Jim Norton
Biography: Jim Norton (born 4 January 1938) is an Irish stage, film and television character actor, known for his work in the theatre, most notably in Conor McPherson's The Seafarer, and on television as Bishop Brennan in the sitcom Father Ted.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: January 04, 1938
Deathday: N/A
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Straw Dogs
1971-11-25
Straw Dogs
Overview: David Sumner, a mild-mannered academic from the United States, marries Amy, an Englishwoman. In order to escape a hectic stateside lifestyle, David and his wife relocate to the small town in rural Cornwall where Amy was raised. There, David is ostracized by the brutish men of the village, including Amy's old flame, Charlie. Eventually the taunts escalate, and two of the locals rape Amy. This sexual assault awakes a shockingly violent side of David.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-11-25
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002-11-13
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Overview: Cars fly, trees fight back, and a mysterious house-elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of his second year at Hogwarts. Adventure and danger await when bloody writing on a wall announces: The Chamber Of Secrets Has Been Opened. To save Hogwarts will require all of Harry, Ron and Hermione’s magical abilities and courage.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-11-13
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Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1992-02-28
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Overview: After a freak accident, an invisible yuppie runs for his life from a treacherous CIA official while trying to cope with his new life.
Genres: Science Fiction Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-02-28
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Cry of the Innocent
1980-06-15
Cry of the Innocent
Overview: An American insurance executive, who sees his wife and children die when a plane crashes into their vacation cottage on the Irish coast, uncovers a series of suspicious clues indicating that it was no accident after a pretty financial reporter who resembles his dead wife turns up.
Genres: Action Crime Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-06-15
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Waiting at the Field Gate
1975-04-03
Waiting at the Field Gate
Overview: Lightning Gallat is the village slaughterer and a man of distinction. Where does he draw the line?
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-04-03
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Oyster Farmer
2004-09-10
Oyster Farmer
Overview: A love story about a young man who runs away up an isolated Australian river and gets a job with eighth generation oyster famers.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-09-10
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The Eclipse
2009-04-24
The Eclipse
Overview: Michael is a widower who is struggling to adjust to his new role as the sole caretaker of his two children. Still reeling from the death of his wife, he has been plagued by terrifying apparitions. When he volunteers at a local literary festival, he finds himself drawn to Lena, an empathetic author of supernatural fiction. While Lena tries to help Michael with the mystery of his nightmarish visions, she must contend with problems of her own, as she’s being jealously pursued by self-obsessed novelist Nicholas, her one-time lover. As the festival progresses, the three adults’ lives converge and collide.
Genres: Drama Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-04-24
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Conspiracy of Silence
2003-05-15
Conspiracy of Silence
Overview: When a priest commits suicide and two trainees are expelled from a seminary, a journalist starts to investigate the Vatican’s silence on broken vows of celibacy. A thriller examining the internal conflicts in the modern Catholic church.
Genres: Drama Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-05-15
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Boxed
2002-08-23
Boxed
Overview: The thriller Boxed addresses the little-known fact that the Irish Republican Army would bring in sympathetic priests to administer last rites to those they were about to execute. The film analyzes the fallout that occurs when one of these priests ha a change of heart, deciding to fight for the life of the captive. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-08-23
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Stan
2006-06-06
Stan
Overview: Stanley Laurel's last visit to Oliver Hardy, as originally told in Neil Brand's radio play.
Genres: TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-06-06
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Rough for Theatre II
2000-01-01
Rough for Theatre II
Overview: Two bureaucrats discuss the potential suicide of a man standing perfectly still in front of a door that opens into the night sky and a fatal drop.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-01-01
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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
2011-12-25
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Overview: A year after his father's death, Oskar, a troubled young boy, discovers a mysterious key he believes was left for him by his father and embarks on a scavenger hunt to find the matching lock.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-12-25
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Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time
2000-06-13
Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time
Overview: Aladdin and his new friend Paige visit English kings, Egyptian queens, come face to face with a Tyrannosaurus Rex, and walk the gangplank with Blackbeard the Pirate, in search of a stolen magic lamp.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-06-13
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The Temptation of Eileen Hughes
1988-04-03
The Temptation of Eileen Hughes
Overview: The McAuleys are local celebrities and Eileen Hughes, a young shop assistant, is flattered to be taken under their wing. Then she accepts their invitation to join them for a week's holiday in London ...
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-04-03
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Jimmy's Hall
2014-05-30
Jimmy's Hall
Overview: Jimmy Gralton returns from New York and reopens his beloved community hall, only to meet opposition from the local parish.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-05-30
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Water for Elephants
2011-04-15
Water for Elephants
Overview: In this captivating Depression-era melodrama, impetuous veterinary student Jacob Jankowski joins a celebrated circus as an animal caretaker but faces a wrenching dilemma when he's transfixed by angelic married performer Marlena.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-04-15
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American History X
1998-07-01
American History X
Overview: Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that committed acts of racial crime throughout L.A. and his actions greatly influenced Danny. Reformed and fresh out of prison, Derek severs contact with the gang and becomes determined to keep Danny from going down the same violent path as he did.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-07-01
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The Last Right
2019-12-06
The Last Right
Overview: Daniel Murphy is lumbered with a corpse that has the same last name as his, who dies on his flight from Boston to County Cork. Travelling back to Ireland to attend his mother’s funeral, Daniel also checks on his autistic brother. What follows is an unconventional road trip with his brother and the mortuary assistant as they take the coffin from Clonakilty to Rathlin Island.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-12-06
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Sakharov
1984-06-20
Sakharov
Overview: Biography of Russian physicist & dissident Andrei Sakharov focuses on his first acts in his civil rights.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-06-20
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Driving Lessons
2006-09-06
Driving Lessons
Overview: A shy teenage boy trying to escape the influence of his domineering mother, has his world changed when he begins to work for a retired actress.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-09-06
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Mad About Mambo
2000-04-04
Mad About Mambo
Overview: High school student tries to improve soccer skills by practicing dance and falls for his dance partner.
Genres: Comedy Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-04-04
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The Boy
2016-01-22
The Boy
Overview: A young American woman takes a job as a nanny in a remote English village, soon discovering that the family's eight-year-old son is a life-sized doll that comes with a list of strict rules.
Genres: Horror Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-01-22
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The Secret Garden: The Musical
2021-05-06
The Secret Garden: The Musical
Overview: Come spirit, come charm, and join us for a magical experience as we present a behind the scenes look at The Secret Garden. This 2018 workshop, originally presented for top Broadway professionals and theatre owners, features a new revision of the musical reimagined by the original creators.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-05-06
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National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men
2014-11-06
National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men
Overview: A powerful portrait of the American spirit and a heartbreaking testament to the bonds of friendship.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-11-06
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National Theatre Live: Hamlet
2015-10-15
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
Overview: As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father's death but paralyzed by the task ahead, Hamlet rages against the impossibility of his predicament, threatening both his sanity and the security of the state.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-10-15
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Hidden Agenda
1990-11-21
Hidden Agenda
Overview: In Ireland, American lawyer Ingrid Jessner and her activist partner, Paul Sullivan, struggle to uncover atrocities committed by the British government against the Northern Irish during the "Troubles." But when Sullivan is assassinated in the streets, Jessner teams up with Peter Kerrigan, a British investigator acting against the will of his own government, and struggles to uncover a conspiracy that may even implicate one of Kerrigan's colleagues.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-11-21
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Small, Far Away: The World of Father Ted
2011-01-01
Small, Far Away: The World of Father Ted
Overview: On the 15th anniversary of its launch, this documentary follows Father Ted creators Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews on a return trip to Craggy Island to take in its location and discuss how the series was made with cast and crew.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-01-01
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Uncle Bill's Barrel
2008-10-18
Uncle Bill's Barrel
Overview: A rural family contends with a deceased uncle who refuses to stay in his grave.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-18
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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
2008-05-07
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Overview: When his family moves from their home in Berlin to a strange new house in Poland, young Bruno befriends Shmuel, a boy who lives on the other side of the fence where everyone seems to be wearing striped pajamas. Unaware of Shmuel's fate as a Jewish prisoner or the role his own Nazi father plays in his imprisonment, Bruno embarks on a dangerous journey inside the camp's walls.
Genres: Drama War History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-05-07
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
2002-12-26
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Overview: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are called in to unravel a mysterious curse that has plagued the Baskerville family for generations. When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead, his heir, Sir Henry, begs Holmes to save him from the terrifying supernatural hound that has brought fear and death to his household.
Genres: Thriller TV Movie Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-12-26
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Sunset Heights
1999-06-04
Sunset Heights
Overview: Irish thriller starring Toby Stephens. Belfast of the near future finds the city ruled by two rival law-enforcing punishment squads. When Luke Bradley (Stephens)'s son is found murdered, suspicion falls upon the local preacher (Jim Norton). Taken to Sunset Heights, a druid's circle on a hill overlooking the city, the accused is summarily executed by the boy's father. However, when another child goes missing, it appears that they have killed the wrong man - or that the preacher has come back from the dead to wreak his revenge...
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-06-04
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Midnight's Child
1992-04-21
Midnight's Child
Overview: Spooky tale of a lawyer who sees Satan in the Swiss au pair she and her artist husband have hired for their young daughter.
Genres: Horror Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-04-21
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Mary Poppins Returns
2018-12-13
Mary Poppins Returns
Overview: Mary Poppins returns to the Banks family and helps them evade grave dangers by taking them on magical, musical adventures.
Genres: Fantasy Family Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-12-13
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Into the West
1992-10-23
Into the West
Overview: Accused of a crime they didn't commit, two city kids and a magical horse are about to become the coolest outlaws ever to ride Into The West.
Genres: Adventure Drama Family Fantasy Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-10-23
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Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall
1973-06-12
Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall
Overview: London, 1940. Aspiring jazz musician and future comedy legend Terence "Spike" Milligan reluctantly obeys his call-up and joins the Royal Artillery regiment at Bexhill, where he begins training to take part in the War. But along the way Spike and his friends get involved in many amusing - and some not-so amusing - scrapes. A film adaptation of the first volume of Spike Milligan's war diaries.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-06-12
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On the Nose
2001-10-23
On the Nose
Overview: Brendan is a janitor at a university who has a fondness for gambling, especially betting on horse races. However, he doesn't have much skill at it, and poorly considered bets have drained the bank account he'd set aside for his daughter's education. Brendan's wife has made Brendan promise to give up gambling, but when their daughter announces she's just been accepted to Trinity College in Ireland, Brendan has to come up with the tuition money, and fast. While doing his sweeping at work, Brendan makes a remarkable discovery - the preserved head of an aboriginal tribesman who, under proper conditions, can pick the winners in horse races.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-10-23
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The Legion Hall Bombing
1978-08-22
The Legion Hall Bombing
Overview: The story of the trial of Willie Gallagher, convicted of bombing the Strabane British Legion Hall in Northern Ireland, 1976. The transmission of this film was postponed by the BBC several times, and when it did finally air, it was shown with cuts; the writer, Caryl Churchill, and director, Roland Joffé, had their names removed from the credits in protest.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-08-22
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Prisoners of the Moon
2019-07-19
Prisoners of the Moon
Overview: Was Arthur Rudolph, a central figure in the first Moon Landing, also involved in war crimes involving the death of 20,000 slave labourers in World War 2?
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-07-19
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Even Hitler Had a Girlfriend
1991-12-25
Even Hitler Had a Girlfriend
Overview: A lonely Omaha, Nebraska security guard named Marcus dreams of establishing some human connection, when he isn't watching cable porn in his apartment and obsessing over his weight.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-12-25
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Homemade
2013-09-30
Homemade
Overview: Pensioner Tommy Fogarty wants to impress his new lady friend by baking a cake, but finds a gang of feral teenage girls have other ideas…
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-09-30
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Light
1979-03-13
Light
Overview: In a Cheshire village, Jack, an electrician, is rewiring the house where a dissident Russian professor is staying. From mutual dislike and suspicion they move towards tolerance and eventually mutual respect.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-03-13
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The Dead Hands of Dublin
2020-07-09
The Dead Hands of Dublin
Overview: A failed pianist comes into possession of a pair of enchanted gloves. Upon wearing them, he finds himself playing the piano like a maestro and all his dreams come true. Just when he thinks he has everything, fate intervenes.
Genres: Animation Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-07-09
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Home Cooking
1986-11-08
Home Cooking
Overview: The abused neglected wife of a loutish hotelier begins to suspect that her husband is the serial rapist that has been terrorizing the area.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-11-08
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The Face of Fu Manchu
1965-08-06
The Face of Fu Manchu
Overview: Grisly strangulations in London alert Nayland Smith of Scotland Yard to the possibility that fiendish Fu Manchu may not after all be dead, even though Smith witnessed his execution. A killer spray made from Tibetan berries seems to be involved and clues keep leading back to the Thames.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-08-06
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Screamer
1974-11-02
Screamer
Overview: A young American girl on her way to visit friends in rural England is brutally attacked and raped. After spending the next few months in a mental institution trying to recover from her ordeal, she is released into the care of her friends. The police assure her that they have the man responsible in custody, and she begins to rest easy. That is until she sees her attacker wandering the streets of the town. After planning her revenge she follows the man and kills him. This, she thinks, is the end of her ordeal. That is until the man she thinks she has killed arrives at the house she is staying in.
Genres: Crime Thriller Horror Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-11-02
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