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1	Gosford Park (2001) more movies like this directed by Robert Altman featuring Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jeremy Northam, Bob Balaban, Alan Bates, Richard E. Grant, Helen Mirren, Eileen Atkins, Emily Watson add to wishlist Maverick American filmmaker Robert Altman takes a witty and absorbing look at the foibles of the British class system in this intelligent murder mystery set in the early '30s. Sir William McCordle (Michael Gambon) and his wife Lady Sylvia (Kristin Scott Thomas) are a pair of wealthy British socialites who have invited a variety of friends, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.98!
2	The Mothman Prophecies (2002) more movies like this directed by Mark Pellington featuring Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Will Patton, Debra Messing, Lucinda Jenney, Alan Bates add to wishlist Based on a book by paranormal investigator John Keel, this spooky, X-Files-type supernatural thriller is purportedly based loosely on true events that occurred in the small town of Point Pleasant, WV, in 1966-1967. Richard Gere stars as journalist John Klein, an up-and-coming reporter devastated by the death of his beloved wife Mary (Debra Messing ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.25!
3	Hamlet (1990) more movies like this directed by Franco Zeffirelli featuring Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Alan Bates, Paul Scofield, Ian Holm add to wishlist Franco Zeffirelli directs his third Shakespeare adaptation (after Romeo and Juliet and Otello) with this film version of the tragedy Hamlet. The titular prince of Denmark (Mel Gibson), returns home to his family's castle of Elsinore after years of attending school in Germany to find out his father has died and his uncle Claudius (Alan Bates) is ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.54!
4	The Sum of All Fears (2002) more movies like this directed by Phil Alden Robinson featuring Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman, James Cromwell, Liev Schreiber, Alan Bates add to wishlist The successful franchise of Paramount motion pictures based on novelist Tom Clancy's techno-thrillers featuring heroic CIA intelligence analyst Jack Ryan stages a much-publicized "do-over" with this action-adventure that recasts the character of Ryan as a rookie to the complex game of geopolitical warfare. Ben Affleck takes the reins from Harrison ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99!
5	Arabian Nights (2000) more movies like this directed by Steven Barron featuring Mili Avital, Dougray Scott, Alan Bates, Jason Scott Lee, John Leguizamo add to wishlist In this made-for-TV retelling of the classic tale A Thousand and One Nights, a woman discovers the ability to spin a good yarn is literally a matter of life and death. Schahriar (Dougray Scott), a powerful sultan who rules Bagdad, has developed a bitterness and distrust of women ever since he discovered his first wife was unfaithful to him. He no ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
6	The Rose (1979) more movies like this directed by Mark Rydell featuring Bette Midler, Alan Bates, Frederic Forrest, Harry Dean Stanton, Barry Primus add to wishlist Bette Midler stars as Rose in this somber drama loosely based on the life of the late Janis Joplin. She plays an ill-fated singer who succumbs to the pressures of performing by indulging in drugs and alcohol. Her sweetheart Dyer (Frederic Forrest) is the former chauffeur who naively tries to save her from self destruction, while her British ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.41!
7	Far From the Madding Crowd (1967) more movies like this directed by John Schlesinger featuring Julie Christie, Terence Stamp, Peter Finch, Alan Bates, Prunella Ransome add to wishlist This 1967 version of Thomas Hardy's novel should have done better at the box office than it did, given the star power of Julie Christie and the visual and aural fidelity to its source material. Julie Christie plays Bathsheba Everdene, a country heiress who is loved by three different men: Terence Stamp, Peter Finch and Alan Bates. Convinced that ... see all copies from $12.51! new only from $13.08!
8	King of Hearts (1966) more movies like this directed by Philippe de Broca featuring Alan Bates, Geneviève Bujold, Jean-Claude Brialy, Julien Guiomar, Micheline Presle, Pierre Brasseur add to wishlist The French/Italian/British King of Hearts (Le Roi de Coeur) takes place during World War I, but it might as well have been the Vietnamese conflict so far as its youthful "core" audience was concerned. Overacting outrageously, Adolfo Celi plays British colonel Alexander MacBibenbrook, who orders mild-mannered Scotsman Pvt. Charles Plumpick (Alan ... see all copies from $27.99! new only from $51.99!
9	Zorba the Greek (1964) more movies like this directed by Michael Cacoyannis featuring Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Irene Papas, Lila Kedrova, Georges Foundas add to wishlist If ever there was a role that Anthony Quinn was born to play, it was the lusty, life-affirming title character in Zorba the Greek. The scene is the isle of Crete, where English writer Alan Bates arrives in the hopes of realigning his own values and outlook on life. He is "adopted" by the flamboyant Zorba, who determines to educate Bates in the ... see all copies from $5.89! new only from $8.91!
10	Quartet (1981) more movies like this directed by James Ivory featuring Alan Bates, Maggie Smith, Isabelle Adjani, Anthony Higgins, Daniel Chatto add to wishlist No relation to the 1949 Somerset Maugham "omnibus" film of the same name, 1981's Quartet is based on the roman a clef by Jean Rhys. Though the names are changed, it is clearly the story of Rhys' romance with Ford Maddox Ford in 1920s Paris. The titular quartet consists of novelist Isabelle Adjani, her Polish husband Anthony Higgins, wealthy ... see all copies from $4.17! new only from $9.72!
11 view cover	The Entertainer (1960) more movies like this directed by Tony Richardson featuring Laurence Olivier, Brenda de Banzie, Joan Plowright, Roger Livesey, Alan Bates, Albert Finney add to wishlist Laurence Olivier recreates his stage role of Archie Rice in this in-your-face film adaptation of John Osborne's play. The son of a legendary music hall comedian (Roger Livesey), Archie is strictly a third-rater, headlining a tacky music hall revue in a seedy seaside resort town. Archie can't admit that he's a failure, and his grim insouciance ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
12 view cover	Women in Love (1969) more movies like this directed by Ken Russell featuring Alan Bates, Oliver Reed, Glenda Jackson, Jennie Linden, Eleanor Bron add to wishlist Women in Love is set in 1920s England, where free-spirited artist Gudrun (Glenda Jackson) and her schoolteacher sister Ursula (Jennie Linden) make the acquaintance of lifelong friends Gerald (Oliver Reed) and Rupert (Alan Bates). The foursome attends a picnic in honor of a pair of newlyweds, who put a damper on the proceedings (literally!) by ... see all copies from $7.99! new only from $8.91!
13 view cover	Nijinsky (1980) more movies like this directed by Herbert Ross featuring Alan Bates, George de la Pena, Leslie Browne, Alan Badel, Carla Fracci, Janet Suzman add to wishlist The deeper, broader issues behind the rise and fall of one of the world's greatest ballet dancers and choreographers, Vaslav Nijinksy (1888-1950), is not at the fulcrum of this two-hour British biographical drama. Director Herbert Ross and screenwriter Hugh Wheeler base the film on Nijinsky's diaries and his wife's book Nijinsky but what they ... see all copies from $83.75!
14 view cover	A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (1971) more movies like this directed by Peter Medak featuring Alan Bates, Janet Suzman, Peter Bowles, Sheila Gish, Joan Hickson add to wishlist The plight of an English couple struggling to raise a disabled child is given a darkly humorous treatment in this English comedy. Based on the successful stage play by Peter Nichols, the film centers on the parents of Jo, nicknamed "Joe Egg," a mentally challenged invalid subject to violent seizures. The couple (played by Alan Bates and Janet ... see all copies from $245.00!
15 view cover	An Unmarried Woman (1978) more movies like this directed by Paul Mazursky featuring Jill Clayburgh, Alan Bates, Michael Murphy, Cliff Gorman, Pat Quinn add to wishlist A New York wife learns about the satisfactions of single life in this landmark 1970s "woman's film." Unlike her dysfunctional friends, vibrant Erica (Jill Clayburgh) seems to have it all: a nice Upper East Side home, a well-adjusted teenage daughter (Lisa Lucas), a job at a Soho art gallery, and a loving husband, Martin (Michael Murphy). Erica ... see all copies from $7.50! new only from $8.91!
16 view cover	The Statement (2003) more movies like this directed by Norman Jewison featuring Michael Caine, Tilda Swinton, Jeremy Northam, Alan Bates, Charlotte Rampling, John Neville, William Hutt add to wishlist A man who has been able to avoid the consequences of his actions for nearly 50 years suddenly finds he must answer pursuers on both sides of the law in this drama, based on the novel by Brian Moore and inspired by a true story. After France fell to German occupation during World War II, the Nazi-controlled Vichy government established a law ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.97!
17 view cover	The Cherry Orchard (1999) more movies like this directed by Michael Cacoyannis featuring Charlotte Rampling, Alan Bates, Katrin Cartlidge, Owen Teale, Frances de la Tour add to wishlist Renowned Greek filmmaker Michael Cacoyannis wrote and directed this adaptation of the classic final drama by playwright Anton Chekhov, set in 1900. Lyubov Ranevskaya (Charlotte Rampling) left Russia to escape troubling memories of the death of her son. Now her family is riddled with debt and Lyubov and her teenaged daughter Anya (Tushka Bergen) ... see all copies from $21.51! new only from $21.51!
18 view cover	A Prayer for the Dying (1987) more movies like this directed by Mike Hodges featuring Mickey Rourke, Bob Hoskins, Alan Bates, Sammi Davis, Christopher Fulford, Liam Neeson add to wishlist A man struggling to escape the political unrest of Northern Ireland finds that his violent past still follows him in this drama. Martin Fallon (Mickey Rourke) is a terrorist with the Irish Republican Army who, while attempting to blow up a British military transport, accidentally bombs a bus full of schoolchildren. The incident haunts Fallon, who ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.91!
19 view cover	Silent Tongue (1994) more movies like this directed by Sam Shepard featuring Alan Bates, Richard Harris, Dermot Mulroney, River Phoenix, Sheila Tousey, Tantoo Cardinal add to wishlist Playwright Sam Shepard wrote and directed this bizarre combination of western film revisionism and Greek tragedy. Silent Tongue (Tantoo Cardinal) is a mute Kiowa who is raped by Eamon McCree (Alan Bates), the owner of the Kickapoo Traveling Medicine Show. Eamon attempts to make up for his crime by marrying her, hoping for forgiveness. Instead, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95!
20 view cover	Georgy Girl (1966) more movies like this directed by Silvio Narizzano featuring James Mason, Alan Bates, Lynn Redgrave, Charlotte Rampling, Rachel Kempson add to wishlist Georgy Girl is a bittersweet comedy drama about Georgy (Lynn Redgrave), a slightly overweight, working-class virgin in her early twenties who shares an apartment with the gorgeous, promiscuous Meredith (Charlotte Rampling). Georgy has never been the subject of the desire for any man until the wealthy, married employer of her family, James ... see all copies from $7.50! new only from $8.97!
21 view cover	Hollywood North (2003) more movies like this directed by Peter O'Brian featuring Matthew Modine, Alan Bates, Deborah Kara Unger, John Neville, Jennifer Tilly add to wishlist Candian filmmaker Peter O'Brian directs the comedy Hollywood North, set in Toronto during the late '70s. Matthew Modine stars as Bobby Mayers, a stressed-out Canadian producer trying to make an action film called "Flight to Bogota." The production is inevitably troubled by numerous problems with the cast, crew, and finances. Alan Bates stars as ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.79!
22 view cover	Evelyn (2002) more movies like this directed by Bruce Beresford featuring John Lynch, Pierce Brosnan, Aidan Quinn, Julianna Margulies, Stephen Rea, Sophie Vavasseur, Alan Bates add to wishlist One man takes on the Irish family law system and the Catholic Church in a bid to be reunited with his children in this drama, based on a true story. In 1953, Desmond Doyle (Pierce Brosnan) was a house painter and decorator who, despite a strong work ethic, had a hard time holding on to steady work. Desmond's wife had grown tired of her marriage ... see all copies from $2.05!
23 view cover	The Return of the Soldier (1982) more movies like this directed by Alan Bridges featuring Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Glenda Jackson, Ann-Margret, Ian Holm add to wishlist The returning soldier is amnesia victim Alan Bates, who remembers nothing of his life before suffering shell-shock--not even his long-term marriage to snooty Julie Christie. Spinsterish Ann-Margret, who has long harbored a fondness for Bates, hopes to take advantage of his memory loss. But both Christie and Ann-Margret are challenged by a third ... see all copies from $6.53! new only from $6.53!
24 view cover	In Celebration (1975) more movies like this directed by Lindsay Anderson featuring Alan Bates, James Bolam, Brian Cox, Constance Chapman, Gabrielle Daye add to wishlist One of the more cinematic entries in the mid-1970s American Film Theatre series, In Celebration is adapted from the play by David Storey. Lindsay Anderson, who directed the original stage version, reassembles his cast for this filmization. Alan Bates, James Bolam and Brian Cox play Andrew, Colin and Steven, the well-educated sons of roughhewn ... see all copies from $12.95! new only from $21.51!
25 view cover	Royal Flash (1975) more movies like this directed by Richard Lester featuring Malcolm McDowell, Alan Bates, Florinda Bolkan, Oliver Reed, Britt Ekland add to wishlist Novelist George MacDonald Fraser penned the script for this swashbuckling, picaresque adventure tale. The story is based on one of the books in his "Harry Flashman" series, loose sequels to "Tom Brown's Schooldays" that followed that story's central bully character through his checkered post-graduate military career. Malcolm McDowell plays Captain ... see all copies from $10.99! new only from $13.90!

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