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Tim Roth

About: Born in London on May 14, 1961, Tim Roth studied at the Camberwell College of Arts and made his film debut in the1982 TV movie Made in Britain, for which he garnered critical acclaim for his portrayal of a troubled skinhead.Roth followed this early success with roles in Mike Leigh's Meantime and Stephen Frears's The Hit. Known for his talent with accents and his ability to slip seamlessly into characters, Roth received international attention in 1990 after starring in Vincent & Theo as well as Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead. He then caught the eye of director Quentin Tarantino, who cast him in Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction.Roth received an Oscar nomination, a Golden Globe nomination and a British Academy Award for his role as the campy villain in Rob Roy (1995). Other notable films include Everyone Says I Love You, Planet of the Apes and Silver City.

Gridlock'd

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1997

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About: After a friend's drug overdose, junkie musicians Spoon and Stretch (Tupac Shakur and Tim Roth) decide to kick their drug habits and attempt to enroll in a government detoxification program. Dark humor punctuates their attempts to get clean (which are hampered by the seemingly endless amount of red tape), as they're repeatedly referred from one office to another while being chased by drug dealers and the police. Thandie Newton also stars.
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Everyone Says I Love You

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1996

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About: In director Woody Allen's Golden Globe-nominated musical comedy of intertwining stories, Steffi (Goldie Hawn) marries Bob (Alan Alda) after her divorce from Joe (Woody Allen), whose attempt to win the heart of Von (Julia Roberts) takes him to Europe. This is all told through the eyes of narrator DJ (Natasha Lyonne), Joe and Steffi's daughter, who's dealing with her own family issues as new stepsister Skylar's (Drew Barrymore) wedding is postponed.
URL: Everyone Says I Love You

To Kill a King

Rated: | Views Released Year: 2003

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About: It's 1645 and King Charles I (Rupert Everett) has been deposed from the throne in the English Civil War. Gen. Thomas Fairfax (Dougray Scott) and his austere deputy Oliver Cromwell (Tim Roth) disagree on how they should rebuild their shattered England. Their complex friendship is put to the test, especially when Cromwell suspects Fairfax's wife (played by Olivia Williams) of sympathizing with the imprisoned yet still raucous former monarch.
URL: To Kill a King

A World Apart

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1988

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About: This powerful examination of apartheid stars Barbara Hershey as South African journalist Diana Roth, a white woman jailed for her political activism. Diana's fierce commitment to the cause is unfathomable to her 13-year-old daughter (Jodhi May), who feels hurt by and resentful of her mother's intense focus on issues outside the family. Escalating events push mother and daughter into a climactic confrontation in this drama based on true events.
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The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1989

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About: Tired of his boorish lifestyle and increasingly difficult attitude, the wife of a barbaric crime boss engages in a secret romance with a bookish patron between meals at her husband's restaurant, sneaking into the kitchen for liaisons while he and his thugs dine. Food, color-coding, sex, murder, torture and cannibalism are the exotic fare in this beautifully filmed but brutally uncompromising modern fable.
URL: The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover

Don't Come Knocking

Rated: | Views Released Year: 2005

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About: Indulging in alcohol and women to boost his ego, washed-up cowboy star Howard Spence (Sam Shepard) rides off the set of his latest movie and embarks on a journey of self-discovery in this drama. Spence tries to dry out at his mom's (Eva Marie Saint) house, but returns to his self-destructive ways until she reveals a secret that forces him to straighten out his life. Meanwhile, a detective hunts for the wayward actor. Jessica Lange co-stars.
URL: Don't Come Knocking