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Bruce Beresford


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Bruce Beresford - what members say


  • Breaker Morant
  • Breaker Morant review by from London
    Rated - 4 stars moving and critically acclaimed military courtroom drama 30 January 2004
    ...ving and critically acclaimed military courtroom drama from Australian Director Bruce Beresford. Set at the end of the Boer War the film vividly portrays the first dirty war w...  
  • And Starring Pancho Villa As Himself
  • And Starring Pancho Villa As Himself review by from South Somerset, England
    Rated - 3 stars Made for TV, better on DVD. 20 October 2004
    ...Bruce Beresford directs the most expensive 'made for TV movie' ever produced, evidently. Antonio Banderas plays Pancho Villa in a film about Hollywood making a film about Panc...  

Bruce Beresford - filmography


  • Contract, The - BLU-RAY Version (2006)
    Starring: Jamie Anderson,  Thomas Lockyer,  Megan Dodds
    Director: Bruce Beresford
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Only one man stands between a deadly assassin and a mark, a father protecting his child. Ray Keene (John Cusak) and his son embark upon a hiking holiday in order to reconnect after the death of his ex-wife. However, the pair are soon embroiled in a plot involving mercenaries, in this edge-of-the-..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 58% from 156 members
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  • The Contract on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Jamie Anderson,  Ned Bellamy,  Margarita Blush
    Director: Bruce Beresford
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Ray Keene (Cusack), a father who wants to redeem himself in the eyes of his son, is trying to bring Cordell (Freeman), a world-class assassin to justice. All the while, he must protect his son and evade an assassin's team who are methodically hunting them down in the wilderness.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 59% from 17,994 members
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  • Evelyn on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Pierce Brosnan,  Julianna Margulies,  Aidan Quinn
    Director: Bruce Beresford
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Set in Dublin in 1953, Desmond Doyle is struggling to find steady work and is faced with raising his three children alone after his wife walks out on him. The Irish Church steps in and places the children in separate Catholic orphanages. Desmond works hard to pay off his debts in order for his ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 64% from 4,500 members
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  • Last Dance on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Sharon Stone,  Rob Morrow,  Randy Quaid
    Director: Bruce Beresford
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Director Bruce Beresford's LAST DANCE stars Sharon Stone as Cindy Liggett, a lower-class Southern woman who has spent the previous 12 years on death row for killing two of her teenaged classmates. Her legal appeals seem to have run their course, and the judge who is charged with reviewing her case ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 277 members
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  • Black Robe (1991)
    Starring: Lothaire Bluteau,  Aden Young,  Sandrine Holt
    Director: Bruce Beresford
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A compelling adventure of one man's extraordinary mission, driven by his dreams of martyrdom, to save the souls of "the Savages" in the hostile wilderness of seventeenth century North America. A long and perilous journey which soon becomes a struggle for his own survival, and for the world which ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 61% from 21 members
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  • Driving Miss Daisy on DVD (1989)
    Starring: Morgan Freeman,  Jessica Tandy,  Dan Aykroyd
    Director: Bruce Beresford
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Director Bruce Beresford's affinity for the subtleties of southern life is apparent in this adaptation of Alfred Uhry's Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Starring Jessica Tandy as Daisy Werthan and Morgan Freeman as Hoke Colburn, the film opens in late-1940s Atlanta. Since Miss Daisy is becoming a ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 5,956 members
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  • Crimes Of The Heart on DVD (1986)
    Starring: Diane Keaton,  Jessica Lange,  Sissy Spacek
    Director: Bruce Beresford
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Crimes of the Heart tells the story of three eccentric southern sisters - Lenny (Diane Keaton), Meg (Jessica Lange) and Babe (Sissy Spacek), whose lives reunite after a long separation. Lenny, the eldest has never married and cares for her ailing grandfather. Meg has had a string of boyfriends and ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 198 members
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Bruce Beresford - watch online


  • The Contract to Watch Now (2006)
    Starring: Jamie Anderson,  Ned Bellamy,  Margarita Blush
    Director: Bruce Beresford
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
    Watch now: £2.49
    Run time: 97 minutes
    The only thing standing between an assassin and his target is a father who must protect his son. While on a hiking trip to reconnect with his son, Ray Keene finds himself caught up in a nightmare scenario of paid assassins and ex-military guns for hire, lead by the mysterious and dangerous Frank ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 46% from 3 members
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  • King David to Watch Now (1985)
    Starring: Richard Gere,  Edward Woodward,  Alice Krige
    Director: Bruce Beresford
    Certificate: Certificate: PG (TBC)
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    Run time: 114 minutes
    King David, starring Richard Gere, follows the real-life story of the lowly shepherd boy whose shrewdness and bravery helped him ascend to the throne of ancient Israel. But this film is much more than just another Biblical epic. Richard Gere and a fine supporting cast present a fresh new look at ..read more »
    Rate this: 0.5 stars out of 5 13% from 3 members
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Bruce Beresford facts

5 most recent films

Contract, The - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars
The Contract - 3.0 stars
And Starring Pancho Villa As Himself - 2.5 stars
Evelyn - 3.0 stars
Double Jeopardy - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Breaker Morant - 3.5 stars
Driving Miss Daisy - 3.5 stars
Paradise Road - 3.5 stars
Double Jeopardy - 3.5 stars
Evelyn - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Mister Johnson - 2.5 stars
Black Robe - 3.0 stars
The Adventures Of Barry McKenzie - 2.5 stars
Crimes Of The Heart - 2.5 stars
Last Dance - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Morgan Freeman - 4 times - show films
Didem Erol - 3 times - show films
Edward Woodward - 3 times - show films
Margarita Blush - 3 times - show films
John Cusack - 3 times - show films