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Brendan Gleeson

About: A ginger-haired character actor who landed his first movie role in his mid-30s, Brendan Gleeson was born in Dublin on March 29, 1955, and spent the early part of his acting career in the theater. He graduated with honors from the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and spent several seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Company.After appearing in films such as Far and Away and Into the West, Gleeson caught his big break with a choice role as Mel Gibson's burly sidekick in Braveheart (1995). He later stepped into the Harry Potter franchise as Alastor "MadEye" Moody and joined the ensemble casts of other high-profile projects, including Gangs of New York, Cold Mountain and Troy.Gleeson earned his first Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of a sympathetic hit man in the crime comedy In Bruges (2008) opposite Colin Farrell and Ralph Fiennes.

Mission: Impossible II

Rated: | Views Released Year: 2000

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About: This romantic action-thriller plunges Impossible Missions Force agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) into an international crisis of terrifying magnitude. With computer genius Luther Stickell (Ving Rhames) at his side and a beautiful thief (Thandie Newton) on his mind, Hunt races across Australia and Spain to stop a former IMF agent from unleashing a genetically engineered biological weapon called "Chimera" on the world.
URL: Mission: Impossible II

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I

Rated: | Views Released Year: 2010

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About: The first installment of the two-part conclusion to the Harry Potter series finds the bespectacled wizard (Daniel Radcliffe) walking away from his last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for immortality. But with Harry's beloved Dumbledore dead and Voldemort's unscrupulous Death Eaters on the loose, the world is more dangerous than ever.
URL: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I

The General

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1998

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About: John Boorman won Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival for this chronicle of Ireland's notorious Robin Hood, Martin Cahill (Brendan Gleeson), who was killed by the Irish Republican Army in 1994. Cahill grows from a scrappy boy into an unremorseful adult with a penchant for stealing from the rich. His lifetime nemesis, police inspector Ned Kenny (John Voight), trails Cahill relentlessly as his robberies become increasingly audacious.
URL: The General

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

Rated: | Views Released Year: 2001

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About: Director Steven Spielberg's A.I. propels you into a futuristic world where humans share every aspect of their lives with sophisticated companion robots called Mechas. When an advanced prototype robot child named David (Haley Joel Osment) is programmed to show unconditional love, his human family isn't prepared for the consequences. David soon embarks on a spectacular quest to discover the startling secret of his own identity.
URL: A.I. Artificial Intelligence

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Rated: | Views Released Year: 2005

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About: J.K. Rowling's fourth book comes to life as young wizard Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) faces evil Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes). In his fourth year at Hogwarts, Harry competes in the treacherous Tri-Wizard Tournament. Friends Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson) and teacher Mad Eye Moody (Brendan Gleeson) help Harry manage the pressure … but Voldemort lurks, awaiting his chance to destroy Harry and all that he stands for.
URL: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Cold Mountain

Rated: | Views Released Year: 2003

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About: Anthony Minghella directs this tale based on the best-selling book about wounded Civil War soldier Inman (Jude Law) making the long, treacherous journey to his home in Cold Mountain, N.C. Along the way, he thinks of his love, Ada (Nicole Kidman), who has fought for sanity and her father's farm's survival while Inman has been gone, even with a brave young drifter named Ruby (Renee Zellweger, in an Oscar-winning performance) there to lend a hand.
URL: Cold Mountain