Billy Connolly
Biography: A Scottish comedian, musician, presenter and actor. He is sometimes known, especially in his native Scotland, by the nickname The Big Yin (The Big One). His first trade, in the early 1960s, was as a welder (specifically a boilermaker) in the Glasgow shipyards, but he gave it up towards the end of the decade to pursue a career as a folk singer in the Humblebums and subsequently as a soloist. In the early 1970s he made the transition from folk-singer with a comedic persona to fully-fledged comedian, a role in which he continues. He also became an actor, and has appeared in such films as Indecent Proposal (1993); Mrs. Brown (1997), for which he was nominated for a BAFTA; The Boondock Saints (1999); The Man Who Sued God (2001); Water (1985);The Last Samurai (2003); Timeline (2003); Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004); Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006); and The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008). Connolly reprised his role as Noah "Il Duce" MacManus in Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day. Connolly appears as the King of Lilliput in the 2010 remake of Gulliver′s Travels. Description above from the Wikipedia article Billy Connolly , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: November 24, 1942
Deathday: N/A
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Known For
The Last Samurai
2003-12-05
The Last Samurai
Overview: Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.
Genres: Drama Action War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-12-05
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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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Pocahontas
1995-06-14
Pocahontas
Overview: Pocahontas, daughter of a Native American tribe chief, falls in love with an English soldier as colonists invade 17th century Virginia.
Genres: Adventure Animation Family Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-06-14
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Fido
2006-09-07
Fido
Overview: Timmy Robinson's best friend in the whole wide world is a six-foot tall rotting zombie named Fido. But when Fido eats the next-door neighbor, Mom and Dad hit the roof, and Timmy has to go to the ends of the earth to keep Fido a part of the family. A boy-and-his-dog movie for grown ups, "Fido" will rip your heart out.
Genres: Horror Comedy Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-09-07
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Indecent Proposal
1993-04-07
Indecent Proposal
Overview: John Gage offers a down-on-his-luck yuppie husband $1 million for the opportunity to spend the night with the man's wife.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-04-07
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Muppet Treasure Island
1996-02-16
Muppet Treasure Island
Overview: After telling the story of Flint's last journey to young Jim Hawkins, Billy Bones has a heart attack and dies just as Jim and his friends are attacked by pirates. The gang escapes into the town where they hire out a boat and crew to find the hidden treasure, which was revealed by Bones before he died. On their voyage across the seas, they soon find out that not everyone on board can be trusted.
Genres: Comedy Adventure Family Action Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-02-16
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The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
2009-11-24
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
Overview: Skillfully framed by an unknown enemy for the murder of a priest, wanted vigilante MacManus brothers Murphy and Connor must come out of hiding on a sheep farm in Ireland to fight for justice in Boston.
Genres: Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-11-24
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Fuck
2006-11-10
Fuck
Overview: A documentary on the expletive's origin, why it offends some people so deeply, and what can be gained from its use.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-11-10
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Open Season
2006-09-27
Open Season
Overview: Boog, a domesticated 900lb. Grizzly bear finds himself stranded in the woods 3 days before Open Season. Forced to rely on Elliot, a fast-talking mule deer, the two form an unlikely friendship and must quickly rally other forest animals if they are to form a rag-tag army against the hunters.
Genres: Animation Family Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-09-27
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The Boondock Saints
1999-01-22
The Boondock Saints
Overview: Tired of the crime overrunning the streets of Boston, Irish Catholic twin brothers Conner and Murphy are inspired by their faith to cleanse their hometown of evil with their own brand of zealous vigilante justice. As they hunt down and kill one notorious gangster after another, they become controversial folk heroes in the community. But Paul Smecker, an eccentric FBI agent, is fast closing in on their blood-soaked trail.
Genres: Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-01-22
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An Audience with Billy Connolly
1985-10-26
An Audience with Billy Connolly
Overview: Billy Connolly delivers his special brand of stand-up comedy and abrasive humour in front of a celebrity audience.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-10-26
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Billy Connolly: The Pick of Billy Connolly
1982-01-01
Billy Connolly: The Pick of Billy Connolly
Overview: Highlights from Pick of Billy Connolly concerts.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-01-01
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Billy Connolly: Billy Bites Yer Bum
1981-01-01
Billy Connolly: Billy Bites Yer Bum
Overview: From the days when he still had red hair and was rising to the peak of his career, this is one of Billy’s legendary early performances. The culmination of a marathon British tour that started in 1980, Billy Bites Yer Bum Live was filmed at London’s Apollo Victoria over two nights in February 1981.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-01-01
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Billy Connolly: Live in New York
2005-11-14
Billy Connolly: Live in New York
Overview: Billy Connolly's pathologically devoted fans have helped make him the best-selling comedian around the world. In this raucous special taped in New York, Billy Connolly brings his uncensored, uncut and unpredictable stand-up to the U.S.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-11-14
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Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
1999-01-01
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
Overview: The very best of Billy Connolly's stand up comedy, from 30 years of performances around the world!
Genres: Comedy Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-01-01
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Billy Connolly: Live in Dublin 2002
2002-02-10
Billy Connolly: Live in Dublin 2002
Overview: Billy Connolly: Live in Dublin 2002 presents highlights from the Big Yin's 2002 stage tour. The program is divided in two, the first part offering an hour from his Dublin show, the second delivering 45 minutes of highlights from eight other performances. Now 60, age has not withered Connolly--even if, as he is fond of reminding us, his pubic hair has turned grey--and his restless energy, enthusiasm, casual obscenity, and anger is as intense as ever. And, of course, very, very funny. Whether talking about the horrors of a prostate examination or reminiscing about his youth, Connolly has the audience in hysterics.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-02-10
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Billy Connolly: Hand Picked by Billy
1982-11-24
Billy Connolly: Hand Picked by Billy
Overview: Recorded in 1982, Hand Picked By Billy was recorded at the Cambridge Theatre in London on Billy's "The Pick of Billy Connolly" tour. This show takes the best bits from that 3 night show and includes the infamous story of the Glasgow sewage worker.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-11-24
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Billy Connolly: Live at the Apollo
1994-10-11
Billy Connolly: Live at the Apollo
Overview: Filmed during Billy's record breaking twenty two night run at London's famous Hammersmith Apollo.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-10-11
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Beautiful Joe
2000-06-09
Beautiful Joe
Overview: A bad girl becomes a con artist, gets into trouble with the mob and taps a nice-guy florist for help.
Genres: Drama Action Comedy Thriller Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-06-09
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The X Files: I Want to Believe
2008-07-24
The X Files: I Want to Believe
Overview: Six years after the events of The X-Files series finale, former FBI agent Doctor Dana Scully is now a staff physician at Our Lady of Sorrows, a Catholic hospital, and treating a boy named Christian who has Sandhoff disease, a terminal brain condition. FBI agent Drummy arrives to ask Scully’s help in locating Fox Mulder, the fugitive former head of the X-Files division, and says they will call off its manhunt for him if he will help investigate the disappearances of several women, including young FBI agent Monica Banan. Mulder and Scully are called back to duty by the FBI when a former priest claims to be receiving psychic visions pertaining to a kidnapped agent.
Genres: Mystery Science Fiction Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-07-24
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Billy Connolly: Was It Something I Said?
2007-11-19
Billy Connolly: Was It Something I Said?
Overview: Billy Connolly's sensational show "Was It Something I Said?" was filmed in Adelaide on the Australian leg of his sell out 2006 World Tour. This recording captures comedy legend Billy at his brilliant, inspirational, hilariously funny best.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-11-19
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Billy Connolly: Billy and Albert (Live at the Royal Albert Hall)
1987-06-30
Billy Connolly: Billy and Albert (Live at the Royal Albert Hall)
Overview: Billy Connolly, captured live on stage at London's Royal Albert Hall in July 1987, offering his own unusual views of (among others) Thatcher and Reagan, Linoleum, Tarantulas And Their Wily Ways and the Khyber Pass...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-06-30
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Billy Connolly: Big Banana Feet
1977-08-24
Billy Connolly: Big Banana Feet
Overview: Billy Connolly was, in the 1970s, a sort of Scottish Lenny Bruce, who, with devastating humour, sliced through the hypocrisies he perceived. This 1976 documentary follows the singer-comic during his 1975 Irish tour. Made in a cinema verité fashion, the performer appears to be completely unaware of the presence of the camera in his off-stage and backstage moments.
Genres: Comedy Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-08-24
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Who Is Cletis Tout?
2001-09-12
Who Is Cletis Tout?
Overview: A comedy about a hitman who sees everything in terms of the movies and how mistaken identity is getting in the way of recovering a stash of diamonds that was stolen and subsequently hidden more than 20 years earlier.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-09-12
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Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
2006-06-15
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Overview: Jon and Garfield visit the United Kingdom, where a case of mistaken cat identity finds Garfield ruling over a castle. His reign is soon jeopardized by the nefarious Lord Dargis, who has designs on the estate.
Genres: Comedy Family Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-06-15
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The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch
2003-08-16
The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch
Overview: Twenty-three years after the release of the original Beatles mockumentary, 'The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash', famous artists, actors and musicians speak out on how The Rutles influenced them.
Genres: Comedy Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-08-16
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Timeline
2003-11-26
Timeline
Overview: A group of archaeological students become trapped in the past when they go there to retrieve their professor. The group must survive in 14th century France long enough to be rescued.
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-11-26
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Billy Connolly: Two Night Stand
1997-01-01
Billy Connolly: Two Night Stand
Overview: This 90 minute recording is excerpts of 45 minutes each from Billy Connolly's live appearances in London and Glasgow in 1997. Topics include; The Irish, Limousine Service, fat people, "toffs", mad cow disease, Ageing and shouting.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-01
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The Man Who Sued God
2001-10-25
The Man Who Sued God
Overview: A lawyer becomes a fisherman from frustration. When his one piece of property, his boat, is struck by lightning and destroyed he is denied insurance money because it was “an act of God”. He re-registers as a lawyer and sues the insurance company and, as God’s representative, The Church.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-10-25
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The Debt Collector
1999-06-25
The Debt Collector
Overview: Mean, gritty, dirty and low, and that's just the policeman Gary Keltie, out for retribution for the horrendous crimes against the helpless people of Edinburgh during the 1970s, by notorious, torturous, and killer, debt collector Nickie Dryden.
Genres: Thriller Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-06-25
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The Impostors
1998-10-02
The Impostors
Overview: Wrongly accused of physically abusing a fellow actor, starving thespians Arthur and Maurice find themselves pursued by the law aboard a cruise ship.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-10-02
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Open Season 2
2008-09-24
Open Season 2
Overview: After falling head over hooves in love with Giselle, Elliot's road to the altar takes a slight detour when Mr. Weenie is kidnapped by a group of pampered pets determined to return him to his owners.
Genres: Adventure Animation Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-09-24
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An Everlasting Piece
2000-12-22
An Everlasting Piece
Overview: Colin is a Catholic and George is a poetry-loving Protestant. In Belfast in the 1980s, they could have been enemies, but instead they became business partners. After persuading a mad wig salesman, known as the Scalper, to sell them his leads, the two embark on a series of house calls
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-12-22
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The Aristocrats
2005-07-29
The Aristocrats
Overview: One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-07-29
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Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004-12-09
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Overview: The Secret Policeman benefit shows for Amnesty International brought together comedy grand masters - from Python and Beyond the Fringe - and performers then relatively unknown, like Rowan Atkinson. Narrated by Dawn French, the programme includes interviews with many of the comedians and musicians who took part: John Cleese, Stephen Fry, Michael Palin, Sting, Lenny Henry and many more. The shows and their stars had a huge effect on modern British comedy. There are few comics today whose careers have not been heavily influenced by the anarchic and surreal humour of these events.
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-12-09
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Gentlemen's Relish
2001-01-01
Gentlemen's Relish
Overview: The career of the once successful classical portraitist, Kingdom Swann, has hit bad times. When a leading gallery rejects his work, he seems at the point of giving up. It is only the support of his housekeeper, Violet Askey, that keeps him going and it is she who encourages him to switch to photography. Soon Swann has developed a healthy (and respectable) business with portraits of naked women in classical and exotic settings. However, the nature of Swann's new work is open to misinterpretation and he finds himself at the centre of a scandal involving the misuse of his pictures by a SOHO pornographer, and the focus of a campaign by suffragettes against the expoitation of women. At the same time, he loses the support of the loyal Violet, who leaps to the wrong conclusion about Swann's relationship with one of his models. When Violet then becomes involved in the suffragette and amti-pornography movements, it seems all may be lost for Swann - both professionally...and personally.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-01-01
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Brave
2012-06-21
Brave
Overview: Brave is set in the mystical Scottish Highlands, where Mérida is the princess of a kingdom ruled by King Fergus and Queen Elinor. An unruly daughter and an accomplished archer, Mérida one day defies a sacred custom of the land and inadvertently brings turmoil to the kingdom. In an attempt to set things right, Mérida seeks out an eccentric old Wise Woman and is granted an ill-fated wish. Also figuring into Mérida’s quest — and serving as comic relief — are the kingdom’s three lords: the enormous Lord MacGuffin, the surly Lord Macintosh, and the disagreeable Lord Dingwall.
Genres: Animation Adventure Comedy Family Action Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-06-21
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Bullshot
1983-10-27
Bullshot
Overview: The dashing Captain Hugh "Bullshot" Crummond - WWI ace fighter pilot, Olympic athlete, racing driver, part-time sleuth and all round spiffing chap - must save the world from the dastardly Count Otto van Bruno, his wartime adversary. And, of course, win the heart of a jolly nice young lady.
Genres: Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-10-27
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Androcles and the Lion
1984-06-12
Androcles and the Lion
Overview: Shaw used the traditional fable of Andocles to focus on the integrity of religious belief. Androcles, a christian fleeing persecution in Rome, is captured by Caesar's men. Alongside other christians - Ferrovius, a fierce fighter, Lavinia, a beautiful aristocrat and would-be martyr Spintho - he must face the lions of the Coliseum. How will each of them face their desperate fate?
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-06-12
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Gulliver's Travels
2010-12-23
Gulliver's Travels
Overview: Travel writer Lemuel Gulliver takes an assignment in Bermuda, but ends up on the island of Liliput, where he towers over its tiny citizens.
Genres: Family Comedy Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-12-23
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Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery
1998-10-02
Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery
Overview: Oscar-winning actor Sean Connery is profiled in this segment of "Intimate Portrait." Includes film clips, never-before-seen photos and interviews with
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-10-02
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Mrs Brown
1997-07-18
Mrs Brown
Overview: When Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert dies, she finds solace in her trusted servant, Mr. John Brown. But their relationship also brings scandal and turmoil to the monarchy.
Genres: Drama History Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-07-18
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Live Aid Against All Odds
2005-06-15
Live Aid Against All Odds
Overview: Documentary which traces the story of Live Aid from its humble beginnings, a pop tune cobbled together in the back seat of a taxi, to the eve of the biggest televised event ever. Artists from the time tell the story of the day that music rocked the world. Organiser Bob Geldof recalls how after 12 weeks of manic preparation, the big day finally arrived.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-06-15
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Billy Connolly: Live in London 2010
2010-11-15
Billy Connolly: Live in London 2010
Overview: Finally, the wait is over. Billy Connolly, the King of Comedy, returns in his first brand new stand up DVD for three years. As funny, topical and downright brilliant as ever, Billy Connolly Live in London 2010 is the master at his best. From raging about Britain’s political elite to reporting about the oddities of America, Live in London 2010 takes the audience on a hilarious series of anecdotes, digressions and yarns. Filmed this year during 20 sell-out nights at London’s Hammersmith Apollo, this is the show that caused a ticket website to crash from the demand when it first went on sale.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-11-15
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Billy Connolly: You Asked for It
2011-11-21
Billy Connolly: You Asked for It
Overview: Billy Connolly’s most requested comedy clips – in addition to his first live TV performance. Billy is universally recognised as the master of observational humour, and here we see the comic genius at his hilarious best. You Asked For It features extracts from Billy’s most popular TV and theatrical stand-up performances, as well as his first ever TV special, broadcast in 1976.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-11-21
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Ultimate Fights from the Movies
2002-04-16
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
Overview: In their second film compilation following their 'Boogeymen:The Killer Compilation' series, FlixMix takes you into the history of action movies from Hollywood to Hong Kong cinema that spans a 20-year period. This one features action scenes from 16 action-packed movies featuring action gurus, Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh, Chow Yun-Fat, Jackie Chan, Jean-Claude Van Damme and many more.
Genres: Documentary Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-04-16
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Prince Charming
2001-07-13
Prince Charming
Overview: After an extramarital indiscretion, a fairy-tale prince and his sidekick are turned into frogs for all eternity or until the prince can convince a maiden to kiss and then marry him.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy Comedy Science Fiction Romance Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-07-13
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Water
1985-01-11
Water
Overview: The British governor of a tiny island nation in the Caribbean Commonwealth finds his idyllic existence thrown into chaos when an American drilling company finds a huge source of natural mineral water there.
Genres: Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-01-11
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The Hunting of the Snark
1987-04-01
The Hunting of the Snark
Overview: This is a musical by Mike Batt based on Lewis Carroll's nonsense poem. Mike Batt conducts the London Symphony Orchestra.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-04-01
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The Big Man
1990-08-31
The Big Man
Overview: An unemployed Scottish miner is forced into bare-knuckle boxing to make ends meet.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-08-31
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The Ballad of Nessie
2011-04-13
The Ballad of Nessie
Overview: A legendary and friendly creature named Nessie lives happily in a small pond with her friend MacQuack, a rubber duck. When a rich developer takes the pond and land surrounding it to build a miniature golf course, Nessie is forced to search for a new home.
Genres: Animation Family Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-04-13
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Absolution
1978-06-05
Absolution
Overview: At a Catholic boys' school, domineering disciplinarian Father Goddard rules over his pupils with an iron hand. When one of his teenage charges confesses to murder, the dogmatic but deeply repressed Goddard finds his faith challenged and his life spiralling dangerously out of control.
Genres: Drama Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-06-05
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The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982-03-01
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
Overview: Following the success of the 1979 show and the financial benefits accruing to Amnesty from the spin-off movie, TV special and record albums – Cleese, Lewis and Walker planned the next show to be a more spectacular event. Cleese focused on broadening the comedic talent to be presented at the show. In addition to the Amnesty show stalwarts drawn from the Oxbridge/Monty Python/Beyond The Fringe orbit, he invited newcomers such as Rowan Atkinson’s colleagues from the BBC TV show Not the Nine O'Clock News including Pamela Stephenson and Griff Rhys Jones; comedian Victoria Wood and regional comic Jasper Carrott. Lewis secured a return appearance by Billy Connolly and a debut appearance by "alternative" comedian Alexei Sayle who Lewis had recently discovered and was managing. Building on the success of Pete Townshend's 1979 appearance Lewis recruited other rock musicians to perform at the 1981 show including Sting, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Donovan and Bob Geldof.
Genres: Comedy Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-03-01
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The Secret Policeman's Ball
1979-12-22
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Overview: Amnesty decided not to present a benefit show in 1978 in order to consider how to make better use of the performing talent so favourably disposed to assist it in raising funds. Peter Luff left Amnesty in 1978 and the organisation's new fund-raising officer, Peter Walker, was deputed to work with Lewis on reconfiguring the show to raise more money and greater awareness of Amnesty. Lewis proposed to Cleese that in addition to the comedy performances the show should feature some contemporary rock musicians. Cleese delegated this responsibility to Lewis who recruited Who guitarist Pete Townshend to perform, as well as New Wave singer-songwriter Tom Robinson.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-12-22
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Billy Connolly: In His Own Words
2021-11-28
Billy Connolly: In His Own Words
Overview: A study of the comedian and actor based on interviews, TV appearances, and stand-up performances from his career, revealing his journey from a childhood of mother abandonment in Glasgow tenement blocks to the pinnacle of worldwide showbusiness.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-11-28
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Paws
1997-09-25
Paws
Overview: A talking Terrier with impressive computer skills teams up with two youngsters to stop a million dollars from falling into the wrong hands.
Genres: Adventure Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-09-25
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Quartet
2012-12-26
Quartet
Overview: Cissy, Reggie, and Wilf are in a home for retired musicians. Every year, there is a concert to celebrate Composer Giuseppe Verdi's birthday and they take part. Jean, who used to be married to Reggie, arrives at the home and disrupts their equilibrium. She still acts like a diva, but she refuses to sing. Still, the show must go on, and it does.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-12-26
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014-12-10
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Overview: Immediately after the events of The Desolation of Smaug, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountain of treasure from others who claim it: the men of the ruined Laketown and the elves of Mirkwood. Meanwhile an army of Orcs led by Azog the Defiler is marching on Erebor, fueled by the rise of the dark lord Sauron. Dwarves, elves and men must unite, and the hope for Middle-Earth falls into Bilbo's hands.
Genres: Action Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-12-10
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Billy Connolly: My Absolute Pleasure
2021-12-21
Billy Connolly: My Absolute Pleasure
Overview: Billy Connolly invites us to his newly adopted home of the Florida Keys for an intimate look at the life he leads since deciding to step back from stand-up comedy.
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-12-21
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Just Another Saturday
1975-07-05
Just Another Saturday
Overview: It's the day of the Orange Parade in Glasgow, but for Jon, the thrill of leading the parade and swinging the mace soon turns to horror as he learns the truth behind the costumes and songs.
Genres: Drama Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-07-05
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What About Dick?
2012-11-13
What About Dick?
Overview: The movie begins with the birth of a sex toy invented in Shagistan in 1898 by Deepak Rushdie Obi Ben Kingsley, and tells the story of the subsequent decline of the British Empire as seen through the eyes of a Piano. The Piano narrates the tale of Dick; his two cousins: Emma, an emotionally stunted English girl; her kleptomaniac sister Helena and their dipsomaniac Aunt Maggie who all live together in a large, rambling, Edwardian novel. When the Reverend Whoopsie discovers a piano on a beach, a plot is set afoot that can be solved only by a private Dick, the incomprehensible Scottish sleuth Inspector McGuffin, who with the aid of Sergeant Ken Russell finally reveals the identity of the Houndsditch Mutilator.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-11-13
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Billy Connolly: Live - The Greatest Hits
2003-09-25
Billy Connolly: Live - The Greatest Hits
Overview: A collection of the funniest routines from Billy Connolly's three decades of stand-up comedy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-09-25
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Billy Connolly - One Night Stand
2004-10-10
Billy Connolly - One Night Stand
Overview: Stand up comedy from Billy Connolly filmed live in Brisbane in 1999, plus a compilation of highlights from his many live performances over the years.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-10
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The Elephants' Graveyard
1976-10-11
The Elephants' Graveyard
Overview: Bunny has told his wife he is working as a postman, but in fact is wandering the hills all day, wondering why he doesn't want to work. He meets Jody, an older man who has told his wife he's working in a factory, but is in fact doing the same thing. The two men spend a day of friendship together, but what does the future offer them? And tonight is supposed to be pay night...
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-10-11
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Parkinson at 50
2021-08-28
Parkinson at 50
Overview: Sir Michael Parkinson looks back over his 50 years as a broadcaster, revealing some tricks of the interview trade and remembering some of his favourite encounters.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-08-28
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Blue Money
1985-03-01
Blue Money
Overview: Mobsters and the IRA chase a stagestruck London cabby (Tim Curry) who has found a briefcase full of cash.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-03-01
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Ivor Cutler: Looking For Truth With a Pin
2005-04-14
Ivor Cutler: Looking For Truth With a Pin
Overview: An affectionate tribute to the Glasgow-born Cutler who has been Britain's best kept secret with his mix of poetry, music, painting and comedy.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-04-14
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Billy Connolly - Live at the Odeon Hammersmith London
1991-12-30
Billy Connolly - Live at the Odeon Hammersmith London
Overview: Sheer brilliance. Billy Connolly's razor-sharp mixture of bewildered surrealism and ultra-perceptive observational comedy is showcased here. If you're not pained with laughter at the routines on football, swimming and cookbooks, something vital has been removed from your brain. Buy it - it's better therapy than the stuff you get in clinics.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-12-30
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Whoopi Goldberg Presents Billy Connolly
1989-09-10
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Billy Connolly
Overview: HBO stand up comedy presents Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Connolly
Genres: Comedy Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-09-10
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Down Among the Big Boys
1993-09-19
Down Among the Big Boys
Overview: Set in Glasgow, Louie, the detective son of an upright police sergeant, is about to marry. His intended is the daughter of JoJo (Connolly), a wealthy and compulsive thief who attempts a spectacular robbery. Louie is put in charge of the investigation of JoJo's latest enterprise. JoJo learns of his peril and begins an exercise in risk management.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-09-19
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Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
2022-10-26
Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
Overview: Konnie Huq celebrates the very best of British children’s television, with a dazzling array of clips from some of the most treasured programmes ever made and revealing chats with some of TV’s most beloved stars. But Konnie also tells a perhaps more surprising story: of how kids’ TV has frequently been at the forefront of social change, in terms of the stories it tells and the people who get to tell them.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-10-26
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Top Gear of the Pops
2007-03-16
Top Gear of the Pops
Overview: As part of Comic Relief 2007, the boys revived "Top Of The Pops" by having performances by Lethal Bizzle, Supergrass, Travis and Mcfly as well as integrating the Top Gear segment with music themes which includes news about upcoming music festivals etc.. In addition, the boys will perform for the very first time (Richard playing the bass guitar, Jeremy on drums and James on the keyboard) with singer Justin Hawkins.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-03-16
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What We Did on Our Holiday
2014-09-26
What We Did on Our Holiday
Overview: Doug and Abi and their three children travel to the Scottish Highlands for Doug's father Gordie's birthday party. It's soon clear that when it comes to keeping a secret under wraps from the rest of the family, their children are their biggest liability...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-09-26
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Fishing for Poetry - A Celebration of Norman MacCaig
2010-11-08
Fishing for Poetry - A Celebration of Norman MacCaig
Overview: One of the greatest poets of his generation, Norman MacCaig (1910-96) was also an expert fly-fisher. His favourite loch, the Loch of the Green Corrie, lies high up in the mountains of Assynt in the far north-west of Scotland. Fiddle maestro Aly Bain, Billy Connolly and award-winning poet and novelist Andrew Greig celebrate MacCaig in the centenary year of his birth with a journey from Edinburgh to Assynt and then the long climb to the Loch of the Green Corrie with its elusive trout.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-11-08
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Gabriel & Me
2001-08-13
Gabriel & Me
Overview: A young boy believes he can save his dying father if he can become an angel.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-08-13
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Billy Connolly: Pale Blue Scottish Person
1991-09-14
Billy Connolly: Pale Blue Scottish Person
Overview: A rare comedy hour on HBO starring Scottish-born comedian Billy Connolly
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-09-14
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White Oleander
2002-10-11
White Oleander
Overview: A teenager journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother goes to prison for committing a crime of passion.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-10-11
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McGinn of the Calton
McGinn of the Calton
Overview: The story of songwriting genius Matt McGinn. Featuring Robbie Coltrane among many others. Recorded by Stramash 1988 on cassette (Greentrax Records). Stramash featured vocals by Adam MacNaughtan; Anne Neilson; John Eaglesham (concertina); Kevin Mitchell; Bob Blair (guitar) Finlay Allison (guitar, fiddle, mandolin). They all feature on this STV program celebrating Matt's life at the time of the publication by Glasgow Libraries of the book 'McGinn of the Calton'.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
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Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
2009-12-28
Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
Overview: A look behind the scenes of satirical sketch show Not the Nine O'Clock News.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-12-28
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Clydescope
1974-01-01
Clydescope
Overview: A panorama of the Clyde, from Biggar to Brodick, with Billy Connolly as your guide. Directed by Murray Grigor for the Films of Scotland Committee.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-01-01
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An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck
1994-10-22
An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck
Overview: Jimmy Tarbuck parades his comic wares in front of a celebrity audience, including Cilla Black, Bruce Forsyth, Billy Connolly, Michael Parkinson, Harry Secombe and Henry Cooper.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-10-22
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Beverly Hills Ninja
1997-01-17
Beverly Hills Ninja
Overview: Haru, an orphaned American who washes ashore in Japan and is mistaken for the great White Ninja of legend. Raised among the finest Ninjas, Haru grows strong and big - very big. With the grace of all Three Stooges rolled into one body, Haru is an embarrassment to his clan. But when a beautiful blonde pleads for his help, Haru is given one dangerous, disastrously funny chance to prove himself.
Genres: Comedy Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-17
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Stanley Baxter in Person
1998-12-31
Stanley Baxter in Person
Overview: Documentary profile of Stanley Baxter featuring his first in-depth interview for forty years and extracts from his comedy series and specials. With contributions from Billy Connolly, Robbie Coltrane, Stephen Fry and Clive James.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-12-31
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Acoustic Routes
1992-03-20
Acoustic Routes
Overview: The story of seminal guitarist and singer Bert Jansch, from his early days in Edinburgh, Scotland, to becoming the acoustic guitarist that everyone wanted to be. As a teenager, in the early 1960's Bert sat at the feet of Brownie McGhee at the Howff Folk Club in Edinburgh mesmerised by 'Key to the Highway'. Armed with that raw American Blues influence and a bewildering technique, he fashioned sublime interpretations of traditional and blues music on the acoustic guitar. The result was music that had a profound influence on a generation of musicians including Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and Neil Young, and it still inspires todays' generation of guitarists and singers.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-03-20
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An Evening In Australia With Billy Connolly
2001-01-01
An Evening In Australia With Billy Connolly
Overview: Billy Connolly discusses his life, starting with his humorous public encounters and his early realization that he was funny. He reflects on his challenging childhood, being raised by aunts who didn't like him much and feeling the burden of humiliation. Comedy became an escape from his hardships. He transitioned from being a welder to a folk musician and comedian, spurred by a colleague's encouragement. Connolly talks about his inspiration for comedy, often deriving from small, everyday observations, and admits to struggling with retaining information. He shares his views on religion, having grown from a devout child to a skeptical adult. Connolly also touches on his fashion sense, his experience with fame, and its effects on his personal life, particularly his first marriage and children. He candidly discusses parenthood, encouraging new parents to embrace every aspect, including sharing their bed with their baby for safety and bonding.
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-01-01
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Billy Connolly's World Tour of Television
1999-05-27
Billy Connolly's World Tour of Television
Overview: In an evening of delights and insight distilled from a lifetime's viewing, Billy Connolly presents the people who have changed his life and the events that have influenced him. With comedy from Max Wall, Chic Murray, Frankie Howerd, Jimmy Tarbuck, and Stanley Baxter; music from Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, the Incredible String Band, Andy Stewart, Eric Clapton and Elton John. Plus sporting moments from Glasgow boxer Benny Lynch, the European Cup Final with Celtic playing Inter-Milan, Jimmy Connors's Wimbledon comeback against John McEnroe in 1982, and tough time trials in the Tour de France. Alongside some of the amazing events that television has brought live into our homes - like the first moon landing and the collapse of the Berlin Wall - some of the personalities that made an impression on Billy Connolly include Madhur Jaffrey, David Hockney, the Dalai Lama, Dennis Potter, David Attenborough, and Nelson Mandela.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-05-27
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Dreaming
1991-03-24
Dreaming
Overview: Unemployed Ayrshire teenager Sammy Nelson is a dreamer, using his vivid imagination to conjure up a gallery of heroes. But far from simply providing an escape from grim reality, his dreams become weapons to confront it. With appearances by Deacon Blue. Billy Connolly and Marianne Faithful
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-03-24
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The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs
2024-03-15
The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs
Overview: In 1980, two Cork outsiders, Cathal Coughlan and Sean O’Hagan, met at a New Year's Eve party. Bonding over music, a friendship and songwriting partnership was ignited; the band they formed, Microdisney, was one of the best bands of the 1980s that you’ve probably never heard. Mixing Sean’s stunning melodic arrangements with Cathal’s poetic, angry lyrics, they recorded three brilliant LPs, gained critical adulation and an obsessive cult following. But a hit single eluded them, as did radio play and LP sales. By 1988, frustrated by their lack of progress, the band crashed and burned, leaving a trail of acrimony and broken friendships.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-03-15
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Billy Connolly's World Tour of Scotland
1994-07-12
Billy Connolly's World Tour of Scotland
Overview: 'Billy Connolly's World Tour of Scotland' chronicles Billy's 40 date concert tour and is a personal celebration of Scotland, seen through the eyes of the country's foremost comedian. Billy's odyssey takes in Scotland in all it's diversity: the urban hustle and bustle of major cities such as Glasgow and Edinburgh, the windswept beaches of secluded islands, the tranquil charms of lowland villages, and the dramatic beauty of the highlands. Join Billy as he travels the length and breadth of his native country, re-visiting old haunts and discovering new ones. On stage Billy covers a range of topics including sex, religion and knitting. Combining personal revelations with original concert footage, 'Billy Connolly's World Tour of Scotland' is a fast-moving and entertaining exploration of Billy's homeland.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-07-12
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Dying Laughing
2017-02-24
Dying Laughing
Overview: The craft, creative process and complicated lives of Stand-up Comedians.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-02-24
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Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
2004-12-16
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Overview: Three wealthy children's parents are killed in a fire. When they are sent to a distant relative, they find out that he is plotting to kill them and seize their fortune.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-12-16
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Two Bites of Billy Connolly
1995-01-01
Two Bites of Billy Connolly
Overview: Two Bites of Billy Connolly
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-01
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Wild Oats
2016-09-22
Wild Oats
Overview: Everything changes for Eva when she receives an insurance settlement check accidentally made out for $5,000,000 instead of the expected $50,000. She and her best friend take the money and head out for the adventure of a lifetime.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-09-22
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Billy Connolly: High Horse Tour Live
2016-11-16
Billy Connolly: High Horse Tour Live
Overview: Stand-up legend, Billy Connolly returns in his ‘High Horse Tour’. Even at the age of 72, the legendary Scot has a wild and manic energy—and is still as sharp as ever.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-11-16
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The Movie Life of George
1989-02-10
The Movie Life of George
Overview: When EMI refused to produce Monty Python's Life of Brian, George Harrison founded Handmade Pictures so that he could see the film. This is the story of him and Handmade Films.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-02-10
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Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
2016-12-30
Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage
Overview: This documentary celebrates one of Britain’s greatest actors, Dame Judi Dench, and looks back over her remarkable 60-year career.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-12-30
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Deacon Brodie
1997-03-08
Deacon Brodie
Overview: Drama based on the true story of Deacon Brodie one of Scotland's most notorious criminals. In 1788 Deacon Brodie a master cabinet maker and town councillor is a rogue and a hedonist. He steals money but gives it back. He attempts to steal a fortune from the city's Customs and Excise office but the attempt fails and he is caught. There is a widely-publicised trial and he is sentenced to death to be hanged on the gallows he designed.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-03-08
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Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute
2002-12-22
Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute
Overview: A BAFTA tribute celebrating the career of Billy Connolly.
Genres: Comedy Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-12-22
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Billy Connolly Live At Usher Hall
1995-10-17
Billy Connolly Live At Usher Hall
Overview: Concert from 1995 filmed during Billy's World Tour Of Scotland TV series , Live At The Usher Hall - Edinburgh.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-10-17
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Billy Connolly And Me
2017-04-18
Billy Connolly And Me
Overview: Fans from around the globe share anecdotes about how Billy Connolly inspired them, with contributions from Judi Dench, David Tennant, Andy Murray, Elton John and Peter Kay
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-04-18
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Billy Connolly: Portrait of a Lifetime
2017-06-14
Billy Connolly: Portrait of a Lifetime
Overview: Celebrating Billy Connolly's 75th birthday and 50 years in the business, three Scottish artists - John Byrne, Jack Vettriano and Rachel MacLean - each create a new portrait of the Big Yin. As he sits with each artist, Billy talks about his remarkable life and career which has taken him from musician and pioneering stand-up to Hollywood star and national treasure.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-06-14
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Overnight
2003-06-12
Overnight
Overview: Alternately hilarious and horrifying, Overnight chronicles one man's misadventures of making a Hollywood movie. It starts out as a rags to riches story as Troy Duffy, a Boston-bred bartender, sells his first screenplay for The Boondock Saints.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-06-12
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Live Aid
1985-07-13
Live Aid
Overview: Live Aid was held on 13 July 1985, simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, and the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, United States. It was one of the largest scale satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time: watched live by an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion, across 150 nations. "It's twelve noon in London, seven AM in Philadelphia, and around the world it's time for Live Aid...!"
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-07-13
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Ronnie Drew: September Song
2008-05-01
Ronnie Drew: September Song
Overview: The name of the documentary comes from Drew's recording of "September Song", the Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson song made popular through recordings by a number of artists. With the founding of his revolutionary folk band, The Dubliners in 1962, Ronnie Drew has become synonymous with his native Dublin. September Song (2008) is an intimate portrayal of the legendary singer in which he recalls growing up in his granny's house in Dun Laoghaire, the founding of The Dubliners in O'Donoghue's pub on Merrion Row, his days of touring the world, the poignant loss of his wife of forty years, and his own battle with cancer. Featuring interviews with son Phelim, daughter Cliodhna and friends and fans Bono, Billy Connolly and Damien Dempsey.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-05-01
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Laughs and Larrikins
Laughs and Larrikins
Overview: Midday with Ray Martin from 1985 - 1993.
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Original Language: en
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Retying the Knot: The Incredible String Band
1997-10-25
Retying the Knot: The Incredible String Band
Overview: A profile of the Hippest band of the 60's and 70's as they prepare for a reunion gig.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-10-25
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Billy Connolly: The Sex Life of Bandages
2019-10-10
Billy Connolly: The Sex Life of Bandages
Overview: Hailed as the UK’s most influential comedian of all time, legendary Scot Billy Connolly is coming to cinemas with this brilliant show from his final stand-up tour. Recorded in 2015, during the Australian leg, this whip smart routine is a riotous journey filled with outrageous tales and blistering observations of everyday absurdities. Screening as a special one-night-only event, Connolly will also muse upon his career, life and legacy in a deeply personal interview filmed exclusively for cinema audiences.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-10-10
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A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
1980-12-27
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
Overview: Christmas is coming to Ten Acre Field and Worzel Gummidge (Jon Pertwee) is determined to enjoy it in style. He goes searching for Aunt Sally (Una Stubbs), hoping to invite her to the Scarecrow Ball, but before he can find her he runs into his old friend Saucy Nancy (Barbara Windsor), herself heading for a spell in panto. Then, before he gets much further, our multi-headed hero gets sidetracked again when he runs into angry Scots scarecrow Bogle McNeep (Billy Connolly) and his anti-Christmas brigade. Will Worzel ever get to enjoy the season with his beloved?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-12-27
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Billy Connolly: Life, Death and Laughter
2020-01-10
Billy Connolly: Life, Death and Laughter
Overview: Billy Connolly returns to Glasgow’s famous Kings Theatre, where his journey into comedy first began, to talk life, death and laughter, in a no holds barred encounter with Will Gompertz.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-01-10
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Billy Connolly's Ultimate World Tour
2018-12-13
Billy Connolly's Ultimate World Tour
Overview: Billy Connolly takes you on a tour of his home in Florida. The journey is intercut with Billy reflecting on 25 years of distinctive and joyful global travelogues.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-12-13
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Scotland: Contains Strong Language
2020-04-04
Scotland: Contains Strong Language
Overview: Schooled in Fife, coming of age in a rock ’n’ roll band, then finding her forte was directing temperamental actors, Cora Bissett is no stranger to theatrical Scottish swearing. So who better to present a celebration of Caledonian cursing? This documentary sees Cora sing, swear and scrutinise why Scotland swears so well. Cora begins with the first hurdle – how does one discuss swear words on the BBC? Aunty Beeb is the institution that has been historically priggish about language - always bleeping words and apologising for those that slipped through. So Cora runs a list past BBC Scotland’s head of editorial standards to see what she can get away with.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-04-04
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Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
2005-07-13
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
Overview: This concert film was created for the London premiére launch of Live Aid on dvd in November 2004. It contains selected highlights of the marathon fundraising concert that took place across two continents with worldwide TV coverage on july 13, 1985. The event was never re-broadcast and never available until the release of the Live Aid 4-dvd set almost 20 years later. The 52-minute premiére version allows you to relive the experience that was Live Aid with songs and excerpts from more than 40 live performances from the event
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-07-13
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Jimmy Johnstone: Lord of the Wing
Jimmy Johnstone: Lord of the Wing
Overview: Scottish documentary which tells the story of one of the greatest footballers of all time, Celtic's Jimmy Johnstone
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
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The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
1986-04-25
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
Overview: In April 1986, inspired by the previous summer's bombastic Live Aid event and the success of Amnesty's first four Secret Policeman's Ball shows, the UK's alternative comedy scene (and a few of the old guard) put on a fund-raising comedy revue at The Shaftesbury Theatre, London. The show's took place on 4-6 April, a recording was broadcast by the BBC on 25 April.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-04-25
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Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988-06-11
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Overview: Wembley Stadium hosts a concert featuring stars from the fields of music, comedy and film, in celebration of the 70th birthday of imprisoned ANC leader Nelson Mandela. Highlight of the evening is the one hour live performance of Dire Straits feat. Eric Clapton.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-06-11
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Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line
2011-08-29
Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line
Overview: Gerry Rafferty, who died in January 2011, was one of Scotland's best-loved singer/songwriters, famous around the world for hits such as "Baker Street" and "Stuck in the Middle With You". This ArtWorks Scotland film, narrated by David Tennant, tells the story of Rafferty's life through his often autobiographical songs and includes contributions from Gerry's daughter Martha and brother Jim, friends and colleagues including Billy Connolly, John Byrne, and Joe Egan, admirers such as Tom Robinson and La Roux, and words and music from Rafferty himself.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-08-29
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Billy Connolly: A Scot in the Arctic
1995-12-28
Billy Connolly: A Scot in the Arctic
Overview: Comedian, actor and national treasure, Billy Connolly, travels to the wilds of Arctic Canada to spend quality time by himself , with just his thoughts and camera for company.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-12-28
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The Return of the Musketeers
1989-04-12
The Return of the Musketeers
Overview: It's 1649: Mazarin hires the impoverished D'Artagnan to find the other musketeers: Cromwell has overthrown the English king, so Mazarin fears revolt, particularly from the popular Beaufort. Porthos, bored with riches and wanting a title, signs on, but Aramis, an abbé, and Athos, a brawler raising an intellectual son, assist Beaufort in secret. When they fail to halt Beaufort's escape from prison, the musketeers are expendable, and Mazarin sends them to London to rescue Charles I. They are also pursued by Justine, the avenging daughter of Milady de Winter, their enemy 20 years ago. They must escape England, avoid Justine, serve the Queen, and secure Beauford's political reforms.
Genres: Comedy Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-04-12
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Richard Thompson: Solitary Life
2003-02-02
Richard Thompson: Solitary Life
Overview: A portrait of Richard Thompson, co-founder of folk-rock group Fairport Convention and also an eminent singer/guitarist/songwriter in his own right.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-02-02
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Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
2020-12-28
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
Overview: As all-time comedy-great Sir Billy Connolly steps back from his legendary stand-up shows, this star-studded special celebrates Billy’s uproarious time on-stage and laughs along with his greatest stand-up moments. Filmed at his home in the Florida Keys, Billy looks back fondly at five hilarious decades on stage. There are exclusive chats with some of Billy's biggest famous fans including Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Elton John, Dustin Hoffman, Whoopi Goldberg, Russell Brand, Sir Lenny Henry, Aisling Bea, Armando Iannucci and Sheridan Smith - alongside the insider insights of his wife and soulmate, Pamela Stephenson. Billy Connolly: It’s Been A Pleasure… is a definitive celebration of a comedy colossus. An uplifting, emotional and hysterically funny 75 minutes in the company of the Big Yin at his entertaining best. It will make you laugh. It may even make you cry. A festive treat and a fitting send-off for a stand-up like no other.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-12-28
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Billy Connolly: In Concert
1978-05-01
Billy Connolly: In Concert
Overview: Early stand-up television special starring Billy Connolly
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-05-01
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Middleton's Changeling
1998-01-01
Middleton's Changeling
Overview: Movie adaptation of the 17th century tragedy play, originally written by Thomas Middleton and William Rowley.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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Concerts for the People of Kampuchea
1981-03-29
Concerts for the People of Kampuchea
Overview: Organized by Paul McCartney and the United Nations, these concerts were in response to the 1975-79 Khmer Rouge’s reign, where three million persons perished in Cambodia. During the concerts, McCartney brought three generations of popular musicians together. The older generation included McCartney and the Wings, The Who and members of Procol Harum. The middle generation was represented by Queen and members of Led Zeppelin. Most notably, there was the new generation of mainly New Wavers and Punk Rockers, such as The Pretenders, Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, The Clash, and The Specials.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-03-29
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Wisdom
2008-10-07
Wisdom
Overview: Inspired by the idea that the greatest gift one generation can give to another is the wisdom it has gained from experience, 'Wisdom' seeks to create a record of a group of people over the age of 65 who have all made their mark on the world.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-07
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