Adam Kotz Movies
Director Kevin MacDonald teams with screenwriter Jeremy Brock to adapt Giles Foden's novel detailing the brutal reign of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin as seen through the eyes of his personal physician. James McAvoy stars as the doctor who slowly realizes that he is trapped in an inescapable nightmare, and Forest Whitaker assumes the role of the notorious despot. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, (more)
- 2004
A naïve young couple are drawn into a dangerous plot that reaches to the highest levels of politics and law enforcement in director Jorge Ramirez Suarez's tense political thriller. Antonio and Julie never expected to be forsaken by the law, but when everything begins to fall apart for the pair and they can't determine who to trust, they prepare to put their lives on the line and pray that they will live to see another day. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bruno Bichir, Lorraine Pilkington, (more)
The psychological thriller Alibi stars Michael Kitchen as Greg Brentwood, who, as the story begins, throws a surprise party for his wife, Linda (Phyllis Logan). Marcey (Sophie Okonedo), a woman who worked for the catering outfit that supplied food for the party, goes back to the house after the party has ended to discover Greg standing over a dead body. He convinces Marcey that he had nothing to do with the person's death and to help him hide the body. As they attempt to get rid of the corpse, Marcey grows to have less and less faith in Greg's version of the events and begins to think she may be in danger. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Michael Kitchen, Sophie Okonedo, (more)
Adrian Dunbar and Amanda Redman co-star in Peter Whalley's tense psychological thriller Suspicion, which originally debuted on Granada Television in Great Britain. The Byzantine plot begins when Carol (Redman) receives an anonymous email message one afternoon, informing her that her husband, Mark (Dunbar) is philandering with his secretary. When confronted, Mark denies the claim and pins the message on a disgruntled former employee, whom he recently fired, but the emails persist over the next several days. Matters grow direr when the secretary turns up dead - and authorities arrest Carol as the chief suspect. The cast also features Adam Kotz and Saskia Reeves. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
- 2001
The central figure in this two-part British miniseries was Julie (Michelle Collins), a nurse who loved weddings. She loved them so much, in fact, that she couldn't wait to have her own. And when it was done, she decided to relive the splendor by having another wedding, and another, and another.... Only trouble was, she never bothered to go through the inconvenience of a divorce. Alternately hilarious and heartrending, Perfect was seen in the U.K. on April 23 and 30, 2001. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Michelle Collins, Barbara Flynn, (more)
Originally produced for the BBC and broadcast in the U.S. as part of the PBS series Masterpiece Theatre, this drama tells the story of the Sandringham Company, one of the most unusual teams of fighting men to march on the battlefields of World War I; under the leadership of Captain Frank Beck, the Sandringhams were made up entirely of servants and custodians from the Norfolk estate of King George V. Hoping to serve their king in a time of need, they volunteered for military service and were sent into battle against Turkish forces in 1915's infamous Battle of Gallipoli, during which they disappeared and were never seen again. David Jason plays Capt. Beck, David Troughton portrays George V, and Maggie Smith appears as Queen Alexandra, an ardent supporter of the Sandringham battalion. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- David Jason, Patrick Malahide, (more)
This provocative and potent fact-based drama, an HBO Original Movie, tells the tale of two Yugoslavian men. Best friends since childhood, the two find themselves on opposite sides when civil war tears their country apart. The moment of truth in their relationship occurs when they find themselves forced to decide whether or not it is worth it to kill each other for their political and religious differences. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Vincent Perez, Linus Roache, (more)
- 1990
Martin Landau plays legendary Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal in this made-for-cable offering from director Philip Saville. Based on Wiesenthal's book, Treat Williams plays Max, a Jewish Holocaust survivor relating his story to Simon, who has tracked down the Nazi commandant in charge of the camp where Max and his fiancee Helen (Alice Krige) were held. While Max believes Helen to be dead, they are reunited after more than twenty years by film's end. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide
According to Without a Clue, master detective Sherlock Holmes was a wholly fictional character. Well, we knew that; what we didn't know was that Holmes was a figment of the imagination of his chronicler, Dr. John Watson (Ben Kingsley). When Holmes' fame begins to grow, would-be clients besiege Watson's office for chance to consult the Great Detective. In desperation, Watson hires a seedy provincial actor (Michael Caine) to pose as Holmes. Trouble is, the preening actor hasn't got a clue -- about anything. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Michael Caine, Ben Kingsley, (more)
