's Los Angeles funeral -
25 August 2012
-Filmmaker Sir Ridley Scott joined family members and friends in Los Angeles on Friday to mourn the death of his brother, director Tony, who jumped to his death from a bridge in San Pedro, California on 19 August.-The private funeral service was held at the Hollywood
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Top Draw 25 May 2004
Ridley Scott - filmography
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The East
(2013)
Starring: Brit Marling, Alexander SkarsgåRd, Ellen Page
Director: Zal Batmanglij
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An undercover investigator's moral compass begins to change when she infiltrates an anarchist group responsible for targeting major corporations. When the CEOs of high profile companies find themselves the victims of a number of covert attacks, former FBI agent Sarah Moss (Brit Marling) is ..read more »
 
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Prometheus - 3D Blu-ray
(2012)
Starring: Benedict Wong, Sean Harris, Michael Fassbender
Director: Ridley Scott
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Ridley Scott helms this sci-fi thriller starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron and Guy Pearce. After finding fragments of Alien DNA, a team of scientists known as The Company travels into space aboard the state-of-the-art Prometheus spacecraft to investigate the origins of human ..read more »
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Stoker - Blu-ray
(2012)
Starring: Ralph Brown, Judith GodrèChe, Wendy Keeling
Director: Chan-wook Park
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Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman and Matthew Goode star in this psychological thriller from Korean director Chan-Wook Park. Following her father Richard (Dermot Mulroney)'s death in an unexplained road accident, reclusive teenager India Stoker (Wasikowska) withdraws further into the quiet rural life ..read more »
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from 4 members
Due for release on 2nd September 2013
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Prometheus
on DVD
(2012)
Starring: Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron
Director: Ridley Scott
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Visionary filmmaker Ridley Scott returns to the genre he helped define, creating an original science fiction epic set in the most dangerous corners of the universe. The film takes a team of scientists and explorers on a thrilling journey that will test their physical and mental limits and strand ..read more »
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from 14,529 members
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Prometheus - Blu-ray
(2012)
Starring: Kate Dickie, Logan Marshall-Green, Patrick Wilson
Director: Ridley Scott
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Ridley Scott helms this sci-fi thriller starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron and Guy Pearce. After finding fragments of Alien DNA, a team of scientists known as The Company travels into space aboard the state-of-the-art Prometheus spacecraft to investigate the origins of human ..read more »
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from 3,889 members
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Gettysburg - Blu-ray
(2012)
Director: Ridley Scott
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History Channel documentary that revisits the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, arguably the turning point of the American Civil War. Fresh from a victory in Virginia in May 1863, General Robert E. Lee decided to embark upon the second phase of his invasion of the North. However, his Confederate army was ..read more »
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from 161 members
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Brave New World
(2011)
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio
Director: Ridley Scott
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John the Savage is a natural man who confronts a world of test-tube babies who are kept pacified with drugs and sex.
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Robin Hood
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Matthew MacFadyen
Director: Ridley Scott
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"Robin Hood" chronicles the origins of the honourable thief of stories, and begins long before he takes up arms against the crown. Robin Longstride (Russel Crowe), previously interested only in self-preservation, is in service to King Richard's army against the French. Upon Richard's death, Robin ..read more »
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Robin Hood - Blu-ray
(2010)
Starring: Matthew MacFadyen, Kevin Durand, Mark Strong
Director: Ridley Scott
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Ridley Scott directs this historical action adventure starring Russell Crowe. After the death of Richard the Lionheart (Danny Huston) in the Crusades, Sir Robin of Loxley returns from war to his home in the north of England. There, he comes up against the oppressive regime imposed by the tyrannical ..read more »
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from 895 members
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The Forever War
(2009)
Director: Ridley Scott
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Based on Joe Haldman's 1974 novel "The Forever War". Private William Mandella has been sent to war against an alien force, But the real challenge is when he returns to earth, as centuries have passed in the months he's been away.
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Body of Lies
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Mark Strong
Director: Ridley Scott
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"Body of Lies" is based on "Washington Post" columnist David Ignatius' 2007 novel about a CIA operative, Roger Ferris, who uncovers a lead on a major terrorist leader suspected to be operating out of Jordan. When Ferris devises a plan to infiltrate his network, he must first win the backing of ..read more »
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Body of Lies - Blu-ray
(2008)
Starring: Mark Strong, Russell Crowe, Oscar Isaac
Director: Ridley Scott
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Ridley Scott directs this political thriller based on the novel by David Ignatius. Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Roger Ferris, a CIA agent who uncovers a lead on a Jordan-based terrorist leader, Al-Saleem (Alon Aboutboul), who has masterminded several bombings of civilian targets. With the help of his ..read more »
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from 13,425 members
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American Gangster - Blu-ray
(2007)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Josh Brolin, John Ortiz
Director: Ridley Scott
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Ridley Scott directs this biopic of 1970s Harlem drug baron Frank Lucas. When his boss dies, underworld driver Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) seizes his chance and begins to build his own criminal empire. Utilising the bodies of dead US soldiers, Lucas begins importing heroin direct from South-..read more »
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from 6,597 members
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Kingdom Of Heaven
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Orlando Bloom, Jeremy Irons, Liam Neeson
Director: Ridley Scott
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Epic adventure about a common man who finds himself thrust into a decades-long war. Orlando Bloom plays a humble blacksmith who discovers that he is the son of a knght, and travels to the Holy Land to fight in the crusades. A stranger in a strange land, he serves a doomed King, falls in love with ..read more »
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In Her Shoes
(2005)
Starring: Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette, Shirley MacLaine
Director: Curtis Hanson
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Comedy drama about two sisters with nothing in common but size 8 and a half feet. Maggie (Cameron Diaz) and Rose (Toni Collette) Feller are both best friends and polar opposites when it comes to values, goals and personal style. Maggie is a party girl who barely graduated from high school, recycles ..read more »
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from 55,501 members
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Kingdom Of Heaven - Blu-ray
(2005)
Starring: Orlando Bloom, Jeremy Irons, Liam Neeson
Director: Ridley Scott
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Ridley Scott's epic adventure about a common man who finds himself thrust into a decades-long war. Orlando Bloom plays a humble blacksmith who discovers that he is the son of a knght, and travels to the Holy Land to fight in the crusades. A stranger in a strange land, he serves a doomed King, falls ..read more »
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from 3,743 members
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Matchstick Men
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Bruce Altman, Nicolas Cage, Alison Lohman
Director: Ridley Scott
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Meet Roy and Frank, a couple of professional small-time con artists. What Roy, a veteran of the grift, and Frank, his ambitious protégé, are swindling these days are "water filtration systems," bargain-basement water filters bought by unsuspecting people who pay ten times their value in order to ..read more »
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from 26,649 members
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Black Hawk Down
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Kim Coates, Gabriel Casseus
Director: Ridley Scott
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State-of-the-art war movie from director Ridley Scott, based on the US military blunders which took place in Somalia in 1993. Following a series of attacks by warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid on a Red Cross distribution centre, a group of US Rangers are sent on a mission to capture two of Aidid's close ..read more »
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from 30,942 members
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Hannibal - Blu-ray
(2001)
Starring: Giancarlo Giannini, Anthony Hopkins, Mark Margolis
Director: Ridley Scott
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Sequel to 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991). It is ten years since the events of the previous film and FBI agent Clarice Starling (Julianne Moore), recently in trouble with her superiors over a bungled shoot-out, suddenly receives a letter from the escaped Hannibal (Anthony Hopkins). It does not ..read more »
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from 993 members
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Hannibal
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Giancarlo Giannini, Anthony Hopkins, Mark Margolis
Director: Ridley Scott
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Sequel to 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991). It is ten years since the events of the previous film and FBI agent Clarice Starling (Julianne Moore), recently in trouble with her superiors over a bungled shoot-out, suddenly receives a letter from the escaped Hannibal (Anthony Hopkins). It does not ..read more »
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from 20,829 members
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Black Hawk Down - Blu-ray
(2001)
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Kim Coates, Gabriel Casseus
Director: Ridley Scott
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State-of-the-art war movie from director Ridley Scott, based on the US military blunders which took place in Somalia in 1993. Following a series of attacks by warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid on a Red Cross distribution centre, a group of US Rangers are sent on a mission to capture two of Aidid's close ..read more »
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from 5,792 members
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Gladiator
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Oliver Reed, Russell Crowe, Connie Nielsen
Director: Ridley Scott
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Drawing its inspiration from Anthony Mann's 'The Fall of the Roman Empire' (1964) and Stanley Kubrick's 'Spartacus' (1960), Ridley Scott's Oscar-winning take on the Roman epic lavishes the genre with the very latest in computer-generated effects technology. After the death of Emperor Marcus ..read more »
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from 78,064 members
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Gladiator - Blu-ray
(2000)
Starring: Oliver Reed, Russell Crowe, Connie Nielsen
Director: Ridley Scott
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Drawing its inspiration from Anthony Mann's 'The Fall of the Roman Empire' (1964) and Stanley Kubrick's 'Spartacus' (1960), Ridley Scott's Oscar-winning take on the Roman epic lavishes the genre with the very latest in computer-generated effects technology. After the death of Emperor Marcus ..read more »
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from 3,706 members
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The Hunger - Series 2
(4 discs)
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Terence Stamp, David Bowie
Director: Ridley Scott, Tony Scott
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The complete second season of the popular drama series. This season is introduced by and features an episode with David Bowie entitled 'Sanctuary' which tells the story of a young drifter who seeks help from a famous but disturbed artist. Brad Dourif stars in 'Sin Seer', the haunting tale of a man ..read more »
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from 165 members
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White Squall
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Scott Wolf, John Savage, Balthazar Getty
Director: Ridley Scott
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Christopher Chaldean (Jeff Bridges) and his wife Alice (Caroline Goodall) run a school on board their ship, the Albatross, which offers the chance for teenage boys to experience life on the high seas. In the early 1960s, they take on a crew of eight boys, using their day-to-day nautical activities ..read more »
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from 2,130 members
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G.I. Jane
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Lucinda Jenn, Kevin Gage, Jason Beghe
Director: Ridley Scott
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Jordan O'Neil (Demi Moore) must face prejudice and harassment when she is selected to become the first female US Navy SEAL. In particular, Jordan encounters resentment from Master Chief Urgayle (Viggo Mortensen), her commanding officer. Although she gradually overcomes resistance from her male ..read more »
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from 6,615 members
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The Browning Version
(1994)
Starring: Oliver Milburn, Maryam d'Abo, Matthew Modine
Director: John K. Watson, Mike Figgis
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The second film adaptation of Terence Rattigan's play, updated to the Nineties by Mike Figgis. Andrew Crocker-Harris (Albert Finney) is the much-hated classics teacher at the Abbey School, who is being forced into retirement by headmaster Dr Frobisher (Michael Gambon). Crocker-Harris' wife, Laura (..read more »
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from 488 members
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1492 - Conquest Of Paradise
on DVD
(1992)
Starring: Fernando Rey, Gerard Depardieu, Sigourney Weaver
Director: Ridley Scott
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Gerard Depardieu stars as Christopher Columbus in Ridley Scott's biopic of the famous explorer. In the late fifteenth century, Columbus persuades the Queen of Spain (Sigourney Weaver) to fund his latest expedition to the East by searching out new trade routes on the way. Inadvertantly arriving in ..read more »
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from 2,144 members
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Thelma And Louise
on DVD
(1991)
Starring: Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis, Harvey Keitel
Director: Ridley Scott
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Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon play Thelma and Louise, two working-class friends who together have planned a weekend getaway from the men in their lives. Thelma's husband, Darryl (Chris McDonald), is an overbearing oaf, and Louise's boyfriend, Jimmy (Michael Madsen), simply will not commit. Though ..read more »
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Thelma And Louise - Blu-ray
(1991)
Starring: Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis, Harvey Keitel
Director: Ridley Scott
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Waitress Louise (Susan Sarandon) persuades her friend Thelma (Geena Davis) to escape her sexist husband and join her on a driving holiday. When they stop off at a country bar, Louise ends up saving Thelma from an attempted rape - shooting and killing the rapist in the process - and the women ..read more »
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from 63 members
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Black Rain
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: Ken Takakura, Kate Capshaw, Andy Garcia
Director: Ridley Scott
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Two New York cops (Michael Douglas and Andy Garcia) are given the task of returning a Japanese killer (Yasuka Matsuda) to his native authorities. When the murderer escapes, they must hunt him down in an underworld which seems very alien to them. Ridley Scott directs this controversial thriller ..read more »
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Black Rain - Blu-ray
(1989)
Starring: Ken Takakura, Kate Capshaw, Andy Garcia
Director: Ridley Scott
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Two New York cops (Michael Douglas and Andy Garcia) are given the task of returning a Japanese killer (Yasuka Matsuda) to his native authorities. When the murderer escapes, they must hunt him down in an underworld which seems very alien to them. Ridley Scott directs this controversial thriller ..read more »
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from 862 members
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Someone To Watch Over Me
on DVD
(1987)
Starring: John Rubinstein, Jerry Orbach, Tom Berenger
Director: Ridley Scott
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Tough Queens cop Mike Keegan (Tom Berenger) is assigned the late shift of a round-the-clock watch to protect a beautiful New York socialite (Mimi Rogers) from a killer she must testify against. Despite a seemingly stable marriage, Keegan begins to fall for his attractive charge. Sleek and stylish, ..read more »
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from 791 members
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Legend - Blu-ray
(1985)
Starring: Tom Cruise, Tim Curry, Mia Sara
Director: Ridley Scott
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Ridley Scott's fantasy adventure, set in a mythical, timeless forest filled with pixies, goblins and other fairytale creatures. The Lord of Darkness (Tim Curry) has come up with a plan to steal the horns of the forest's two remaining unicorns and to thereby block out the sunlight forever. The one ..read more »
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Legend
on DVD
(1985)
Starring: Tom Cruise, Tim Curry, Mia Sara
Director: Ridley Scott
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This beautifully staged and costumed fantasy is about young Jack (Tom Cruise) and his lady love Princess Lili (Mia Sara), and how Jack battles Darkness (Tim Curry) to save both the Princess and the world. When the peasant Jack takes Princess Lili to see the unicorns, the strongest animals around, ..read more »
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Blade Runner - The Final Cut
(1982)
Starring: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Rutger Hauer
Director: Ridley Scott
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Visually spectacular, intensely action-packed and powerfully prophetic since its debut, Blade Runner returns in Ridley Scott's definitive Final Cut, including extended scenes and never-before-seen special effects. In a signature role as 21st-century detective Rick Deckard, Harrison Ford brings his ..read more »
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from 4,013 members
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Blade Runner - Blu-ray
(1982)
Starring: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young
Director: Ridley Scott
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Extended version of Ridley Scott's cult classic. Ex-cop Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) is hired to track down a group of androids who have escaped from a satellite colony. As two of the AWOL 'replicants' (Rutger Hauer and Daryl Hannah) seek refuge in a geneticist's house, Deckard takes his ..read more »
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Blade Runner
on DVD
(1982)
Starring: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Rutger Hauer
Director: Ridley Scott
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Four illegal humanoids, led by Rutger Hauer, have infiltrated 21st Century Los Angeles. Blade Runner hitman Harrison Ford, is recruited to eliminate the convincing android beings before they cause any damage or create unrest in the paranoid hi-tech urban society.
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Alien
on DVD
(1979)
Starring: Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt, Tom Skerritt
Director: Ridley Scott
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When Kane (John Hurt) and the crew of the spaceship 'Nostromo' investigate a transmission from a deserted planet, he is attacked by an unknown organism which attaches itself to his face. The crew cut the creature off, but not before it has made Kane the host of a monstrous alien killer, one which ..read more »
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Alien - Blu-ray
(1979)
Starring: Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt, Tom Skerritt
Director: Ridley Scott
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When Kane (John Hurt) and the crew of the spaceship 'Nostromo' investigate a transmission from a deserted planet, he is attacked by an unknown organism which attaches itself to his face. The crew cut the creature off, but not before it has made Kane the host of a monstrous alien killer, one which ..read more »
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from 279 members
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The Duellists
on DVD
(1977)
Starring: Harvey Keitel, Edward Fox, Robert Stephens
Director: Ridley Scott
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The Duellists is based on a story by Joseph Conrad, variously titled The Duel and The Point of Honour. Keith Carradine and Harvey Keitel play officers in Napoleon's army -- D'Hubert and Feraud, respectively -- who spend their off-hours challenging each other to bloody duels. This goes on for nearly ..read more »
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from 1,994 member
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The Hunger - Series 1
(4 discs)
on DVD
Starring: Terence Stamp, Jason Scott Lee, Lena Headey
Director: Ridley Scott, Tony Scott
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The complete first season of the popular drama series introduced by Terence Stamp. This season includes an episode starring Daniel Craig who appears in 'Menage a Trois', the sensual tale of an elderly wheelchair bound woman who still retains a strong sexual drive. Jason Scott Lee features in the ..read more »
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Ridley Scott facts
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...e succeeded in delivering the kind of horror, sense of menace and suspense that Ridley Scott meticulously orchestrated in this trapped, claustriophobic, and increasingly in...
