Joan Plowright

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The Spiderwick Chronicles
6.5

The Spiderwick Chronicles

Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find ...
Curious George
6.5

Curious George

Feb. 10, 2006

Curious George

When The Man in the Yellow Hat befriends Curious George in the jungle, they set off on a non-stop, fun-filled journey through the wonders of the ...
I Am David
7.1

I Am David

Dec. 03, 2003

I Am David

Based on Anne Holm’s acclaimed young adult novel North to Freedom, I Am David chronicles the struggles of a 12-year-old boy who manages to ...
Bringing Down the House
5.6

Bringing Down the House

Uptight lawyer Peter Sanderson wants to dive back into dating after his divorce and has a hard time meeting the right women. He tries online ...
Callas Forever
6.4

Callas Forever

Sep. 18, 2002

Callas Forever

A fictionalized account of the last days of opera singer Maria Callas.
Global Heresy
6

Global Heresy

Sep. 03, 2002

Global Heresy

A rock band bursts onto the scene and then their frontman disappears on the eve of a European tour.
Dance with Me
5.9

Dance with Me

Aug. 21, 1998

Dance with Me

Young Cuban Rafael just buried his mother, and comes to Houston to meet his father John for the first time. The difficult part is that John ...
Surviving Picasso
6.3

Surviving Picasso

Sep. 04, 1996

Surviving Picasso

The passionate Merchant-Ivory drama tells the story of Francoise Gilot, the only lover of Pablo Picasso who was strong enough to withstand his ...
Avalon
7.2

Avalon

Oct. 05, 1990

Avalon

A Polish-Jewish family comes to the U.S. at the beginning of the twentieth century. There, the family and their children try to make themselves a ...
Revolution
5.3

Revolution

Dec. 25, 1985

Revolution

New York trapper Tom Dobb becomes an unwilling participant in the American Revolution after his son Ned is drafted into the Army by the ...
Back to the Secret Garden
5.7

Back to the Secret Garden

A youngster living in a stately home discovers the magical garden Mary, Colin & Dickon stumbled across years before – but faces a ...
Daphne Laureola
6.8

Daphne Laureola

Jan. 15, 1978

Daphne Laureola

A young man becomes infatuated with the exotic Lady Pitts whose much older husband is not pleased.
Dinosaur
6.4

Dinosaur

May. 19, 2000

Dinosaur

An orphaned dinosaur raised by lemurs joins an arduous trek to a sancturary after a meteorite shower destroys his family home.
Tea with Mussolini
6.9

Tea with Mussolini

Mar. 25, 1999

Tea with Mussolini

Semi-autobiographical film directed by Franco Zeffirelli, telling the story of young Italian boy Luca’s upbringing by a circle of English ...
Jane Eyre
6.8

Jane Eyre

Jan. 20, 1996

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre is an orphan cast out as a young girl by her aunt, Mrs. Reed, and sent to be raised in a harsh charity school for girls. There she ...
101 Dalmatians
5.7

101 Dalmatians

Nov. 27, 1996

101 Dalmatians

An evil, high-fashion designer plots to steal Dalmatian puppies in order to make an extravagant fur coat, but instead creates an extravagant mess.
The Scarlet Letter
5.3

The Scarlet Letter

Oct. 13, 1995

The Scarlet Letter

Set in puritanical Boston in the mid 1600s, the story of seamstress Hester Prynne, who is outcast after she becomes pregnant by a respected ...
A Pyromaniac’s Love Story
5.2

A Pyromaniac’s Love Story

A pastry boy and the son of a hair-piece mogul become involved in an arson scandal. Sergio is offered a bribe in exchange for taking the blame ...
The Return of the Native
6

The Return of the Native

Eustacia Vye, an exquisite beauty despairing at her boring life on an English moor, sets up a fateful lovers’ triangle when she uses her ...
A Place for Annie
7.2

A Place for Annie

May. 01, 1994

A Place for Annie

Baby Annie is HIV positive and has been left in the clinic by her drug addicted mother. To prevent that she’s deported to a home where ...
Dennis the Menace
5.6

Dennis the Menace

Jun. 23, 1993

Dennis the Menace

Mr. Wilson’s ever-present annoyance comes in the form of one mischievous kid named Dennis. But he’ll need Dennis’s tricks to ...
Enchanted April
7.3

Enchanted April

Nov. 06, 1991

Enchanted April

Four English women, unhappy with their lives, rent an Italian villa on holiday.
I Love You to Death
6.4

I Love You to Death

Apr. 06, 1990

I Love You to Death

Joey Boca is the owner of a pizza parlour, and has been married to Rosalie for years. When Rosalie discovers that Joey is a womanizer and has ...
And a Nightingale Sang
7.6

And a Nightingale Sang

Set in working class Newcastle, the Stott family fight their private battles against the backdrop of the conflict of World War II. Helen Stott, ...
The Dressmaker
6.3

The Dressmaker

Dec. 16, 1988

The Dressmaker

In England during World War II, a repressed dressmaker and her sister struggle looking after their 17-year-old niece, who is having a delusional ...
Drowning by Numbers
7.2

Drowning by Numbers

Sep. 10, 1988

Drowning by Numbers

Three related women, all named Cissie Colpitts, share a solidarity for one another which brings about three copy-cat drownings. The local coroner ...
Britannia Hospital
6.2

Britannia Hospital

May. 27, 1982

Britannia Hospital

Britannia Hospital, an esteemed English institution, is marking its gala anniversary with a visit by the Queen Mother herself. But when ...
Brimstone & Treacle
6.4

Brimstone & Treacle

Oct. 01, 1982

Brimstone & Treacle

A strange young man has a sinister effect on the family of a middle-aged writer.
Equus
7.1

Equus

Oct. 16, 1977

Equus

A psychiatrist, Martin Dysart, investigates the savage blinding of six horses with a metal spike in a stable in Hampshire, England. The atrocity ...
Three Sisters
6.2

Three Sisters

Apr. 01, 1970

Three Sisters

Nearly a thousand miles away from their beloved Moscow, Chekhov’s Three Sisters live in virtual exile. Olga , a schoolmistress, attempts to ...