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Neil Jordan's historical biopic of Irish revolutionary Michael Collins, the man who led a guerrilla war against the UK, helped negotiate the creation of the Irish Free State, and led the National Army during the Irish Civil War. [more inside]
posted by bunderful on Jun 5, 2024 - 4 comments

Two 17th-century Portuguese missionaries, Father Sebastian Rodrigues (Andrew Garfield) and Father Francisco Garupe (Adam Driver), embark on a perilous journey to Japan to find their missing mentor (Liam Neeson). While there, the two men minister to the Christian villagers who worship in secret. If caught by feudal lords or ruling samurai, they must renounce their faith or face a prolonged and agonizing death.t. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Jan 13, 2023 - 16 comments

Amsterdam Vallon (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a young Irish immigrant released from prison. He returns to the Five Points seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting (Daniel Day-Lewis), a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting's inner circle. Amsterdam's journey becomes a fight for personal survival and to find a place for the Irish people in 1860's New York. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Jan 13, 2023 - 10 comments

A prince and a fellowship of companions set out to rescue his bride from a fortress of alien invaders who have arrived on their home planet. [more inside]
posted by Carillon on Nov 18, 2022 - 38 comments

A six-episode series of short episodes (about 15 minutes each) with stories about characters from the prequel trilogy and The Clone Wars, particularly Ahsoka Tano and Count Dooku. [more inside]
posted by Halloween Jack on Oct 27, 2022 - 12 comments

A young Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels to the Far East, where he's trained in the martial arts by Henri Ducard (Liam Neeson), a member of the mysterious League of Shadows. When Ducard reveals the League's true purpose -- the complete destruction of Gotham City -- Wayne returns to Gotham intent on cleaning up the city without resorting to murder. With the help of Alfred (Michael Caine), his loyal butler, and Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman), a tech expert at Wayne Enterprises, Batman is born. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Oct 4, 2022 - 14 comments

Businessman Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson) arrives in Krakow in 1939, ready to make his fortune from World War II, which has just started. After joining the Nazi party primarily for political expediency, he staffs his factory with Jewish workers for similarly pragmatic reasons. When the SS begins exterminating Jews in the Krakow ghetto, Schindler arranges to have his workers protected to keep his factory in operation, but soon realizes that in so doing, he is also saving innocent lives. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Jul 20, 2022 - 14 comments

The Men in Black have always protected the Earth from the scum of the universe. In this new adventure, they tackle their biggest threat to date: a mole in the Men in Black organization.
posted by numaner on Jun 17, 2019 - 9 comments

The Coen brothers's newest Western anthology. Debuted on Netflix last night. Staring Tim Blake Nelson, Liam Neeson, James Franco, Zoe Kazan, Tyne Daly, and Tom Waits. The film is presented in the form of a short story collection called The Ballad of Buster Scruggs and Other Tales of the American Frontier. Segments in between depict a hand turning the pages of a book as it goes through the six chapters. [more inside]
posted by growabrain on Nov 17, 2018 - 45 comments

An Insurance Salesman/Ex-Cop [Liam Neeson] is caught up in a criminal conspiracy during his daily commute home. [more inside]
posted by the man of twists and turns on Aug 7, 2018 - 4 comments

The movie of the legend of Merlin, Arthur, and a whole lot of blokes in chromed armor. Accept no substitutes. [more inside]
posted by computech_apolloniajames on Jan 23, 2018 - 37 comments

A brilliant scientist left for dead returns to exact revenge on the people who burned him alive. [more inside]
posted by sapagan on Apr 26, 2016 - 17 comments

18th century Spanish Jesuits try to protect a remote South American Indian tribe in danger of falling under the rule of pro-slavery Portugal. [more inside]
posted by joseph conrad is fully awesome on Sep 9, 2015 - 3 comments