John McGlynn
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Biography: John McGlynn was born on September 8, 1953 in Scotland. He is an actor, known for The Queen (2006), Gangs of New York (2002) and All Creatures Great and Small (1978). Has acted with numerous theatre companies including: Glasgow Citizens, Royal Lyceum Edinburgh, Liverpool Playhouse, 7:84, Paines Plough and Nottingham Playhouse.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Scotland, U.K.
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Birthday: August 09, 1953
Age: 71 years old
Gender: Male
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Wimbledon
Overview: Britain’s Peter Colt has never quite lived up to his dreams of tennis stardom. Once ranked as high as number 11 in the world, the journeyman veteran has watched his number slip to 119 as his confidence on the court slowly ebbs away. Now, on the eve of his leaving the world of professional tennis, he’s granted a wild card, allowing him to play his final Wimbledon tournament…make that his final tournament ever.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-09-13
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Mr. Bean Takes an Exam
Overview: Mr. Bean realizes he doesn't know the answers to his exam paper and tries desperately to copy from the man seating next to him.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-10-04
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The Planman
Overview: A lawyer finds himself increasingly frustrated by the professional criminals he is called upon to defend, and hooks upon the idea of devising perfect crimes.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-03-31
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The Long Roads
Overview: An elderly woman learns that she is dying of cancer. She and her husband leave their small farm on the Isle of Skye to visit their children to inform them of the news. During the journey, the couple rediscover their love for each other.
Genres: Drama Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-31
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Midnight Breaks
Overview: When sweet-voiced Cassie of unsigned reggae act Midnight is offered a lucrative deal to join successful group Breaks by record company rep Billy, her band mate boyfriend Tyron is none too pleased.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-10-18
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The Merrihill Millionaires
Overview: They were a top team - five miners who together had mined a million tons of coal but now they must face up to redundancy.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-09-23
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In Traction
Overview: Matters are bad enough when Mr Gentle tries to commit suicide. They are even worse when the attempt fails. Worst of all is being confined to a hospital bed when a bunch of juvenile delinquents are sent to visit you.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-08-20
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The Slab Boys
Overview: Paisley, Scotland, in 1957. Three working-class lads look forward to the staff dance at the local carpet factory.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-12-06
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Conversion of St Paul
Overview: An atmospheric new jazz film capturing the frustration of a talented young Scottish trumpeter. Paul is playing another lousy gig in Dundee when a sudden confrontation brings his dreams of escape within his grasp.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-09-04
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Wing Commander
Overview: In the mid-27th century, the Terran Confederation is at war with the vicious alien Kilrathi Empire. When the Kilrathi capture a crucial navigational device that could lead them to Earth, the Confederation’s only hope rests with a small group of young fighter pilots. Lieutenant Christopher Blair, along with his wingman Todd 'Maniac' Marshall and Commander Jeanette 'Angel' Deveraux, must intercept the alien fleet and prevent the destruction of mankind. Battling overwhelming odds and racing against time, they face not only external threats but also inner fears and rivalries as they fight to save Earth from annihilation.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-03-11
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Hero of the Hour
Overview: A security guard foils an armed robbery and becomes a national hero, but his new-found fame cannot appease his guilty conscience.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-03-12
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The Queen
Overview: The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair during their struggle, following the death of Diana, to reach a compromise between what was a private tragedy for the Royal family and the public's demand for an overt display of mourning.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-09-15
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Resnick: Lonely Hearts
Overview: Shirley Peters is dead. Murdered. Her body is found twelve hours later in her own home. Just one of the many sordid domestic crimes hitting the city. Tony Macliesh, her rejected boyfriend, is the obvious prime suspect and he’s just been picked off the Aberdeen train and put straight into custody. But then another woman is sexually abused and throttled to death. And suddenly there appears to be one too many connections between these seemingly unrelated crimes. Detective Inspector Resnick is sure that the two murders are the work of one sadistic killer – two lonely hearts broken by one maniac. And it’s up to Resnick to put the record straight – and put the bastard where he belongs
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-03-31
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Wild Flowers: Women of South Lebanon
Overview: In this award-winning documentary, directors Masri and Chamoun focus on the women who played a crucial role in fighting the Israeli invasion of southern Lebanon. Preserving their stories on camera, Wild Flowers: Women of South Lebanon is a poignant documentary about courage, resistance, and hope.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-01-02
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Nervous Energy
Overview: Tom is a young man with AIDS living in London with his lover Ira. The disease has exaggerated Toms nervous energy and in his manic state he suddenly decides to go to Glasgow to visit the family he hasn't seen in ten years. His brother Ian is thoroughly disgusted by his lifestyle and only his mother shows any compassion for him. The visit soon develops into a nightmare as dementia sets in and Tom's health rapidly declines. Finally, events come to a head and Ira has no choice but to force Tom back to London, where he expects him to die at any time. After treatment, Tom gets a brief reprieve, having discovered that his real family is his adopted one in London.
Genres: Romance Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-11-09
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Living Apart Together
Overview: Starring musician B.A. Robertson as Ritchie Hannah a singer/songwriter returning to his mediocre life in Glasgow after the death of a friend Living Apart Together remains an important record of a culturally significant time in the city of Glasgow. Ritchie s wife Evie (Barbara Kellerman), tired of the constant upheaval in her marriage, uses the opportunity to walk out, leaving him to care for their children. Ritchie goes in search of Evie with the help of his manager s assistant Alicia (Judi Trott), however, an attraction grows between the pair and as they widen their pursuit, it becomes apparent that Evie is not ready to return home. Featuring original music from satirical post-punk musician B.A Robertson and early screen appearances from Peter Capaldi (Local Hero) and John Gordon Sinclair (Gregory s Girl), Gormley s bittersweet take on relationships is a fresh and captivating insight into how our actions affect the people we love.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-11-29
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The Last Musketeer
Overview: Steve McTear, a gifted fencer, tries to distance himself from the violent criminal activities of his family. When he finds himself pursued by gangsters, he decides to take a job as a fencing coach at a remote and exclusive school.
Genres: Thriller TV Movie Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-03-26
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Trust
Overview: When her husband is accused of murder, solicitor Anne Travers defends him -- but as the evidence mounts, she begins to question their "perfect" life.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-08-15
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Gangs of New York
Overview: In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting's inner circle. Vallon's journey becomes a fight for personal survival and to find a place for the Irish people.
Genres: Drama History Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-12-14
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A Pinch of Snuff
Overview: Receiving a tip from his dentist Jack Shorter, policeman Peter Pascoe takes a closer look at the Calliope Kinema Club, a film club notorious for showing adult entertainment movies. Shorter is convinced that one particular scene in a movie he recently saw was too realistic to have been staged with fake blood, but when Pascoe and his bluff superior Andy Dalziel starts investigating, they soon comes across the actress in question, Linda Abbott, who obviously didn't suffer from any harm and assures Pascoe that the concerns are unnecessary.
Genres: Mystery Crime Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-04-09
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The Emperor's New Clothes
Overview: Napoleon, exiled, devises a plan to retake the throne. He'll swap places with commoner Eugene Lenormand, sneak into Paris, then Lenormand will reveal himself and Napoleon will regain his throne. Things don't go at all well; first, the journey proves more difficult than expected, but more disastrously, Lenormand enjoys himself too much to reveal the deception. Napoleon adjusts somewhat uneasily to the life of a commoner while waiting, while Lenormand gorges on rich food.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-08-11
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Separations Agency
Overview: Rob wakes up one morning to find out that his girlfriend has dumped him, with the news being delivered in the strangest possible way.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-07-01
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A Sense of Freedom
Overview: The true story of Jimmy Boyle, who was reputed to be Scotland's most violent man.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-10-18
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The Thin End of the Wedge
Overview: A student faced with an ultimatum to find £5 by morning - or lose his girlfriend - searches for friends he can tap and discovers that the crises in their lives are even greater than his own.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-12-20
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The Good Time Girls
Overview: The oil rigs provide rich pickings for those who work on them, but for wives isolated from husbands affluence is not enough.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-04-07
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Blood Red Roses
Overview: A woman looks back on her life as a political activist in Scotland from the 1950s to the 1970s.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-12-04
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The Dummy
Overview: Eddy Maplethorpe wants to escape his suburban life without anyone noticing. He builds a clockwork dummy that can care for his family and go to work for him, leaving him free to pursue the life he always dreamt of. Unfortunately, his dummy also develops a desire for a better life.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-01-01
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Rain
Overview: It’s New Year - just another day at the office for Michael Wilson, stand-in weather man. The forecast looks good when he’s offered a shot at the big time. But there’s a small problem...
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-01
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