Anthony Minghella

Anthony Minghella

January 6, 1954 · 72 years old

Anthony Minghella, CBE (6 January 1954 – 18 March 2008) was an English film director, playwright and screenwriter. He was Chairman of the Board of Governors at the British Film Institute between 2003 and 2007. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for The English Patient (1996), which also won…

Known For

19 titles
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Atonement

Atonement

2007 · 2h 3m · Movie

Thirteen-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.

7.8
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The Reader

The Reader

2008 · 2h 4m · Movie

Post-WWII Germany: Nearly a decade after his affair with an older woman came to a mysterious end, law student Michael Berg re-encounters his former lover as she defends herself in a war-crime trial.

7.6
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The Talented Mr. Ripley

The Talented Mr. Ripley

1999 · 2h 19m · Movie

In late 1950s New York, a young underachiever named Tom Ripley is sent to Italy to retrieve Dickie Greenleaf, a rich and spoiled millionaire playboy. But when the errand fails, Ripley takes extreme measures.

7.4
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The English Patient

The English Patient

1996 · 2h 42m · Movie

At the close of World War II, a young nurse tends to a badly burned plane crash victim. His past is shown in flashbacks, revealing an involvement in a fateful love affair.

7.4
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Michael Clayton

Michael Clayton

2007 · 1h 59m · Movie

A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multibillion-dollar class action suit.

7.2
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Cold Mountain

Cold Mountain

2003 · 2h 34m · Movie

In the waning days of the American Civil War, a wounded soldier embarks on a perilous journey back home to Cold Mountain, North Carolina to reunite with his sweetheart.

7.2
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The Interpreter

The Interpreter

2005 · 2h 8m · Movie

Political intrigue and deception unfold inside the United Nations, where a U.S. Secret Service agent is assigned to investigate an interpreter who overhears an assassination plot.

6.4
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New York, I Love You

New York, I Love You

2008 · 1h 43m · Movie

Eleven love stories set in one of the most loved and hated cities of the world: New York City.

6.2
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Nine

Nine

2009 · 1h 58m · Movie

Famous film director Guido Contini struggles to find harmony in his professional and personal lives, as he engages in dramatic relationships with his wife, his mistress, his muse, his agent, and his mother.

5.8
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The Quiet American

The Quiet American

2002 · 1h 41m · Movie

A veteran English journalist and a young man vie for the affection of a beautiful Vietnamese woman in the 1950s.

7.0
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Heaven

Heaven

2002 · 1h 37m · Movie

A woman takes the law into her own hands after police ignore her pleas to arrest the man responsible for her husband's death, and finds herself not only under arrest for murder but falling in love with an officer.

6.9
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Breaking and Entering

Breaking and Entering

2006 · 2h 0m · Movie

A landscape architect's dealings with a young thief cause him to re-evaluate his life.

6.5
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Iris

Iris

2001 · 1h 31m · Movie

True story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from their student days through her battle with Alzheimer's disease.

7.0
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Margaret

Margaret

2011 · 2h 30m · Movie

A young woman witnesses a bus accident, and is caught up in the aftermath, where the question of whether or not it was intentional affects many people's lives.

6.5
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Catch a Fire

Catch a Fire

2006 · 1h 41m · Movie

A drama about terrorism in Apartheid-era South Africa, revolving around a policeman and a young man who carries out solo attacks against the regime.

6.7
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Truly Madly Deeply

Truly Madly Deeply

1991 · 1h 46m · Movie

A woman dealing with inconsolable grief over the death of her partner gets another chance when he returns to earth as a ghost.

7.2
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The Storyteller

The Storyteller

1987 · 3h 45m · TV Show

An old storyteller tells European folk tales to his sarcastic dog.

8.8
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Mr. Wonderful

Mr. Wonderful

1993 · 1h 38m · Movie

In an attempt to end alimony payments, a working class man tries to set up his ex wife with potential husbands.

5.9
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The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

2004 · 1h 38m · Movie

Documentary about the art of film editing. Clips are shown from many groundbreaking films with innovative editing styles.

7.7