Mackenzie Crook
Biography: Paul Mackenzie Crook (born 29 September 1971) is a British actor and comedian. He shot to fame playing Gareth Keenan in the BBC sitcom The Office and went on to play Ragetti in the Pirates of the Caribbean films. More recently, he has written, directed and starred in the BBC4 sitcom Detectorists and the BBC1 revival of childrens' favourite, Worzel Gummidge.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: September 29, 1971
Deathday: N/A
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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
2003-07-09
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Overview: After Port Royal is attacked and pillaged by a mysterious pirate crew, capturing the governor's daughter Elizabeth Swann in the process, William Turner asks free-willing pirate Jack Sparrow to help him locate the crew's ship—The Black Pearl—so that he can rescue the woman he loves.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-07-09
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006-07-06
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Overview: Captain Jack Sparrow works his way out of a blood debt with the ghostly Davy Jones to avoid eternal damnation.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-07-06
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007-05-19
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Overview: Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann join forces with the revived Captain Barbossa to free Jack Sparrow from Davy Jones' locker. The group must navigate dangerous waters, confront many foes and, ultimately, choose sides in a battle wherein piracy itself hangs in the balance.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-05-19
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Still Crazy
1998-10-30
Still Crazy
Overview: In the seventies Strange Fruit were it. They lived the rock lifestyle to the max, groupies, drugs, internal tension and an ex front man dead from an overdose. Even their demise was glamorous; when lightning struck the stage during an outdoor festival. 20 years on and these former rock gods they have now sunk deep into obscurity when the idea of a reunion tour is lodged in the head of Tony, former keyboard player of the Fruits. Tony sets out to find his former bandmates with the help of former manager Karen to see if they can recapture the magic and give themselves a second chance.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-10-30
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The Brothers Grimm
2005-08-26
The Brothers Grimm
Overview: Folklore collectors and con artists, Jake and Will Grimm, travel from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and performing exorcisms. However, they are put to the test when they encounter a real magical curse in a haunted forest with real magical beings, requiring genuine courage.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy Action Comedy Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-08-26
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Spider-Plant Man
2005-03-11
Spider-Plant Man
Overview: Spider-Plant Man is a parody of Spider-Man, made for the Comic Relief 2005 appeal and aired on BBC One. It featured Rowan Atkinson as Peter Piper/Spider-Plant Man and Rachel Stevens as his love-interest Jane-Mary. Jim Broadbent also made an appearance, portraying Batman, and Tony Robinson as Robin.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-03-11
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Solomon Kane
2009-09-16
Solomon Kane
Overview: A nomadic 16th century warrior, condemned to hell for his brutal past, seeks redemption by renouncing violence, but finds some things are worth burning for as he fights to free a young Puritan woman from the grip of evil.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-09-16
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Sex Lives of the Potato Men
2004-02-20
Sex Lives of the Potato Men
Overview: Two lowlifes with active fantasy sex lives deliver potatoes to various restaurants and grocers.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-02-20
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Three and Out
2008-10-12
Three and Out
Overview: A London tube driver considers pursuing a third fatal accident to collect a huge payout.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-12
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I Could Never Be Your Woman
2007-05-11
I Could Never Be Your Woman
Overview: Mother Nature loves to cause mischief, and she steps in to help two love-starved souls find happiness. She helps an aging professional woman and single mother, Rosie, who's unlucky in love find her match with Adam, a much younger man. As their relationship blossoms beyond physical attraction, matters complicate when her adolescent daughter starts to fall for a handsome local boy.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-05-11
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Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
2010-01-08
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
Overview: A biography of Ian Dury, who was stricken with polio at a young age and defied expectations by becoming one of the founders of the punk-rock scene in Britain in the 1970s.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-01-08
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Ironclad
2011-03-03
Ironclad
Overview: In the year 1215, the rebel barons of England have forced their despised King John to put his royal seal on the Magna Carta, a seminal document that upheld the rights of free men. Yet within months of pledging himself to the great charter, the King reneged on his word and assembled a mercenary army on the south coast of England with the intention of bringing the barons and the country back under his tyrannical rule. Barring his way stood the mighty Rochester castle, a place that would become the symbol of the rebel's momentous struggle for justice and freedom.
Genres: Romance Adventure Action History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-03-03
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Worzel Gummidge: Twitchers
2021-12-28
Worzel Gummidge: Twitchers
Overview: Scatterbrook Farm is besieged by birdwatchers when the children spot a group of rare choughs.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-12-28
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Worzel Gummidge: Calliope Jane
2021-12-29
Worzel Gummidge: Calliope Jane
Overview: When a travelling fair comes to Scatterbrook, Worzel tells John and Susan the legend of a fair with an enchanted organ that sends humans to sleep so scarecrows can enjoy the rides without being seen.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-12-29
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Pixar 25 Magic Moments
2011-01-03
Pixar 25 Magic Moments
Overview: The BBC documentary takes a look into the Pixar studios as they celebrate their 25th birthday and at the creative process involved in creating the animation classics that we love.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-01-03
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Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
2012-12-07
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
Overview: England, 1932. Today is Dolly Thatcham's wedding day, and her family is arriving at the manor house with all the cheerfulness, chaos and grievances that accompany such gatherings. Trouble soon appears in the shape of Joseph, Dolly's lover from the previous summer, who throws her feelings into turmoil. But Dolly's mother will not allow her carefully laid plans for her daughter's future to be threatened...
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-12-07
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Blake's Junction 7
2004-08-24
Blake's Junction 7
Overview: Intergalactic revolutionaries "Blake's 7" make an eventful late night stop at Newport Pagnell Services on the M1.
Genres: Science Fiction Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-08-24
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In Secret
2013-09-17
In Secret
Overview: In 1860s Paris, a young woman, Therese, is trapped in a loveless marriage to the sickly Camille by her domineering aunt, Madame Raquin. She spends her days behind the counter of a small shop and her evenings watching Madame play dominos with an eclectic group. After she meets her husband’s alluring friend, Laurent, she embarks on an illicit affair that leads to tragic consequences. Based on Emile Zola’s novel, Thérèse Raquin.
Genres: Drama Thriller Crime Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-09-17
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One Chance
2013-09-09
One Chance
Overview: This film follows the remarkable and inspirational true story of Paul Potts, a shy, bullied shop assistant by day and an amateur opera singer by night.
Genres: Drama Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-09-09
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Orbit Ever After
2013-10-17
Orbit Ever After
Overview: Nigel has fallen in love. But when you live in orbit, aboard a ramshackle space hovel with the most risk-averse family imaginable, it isn't easy to follow your heart - especially when the girl of your dreams is spinning around earth the wrong way!
Genres: Science Fiction Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-10-17
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Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book
2016-09-04
Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book
Overview: In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Roald Dahl’s birth, film and television personalities take turns championing their favourite of Dahl's 10 best-selling children’s books, culminating in a nationwide vote. Rik Mayall reads from George’s Marvellous Medicine.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-09-04
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I Am Tom Moody
2012-07-05
I Am Tom Moody
Overview: A surreal trip through the subconscious of a stifled musician as he struggles to sing.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-07-05
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Land of the Blind
2006-05-01
Land of the Blind
Overview: A soldier recounts his relationship with a famous political prisoner attempting to overthrow their country's authoritarian government.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-05-01
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Muppets Most Wanted
2014-03-20
Muppets Most Wanted
Overview: While on a grand world tour, The Muppets find themselves wrapped into an European jewel-heist caper headed by a Kermit the Frog look-alike and his dastardly sidekick.
Genres: Comedy Adventure Crime Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-03-20
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How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais
2002-10-14
How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais
Overview: An exclusive documentary containing interviews with the cast and creators of The Office, with behind the scenes footage, original pilot footage and outtakes. Released on the Series 1 DVD.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-10-14
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The Principles of Lust
2003-01-29
The Principles of Lust
Overview: Crippled by his writer's block, Paul enters into a new, exciting relationship with risk-taking Billy and super-sexy Juliette. As it becomes increasingly tangled, however, he must choose one of them over the other.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-01-29
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Churchill: The Hollywood Years
2004-12-03
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
Overview: A group of American executives making a film about World War II decide that since their lead is rather unglamorous, they will draft in an American G.I. to play the part of Winston Churchill. Their take on the war depicts a handsome Churchill falling in love with Princess Elizabeth, who is herself involved in the war as an undercover agent.
Genres: Comedy War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-12-03
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I Want Candy
2007-03-23
I Want Candy
Overview: Two hopeful lads from Leatherhead trying to break into the movies stumble upon the opportunity of a lifetime. Frustrated by their arty film teacher, wannabe producer Joe and his talented but neurotic director friend Baggy head to London to sell what they know is a script made of gold.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-03-23
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The Merchant of Venice
2004-12-03
The Merchant of Venice
Overview: Venice, 1596. Bassanio begs his friend Antonio, a prosperous merchant, to lend him a large sum of money so that he can woo Portia, a very wealthy heiress; but Antonio has invested his fortune abroad, so they turn to Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, and ask him for a loan.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-12-03
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World of Wrestling
2007-09-29
World of Wrestling
Overview: The heroes and villains from the Golden Age of British wrestling must grapple against the odds to make it home safely from a night out on the tiles on-board a red double-decker bus.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-09-29
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Eat Locals
2017-04-06
Eat Locals
Overview: In a quiet countryside farmhouse, Britain's vampires gather for their once-every-fifty-years meeting. Others will be joining them too; Sebastian Crockett, an unwitting Essex boy who thinks he's on a promise with sexy cougar Vanessa; and a detachment of Special Forces vampire killers who have bitten off more than they can chew. This is certainly going to be a night to remember... and for some of them it will be their last.
Genres: Action Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-04-06
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Finding Neverland
2004-10-17
Finding Neverland
Overview: During a writing slump, playwright J.M. Barrie meets a widow and her four children, all young boys—who soon become an important part of Barrie’s life and the inspiration that lead him to create his masterpiece. Peter Pan.
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-17
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City of Ember
2008-10-07
City of Ember
Overview: For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember's once powerful generator is failing and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker. Now, two teenagers, in a race against time, must search Ember for clues that will unlock the ancient mystery of the city's existence, before the the lights go out forever.
Genres: Adventure Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-07
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Like a Virgin
Like a Virgin
Overview: A party girl discovers she has been chosen to bear God's child.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
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The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
2004-10-01
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Overview: The turbulent personal and professional life of actor Peter Sellers (1925-1980), from his beginnings as a comic performer on BBC Radio to his huge success as one of the greatest film comedians of all time; an obsessive artist so dedicated to his work that neglected his loved ones and sacrificed part of his own personality to convincingly create that of his many memorable characters.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-01
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The Gathering
2003-02-23
The Gathering
Overview: Itinerant traveler Cassie Grant comes out of a car accident in Glastonbury, England, with partial memory loss. The deeply regretful driver allows her to convalesce at a large rural home, where she becomes friends with the woman's stepson, Michael. As Cassie delves into Michael's research about an old, newly discovered area church, it triggers some strange premonitions and offers gradual clues about her deeper links to this British community.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-02-23
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The Adventures of Tintin
2011-10-24
The Adventures of Tintin
Overview: Intrepid young reporter, Tintin, and his loyal dog, Snowy, are thrust into a world of high adventure when they discover a ship carrying an explosive secret. As Tintin is drawn into a centuries-old mystery, Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine suspects him of stealing a priceless treasure. Tintin and Snowy, with the help of salty, cantankerous Captain Haddock and bumbling detectives, Thompson and Thomson, travel half the world, one step ahead of their enemies, as Tintin endeavors to find the Unicorn, a sunken ship that may hold a vast fortune, but also an ancient curse.
Genres: Adventure Animation Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-10-24
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Christopher Robin
2018-08-01
Christopher Robin
Overview: Christopher Robin, the boy who had countless adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood, has grown up and lost his way. Now it’s up to his spirited and loveable stuffed animals, Winnie The Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, and the rest of the gang, to rekindle their friendship and remind him of endless days of childlike wonder and make-believe, when doing nothing was the very best something.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-08-01
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Dark Ascension
Dark Ascension
Overview: The gates of Heaven & Hell have been broken and the afterlife is in ruins. One group of new arrivals must find a way to put things right to prevent an eternal battle between good & evil.
Genres: Fantasy Action Adventure
Original Language: en
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Tales from the Lodge
2019-03-09
Tales from the Lodge
Overview: Tales From The Lodge is a fresh take on the portmanteau horror-comedy genre. An isolated lodge somewhere in England. Five old university pals, now nudging 40, gather for a weekend to scatter the ashes of their friend, Jonesy, who drowned himself in the lake three years earlier. They settle in for a fun evening, entertaining each other with stories of murders, ghosts, zombies and possessions, but as day turns to night, the gang become aware of another horror story unfolding around them - And this one is real.
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-03-09
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Abraham's Point
2008-01-01
Abraham's Point
Overview: A man struggles to get over a family tragedy that has haunted him since childhood.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-01-01
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Ant Muzak
2002-01-01
Ant Muzak
Overview: Even cult 80s popstars need to do the shopping... Documentary-style comedy about Adam & The Ants making a charmingly off-kilter trip to their local 24-hour supermarket at 2am on a nondescript weekday morning. Cruising the aisles like some kind of bizarre surrogate family-unit, the flamboyantly dressed band-members are thrown into crisis when one of their 2 drummers suddenly goes missing.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-01-01
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Mackenzie Crook Remembers... Detectorists
2024-12-23
Mackenzie Crook Remembers... Detectorists
Overview: Mackenzie Crook shares what inspired him to write his hit series Detectorists - a funny and touching series about a group of metal detectorists (not detectors) in the fictional town of Danebury.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-12-23
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A Night at the Office
2009-08-30
A Night at the Office
Overview: The entire first series of the seminal BBC comedy The Office (2001) with new comments from the writers and celebrity fans shown between each episode.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-08-30
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