The Iron Lady (2011)

Actors: Ronald Reagan (actor), John Sessions (actor), Mikhail Gorbachev (actor), Matthew Marsh (actor), Richard E. Grant (actor), Trevor McDonald (actor), Nicholas Farrell (actor), Greg Bennett (actor), Iain Glen (actor), Anthony Head (actor), Jim Broadbent (actor), Jeremy Child (actor), Michael Maloney (actor), Meryl Streep (actress), Pip Torrens (actor),

Plot: Elderly and a virtual prisoner in her own home due to her concerned staff and daughter Carol, Margaret Thatcher, Britain's first woman prime minister, looks back on her life as she clears out her late husband Denis's clothes for the Oxfam shop. Denis is seen as being her rock as she first enters parliament and then runs for the leadership of the Conservative Party, culminating in her eventual premiereship. Now his ghost joins her to comment on her successes and failures, sometimes to her annoyance, generally to her comfort until ultimately, as the clothes are sent to the charity shop, Denis departs from Margret's life forever.

Keywords: 10-downing-street, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, alzheimer's-disease, argentina, assassination
Genres: Biography, Drama, Drama, History,
Taglines: Never compromise

Quotes:

Margaret Thatcher: It used to be about trying to do something. Now it's about trying to be someone.

Alexander Haig: So you are proposing to go to war over these islands. They're thousands of miles away, a handful of citizens, politically and economically insignificant, if you'll excuse me.::Margaret Thatcher: Just like Hawaii... I imagine.

Airey Neave: If you want to change this party, lead it. If you want to change the country, lead it.

Margaret Thatcher: This lot seems bound to do the same... but they will rue the day.

Margaret Thatcher: We will stand on principle... or we will not stand at all.

Margaret Thatcher: It's time to get up! It's time go to work! It's time to put the great back into Great Britain!

Margaret Thatcher: Sink it!

Young Denis Thatcher: Margaret, will you marry me? [a pause, Margaret stares at him] Well?::Young Margaret Thatcher: [Margaret is still staring, Denis kisses her hand] Yes. Yes!::Young Denis Thatcher: [Margaret starts to cry from happiness, Denis leans in for a kiss, but she suddenly pulls back] What?::Young Margaret Thatcher: I love you so much but, I will never be one of those women, Denis. Who stays silent and pretty on the arm of her husband. Or remote and alone in the kitchen - doing the washing up, for that matter.::Young Margaret Thatcher: [interrupts] I'm going to help with that...::Young Margaret Thatcher: No. One's life must matter, Dennis. Beyond all the cooking and the cleaning and the children. One's life must mean more than that. I cannot die washing up a teacup! I mean it, Denis. Say you understand.::Young Margaret Thatcher: That's why I want to marry you, my dear.

Margaret Thatcher: Where did you go?::Denis Thatcher: South Africa.::Margaret Thatcher: Ah, yes.::Denis Thatcher: How many days passed before you realized I'd gone? Probably had to ask the cleaning woman where I was.

Margaret Thatcher: "How do you feel?" / "Oh, I don't feel comfortable." / "Oh, I'm so sorry, we the group, we're feeling..." Do you know, one of the greatest problems of our age is that we are governed by people who care more about feelings than they do about thoughts and ideas? Now, thoughts and ideas, that interests me.

The Iron Lady (2011)

Actors: Ronald Reagan (actor), John Sessions (actor), Mikhail Gorbachev (actor), Matthew Marsh (actor), Richard E. Grant (actor), Trevor McDonald (actor), Nicholas Farrell (actor), Greg Bennett (actor), Iain Glen (actor), Anthony Head (actor), Jim Broadbent (actor), Jeremy Child (actor), Michael Maloney (actor), Meryl Streep (actress), Pip Torrens (actor),

Plot: Elderly and a virtual prisoner in her own home due to her concerned staff and daughter Carol, Margaret Thatcher, Britain's first woman prime minister, looks back on her life as she clears out her late husband Denis's clothes for the Oxfam shop. Denis is seen as being her rock as she first enters parliament and then runs for the leadership of the Conservative Party, culminating in her eventual premiereship. Now his ghost joins her to comment on her successes and failures, sometimes to her annoyance, generally to her comfort until ultimately, as the clothes are sent to the charity shop, Denis departs from Margret's life forever.

Keywords: 10-downing-street, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, alzheimer's-disease, argentina, assassination
Genres: Biography, Drama, Drama, History,
Taglines: Never compromise

Quotes:

Margaret Thatcher: It used to be about trying to do something. Now it's about trying to be someone.

Alexander Haig: So you are proposing to go to war over these islands. They're thousands of miles away, a handful of citizens, politically and economically insignificant, if you'll excuse me.::Margaret Thatcher: Just like Hawaii... I imagine.

Airey Neave: If you want to change this party, lead it. If you want to change the country, lead it.

Margaret Thatcher: This lot seems bound to do the same... but they will rue the day.

Margaret Thatcher: We will stand on principle... or we will not stand at all.

Margaret Thatcher: It's time to get up! It's time go to work! It's time to put the great back into Great Britain!

Margaret Thatcher: Sink it!

Young Denis Thatcher: Margaret, will you marry me? [a pause, Margaret stares at him] Well?::Young Margaret Thatcher: [Margaret is still staring, Denis kisses her hand] Yes. Yes!::Young Denis Thatcher: [Margaret starts to cry from happiness, Denis leans in for a kiss, but she suddenly pulls back] What?::Young Margaret Thatcher: I love you so much but, I will never be one of those women, Denis. Who stays silent and pretty on the arm of her husband. Or remote and alone in the kitchen - doing the washing up, for that matter.::Young Margaret Thatcher: [interrupts] I'm going to help with that...::Young Margaret Thatcher: No. One's life must matter, Dennis. Beyond all the cooking and the cleaning and the children. One's life must mean more than that. I cannot die washing up a teacup! I mean it, Denis. Say you understand.::Young Margaret Thatcher: That's why I want to marry you, my dear.

Margaret Thatcher: Where did you go?::Denis Thatcher: South Africa.::Margaret Thatcher: Ah, yes.::Denis Thatcher: How many days passed before you realized I'd gone? Probably had to ask the cleaning woman where I was.

Margaret Thatcher: "How do you feel?" / "Oh, I don't feel comfortable." / "Oh, I'm so sorry, we the group, we're feeling..." Do you know, one of the greatest problems of our age is that we are governed by people who care more about feelings than they do about thoughts and ideas? Now, thoughts and ideas, that interests me.

Amazing Grace (2006)

Actors: Chris Wilson (actor), Edward R. Pressman (producer), Neville Phillips (actor), Bill Paterson (actor), Nick Thomas-Webster (actor), Rufus Sewell (actor), Nicholas Farrell (actor), Benedict Cumberbatch (actor), Ioan Gruffudd (actor), Ciarán Hinds (actor), Albert Finney (actor), Michael Gambon (actor), Toby Jones (actor), Jenny Beavan (costume designer), David Arnold (composer),

Plot: In 1797, William Wilberforce, the great crusader for the British abolition of slavery, is taking a vacation for his health even while he is sicker at heart for his frustrated cause. However, meeting the charming Barbara Spooner, Wilberforce finds a soulmate to share the story of his struggle. With few allies such as his mentor, John Newton, a slave ship captain turned repentant priest who penned the great hymn, "Amazing Grace," Prime William Pitt, and Olaudah Equiano, the erudite former slave turned author, Wilberforce fruitlessly fights both public indifference and moneyed opposition determined to keep their exploitation safe. Nevertheless, Wilberforce finds the inspiration in newfound love to rejuvenate the fight with new ideas that would lead to a great victory for social justice.

Keywords: 1780s, 1790s, 1800s, 18th-century, 19th-century, abolition, abolitionist, activism, african, amazing-grace-hymn
Genres: Biography, Drama, History, Romance,
Taglines: Behind the song you love is a story you will never forget. Every song has its story. Every generation has its hero. One voice changed the lives of millions The incredible true story of one man's fight to change the world. You know the song, now be part of the story. One man led a movement that changed the world.

Quotes:

John Newton: Although my memory's fading, I remember two things very clearly. I'm a great sinner and Christ is a great Savior.

William Wilberforce: No matter how loud you shout, you will not drown out the voice of the people!::Lord Tarleton: People?

William Wilberforce: I want you to remember that smell... remember the Madagascar... remember, God made men equal.

John Newton: [reciting his song] "I once was blind but now I see". Didn't I write that?::William Wilberforce: Yes, you did.::John Newton: Now at last it's true.

Pitt the Younger: As your Prime Minister, I urge you caution::William Wilberforce: And as my friend?::Pitt the Younger: To hell with caution.

Barbara Wilberforce: It seems to me, that if there is a bad taste in your mouth, you spit it out. You don't constantly swallow it back.

Barbara Wilberforce: You still have passion! That matters more!

William Wilberforce: [Fox walks in unexpectedly] Dear God.::Lord Charles Fox: Well, almost. I spent eighteen months being torn apart in the House by you Mr. Wilberforce. I thought I'd find out what it feels like on your side. Any of you saints drink?::Thomas Clarkson: Well, this one bloody does!

Thomas Clarkson: [to the baby in his arms] "Strange treasures in this fair world appear, strange all, and new to me." That is a poem by Thomas Traherne and I have absolutely no idea what it's about. But, when I was small I was made to learn it by heart so I don't see why you shouldn't suffer too.::William Wilberforce: [calling] Clarkson! Clarkson!::Thomas Clarkson: Good God, he's got his voice back.

Richard the Butler: When I was 15 I almost run away with the circus. They said I could have been an acrobat.

In the Red (1998)

Actors: Jon Plowman (producer), Kevin Eldon (actor), Alistair McGowan (actor), Max Wrottesley (actor), Marcus Mortimer (director), Joe Walker (editor), Geoffrey McGivern (actor), Hazel Pethig (costume designer), Albert Welling (actor), Jonathan Bridge (actor), James Saxon (actor), Robert Austin (actor), Leo Dolan (actor), Hugh Simon (actor), Sarah Smith (producer),

Plot: A series of killings of bank managers has London in a turmoil, all the way up to Parliament. And the killer regularly calls about his handiwork, but only to a street-wise, and usually rather tipsy, radio reporter, about to be sacked for his habitual irreverence toward his station and the BBC. And while everything seems to point to a lead singer of a rock group famous for the "In The Red" music which has been connected to the killings, in typical British mystery fashion, there are also other sub-plots to be considered.

Keywords: bank-manager, based-on-novel, dominatrix, money, murder, police, radio, satire, sergeant, serial-killer
Genres: Crime, Thriller,

Jaan Se Pyaara (1992)

Actors: Suresh Chatwal (actor), Ajit Ghosh (miscellaneous crew), Nimesh Bhatt (miscellaneous crew), Rajendra Gupta (actor), Aruna Irani (actress), Anand Chitragupth (composer), Milind Chitragupth (composer), Dinesh Hingoo (actor), Govinda (actor), Aruna Irani (actress), Kiran Kumar (actor), Govinda (actor), Raza Murad (actor), Dinesh (miscellaneous crew), Piloo J. Wadia (actress),

Plot: Police Inspector Jai lives a middle-class life with his mother and physically and mentally challenged brother, Sunder. One day he arrests a man named Pandey, and after questioning him, finds out that the person behind this crime was a man named Guman Singh. He gets on the trail of Guman Singh, arrests him, and holds him in a cell. Then a series of explosions create havoc in the city, with the assailants demanding the unconditional release of Guman. With the police having no clue as to the assailants whereabouts or where they are going to strike next, they release Guman. They threaten Jai with dire consequences, forcing Jai to resign from his job. Hoping that he and his family are safe, Jai starts to re-build his life, along with his sweetheart, Sharmila. Then tragedy strikes, his mother is killed in an accident, and his brother is abducted by Jagtap Singh and Guman, who demand that he return a bag containing their valuables. Jai is willing to do anything to get back his brother, but how can negotiate when he does not even have the bag in his possession?

Genres: Action, Crime, Drama,

La compagna di viaggio (1980)

Actors: Ferdinando Baldi (writer), Ferdinando Baldi (writer), Marina Hedman (actress), Marisa Mell (actress), Moana Pozzi (actress), Pino Ferrara (actor), Ferdinando Baldi (director), Gastone Moschin (actor), Marcello Giombini (composer), Serena Grandi (actress), Franco Caracciolo (actor), Massimo Pittarello (actor), Annie Belle (actress), Rosaria Cilento (miscellaneous crew), Giancarlo Venarucci (editor),

Genres: Comedy,

An Ideal Husband (1947)

Actors: Oscar Wilde (writer), Alexander Korda (miscellaneous crew), Fred Groves (actor), Alexander Korda (director), Oswald Hafenrichter (editor), Alexander Korda (producer), Lajos Biró (writer), Michael Medwin (actor), C. Aubrey Smith (actor), Michael Ward (actor), Michael Wilding (actor), Hugh Williams (actor), Paulette Goddard (actress), Glynis Johns (actress), Natalie Kalmus (miscellaneous crew),

Plot: A prominent politician is preparing to expose a financial scandal. But then a woman who has invested heavily in the shady venture threatens to uncover a damaging secret in the politician's past if he exposes the speculation as a fraud. His problem is compounded by his wife's intolerance of the slightest character flaws.

Keywords: based-on-novel, based-on-play, blackmail, british, canal, ethics, friend, guilty-conscience, old-flame, parliament
Genres: Comedy,

The Baroness and the Butler (1938)

Actors: Lowden Adams (actor), John Bleifer (actor), Sidney Bracey (actor), Frank Baker (actor), Nigel Bruce (actor), Burr Caruth (actor), Maurice Cass (actor), Glen Cavender (actor), J. Edward Bromberg (actor), Edward Cooper (actor), George Davis (actor), Alphonse Ethier (actor), Antonio Filauri (actor), Edward Keane (actor), Wilfred Lucas (actor),

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance,

The Baroness and the Butler (1938)

Actors: Lowden Adams (actor), John Bleifer (actor), Sidney Bracey (actor), Frank Baker (actor), Nigel Bruce (actor), Burr Caruth (actor), Maurice Cass (actor), Glen Cavender (actor), J. Edward Bromberg (actor), Edward Cooper (actor), George Davis (actor), Alphonse Ethier (actor), Antonio Filauri (actor), Edward Keane (actor), Wilfred Lucas (actor),

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance,

Parnell (1937)

Actors: Frank Elliott (actor), Dick Elliott (actor), Donald Crisp (actor), Erville Alderson (actor), Thomas Carr (actor), King Baggot (actor), Frank Baker (actor), Berton Churchill (actor), James Blaine (actor), Wallis Clark (actor), D'Arcy Corrigan (actor), Wade Boteler (actor), Jules Cowles (actor), Alec Craig (actor), Pat Flaherty (actor),

Plot: The life of Irish politician Charles Stewart Parnell, following from 1880 onward his struggle to free his country from English rule, pursued in prison, Parliament, and elsewhere. Emphasis is on the relationship with married Katie O'Shea which threatens to bring all Parnell's plans to ruin. Moderately accurate historically.

Keywords: aunt, based-on-play, blackmail, box-office-flop, catholic, character-name-in-title, critically-bashed, death, divorce, dying
Genres: Biography, Drama, Romance,

Quotes:

[while visiting America, Parnell gives some money to a poor family]::Poor man: It's little wonder why they call him the King of Ireland.::Sheriff: The *uncrowned* King.::Poor woman: He'll get his crown in heaven.

[Parnell tries to convince Mrs. O'Shea of his love]::Charles Stewart Parnell: Have you never felt there might be someone, somewhere who, if you could meet them, was the person that you'd been always meant to meet? Have you never felt that?

Charles Stewart Parnell: Ours could be a great love story, Katie.::Mrs. Katie O'Shea: Great love stories are always unhappy ones.::Charles Stewart Parnell: Then I hope ours *won't* be great.