Pete Postlethwaite Movies

  • 1998
    Among Giants

    Among Giants

    Among Giants

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    A manager hires Ray, off the books, to paint all the power towers in a 15-mile stretch of high-tension wires outside Sheffield. Ray's crew of men are...

    Among Giants
  • 1999
    The Divine Ryans

    The Divine Ryans

    The Divine Ryans

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    When Draper Doyle’s father drops dead two days after his birthday, Draper realises that he his memories of visiting his father two days...

    The Divine Ryans
  • 1988
    The Dressmaker

    The Dressmaker

    The Dressmaker

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    In England during World War II, a repressed dressmaker and her sister struggle looking after their 17-year-old niece, who is having a delusional...

    The Dressmaker
  • 1992
    The Grass Arena

    The Grass Arena

    The Grass Arena

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    The Grass Arena is based on the autobiography of John Healy. Raised in an strongly religious family, with an abusive father, John soon learns that he...

    The Grass Arena
  • 1999
    Wayward Son

    Wayward Son

    Wayward Son

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    Former fashion photographer Randall Harris debuts with this gritty drama about justice and redemption in rural Georgia during the Great Depression....

    Wayward Son
  • 1983
    Fords on Water

    Fords on Water

    Fords on Water

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    Influential, cult classic, UK buddy road movie about two friends, one white and one black, who bond over their desire to escape from boredom and...

    Fords on Water
  • 1999
    The Worlds of Harry Connick Jr.

    The Worlds of Harry Connick Jr.

    The Worlds of Harry Connick Jr.

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    Narrated by Connick himself in a candid look at his own life and career, the program features interviews with jazz greats Branford and Wynton...

    The Worlds of Harry Connick Jr.
  • 1991
    Mel Gibson Goes Back to School

    Mel Gibson Goes Back to School

    Mel Gibson Goes Back to School

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    Mel Gibson teaches Hamlet to a group of high school drama students.

    Mel Gibson Goes Back to School
  • 1993
    Anchoress

    Anchoress

    Anchoress

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    A 16th-century peasant becomes transfixed by a statue of the Virgin Mary, and petitions to be walled into a cell attached to the church as a...

    Anchoress
  • 1985
    Cyrano de Bergerac

    Cyrano de Bergerac

    Cyrano de Bergerac

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    As incomparable in swordplay and wordplay as he is, the gallant soldier, philosopher, and poet Cyrano de Bergerac is as timid as a schoolboy before...

    Cyrano de Bergerac
  • 1976
    Occupy!

    Occupy!

    Occupy!

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    Bill Nighy, Pete Postlewaite and (briefly) Julie Walters, then all of the Everyman Theatre Company, feature in this potent reportage/dramatisation...

    Occupy!
  • 1978
    Doris and Doreen

    Doris and Doreen

    Doris and Doreen

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    A series of pink forms has Doris and Doreen fearing for their cushy jobs.

    Doris and Doreen
  • 1991
    They Never Slept

    They Never Slept

    They Never Slept

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    When plucky Corporal Pru Merriman reports to her superiors Monk and Bob for driving duty, she finds herself catapulted into the murky world of the...

    They Never Slept
  • 1999
    Lost for Words

    Lost for Words

    Lost for Words

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    Deric Longden and his wife, Aileen, come to terms with the fact that his mother, Annie, is getting too old to live on her own. Annie suffers her...

    Lost for Words
  • 1981
    Strike: The Birth of Solidarity

    Strike: The Birth of Solidarity

    Strike: The Birth of Solidarity

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    British TV Movie drama/documentary detailing the birth of Poland's Solidarity union

    Strike: The Birth of Solidarity
  • 1990
    A Box of Swan

    A Box of Swan

    A Box of Swan

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    A moving and unusual film about a young man who returns to his Liverpool roots for his father's funeral.

    A Box of Swan
  • 2009
    Clough: The Brian Clough Story

    Clough: The Brian Clough Story

    Clough: The Brian Clough Story

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    30 years since his first European Cup success, 15 years since his retirement and 5 years after his death; Brian Clough continues to fascinate. The...

    Clough: The Brian Clough Story
  • 2003
    Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose

    Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose

    Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose

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    A nightingale sings for a lovesick student. The student is pining for a girl who will only dance with him if he presents her with a red rose. The...

    Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose
  • 2009
    Waving at Trains

    Waving at Trains

    Waving at Trains

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    Some summer days last forever… A poignant short film starring Oscar-nominated actor Pete Postlethwaite in one of his last film roles.

    Waving at Trains
  • 1976
    The Paradise Run

    The Paradise Run

    The Paradise Run

    01976HD

    Johnny has joined the army because he likes canoeing, but ends up in a war-torn city and is compromised into helping the enemy. However, desertion...

    The Paradise Run