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1	Driving Miss Daisy (1989) more movies like this directed by Bruce Beresford featuring Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd, Patti LuPone, Esther Rolle Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Alfred Uhry, Driving Miss Daisy affectionately covers the twenty-five year relationship between a wealthy, strong-willed Southern matron (Jessica Tandy) and her equally indomitable Black chauffeur Hoke (Morgan Freeman). Both employer and employee are outsiders, Hoke because of the color of his skin, Miss ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.99!
2	Black Robe (1991) more movies like this directed by Bruce Beresford featuring Lothaire Bluteau, Aden Young, Sandrine Holt, August Schellenberg, Tantoo Cardinal Adapted by Brian Moore from his own novel, The Black Robe is a sprawling recreation of a turbelent period in Canadian history. In 1634, Jesuit missionary Father Laforgue (Lothair Bluteau) arrives in the New World, hoping to convert the Huron Indian tribe to Catholicism-and, incidentally, to expedite the French colonization of Quebec. Laforgue is ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.45!
3	Tender Mercies (1983) more movies like this directed by Bruce Beresford featuring Robert Duvall, Tess Harper, Allan Hubbard, Betty Buckley, Ellen Barkin Mac Sledge (Robert Duvall), a once-famous country western singer, wakes up broke, alone and hung over in a tiny Texas motel run by widowed Rosa Lee (Tess Harper). Having nowhere else to go, Sledge takes a job at the motel, and through the kindness and faith of Rosa he changes his self-destructive ways. He marries Rosa (after he's baptized at her ... see all copies from $4.50! new only from $6.75!
4	Double Jeopardy (1999) more movies like this directed by Bruce Beresford featuring Tommy Lee Jones, Ashley Judd, Bruce Greenwood, Annabeth Gish, Roma Maffia In this thriller, Ashley Judd plays Elizabeth Parsons, who is convicted of murdering her husband and sentenced to a long stretch in prison. After Elizabeth has spent six years behind bars, it turns out that her husband is still alive: he faked his own death as part of an insurance scam, and Elizabeth is soon released. However, Elizabeth's feelings ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99!
5	King David (1985) more movies like this directed by Bruce Beresford featuring Richard Gere, Alice Krige, Edward Woodward, Denis Quilley, Niall Buggy, Jack Klaff Director Bruce Beresford has safely stayed within the domain of the Bible and not strayed into patches of Hollywood fiction in this routine version of the story of David (Richard Gere). For that reason, anyone unfamiliar with Biblical history might be puzzled by the episodic presentation of David's life. In the opening scenes, Samuel condemns Saul ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $7.12!
6	The Contract (2007) more movies like this directed by Bruce Beresford featuring Morgan Freeman, John Cusack, Jamie Anderson, Alice Krige, Megan Dodds Attempting to recover from a recent family trauma by escaping into the woods for a peaceful hiking trip, an ex-lawman and his young son stumble across a dangerous contract killer in director Bruce Beresford's forest-bound thriller. Ray Keene (John Cusack) has lost his wife, and now the grieving father is looking to reconnect with his young son ... see all copies from $3.48! new only from $9.18!
7	Breaker Morant (1980) more movies like this directed by Bruce Beresford featuring Edward Woodward, Bryan Brown, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Jack Thompson, John Waters Breaker Morant is one of the most acclaimed Australian films, telling a powerful tale of wartime betrayal and injustice. Henry "Breaker" Morant (Edward Woodward) is an Englishman living in Australia at the end of the 19th century. When war breaks out in 1899 between Britain and the Boers (descendants of Dutch colonists), Morant and a number of ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $11.99!
8	Rich in Love (1993) more movies like this directed by Bruce Beresford featuring Albert Finney, Jill Clayburgh, Kathryn Erbe, Kyle MacLachlan, Piper Laurie The final installment of what might be called Bruce Beresford's southern trilogy (the other films being Crimes of the Heart and Driving Miss Daisy) examines a disintegrating Southern family. The Odom family live in an elegant mansion, where Warren (Albert Finney) is retired and spends the days puttering around the house. One day, his daughter, a ... see all copies from $7.50!
9	Crimes of the Heart (1986) more movies like this directed by Bruce Beresford featuring Diane Keaton, Jessica Lange, Sissy Spacek, Sam Shepard, Tess Harper Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Beth Henley (who also penned the screenplay), Crimes of the Heart stars three high-powered actresses as three high-strung sisters. Lenny (Diane Keaton), Meg (Jessica Lange) and Babe (Sissy Spacek) gather at Lenny's deep-South home for her birthday. Lenny, the oldest, can't seem to sustain a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.29!
10	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 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 $2.79! new only from $6.98!
11 view cover	Her Alibi (1989) more movies like this directed by Bruce Beresford featuring Tom Selleck, Paulina Porizkova, William Daniels, James Farentino, Hurd Hatfield A frustrated writer helps save a woman being railroaded by the law -- or is she? -- in this comic mystery with romantic overtones. Phil Blackwood (Tom Selleck) is a best-selling mystery novelist who has run into a bad case of writer's block. Hoping to find inspiration for his next book, Phil goes to the city courthouse and witnesses the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.30!
12 view cover	A Good Man in Africa (1994) more movies like this directed by Bruce Beresford featuring Colin Friels, Joanne Whalley, Sean Connery, Louis Gossett, Jr., John Lithgow Based on a novel by William Boyd (who also wrote the film's screenplay), this darkly witty drama explores the political, social, and sexual gamesmanship of a group of British and African politicians. Morgan Leafy (Colin Friels) is a British diplomat who, for the past three years, has been assigned to the British High Commission of Ninjana, an ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $6.00!
13 view cover	Paradise Road (1997) more movies like this directed by Bruce Beresford featuring Glenn Close, Pauline Collins, Cate Blanchett, Frances McDormand, Julianna Margulies Based on the testimony of survivors, this historical drama recounts the WWII heroism of female prisoners of war. (Glenn Close) stars as Adrienne Partiger, a society doyenne who flees Singapore with other expatriate women, mostly the wives of servicemen, when Japanese forces invade in 1942. When their gunboat is sunk in an air attack, the survivors ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $4.97!
14 view cover	Bride of the Wind (2001) more movies like this directed by Bruce Beresford featuring Sarah Wynter, Jonathan Pryce, Vincent Perez, Gregor Seberg, Simon Verhoeven Bruce Beresford (Driving Miss Daisy) delivers this fact-based drama about one of the most fascinating private lives of the 20th century. Alma Schindler (Sarah Wynter) was one of the most renowned young beauties in turn-of-the-century Vienna, sought after as a romantic conquest by some of the most famous men in the city, including the artist Gustav ... see all copies from $1.99!
15 view cover	Last Dance (1996) more movies like this directed by Bruce Beresford featuring Sharon Stone, Rob Morrow, Randy Quaid, Peter Gallagher, Jack Thompson The relationship between an unproven lawyer and the female convict he attempts to save from execution is detailed in this death-row drama. Sharon Stone plays against type as Cindy Liggett, convicted of murder at the age of 19, who has spent over a decade in prison awaiting execution. Having resigned herself to her eventual death, she cares little ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.86!
16 view cover	And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003) more movies like this directed by Bruce Beresford featuring Antonio Banderas, Eion Bailey Antonio Banderas plays the title role in this cable-TV reenactment of a little-known chapter in the life of Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa. The year is 1914: With Villa's war of rebellion against the Huerta forces going badly, he hits upon a brilliant method to finance his crusade. Actually, the idea is brought to him: American filmmakers D.W. ... see all copies from $2.16! new only from $3.47!
17 view cover	Aria (1988) more movies like this directed by Bill Bryden, Bruce Beresford, Charles Sturridge, Derek Jarman, Franc Roddam, Jean-Luc Godard, Julien Temple, Ken Russell, Nicolas Roeg, Robert Altman featuring Theresa Russell, Nicola Swain, Buck Henry, Jackson Kyle, Julie Hagerty, Marianne McLoughlin, Marion Peterson, Tilda Swinton An international collection of well-known directors contributed to this compilation film, each fashioning a short film inspired by an aria from a famous opera. The approaches vary broadly, from the playful abstraction of Jean-Luc Godard's segment, which illustrates Armide with exercising body-builders, to the more literal approach of Franc Roddam, ... see all copies from $8.68! new only from $10.64!
18 view cover	Silent Fall (1994) more movies like this directed by Bruce Beresford featuring Richard Dreyfuss, John Lithgow, Linda Hamilton, J.T. Walsh, Ben Faulkner This by-the-numbers psychodrama about a child psychologist trying to discern the truth behind a pair of murders stars Richard Dreyfuss as Dr. Jake Rainer, a child psychologist living in an upscale community. Rainer retired when a patient committed suicide, but the local sheriff (J.T. Walsh) calls him to the scene of a double murder. In a lavish ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99!
19 view cover	Don's Party (1976) more movies like this directed by Bruce Beresford featuring Ray Barrett, Clare Binney, Pat Bishop, Graeme Blundell, Jeanie Drynan Early in his career, Australian director Bruce Beresford helmed Don's Party, which closely mirrors Shampoo in its basic premise and its edgy correlations between sex and politics. One pivotal election night, Don, played by John Hargreaves, throws a party for a group of friends, ostensibly so that everyone can watch the ballots roll in on ... see all copies from $2.98! new only from $7.14!
20 view cover	Puberty Blues (1981) more movies like this directed by Bruce Beresford featuring Nell Schofield, Jad Capelja, Geoff Rhoe, Sandy Paul Director Bruce Beresford continued his tradition of putting socially disenfranchised characters front and center with this wryly observant comedy drama about middle class Australian teens that served as a stark contrast to the popular American teen films of its day. Friends from the Sydney suburb of Cronulla, Debbie (Nell Schofield) and Sue (Jad ... see all copies from $2.95!
21 view cover	Mister Johnson (1991) more movies like this directed by Bruce Beresford featuring Maynard Eziashi, Pierce Brosnan, Edward Woodward, Beatie Edney, Denis Quilley Director Bruce Beresford followed up his Academy Award-winning Driving Miss Daisy with another meditation on race, Mister Johnson. Set in West Africa in 1923, Johnson (Maynard Eziashi), the clerk of British administrator Harry Rudbeck (Pierce Brosnan), attempts everything within his power to ingratiate himself into white society. Johnson hatches a ... see all copies from $3.50!
22 view cover	The Getting of Wisdom (1977) more movies like this directed by Bruce Beresford featuring Susannah Fowle, Barry Humphries, John Waters, Sheila Helpmann, Patricia Kennedy The suffocating repressiveness of the Victorian era is superbly realized by director Bruce Beresford in The Getting of Wisdom. Thirteen-year-old Laura (Susannah Fowle), an incorrigible free spirit from the Australian outback, is enrolled in a prestigious girl's boarding school. The indoctrination process is a rough one, and Laura very nearly loses ... see all copies from $10.33!
23 view cover	The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972) more movies like this directed by Bruce Beresford featuring Jenny Tomasin, Margo Lloyd, Barry Crocker, Barry Humphries, Paul Bertram, Dennis Price, Avice Landone The popular Australian comic strip The Wonderful World of Barry McKenzie was first brought to the screen in this raunchy 1972 romp. Barry Crocker plays the title character, a carefree Aussie cowboy with an inordinate fondness for beer and "Sheilas". Touring England as a stand-up comic, Barry runs across several odd characters, including addlepated ... see all copies from $20.37! new only from $20.37!
24 view cover	Sydney: A Story of a City (1999) more movies like this directed by Bruce Beresford, Geoff Burton featuring Paul Mercurio, Mitch Mathews, Penne Hackforth-Jones, Arthur Dignam Produced in the run-up to Sydney's 2000 Olympic Games, this film is an unapologetic publicity piece for one of the world's most beautiful cities. A sharp Englishwoman (Lucy Bell) returns to Australia seeking her family's history. Along the way she meets her Great Aunt Claire, who tells her about the first inhabitants of Sydney, and Malcolm, an ... see all copies from $13.95! new only from $13.95!
25 view cover	The Fringe Dwellers (1987) more movies like this directed by Bruce Beresford featuring Ktistina Nehm, Justine Saunders, Bob Maza, Kylie Belling, Denis Walker, Ernie Dingo Bruce Beresford returned to the austerity of his first Australian films with The Fringe Dwellers. Kristina Nehm stars as an Aborigine woman named Trilby, who along with her tribespeople lives on the fringes of "accepted" Australian society. Trilby's mother (Justine Saunders) urges her family to remove themselves from squalor and move up to a ... see all copies from $15.00!

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