Damian Lewis
Biography: Damian Watcyn Lewis (born 11 February 1971) is an English actor and producer. He is probably best known in the United States for starring as Detective Charlie Crews in the NBC drama Life as well as portraying Major Richard Winters in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. Description above from the Wikipedia article Damian Lewis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: February 11, 1971
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The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007-02-03
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Overview: Boasting an amazing selection of the most watched, most influential and most highly acclaimed programmes ever made, The 50 Greatest Television Dramas presents a long overdue assessment of the rich heritage television drama has to offer. Channel 4 invited over 200 of Britain's top television drama professionals – writers, directors, producers and commissioners – to take part in an exclusive poll to discover what they consider the finest dramas ever produced.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-02-03
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An Unfinished Life
2005-09-09
An Unfinished Life
Overview: Stoic and heartbroken, Einar Gilkyson quietly lives in the rugged Wyoming ranchlands alongside his only trusted friend, Mitch Bradley. One day, the woman he blames for the death of his only son arrives at his door broke, desperate and with a granddaughter he's never known. But even as buried anger and accusations resurface, the way is opened for unexpected connection, adventure and forgiveness.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-09-09
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Robinson Crusoe
1997-05-12
Robinson Crusoe
Overview: Robinson Crusoe flees Britain on a ship after killing his friend over the love of Mary. A fierce ocean storm wrecks his ship and leaves him stranded by himself on an uncharted island. Left to fend for himself, Crusoe seeks out a tentative survival on the island, until he meets Friday, a tribesman whom he saves from being sacrificed. Initially, Crusoe is thrilled to finally have a friend, but he has to defend himself against the tribe who uses the island to sacrifice tribesman to their gods. During time their relationship changes from master-slave to a mutual respected friendship despite their difference in culture and religion.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-05-12
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Warriors
1999-11-29
Warriors
Overview: If the conflict in Bosnia has become something of a forgotten war, it's not for the want of trying from the immensely powerful BBC film Warriors, the story of five young soldiers and their harrowing experiences in the region.
Genres: TV Movie Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-11-29
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The Situation
2007-02-07
The Situation
Overview: The first U.S.-made film drama set during the Iraq war, THE SITUATION chronicles the tragic death of an Iraqi teenager at the hands of U.S. soldiers. The incident sets off an "investigation," a cover-up, and complications involving Iraqi mayor Sheikh Tahsin (Saïd Amadis), who has a complex relationship with the Americans.
Genres: Drama History Romance Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-02-07
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Dreamcatcher
2003-03-21
Dreamcatcher
Overview: Four boyhood pals perform a heroic act and are changed by the powers they gain in return. Years later, on a hunting trip in the Maine woods, they're overtaken by a vicious blizzard that harbors an ominous presence. Challenged to stop an alien force, the friends must first prevent the slaughter of innocent civilians by a military vigilante ... and then overcome a threat to the bond that unites the four of them.
Genres: Drama Horror Science Fiction Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-03-21
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Brides
2004-10-22
Brides
Overview: A young female character, Nikki Douka, from Samothraki, is sailing to the U.S. to fulfill a marriage contract and save her family honor. Her skills as a seamstress keep her busily sewing throughout the voyage to alter wedding dresses for the third-class voyagers. But along the way, she meets a young American photographer who is returning from the Middle East where he was snapping shots of the war in Smyrna, 1922. Her honesty, pride, and beauty attract the attention of the American who falls in love with her. Tribulations abound during the voyage, following the dramas of several unfortunate young women upon whom nasty characters preyed, as Nikki struggles with her feelings for the photographer.
Genres: Drama Romance History
Original Language: el
Release Date: 2004-10-22
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Stormbreaker
2006-07-21
Stormbreaker
Overview: Alex Rider thinks he is a normal school boy, until his uncle is killed. He discovers that his uncle was actually spy on a mission, when he was killed. Alex is recruited by Alan Blunt to continue the mission. He is sent to Cornwall to investigate a new computer system, which Darrius Sayle has created. He plans to give the new computer systems to every school in the country, but Mr. Blunt has other ideas and Alex must find out what it is.
Genres: Adventure Action Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-07-21
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Keane
2005-09-09
Keane
Overview: A mentally ill man searches New York for his missing eight year old daughter. He recreates her steps each day hoping for some clue to her disappearance, until he meets and befriends a woman with a daughter the same age. Could she help him with the missing piece of the puzzle?
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-09-09
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The Baker
2007-02-09
The Baker
Overview: Milo is a professional hit man living on the edge. When failing to fulfill a contract for the first time, he escapes the city to avoid the wrath of his employers. Hiding out in a remote rural village, the locals mistake him for the new baker.
Genres: Comedy Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-02-09
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The Escapist
2008-06-20
The Escapist
Overview: Frank Perry is an institutionalized convict twelve years into a life sentence without parole. When his estranged daughter falls ill, he is determined to make peace with her before it's too late. He develops an ingenious escape plan, and recruits a dysfunctional band of escapists - misfits with a mutual dislike for one other but united by their desire to escape their hell hole of an existence.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-06-20
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Your Highness
2011-04-08
Your Highness
Overview: A fantasy movie about an arrogant, lazy prince and his more heroic brother who must complete a quest in order to save their father's kingdom.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy Adventure Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-04-08
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Chromophobia
2006-05-10
Chromophobia
Overview: Encouraged by his editor to seek 'sexy stories that sell', a reporter preys upon the private life of an erstwhile friend, with disastrous results.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-05-10
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Will
2011-11-04
Will
Overview: Brennan is Liverpool's number one fan, able to recite facts ad infinitum about the club and at a public school in the south of England since his father Gareth is emotionally unable to care for him following the death of Will's mother. Gareth appears one day out of the blue with tickets for Liverpool's trip to the 2005 Champions League Final in Istanbul.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-11-04
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Romeo & Juliet
2013-09-12
Romeo & Juliet
Overview: In Verona, bad blood between the Montague and Capulet families leads to much bitterness. Despite the hostility, Romeo Montague manages an invitation to a masked ball at the estate of the Capulets and meets Juliet, their daughter. The two are instantly smitten but dismayed to learn that their families are enemies. Romeo and Juliet figure out a way to pursue their romance, but Romeo is banished for his part in the slaying of Juliet's cousin, Tybalt.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-09-12
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The Sweeney
2012-09-11
The Sweeney
Overview: Jack Regan, a hardened cop who doesn’t play by the rules, is confronted with a criminal from his past. With sidekick George Carter they are put on the case of a jewellery store heist that ends in a killing. But is that killing really an execution in disguise? With pressure from his boss and the fact that Regan is having an affair with that boss’s wife, it’s not going to be easy for him to stay out of trouble.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-09-11
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Friends & Crocodiles
2005-08-28
Friends & Crocodiles
Overview: Paul Reynolds is a Gatsby-like figure: owner of a magnificent house, the host of great parties, and a collector of interesting people. He persuades Lizzie Thomas, a secretary at a local estate agent's, to come and work for him as his assistant, to bring some order to his chaos. He inspires her with his enthusiasm and imagination, and frustrates her with his apparent carelessness and destructiveness, which culminates in her calling the police as one of his parties is attacked by local troublemakers, seemingly with his tacit approval. But their paths are destined to cross again and again as Lizzie, with the help of some of the people that she met at Paul's house, rises through the changing landscape of corporate Britain. This is the tale of a meaningful and powerful relationship that isn't a love story; it's about those rare people who profoundly influence and shape our lives.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-08-28
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Desire
2013-04-26
Desire
Overview: One man. One job. But in the desert, nothing is simple. Presenting Desire, created in collaboration with Ridley Scott Associates
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-04-26
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Our Kind of Traitor
2016-05-05
Our Kind of Traitor
Overview: A young Oxford academic and his attorney girlfriend holiday in Morocco. They bump into a Russian millionaire who owns a peninsula and a diamond watch. He wants a game of tennis. What else he wants propels the lovers on a tortuous journey to the City of London and its unholy alliance with Britain's intelligence establishment, to Paris and the Alps.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-05-05
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Stolen
2011-07-03
Stolen
Overview: A fast-paced thriller about a vital and terrifying subject - the trafficking of children - with the heart-stopping vibrancy, compassion and energy that only the fate of children inspires. This is a story that touches all our lives. And it's happening now.
Genres: Drama Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-07-03
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Confessions of a Diary Secretary
2007-02-28
Confessions of a Diary Secretary
Overview: Funny film concerning John Prescott's affair with Tracey Temple
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-02-28
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Queen of the Desert
2015-09-03
Queen of the Desert
Overview: A chronicle of Gertrude Bell's life, a traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attaché for the British Empire at the dawn of the twentieth century.
Genres: Drama Adventure History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-09-03
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The Silent Storm
2014-10-14
The Silent Storm
Overview: An enigmatic outsider living on a remote Scottish island finds herself caught between her minister husband and the delinquent who is sent to live with them.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-10-14
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Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
2022-05-03
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
Overview: On 3 May 2022, Cameron Mackintosh invited many of Stephen Sondheim’s old friends to join him in London’s West End for a thrilling, joyously staged production. He had specially devised it to celebrate Sondheim’s extraordinary talents as a composer and lyricist. Featuring an all-star cast including Michael Ball, Helena Bonham Carter, Rob Brydon, Petula Clark, Anna-Jane Casey, Rosalie Craig, Janie Dee, Judi Dench, Daniel Evans, Maria Friedman, Haydn Gwynne, Bonnie Langford, Damian Lewis and Julia McKenzie.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-05-03
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Bill
2015-03-27
Bill
Overview: What really happened during Shakespeare's 'Lost Years'? Hopeless lute player Bill Shakespeare leaves his home to follow his dream.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-03-27
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Jeffrey Archer: The Truth
2002-12-01
Jeffrey Archer: The Truth
Overview: A satirical look at the 'secret' TRUE life of Jeffrey Archer. The Truth, the whole truth and everything BUT the truth.
Genres: TV Movie Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-12-01
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The Radleys
2024-10-04
The Radleys
Overview: A seemingly ordinary family harbors a dark secret: they are vampires. They choose not to drink blood despite their natural cravings, but one day, their truth comes to light.
Genres: Comedy Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-10-04
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Prince Harry's Story: Four Royal Weddings
2018-05-03
Prince Harry's Story: Four Royal Weddings
Overview: This documentary charts Harry's journey through important turning points in his life - four other royal weddings and the death of his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales. Along the way it touches on the prince's active service as a soldier in Afghanistan and his international charity work.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-05-03
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Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019-07-24
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Overview: Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie industry. Dalton is the neighbor of the young and promising actress and model Sharon Tate, who has just married the prestigious Polish director Roman Polanski…
Genres: Comedy Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-07-24
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Run This Town
2020-03-06
Run This Town
Overview: After graduation, Bram gets his dream job at a local newspaper. In his mind he’s the next Woodward (but he’s probably more of a Bernstein). A year in, he realizes that maybe the paper business is no longer what he’d seen in the movies. Instead of investigative journalism, he is writing easily consumable Top 10 Lists - Best Hot Dogs in the City! Ten Ways to Tell You Grew Up in the 90s! After the paper is hit with another round of layoffs, Bram stumbles upon a potentially explosive story involving the city’s controversial mayor. But he needs to beat the mayor’s smooth talking aide, Kamal, to the punch. This could be Bram’s big break — if he had any idea how to be a real journalist.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-03-06
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Dream Horse
2021-05-21
Dream Horse
Overview: The inspiring true story of Dream Alliance, an unlikely race horse bred by small town bartender, Jan Vokes. With very little money and no experience, Jan convinces her neighbors to chip in their meager earnings to help raise Dream and compete with the racing elites. Their investment pays off as Dream rises through the ranks and becomes a beacon of hope in their struggling community.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-05-21
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Dreams
2019-01-12
Dreams
Overview: Specialist film crews, capturing beautiful, cinematic footage from around Russia using industry leading equipment, provide the raw material for this timeless story of hope, passion, heartbreak and joy. The unparalleled vantage points enjoyed by FIFA's own crews provide exclusive access to the players and coaches - closer than ever before.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-01-12
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Much Ado About Nothing
2005-11-07
Much Ado About Nothing
Overview: Tensions mount in the TV studio when a take-charge anchor is reunited with a man she has a "history" with.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-11-07
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Colditz
2005-03-27
Colditz
Overview: While World War II allied officer Jack Rowe is held prisoner in Germany's notorious Colditz castle, he recruits a band of fellow escape artists in the ultimate break-out only to discover that the greatest betrayal awaits him on safe ground.
Genres: War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-03-27
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Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
2021-03-22
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
Overview: Since 2017, Letters Live has produced 11 shows at the Union Chapel, with no two shows being the same.
Genres: TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-03-22
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Pressure
Pressure
Overview: In the seventy two hours leading up to D-Day, all the pieces are in place except for one key element – the British weather. Britain’s chief meteorological officer James Stagg is called upon to deliver the most consequential forecast in history, locking him into a tense standoff with the entire Allied leadership. The wrong conditions could devastate the largest ever seaborne invasion, while any delay risks German intelligence catching on. With only his trusted aide Captain Kay Summersby to confide in, and haunted by a catastrophic D-Day rehearsal, the final decision rests with Supreme Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower. With only hours to go, the fate of the war and the lives of millions hang in the balance.
Genres: Thriller History War
Original Language: en
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The Making of 'Band of Brothers'
2001-09-09
The Making of 'Band of Brothers'
Overview: Interviews made of the various actors and cast members that provide the knowledge and production skills and sets required to make the film a success.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-09-09
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