Alastair Mackenzie
Also Known As: Alastair MacKenzie
Biography: Alastair Mackenzie is a Scottish actor. He was born in 1970 in Trinafour, near Perth and educated at Westbourne House School and Glenalmond College in Perthshire. Mackenzie left home at the age of 18 and moved to London. Though best known as playing the young laird Archie MacDonald in the BBC drama Monarch of the Glen, he also has some theatre and film credits to his name. He lives in Islington with his wife, Scottish actress Susan Vidler, with whom he has one daughter, Martha, born in February 2000. His brother is director David Mackenzie, with whom he co-founded Sigma Films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alastair Mackenzie, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Trinafour, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
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New Town Killers
Overview: Two private bankers, Alistair and Jamie, who have the world at their feet get their kicks from playing a 12 hour game of hunt, hide and seek with people from the margins of society. Their next target is Sean Macdonald a parentless teenager who lives with his sister on a housing estate on the outskirts of Edinburgh. She's in debt, he's going nowhere fast. Sean agrees to play for cash.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-28
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The Edge of Love
Overview: When the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and his flirtatious wife Caitlin sweep into war-torn London, the last thing they expect is to bump into Dylan's childhood sweetheart Vera. Despite her joy at seeing Dylan after so many years, Vera is swept off her feet by a dashing officer, William Killick, and finds herself torn between the open adoration of her new found beau and the wily charms of the exotic Welshman.
Genres: Drama History Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-06-20
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Mouth to Mouth
Overview: For financial reasons an unemployed aspiring actor works for a phone-sex enterprise. One day he receives a call from the mysterious wife of one of his best clients.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1995-11-10
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The Last Great Wilderness
Overview: Charlie's wife has left him for a successful pop star, and he wants revenge. He sets out for Scotland's Isle of Skye, where he will burn down the star's mansion. In a cafe, he meets Vincente, a Spaniard who asks him for a ride. With his new friend in tow, Charlie soldiers on, only to run out of gas in the middle of nowhere. They walk to the nearest residence--where they are greeted by a suspicious and motley group of people who may or may not be part of a bizarre cult that lives in the area. Charlie and Vincente will be staying longer then they expected, and it is going to be a strange visit!
Genres: Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-05-09
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Monster Mutt
Overview: A pair of kids trying to save their beloved pooch from a mad scientist working for a sinister villain whose experiment has transformed their dog into a crazy-eyed muppet monstrosity.
Genres: Family Science Fiction Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-01-04
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Perfect Sense
Overview: In Glasgow, Scotland, while a mysterious pandemic begins to spread around the world, Susan, a brilliant epidemiologist, falls in love with Michael, a skillful cook.
Genres: Drama Science Fiction Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-09-29
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Reichenbach Falls
Overview: A psychological thriller, set in the heart of Edinburgh and featuring the underbelly of the capital city, Reichenbach Falls tells the story of hard-boiled detective Jim Buchan whose life starts to unravel as he investigates a 100-year-old murder case in the Scottish capital with an old friend - a crime writer researching the new novel. Buchan's investigation takes him into the dark underworld of Edinburgh's literary past and leads him to question the very nature of his own existence.
Genres: Drama Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-03-01
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You Instead
Overview: Two feuding rock stars get handcuffed together for 24 hours at a music festival where they are both due to perform.
Genres: Music Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-09-16
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The Sweeter Side of Life
Overview: Pampered Manhattan housewife Desiree Harper has it all. That is until her husband unexpectedly dumps her for his acupuncturist. Faced with an airtight prenup, Desiree reluctantly lands a job making cupcakes at her father's bakery in Flemington, NJ. She soon discovers there's more to life than 5th Avenue and true love can be even sweeter in small town America.
Genres: TV Movie Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-07-11
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Snuff-Movie
Overview: Boris Arkadin is a horror film maker. His pregnant wife was brutally murdered by a Manson-like gang of hippy psychopaths during the 1960s. He becomes a virtual recluse - until years later he directs his own snuff inspired movies. He invites actors to take part in an audition at his country manor house - blurring the lines of what is real and what is fiction.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-08-27
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Company of Heroes
Overview: American soldiers lost behind enemy lines during the WWII make a horrific discovery: Hitler has a super bomb in development. Against all odds, they set out to find the scientist in charge of the program who is looking to defect.
Genres: Action Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-02-25
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Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
Overview: Celebrate Disney+ Day with a special look at the Star Wars original series Andor.
Genres: Documentary Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-09-08
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Object Permanence
Overview: Set in the near future, Brooke Brooks is a former supermodel who becomes a successful lifestyle mogul and is the first person to IPO herself. Having commodified herself, she's forced to confront her sense of self and the identity she's created.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
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Taken: The Search for Sophie Parker
Overview: After her daughter is abducted in Russia, an NYPD detective goes out of her way to find and save her.
Genres: Thriller Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-09-21
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Redistributors
Overview: A city PR girl goes on the run accused of leaking information from the military supply company where she works. Chased by ex-soldiers she hides with her brother, a member of a shadowy hacker group, and has to choose between her luxury life - and the Redistributors.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-07-02
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93 Days
Overview: Bimbo Akintola, Danny Glover and TIFF Rising Star Somkele Iyamah-Idhalama star in director Steve Gukas’ riveting real-life thriller about courageous health-care workers in Lagos battling the Ebola outbreak of 2014.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-04-24
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The Shell Seekers
Overview: Penelope Keeling, a sixty-four-year-old daughter of a famous artist, reflects on her life, and the fate and choices that defined it, when she arrives in the Mediterranean to stay with her headstrong daughter. Shifting through time, and falling into place like the pieces of a jigsaw, the truth of Penelope's rich, heartbreaking and surprising life unfolds.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-10-18
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Dragonworld
Overview: A young man must risk his life to save his fire-breathing friend from the unscrupulous owner of an amusement park.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-07-27
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Peterloo
Overview: An epic portrayal of the events surrounding the infamous 1819 Peterloo Massacre, where a peaceful pro-democracy rally at St Peter’s Field in Manchester turned into one of the bloodiest and most notorious episodes in British history. The massacre saw British government forces charge into a crowd of over 60,000 that had gathered to demand political reforms and protest against rising levels of poverty.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-11-01
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Outlaw King
Overview: Forced into exile by the English after being crowned King of Scotland, legendary warrior Robert the Bruce fights to reclaim the throne.
Genres: Action History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-09-06
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Backdraft 2
Overview: Years after the original Backdraft, Sean, son of the late Steve "Bull" McCaffrey, is assigned to investigate a deadly fire only to realize it is something much more sinister.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-05-14
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Hampstead Theatre At Home: Tiger Country
Overview: December is the busiest time of year for London’s hospitals. For one particular team it’s business as usual, even with the seasonal upsurge. Brian, the urology consultant, is audaciously trying to convince his superior, Mr Leffe, to swap irksome patients. Newcomer Emily has already discharged 5 people and it’s not even 10am. Her boyfriend James, a dishy doctor, is as usual engaged in charming his superiors – not to mention the eye-catching Rebecca. Feisty senior house officer Mark is wrestling with his bossy mentor Vashti to allow him to be more hands-on. And throughout it all, John, the cardiology registrar, simply can’t find a minute in the day to enjoy his roast turkey sandwich…
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-12-08
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The Deal
Overview: A mother fights to save her ailing daughter after a global pandemic worse than any seen before ravaged the planet, leaving resources so scarce you must pay for them with your life.
Genres: Science Fiction Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-12-31
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Terminally Happy
Overview: In order to remember, you first need to forget.
Genres: Drama Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-04-01
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Horsehair
Overview: A surreal black comedy about a man who spends too much time in his favourite armchair.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-08-25
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