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2007 Certificate 15
  • Rated:
  • 70
  • from 15,661 members

The film is based on Mariane Pearl's account of the terrifying and unforgettable story of her husband, Wall Street Journal reporter Danny Pearl's life and death. Read more

Starring Dan Futterman, Angelina Jolie, Archie Panjabi, Mohammed Afzal
Director Michael Winterbottom
Genres Drama, Thriller

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  • A Mighty Heart

    A Mighty Heart

    • 17 Sep 2007

    Michael Winterbottom directing Angelina Jolie in a movie produced by her beau, Brad Pitt? Has Britain's most prolific filmmaker finally sold out and gone Hollywood? Don't you believe it! Only a complete cynic would question the motives behind this gripping, honest movie about the disappearance of US journalist Daniel Pearl in Pakistan, January, 2002. The South Asia bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal, Pearl flew in to Islamabad, September 12, 2001. He would spend the next four months... Read more

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    Firth 'prefers older roles'

    • 23 Oct 2008

    Colin Firth has claimed that he has no objection to being offered father roles, as he finds them more interesting to play than younger characters. He made the comments at the premiere of his latest film Genova, in which he portrays a university lecturer moves to the Italian town with his daughters to try and get over the death of his wife. "I'm a dad, it's about a dad," he said. "I've reached the time of life where father roles are coming my way and they're a hell of a lot more... Read more

    Wanted

    New Wanted trailer online

    • 06 Mar 2008

    A new trailer for an upcoming film starring Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy has been placed online and is sure to delight movie fans of both sexes! Wanted tells the story of a man who becomes embroiled in the murky world of assassins and also stars Morgan Freeman in addition to rapper Common and Terence Stamp. According to Empire Online, a trailer for the film is available to watch on MySpace ahead of its scheduled UK release date of June 27th. It is directed by Timur Bekmanbetov - who helmed... Read more

    Interview

    Spirit Award nominees announced

    • 28 Nov 2007

    The annual Spirit Awards, dedicated to celebrating independent filmmaking and creativity, have now shortlisted nominees for each category. Sienna Miller and Angelina Jolie head up the contenders for Best Female Lead - Miller for her role in Interview and Jolie for her portrayal of widower Marianne Pearl in A Mighty Heart. Don Cheadle and Philip Seymour Hoffman are both nominated for Best Male Lead, while Steve Zahn, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Irrfan Khan are all up for Best Supporting Male. However,... Read more

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    Depp and Hirsch up for BFCA awards

    • 12 Dec 2007

    The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) has announced its annual Critics' Choice Award nominations and included Emile Hirsch and Johnny Depp in the shortlist for best actor. Depp is nominated for his role as a murderous barber in the forthcoming adaptation of Sweeney Todd, while Hirsch continues to collect praise for his portrayal of real-life traveller Christopher McCandless in Into the Wild. Both films are also up for best picture, in addition to American Gangster, Atonement and Michael Read more

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      A MIGHTY HEART tells the harrowing true story of WALL STREET JOURNAL reporter Daniel Pearl who, in 2002, was kidnapped and executed in Pakistan by Islamic fundamentalists. Based on the memoirs of Daniel's widow, Mariane Pearl (played here with great sensitivity by Angelina Jolie), the film centres ...

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